You are all my wings!

It is evident that unlocking the corresponding panel will most likely require a character with two A-rank characters or higher, or at least a single S-rank character.

Of course, this is just Lyon's speculation.

Because, in essence, the character Iris, who enabled Leon to successfully unlock the character panel, is also quite special.

For example, Iris is one of the few protagonists in this series who is able to successfully reach the ending of the fourth installment.

Other well-known female protagonists, even if they reach a happy ending, still have a high probability of dying together with the final boss.

If you take the wrong route, you may face various tragic deaths.

Incidentally, Iris is one of the main characters in the second movie; she also appeared in the first movie.

When he first appeared, he was just a minor supporting character with moderate screen time, and his abilities were far from top-tier.

However, thanks to its stunningly beautiful character design and its unique personality—cool yet obsessed with making money—it enjoys immense popularity among players.

So in the second part, Iris, thanks to her popularity, managed to turn the tables and become the third female lead in the second part.

His strength has grown to the sixth-tier quasi-legendary level!

When the second part of the story concludes, Iris breaks through to the Legendary level, possessing a widely circulated legendary poem. She is only one step away from completing her epic feat and becoming an eighth-tier epic-level powerhouse.

Although she did not appear in the third part while she was in a state of cultivation, in the fourth part, the epic poem was transformed into the demigod hymn, and she was also completely promoted to the ninth-order demigod, exchanging her S+ level potential.

In the final battle of the fourth part, he contributed the crucial Light Domain Purification Technique, purifying most of the continent that had been polluted by the end with a single move.

Iris, the pure-blooded elf, is an indispensable character on the road to a perfect ending.

Of course, as a veteran player of the entire series, Leon also knew that Iris was a character who needed to be recruited as early as possible in the early stages of the story.

Although she appears aloof at the moment, she is more arrogant and haughty.

This is arguably the best time to plan your strategy.

If Iris had waited until the first part of the story began, after experiencing her mother's fall into darkness and being sealed in cement, that would have been truly aloof.

By then, they won't be so easy to win over.

Of course, the reason why Leon chose to pursue Iris first is because among all the A-rank and above characters in the work, Iris is currently the lowest-ranked.

Other characters of S rank or higher are guaranteed to appear at least at Tier 4 in the main storyline, with most appearing at Tier 5 or 6.

"As expected, this blank character panel wasn't for nothing. After waiting for so long, it's finally activated! It wasn't easy."

Leon carefully reviewed the information on the character panel, feeling excited.

Putting everything else aside, the reward for the first mission alone is fantastic, as it solves the fundamental problem of his low magical power and slow improvement speed as an ordinary human.

It's important to know that the maximum increase in magic power for each rank is limited.

Since awakening his memories, Leon has been training day and night, and with the help of various items obtained through information asymmetry, his magic power limit is only 25.

This number is only enough for him to cast 25 basic spells in a short period of time.

In "Swords, Magic and Holy Land", the upper limit of magic power determines the combat limit of a strong person!

Even Iris, a third-tier pure-blooded elf with an S+ potential ceiling, currently only has a maximum magic power of 61.

Clearly, a 10-point increase in the maximum magic power is extraordinary.

The other reward, light elemental magic, is even rarer.

After all, elemental magic is an extremely powerful form of magic that can only be used by pure-blooded elves and a few special humans.

Elemental magic cast at the same rank is definitely several times more powerful than ordinary magic.

Moreover, based on Leon's previous gaming experience, now that the first side quest has been successfully triggered, others will definitely be triggered in the future.

Iris, who has an A-level storyline weight, has at least a dozen side quests attached to her.

If you calculate it that way, having long-term contact with Iris is definitely a win-win situation, and you might even make a lot of money!

Although I had previously used my information advantage to acquire some important extraordinary items and key objects.

However, limited by their own abilities and background, the good things they could obtain were truly limited.

This side quest seems absolutely necessary to be completed.

"Speaking of which, aren't you going to keep an eye on Iris? There's less than an hour left until midnight, isn't there?"

Just as Leon was carefully examining the newly unlocked character panel, Bisquie suddenly spoke up.

"It's alright, it's not time yet."

Lyon maintained his closed-eyes gaze as he reviewed the information on the panel, and calmly answered.

Leon wasn't in a hurry, but Bisquie was: "I'm waiting for you to deliver on your divination results!"

This was the first time she had heard that Leon knew divination, and she was very curious whether Leon had accurately predicted Iris's next move.

She even suspected that her usual shrewdness had been misled by Leon into becoming a familiar because of this divination technique.

"No rush, no rush. I have a part-time job today. I can finish it up after I get paid."

Bisci was taken aback: "Weren't you attending a ball? What kind of part-time job is this?"

"You've been following me for two weeks and you still don't know? I can earn 2 gold coins from the ball organizers just by standing here until the end of the ball."

"My God! This is almost half of our profits from exploring the dungeon! How do you manage to earn so much?"

Bisquie was consumed by jealousy, nudging Lyon like an angry cow.

"It is said that noble girls will dress up in their finest attire as soon as they hear that I will be there, adding a lot of beauty to the ball. So the organizers are happy to give me some compensation. But don't think that you can spend lavishly because of this. Such opportunities are rare. We should still be frugal."

Lyon explained casually.

As for the relationship in Chapter Four, guess?

Upon hearing this, Bisji paused for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"I get it! So that's why you put on that unapproachable aura? Because if the noble girls see that you're hard to get along with, they'll try to accept invitations from other noblemen since they're already here?"

