บท 167: Apprentice

"T-thank you for coming?"

Merlin repeated as if unable to believe what he just heard from Clyne. 

They couldn't comprehend how did it end like this. First of all, how did Wallace managed to reach the Natural state of the breathing method in just a day and even created a Sixth Gen Mana Artifact in the remaining time? 

They glanced towards the silent Wallace as if to look into his secrets.

'Was he aware of the breathing method even before the start of the competition?' 

'Maybe he had something similar?... No, Secret Arts isn't something that can be found without an Arcanist or Grand Arcanist backing them.'

'Wait, this guy also didn't have a recommendation from an Arcane Artificer registered in Congress. He was probably like me who wanted to climb up the ranks through his own efforts. He probably has a prominent background I'm not aware of.'