Chapitre 260: The Art of Alchemy

After an eventful night, the party officially welcomed its two new members around breakfast, unaware that Morgane's return had already reached Thorian's ears.

However, after the college issued wide-scale recruitment, offering enviable positions in the teachers' houses as alchemists prompted him to alter his plans. The effects already showed up as their potions and magic weapons productions severely diminished. Thus, despite his anger, he stayed his hand, waiting for the perfect opportunity to get rid of the girl without further endangering his nation's interests.

"Those two traitors joined the college," he muttered, seated on his golden throne, his voice echoing in the empty room. "Something is wrong," he added with a deep frown. He knew he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer when it came to wits and calculations. Yet, the situation's evolution was too bizarre to be ignored.