[Alice recalled the group of children she had seen earlier and sighed, "Yes, there are so many talented people in the academy."]
[She initially thought Amelia was just being modest, but when she saw that Zophia had reached the level of a sixth-tier Mage at only thirteen, she had to believe it. ]
["These are all kids from the slums and countryside," said Liames, "If we hadn't persuaded their parents, they probably would have ended up in the bedrooms of some nobles or priests." ]
[Alice was silent for a long time, remembering the education her aunt had given her on such matters. ]
[Even at a young age, Alice already knew how to minimize the harm to herself from the brutal, bestial treatment of men, and how to avoid dying directly in the act. ]
