The Wanderer Wizard was not the last to arrive.
After him, Dr. Terry Duzem also hurried to the scene. Unlike the Wanderer Wizard, he was not constrained by the narrow archway. On the contrary, as the Doctor passed through, the arch thoughtfully swelled several times larger to accommodate his much bigger body.
The little angels on the arch also popped out from among the vines and leaves, waving and shrieking at Dr. Duzem.
"This is discrimination!" the Wanderer Wizard snapped at the two rats, sounding displeased. "I'm your partner too!"
"You are merely one of the partners' agents," Fei Rui reminded him of the subtle distinction. "...You are not yet the chairman of the Dark Council."
That successfully choked off the Wanderer Wizard's attempts at further argument.
Dr. Duzem noticed the uninvited guest as well, but he paid him no mind. He merely gave the wine bottle and glass the Wanderer Wizard was carrying a curious glance.
"Why did you bring wine?" he asked politely.
The Wanderer Wizard smiled with affected restraint. "I heard your experiment succeeded... This is celebratory wine. Hmm, it seems I brought one glass too few, but that is not a problem. I can drink from the bottle."
The Doctor shook his head. "You are celebrating too soon."
Beside them, the Rat Immortal, who had been observing Giant Zero Three, finally patted the agarwood palanquin beneath him and turned to Dr. Duzem. "Summoning you here so suddenly did not cause you any trouble, did it?"
"Do not worry. I arranged for my substitute body to conduct experiments in the study, and Constantine is helping... The school will not notice anything unusual." The Doctor gave a brief explanation, then turned to the giant skeleton leaning against the mountain. A trace of confusion appeared on his face. "The