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Ron calmly steered the conversation back on track.

"Didn't you inquire about the direction of Scorpio before?"

Let's check Scorpio's latest exact location now and reconfirm the direction.

"Tch, you've summoned me a second time just to be a messenger. Can't you give me something else to do?"

Despite Leo's sarcastic remarks, he obediently transformed back into a golden light and vanished into the Protoss Realm when Ron revealed his benevolent smile again.

A moment later, a flash of golden light appeared in the void, and Leo reappeared.

"This is definitely the right direction. Just keep following this route, but..."

The conversation shifted, Leo's expression became somewhat serious, and he slowly said:

“Ron, when I returned to the Protoss Realm, I sensed the fluctuations of another unfamiliar Protoss Key being summoned from this continent.”

Upon hearing this, Ron froze on the spot.

How is that possible? Haven't the Magic Council already discovered the whereabouts of the keys to the Zodiac?

On this continent, are there other astral keys besides Aquarius, the key to the zodiac?

But what could possibly catch Leo's attention isn't some common Protoss key, so what could it be?

Then Ron lowered his head and thought about it. He also thought of the thirteenth key, Ophiuchus, in addition to the twelve zodiac signs. Could it be that Leo sensed the whereabouts of this key?

It seems that this trip to the Imperial Continent will involve more than just finding Grammy; there may be many other things to come.

Ron temporarily suppressed his doubts, prioritizing dealing with the immediate issue; finding Grammy was the most important thing right now.

After finishing the important report, Leo's serious expression didn't last long before he straightened his tie again, his restless eyes glancing at Urudia and Mirajane.

"So, lovely ladies, how about your big brother takes you to a coffee shop tonight...?"

"No need to trouble you, go back now."

Ron reclaimed the Protoss Key, unilaterally cutting off the mana supply.

"Wait a minute, give me two more minutes! Ron, you bastard...!"

Leo's protests came to an abrupt halt, instantly transforming into starlight and being sent back to the Protoss Realm.

Ron walked up to Urutia and Mirajane and couldn't help but speak up:

"Stay away from this guy from now on, understand?"

I don't want to kill this Protoss with my own hands.

Upon seeing Ron's response, Mirajane and Ultear were slightly taken aback, and then they both chuckled softly in unison.

"understood."

The two answered obediently in unison.

However, as Ron nodded in satisfaction and turned around, Mirajane and Urutia turned their heads away in unison, their eyes showing a subtle change in expression.

Both sides felt that Ron was just nervous and that's why he said that, not because of the other side, so they shouldn't be so presumptuous.

If Ron saw it with his own eyes, he would want to learn this ability to speak with just his eyes. This ability seems even more advanced than telepathy!

Then Ron led the two of them, following Leo's directions, over a hill.

As they crossed the ridge, a village hidden in the valley came into view.

As soon as the three of them entered the village, the atmosphere was harmonious and peaceful.

Ron took out the photo and compared it carefully. Although the scene in front of him was not 100% identical, some elements at the entrance of the village were still somewhat similar.

Could this be the place where Grame lived?

So, in order to increase their detection rate, they found a hotel here as their base.

After settling their belongings, Ron and the other two began to discuss their exploration route, preparing to go to secluded corners to gather information and secretly investigate news about Grammy.

"Let's organize the information together once we get back to the hotel."

"Okay." "No problem."

Urudia and Mirajane nodded, and then each went off in two groups to gather intelligence.

Just as Ron was about to turn around, a family of three walked past him, chatting and laughing.

His gaze unconsciously swept over, but in the next instant, a look of shock appeared on his face.

The little girl, happily led between her parents, wore earmuffs and had short pink hair, which gave Ron a sense of familiarity.

Melti...?

Chapter 203 Separate Actions

Ron's gaze was fixed on the family of three, silently observing his targets.

He didn't recognize the parents, who were dressed simply and smiling happily.

But among them, he was all too familiar with the little boy with striking pink short hair who was holding his parents' hands.

That was Melty, one of the Seven Kin of Hell from the future Demon Heart, a mage possessing lost magic and sinful emotions.

Looking at the happy family of three in front of him, Ron lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Since Melti has appeared in this village, it means that the Heart of the Devil will send people here in the future. Could it be that they are already nearby?

The original story doesn't explain in detail what the Devil's Heart's purpose was in coming here to massacre the village.

If Melti is still living in this village with her biological parents, it means that evil-hearted people will come and approach the village in the future, but it is unknown when they will come.

Now that he's run into Melty, Ron can't just pretend nothing happened.

He followed the family of three silently and, without their knowledge, found out where they lived.

