Officially Welcoming Arya to the Team!

"It's 4.2."

Arya's voice was barely above a whisper, but to Raymond, Sylph, and Lorene, it might as well have been thunder crashing through their minds.

4.2.

It wasn't just high; it was absurdly high.

To put it into perspective—

Sylph, after receiving the Magician's magic bonus, had 2.6, meaning Arya's raw affinity was a full 1.6 points higher than a talented magician's enhanced affinity.

And compared to Raymond's?

After awakening as a magician, his affinity had increased from 0.2 to 0.3.

Which meant Arya's magic affinity was fourteen times his.

Fourteen.

For the first time, Raymond truly understood why Arya had been so hesitant to reveal it.

And he also realized why the priestess in the side hall had tried so hard to maintain her composure, yet still failed to completely hide her shock.

Even Lorene, usually the calmest in the group, couldn't hide her astonishment.