"What is your opinion on the Blumin Emperor?" Lawrend asked.
Instead of answering, he opted to ask him instead. Lawrend's response caught the old man off guard. He held his chin and gathered his thoughts together.
"I was one of the Earth Mages the Blumin Emperor challenged in his early days. He was a prideful young man that believed he would eventually defeat everyone.
"At that time, he challenged me, and I scoffed at him as I saw him as arrogant and misbehaving as he only recently became an Earth Mage. So, we fought, and before I knew it, he used a series of Grand Mage spells that slowed me down before casting his Earth Mage spells.
"I'm only a Water Mage. It was hard for me to erode his Earth spells. In the end, I almost died, but he showed me mercy because of his pride. It was the biggest blow of my life. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have talked about it ever again," the old man described with bitter emotions.
