En Edwen

Mel looked at the person before him, who might have been the Sword Apostle, and his pupils contracted.

After some thought, he voiced his doubts.

"Excuse me, are you the Sword Apostle?"

In response to Mel's question, the Masked Man removed his hood. His short silver hair and black-patterned mask created a strikingly contradictory impression.

Was he going to take off his mask? Mel waited for the Masked Man to move.

But the Masked Man seemed to fall into hesitation as well. His hand rested on the mask, yet in the end, he did not remove it.

The Masked Man looked at Mel with a strange feeling. He had no impression whatsoever of the young man before him, not even the slightest sense of familiarity. They had never met.

"No, I am merely a subordinate of His Majesty Carlos." The Masked Man put his hood back on.

Kain stared blankly at the Masked Man before him. Had he seen this person before?

The three of them stared at one another until the Masked Man spoke again.

"If you are waiting for Azuk to return, you can stay here for a while. He is still at sea."

"Doesn't he know teleportation magic? He should be able to return to the Carlos Empire quickly with one-way teleportation magic."

"The requirements for mp reserve are still somewhat too extreme for one-way teleportation magic. Further optimization has not yet been completed."

Mel nodded. He had nearly overlooked that point. Since he was already a Legendary Class mage and possessed [Vampire Trait], he had enough mana to sustain one-way teleportation magic.

But if the mana required for this spell were placed upon an ordinary person, it would be an enormous amount. Carlos had mentioned this when they spoke before, but Mel had too much knowledge