Chapter 152: Just Following Orders [Bonus - ]
Investigations revealed that Hayden was a resident of a kingdom near Safiro.
Hayden said he had been to Safiro several years ago. According to his story, he accidentally wandered into a cave when he got lost in Mt. Esme. He stayed there for a few days due to the rain and delved deeper into the cave.
It was how he learned about the presence of magic ores in Safiro.
Magic ores were expensive so he wanted his hands on them to be able to live a carefree life in the future and spend his days experimenting as much as he wished. He also planned to keep some for himself. Magicians were known for their obsession with magic experiments after all.
At least, that was the story he wanted everyone to believe.
But Arabella learned from Hayden’s thoughts that he was intentionally looking for sources of magic ores to be used in the future.
Hayden felt Esmeralda’s presence in Safiro and a bit of Blanca’s which was why he went to Mt. Esme to check.
Esmeralda blocked him when he tried to enter deeper into the caves so he wouldn’t reach Blanca’s location.
Since he could not overpower Esmeralda, Hayden had to weaken her first in order to get the magic ores and retrieve Blanca. His goal for getting Blanca was to use her as a mana supply. Arabella doesn’t know how that works but it sounded cruel.