"I'm a traveler from the Otherworld, searching for a way home."
During the introductions, Uncle Blackwood remained an old hand who told few truths. First, he gave the false name "Matsuoka Yoshitsugu," then claimed he was a Warrior who knew only a little magic.
That was far too modest.
Chen Feng had checked Uncle Blackwood's skill list with the appraisal system. Across the five magic elements—wind, fire, light, water, and lightning—from high-tier forbidden spells to super-tier origin spells, there were hundreds of thousands of techniques, and not one he couldn't use.
He was almost a tenth of the way to matching the Savior.
After Uncle Blackwood, the Elf Hero Elibelle stood up as well. "This Beastman-face gave me a precious divine artifact before. To repay him, I decided to help him get home. It's definitely not because I like him."
As she spoke, Elibelle held out her hand as if showing off, revealing the gemstone ring on her middle finger.
Exclamations rose throughout the tavern:
"Could that be a Starstone Ring? There are only seven in the world!"
"They say anyone wearing that ring gives off a lovely fragrance wherever they go."
Wasn't that just perfume? That counted as a divine artifact?
Chen Feng casually slapped away Patches's twitching, rather grubby little hand, then heard sobbing. He turned to find his disciple, a champion of pure love, already streaming tears.
Sika knew wearing a ring on the middle finger meant someone was passionately in love. "Uncle Blackwood is so ugly, but Lady Elibelle still wants to be with him. Now that's true love."
Yet the very next second, that love got forwarded to another number.
"Oh, right. If you hadn't given me water before, I would've died of thirst." Uncle Blackwood scratched his butt, pulled a ring out from inside,