Meanwhile,
someone had a completely different perspective from Horn.
That person was Nikola, one of the Imperial Twins.
It was probably magic, though he had no idea what kind.
But the girl in the black robe seemed to have trouble using her legs.
When Lan Qingyou appeared, his scrutinizing gaze shifted to her.
Whatever anyone else thought,
at least in Nikola's eyes, this girl in the black robe had already surpassed many of the mages—and even archmages—he had seen when it came to controlling Magic Power.
If he had to guess,
the merchant caravan's wagons had just flown through the air because of this girl in the black robe.
Who were these two?
Why did they both seem so powerful?
So he spoke up.
"This is..."
Nikola drew out his words and looked at Arthur, the fat man.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce them. The one in the White Robe is Miss Alisa, and the one in the Black Robe is Miss Lan Qingyou."
"Don't let their age fool you. They're both remarkable alchemists."
"And they're both excellent archmages."
When Nikola asked, the fat man Arthur immediately introduced them.
Oh! Alchemists?
And excellent archmages, too?
Nikola grew interested.
He didn't doubt what Arthur said.
After all, he knew exactly who Arthur was.
And Arthur should have known who he was as well.
So he wouldn't lie to him. In fact, he probably wouldn't even exaggerate.
Nor did Nikola immediately leap in to object, like characters in knightly novels.
He didn't say anything ridiculous like, "How could someone so young possibly be XXX?"
After all, he could tell at a glance that the two of them possessed a great deal of Magic Power.
As for the title of alchemist...
In truth, all he needed to do was have them brew a