When Saine arrived at his grandmaster's Space Fortress to report back, Cuilisi was engaged in long-distance magical communication with Fatis.
Master Fatis seemed to have accumulated deep grievances against Cuilisi over the past few years.
After Saine entered his grandmaster's room, Master Fatis on the other end of the communication light screen was still chattering away, complaining about Cuilisi coming to snatch her war profits.
Cuilisi, however, narrowed her eyes with a smile on her face, utterly unaffected by Master Fatis. Instead, she beckoned to Saine, signaling for him to come before her.
When Saine also appeared before the magical light screen, Cuilisi pointed at her beloved grand-disciple and said, "Look, this is the Saine you've been going on about for so long."
Cuilisi's smiling face and Saine's awkward expression left Master Fatis with a fire in her belly.
At the sight of Saine, Fatis could not help bracing a hand against her waist as she said, "Had I known, I never would have helped you master and disciple reunite in the first place. You've done nothing but make trouble for me these past years!"
Although Master Fatis was a Light Elementalist and looked holy and serenely gentle, anyone who had actual contact with her would discover that this Level-6 Magician had quite the impatient temperament.
The gentle and tranquil air she usually maintained was probably more than half an act...
Naturally. How could someone who became good friends with Cuilisi possibly be completely gentle-natured?
Birds of a feather flock together.
Naturally, Cuilisi and Fatis would not display too much behavior unbecoming of powerful elders in front of Saine.
Seeing that the joke had gone far enough, Cuilisi's expression turned serious. "This encirclement and general offensive against the Gold Rock World Cluster was reported to Wizard Civilization in advance, and