"To answer the question," Althea began, steadying her voice, "control over mana is extremely important when casting any kind of magic, whether elemental or otherwise. Its application does not end merely at changing a spell's trajectory, as previously mentioned by this madm—COUGH!"
She abruptly coughed midway, nearly letting her true opinion of Adlet slip aloud, before correcting herself. "—by Student Adlet."
Ashok, who had nothing better to do than listen to what he considered a pointless debate since he already knew how this would end, simply pursed his lips and remained silent.
As for Althea calling him a madman, it did not truly matter to him what this so-called main cast thought of him. Their opinions held little weight in his broader calculations.
"Go on," Frederick said calmly.
