Dean's mansion, the office on the top floor.
With Yuki Tsukihara and the other girls, Rozen walked in leisurely like a visitor.
Here, many people welcomed him together.
"Oh, I've been waiting for you for a long time, Akabane Family's little guy!"
The one who said that was sitting at the desk facing the door, crossed her legs, and looked at the side with a playful look. When Rozen came in, her eyes lit up, and she stood up enthusiastically and shouted loudly.
The girl's body exuded a strong demonic aura. She was accompanied by a majestic lion and a singing demon eagle, giving people a sense of extreme danger, which made the Yuki Tsukihara and the other two girls froze.
Rozen recognized at a glance that this unexpected young girl was the leader of the attackers who defeated the dean with a miasma aura.
Magicians in black with panther-like automatons lined up like an army, and their gazes were filled with murderous intent.
Next to them, led by the dean, many hostages were either lying on the ground with bruises all over their bodies, or tied up by magic equipment that could block magic, completely incapacitated.
This was especially true for the dean. Not only did he seem to have suffered serious injuries, but he was also tied up tightly, unable to move at all.
"You've seen my embarrassing appearance, Sage-Monarch Aniya."
The dean noticed Rozen's gaze and smiled bitterly.
Rozen just glanced at the dean, then set his eyes on the witch.
"Who are you?"
Rozen said concisely.
There was no beating around the bush, let alone the slightest greeting, he directly questioned the witch.
His impolite attitude made the surrounding black-clothed magicians' murderous aura intensify.
On the contrary, the witch didn't seem to care.
"Speaking of which, I haven't introduced myself yet."
The demoness generously gave her name.
"My name is Astrid Seth, a Rose Witch belonging to Rose Division. My symbol color is gold. You can also call me Golden Rose. It's fine."
The witch named Astrid's attitude was quite enthusiastic, and it seemed that she welcomed Rozen.
Rozen was unmoved.
"What is this Rose Division?"
Rozen continued to ask calmly.
"What? You don't know our existence? " Astrid was slightly startled. She frowned and said, "Logically speaking, with your level, it should be impossible for you to not know of our existence. How strange."
Evidently, although Astrid's faction wasn't an existence that everyone knew about, once it reached a certain level, it was impossible not to know about their existence.
Because …
"Our Rose Division is a magic association with a history of two thousand years. It is the oldest magic group that has existed since the era of Emperor Nero. It can be said that we are the origin of the existence of association, so many people also directly call Rose Division as an association, representing that we stand at the top of the magic world."
Astrid opened her hands as if she wanted to hug the world, full of pride and said.
"Since the establishment of our association, we have tried to control power and prevent it from going berserk. Our existence is to suppress power. In the beginning, we were just a gathering of Christians who hid at the bottom of society to escape the suppression of Emperor Nero. It was not until the end of the Middle Ages that we surfaced. Even compared to the ingenious magic, our history is much longer and more ancient."
Perhaps it was because Rose Division had such a background that they wanted to become the restraining force of power?
And they did indeed have such qualifications.
"Since the beginning, we have been trying to manipulate politics from behind the scenes in various countries around the world, and our fate with England is also very deep. When Protestants and Catholics were fighting, we were sheltered by the Church of England, and we have a history of resisting the domination of the old church. Our current purpose is to avoid the world war and fight against the domination of the great powers."
Astrid said so openly.
"We are completely different from the group of despicable bystanders in the Vatican. They will only turn a blind eye to the injustices of the world. Although they are indispensable when it comes to managing order from the perspective of magic, their methods can only allow magic to develop. They can't stop the great powers from going berserk, let alone stop the domination of imperialism. Even if a world war breaks out, they will only record this period of history as bystanders. It's basically a pipe dream to rely on them to obtain justice, fairness, and security."
Astrid's words revealed her dissatisfaction and contempt for the Magus Association.
If what she said was true, then the relationship between Rose Division and the Magus Association could be said to be deep-rooted, because the two sides were once one in the distant past, and they were both Christians.
But unlike the Magus Association, which chose to be the balance of magic, Rose Division, which Astrid belonged to, eventually chose to be the political one.
In other words, although the two forces were related, they were completely opposite.
"Take you for example. Your talent is so precious. Logically speaking, you should be given enough protection and assistance so that you can display your full value on the world stage. That should be the right thing to do. However, the people in the association have only been paying attention to you in secret. They are even supervising you. What they are doing is not treating a precious talent in the magic world, but a criminal who might commit a crime at any time. How despicable."
Having said that, Astrid suddenly changed the topic, and she looked at Rozen with a burning gaze.
"But we are different. We will let your talent grow and let you realize your greatest value. That's why I am here to welcome you."
Astrid did not hide her purpose in the slightest, much less her attitude.
"You?"
Rozen looked at Astrid with a smile.
"That's right." Astrid nodded and said: "We, Rose Division, are controlled by the great magicians with the name of Rose. Rose is the leader of Rose Division, and I, Golden Rose, is the leader of the association. Except for another leader, I am the most powerful and powerful witch. If necessary, I can even judge other Rose and recommend others to be the new Rose. If you want, I can be your guarantor and let you sit on the throne of Rose."
That was quite a big deal.
Rose Division was the oldest magic association, and its purpose was to suppress the power. Although it was unknown, it was quite a powerful force.
They were able to challenge the Magician Association and even fight against the world's powers. Their shadow could be seen in every country in the world. It could be said that they were extremely powerful.
If the Magus Association was the leader of the magic world, then the Rosette Sorcerer was the leader of the underground world.
They were equivalent to the rebel army of the fallen knights' world, which could be said to be the overlord of the inner world.
If one could become one of the leaders, one could imagine what kind of status, power, and wealth they could get.
However …
"What if I say no?"
Rozen's understatement changed the atmosphere at the scene.
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