CHAPTER 49: ASK FOR HELP

Cough! Cough! Cough!

Sister Lisa coughed again.

"Richard, don’t take Lilith’s words seriously. She sometimes likes to spout nonsense just to mess with people’s minds," she said.

"So his name is Richard. In that case, he must be the Young Magus who shocked Apple Town by reaching the Aether Will Realm at the age of seven," Lilith said with a chuckle, while Sister Lisa could only show a helpless expression.

From the start, she knew it was impossible to hide Richard’s strength from Lilith, so there was no point in concealing his identity.

She had originally hoped that by introducing Richard to Lilith, Richard could learn many things from her.

But who would have thought that Lilith would be so insane, desiring Richard even though he was still a child?

And here, Richard chose to hold his tongue.

"Lisa, where did you find him? I don’t think some random person just dropped him off at your orphanage," Lilith asked.

"From my aunt," Lisa replied.

"Ohhh..." Lilith suddenly looked very intrigued when she heard that Richard had been brought by her aunt.

Of course, she knew Mrs. Wilson well.

"Hahaha..." After that, she laughed spontaneously, then gestured for Richard and Sister Lisa to come inside.

"Come on, I’ll show you the armor. But you really can control a Tier 8 Sky Armor, right?"

"Of course. Even if my talent isn’t that great, I keep moving forward," Sister Lisa replied.

"Your talent is still quite impressive by this city’s standards. If only you hadn’t quit the Sky Armor Legion, you might have advanced much faster, perhaps even already capable of controlling a Tier 11 Armor," Lilith said.

"How could I not quit? That legion is filled with arrogant nobles who constantly exploit us knights from common backgrounds..." Sister Lisa complained.

"Hahaha, it must have been tough for you. But with the armor I’m giving you, you can rise again," Lilith chuckled.

Her house was rather dark since the windows were tightly shut, illuminated only by candlelight.

Richard noticed many paintings hanging on the walls, all of them of crows—various kinds of crows, each with crimson eyes.

"Look," Lilith suddenly said before waving her hand. Something emerged from her Storage Artifact—a pitch-black female-shaped armor with small folded wings, and a helmet in the shape of a crow’s head.

Faintly, the armor radiated an ominous black glow.

"This... is this really a Tier 8 Sky Armor?" Lisa asked.

"No, it’s on a higher level, though someone can begin controlling it from Tier 8," Lilith answered.

"An armor with layered tiers," Sister Lisa muttered in shock.

"That’s right. But the best part—this armor can transform into a giant crow with a shadow of hundreds of crows," Lilith said with a smile.

Sister Lisa took a deep breath upon hearing that, staring at Lilith in disbelief.

"Are you sure you want to give this to me?" she asked.

This armor was undeniably too valuable. Normally, Sky Armors had no such special abilities. They were pure raw power.

But this one... this was special.

"In my hands, it’s useless. And I’m too reluctant to sell it. It’s better if I give it to my old friend. I’m sure you’ll be able to bring out its full power one day," Lilith smiled.

"Come, drop your blood on the armor. I want to see it move," she added.

Although Lisa considered the gift far too precious, when Lilith urged her to accept it, she no longer hesitated.

With one of her long nails, she easily cut her own finger, letting the blood drip.

She then placed the blood on the black armor with the crow helmet.

Buzz!

It shone, and the light swallowed Lisa before the armor separated into parts that simultaneously attached themselves to her body.

Its size shifted, adjusting to Lisa’s physique.

When the light faded, the armor had fully merged with Lisa.

But the first thing Lisa did was remove the armor’s helmet.

"How does it feel?" Lilith asked.

"So powerful... I doubt I’d have an opponent among Tier 8. But it seems I’ll need training before I can transform into a crow," Lisa replied.

"At most, you’ll need twenty-four hours," Lilith said.

"Yeahhh..." Lisa agreed.

"By the way, you’re not going to ask anything from me, right?"

"Don’t take me for that petty. Besides, I’m far too powerful already. Forget Tier 8—even if you reach Tier 11, you still wouldn’t be able to help me with my affairs."

Lisa, "..."

"Anyway, that armor can transform into a ring, and it also has internal space that functions as a Storage Artifact. So you won’t have to walk around in full armor all the time," Lilith added.

Lisa nodded. With a mere thought, the armor transformed into a ring that fit snugly on her finger.

Without the armor, the oppressive aura she released vanished.

"In truth, if you needed help, I would surely lend it," Lisa said.

Of course, her earlier words were just a joke.

After being given something so extraordinary, how could she be so petty as not to return the favor?

"Speaking of help, maybe Richard can lend me his," Lilith said, causing Richard, who had been silent all this time, to raise an eyebrow.

"What do you want?" Richard asked.

"Finally, you speak. I thought you were mute..." Lilith chuckled again, and Richard furrowed his brows.

"Lilith, what do you want from Richard?" Lisa asked curiously.

"It’s not anything troublesome, it’s just training. Anyway, Richard’s talent is too high, I want his help mastering an Arcane Art that I haven’t been able to master at all until now. If Richard can master it even just a little, I want to see the power generated by that Arcane Art and receive that power attack. That should help me overcome the final hurdle of mastering it since I feel like I’m so close," Lilith replied.

"What do you think, Richard? Do you have confidence?" she asked.

"What kind of Arcane Art is it?" Richard asked back, somewhat curious.

This woman’s talent should be extremely high. She probably also possessed a great soul—perhaps even more than one kind of soul. For her to be unable to master it at all...

’If that’s the case, then even with the Black Heart Soul, it might still be difficult for me to master it,’ Richard thought.

Of course, it wasn’t a serious problem since he had the System.

"Take a look..." Lilith pulled out a book in response. "I’ve already shared this with ten geniuses who could have won the Magus Tournament if they had been born in this kingdom, even with Lady Rebecca, who is considered a phenomenal talent here. Yet not one of them could master it."