Translator: SumTLMan
During the meal, Duoding chattered incessantly, trying to coax Angel into crafting a coat for him. He acted pitiful and used all sorts of tricks, but Angel maintained his noble demeanor and did not speak while eating.
However, Duoding was not a noble, and he enjoyed lively conversations during meals. Seeing that Angel ignored him, he turned to Adelia and started chatting.
Duoding’s topics were limited by his personal experiences and somewhat childish, but Adelia listened with a smile. Whatever Duoding asked, she answered without showing any annoyance. On the contrary, when Midora heard some childish questions, he couldn’t help but ask Duoding to shut up, only to be scolded by Adelia who twisted his ear.
The scene before Angel seemed like a wizarding family, but he felt as if he was in an ordinary family of three. It was warm and comfortable.
Duoding talked about many topics, and finally, he jumped to a person that Angel had never expected.
“Grandma Adelia, I’ve been meaning to ask you, why did you stop me yesterday?” Duoding pouted, looking unhappy.
“Yesterday? Are you talking about when you saw that…?”
“Princess Coral! I saw her on Champagne Road, and she was being bullied by someone from the Extreme Sect. I wanted Doduo to help her, but you stopped me.” Duoding thought Adelia had forgotten and explained the situation.
Adelia smiled and said: “Why should you get involved when Angel is there?”
Angel looked up at Adelia and then at Duoding.
“Duoding and Coral…” In Angel’s mind, he pictured Coral as a 6 or 7-year-old girl with hair braided into skyward-pointing horns, wearing a tribal-style tube top and leather skirt, with three bright lines of paint on each cheek and a wolf tooth necklace around her neck.
Then he looked at Duoding, a 6 or 7-year-old boy with dark skin, slightly chubby, wearing feather headdress, bare-chested, and wearing a small leather skirt with colorful patterns.
Their styles were very similar, both with a tribal vibe. Could they be from the same tribe?
“What does that have to do with Angel? If it weren’t for Coral’s companion coming to her rescue, she might have been killed by that villain.” Duoding said indignantly.
“The one who saved her might not necessarily be her companion but the person in front of you.” Adelia said with a smile.
“Were you there too, Lady Adelia?” Angel asked, puzzled.
Adelia nodded and smiled: “You did well. I believe now that you are a student of Sanders. That unique illusion spell passed down through his lineage is indeed impressive.”
Hearing Adelia say this, Duoding couldn’t help but be surprised. “You mean the mist that trapped the villain was released by Angel?”
Angel nodded: “The Princess Coral you mentioned is from our Savage Grottoes.”
The implication of his words seemed to be that he saved people because Coral and he belonged to the same wizard organization. But in fact, he knew very well in his heart that the reason he saved people was because of Nausica.
But there was no need to say this, as it would only provoke ill intentions.
“I wondered why Lady Adelia stopped me, and it turned out that Angel was nearby.”
“Are you and Coral from the same tribe?” Angel asked curiously.
“Yes,” Duoding nodded: “Princess Coral is the daughter of our chief, but she left the tribe long ago. I only saw her three years ago during the tribal ceremony.”
When mentioning Princess Coral, the always naughty Duoding lowered his head, his face flushed, and his words were filled with affectionate murmurs.
If Angel remembered correctly, Nausica had said that Coral’s actual age was even older than her, which means she was over thirty years old… while Duoding was a genuine little boy.
Age was not an issue in the Wizarding World, but it was surprising that Duoding began to have romantic thoughts at such a young age… Indeed, the shadow’s evaluation of Duoding was right: a little devil in disguise.
After explaining his relationship with Coral, Duoding suddenly asked: “Why are the people of the Extreme Sect so fickle? Princess Coral has already registered, but they still won’t let go.”
This question was not only something Duoding wanted to know, but Angel wanted to know as well.
Initially, Adelia wanted to deceive Duoding with a casual explanation, as the issue actually involved some factional struggles, and she was afraid Duoding wouldn’t understand. However, when she saw Angel also looking up, the deception that had already reached her mouth was choked back. After pondering for a moment, she said seriously: “Actually, this is the difference between cats and leopards.”
“Even among the rampaging wizards, there are actually those who belong to the cat faction, which is the conservative faction. Corresponding to them is the leopard faction, the radical faction. The conservative faction recognizes the registration list, but the radical faction doesn’t care. They want to eliminate all foreign beings from other worlds. Even those who have legally entered the Wizarding World are targets of their hunt. The boy yesterday was actually a typical representative of the radical faction. I remember that when he left, he also talked to you, Angel?” Adelia looked at Angel.
Angel nodded: “I recently bought some magical plants from other planes, and my body was tainted with the aura of another world, which seemed to be discovered by him. He warned me not to contact any beings from other worlds.”
