Chapter 45: Recruitment and the Final Truth
"That's right, I did it." Ansu felt there was no need to hide it.
Since Celia had intentionally avoided using so-called forbidden black magic, she had defeated Terry using only low-level magic, which was completely legal within the Empire.
After all, the technical foundation of the entire magitech industrial system was a complex structure of magic runes combined by a certain genius using over a dozen of the most basic 0th Circle magic spells. Unless the Emperor was a fool, he would never completely ban magic.
Only the Church of Holy Light, with its conflict of faith, was so repelled by magic. They tirelessly campaigned against the evil of magic, which naturally annoyed the Emperor and the new nobility who had grown wealthy through the magitech industrial system.
"You defeated Archbishop Terry using nothing but pure low-level magic?" Leonard was somewhat surprised.
He scrutinized Ansu carefully, his gaze devoid of hostility and instead filled with appreciation. "It seems you are a genius when it comes to magic?"
"Archbishop Leonard!" Freya did not catch the subtext in his words. She was worried that the demon hunter squad would take Ansu away. "Ansu is not a black mage! He is a good person who is kind, just, and follows the holy light! I can vouch for him!"
"Freya, don't be nervous." Leonard didn't expect such a strong reaction from her, so he smiled. "I didn't come here to take him away."
"Then you came here to..." Freya was puzzled.