Standing on the floating earthen platform, Professor Mathilda Whitaker had a strange look on her face as she gazed at the scene being played out in the crystal ball in her hands.
She had had her eyes on the copper-red-haired youth named Merlin Mathias from the very beginning.
The fact that she didn't know about the participation of this rogue Magus until a day before the First Trial was quite surprising to her.
What was even more astonishing was the fact that it was none other than Headmaster Blackwood who had told her to put the youth's name in for the tournament.
Merlin Mathias was a completely unknown individual. He had not participated in any preliminary rounds, nor had he undergone the usual background checks to qualify for the tournament.
However, none of that mattered.
One word from the Headmaster was enough to vouch for his legitimacy.
But that's what made the Magus known as Merlin Mathias all the more intriguing in Professor Whitaker's eyes.
Just who are you?