“See, this is the leopard faction, always radical. Even if there is a trace of another world’s aura on someone, they will be investigated by them,” Adelia said to Duoding.
“This is too domineering,” Duoding frowned.
At this time, Midora, who had been silently eating, suddenly said: “Actually, there is no such thing as a radical faction. They only dare to bully those who have been conquered by other planes. When they encounter powerful enemies, they still cower like little kittens. Back then, when the Great Abyssal Demon God descended on the Southern Wizarding World, the entire continent was nearly turned into scorched earth in just fifteen days. The Extreme Sect didn’t dare to make a sound at that time, hiding in the shadows and shivering.”
“Their current behavior is nothing more than an attempt to stir up some shady business that cannot be seen by others,” Midora seemed to think of something and sighed, not wanting to say more.
Adelia also fell silent, apparently understanding some facts.
The atmosphere of this meal seemed to be turning from lively to cold. Angel asked Midora in a lively tone: “Is there any way to conceal the aura of the other world? To avoid being bothered by the Extreme Sect?”
In fact, Angel wanted to ask more about how people who were expelled from the Wizarding World could manage. But this question was not appropriate to ask at the moment.
So Angel asked about the topic he really wanted to know, concealing the aura. Whether it was concealing the aura of Heavenly Eye or helping Jon to conceal his aura, he wanted to know.
“Is there any way to block Gank’s aura, so that Princess Coral is not bothered by the Extreme Sect after leaving Sky Mechanical City?” Duoding asked.
“It seems that you really like her. I didn’t expect you to even remember the name of her magical servant.” Adelia teased with a smile.
“No, I don’t like… um… Princess Coral is just the person I admire the most…” Duoding shyly lowered his head and grinned.
Adelia just smiled.
“There are ways to conceal the aura of the other world. Actually, putting it into a spatial artifact, or having a portable world like a Wizard Garden, is the most convenient.” Midora said.
“But it seems that Coral doesn’t have a spatial artifact, and a Wizard Garden… that’s even more impossible.”
The Heavenly Eye couldn’t be put into a spatial bracelet, which was what troubled Angel.
“If you don’t have a spatial artifact, there are actually other ways, and many of them. For example, blending other auras, concealing the aura, or simply eliminating the aura… Whether it’s spells or potions, or even the skin of some magical beasts, it can be done.” Midora looked at the bracelet on Angel’s wrist: “The magic formation on your bracelet, I remember it’s called Boundless Silence, right?”
Angel nodded.
“Its function is to eliminate your presence. If you look at it from another perspective, it can also conceal your aura to a certain extent, right?”
When Angel heard Midora’s words, his eyes suddenly brightened.
“Of course, if you know how to use a magic formation to conceal your aura, that would be even better. Even with a simple constant rune, you can maintain your aura to a certain extent without leaking, although the effect is not as good as a magic formation.”
The constant rune means to maintain a certain state. It is generally used for long-term storage of items, such as engraving on book pages to keep books from rotting. Most of the books published by various magazines in the Wizarding World will have this constant rune engraved on their pages.
With Midora’s reminder, Angel also reacted. He was a typical case of not seeing what’s right in front of him. He had a treasure at his disposal, but he just couldn’t see it.
There are countless magical formations that possess the ability to conceal auras!
He actually didn’t think of this for a moment, and was solely focused on whether there were any special materials that could be used to make a box to conceal the aura of the Heavenly Eye.
Little did he know, the starting point was the end point.
…
After dinner, Angel resumed his discussion with Midora about the creation of a mechanical arm. Ideas collided ceaselessly, generating many sparks. Areas he hadn’t initially considered were slowly refined and perfected through this exchange.
By the time Angel left the Magic Potion Hut the next day, he had a complete concept in mind. Midora, truly a master alchemist, offered many useful suggestions and ultimately helped Angel perfect the design of the mechanical arm.
Moreover, Midora even designed an appearance for the arm that was not only aesthetically pleasing, but also highly suitable for women.
Their conversation could be described as highly productive.
Of course, there were also conflicts. Angel knew that some of Midora’s suggestions were intended to improve the final product, but he still didn’t consider adopting them.
For instance, Midora wanted Angel to use many precious materials and draw extremely complex magic runes, but Angel silently rejected these ideas.
Clearly, Midora had forgotten that Angel was still an apprentice and couldn’t smelt such advanced materials. Furthermore, with the opening of the Purification Garden only days away, he didn’t have the time to learn advanced magical formations. By the time he mastered them, the Purification Garden would likely have closed.
His priority was to increase Nausica’s chances of survival in the Purification Garden. As for the advanced magical formations, they could be improved gradually in the future.
Not long after Angel left, unbeknownst to him, Midora also departed.
However, their destinations were in opposite directions.
Angel planned to return to the main city area, while Midora headed deep into the reverse side, towards the Research Institute – the heart of Sky Mechanical City!