Yeon-woo nodded. “I was the one to introduce him to By the Table.”

“Ah! So that’s why…!” Ananke nodded as if she realized something. 

Yeon-woo tilted his head at the nuance of her words. He asked, “Is there something you know?”

“Unlike Freesia, who led from behind the scenes, the successor Yul often made some surprising decisions in many ways.”

Ananke’s explanation was simple. She stated that Freesia enjoyed roaming between worlds and the Tower to search and develop talented people. Although Yul had become Freesia’s disciple relatively later, he displayed unequaled results. 

“He had great talent, and he would tenaciously see to the end of whatever he was assigned… Freesia complimented him often. She said she could entrust many things to him when he grew up.”

Many people were born with talent, but few worked hard to develop it. However, Yul was a part of this few. 

“There were many who bothered him out of envy, but he defeated them all… He eventually surpassed the older disciples and became the successor. And after he was given authority, he’s...