Lafi returned a month later, along with Yorkris, Yorklianna, Binhanson, Robin, and the others.
Green and Lafi's little cottage, brimming with love.
Prying into another wizard's secrets was the greatest taboo, but as her lover, Green saw the bandage across Lafi's back, suffused with the aura of life, and could not help asking with concern, "Now that you have a mentor, why not honestly pursue wizarding knowledge? Why insist on taking risks?"
Lafi gave a snort.
"You think every wizard is like you—wise, rich in magic stones, and blessed with a good mentor? My mentor has twenty-two disciples. How much attention do you think she would spare for me? Still, the ancient ruin Father mentioned this time was risky, but the gains were far from small."
Seeing the excitement all over Lafi's face as she continually played with a golden key in her hand, Green could not say anything more. He gently drew Lafi into his arms.
When Mentor Peranos returned from the Seven-Ring Holy Tower, three humanoid creatures with vacant expressions appeared before Green.
Of these three humanoid creatures, two were clearly of the same race. Both stood over 1.9 meters tall, with slender figures and handsome features.
The two humanoid creatures wore no clothing, and Green identified one as male and the other as female.
Green circled the two handsome humanoid creatures twice.
He discovered that, in appearance, the greatest difference between these humanoid creatures and humans was their ears, which were long like rabbits' ears.
At the same time, they had no navels, and each hand had six fingers, each finger possessing five joints. They appeared far more dexterous than human hands.
"These experimental specimens have all been marked by the Seven-Ring Holy Tower. You can use them without worry; no one will ever falsely accuse