Liszt had confidence.
Not only did the Smoke Mission, that golden-thigh cheat, allow him to borrow the power of fate even in a Battle of Minds, but he had also acquired Phoenix Transformation. He had tested it already—within a dragon's mind, Phoenix Transformation could still be used, and its power was formidable.
With Phoenix Transformation, he could absolutely have whatever he wanted in a Battle of Minds.
As long as the Aluminum Dragon's Battle of Minds requirements were not as bizarre as the Invisible Dragon's, he was not afraid of failing to win—basically, dragons' Battles of Minds focused on violence, with other requirements serving as supplements. Only the Invisible Dragon had centered on navigating a maze, catching Liszt completely off guard.
That was why he had agreed to give Florence Windchaser an opportunity for a Battle of Minds, allowing Florence to first experience the Aluminum Dragon's Battle of Minds requirements.
Then they could start from those requirements and easily resolve the Battle of Minds.
Just as he was preparing to depart for the Gray Iron Grand Duchy, the Great Elf rewarded by the Smoke Mission finally surfaced. It had not evolved from a Little Elf, but was a wild Great Elf found by the pioneering knight order.
It was a Coffee Great Elf. There were many coffee trees in the primeval forests of Flame Island.
Coffee was a commonly consumed beverage among nobles. Even though the Flame Kingdom's nobles took pride in drinking tea because Liszt heavily promoted it, they still consumed vast quantities of coffee. Thus, although the Coffee Great Elf did not produce potions, its value was equivalent to grain.
"I'll call you Mundo."
There was no particular reason. Liszt simply wanted to give the Coffee Great Elf the name "Mundo."
"Giliwala!" Mundo clearly did not appreciate its