"Wh-What in the world… Your Highness…"

Jurein and Sephiel, overwhelmed by confusion and shock, listened as Karl briefly and concisely explained the hidden secret of the Flame Ring.

After hearing everything, the two finally managed to escape their initial stupor, though they still looked dazed.

"The Flame Ring was a circle spell, not a martial inner technique…?"

They were filled with questions—how had Karl figured that out, and how had he managed to master it in such a short time? But considering everything that had happened up to this point, it wasn’t even all that surprising anymore.

Sephiel, who had been silently digesting it all, suddenly asked Karl,

"Th-Then, if we now know the secret… does that mean His Highness can also master the original Flame Ring?"