Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

So, a basic level of respect was naturally expected. In fact, Ian never saw Ignysyl as a pet, nor did he ever ask him to call him "master."

In his opinion, one should treat others the way they wish to be treated.

He saw no need to impose anything on the little dragon just because their bond was of a dominating type.

"Yeah... Yeah... haha, now you know how awesome I am? Although your transgression regarding this sacred bond was improper, for his sake, I will reluctantly forgive you."

"After all, I'm a mighty dragon above all—how can I take such little things to heart?"

However, this kind of attitude sometimes made him question his own opinion.

"Okay, stop this act. Now that the introduction is complete, tell us where you went before?"

Ian stopped Ignysyl in time, speechless, and asked about his earlier whereabouts to divert the topic.

He couldn't stand this anymore.

So, he inquired about what mattered most for now.

In fact, the moment they were teleported outside of the Ignsia Tower, Ignysyl directly disappeared from his shoulder.

If not for the Primal Bond working properly and showing his connection with him somewhere, Ian would have thought he had been scammed.

So, he was quite interested in where this little guy went so hurriedly.

"Yeah... haha... sorry, sorry."

Ignysyl saw Ian's questioning gaze and immediately understood what happened. So, he dropped his mighty act and smiled awkwardly on his shoulder.

"At that time, I was so excited to get out of the tower that I forgot to tell you before leaving."

"But I swear, I was just flying around in this area. And after finding out that this place seems weird, I returned immediately."

Ignysyl said honestly.

"Oh? What weirdness did you notice?"

Ian asked, intrigued. As for him disappearing without notice, he didn't take it to heart.

In fact, he thought this guy might not appear for a few days.

After all, he had been cooped up in that tower for who knew how long. After finally gaining freedom, it was natural to want to wander around.

"Oh, let me tell you..."

Seeing that Ian didn't seem to take his disappearance that badly, Ignysyl perked up again.

"First, I noticed that this place is too barren. Honestly, it's so barren, I don't even know how you guys can live here."

He said, looking at Lyra and Ian with pure wonder.

"Okay, say something new that we don't know yet."

Ian couldn't help but feel tired, as this little dragon really had a way with his words and expressions.

If he didn't stop him in time, he might go on and on.

"Oh... uhum... yeah, so I was surprised that there was so little mana or even none when I entered the land.

So, I thought about what could cause this, so... I tried to find out the cause since there was nothing interesting in this place at all, then..."

Ignysyl trailed off as if he were debating whether to say this or not.

"Hm? Did you find out why that is?"

Finally, something interesting spouted from this little dragon's mouth that drew Ian's attention.

"Yeah... I did or maybe I didn't..."

Ignysyl nodded first, then scratched his head in confusion as to how to answer.

But seeing that Ian was about to really get angry, he hurriedly replied.

"See, it's not that I directly found why the mana in this place is so scarce. But I have my suspicions."

He continued.

"When I used my space ability to travel a little inside this continent, I found that my Domain and Rule were slowly beginning to wane as if I couldn't control them."

"You know, since I have the power of rule and my own domain, it didn't matter even if there was no mana. I can still travel and fight like normal. But if I lose them..."

Ignysyl said, a little afraid.

"So, I quickly returned without venturing further at all. And from the memory I had, there are only two ways such things can happen—either there is a powerful entity there with a high-order domain and rule, or there must be a powerful array engulfing the entire continent."

"And from my conjecture, it should be the latter, although I don't know what type of array that is."

He said everything in one go, causing Ian to ponder.

'An array, huh? Three forbidden zones, a mythic level tower, and an array that spans the entire continent?'

Ian could guess a few things since this was the place where the Wizard War had taken place thousands of years ago.

But they were just guesses, and he had no intention of verifying them in the first place.

So, he looked at Ignysyl and waved his hands.

"Okay, no need to involve yourself in such things. We're leaving this continent anyway. Just be careful and don't wander around recklessly just because you have abilities, understand?"

Ian reprimanded lightly at last, as he didn't want anything drastic to happen. Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire

"Yeah, I will. Don't worry."

Ignysyl nodded, realizing he had been too careless.

If his Rule of Fire had failed him, he might have really been in danger. After all, he was young and weak, even if his starting point was higher and the potential was greater.

"Oh, yeah, what about the treasure? Did you sense anything?"

Ian suddenly asked, remembering that Igysyl had mentioned having such an ability. If he could sense something, that would be great.

But as he expected, the chances were really low.

"What treasure could possibly be in this barren place?"

Igysyl rolled his eyes at Ian's whimsical ideas.

"I did consider finding some good stuff for you as promised, but given the conditions here... Unless I dive into the sea, which I'd rather not do."

He shook his head.

As a fire elemental dragon, venturing into deep water was far from ideal unless absolutely necessary.

"That's true."

Ian agreed as he didn't have much expectation. However, the reason why he brought this topic up was for something else.

"Since you said you have such an ability, look at this."

After saying that, Ian took out a gem from his mana ring and threw it over his shoulder to Ignysyl, who reflexively used his mental power to make it float in front of him.

"What do you think of this? Can you sense anything?"

He asked when he saw Ignysyl looking intently at the lavender-colored gem, adorned with intricate red patterns that seemed chaotic.

"Demon Heart!"

And sure enough, Ignysyl immediately understood what the Runestone actually was.

He had been thinking of showing it to him for a while to see if he knew about it. It seemed his idea worked.