"He's not in."
At the entrance to Mayuna's residence, the Archmage girl informed the visitor with an icy expression that no one was home.
"But Mr. Ruben made plans with me yesterday..."
Golden Sword Lion tried to appeal to her emotions and reason, hoping Mayuna would understand the agreement between men. Unfortunately, the Archmage girl stood unmoving at the courtyard gate like a mother tiger guarding her cub, her face stern.
"I said he isn't in."
"Mm, sorry for disturbing you."
Ryan had no intention of clashing head-on with an Archmage. He had promised Ruben yesterday that he would take him out for some fun. As the captain of the Golden Sword Lion, how could he go back on his word? Before long, he arrived near the rear courtyard of the residence and cast a wondrous spell called [Vanishing Traveler] on himself. Although people of this world did not understand physical principles such as the refraction of light, that did not stop them from developing magic that could make a body disappear.
As Ryan's body gradually turned transparent, he left a sphere of magic behind to drift around randomly. He then placed a barrier around himself that concealed the flow of his mana, confusing that mother tiger's senses. With that, he successfully climbed over the wall and entered the residence.
"Ryan? Why did you come in from there?"
Ruben had been sitting in his room with his eyes closed, thinking, when he suddenly heard a light knock at the window. Opening his eyes, he found the golden-glowing man standing on the windowsill.
"Because your Archmage lady blocked me from coming in. What exactly is your relationship? You don't seem like lovers, but you're not quite father and daughter either."
Ryan began complaining as soon as he entered the room. He