The next day, the two of them discuss the magic of the ring. The ring is absorbing life energy, and the two men try to transfer this energy to the ring, which will endow them with strength. The two men discuss the magical feeling they had the day they first met, and they decide to share a drink together. They discuss the fact that the archmage who has attained the seventh circle of the continent is powerless overnight. The archmage explains that he was the only person who attained the eighth circle, and he was working hard to do the same, but it just happened. He says that he decided to start from scratch, because he found that there was more mana in the world, and that the ones who practiced martial arts had stronger mana. He adds that he has a lot of learning to do in order to regain his seventh circle power.