There were very few people who were suited to being Mages in this world, but that didn't mean there weren't any.
In a city with a population of a million people, there had to be at least a hundred or so children with magic talent.
Whether or not they were willing to learn wasn't the point. The main factor was whether they could learn.
The poor children that wanted to learn to read, and commoners that wanted to learn magic?
Even if you scraped together enough tuition, no one would be willing to teach you.
Writing was in the hands of nobles, whereas magic was even more mysterious. They wouldn't even be able to find the right connections to learn it.
But now Roland said he was willing to teach two commoner kids to become magic apprentices. It was no wonder that Gru would be so emotional.
Looking at Gru's excited expression, Roland nodded and said in a soft but certain voice, "I honor my word."
