“You are…” When Igor saw an old man identical to the one in his memory, he realized he had come to the right place.
He entered the cottage and planned to greet the old man.
“Shh.” Before Igor could open his mouth, the old man first turned his face, signaled Igor to be quiet, and said coldly, “Keep your voice down, uninvited brats!
You’re disturbing my flowers and trees!
The flowers in my house prefer silence…” “…” Igor looked at the stern-faced old man who remained calm without changing expression.
“…” However, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, who had originally been standing behind Igor, were frightened by the coldness the old man unintentionally released.
While Mirajane and the others were at a loss, the previously dark cottage suddenly brightened, and the old man’s head, shaped like a small floret of broccoli, appeared.
Before the group could recover from their shock at the old man’s appearance, all the flowers in the room bloomed at once, and a pleasant fragrance drifted everywhere.
The old man who had until then worn a serious expression suddenly grinned and burst out laughing, “Hahahaha, just kidding!
Did I startle everyone?!” “Actually, flowers love a lively atmosphere the most!
I’m really happy today, because no outsiders have come to my cottage in over ten years.” The old man grinned and began talking to himself.
“What a troublesome old man.” Mirajane gave an honest evaluation.
“Excuse me, are you Warrod Sequen, one of the Four Gods of Ishgar?” Igor asked the other party with a calm expression.
He already knew Warrod’s personality, so of course he was not angry.
“Indeed, I am Warrod Sequen, one of the ‘Ten Great Wizards.'” Warrod Sequen nodded firmly, then said with a laugh, “Just kidding!” “Huh?” Surprise appeared on the faces of Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman.
If the person in front of them was not Warrod Sequen, didn’t that mean all their efforts these past two weeks had been wasted?!
“Haha, that joke just now was a real joke.” While the Strauss Siblings were still in shock, Warrod Sequen said with a smile.
“You’re really annoying.” Mirajane was truly at a loss for words.
Honestly, she could not believe that this seemingly unreliable old man was actually one of the Four Great Wizards standing at the peak of the Ishgar Continent.
“…” However, when Mirajane remembered that Gildarts, known as the “strongest” Wizard on the Ishgar Continent, had also not been a decent human being, she immediately understood.
Igor responded with a bitter smile.
The most powerful Wizards on the Ishgar Continent so far did not seem to be ordinary humans.
Gildarts… Trash King.
“God” Serena… chuunibyou.
Hyberion… vampire.
Wolfheim… a difficult old man.
Warrod Sequen… an eccentric old man who thinks he’s funny.
Precht… a magic monster.
Mard Geer… severe paranoid disorder.
Hmm, it seems there isn’t a single decent human among them.
Some of them might not even be human.
Therefore, it was essential to break the curse of these God-level Wizards who had stepped into the “non-human realm.” Being strong was never the same as being ordinary.
“So, you little ones, why did you come from so far away to visit this old man?” Warrod Sequen muttered to himself, “Ah, I’m a bit thirsty,” then right in front of everyone stuck the spout of a watering can directly into his mouth and gulped it down in one go.
“Igor, did you go to the wrong person?” Mirajane opened her mouth a little, then quietly approached Igor and asked in a low voice.
“Mira, don’t look down on this old man.
He is one of the most powerful Wizards on the Ishgar Continent, ranked fourth even among the Ten Wizard Saints.
He is also known as one of the Four Gods of Ishgar.” Igor explained Warrod’s identity to Mirajane.
“Is that so?” “Is he really that amazing?” As Mirajane spoke, a light of “strength” flickered in her eyes, and she turned to look at Warrod Sequen.
Then, when Mirajane saw Warrod Sequen gulping water from the watering can, that illusion instantly collapsed!
“I can’t treat this old man as equal to the Four Gods of Ishgar.” Seeing that, Mirajane couldn’t help rubbing her forehead and voicing her dissatisfaction.
“Lord Warrod, would you please take a look at this…” Igor smiled, carefully took out the “Elementary Magic and Magic Particle Refinement Method” he had prepared in advance from his backpack, and handed it to Warrod to read.
“Huh?” “What is this?” Warrod opened the “refinement method” Igor had given him.
As a great Wizard who had devoted himself to the path of magic for hundreds of years, he immediately became absorbed in the method.
About an hour later, Warrod muttered to himself, “Wonderful, truly wonderful!
This is a really wonderful idea!” “If everyone in this world could always efficiently extract and absorb Ethernano from the atmosphere, everyone could become a magic genius.” Warrod immediately recognized the value of the “refinement method.” Although the “refinement method” still had rough parts, the underlying idea was extremely precious.
“Lord Warrod, the reason we came to visit you is that we would be grateful if you could help improve this ‘Magic Refinement Method.'” “We know the current ‘Magic Refinement Method’ is still very rough, but even with the ‘magic skills’ we have accumulated, we cannot improve it any further.” Hearing Warrod praise the “Magic Refinement Method” provided by the system, Igor chuckled and explained his purpose.
“Ohh?” “Aren’t you afraid I’ll secretly learn your ‘refinement method’?” Warrod set down the “refinement method” and asked Igor.
“Since I myself entrusted this ‘refinement method’ to you and even asked you to help improve it, I have no fear at all even if you master it.” Igor laughed.
Of course, he was not afraid of Warrod mastering the “refinement method.” Considering Warrod’s level of expertise, even without this “refinement method,” he should be able to efficiently absorb “Ethernano” from the atmosphere at any time, right?
“If you trust me, stay at my house for a while.” “I’ll do my utmost to support you so you can perfectly master this ‘refinement method.'” Warrod smiled at Igor and agreed to Igor’s request.
“!!!” When Mirajane learned they would be staying at Warrod’s cottage, she protested a little unhappily.
“Warrod, your house is too small.
I don’t think there’s enough space for all of us to stay.” “Oh?
Young lady, how big a room do you want to stay in?” Warrod smiled at Mirajane and asked.
“At the very least, everyone should have a rest room, a training room, and a toilet, right?” Mirajane made an outrageous demand.
“I’ll grant your wish~.” Warrod smiled lightly, tapped his staff, waved his hand, and the small two-story building instantly began expanding in all directions, transforming in the blink of an eye into a huge “Tree Fortress” covering an area of more than one hectare.
“Eh?” Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna all stood frozen in shock and said in disbelief, “Grandpa, isn’t the amount of magical power in your body a little too exaggerated?” After all, he was the one who had single-handedly prevented the desertification of the continent, so of course his magical power was enormous.
Igor said with a somewhat envious look, “In other words, the standard for people who use wood-type abilities is the ‘3-bedroom, 1-living-room’ method?” “No.” This specification can no longer be called a “3-bedroom, 1-living-room” construction method.
It should be called a “castle” construction method.
Igor thought silently.