'Closon' chuckled, looking forward to his future life as a new person mingling with the main characters.

At this moment, in an inn not far from Klossen's potion shop, several serious-looking older members of the main characters were sitting together.

Since the protagonist, who is determined to grow up, has already matured, he and the villainous original owner are almost the same age. They are only a few years younger than the original owner, mostly around twenty-nine years old, which is completely different from Yu Ling's youthful and tender face.

After they destroyed the original owner, they discovered through the investigation of a fortune teller friend that the leader of this mysterious dark mage organization was still alive. Every divination result was the same: he was about to die, but he just hadn't died yet.

This made them very upset. At first, they thought that the guy was very resilient and could survive for two more days before dying. They went back to look for him several times, but they couldn't find even a trace of his dark magic.

Three months have passed without any news. The only good news is that this guy has never shown up again, nor has he used dark magic to do evil.

Bob, the most hot-tempered of the metal-elemental mages, was the first to lose his temper: "Are we just going to keep searching like this? I have a feeling that guy is playing us for fools!"

"Who knows?" Alaman shrugged. She was the only girl in the team and a water-type.

Bob then asked the other team members, "Where do you think that guy is hiding? He's been so patient, for half a month, and he hasn't used any dark magic even once! We can't even locate him with magic crystals."

"If you ask me, we don't need to focus solely on him. The other dark mages are already unstable without a leader, and the triennial monster horde is fast approaching. With so many things to do, why waste so much time here?"

Ansel, who was perched by the window enjoying the breeze, also joined the discussion.

"The Paladin Order will be on missions for the next few days, and I'll be leaving soon. Our team is short of backup. Chad, please resolve this issue as soon as possible."

Chad, the protagonist of this world, Roy's old rival, and the leader of the protagonist group, possesses exceptional charisma and is a rare SSS-rank lightning archmage. He is a level above even a mage.

Currently, the strongest old man in this magical world is at the Saint Mage level, and below him is the protagonist Chad. Therefore, given his age, it's only a matter of time before he becomes the ceiling of combat power.

Chad took Ansel's words to heart, but knowing the danger the original owner of this body could cause, he had no intention of giving up.

"I understand. Leave the task of finding that dark mage to me. You can shift your focus to other matters."

\.......\"

After Chad finished speaking, there was a moment of silence.

This guy, is he having a grudge against that dark mage?!

“Ansel, how’s that potion shop owner you were asked to investigate? Is there anything wrong with him?” Chad continued, “Magicians who are proficient in potion-making are rare. If there are no problems, he can serve as our backup candidate for now.”

Ansel said, "I took the opportunity to observe him closely under the pretext of buying potions. There's nothing wrong with him. He's a wood-type mage, but I don't know his level yet. However, I don't know what he's planning to do by choosing to open a shop in town at this time when the monster riot is about to start."

Alaman paused in his drink, then interjected, "Who? Is it the owner of that newly opened potions shop?"

Chad nodded, then asked in confusion, "What, you know him too?"

Alaman gave a strange, indescribable look, then spoke in a low, whispered voice—a voice that everyone in the room could hear:

“I’ve heard from a few of my girlfriends who have been to parties with me that the owner has always worn a mask since he opened the shop and never shows his real face. Also, when treating good-looking people, he insists on taking their hands. He might be an extremely ugly pervert!”

...Inside the potions shop, 'Closon' sneezed loudly...

Ansel considered himself a good-looking person, but he hadn't sensed the boss staring at him at all, and he was skeptical of Alaman's words.

Chad: "Maybe it's just some facial feature that's inconvenient to show. We don't judge people by their appearance; we have to look at their character."

The room full of handsome men and beautiful women fell silent again as they looked at the equally dashing Chad…

"Alaman and I will go and test him a couple more times. Even if a wood-type mage has some problems, his combat strength isn't strong, so there's nothing to worry about."

Ansel got up from the window.

"Besides, we haven't broken up yet because we were trying to catch that dark mage. Now that we've lost our target, once the other small fry dark mages are caught and the monster riot is over, we probably won't get together much anymore. He's just a temporary teammate, that's enough."

Bob chimed in, "You're right, but whatever you do, don't bring in a weakling who's severely unbalanced in his studies. Also, if he really is an LSP, it's best to keep your distance from Al-Ahman."

Ansel & Chad: →_→

"Then it's settled. I have three days before I return to the capital to report for duty. Alaman, tomorrow you pretend to be stung by a crying bee and go to see a doctor. If he really tries to touch you, call me in."

"good."

the next day.......

'Closon' opened the shop early and lazed around behind the counter, while the system cat was sent out to gather herbs. Originally, he thought it would be another boring day, but an unexpected customer came to visit.

A beautifully dressed, blue-haired woman, her face streaked with tears, burst into the potion shop, demanding that he treat her illness.

That's right, Alaman wasn't faking being stung; she really was. However, for someone as experienced as her, being stung was nothing to worry about; it just caused her to shed tears.

However, she originally intended to make things difficult for this boss with a questionable reputation when she entered the door, but for some reason, she felt that he was a good person the moment she saw him!

This is because the Justice Badge is working, causing the initial favorability rating of the characters on the protagonist's side to increase significantly.

'Klosen' is Yu Ling's alternate account and also has the original owner's memories. It's not like she doesn't recognize Alaman, so she immediately knows that this person is here to test her strength.

Hey, I must say, thankfully the main account has been competing with the intermediate mage level these past few days, otherwise it would be really difficult for a novice mage to overdraw their magic power and use advanced magic.

A highly complex and advanced spell—Spirit Wood's Breath—that was rarely used by ordinary people, dispelled all negative status effects. This overkill approach completely overwhelmed Alaman.