The Crown Prince Who Raises a Side Character - Chapter 86: Librarian Ernest (7). The Archmage’s New Disciple

... o one day surpass their master. Even if not right away, shouldn’t they at least be a rank or so beneath them?

To go straight to the conclusion: that wasn’t the case.

At least for the disciples of Delphinaris Weinhardt, it was true that their skills were somewhat underwhelming compared to their master’s.

Delphinaris herself was a 6th-Rank mage.

However, more than half of her disciples were only 3rd-Rank, and even those considered exceptional barely reached 4th-Rank ...