The wait was not long. Before long, the image on the light screen rippled slightly.
Rosen vanished from the screen, replaced by a humanoid light spirit emitting a faint pale-blue glow. Though his features were hard to make out, that standard, aristocratic-butler-like manner of speech alone revealed his identity.
The guardian spirit of Creation Hall, Antonio.
"Good day, Mr. Pat." Antonio greeted Angel with a bow.
Angel returned the gesture.
"I have already learned of your request from the city lord. Lady Regina has just returned from teaching at the academy and is indeed resting within Fantasy Mechanical City." Antonio hesitated for a moment. "When Lady Regina moved into the Research Institute, she told me that while she was there, no one apart from Lord Muse was permitted to disturb her for any reason. Therefore, I cannot directly help you contact her."
Although Antonio's answer was a refusal, Angel could tell that he seemed to be leaving something unsaid.
"You cannot contact her directly? Is there another, indirect way?" Angel asked.
Antonio nodded. "After Lady Regina returned from the academy today, she went to Lady Bauxia's room."
Bauxia? Angel remembered her. At the observation meeting where he had been approved as a member of the Research Institute, Bauxia had attended through a void projection and sat beside him.
Bauxia came from Kongsha's Hill and excelled in fragrances and potion-making. On her own, she had created the Triangular Convergence Structural Formula, resolving a hidden flaw in one link of the Shuya Equilibrium Formula. According to Master Midora, before Angel became a member of the Research Institute, Bauxia had been hailed as the alchemist genius closest to the mysterious level.
"You mean..." Angel looked at Antonio. Since he had brought this up, did he want Angel to contact Bauxia? But would Bauxia