Bam bam bam——

"Is Lady Teresa resting?"

Once Il had finished resting, Ronald immediately led the two of them towards Carpen's theater.

They smoothly entered the base of the [Twelve Witches' Coven] and once again arrived at the location of the great witch Teresa.

Knocking on the door, they walked into the office.

What met them was the slightly tired, but mostly surprised gaze of the great witch:

"Mr. Ronald?"

"Unless my memory has deteriorated with age, we last met just over an hour or so ago. Why are you back so soon, could it be that you encountered some unexpected trouble?"

Facing Teresa's surprised expression, Ronald was straightforward:

"What you entrusted to me is not troublesome."

"An hour's time has been more than enough for me to accomplish quite a bit."

"..."

Hearing Ronald's response, Teresa found it difficult to reply for a moment.

The aged great witch sat dazed in her rocking chair, pondering for a long time before finally awaking:

"Wait... Are you here this time because you have already completed the investigation I entrusted to you?"

"Indeed!" Ronald replied.

"Isn't that rather quick?"

With the affirmative response, the great witch Teresa's emotions clearly shifted visibly.

If she weren't so knowledgeable and highly self-controlled.

She might have leaped from her chair upon hearing such news.

Meanwhile, Ronald began to calmly recount the results of the investigation:

"In essence, in this hour I went to the Lighthouse Island you mentioned, and I figured out the situation over there. Inside a manor built by the [Dawn Spell Society] around the lighthouse, there's a basement. I found the source of the strange Magic Power you mentioned there, it's a blue-edged barracuda..."

Since this was a commission of great importance to Teresa.

Ronald, naturally, recounted every detail of their experience on Lighthouse Island.

Until he had finished telling about being discovered by the spell spirit, and their decision to withdraw.

Only then did Ronald conclude his report and proceeded to sit in the chair next to Teresa, sipping some tea to moisten his throat.

"That's the detailed situation, are you satisfied?"

The great witch immediately responded to Ronald:

"Satisfied, very satisfied! Such news even surpasses my original expectations of the event."

"Ronald, I know you are a straightforward person too. Although this matter seems simple, it is indeed important to us [Twelve Witches' Coven], if you need anything..."

"I don't need direct material rewards." Seeing Teresa prepare to offer remuneration, Ronald interrupted her before she could act, "It's just that regarding tonight's action, I have some things I'm puzzled about, as long as you can reply truthfully, that's enough."

"..."

Teresa apparently did not expect Ronald to make such a request.

Though after pondering for a few seconds, the great witch quickly agreed to Ronald's condition:

"That's certainly not a problem."

"As long as it's something I can answer, I'll do my best to clarify for you."

Ronald nodded lightly, then gently pulled Il before him and pointed to the confused-looking Il:

"The question I want to ask is about her. On the way back from the island investigation tonight, she suddenly felt very unwell. According to the detection abilities I possess, she seems to be infected by something..."

Ronald detailed the various conditions Il exhibited upon returning and even specifically informed Teresa that this individual was not human.

Once this narrative ended.

The great witch, who had previously been seated in the rocking chair, indeed fell into deep thought.

"Infected, non-human, blue-edged barracuda, direct contact with internal organs..."

Muttering in a low voice for some time.

Teresa finally raised her head with a face full of doubt:

"No Magic Fluctuation, yet able to infect extraordinary life forms—I'm not really familiar with such things, and I can't find anything similar."

First declaring her ignorance, Teresa then shifted her tone:

"However, Ronald, in Irini, I do know there is a faction focused on these kinds of things."

Ronald immediately followed up asking:

"What faction is that? Could you help with an introduction?"

The great witch nodded naturally and replied:

"It's a faction called [Hyseton]. The casters there specialize in healing and controlling diseases. In fact, the municipal hospital of Carpen is managed by their head."

She briefly introduced this faction named [Hyseton].

The great witch then stood up from the rocking chair, moved to her desk, and took out a pen and paper. She then elegantly wielded her pen, ink flowing as she solemnly wrote an introduction letter, right in front of Ronald, under her identity as the branch head of the [Twelve Witches' Coven].

"The hospital works 24/7. Ronald, if you take my letter of introduction there, the casters of [Hyseton] should give you some assistance on my account."

In a few sentences, not only did the great witch prepare the introduction letter but also affixed the [Twelve Witches' Coven] seal with wax.

Ronald casually inspected the introduction letter handed over by the other, confirming that only some Magic Fluctuations for identification purposes existed on it, and immediately thanked Teresa:

"Thank you, this is all I need."

Having achieved his objective, Ronald naturally had no intention to linger, promptly taking his leave from Teresa:

"It's getting late now, the three of us will not disturb your rest anymore."

"Finally wishing you..."

"Ronald, wait a moment!"

As Ronald was about to leave with his companions, the great witch spoke up at the last moment to hold them back.

Ronald looked back.

The great witch in the office stood steadfastly, gazing at him with a very serious look:

"Ronald, didn't you say earlier that you alerted a spirit at the lighthouse?"

"Is there any problem with that?" Ronald immediately became alert, "According to what I've seen in the documents at Grid, such spell spirits, if destroyed in time, shouldn't alert their creators to my identity."

"That's true for ordinary casters," Teresa immediately nodded, acknowledging Ronald's view, but then quickly added, "However, we've been dealing with [Dawn Spell Society] for years and are aware of some hidden information."

"If a caster from this faction has come into contact with the original texts, the spell spirit they create can actually relay the dying images back to its creator."

After sharing this information that is absolutely insider knowledge of the faction.

The great witch Teresa then bid farewell to Ronald, lastly advising him earnestly:

"Ronald, if you deal with people from [Dawn Spell Society] in the future, you must keep this point in mind."