Political intrigues and contract killings, the unification of states and discord in the world, the development of one’s own enterprise and financial pressure on competitors—Victor never thought he’d have to take part in all of this personally. A battle mage from a powerful sorcery clan yesterday, and a sorcerer on his own—today—he is forced to learn to survive on his own to prove he deserves to be part of the ruling S troganov family.