Chapter 86: Librarian Ernest (7). The Archmage’s New Disciple
A disciple of the archmage.
Just how skilled would such a person be?
They say a disciple is destined to one day surpass their master. Even if not right away, shouldn’t they at least be a rank or so beneath them?
To go straight to the conclusion: that wasn’t the case.
At least for the disciples of Delphinaris Weinhardt, it was true that their skills were somewhat underwhelming compared to their master’s.
Delphinaris herself was a 6th-Rank mage.
However, more than half of her disciples were only 3rd-Rank, and even those considered exceptional barely reached 4th-Rank.
None had stepped into 5th-Rank, let alone the 6th.
Some speculated that this was because Delphinaris had too many disciples.
Trying to teach dozens of students alone meant limited time and attention for each one, and this, they claimed, was why her disciples failed to reach higher levels.
In other nations, there were even malicious rumors that Delphinaris was simply incompetent as a teacher, or that she deliberately stunted her disciples’ growth to avoid being surpassed and thus preserve her own standing.
“Ridiculous.”