After figuring out the exact location of their residence, Ron turned to continue exploring other intelligence.

As night fell and the intelligence gathering was completed, Ron prepared to return to the hotel to reunite with the two girls.

Inside the hotel room, Ulutia went into Ron's room and waited for Mirajane to come in before setting up a soundproof barrier.

"It's been investigated."

Urudia reported calmly.

“There was no trace of Grame in the entire village, and the elderly people who had lived in the village for more than ten years had never seen Grame in the photos.”

Mirajane, who was standing nearby, added:

"I went to the tavern and inquired at the edge of the market, and the situation was the same."

"That's right, this is not our target."

Ron nodded. After exploring this hidden place extensively, he reluctantly came to the conclusion that this was indeed not Grammy's village.

The villagers there had no recollection of the green-haired woman in the photo; the area was similar only in terms of terrain and architectural elements, and was not where Grame lived.

Urudia looked at Ron and said:

"Since this isn't the village where Grame lives, we should probably set off again tomorrow morning to check the next village."

I thought that given Ron's personality, he wouldn't waste time and would stay overnight before setting off.

But unexpectedly, Ron shook his head and slowly said:

"No, the plan has changed. There are problems with this village. We'll stay here a little longer."

Mirajane and Ulutia were both taken aback by these words.

Seeing this, Mirajane took the initiative to ask:

"What's the problem?"

Ron lowered his head and thought for a moment. He naturally couldn't directly tell them what the future would hold, so he could only think about how to persuade them.

After thinking of what to say, Ron looked up and responded to Mirajane.

"Based on the information I've gathered so far, it seems that this village has been targeted by some other force, and something may happen soon."

Mirajane frowned slightly upon hearing Ron's words.

"In that case, let's stay a little longer and see how things go tonight?"

"That's right, let's see how it goes tonight."

Ron then glanced at Urudia, wanting to see what she thought.

Urudia clearly agreed with Ron's idea and decided to stay a little longer.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them dispersed and returned to their respective rooms.

The next morning, as soon as the sun rose in the east, the sounds of roosters crowing and villagers working in the fields could be heard outside the window.

Faced with this ordinary scene, Ron, who had been secretly investigating the outside forces all night, obviously did not encounter the arrival of the Dark Guild.

I thought we might see them arrive tonight, but it seems the danger isn't coming tonight; it might be some time from now.

Therefore, Ron summoned Ultear and Mirajane to his room again in the morning and told them about the situation.

"Indeed."

Urutia looked out the window and casually remarked:

“This village seems perfectly normal. The outside forces you mentioned in your intelligence report might not appear anytime soon.”

Mirajane looked conflicted upon hearing Urutia's words.

"So what should we do? Are we just going to keep waiting here?"

No, it's not necessary.

Ron shook his head.

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I've come up with a plan: I'll continue searching for Grameen by myself along the original route."

"You two stay here in this village for me, and let me know when you have any news."

Since we already have a team, we should divide the work and cooperate. This way, we can be alert to the arrival of the Demon's Heart and continue our mission to find the location of Grame.

Upon hearing the order to stay behind, Ulutia frowned slightly.

She wasn't afraid of danger, but rather started asking questions because of the issue of how to contact them:

"Let us stay is no problem, but the Western Continent is too vast."

If we become too far apart, ordinary magical communication methods won't work, and we don't have any magic crystals with us. How can we contact you?

Ron smiled slightly.

"Don't worry about the contact information, I've already prepared it."

Ron reached into his bag and then took out two magical items from his multiverse inventory, gently placing them on the wooden table.

Mirajane and Urutia looked down and saw two snail shells, each about the size of a fist.

[Telephone bug: From the story of Hai Lou Suo Fei Lan Shu, where each person holds one, allowing them to make voice calls regardless of distance.]

The two strange creatures with anthropomorphic facial features wriggled twice and made strange gurgling sounds.

Even the well-traveled Urudia and Mirajane couldn't help but back away in disgust when they saw these two bizarre creatures.

“These are called telephone bugs. They can communicate with each other, so you can use these to communicate.”

Mirajane and Urutia exchanged a glance and gave each other a subtle smile.

"Mirajay, how about you put this telephone bug away?"

"No, I feel this telephone bug is more suitable for Urtia, why don't you use it?"

The two kept refusing to play, but in the end they decided to play rock-paper-scissors to determine the winner.

In the end, Urutia, who had won, struck a victorious pose, while Mirajane, who had lost, tearfully accepted the telephone bug.

However, after teasing the telephone bug, Mirajane actually felt that the thing was indeed kind of cute in its ugliness.

"It's also kind of ugly-cute."

Chapter 204 Encountering a Lonely Girl