You are all my wings!

This scene was captured by the two elves, and a thought struck them.

Especially for Iris, who had witnessed Leon's high-speed spellcasting firsthand, she had already considered that Leon must have undergone extremely rigorous training to reach such an amazing level of spellcasting.

Now, listening to Leon's casual explanation, coupled with his wistful expression, she immediately imagined how Leon, from an ordinary background, had trained so hard under the incomprehensible gazes of others.

For a moment, I felt a sense of empathy.

Day after day, they bury themselves in training that may or may not be effective. How many difficulties must they overcome in the process?

Iris thought to herself, regardless of whether he was suspicious or not, his efforts were genuine and admirable. Right, why don't I just pretend to believe him, gain his trust first, and then try to get more information out of him?

[Iris's character affinity +5%, current affinity 55%]

Ok?

Lyon noticed the update and a thought struck him.

Huh, just by spouting vague and unhelpful tips, his popularity has increased?

Aren't A-rank and above characters very difficult to romance?

At this moment, Iris spoke:

"Leon, when I first met you, I thought you were a good liar and a playboy. But now it seems that since you have such an amazing casting speed, it means that you must not have had time to waste on girls before."

Leon was speechless. Translated, wasn't that basically saying, "With your hand speed so fast, you must be single?"

You're right, Elise, I am indeed good at lying.

Of course, I'm definitely not a playboy.

Fortunately, Leon sent Bisquie out to scout ahead at that moment, otherwise she would definitely have mocked him.

"I'm sorry that I treated you poorly because of these prejudices. Please forgive me."

Iris thought to herself that she must have been bewitched to apologize to a human just to confirm whether he had lied to her. However, the possibility that he wasn't a playboy was indeed low, but the possibility of him having ulterior motives could not be ruled out. After all, it was not uncommon for humans to covet pure-blooded elves, and it was hard to say that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing and a cleverly disguised man.

Lyon noticed a hint of distrust in Iris's eyes, but he wasn't surprised. He was more worried if Iris were easily deceived.

Now it's his turn to perform.

"Whether you forgive me or not is irrelevant, since you didn't know me before. Speaking of which, since you're joining my group, I'll give you a welcome bonus: I can do a divination for you regarding what happened last night."

Iris's expression immediately turned serious.

Chapter Thirteen: Divination

If Lyon had offered to do a divination yesterday, Iris would definitely have refused.

After fighting Lyon, Iris knew that he was at least a dual-class user, otherwise his magic power would not be more than that of a first-class user.

Although I still had a lot of magic left unused at the time, and also because I was flying in the sky and underestimated my opponent.

But without a doubt, Leon, who can create pseudo-intermediate magic effects by using high-speed casting, is undoubtedly strong enough to rival a third-tier magic user for a short time, excluding the issue of overall endurance. He is also capable of intervening in his mother's affairs... Well, let's see what tricks he can come up with for now!

"Thank you for your help, Lyon. I'm very grateful."

Iris knew the play had come to this point and she had to continue, so she put on a coy expression.

Grani, standing to the side, had a strange look in her eyes, a mixture of surprise and amusement.

She thought to herself, "Oh no, it seems that Iris has met someone who can directly suppress her."

Before this, only she could use pranks to suppress Iris's aloof personality.

Grani's gaze toward Leon held a subtle undertone.

This stemmed from a complex mix of emotions: curiosity about Leon personally, interest in divination, and a touch of jealousy towards Leon and Iris.

"You're welcome. From now on, you'll be my teammate. I'll need your help to explore the dungeon later, so consider this my advance repayment."

Leon knew that Iris didn't fully trust him yet, but he didn't expose her. He smiled and took out some small props from his pocket.

They are a piece of parchment the size of a fist, a fountain pen, and a translucent magic crystal.

"As you can see, my divination requires these mediums. Now, I need you to hold this pen, close your eyes, and touch this piece of parchment, while thinking about the question you want to know, understand?"

This is also a lie told by Leon.

All these props are for pretending to be ghosts or spirits.

Given the extreme rarity and diverse nature of the profession of astrologer, it is not surprising that the tools and mediums used are different.

In essence, his so-called divination was all just speculation based on his familiarity with the game's plot.

Therefore, he would not perform divination for others if he was unsure about something.

Incidentally, if you consistently perform divination for others and receive accurate answers, there's a chance you might trigger career inspiration for becoming an astrologer, which is another reason why Leon always pretends to be an astrologer.

Iris's problem is undoubtedly the whereabouts of her mother, Hamra, and Leon already has a plan in mind.

Hamra was a respectable yet pitiful person.

In "Sword, Magic and Holy Land", Hamra is a background character.

He was primarily active more than fifty years before the main storyline began, and was a renowned elf hero.

Those who can be called heroes are at least sixth-tier powerhouses, and must have accomplished enough to have worthy of being praised in their bard poems.

