Kyran and the rest of the people Lumi took in her domain appeared back to the training room. Those left behind were curious as to what happened. But Kyran and the others acted as if what happened was nothing noteworthy. Thus, Noir and the others refrained from asking.


    After settling the containers with the Theihorns, Malek asked Noir and Vaness for materials that Kyran needed. Once the materials arrived, Ste took Kyran, Lumi, and Ss to the Alchemy Chamber.


    Kyran was not going to perform alchemy, but the Tower''s Alchemy Chamber also had equipment that Array Specialists could use. Though he already had measuring tools and a cauldron, the Tower''s Array Equipment was of higher quality, and their cauldron came in different sizes. Kyran''s cauldron was too small for him to make the array ink.


    The materials Kyran requested were indeedmon. A piece of Duali parchment, a liquified low-grade spirit stone, and a feather quill made from will-o-wasp fur.


    Will-o-wasps were a low-grade soul-type forest beast found near small bodies of water in the forest. They were gentle and timid creatures. When they felt threatened, they would not retaliate and instead would vanish in the air while leaving behind bits and pieces of their soft fur. Their furs actually contained memory and space magic. If a mage used the fur correctly, they could summon the magic contained within.


    Of course, Kyran would not use the fur and summon its magic but use it as a quill to write a calction. Because of the magic contained n the fur, it was necessary to stimte memory and space magic on the calction and into the Duali parchment.


    The calction was part of the secret knowledge that only a few Regis Family members could ess and learn. It was not because they feared others might covet the calction but because few could write it even among the Regis''s. Not to mention, willing to create it. Because the main ingredient toplete the ink used to write the calction was a Regis pure blood. The amount needed to develop one scroll was also not easy because it required at least 15% of the total blood of an adult Regis.


    Ste left Kyran, Lumi, and Ss in the Alchemy Chamber.


    While Kyran was working on the cauldron, Lumi grew bored and returned to the Spirit World. Now, Ss was left alone with Kyran, and he admitted to feeling a little oppressed.


    This feeling was not only because of what happened in the training ground but also because Kyran had that untouchable aura. His temperament differed from what Ss initially expected based on Phoebe''s stories and how the rest of the Regis talked of him.


    If Ss had to choose one word to describe how they portrayed Kyran, it was; naive.


    Why naive? Because Ss found Kyran''s rtionship with his n to be too perfect to be a point where he believed Kyran would suffer from the harsh reality of the outside world.


    But after the brief exchange, they had in Lady Lumi''s domain, Ss realized that he was the naive one.


    Kyran could solo one of the notorious mutated forest beasts in the Valley of Morte. That was a feat no one had ever done before. At least, as far as Ss was aware. He also had a feeling that Kyran had not told them everything he experienced there. Mutated forest beasts practically ruled that ce. It was impossible to wander around at night and only encounter Theihorns.


    Ss felt Kyran''s reluctance to tell them the whole story, and he was not that curious. To be honest, he felt a little fed up hearing a younger man''s aplishment tost him a lifetime.


    Kyran''s strength was too imbnced that Ss felt like crying. Just what had Ss been doing all these years? He was actually convinced that he was a genius for achieving Master-level while he was still in his mid-twenties. But hearing about Kyran''s achievements was like being doused by cold water.


    ''They said, people who are good at something will always be bad at something. Like a person with high IQ will have low EQ,'' Ss thought and wondered if Kyran was like that.


    On second thought, while Kyran''s outburst earlier seemed like he had low EQ, how he managed to control his emotion and listen to their exnation was proof that his EQ was not low. Most likely, his outburst was because Ss and they touched his reverse scale.


    ''Still,'' Ss thought and looked at Kyran, who was pouring the liquified spirit stones into the cauldron. ''I am now the Regis Emissary, I have to do something to remove this awkward atmosphere.''


    With that in mind, Ss took a deep breath and cleared his throat.


    "I have not formally introduced myself," he started.


    "My name is Ss. I am a mercenary and a Master Ice Mage. Lady Lumi is my-," he paused, unable to say the word ''contracted spirit'', "-err, I guess I could say, she is a partner."


    Kyran emptied the bowl of liquified spirit stones into the cauldron before cing the empty bowl on the table near the cauldron.


    He looked at Ss and nodded a little, "Hi. I''m Kyran."


    Kyran turned his attention back to the cauldron again.


    Ss''s brow twitched. Pheobe told him a lot about Kyran but being a man of few words was not one of them!


    Clearing his throat once more, Ss took a few steps near Kyran and said, "I''ve heard you are abat specialist. Seeing how at ease you are in what you''re doing, I did not expect that you are also an Array Specialist."


    "I am not."


    "Oh? But what you''re doing..."


