Unfortunately, the scholars didn't possess the complete set of texts. So even with copies of Kisha's magic scrolls in hand, they still couldn't fully decipher the intricate arcane magic circles and text accompanying them.
Instead of providing answers, the scrolls only deepened the mystery, like standing on the edge of a revelation, only to be flung into a vast, directionless void. It felt as though the truth was just within reach, yet impossibly distant.
But for now, they remained unaware. It wouldn't be until three centuries later that they would finally realize they had been going in circles all along, chasing a pipe dream without the full text of the ancient technique to guide them.
Meanwhile, as Kisha casually watched the pop-ups indicating her items were selling like hotcakes, the mage scholars were in disarray, scrambling through their dusty archives, stressed and frustrated.
