After leaving the Great Yinba, they prepared to leave the Lava Lake and return to shore.
Although Angel planned to stay a few more days in the Region of Fire, he did not intend to remain inside Magu. Even though Magu seemed gentle, who knew if its mind might suddenly change? At that time, staying inside Magu could be very dangerous.
They headed upwards, and soon they returned to the exit where they had entered Magu’s body.
Since leaving the exit would lead them into the Lava Lake, Earl Mi took the initiative to appear and set up a layer of flame shadow shield around Angel.
The process of stepping out went smoothly, without any hindrance.
However, just as Angel was preparing to leave the lakebed, Magu appeared before them.
"Teacher Magu, you didn’t go to sleep?" Dangross looked somewhat surprised at Magu’s appearance.
Magu leaned on a cane and walked over slowly, coughing twice: "You’re making it sound like I’m quite lethargic."
Dangross: "Aren’t you?"
Magu lifted the cane and tapped Dangross: "Stop talking nonsense. Step aside; I have some words to say with Mr. Pat."
Magu looked at Angel, but the reflection in its fiery pupils was not Angel’s figure but the aura surrounding him. Unlike in the classroom before, Angel’s aura now mixed with a heavy, solid power.
"Oh?" Magu exclaimed in surprise: "Is this Little Yinba’s energy?"
Angel nodded; what Little Yinba had given him was a rich earth essence, blended into his aura.
"It actually lent you its power. I thought it disliked humans, but it seems it was just saying so."
Angel smiled, without any comment, and instead asked, "Did Mr. Magu specifically come to me because there is something unclear?"
Magu stroked his flame beard, nodding warmly: "Indeed, there is something. Earlier, I forgot to ask because I was deep in thought."
Dangross hummed from the side: "What thought, clearly you were asleep."
Magu glanced at Dangross, who stuck out his tongue and wagged it.
Angel: "Please, sir."
Magu withdrew his angry gaze at Dangross and turned to Angel: "Actually, it’s not me who wants to know, but the prince wants to ask..."
"...Where’s the door?" Though Magu still smiled, the inquiry in its eyes was quite apparent.
Angel paused for a moment: "The location of the door is not important. I believe Mr. Magu understands what I mean."
Magu, knowing what Angel meant due to its understanding of human wizards, realized that with the ability to traverse the Void, as soon as they confirmed the existence of the Tidal World and knew its coordinates, the door would essentially be unimportant if they truly wanted to come in.
"I understand, however, you first appeared in our Region of Fire. The prince, as the king of this land, naturally hopes to understand everything about this place, including the door."
Angel pondered for a moment.
He considered whether to reveal the door’s location to them.
While informing them of the position, Angel also had ways to leave, but he could not just consider himself.
The Magic Painter Wizard boldly placed the location of the door in a painting, which the elemental creatures here regarded with importance. For all these years, they had not found the door, likely because the Magic Painter Wizard used some special concealment.
The Magic Painter Wizard likely did this to prevent fire element creatures from leaving, causing the Tidal World to be exposed.
But from another perspective, the Magic Painter Wizard was also protecting the humans outside.
Bear in mind that behind the passage is the Shannon Royal Family, and the Shannon Royal Family’s location is the capital of the Goldfinch Empire.
Once the elemental creatures here leave, the mortals in the capital would be the first to suffer.
Thinking of this, Angel shook his head still and said: "Not yet. But it won’t be long before you will know."
Magu: "Why?"
Angel deliberated: "It’s a form of protection."
Magu gave Angel a deep look without asking what protection meant, and instead, in front of him, gently tapped the ground with the cane, a few sparks rose from the touchpoint, flew upwards, and disappeared.
About two minutes later, a spark fell from above, captured by Magu.
Magu rubbed the spark while the voice of the magic fire Midir reached his ears.
After listening to the transmission, Magu’s eyes showed some surprise. He scrutinized Angel for a long time before saying: "I just communicated with the prince, who expressed understanding of your answer, sir. This is quite unlike the prince’s personality I know. The prince seems to value you very much?"
Angel smiled without speaking, but inwardly he relaxed a little. When Angel refused to answer, he had already been vigilant in his heart, especially seeing Magu silent while communicating in front of him, Angel even secretly communicated with Earl Mi via thought to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
He thought the result would ultimately lead to a battle, but didn’t expect the magic fire Midir to easily set the problem aside.
"I know, I know!" At this time, Dangross jumped up and grabbed Magu’s beard.
Magu lowered his head to look: "What do you know?"
Dangross unabashedly extended his index finger, pointing to Angel’s left earlobe: "The new king must have changed his ways because of Mr. Pat’s flame mark on the ear."
Dangross was so excited precisely because it was also very curious about the flame mark. It had wanted to ask Magu before but hadn’t had the chance. This time it finally found the opportunity, so naturally, it jumped out at once.
"Flame mark?" Magu looked at Angel’s earlobe, seeing nothing, but vaguely sensed a flame power floating.
"Mr. Pat has hidden the flame mark, and now without the World’s Harmony, the flame mark’s fluctuations are relatively weaker." Seeing Magu’s suspicion, Dangross explained again.
Magu’s curiosity about Midir’s change in attitude was evident, and he looked at Angel with an expectant gaze: "May I take a look?"
"You’re quite keen on popular science, aren’t you?" Angel glared at Dangross secretly, then nodded at Magu: "You may."
He canceled the illusion on the earlobe, and Odeclass’s flame mark immediately emerged.