[quote=@Guardian Angel Haruki] It's kind of funny. I was also thinking Ciel would be a voice of caution as well, due to having trust issues at the start. But I can see her growing more enthusiastic when she gains more confidence. Also...I wonder Malcer's reaction would be when he learns that Genie Warlocks will be able to cast "Wish" as their most powerful spell. :lol [/quote] Malcer's fear of death is the real MVP here. Filter basically everything he might do through that fear, and you see his mind working through cost-benefits to determine whether he thinks it's worth it. Combine this with fear of death being his most driving force, to accomplish the countering of that fear, he is subsequently power-hungry, and he understands wholly that as a wizard, prep time is his ally. Therefore, he has no interest in picking fights, when he could quietly turtle up somewhere and study to increase his personal power. The only thing really driving him to stick with the group is that he lops their own well-being in with his own as his friends, and so if he can't convince them of an alternate course of action, he feels obliged to make sure they don't die from what he perceives as foolishness. Malcer is an rpg nerd. The last thing he'd be is surprised about that the literal genie grants a "capstone" powerup like that. It's incredibly on-brand. Besides which... Malcer: "Well, that's nothing too remarkable. I can cast 'Wish' too, and I did it solely with hard work. It is, however, rather useful to have another that can cast such an auspicious magic."