On the chaise longue in the room sat an old lady, her eyes closed, falling into a false sleep, covered with a quilt, curled up in the chair, looking thinner than usual.

Lady Garcia wasn't originally tall, but the majesty of her past as a wizarding leader made people unconsciously ignore this, because no one would try to judge a legendary wizard based on their appearance.

And now she is like an ordinary old woman.

The momentum of not being angry and arrogant disappeared, the old face was wrinkled, the eye sockets were deep, and the expression was filled with a deep sense of exhaustion, which made people sigh that even the strong man at the apex of mankind could not resist the erosion of the years after all.

She has lived for a long time. Hundreds of years old, thousands of years old, and you can live for a long time after that, but the imprint carved on people by the passage of time is difficult to erase after all.

Of course, in Richard's view, the reason why the other party seems so weak is probably mainly because of the mental setbacks and blows.

As for why she behaves so old, it's because of her personality. It is not difficult for a legendary wizard to make some changes to his body, and it is not uncommon for a guy who has lived for a thousand years to seduce those tender boys and girls.

But Ms. Garcia, unlike her, would have had a way to replace her body like an evangelist, and it would be hard to imagine doing so.

Ordinary people will have a decline in physical function due to aging, which will not happen to powerful extraordinary people; On the contrary, the more a wizard can tolerate his own old age, the more terrifying his own power may be.

For the only decline of power cannot be tolerated by any wizard.

The two didn't bother. Until someone else's voice came from outside the door.

"The Sage's potion has been delivered."

Ms. Garcia opened her eyes, the light in her pupils still sharp.

"Bring it."

The old lady said in a hoarse voice.

A wooden box was delivered to her. When Ms. Garcia opened it, the room was suddenly shrouded in a hazy glow.

"I'll do you a favor."

Mr. Evelyn smiled, raised a hand, and reached out for the old lady with a red thread sticking out of his fingernails.

Ms. Garcia glanced at him and did not refuse.

……

When the light dissipated, the old lady let out a sigh of relief.

"Alright, that's it." He said

"The rest, it's enough for me to do it personally. Within 10 days, it should be able to make up for it. ”

She straightened up from her recliner, and her mental state seemed much better than before.

"Thank you very much."

Ms. Garcia bowed deeply to the two juniors.

Neither Richard nor Evelyn backed down and accepted it.

"I'd like to ask you both about where you came from."

Although he expressed his gratitude, the old man's attitude was still calm, and it was impossible to see what he was thinking.

"With your wisdom, ma'am, you should be able to guess."

Mr. Evelyn said.

"The civil war is over. In order to bring the tower back to its old days, the only remaining problem now is ...... Who can reach the top? ”

The old lady was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke.

"I thought you didn't care about the Magic Tower."

Mr. Evelyn laughed.

"That's true. But my friend was very interested. ”

"I see, the two of you have decided to join forces."

Ms. Garcia sighed.

"Did you two come together to force me to make a decision?"

"No, no, no, I just want to ask the most honorable lady on this tower to bear witness for us."

"What if I want the situation to remain the same?"

"You know, the rules of the past don't fit the new era that the Tower is about to usher in, especially after Mr. Green leaves."

The old lady's fingers tapped on the armrest of the chaise longue. Finally, she replied in a calm tone:

"Raspuchin's men saved my life, and you took the initiative to bring out the Sage Potion to help me regain my strength. It would be unreasonable for me to reject you again...... Well, I'll support the two. ”

"Good."

Richard implements the character of cherishing words like gold, and bows his head slightly.

"But this agreement is only in the present situation, if anyone is willing to return......"14

"For example?"

"Like, Marion Green — I mean, the real Marion Green."

The old lady didn't play dumb riddles, and directly said her true thoughts.

"Mr. Green didn't die so easily."

Mr. Evelyn sighed.

"If he comes back and has a need for the leadership of the Magic Tower, I will choose not to help either. Of course, I'll find another way to repay you, so how about that? ”

"It makes sense."

Richard said.

"Well, the deal is done."

*

Once there is a consensus among the wizarding leaders, cooperation between members of the school is no longer an issue.

It involves huge practical interests and needs to be considered by many parties, but this is no longer their business, but the work of their subordinates.

"How do you feel now?"

After leaving the treehouse, Mr. Evelyn was a little anxious to hear what "Raspuchin" thought.

"Your conditions, I agreed."

Richard didn't say a word, nodded his head in thanks, and directly agreed to his previous request.

If he had been alone, the matter would never have gone so smoothly. According to Ms. Garcia's thoughts, the old lady would probably have repaid the favor by some other means than become his companion.

He even felt that if the two of them hadn't gone at the same time, Ms. Garcia had already planned to leave the Tower and go to find Mr. Green's whereabouts.

Mr. Evelyn was stunned for a moment.

"There's another person, right? As I said, our trading conditions are for you to become the leader of Steppenwolf......"

"Longman Hall is not something to be easily convinced. If we want to negotiate a solution, we may also need Ms. Garcia's help. ”

Richard replied.

"I can see your sincerity, so be it."

The blonde youth let out a long breath and smiled.

“…… Thank you very much. ”

"So, what are you going to say to me?"

"Before that, I had a reluctance."

Mr. Evelyn snapped his fingers.

"Can you give me someone from your school?"

"Who?"

Richard suddenly became vigilant.

If this guy dares to say "Villeret", no matter how much he has helped before, he will definitely turn his face now.

However, he clearly misunderstood.

"It's her."

As if receiving some kind of signal brought by snapping her fingers, a black-robed woman fell from the sky and bowed to herself voluntarily after landing on the ground.

"It's you."

Richard narrowed his eyes,

The person who came was none other than the master of the Rasputin school and a member of the Reverse Cross, Alice Leslie. But......

She looked a little different.

Though she still saluted herself as she had done before, the witch's attitude was different from her usual attitude: the reverence and fear, the humility of wanting to remain on her knees forever, were now gone.

She looked at her with a very cold look in her eyes, as if she had become a different person.

"It's ......"

"Alice is now free from the shackles of the Reverse Cross."

As if sensing Richard's doubts, Mr. Evelyn explained with a smile.

"And my goal is to save them as I did for her."

"...... 'them'?"

"An elven clan with the same past as this lady, controlled by a certain Cross Apostle."