[Title: Is This F***ing Gerhen Again? LOL]

Content: Why does it feel like every single criminal mage out there is "Made by Gerhen"? LOL.

Just in case, I checked the conversation keywords.

[Conversation Keywords: Gerhen Dreider]

Of course, it’s there like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Absolute legend. LOL.

* : "Gerhen? I’m working on the Gray Mage Tower storyline, and he’s listed as the leader of the noble faction. Is he secretly a dark mage or something?"

* : "A dark mage? Do you think Gerhen is some basic villain?"

* : "For real, LOL. Gerhen doesn’t even need dark magic—he can replicate incidents all on his own."

* : "I think I saw a similar case. Was the mage in question named Borhn?"

* [OP]: "Nope, Korahn."

* : "WTF, who’s Korahn now? LOL."

* : "For real, I don’t think I’ve seen this Korahn before."

* : "Where’d you find him?"

* [OP]: "In Todilan. He was making drugs for money."

* : "Wow, exporting crime from Bondales to Todilan, I see."

* : "Thanks to Gerhen, the criminal underworld in Bondales is already saturated with mages."

* : "Gerhen is like a beacon of hope for the criminal world, always short on mage manpower."

* : "So, what’s Korahn’s tragic backstory?"

* [OP]: "Apparently, Gerhen picked him up as an unaffiliated mage outside the Tower. When Korahn produced some decent results, Gerhen stole his work, submitted it under his own name, and then framed him to send him to prison."

* : "Classic Gerhen. Work theft? Chef’s kiss."

* : "How does this guy pull all this crap and still keep his position as a Master?"

* : "Because he’s doing well for himself."

* : "He’s got that strong-against-the-weak, weak-against-the-strong thing down pat."

* : "He only picks fights with small fry he knows he can crush while sucking up to nobles in higher positions."

* : "In the Mage Tower, if you’re from a no-name family, you can get kicked out just for ‘offending Gerhen.’"

* : "Wasn’t he also the one who went after Didoa the hardest?"

* [OP]: "You mean Didoa?"

* : "Yeah, Didoa."

* : "Makes sense. Gerhen poured a ton of resources into Master Tulane back in the day, trying to make him one of his people."

* : "When Tulane died, wasn’t it Gerhen who organized the manhunt to go after Didoa?"

* : "Yup, classic Gerhen, always looking out for his own people."

* : "He ruins other people’s lives like it’s second nature, but the moment he might lose something, he can’t stand it. Absolute scumbag."

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Lisir

It was a few days after Lisir had exposed the dark mage hidden within the Mage Tower.

In one corner of the Gray Mage Tower's courtyard, a crowd of mages had gathered. The gathering had been called at the request of Gerhen, a figure who enjoyed the full support of the Tower's noble faction.@@novelbin@@

Standing before the assembly, Gerhen began to speak.

"Respected scholars,

An outsider—a mere nobody who can’t even claim a family name—has no place interfering in the affairs of our Mage Tower.

And to do so while blatantly disregarding our sacred rules!

As you all know, the wise mages of this Tower resolve all internal matters through proper procedures.

That is, through trials.

Master Tulane should have been tried.

Not for his honor, but for ours!

No one has the right to judge another without following the proper process within our Tower.

No one!

Respected scholars,

What this outsider has done is a direct challenge to the authority of our Mage Tower.

And now we’re being asked to officially recognize and commend his actions in the name of the Tower?

If we don’t uphold our rules, who will respect them?

It would be nothing less than spitting in our own faces!

Respected scholars,

We must not take this matter lightly.

We must protect the authority and regulations of the Mage Tower.

Allow me to speak on your behalf.

I ask for your support."

The crowd responded with applause. However, not all of it was genuine.

Some scholars clapped half-heartedly while whispering to their peers. Others smirked or exchanged sarcastic glances.

"Do you think those clapping actually agree with him?"

"I’d rather not believe idiots like that exist in the same Tower as me."

"His words sound lofty enough, but it doesn’t take much thought to see through them."

"He wants to condemn someone for breaking the rules after they dismantled dark magic and apprehended a dark mage? What are we, the Black Mage Tower?"

"Ha! Well said."

"Even the ones clapping probably know how ridiculous Gerhen looks right now."

"Still, they have to humor him. He’s always been a pain, but now that he’s desperate, he’s probably worse."

"True. He still has enough power to cause trouble… ugh, let’s just go."

From the podium, Gerhen watched those scholars with a blank expression.

'Damn it, how did it come to this?'

Once, as the leader of the noble faction within the Mage Tower, Gerhen had been one of the most powerful Masters. There had been fewer than five people in the entire Tower whose opinions he needed to consider.

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