“I only have two years left to carry out my obligations as a member of the Rosemary family. But no matter how much I tried, no one would accept me as their partner.”

Releasing the surname Rosemary here is not as easy as just saying it. Noble families had great burdens and responsibilities and were protected by their families and the Pendragon Kingdom.

Breaking away from this name means abandoning all protection provided by the Pendragon Kingdom. That means there is no longer someone who will protect him from dangers that threaten him from outside.

Even now, many eyes were looking at Leon and Alice.

Alice probably didn't realize it. Even though she knew the only reason she was still safe right now was because of the family name she had, she didn't know much about the dangers lurking in the darkness.

"Are you sure? It was such a brave decision. But you have to know that it's not as easy as just saying it. The moment you say you will rid yourself of the Rosemary family name, in that second you will lose your life." Leon advised her.

"I know it. In this world, without power, I would only be a slave at best. If it was bad, I can't imagine what would happen.” Alice said quietly while looking up at the moon in the sky.

She is in a dilemma. If she doesn't find a mate soon and bear offspring within two years, punishment will come and she will be exiled from Rosemary's family.

If she dropped the name of the Rosemary family right now, who knows what might happen? With her beauty and low strength, her fate would be very bad.

“Mr. Constantine, can I ask you a favor?”

"What's that?"

Leon decided to listen to Alice's words. There's no harm in listening to this woman's request. After all, it wouldn't be interesting to come to a new world and not know anyone else.

Even though Alice will forget him in the end, that doesn't mean Leon will. After all, as long as Alice didn't bother him, he wouldn't mind helping her too much.

"Can we meet again like now? I don't know why I feel happy when I'm with you." Alice smiled as she handed over a plain Insignia made of green gems.

Without waiting for Leon's answer, Alice immediately continued. “In my entire life, I have almost never had a friend. Be it my family or my siblings, they all think that each of them is just a tool that must be used for Rosemary's family politics. The people I meet always avoid me because of my family name. But when I met you, it was nice… really nice.”

Alice turned around and looked up at the night sky. It was a bright night with the full moon shining softly.

“I will think about what to do next.”

"Are you sure? I can actually help you if you need anything.”

Alice shook her head slowly, rejecting Leon's offer. “I want to try and see what I can do. Moreover, I am a Magus.”

She took out 2 white rings that seemed to display the softness of the full moon. Rather than calling it white, it looked like something so pure.

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“See you, Mr. Constantine. I hope we can meet again.”

Alice left leaving Leon alone. He only saw Alice's figure slowly disappearing.

Leon didn't say a word and left the place. The night was still long and he felt like going for a walk for now.

***

At the Betlam family mansion, Balak looked at his son who was still asleep. His face slowly turned pale but soon returned to normal.

“This child's mana keeps disappearing and being drained. Balak, what really happened to this child?” Wade asked curiously. He slowly injected a serum into Felix's body.

"I also do not know. It's just that, not long ago he formed his fourth ring and became unconscious after that. Do you know anything?”

Wade placed his finger on Felix's head and mobilized his magic energy. After a while, he withdrew his magic energy and shook his head. “Things have become very strange. All I know is, if you don't save him, he will become even more lost and directionless.”

Balak saw the gaze Wade directed at him. He seemed to be asking this person for an explanation. “Look, I don't know what you're trying to hide but it won't do any good. Just the information about the five year old child who formed his fourth ring would get Felix into all kinds of trouble. He was even more talented than you back then.”

Balak didn't answer. He only looked towards the youngest son he had with great affection.

“Wade, can you keep this a secret from Vienna Hall?”

Wade just sighed and shook his head. "I will do my best. Just don't expect much. Because of the strange phenomenon that occurred in Maple City and the involvement of the teacher you recruited, other Organizations were excited and started many investigations into that person.”

“Even Vienna Hall also mobilized many people to search for him.”

Hearing that, Balak became confused. "Who are you looking for? I've never been involved with someone before.”

“You… are you kidding me now? Of course, the teacher taught your son."

Balak still shook his head. “I never asked anyone to teach Felix. If I did, there's no way I would forget something like that.”

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

"You really don't remember?" Wade asked again to be sure.

"I don't. What exactly are you talking about? "I was looking for someone to teach Felix, but I don't remember anyone successfully passing the test I gave."

Wade fell silent and looked at Balak with a strange look.

This is strange. In the report given by Venna Hall, they clearly stated that this person had a relationship with Balak. They even asked me to investigate that person.

“Who are you actually talking about?”

“His name is…” Wade was about to say something when he felt something was wrong.

What's his name?

That person's name... Who?

Why can't I remember? I clearly investigated that person beforehand even though I didn't get anything. Wade tried hard to remember and even used his magic energy to recreate the memory fragments he had.

He was a Magus who specialized in examining memories. As someone who had already reached the Great Magus 1 loop stage, it should be easy for him if he felt something was wrong.

Strangely, No matter how hard he tried and how much magic Energy he expended, he couldn't remember anything. As if there was nothing wrong in his memory.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Balak looked at Wade with a worried look.

“This… let's talk about it another time. "Right now it's better if we focus on the organizational problems that are attacking you."

Balak nodded while looking at a paper given by Wade. After reading about it, he frowned. "You're not kidding about this, are you?"

Balak saw an image of a circular worm that seemed distorted by time and space. With a big eye in the middle and a clock behind it, it gave off an inexplicably strange impression.

A symbol of terror and fear that has haunted the world in the past. Even though their history has been largely forgotten, the horror they brought truly brought nightmares to this world.

“For now, don't act rashly, and don't let anyone from outside enter this place. Even the Betlam family in the federation don't let them in."

"I understand."

Wade left, leaving Balak alone who was still pensive next to Felix. His mind was still spinning rapidly thinking about the strange reaction he got when Wade talked about a teacher he had called.

“No matter how much I remember it, it's useless. I can't remember anything anymore.”

If so, who was that person?

Wade couldn't possibly lie to him just for a prank. He is a relaxed, straightforward person, and is also talented in various things. But when it came to his friends, Wade never joked.

“The world really is filled with all kinds of strange things.”