Gray Merchant's face lit up with delight. "Really? Mister Ermi really has a way?"
Angel nodded.
Gray Merchant said, "If Mister Ermi can truly retrieve my memories, then every condition I mentioned before stands. Moreover, I swear in my personal name that I will owe Your Excellency a favor."
Angel was about to speak when Wise Sovereign, floating in midair, said, "Whatever requests you have, discuss them yourselves after the duel is over. For now, you each have five minutes to adjust yourselves and prepare for the next duel."
The duel between formal wizards had ended. The next duel would be fought between apprentices.
Gray Merchant opened his mouth, wanting badly to say that if Ermi could truly release his memories, there was no need to continue the next duel.
But in the end, Gray Merchant said nothing, because this duel was not merely about his memories. It would also determine whether they could continue exploring the underground waterways.
Even if Gray Merchant and Wicked Woman, as formal wizards, could no longer proceed, if the apprentices won the duel, then at least the apprentices would still have a chance to go deeper.
And most likely, this was their only chance to venture deep into the underground waterways.
After all, along the way, they had encountered the powerful Mirror-Hider, as well as the black-robed judge who stood at the pinnacle of the Wizarding World and Black Earl's avatar. Barring accidents, the Garden Maze would become a chaotic mess in the future.
The Guman Kingdom had already been swaying on the brink of turmoil, battered by wind and rain. Now, a group of hidden powerhouses had emerged from the underground waterways. Before one wave had settled, another had risen.
Gray Merchant did not know what the future would bring. But one thing