The chapter title is garbled: Illusory? Foundation?
The air seemed to grow still.
Vivian nudged Lincoln's tea toward him and teased with a smile, "It seems 'Lord Lincoln' isn't accepting my apology."
Lincoln's gaze flickered, and he glanced at Hela. Thinking of how close the sisters were, he drained his tea in one gulp. "I forgot about what happened a long time ago. It's kind of you to still remember."
Hela silently shot Lincoln a look. He made himself sound so magnanimous, when just a moment ago he hadn't said anything like that.
Lincoln continued, "As for why I'm keeping to myself now, it isn't because I want to. For one thing, the three of us are united now. Even if Orf and Uterede disagree, they can't stir up any trouble, much less threaten our safety. For another, no matter how strong I become—even if I'm ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or a million times stronger than you—I still can't do a thing about Orf, who possesses both the Soul Defense Supreme Artifact and the Material Defense Artifact. Since I can't do anything about him, it's best not to pick a fight."
Hearing that Orf possessed a set of Defensive Supreme Artifacts, Vivian was astonished. Hela explained the situation with Orf, Augusta, and the Supreme Artifacts.
Vivian sorted through the information before murmuring, "I see. So that's why you specifically brought up the Overgod of Destruction's token last time. Augusta got it, and it eventually ended up in Orf's hands. Orf completed the Overgod of Destruction's task and received the Material Defense Artifact."
Lincoln poured himself another cup and nodded. "I agreed to Orf's match because I wanted to see if it was possible to break through a Supreme Artifact's defense. If it is..."
Lincoln left the sentence unfinished, but