"Whatever. At least I hadn't lost out."
Thinking about how his strength had improved, Velin felt much better.
Picking up the Key of Time from the table, Velin left without looking back and headed for the rear section of the Manor.
As soon as he reached the entrance to the Manor's central area, he saw Kyle already waiting there with two Keys of Time in hand.
"My lord, here you are."
Taking the other two Keys of Time from Kyle, Velin suddenly felt like he was useless.
Shaking his head, he cast that thought out of his mind.
Kyle was his subordinate. If Kyle found something, it was the same as Velin finding it. That was also part of Velin's own ability.
When the three Keys of Time were placed together, they attracted and merged with one another, eventually forming a cube that looked somewhat like a Rubik's Cube.
"Trial-takers, congratulations on successfully gathering the Time Cube."
Just as the two were engrossed in the Time Cube, Midas quietly appeared and congratulated them.
"Lord Midas, you really are rather unusual."
"Hahaha." Midas laughed at those words. With a wave toward the Time Cube, it floated into his hand and ultimately transformed into a staff.
"I seem to have said those same words to someone else long ago, yet there is no record of that in my memories."
"The Ring of Time fragment is inside the Arcane Tower. I hope you will hold time in awe, rather than lose yourself within it and fall into ruin."
"This is my parting gift."
After Midas finished speaking, the verdant staff flew before Velin and transformed into a bracelet around his right wrist.
"This was the first staff I crafted after entering the legendary rank—the Greenwood Staff. It can resist mental corruption and increase