Passerby Villain In A Wizard World-Chapter 220: What Did You Lose Anyway?

"Don't look at me like that. I didn't do anything at all. It's none of my business."

Ignysyl denied any accusations Ian's gaze implied, appearing as innocent as a child should be.

'Yeah, I believe you.'

Ian rolled his eyes at his act but didn't say anything.

After all, there was no way he was going to return the Dreamshard just because it belonged to Yela.

Moreover, now that he knew its significance and the Quest tied to it, he had to search for the recipe for the Dream Potion along with the Ascension one.

So, after thinking for a while, Ian took the Dreamshard out of his pocket and directly tossed it to Ignysyl, ordering,

"Keep it with you. It's safer that way. But don't use it."

"Hmm? Oh, of course, haha. See? I can be of help to you at times."

Seeing that Ian wasn't trying to accuse him of anything, Ignysyl beamed with a smile and wrapped the Elementum Ore in front of him with his own dimensional power.

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And with his constant Rule of Fire surrounding him, even if Yela had some method to locate her goods, she would be clueless.

While both of them were busy hiding their deeds, Aurora and Lyra looked at each other, guessing something. But they wisely kept their mouths shut and said nothing.

'Hmm... It should be okay now, but it seems I really need to find someone else who knows the market. Yela won't work.'

Ian thought bitterly and shook his head.

"You stupid girl, do you really think you're better than me? When did I ever steal your things? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

On the other hand, Zane, who was extremely upset by the sudden, inexplicable restrictions from the pact that appeared after his encounter with Ian, went haywire with rage.

"Mystic Missile!"

"Boom!"

In his anger, he didn't care whether his spell could harm others—and directly chanted a spell, firing a volley of flames toward Yela, who was floating in front of him.

From afar, Ian could see that each fireball was infused with wind elements, increasing its speed to an extreme degree, all aimed directly at Yela.

"Arcane Ward!"

Yela wasn't one to be passive. Instead, immediately, she swung her staff around, chanting an obscure spell.

As soon as her chant was complete, Ian saw massive shimmering green vines spring out of nowhere, wrapping around Yela's floating figure perfectly like a dome.

"Twang!"

"Boom!"

Although the Mystic Missiles struck spontaneously on the dome and seemed deadly, they were perfectly countered by the vines that surged from all directions to shield Yela.

Moreover, some vines even surged forward, altering the trajectory of the projectiles.

As fierce as the spell was, the defense appeared deceptively effortless—almost like child's play, if not for the destruction caused by the missiles along the coast.

"Zane, tell the truth. Where were you before? Besides you, who else could have stolen the things I hid?"

Yela also realized that she was a little too impulsive.

After all, in her opinion, Zane shouldn't have known about her acquiring the Dreamshard, as there had been no such attempts for days.

But today, after she returned from talking with Ian, the Dreamshard suddenly vanished. Moreover, not a single protection mechanism she had left behind was triggered—not even the array.

So, she suspected Zane, as he was the only one capable of using some incredible treasure to bypass those defenses.

But looking at his reactions, it seemed not.

'Then, who could it be?'

Yela thought bitterly and suddenly glanced at Ron—the only First Ring Wizard besides them present.

'No, he was within my sight the whole time. Besides, he isn't that capable.'

She dismissed the idea that Ron was the thief, as she had seen him managing the apprentices while talking with Ian.

"Where could I have been? Are you stupid? I was inside my tent the whole time. Besides, what do you have that I would need to steal sneakily anyway?"

Zane calmed down a little after casting a large-scale spell and ceased fighting.

Then, he looked at Yela's anxious expression with curiosity, as he truly didn't know what she had lost.

Heck, he didn't even know she had acquired some precious treasure on this mission. Otherwise…

"You better not lie to me. Although you're related to Sir Felix, I also have my own connections. Don't think you can just get away with this."

By now, Yela was almost certain that Zane wasn't the thief, as the special detection spell she had placed on the Crystal didn't react to him.

But apologies weren't her thing, so she merely snorted in displeasure, warned Zane, and disappeared from his sight.

"Tch... stupid woman. You attack me out of nowhere, and instead of apologizing, you're warning me? Fucking bitch..."

Zane was beyond irritated and finally cursed Yela in anger.

He was already upset about what had happened with Ian, and now Yela was also treating him like this.

When did the roles change? Wasn't he the one who used to bully others?

'Fuck this. I need to return to the Mystic Circle first.'

For the first time, Zane realized that his power was still too weak. He truly hated this feeling.

So, he simply cursed inwardly and vanished, just like Yela, unwilling to be a spectacle.

...

"Hey, Ian. Did Yela just use a Wood Elemental spell? But isn't her spell a little overpowered?"

On the other side, Lyra, who had been spectating the battle from afar with Ian, of course, noticed the vines covering Yela's figure, briefly shielding her from the attack.

So, she asked Ian curiously, as she had seen something similar with Sylvia before, although Sylvia's spell looked far superior—even without using mana.

"Haha… that was just me using this artifact. My original spell isn't as overpowered as it seemed just now."

Before Ian could answer, however, a sweet voice interrupted Lyra's question from behind causing her to pause.

"Oh... Hey, Yela."

Recognizing the voice immediately, Lyra turned around, only to see Yela's figure suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"Hehe… sorry if my appearance was abrupt."

Yela giggled a little, apologizing while acting like a friend, unfazed by Lyra calling her name directly.

Instead, she curiously glanced at Ian and the strange Raven on his shoulder, which seemed to be his pet. She had seen it before when he first appeared, but she lost interest after finding it was quite weak.

'Hmm, at least an Advanced Artifact.'

Ian, on the other hand, wasn't surprised by Yela's sudden appearance.

Instead, his gaze was fixed on the faintly glowing green shimmer emanating from her necklace. If he guessed it correctly, that should be an Advance Artifact with amplification effect.

Like Yela said, there was no way she could conjured up such a large dome of vine just by chanting a simple spell.

"Don't worry about it. But what happened just now? You were fine before, and now you're suddenly angry."

Lyra waved her hand dismissively, showing that it was nothing, before asking what she really wanted to know. After all, from Ian and Ignysyl's brief discussion, it seemed related to them.

"Sigh… don't bring it up. I don't know who it was, but someone stole something from my tent while I was out. That bastard… if I ever find out who it is..."

Lyra's question seemed to trigger Yela's rage as she gnashed her teeth in frustration, working hard to suppress her anger.

"What did you lose, anyway? You seemed really angry just now. Something precious?"

Ian also asked curiously, appearing as harmless as ever, as if he had no idea what Ignysyl had done.

As for the raven on his shoulder, it just curiously tilted its head, much like any bird would, observing everything with sharp, intelligent eyes.

"Sigh... let's not talk about it. It was something I worked hard to find for a client, but now it's basically gone. I don't know when I'll be able to find another one."

Yela didn't reveal what it was but simply complained, having already realized that her detection spells and tracking tools were useless.

In fact, the reason she had appeared here immediately after confronting Zane was to test Ian and his companion.

Though suspecting him seemed outrageous, she still did a basic check just now—trusting her sudden intuition.

'But of course, he can't be the one. He was talking with me all along. What am I even thinking?'

Yela shook her head inwardly, feeling a little guilty for suspecting without reason.

"Oh? It was for a client? That's a bummer. Do you need my help?"

Ian raised an eyebrow after finding out that the Dreamshard was actually for a client.

Although he wanted to know who it was, he stopped himself from asking and simply offered help.

"No need. It seems some wandering wizard might have tracked my whereabouts this time. Sigh... There's no point in searching now, as that person might have disappeared after stealing it. They seem to have good abilities."