Yet, Yanxi, fitting his dark and mysterious character, somehow found out the news and came to me.

“Lili, how do you feel?”

“How I feel?”

“Yes. You said you wanted to divorce last time. It happened just as you wished.”

“Um, I don’t really have any thoughts on it. If you ask if it’s good or bad, it’s closer to good, but….”

The reason for the divorce was to avoid wasting useless time.

We weren’t going to marry in the future anyway.

Though things had changed from the original work, and I couldn’t be sure what would happen later, when Estelle appeared, Prince Adenmir would probably fall for her.

Prince Adenmir didn’t like me, and I had no particular feelings for him either.

Soon, I will leave Ferdia and depart for the capital, Somnia.

The reasons for the divorce were overflowing, so it was simply done.

‘If the engagement were advantageous to me, I wouldn’t have insisted on divorce.’

While pretending to be a fox and stroking the greed lying on her lap, Yanxi smiled meaningfully.

“That’s unexpected.”

“What is?”

“Nevermind. Congratulations, anyway.”

“Thank you.”

Answering him, I felt strange. A brother congratulating on a divorce, a sister thanking him.

‘Is this right……?’

Confused, I looked at Yanxi, still smiling, and he changed the subject.

“I came today, in part, for the interim report on the investigation you asked for.”

What I had asked Yanxi for was that exactly. As he met my serious gaze, he nodded and added,

“Yes, the whereabouts of the Mercenary King Ian.”

“Did you find out anything?”

“It’s really a blow to my pride…….”

Yanxi awkwardly smiled and brushed his hair aside before speaking.

“Nothing.”

“Nothing?”

“Yes. From birth to his appearance in Somnia, there’s no trace of him. As if he never existed.”

“……Is that possible?”

“That’s why it’s a blow to my pride. It was said that he’s from a poor family, but there’s no record of that either.”

“Thank you for telling me, brother.”

“What for. It’s my dear sister’s request, of course I have to do it.”

Yanxi spoke in a slick, teasing tone, smiling.

“Haha.”

I laughed awkwardly and moved on.

“At this point, I feel challenged too. I’ll investigate further. Something has to come up, right?”

“I believe you’ll do well, brother!”

It was 100 percent sincere.

‘After all, it’s Yanxi Ferdia, the leading dark manipulator.’

Yanxi looked at me as if proud, perhaps unaware of my thoughts.

“Lili, that you believe in me so much, it’s touching?”

“Haha.”

“In that sense, Lili, give me your hand[Dash].”

“……!”

He’s planning to fiddle with my hand again!
I was never concerned about the looming threat of extinction, and I jumped to my feet even before Yansi’s words were finished.

“Ah, I just remembered, I was going to take a bath! Then please go back carefully! Thank you, big brother!”

“……Alright. Rest well, Liri.”

Yansi left the bedroom with a bright smile. As soon as the door closed, Greed, who had been rolling around on the sofa, yawned lazily.

“You’re good at pretending to be a fox.”

[That human’s touch is no joke.]

“Really?”

[I thought you were going to meet Lord Irkalla.]

It seemed to mean that it was so good that he almost went to the other world. But Greed had an enormous secret that I didn’t know. I looked at Greed, still lazily stretched out, and chuckled ominously.

“But Greed, do you know?”

[Don’t know. What is it?]

“Yansi’s big brother’s power, extinction.”

Greed, who had been licking his front paw, froze.

[Ex……tinction?]

“If it touches, swipe [dash].”

[That, that’s a lie!]

Greed howled.

(This is a time delimiter.)

Sorcerer Tower Master Isis really had no patience.

Since then, a letter had come, but he only sent a reply and did not go to the tower, so he sent something tremendous.

[If you don’t come today, I’ll plant a bomb in your house.]

I had no choice but to go to the tower at the warning of the preemptive bomber.

On the top floor of the Sorcerer’s Tower. When I was about to enter the Tower Master’s laboratory, Reian stepped back.

“I will wait outside.”

“Why? Aren’t you coming in?”

“Noisy things disgust me.”

It meant that Tower Master Isis was noisy and disliked.

“It might take a while.”

“That’s fine. I will wait as long as it takes.”

Since he said so much, I could not urge him to come in.

I reluctantly left Reian and opened the laboratory door.

[Eek, disgusting…….]

Greed, who had seen the inside of the laboratory, was disgusted. The reaction was not much different from my impression.

‘What on earth happened here?’

The laboratory was in such a mess that I thought maybe the bomb had fallen here, not in Ferdia Mansion. Probably, the aftermath of magical tool research was expected.

Navigating through obstacles, I found the person I was looking for.

Among the dirty ruins, the small and cute Tower Master Isis lay sprawled.

“I’ve come, Lord Isis.”

“You’ve come.”

“Why are you like this?”

“I don’t have the energy to sit. You wouldn’t know, being young.”

“We don’t have that much of an age difference, you know?”

“……. ”

Having summoned me, Isis lay still, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He seemed spaced out.

“Shall I go?”

“Just try going. I will destroy Ferdia Mansion.”

“Then please tell me why you are like this.”

Isis, who had kept his mouth tightly shut, scowled and spat out an answer.

“I’m ruined.”

“You’re ruined?”

“Yes. Completely.”

Chills ran down my spine at that moment. I asked Isis precisely, denying reality.

“You don’t mean the temperaturemaintaining magical tool I invested most of my fortune in, do you?”

“That’s it.”

“That’s impossible.”

“That’s right. My magnum opus.”

“No. It’s a dream. It’s another magical tool, right……?”

“How many times are you asking? That’s it!”

“……. ”

“……. ”

The devastated laboratory was filled with only an icy silence.

I, who had become a pauper in an instant, sank down in despair on the spot.

‘My independence!’

It was the independence fund I had saved, and it was just being wasted.

I must save it.

With a firm sense of mission, I asked Isis calmly.

“When did you release it?”

“When I couldn’t reach you.”

When I couldn’t be reached meant the time when I was involuntarily staying at the Ishtar Temple.

Isis’s complaints continued, unable to hold back during that time.

“You said it would succeed. But only two were sold after the release. Do you know how much the wizards laugh at me when they see me? I will not let them get away with this.”

Isis seemed to have a lot built up, grinding his teeth. The tower’s affiliated wizards must have ignored him considerably.

‘It was a big hit in the original work.’

But that process was not detailed.
It might have suddenly become popular after failing, or the result might have changed because I intervened.

Or it might not be this magic tool.

“It’s too early to give up, Miss Isis. It has only been released, the announcement event hasn’t even happened yet.”

“You’re very hopeful for a young one.”

With Isis sulking as if the world had already ended behind me, I set out to find the magic tool that had just been released.

I need to use it myself to find out what the problem is.

“Where is it?”

“There.”

Only after rummaging through the results of the research for a while was I able to get my hands on the magic tool. As if it’s something disgusting to look at, Isis quickly turned her head and briefly explained.

“I made it to keep the temperature hot just as you said[Dash].”

“What?!”

I doubted my ears. As I screamed out loud, Isis blocked her ears with her small hands.

“Why are you yelling!”

“A magic tool that maintains hot temperature in the summer?”

“You told me to do so!”

“Darn!”

I see why it failed.

‘It’s like selling an electric blanket in the summer!’

But thanks to that, I could see the direction of how to make this project successful.

“Miss Isis.”

When I called her name, Isis answered tersely.

“What.”

I looked at Isis with a confident smile.

“I’ll make this magic tool successful.”