The Great Temple was full of believers as usual, but as it approached evening time, it gradually became quieter. I was slowly walking around like the ordinary believers and looking for Hillis and Arwen, but I couldn't see them at all. Suddenly, now that I had time alone, there was nothing much to do.

"Hmm, have I been relying too much on magic?" I said to myself.

A magician could perceive mana on the level of any other physical sense. When one mastered mana control, it would be easy to detect the movement of mana even though it wasn’t something that could be seen with the naked eye.

Of course, I could perceive things with my innate senses, but I couldn't distinguish if one was strong or weak without mana. Even if a high-ranking knight were in front of me, they would only appear to have a little more aura than the general public at best, so it was unreasonable to search for Hillis and Arwen using their presence.

Tristan, who had been hiding some distance outside the temple and guarding me, secretly came up to me and said, "You look bored, Master."

I smiled and nodded. "Well, that's right. Did something come up?"

My order had been to escort me in secret. No matter how playful and free-spirited Tristan looked, he wasn’t such a fool he...