“That’s right. The ball was a huge success. I earned gold coins, the nobles gained opportunities to get close to the girls, and the girls learned to compromise. It’s a win-win-win situation, winning four times over. Isn’t that wonderful?”

Lyon shrugged.

Bisji said indignantly, "But aren't you just colluding with the organizers to deceive the feelings of us young girls in love?"

"First of all, you are a wandering spirit, not a young girl. Secondly, people who only come for handsome appearances are inherently superficial. They must have met more than one noble scion before, and they might even turn around and deceive the feelings of other noble scions."

Bisquie's movements, which were constantly nuzzling against Lyon's waist, froze, and she muttered:

"Okay, okay, I admit I'm superficial, alright?"

Leon smiled and reached out to touch Bisquie's translucent face:

"You're not shallow; you just suppressed your true nature too much when you were a priest, and it's only now that your true nature has been revealed."

Bisquie was initially a little nervous and excited when Leon touched her face.

But when she heard Leon say that, she angrily opened her mouth and bit Leon, then bit through him:

"Hmph! I'm not revealing my true nature, I'm just unable to control myself when I'm with you!"

"Alright, stop being so lovey-dovey. I'm going to collect my appearance fee for today, and then we'll head to Iris's mansion. If I can get this done tonight, I'll have my real target—the upgrade item."

……

"Interesting. You're also quite interested in Leon Belon?"

As Iris stepped out of the small west side door of the ballroom, a soft and clearly enunciated voice suddenly came from behind her.

you also?

Iris turned her head and saw a beautiful woman standing by the door, dressed in a bright red, luxurious religious robe and wearing a feathered crown.

Britta von Hessia, the papal saint whose surname was a god, was gazing at Iris with a mischievous smile.

"You just saw it?"

Iris narrowed her eyes.

Britta smiled and nodded:

"Of course, anyone would be curious if the prettiest elf at the ball suddenly went to talk to the most handsome man."

Iris spoke calmly:

"That's my fault. In fact, I already regret talking to him."

"What, does it not suit your taste when viewed up close?"

"No, his looks are fine, even too good. The problem is that he talks too frivolously and throws out a bet he thinks is profound."

"Even if he gives you the bets in advance for safekeeping, and you don't need to sign a betting agreement?"

Britta pointed out points that Iris had not mentioned.

“I admit that his approach is indeed very charming, but that makes me even less likely to associate with him, because he is clearly a seasoned playboy.”

Iris shook her head.

"Then why did you agree to his bet?"

“This is a different matter from business dealings, and I’m short of money and I don’t think I can lose.”

"If you really think you won't lose, then it just means you're underestimating your opponent."

Britta snapped open the palm-sized bamboo fan with foreign writing printed on it and covered her mouth with a soft laugh.

Iris: "Then I would like to ask, what are the outstanding qualities of that gentleman besides his appearance?"

Britta said calmly:

"He's not just outstanding. It's said that Leon was born mentally challenged, didn't learn to walk until he was three, and didn't learn to speak until he was seven. He was a well-known intellectually disabled person. After he was nearly drowned at the age of twelve and was saved, he seemed to be reborn. He quickly learned first-level spells without chanting at home through self-study."

"So that's how it is. The dissociation disorder has been resolved? So the talent has returned? From an ordinary background, without divine protection, to be able to reach the first level in five years, and with no chanting magic at that? That's truly extraordinary."

Iris was moved.

"Not only that, he can not only chant single-element magic, but also four elements: wind, earth, water, and fire! He even single-handedly defeated a dragon larva at the beginning of this year, achieving the same feat as you."

"He's mastered all four magic types to the point of no chanting? A human can actually do what only a few pure-blooded elves can do? And he even defeated a wyvern larva? Isn't he only a first-tier? Did he create some completely new magical technique?"

"Nobody knows for sure. In any case, he is indeed an unpredictable person. As someone you know well, I suggest you don't let your guard down."

"You waited here for me on purpose just to say this?"

"Of course, I saw a very interesting scene tonight, so I'm really looking forward to the rest of your bet."

Britta wore a detached, amused smile, as if it were none of her business.

"By the way, Iris, although Lyon is a genius and has a bright future, however—"

As Britta spoke, she deliberately drew out her words, and her mischievous, teasing eyes made Iris want to beat Britta up and teach her a lesson about respecting the elderly and caring for the young.

"But what? Speak up!"

"His handsomeness is unparalleled, and many powerful old noblewomen in the capital have their eyes on him. His current situation is not particularly pleasant."

"Being targeted by an old lady?"

Iris was taken aback; this did indeed seem like a possible scenario within the kingdom.

Britta laughed:

"Isn't your elven holy land trying to get diplomats like you to intermarry with humans as soon as possible? I think Lyon would be a good candidate. You could consider it. It would solve the problem of Lyon being targeted by the old ladies, and it would also allow you to fulfill the requirements from above. It's a win-win situation, isn't it?"

"Hmph! Why should I marry a playboy like this? And what do you mean by 'it will also allow me to fulfill my requirements'? Am I just a byproduct? What exactly is your relationship with Leon Belon?"

Iris stared at Britta's face with displeasure.

"As for our relationship, guess?"

"I get it. You're the mastermind behind Leon Belon's bet? You waited for me here on purpose to stall for time so I couldn't get home before midnight?"

"No, I'm just an unrelated third party. I'm simply curious about this recently famous person out of personal interest."

"I do not believe!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Iris suddenly darted out of the marquis's mansion where the ball was being held, lifting the hem of her ball gown with her long, slender arms.

Under the moonlit sky, a graceful figure darted away between the high walls of the mansion.