Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

For Alphonse, treasures and equipment were ultimately external things; what mattered more was gaining Stasia's friendship.

In the future, if there is an opportunity, I can still visit the House of Time and Space and chat with Master Scott and Stasia.

Stasia has promised to give Alphonse a magic carpet when they meet next.

This is free!

Don't be in vain!

However, Alphonse wasn't entirely sure if Stasia could win over Master Scott with her ecstasy technique, given that Master Scott was deeply in love with the prototype of the puppet, the farm girl.

Things that were difficult to ask Edson in the House of Time and Space can now be asked.

"Edson, were those puppets made by Master Scott his former lover?"

When he left, Alphonse didn't see the puppet with its own consciousness appear, nor did he know whether the artificial soul had been successfully created.

"You mean Faina?" Edson shook the huge dragon head and gave a negative answer. "No, she's just Scott's older sister next door. When Scott was young, she took good care of him, and that's why he developed feelings for this gentle older sister."

"And then what? Didn't they end up together?" Mia asked curiously.

She seemed very interested in these pure love stories between childhood sweethearts.

"Later, Scott was sent to a magic academy because he was found to have extremely high magical talent in both water and fire elements. By the time he returned after completing his studies, Fana was already married and had children."

Edson sighed deeply, causing the clouds in the sky to scatter. "That's to be expected. When Scott left, he mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to Fana, but she only took his words as a joke. Scott was destined to become a high-ranking magician, and he was no longer on the same level as her. At that time, the social hierarchy in their country was very strict. How could a peasant girl be worthy of a magician?"

Heartbroken, Scott gave Fana a sum of money and left his hometown to travel and conduct magical research. When he received news of Fana again, his hometown village had been attacked and completely destroyed by demons. That's why Scott was willing to do anything to take revenge on the demons.

However, this was not the truth. Later, Scott learned by chance that his hometown had not been attacked by demons. It was just that a noble army that had survived the battle had arrived in the village. The defeated soldiers had taken a fancy to the women in the village, so they slaughtered the entire village and blamed it on the demons.

Afterwards, Scott found those soldiers and brutally killed them all, even their souls were destroyed.

Edson sighed again. "Humanity is incredibly complex and diverse, containing both noble heroes and utterly despicable individuals, as wicked as the most cruel demons! The longer I travel the world, the deeper my reflections become! Sometimes, certain encounters make me wonder if it was right for humans to occupy most of the rich and beautiful lands of this continent. But ultimately, I've encountered far more good people! Just like you, Alphonse, although you possess dark powers, you are undoubtedly a good human being!"

Etc., etc!

You've given yourself away with that!

What do you mean I possess dark powers?!

Wasn't that all taught by the mysterious bard Edson?

Alphonse glanced at Mia out of the corner of his eye in alarm.

Fortunately, she seemed to have developed sympathy for Master Scott's plight and failed to notice the oversight in Edson's words.

He quickly changed the subject, "Did Master Scott never have a lover or wife again after that?"

"No, he never married," Edson answered immediately, then couldn't help but ask, "Isn't your focus a bit off?"

Upon hearing this, Mia rolled her eyes at Alphonse in annoyance.

Although she didn't make a sound, Alphonse guessed from the way her little mouth opened and closed that she was secretly cursing herself, thinking, "Who would be as fickle as you!"

Alphonse turned his head away, pondering to himself. If that's the case, Master Scott probably didn't have any other women. He probably didn't, otherwise, his lab wouldn't have produced so many of the unforgettable Fana "figures".

Is this strong medicine too much for a virgin who has been a virgin for thousands of years?

The complete version of the Celestial Ecstasy Technique contains wondrous images of celestial demons!

Never mind, he's been infatuated for so many years, it's time for him to experience a woman's tenderness!

He should be thanking me!

Some distance outside the city of Elusridor, Edson landed and transformed back into human form.

In his words, flying directly there would make it easy for the hidden sage Groki to detect the movement. This trip was for an assassination, not to openly engage in battle.

At the city gate, a large number of soldiers were on guard, questioning and registering everyone entering and leaving, and checking their belongings.

But thanks to Edson's concealment magic, Alphonse and the others passed by like a gentle breeze, without encountering any obstacles.

The architectural style of this capital city is quite different from that of San Centano, the royal capital of Bastien. The city, which is circular in shape, is planned in a well-organized manner, and its prosperity is no less than that of San Centano, and even surpasses it.

After all, Izmir is also known as a country of commerce.

The inhabitants of Elusritori are more diverse. Unlike the Kingdom of Bastian, which is mostly human, there are not only humans here, but also dwarves, halflings, and even some orcs. However, these orcs are all bound by chains, and it seems that they are treated as pets or livestock.

Edson led the way, arriving at the palace complex in the center of the city, and quietly slipped inside.

Once inside the palace, Master Godin and Mia had to split up with Edson and Alphonse.

Master Godin will go deep into the palace to find a suitable place to set up a spatial imprint, while Mia will act as its protector to ensure its safety.

Mia couldn't help but worry about Alphonse, but she knew that the artifact Edson carried could only accommodate two-on-two battles, which were almost evenly matched. She couldn't help him, so she could only tell Alphonse to be careful and act cautiously.

Alphonse followed Edson through the palace, dodging the guards and passing through long corridors. Everywhere there were decorative sculptures and reliefs, and even the walls of the buildings were inlaid with crystals and silver-white mithril, forming lines that looked like runes, which shimmered slightly under the influence of magic.

It is conceivable that it contains various magic arrays.

This level of defense against external enemies surpasses even Queen Junoun's palace.

But that couldn't stop Edson and Alphonse from sneaking in.

Before long, we arrived at a circular hall.

From afar, one can see a halfling sitting on the throne, wearing a huge crown and holding a scepter in his short hands. His feet don't even touch the ground. Although his face looks somewhat cute, he has two white mustaches and a tuft of the same color under his chin.

Is he Rorolet?

Alphonse never imagined he would be a halfling. (End of Chapter)