That Mohe guy!

Doro looked at the delicate woman embracing him and couldn't help but swallow hard.

He wasn't someone who'd never seen a beauty. In fact, back in the old Hero squad, they were all beauties. But such proximity seemed unprecedented—honestly, in a team full of beautiful girls, the Hero A·Gedora hadn't been short of amorous incidents.

There were times when a slime, capable of dissolving only clothes, melted away the girls' outfits, or accidental glimpses in daily life revealed some skin, or chaos ensued from a member's mishap… but never had anyone directly, ambiguously hugged him like this, suggesting they take a further step and become true "adults."

At Doro's current age, it's a bit sad to say he's not yet an adult. At least in his wandering years, he won't admit to being a virgin… publicly boasting about rich experiences with women. Otherwise, he'd easily face contempt from other middle-aged men.

Perhaps now is precisely the time?

Though the opposing party being Rose complicates feelings, they each get what they need without any shame, harming no one. Mohe had planned this long ago. He was no longer a Hero, and she remained the Demon King, not an opponent she needed to account for.

"Doro..."

"Rose..."

"What are you two doing!"

The cabin door suddenly flew open, and two women squeezed in from outside.

Vampire Lisidorwei and Sword Saint Ah Xion entered the room simultaneously, clearly having been standing outside for quite some time.

The two holding onto each other immediately separated, showing expressions of surprise.

"You two! When did you get here?" Doro was shocked that he hadn't noticed these two. Could it be that their powers had increased again? Otherwise, with his level of alertness, how could he have failed to notice them?

From Rose's current panic, it seemed she also hadn't detected their arrival.

Lisidorwei's eyes were filled with discontent: "Were you two so engrossed with each other that you didn't notice us? Are you really that absorbed?"

The sarcasm and jealousy in her words were almost palpable, leaving no room for rebuttal from those involved.

Ah Xion then moved closer to Doro: "If Rose is okay… I should be, too, right? I don't think my figure is any worse than Rose's. Doro, if you're willing to become my teacher, I'll do anything…"

"What do you take the teacher-student relationship for!"

Doro couldn't help but retort, suspecting that Sword Saint Ah Xion had a misunderstanding about the teacher-student relationship.

"But… I…"

Before she could finish, Lisidorwei also came over, trying to push Ah Xion aside: "Doro, I clearly haven't used that…"

That? What's that?

What are you talking about?

The girls suddenly erupted in chatter in the cabin.

It's bad, Mohe leaving might not be a good thing.

…

Came at the wrong timing—of course, this conclusion stands for ordinary Alchemists, but not for Mohe. Simply put, Kenku Island is currently in an "overload operation" state, having to supply all the alchemy items needed by the Holy Legion during the war.

This part even requires the Alchemist Association to cover its own costs.

Though they'll also gain some profit from the war, the manpower consumption of the alchemists is hard to calculate. Alchemists with a bit of political wisdom don't hold much hope for this crusade, worrying more about the alchemists' future.

It's imaginable that the White Church's suppression and control will only grow stronger.

In this situation, where should the Alchemist Association go?

Is there even a possibility of non-cooperation?

Cooperate now and be oppressed later, not cooperate now and be immediately crusaded. Being directly labeled as demon allies, it seems the Alchemist Association can't handle such a charge.

So they must proceed according to the Holy Legion's requirements, as Saintess Charlette's prestige is currently too high.

No need to delve into what the higher-level alchemists think; at least, quite a few lower-level alchemists are Charlette's devotees, willingly sacrificing for this war and considering it an honor.

Just this point alone is already deadly.

So, when Mohe arrived at this city, she saw many fanatic alchemists.

People were discussing the war everywhere.

Talks of a Demon King's resurgence, the old Hero's betrayal of humanity, darkness looming again, Saintess Charlette's unshakable duty, our necessary pursuit of her footsteps—these words were being said over and over, with everyone feeling they were doing something sacred.

What would Mohe do?

She naturally blended into the crowd with a cheerful smile.

