Under the guidance of a cyborg, Angel arrived at the hall where Kimberly was staying.
Kimberly's room was unexpectedly clean. Aside from tables and chairs, there was almost no other decoration.
The cyborg maid said, "Lord Pat, please wait a few minutes. Madam is still in the workshop and should be out shortly."
The moment she finished speaking, a door materialized out of thin air not far in front of Angel. Its surface was adorned with bronze bearings, gears, and chains.
This was the door to the Alchemy Workshop.
As the door, clearly emblematic of "mechanical alchemy," was pushed open, Kimberly emerged with the Enchanted Forest hairstyle atop her head, swaying gracefully as she walked.
Kimberly waved away the smell of fiery rust clinging to her body before taking a seat.
Kimberly looked at Angel with a smile and said something that left him somewhat baffled. "Come to think of it, I should thank you today."
"Thank me? For what?"
Kimberly said, "If it weren't for you, I never would have thought that not long after returning to the Southern Region, I would meet Lord Muse, who rarely ever shows himself."
According to the Wizarding World's ranking of strength, Muse the "Mediocre Man" was actually somewhat weaker than Kimberly. Yet Kimberly had immediately addressed him with an honorific, showing just how excited she truly was.
"Madam, do you mean that the one who contacted me earlier was Director Muse?" Angel asked in surprise.
Kimberly nodded. "That's right. It was Lord Muse, the director of the Research Institute. And the Beast Emperor was by his side as well."
"Even City Lord Rosen was there?" Angel asked doubtfully. "What do they want with me?"
The Beast Emperor referred to Rosen, the "Mechanical Beast Emperor." In Sky Mechanical City, Rosen's reputation stood alongside