Greetings, Mister Principal: The story behind the scenes

At night, in a dilapidated house in the north of Olmsted.

It rained heavily last night and there was a puddle outside the house. This was once a villa built by a businessman in the wild. However, due to the decline of the businessman's family and no time for him to take care of it, this house in the wild gradually fell into disuse. At first it was still There are some homeless people taking shelter here, but after being washed away by several flash floods and mudslides, only wild beasts can live here in this originally exquisite villa.

Outside the villa, a simple carriage was parked on the overgrown grassland. The horse was chewing fresh weeds with its head lowered, and its tail was flicking to drive away the insects.

In the villa, a gray-haired man was sitting on a stone with slight disgust. He was afraid that the surrounding mud and water would contaminate his clothes. Even the stone was covered with several layers of handkerchiefs.

"Ambecos, why are we in such a hurry to leave Olmsted, when Macon just gives up?"

The gray-haired man, Raven Iain Gray, frowned and said that because they were walking too fast, and because Ambedex wanted to hide their whereabouts, they did not take a regular ship, but chose to take a carriage.

Raven was born into a privileged family, so naturally he couldn't stand such trouble. He had only been away from Olmsted for just one day, and he was already complaining so much that he finally found a place to rest for a while.

The bonfire reflected Raven's face, and he looked to the side at the black-haired man squatting on a worn-out wooden sofa without caring, hoping to get a more detailed explanation.

Ampcos didn't speak during this whole journey, which made Raven feel that the matter was serious, but Raven, who thought he was the leader, still wanted to get a reply.

"More than one high-level mage appeared in Olmsted."

Ambecos finally spoke. He stared at the flames and said lightly.

"...They discovered Macon?"

Raven didn't answer immediately, but thought for a while before speaking.

At the same time, Raven also felt a little scared.

If the high-level mages have known Macon's traces for a long time but have never pursued it, does it mean that they want to use Macon as bait to attract other people who covet the Philosopher's Stone?

I thought I was a hunter looking for treasures, but I didn’t expect that I had already become someone else’s prey?

"Not necessarily. If the Magic Association had already known Macon's location, then we would have been caught the moment we stepped into Olmsted, let alone being able to leave in a carriage so leisurely. ”

Ambecos said, holding his chin with both hands, as if thinking.

"And that mage, well, is not ordinary."

He recalled the old man who almost seriously injured him with just one punch. He was not any high-level mage that Ambekos knew, at least not from the Tower of Rainbow.

Not all high-level mages are members of the High-level Council. Some mages do not want to be bound, so they stay away from the High-level Council and the Tower of Rainbow. Of course, most of these mages have long since stopped caring about the world and live in seclusion in the mountains to study. Magic, Rainbow Tower pays close attention to the whereabouts of these people to prevent unexpected disasters.

Ambecos guessed that the old man might be such a mage. He accidentally met himself in Olmsted who tried to kill Reiner, and then he helped Reiner.

The aura of the high-level mage who came later was the Lord of the Mercury Scale that Reiner found through some means.

After things have progressed to this point, the Macon incident should be known to the public.

"Macon has been living in seclusion these years. Even the Serpent of Chaos couldn't find him. I didn't expect him to be hiding in Olmsted. If I hadn't come with you, I wouldn't have been able to find him so easily. Whereabouts."

After learning about the existence of Macon, Ambekos’ goal became to find Macon and eliminate other people who were trying to find Macon. Unfortunately, he ran into trouble at the beginning. Reiner The presence of the high-level mage made Ampelkos very uneasy. After thinking about it, he decided to immediately give up the information about Macon and the Philosopher's Stone.

Saving your life is important.

Although Ampelkos is young and has outstanding talent, he also knows how to advance and retreat. He himself is not very interested in the Philosopher's Stone. He is preparing to recycle it purely for the Serpent of Chaos. Now facing possible threats to his life, Naturally, he chose his own life.

However, the members of the Chaos Serpent have been involved in accidents one after another recently, and they are all more or less related to Reiner Inglet, which makes Ampelkos feel an inexplicable worry. Although he does not believe in fate, a series of Coincidence does indicate something.

Ambecos stared at the flickering flames and felt tired for the first time.

......

In a secluded hotel room in Olmsted City.

As the sun set, the empty house was silent. Suddenly, as if a painting was torn apart, a crack appeared in the space, and two figures emerged from it.

One of them is a beautiful gray-haired woman wearing a long burgundy dress, and the other is a blond girl with an indifferent expression. These are Phyllis Inglet and Harrison.

With two clicks, Phyllis walked into the room from the void, and Helleson followed closely behind. The torn space quickly returned to normal, and there was no trace of any damage.

"How about it, Helleson?"

Phyllis came to the table, took out an iron box from an unknown pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and sighed with relief.

"Affirmative. The analysis has been completed and the method of making the Philosopher's Stone is mastered."

The expressionless girl Helleson said calmly, then reached out and took out several pieces of parchment from the void and handed them to Phyllis.

Phyllis raised her eyebrows~IndoMTL.com~ took the parchment and read it carefully from beginning to end before putting it down.

"My nosy brother probably never dreamed that Helleson attached his own alchemy creature to Macon's attack, copied Macon's brain during the conversation, and read relevant information The memory of the Philosopher's Stone."

Phyllis did not expect that Reiner found Macon first and even stopped Macon's alchemy circle. Originally, Phyllis planned to wait until Macon was about to activate the alchemy circle and then rely on the flow of magic power to search. Macon, but because Macon was found by Reiner and exposed his aura in advance, Phyllis was able to rush to the scene.

According to the original plan, after Hellaison eliminated Macon, they had enough time to slowly obtain the intelligence and details of the Philosopher's Stone. However, due to Reiner's intervention, Hellaison could only use this This was a special but not very safe method. Fortunately, it succeeded once and saved Phyllis from the trouble of sneaking into the Magic Association to steal corpses in the future.

"With the formula of the Philosopher's Stone, I can exchange for what I need."

Phyllis took out a silver box from her storage bag, put the Philosopher's Stone in it, and locked it carefully, her eyes full of anticipation.