"Because of the years of continuous mana corrosion, my body is already on the edge of death..."
Adam understood at once what he meant. He helped Frank to his feet, then took the contract and looked it over. The terms resembled a master-servant contract, though less harsh; the gist was that if Frank ever advanced to full-fledged Mage, he would become Adam's contract Guardian, unconditionally at Adam's command.
Adam set the contract aside and asked him, "So what's your plan now?"
"I want to apply to join Mage Kino's laboratory, as a test subject or an assistant, and undergo full-body alchemy modification," Frank said.
Adam looked at him in surprise. Turn himself into a robot? That's certainly imaginative. But— "Does Moldo Tower even have that technology?"