A small tavern somewhere in Lancana.
Li Qi, disguised in a suit robe and round top hat, sat across from a young man dressed in work clothes and a beret.
Perhaps he had been living well lately, or perhaps Li Qi had finally reached the stage of rapid growth. His height was now approaching that of an ordinary person.
From less than 1.6 meters before, he had grown to 1.65 meters now.
With shoes fitted with Height-Increasing Insoles and heels, his disguised height looked no different from that of a normal person.
At most, he simply seemed like a somewhat short normal person.
No one noticed anything unusual about him.
The young man seated opposite Li Qi was the spy Uno had sent.
Li Qi did not know who he was, what job he held now, or even whether this face and attire were his true appearance—they had all been carefully disguised.
Li Qi was the same. His appearance had been altered with an Alchemical Item, so no one would discover that he was Kili.
The spy had initiated today's meeting. He said he had something very important to tell Li Qi, which was why they had arranged to meet here.
But unexpectedly, once they actually met, the spy took out a small gift box.
"The 'important matter' you mentioned is this?"
Li Qi looked at the gift box expressionlessly.
The spy smiled and said, "Don't be angry. It's not a gift from me, but it was an order from above—they told me I had to deliver this to you. Just take it. We lost quite a few people just to get this gift to you."
"...For a gift?"
Hearing that people had died in the process of delivering a present, Li Qi's brow furrowed even more tightly.
This was