The ripples of Zephyrion's actions were not small. The entire house was thrown into an uproar.
"…he reached mark four in under a week… what kind of monster is that?"
"And he didn't just reach it… he crushed five steel trainees like it was nothing. They were all mark four too."
"…you didn't hear? His resonance level was the highest ever recorded in the house."
"…so that's why his rune art felt like that…"
"…then… does this confirm what we thought earlier?"
"…it has to. There's no way he's been showing his full strength."
If there had been doubters before, this event erased them all. The young lord of House Calderalth was an anomaly none of them could understand.
Regardless, there was one known fact, he was the farthest thing from trash they'd all believed.
…
Ingrid's expression was taut as she stormed into her office.
"Leave me."
"But my l—"
"I said leave."
Lina stiffened under Ingrid's gaze.
"Y-yes."
