Demand (2)

The passerby, who hadn't intended to eavesdrop but found themselves caught in the unexpected revelation, were visibly shocked, their eyebrows nearly disappearing into their hairlines in astonishment. Even a young man among them, notably struggling with alopecia, found himself mirroring this expression of utter disbelief.

To them, the twins' stipulations seemed outlandishly severe.

Becoming an enlightened wizard before the age of 18 was a monumental feat in itself, and the addition of requiring recognition from three different organizations seemed beyond the bounds of reason.

"So ridiculous."

"They are being impossible."

"Putting forth such a condition, isn't it another way of saying no!"

The murmurs among the onlookers suggested they found the twins' first condition verging on the impossible.