Akihiko really is lucky that he didn't go to the Tower.
The Tower is basically the Mage Circle that all the big successful families prefer(well one of them), if they do send their children to a Mage Circle for formal thaumaturgical studies. This means that most everyone there is pretty well-off in terms of magical quality and talent.
Theurgy is seen as an "ugly" shortcut quite frequently.
The Tower is basically the Mage Circle that all the big successful families prefer(well one of them), if they do send their children to a Mage Circle for formal thaumaturgical studies. This means that most everyone there is pretty well-off in terms of magical quality and talent.
Theurgy is seen as an "ugly" shortcut quite frequently.