It's just that sometimes we do have to work in the system in order to get where we need to go. It's why it happened to us in the first place.

[ Jayce thinks they can get around making the same mistakes by just being smarter about it before, and that they're already doing better because he is not going to be made a politician by Cadens. They'd never put a Summoned on their Council or the equivalent. So that'll be fine. Right? Right. (Hopefully.) ]

We need the academy's help in order to finish Viktor's project. Whether we like it or not, there are some people who have to be won over.

[ By using political skill and their own sharp minds. Jayce would take the academy over a government though. They are technically very powerful in this city, but academics are their specialty. He kind of assumes Alucard knows what the project is, or at least that it is something very important for Viktor. And they will do whatever it takes to finish it.

He focuses on the Nocwich subject instead. ]

Oh that's what they are. I know I heard the term, but I had a hard time making the connection.

[ Truthfully, Jayce barely paid attention about them visiting. There has been a lot going on at the shop. ]

I can see why it would matter a lot to you to find that out. Did you not approach them when they were here? Or were you being cautious?