    "I''m still an apprentice. My knowledge in Array Creation is still shallow so I can''t say I am a specialist," Kyran replied.


    Ss raised his brows in understanding. Hearing Kyran speaks more words this time made Ss realize that he was a person who would not speak more than what he had to say.


    "I am not knowledgeable about Arrays, myself, but I''ve met a few and I can say you''re pretty much in the same level as them," Ss told him, trying to gauge his reaction to praises.


    Kyran shook his head. "I am far from it. Master told me I have talent but so far, I''ve only made calctions based on others."


    "Master? You mean Master Cade?"


    Kyran''s brow creased slightly, and Ss btedly wanted to hit himself.


    Their conversation seemed to be going fine already. Why did Ss have to ruin it by reminding Kyran about his father?


    "No," Kyran replied after a short pause. "My father never taught me arrays."


    Ss fell silent. For some reason, Kyran''s profile while he observed the solution in the cauldron appeared lonely to Ss.


    "I see," he replied, trying to sound indifferent as possible to keep the mood from going bad. He continued, "Who did you learn from then?"


    "Master Noir," Kyran replied.


    His answer almost made Ss slip.


    "Noir? Like C-Chairman Noir of the cksmith Order? T-The man with us earlier?"


    Kyran funnily looked at Ss and nodded.


    "Yeah. Him."


    Ss looked at him incredulously. Who wouldn''t? Chairman Noir was infamous for rejecting all the geniuses from noble families to be his disciple! Although,st year, there had been an uproar when he finally announced epting a disciple.


    Forcing augh, Ss said, "To gain the approval of an Array Master like Chairman Noir is a great honor!"


    Kyran looked at Ss with aplicated expression.


    Just when Ss thought Kyran would say something, thetter chose to return his attention to the cauldron.


    "Ahaha... I guess, having a father whose Array attainments that does not pale to the Chairman will make anyone-," realizing what he was saying, Ss abruptly stopped and covered his mouth with his hand.


    "It''s okay," Kyran suddenly said without looking at him. "I don''t really know how high my father''s Array attainments are but, I''m not taking my Master''s word for granted. But given the situation I''m in right now, his words put a lot of pressure on me."


    Ss raised his brows in surprise. He understood what Kyran meant. If a known Spirit Master praised him, he too would feel pressured. There was also the ugly side of humans who would envy those who had talents.


    But what made Ss surprised was hearing Kyran admit feeling ''pressured''.


    Unbeknownst to Ss, his image of Kyran had turned into a ''godlike'' figure from all the stories he heard about him. He btedly realized that this young man was still a teenager, and just as he said, his situation made it hard for him to feel really happy about anything. Another thing to think about was Chairman Noir''s disciple. Though the Conve appeared to be on Kyran''s side, if Chairman Noir''s disciple heard him praise another person, he would definitely feel threatened. Especially with Kyran''s background.


    Thinking about this, Ss could not help but ask, "Are you worried about what Chairman Noir''s disciple think of you?"


    A rare smile appeared on Kyran''s face, which surprised Ss.


    "No."


    Ss frowned slightly at Kyran''s confident answer. He wondered if Kyran had already met the Chairman''s disciple and found him amiable. If that was the case, then it was all good.


    "By the way, whatever you see here, make sure you don''t tell anyone." Kyran suddenly warned Ss.


    "Of course."


    With a nod, Kyran took out a small knife. He lifted his right arm and ced it above the cauldron before slicing his forearm. Blood gushed out from his forearm and fell on the boiling reddish-gold liquid.


    Ss watched with wide eyes at the scene. He actually did not know what Kyran was doing and why he did not want anyone else to see him work on it. Seeing how he suddenly sliced himself and used his blood, Ss thought it made perfect sense.


    The use of one''s blood in a solution could be considered taboo.


    "You''re a Regis Emisssary so I''ll trust you to keep this to yourself," Kyran added.


    Ss nodded. He remained silent as he watched the solution on the cauldron starts to sizzle.


    One second.


    Two.


    Three.


    Kyran still kept his arm above the cauldron and let his blood enter the solution.


    Ss''s turned pale. How much blood was he nning to use?


    "Um... Young master, y-your blood..."


    "Don''t call me young master. Your a Regis Emissary but you''re not exactly a full-fledge n member. Even if you are, I don''t like being called that way. Kyran is fine," Kyran told him with a slight frown.


    "I understand. B-But, you see... your blood..." Ss replied, getting paler by the second as if he was the one whose blood was being drained.


    "Not enough," Kyran replied.


    "But that''s already a lot of blood."


    "Not yet."


    "Then when is enough?"


    Just as Ss asked this question, the solution in the cauldron started to turn gold.