"Scoochi? Could it really be that Scoochi? The Snow Mountain Wizard Family!"
"How could it be? That country... how could Lynch know such an important figure? Isn't he... wasn't he just born ordinary?"
To the ordinary apprentices present, purebloods absolutely counted as genuine big shots. Amid their shock, they began whispering among themselves, and all the previous rudeness vanished without a trace.
Graham ignored them, sweeping his gaze across the crowd and quickly pausing on the strikingly beautiful female apprentice who had arrived with Al.
"Huh? Miss Karina?"
He let out a soft murmur of surprise, then swiftly bent forward, staggering his legs, lowering his right hand in a gesture of noble etiquette. "It's an honor to meet you. I didn't expect to see you here."
The young lady smiled faintly, her voice as beautiful as a songbird's. "My mentor arranged for me to welcome the new apprentices."
Graham said, "I must've made a fool of myself before you."
