The Crimson Tower was the Duke’s hidden weapon. Their plans to overthrow the kingdom left no room for adherence to the unspoken rules of mage towers.

In the previous timeline, the Duke’s faction destroyed every mage tower that defied them, and leading the charge was the Crimson Tower.

The Crimson Tower Master, Delmude, was a creation of the Duke’s faction—a man deliberately cultivated and installed as the tower’s leader.

He had slaughtered the previous master and their disciples under the guise of a fair duel, taking control of the tower by sheer force.

No one could stop him—not only because …