She was, of course, well aware of the Sky Fortress, but this city was still unfamiliar to her. She needed some time to investigate the situation in this city, and integrating into the lives of these Alchemists was the most appropriate way to investigate the city. Yet, approaching Miracle Source Adeline was a dangerous endeavor.

She couldn't act rashly.

As she became part of this alchemy, Mohe hoped that someone at the mansion had already captured Doro.

...

Adeline stood atop the tallest building on Kenku Island; she had previously sensed something unusual entering the island for a fleeting moment, but Alchemists were not Mages, and the link between Alchemists themselves and the alchemy items they created was not close. If it were Mages, with an unusual entity entering the magic array, they would be able to understand more.

Their sensitivity came from the World Reflection alchemy item being innately connected to her, making her perception sharper.

However, this reaction was not intense. The foreign entity was not particularly powerful and might not cause any impact on Kenku Island.

During this special period, the first thing she thought of was the resurrected Demon King, but she hesitated to make this public information. After all, just saying "The Demon King might be in this city" would have significant repercussions.

At this moment, all activities on Kenku Island would inevitably be halted for the search for the Demon King's traces—

There would be two outcomes.

Finding the Demon King and capturing him.

Even in lacking sufficient political wisdom, Adeline understood well that this war was not waged to defeat the Demon King. Charlette's holy legion arrived at the borders, mobilizing such considerable manpower and resources, yet they had not reached the Lizardman Kingdom. And now, Alchemy City claims to have captured him?

Guess what Charlette would do?

The other possibility was to pause all activities on the island to search for the Demon King's traces, yet the Demon King, with superior techniques, remained unfound.

Guess again what Charlette would think of this situation?

She would certainly feel that this was just playing tricks against her, concocting an excuse of a Demon King invasion to deny supplies to the coalition army… to the Alchemist Association, this was already a dilemma.

Holding the gigantic Alchemy Staff, Adeline sighed helplessly, her inability to decide what to do next.

She had already led the Alchemists to such a remote location, and during the partitioning of the Demon King's legacy, only took the Demon King's lungs and this almost fully ineffective war fortress and had undemanded anything else. Yet, why, was she still enveloped in such a situation?

Alchemists already lived better than before… Adeline recognized this, but exactly because they lived better now, they couldn't lose it easily.

Generations of alchemists had sacrificed themselves repeatedly, finally gaining the life they enjoy now, finally having a stable environment for conducting alchemy research; could all this be lost under her leadership? She bore a significant responsibility; being the Miracle Source, she must carry the responsibility of contemporary alchemists.

Even in such difficult circumstances, she must strive harder.

So, if the Demon King had truly infiltrated this city, she had to find him by herself— and if found, what should be done?

After a long contemplation, Adeline leaped down from the building, little wings sprouting abruptly from her shoes, supporting her steps in the sky.

As always, Miracle Source Adeline patrolled this Alchemy City, this isolated island amidst the sea.

...

"Oh~ how comforting it is~ Adeline has truly developed this city well; although many alchemy items are not precisely refined, humans are always a race filled with creativity, capable of crafting seemingly novel things," Mohe, while engaged in alchemy, conducted substantial examinations of the city.

She meticulously observed various novel alchemy items appearing throughout the city.

Also, she at times sold some and at others acquired some.

Of course, the "military supplies" handed over comprised the majority.

"Ah, humans indeed love leveraging collective strength..."

Mohe discovered a new school of alchemy products in the city.

To put it simply, it's called Chimeric Alchemy Creatures.

In simple terms, it does not involve creating an alchemy item in one go, but continuously producing parts of alchemy products and ultimately piecing them together using a special adhesive. This adhesive is a creation of the Miracle Source, named "Concerto".

Essentially, it pieces together alchemy items like a musical concert, collectively playing a beautiful tune.

This does not align with traditional alchemy schools; after all, alchemy is not such a delicate discipline. With identical formulas, imagination, and symbolic meaning, the final product stirring might turn out entirely different from anticipated— the chimeric style contradicts normal alchemy principles.

Currently, she holds a sword crafted using this chimeric method.

"I'll buy and set it up for Doro; I must follow the trends of the times."

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