Could It Be That Miss Alisa Is Also...

After asking everything she was interested in, there was no need to ask—or even listen to—anything she wasn't interested in.

Adams thought Lan Qingyou's attitude was perfectly appropriate.

After all, she was a Title Holder.

There was bound to be a certain distance between her and others.

For instance, if someone like her suddenly grew closer to you, that would be the most dangerous thing of all.

Because you wouldn't have the slightest idea what she wanted from you.

Of course,

the same didn't apply to someone who'd grown up with her as a childhood friend, like the other person standing beside her.

That was right. In Adams's eyes, they'd both come out of the valley.

And they were both alchemists.

So they must have grown up together and studied together from childhood.

In fact, that was exactly the sort of assumption an ordinary person would make.

"Come to think of it, how many Title Holders are there in this world?"

Lan Qingyou's lack of interest didn't mean Alisa wasn't curious.

"You've asked just the right question."

As soon as Adams heard that Alisa wanted to learn about the Empire's Title Holders, he perked up.

"There are a full five Title Holders in the Sima Empire."

"Five? That few?"

Alisa frowned slightly.

Even Lan Qingyou, who hadn't been interested before, looked a little surprised.

"Don't scoff at that number. There are only ten people with titles across the entire Karim Continent. The Sima Empire has half of them—that's already quite impressive."

Unlike Alisa, who seemed unimpressed, Adams was extremely proud.

And the other five belonged to different countries.

Since they each had their own interests and couldn't unite, the Sima Empire could occupy the continent's vast, fertile lands without the other countries posing any serious threat.

From that perspective, it