"Ah, yes, yes."

The knight half-heartedly nodded and let Jerome through.

‘Mages always have such terrible personalities.’

Even with the nonsense spouted, the knight didn’t bother arguing. Picking a fight with a mage could lead to serious trouble.

Mages were that kind of eccentric bunch. Far too many of them seemed to enjoy making life difficult for others.

Still, discipline would be handled by other mages. Anything remotely suspicious would get heads rolling.

Jerome shrugged at the knight's lukewarm response.

‘Figures he wouldn’t believe me.’

It made sense, judging by appearances alone. His physical body barely looked to be in …