Immediately, Michael knew what Lucy and the other Mystic Masters were trying to do. They were trying to take advantage of this situation in order to accrue more followers!
It was a way to bring back the power of the Guild of Arcana. After all, ever since magic had disappeared from this world, the power and influence of the Guild had gone down considerably.
Before, they were the ones people depended on for everyday stuff. They deployed magicians and wizards to bring heat and warmth during the winter. They were the ones who cleaned a river whenever it became filled with too much filth.
Basically, they were a critical part of society. And they were compensated very well because of it.
But now, things have changed. The paradigms have shifted.
Now, wizards were nothing more than normal people. They were mortals. With magic gone, they no longer had the thing that made them special compared to other people. And that made their power and influence in society dwindle to near nothing.
