“Why’d he burn it? I still don’t undahstand,” Rogerio asked.0

"He must have had his reasons," Gindalf replied.0

Judges Rogerio and Gindalf, along with the Chairwoman, were gathered in the waiting room, deeply engaged in analyzing Deculein's abrupt actions. Their discussion continued to revolve around his unexpected behavior.0

"Deculein muttered three words in the runic language, right? An' he used eighteen runic lettahs for those three words? We all felt the mana waves, didn't we?"0

While Deculein’s claim of translating forty-eight runic letters might have been an exaggeration, even interpreting just eighteen new runic letters was a significant achievement. Yet, Deculein had chosen to destroy that achievement himself.0

It was peculiar. Rogerio and the rest of the Magical realm knew Deculein as a mage who was always eager to boast about his research. He was driven not by empathy but by an insatiable thirst for recognition.0

“Maybe it’s because revealing the translations for the runic letters could have caused trouble with the Ashes?!” the Chairwoman exclaimed. 0

Rogerio flinched at her blunt mention of the Ashes.0

"Well... considahrin’ that their spies have recently infiltrated even the Floatin’ Island, it seems plausibuhl."0

“Exactly! Those troublesome Ashes! They're the reason the runic letters were destroyed!"0

“... Eh-hem. Ya right, but Chairwoman, ya language might be a bit too strong…”0

As they continued their discussion, Louina pondered Deculein's decision to destroy his own research. She attempted to piece together the incident using her wisdom and insight.0

“Perhaps...”0

Louina speculated that Deculein might have hoped to find a cure for his illness within the runic language, seeking ancient powers that were believed to surpass modern magic. 0

Yet, instead of discovering a miracle, he found only endless possibilities for misuse. Faced with this harsh reality, he destroyed the runes without hesitation,...0