Chapter 275: Your Responsibility (1)
The magical expo was divided into three halls—the Basic Hall, the Intermediate Hall, and the Grand Hall. Placement was usually based on the supervising mage’s rank, but if an evaluation received high marks, it could be promoted even from the Basic Hall, and I was one of the judges responsible for those evaluations.
"Professor, weren’t you one of the judges?" Epherene asked, scratching her cheek as she followed me into the judges’ private waiting room.
“I was,” I replied with a nod.
Of course, I hadn’t planned on participating at first.
“However.”
I broke off speaking and turned my attention to the materials I had purchased from the Ashes, which were far too rare and valuable to be handled in a place as ordinary as this waiting room.
“... However?” Epherene repeated.
“Where is Quay?”
“Oh, he said he wanted to meet people, so he went off to have a look around by himself.”
I frowned slightly.
“He will be around—just said he wanted to watch people for a while,” Epherene added, trying to explain.