Chapter 692: Chapter 323: Searching for Companions Again_3
If this drags on too long…
Leon furrowed his brow, trying hard not to envision the worst-case scenario.
However, even if he managed to solve the problem of entering the Royal Palace, whether he could figure out the principles of Ancient Magic to send himself and Ines home was still a question mark.
Without Lady Aphrodite’s library, relying on himself, how long would it take to understand that complex and vast Magic Ceremony?
Feeling the headache, Leon touched the Netti Card hidden in his chest and sighed.
….If only Kovis were here, in terms of theoretical knowledge, Acro’s understanding of Lorelette Magic had always surpassed his own.
If it hadn’t been for him deciphering the Magic Guidebook in the Mage Tower and understanding the use of the Nedti Furnace, how could he possess this Divine Artifact that could resurrect the dead and reproduce miracles?
It was because of him that they could decipher the Ancient Magic under the Rolannar Great Temple to resolve the Undead Magic Disaster, and even investigate the whereabouts of the Ancient Dwarves…
Looking back, Kovis’s help was truly irreplaceable.
Sitting up abruptly, Leon made a decision.
These days, he’s been contemplating in this seemingly parallel world, where everything seems to need a fresh start, where he could quickly get support.
Azeryan and Olivia are now esteemed as kings, difficult to meet, Leon wondered, and Lokhak’s fate was unknown…
If fate had changed, and this world’s version of himself hadn’t gone to Western Port to assassinate the Ambassador of the Athias Empire, was Acro still trapped in Pilireno’s hands?
Rubbing his chin, Leon calmed down.
Of course, one can’t rule out the possibility that in this time and space the Athiasian hadn’t come to the Western Continent, or even that the Villania Kingdom hadn’t fallen, and Kovis might still be safe in his hometown as a Prince.
Indeed, whether in the Rolannar folk tales, or among the commoners of Kosos and Mamor, he couldn’t acquire information about the Mage Empire from the Eastern Continent, making it hard to say if those troublesome Mage Athias had ever come to the Western Continent.
However, even if Acro might just possibly be in Western Port now, it’s worth making a trip to check things out.
Not to mention his Magic Knowledge and intellect could be of great help, but even just considering the brotherly bond, Leon would never stand by and watch this world’s version of him remain trapped and humiliated.
In the original world, friends and family like Little Lina, he had already arrived too late to prevent the tragedy, but if Kovis was still in trouble, he still had a chance to rescue him!
Determined, Leon turned to Ines and shared his intention to search for Kovis in the Kantadar western region.
But after speaking, Leon suddenly felt a headache.
Going to Kantadar’s Western Port was naturally easy, but venturing back into the territory of the Felcon Family meant he might encounter danger…. The embarrassing memory of being relentlessly pursued by Emmon back then was still vivid.
“Maybe, Your Highness, you could stay in Orland and wait for my return.” Leon outlined the risks of the trip and suggested.
“Mr. Leon, do you really think I would be safer staying alone in Orland than being by your side?”
Ines sighed softly, weakly lying on the bedside, her small face buried in the pillow, looking at Leon with a look of grievance: “Of course~…. If I would only end up being a burden, I don’t mind staying behind. I can only pray that the gods may have mercy and allow me to wait here safely for your return. Please don’t go away forever…”
Leon felt a tingling in his scalp under that gaze, strangely suggestive, and his overly imaginative mind unexpectedly conjured up a series of poor associations from the adult games he played on the previous world on Earth.
Leaving the Little Princess alone in a rough and desolate place he couldn’t care for… Even though she’s quite smart, without any followers or backup, and encountering arrogant brutes could mean she has little ability to protect herself. She’s not like Olivia, who could rip apart tigers and leopards at fifteen or sixteen.
Helplessly nodding, Leon sighed: “Alright, you’re right, Your Highness should come with me.”
At the moment, he couldn’t find a place to settle her safely.
Even those Noble Knights he trusted with proven good character in another time and space couldn’t necessarily be trusted here. With Ines’s sensitive identity in this world, she might immediately be recognized and turned over to the local Lord, who would then deliver her to the Golden Lion Queen back in the Capital.
Ines nodded obediently to Leon’s words, then flipped over, revealing the faintest hint of a sly smile.
Joking~… She could easily find somewhere to live securely, if not, she’d better drown herself in a basin early on to save oxygen.
But… the days having him accompany her so closely, if one day they were able to return, would perhaps be memories never to be regained.
For the first time, she felt grateful for the magic that sent her to another world.
Ines closed her eyes, a wondrous ripple stirred in her heart.
She got ahead of Miss Olivia, didn’t she~…