Hamra lost her lover while she was pregnant with Iris.

Driven by a desire for revenge, he travels across the continent, searching for clues to his vengeance.

For the first ten years or so after Iris was born, she also wandered with Hamla.

It wasn't until Lairis turned sixteen and had to return to the Holy Land of the Elves to take up a supernatural profession that Hamra brought her back to the Holy Land of the Elves.

Iris's current profession is Light Elementalist, one of the highest-ranking professions in the Holy Land of Elves.

This profession has extremely high growth potential and is a very typical late-game profession.

Once you reach the sixth rank, you will possess power nearly equivalent to a legendary mage.

Moreover, the number of jobs available is extremely limited!

Even in the Holy Land of Elves, only one or two pure-blooded elves can successfully take up a job every ten years or so.

The job application process is therefore extremely complicated.

To gain the initiation enlightenment, one must perform an elemental ritual in the sacred land of Ohattra in the Holy Land of the Elves, test one's aptitude for manipulating the light element, defeat all peers, and enter the depths of the sacred land to receive baptism.

The entire process will take more than half a year.

Hamra disappeared suddenly during Iris's baptism, and was only spotted by Iris last night.

These plot points are information that Leon learned from Iris's perspective in his previous life.

On the other hand, what exactly happened to Hamra that led to his fall into darkness is not detailed in the main storyline, but is only depicted in a very subtle way.

When Iris appears in the main story, she has already undergone the Hamra corruption incident and her heart is sealed with cement.

Fortunately, the forum experts deduced the whole story based on various clues, and Lyon had also read through it, so he is now benefiting from it.

There are still three months until the opening story, "The Selection of the Holy Knights," while the Fallen event occurs a week before the start of the first main story.

In other words, there is still a relatively sufficient buffer time to complete this side quest.

As Leon recalled information from his past life, Iris reached out her slender fingers and grabbed the pen. Her fingertips inadvertently touched Leon's, and she immediately looked away from his gaze and fingers.

Then, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and touched the parchment with the tip of her pen.

Nourishing.

The area marked by the pen blurred into an irregular ink blot.

The magic crystal in Leon's hand emitted a faint glow.

"Okay."

Lyon spoke seriously:

“Miss Iris, I have a few questions for you to answer. You just need to tell me yes or no, and you must not hesitate, otherwise the divination will be inaccurate, understand?”

"clear."

Iris released the pen and met the serious-looking Leon's gaze; her expression also turned solemn.

"First, when you hold the pen, are the questions you silently think about related to your family?"

"Yes."

Is this person your mother?

"Yes."

"You saw her yesterday and found that her personality seemed completely different from before?"

"……Yes."

"You saw your mother near the Prince's residence in the northern district of the capital?"

"Yes."

"You lost your mother in the northern suburbs of the capital?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I've finished asking my questions. Please wait while I organize the divination results."

"it is good."

Iris found Leon's questions to be very accurate, which made her no longer doubt whether Leon could perform divination.

After all, these situations are all too private.

Even if someone else could investigate her information in advance, they probably couldn't do it with such accuracy and detail.

Even though his motives are questionable, if the divination really yields some results, should I believe it or not?

Granny, who was standing nearby, pulled Iris aside and whispered in her ear, unable to contain herself, "I can't help but ask:"

"You saw Aunt Hamra yesterday? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"It's all because you played a prank on me right from the start."

Iris retorted in a low voice, clearly annoyed.

"No, no, it was you who was concerned about who changed your pajamas as soon as you woke up, that's a love..."

"Forget it, there's no point in arguing about this," Iris quickly interrupted.

"Oh, so you don't want to argue now?"

"Granny, stop nagging!" Iris was a little nervous. Her cousin was too love-obsessed. How could she bring up her own love life in this? She would never think about such things!

"Nervous? Okay, let's get back to the point. Aunt Hamra is completely different from before, what's going on?"

"I don't know, I just noticed that her eyes were full of darkness and ruthlessness, which was completely different from her previous gentleness and righteousness."

"You managed to talk to her?"

"No, I stood in front of her, but she suppressed me with one move and I could only watch her walk away, not knowing where she went. Why won't my mother tell me what happened? It seems I'm still too weak to help her."

A hint of sadness flashed in Iris's eyes.

Grani hugged Iris: "You did a great job, Iris. You are the fastest advancing elf in our generation. Don't be discouraged."

Iris didn't answer, but looked at Lyon, wondering what kind of divination result this man would give.

Chapter Fourteen: I'm Not Just a Name

"The divination results are in."

Leon coughed lightly, interrupting Iris and Granny's romantic moment.

Iris immediately stepped aside, sat upright on one side of the sofa, and then smoothed her light blue hair with one hand.

Grani casually crossed her legs.

Iris took a deep breath and stared at Lyon: