So, since he had registered under Papiéry’s name, the eye color must be gold.

Having received a rough explanation from Irtis, Luca became anxious.

He should have come as Papiéry if he had known this.

He had come himself in case there might be a surprise interview.

Luca whispered softly to Irtis.

“What should we do? You’re a grand magician, don’t you have a good idea?”

“……First, close your eyes.”

At those words, Luca quickly closed his eyes.

Then Irtis tapped Luca’s eyelids with his index and middle fingers.

Luca made a noise of displeasure at the nonattack attack.

“Ugh, this feels somehow unpleasant.”

“Just bear with it for a moment. I’m changing the color of your eyes.”

“Heh…… that’s possible?”

“But it won’t last long.”

Finally, when Irtis removed his hand, Luca’s eye color had indeed turned gold.

Luca blinked and asked.

“Did it work?”

“Yeah. Let’s just go with this for now.”

“Just for now……?”

Just then, it was Irtis’s turn.

Switching places with Luca now would arouse unnecessary suspicion.

“I’ll finish first, and then see what happens. Don’t be nervous, just take the examination. You got it?”

“……Yes.”

Irtis moved to the front of the tent and submitted the prepared documents.

Then the official entered Irtis’s personal information into the discerning magical device.

“You will be verified. Please stand over there.”

When Irtis stood in front of the large mirror, a voice came from inside.

[Participant Irtis. Starting identity verification.]

Wooong[Dash].

Soon a blue light came from the magical device.

[Identity verification complete.]

“Yes, you’ve been verified. You may return home.”

Having successfully completed the verification, Irtis moved outside.

Looking back, he saw Luca’s tense face.

Irtis gave him a nod.

Seeing that, Luca somehow felt relieved.

The Grand Mage of the tower would somehow solve this situation, he believed.

‘……Let’s go.’

Luca took a step forward.

Having submitted the documents and stood in front of the magical device, the discernment began.

[Participant Papiéry. Starting identity verification.]

With a humming sound, the magical device activated.

As Irtis had said, the reflection in the mirror was unmistakably the goldeneyed Papiéry.

Will it be okay?

Luca swallowed dry saliva.

And shortly after, a voice flowed from the magical device.

[Identity verification complete.]

The official also proceeded with the guidance in an indifferent voice.

“Yes, you’ve been verified. Next participant, please come.”

Ah, thank goodness.

The tension suddenly released, and Luca wiped his face with his hand.

Then Irtis quickly approached him, put his arm around him, and led him out.

“Hurry up, the spell will wear off soon.”

“Huh? Yeah, yeah.”

“You might get caught, so keep your head down as much as possible.”

The two men quickly hastened their steps.

In the meantime, Luca’s eyes were again dyed a clear red.

But it was long after they had moved far away from the reception desk.
Then the two men heaved a sigh of relief together.

Whooo.

Luca asked Eurtis.

“But what were you planning to do if we were caught?”

“Then I would have had to manipulate the magic tool. We would be tracked a bit though.”

At those words, Luca was taken aback.

“Tracked? By whom?”

“The royal wizards, who else.”

“Won’t that make things extremely complicated?”

“It would just be a bit troublesome. No matter how hard they try, they won’t be able to find my traces.”

“Wow, you really……”

Luca nodded in admiration.

“You were really cool, weren’t you?”

“You just realized that?”

“I thought you were just swinging your fists around… You were thinking of going that far for me?”

“It would be bothersome in many ways if you fell.”

Saying so, Eurtis turned away quickly.

However, Luca following behind, wrapped his arms around Eurtis’s neck.

Eurtis let out an annoyed voice.

“Ah, what is it?”

“Hey, wizard. I think I’ll get along well with you.”

“I won’t, so don’t bother me a second time.”

However, while saying so, Eurtis did not shake off Luca’s arm.

Seeing the two men return in such a friendly manner, Prodia tilted her head.

‘What is going on…?’

What on earth happened at the reception?

And upon hearing the whole story, Prodia’s head spun.

Who could have known that they would use iris recognition in the Empire’s territory?

“That was close… Thank you, Eurtis.”

“The future is the problem. They might conduct such an inspection unexpectedly again.”

Those words meant that they would have to change the color of Luca’s eyes throughout the competition.

“That’s right. During the competition, Luca has to appear as a Papier.”

However, it was dangerous for Eurtis to keep using magic on Luca.

Because, after all, Luca’s body was that of a priest.

If he poured magic into a vessel containing divine power for a long time, it would cause side effects and he might collapse.

Prodia knew this well too.

“Is there a good way?”

To the worriedlooking Eurtis, Prodia smiled confidently.

“If it’s difficult to infuse magic, we can create a tool to use it.”

Then Prodia briefly explained about the circle lens.

The two men were a little surprised at the unexpected solution.

Eurtis nodded.

“To cover the eye with a colored film… Hmm, not bad. No, rather it’s a good solution.”

“Yes. Let’s discuss the specific method when we get back home.”

As they were wrapping up the conversation and about to stand up.

Pwooo[Dash].

Suddenly, a loud trumpet sound rang out, and an unexpected announcement was heard.

“All participants, please gather in front of the stage. Her Highness Arlin Avebm will be entering soon!”