“...... Do you know me?"

Ed struggled to catch Beye's blank gaze, moving around the cage trying to make eye contact: "I'm Ed, Ed Singall...... Do you remember me?"

Baie stood there quietly, as if looking at him...... It seemed like just looking at the cage that glowed in the dark.

"You're still ...... Do you remember who you are?......" Ed's voice grew lower, "do you remember Jules......? He's an ice dragon......"

Bye didn't move.

The wound that could not be touched seemed to have no meaning to him.

Ed fell silent in frustration, not knowing what to say again.

Just as he gave up trying, Baie suddenly approached and reached out and grabbed the cage.

Ed was startled and instinctively stepped back - he knew what it was like to touch the rune-engraved Mithril...... Bye only shook a little, and instead of letting go, he almost put his face on the cage, and finally seemed to have something in his dull eyes.

"Dragon!"

He roared in a hoarse and muffled voice,

It barely resembled a human voice, more like the roar of a beast, but Ed nodded in surprise.

"Dragon!" he repeated happily—and then shut his mouth in embarrassment. Even at this point, Baie still doesn't seem to have forgotten to take revenge on Is...... It doesn't seem like there's anything to be happy about.

“...... Who did this to you?"

He murmured, and couldn't help but lean closer. He watched as Beye's face was gray and emaciated, almost a skin taut on the bones, and his chest was heavily clumped.

Baie glared at him with a blank face. There was no answer.

"Dragon!"

He yelled again, his voice angry but hesitant, as if he didn't understand what he was still remembering.

"Get out of there, bye!"

With an irritated order, the sound of hurried footsteps quickly approached. Telina Bofford stopped a few paces away and waved impatiently, "Who told you to come here? let go of the cage and go back to your nest!"

Baie was still glaring at Ed. But he also obediently let go of his hand.

"Dragon......" he whispered sadly, staggering backwards, shuffling into the darkness.

Ed had to choke his palm to control the urge to rush over and throw a bolt of lightning at Tyliner's head or give him a knife - though he couldn't do either.

All he could do was stand there. Glaring at Tyliner with hatred, he asked, "What have you done to him?!"

“...... You seem to have misunderstood something, 'Lord Sage'. Tellina tauntingly tugged at him, "I didn't do anything with him—quite the opposite. I saved him...... Although it took a lot of time for him to learn to be obedient. A friend of mine found him stumbling around the Noranda forest like a wild man. I'm guessing he escaped from there when another Sage Lord led someone to attack the necromancer's lair. His former companions didn't seem to bother looking for him either...... They probably thought he was dead. Although I have to say, think about what he used to be...... Half-dead like this, he might as well be dead. ”

Ed bit his lip hard.

"If I were you, I'd worry more about myself than about someone who once wanted to kill you. Telina shrugged, "But then again...... Didn't they make you a 'Sage' for no reason...... You're a good man, Ed, but it's a pity it's useless. ”

He took a few steps closer. Squinting at the glow of the magic-infused Mithril, he looked at Ed with almost regret and regret.

"I'm sorry. He said. "You didn't have to be here...... Who told you to go back to Staple at the wrong time? But who knows, maybe it's fate, maybe you're destined to die for something great...... Rejoice, Ed, at least you won't die worthless. ”

He was in a slight euphoria, his eyes burning, as if he saw a more glorious sight in the darkness. Ed's gaze fell on his chest.

On Telina's chest hung a small pendant—a small piece of roughly round white animal bone, with no elaborate carvings on it, just a simple symbol.

The same symbol is engraved in Ed's mind...... Engraved on the stone tablet that Nigel Lowe gave him.

Ed had a vague sense that he was getting closer to the truth...... If only he had a life to unravel the mystery.

Nia slipped into the backyard of the Temple of Nesses like a shadow, without alarming half a person.

Pity...... It's not just "people" here.

The wind was blowing from behind. Nia jumped to the side with agility, turned and raised a finger solemnly at the elated cat, ready to strike again.

"Well, I don't have time to play with you right now...... "Where's Scott?"

The big cat squatted down, whined and wagged its tail, looking bored.

“...... Damn it. Nia sighed, "Does he have to run out when I have something urgent to find him?!"

He scratched his chin, a little undecided, and hesitated for a moment before reluctantly running to Sean's room and knocking on the door carefully.

If no one responds, go to Lockburg and find Fili immediately...... Maybe it's better to go to old Joey, but none of those old guys have a decent mage......

The door opened, and it startled him.

Sean Freyche looked down at him condescendingly. Nia is usually able to completely ignore this height pressure...... But Sean puts pressure on people more than just height.

He unconsciously tugged at his skirt like a panicked little girl...... Oh my God, he's still wearing a dress!

He thought a little desperately, but his voice was still soft and fast, "Sorry, I didn't mean to bother, but if you know where Scott is......"

Sean was silent.

"That...... I'm Nia ......" Nia pulled her skirt again in embarrassment.

"I know. Sean's tone was very calm, "What's the matter?"

"Uh, it's about Ed......" Nia swallowed, unable to lie.

“...... Do you know where Ed is?" Sean narrowed his eyes.

Nia nodded honestly.

Sean spun around sharply, and reappeared in full gear in the doorway in the moments when Nia was stunned.

"Take me there. He said.

"Uh......" Nia scratched his chin again, his beard itching from growing, "I think it's better to tell Scott that there's a hard magic cage out there......"

"Take me there. Sean repeated, his tone not particularly harsh, but impossible to refuse.

Nia let out a long sigh and resigned herself to her fate.

(To be continued.) )