"Very well! Come with me." said the person.
"No...I am worried about Yuri and the others." said Fedyenka being as honest as she could.
"Huh...Well then I will summon my guard dogs to clean this mess up. Dim your light a bit will you?"
"Huh?"
Fedyenka noticed that there was a light shinning on her chest. She touched it and it became more visible.
"I told you to dim it." said Sabio Seventh.
"Sorry...By the way, why are all the names so...casual?" said Fedyenka.
"Well, I live here all alone so I need names that I can easily remember. That is the main reason, nothing else."
"Wow...you guys are total assholes yet are so optimistic to teach things."
"Ha ha ha ha. Aw...no matter Yuri is such a fond of you! I ain't ever letting you go."
"Uh...why?"
"You are such a sweetie pie! I can listen to you all day and night. There is no day and night here and no hunger or sleep. It makes it easier for me."
"I think every single person I have met has some issues..."
"You are certainly not wrong. The world has forgotten how to be happy. Wait were we ever happy? I am now."
"Oh...Well-"
"Don't talk like that. It hurts me."
"Talk like what-"
"Don' say that 'Oh' thing."
"O-Okay."
Sabio Seventh gave Fedyenka a death stare. Fedyenka acted as if she was trying to ignore it and said,
"So...what's your name dude?"
"What is a dude?"
"Dude means man I guess..."
"I see...Oh you asked me about my name. My name...I cannot remember it."
"Oh..."
Sabio Seventh once again gave Fedyenka a death stare.
"Dude stop giving me death stare like that I am not trying to ignore you. Anyway, get to the point please." said Fedyenka.
"Hmph...The game I wanted to play with you is...well it does not have a name. The rules are like this. I will ask you three questions. If one of your answers are correct, I will kill all of them. If two of your answers are correct I will kill only two and if three of your answers are correct then I will not kill any of them and instead you will get the chance to question me."
Yuri on the other hand was using antihemorrhic aquas on their wounds from the very beginning of Fedyenka and Sabio Seventh's conversation. His gauntlet can spray several types of medicines and poisons, that makes the people call him the Verdcurador. Verdcurador was a gadget used back then to instantly heal wounds. By time, the formula somehow got lost.
"Okay..." said Fedyenka as she looked around a little.
"Why were you looking around like that? Anyway, my first question. Do you think that King Oleg really was a villain of the past?"
Fedyenka got startled after hearing his question. She got confused whether he asked for her opinion or a literal correct answer.
"Uh...Well, now that I know that the human sages are planning to rule over the world it is pretty obvious that, well you know, King Oleg was not really a villainous type. I mean the whole damn case file is weird in the first place. It is said that they found him holding the relic, then they took a photo which took them forever to take and then boom! They considered Sabio Second's words as a saint's words just because him and King Oleg had some beefs and the damn culprit was wearing King Oleg's troop's badge."
Sabio Seventh laughed out loud.
"You sure do laugh a lot."
"Okay. Now my second question. Who do you think the culprit was?"
Fedyenka got anxious. She stayed silent for a while.
"What's wrong? Lost all your brain cells answering the previous question? Oh my, my speaking is getting better HAHAH!" said Sabio Seventh.
"Uh...well I think that it was Phantom."
Phantom stared at her like a hawk. Fedyenka stared at Phantom as well and started feeling uncertain whether she should go on about it or not.
"Why become silent? Go on, explain like you did last time. Phantom is powerless here, even with your current power combined. Don't be afraid of him Fedyenka."
"I cannot let him know that I have gotten those memories back..." said Fedyenka in her mind.
"Well, Phantom is the oldest sage ever. The records say that he was a member of some human trafficker group. The group used to know forbidden alchemy. Phantasmal Cloak was one of the creation of forbidden alchemy. It was created by Phantom and his master who he later on killed. So it is pretty obvious that he disguised himself as a guard and somehow managed the badge. The dress description of the culprit also matches Phantom's usual dress code. Lastly, the Phantasmal Cloak is still nowhere to be found so it's pretty obvious that Phantom kept it to himself all the time. I mean many people even on the internet theorizes that he keeps many things to himself right?"
"Are you finished?"
"Nope. Him and Sabio First's friendship has always been mysterious. It is said that he has always been friends with every single first sage after Sabio Second of that time became the first sage. I mean take you for example. Would you ever be friends with someone on the same spot for so many years for nothing? Then of course it means that there is something up here which I have not figured out yet. Maybe the Second sage pulled some tricks up his sleeves. The meeting records also says that Sabio Second showed them some proofs that King Oleg was the culprit before King Oleg entered. I mean, isn't this a big stage of brainwashing?"
"Hmm...It was a pleasure to listen to you. Who said that you don't like talking? You just don't have someone to talk to."
"Uh..."
"Okay now, my last question. How many things do you know?"
"Everything except the things I don't know."
"Clever...Congratulations. All your answers were correct. The culprit was indeed Phantom and the one pulling tricks was Sabio Second. You truly are a gift. Even though I think that you should work on your communication skill a little. You struggle to express what you feel."
"Thanks I guess. It's my turn now, eh."
"Yes. Go ahead, ask me anything."
"Please tell me certainly, will you deliver our information to other sages?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"It is because if I tell them, they will instantly take you away from here. I cannot let that happen."
"Oh...Will you go with us if I show you enough reasons?"
"No. I love it here. This is my paradise but since this place gets a bit lonely, I hate this place too. Now that you are here, I don't have to worry."
"I guess that we will have it a bit dirty then. This place will be covered in blood."
"OH! Blood of me?"
"Both of ours I guess. Mostly mine."
"Okay, now that we are done talking, I will remove the force field."
"Wait there was a force field?"
"Of course! That was the reason why you couldn't hear anything but my voice. Be more careful Fedyenka."
"Oh...Then are we having the fight?"
"Certainly! But it will be only you and me."
Sabio Seventh summoned a huge mechanical hand and pushed them away from the place. Phantom got raged up and destroyed the hand.
"What do you mean, 'you and me'!?!" said Phantom.
"Fedyenka was the one who started it. I will be the one to end it. If you try any further to help her escape without her completing the thing she has started, everyone will get hurt." said Sabia Seventh as he slowly got down from the being's hand he was standing on. After he came close to Fedyenka, his hair was visible because of Fedyenka's light. His hair was completely white which was covered with dust. Perhaps he is not too familiar with shower.
Fedyenka stared at him and suddenly said something unexpected.
"You are not too familiar with taking shower are you?" said Fedyenka.
"Well I don't need it. I might be covered in dust, but these dust don't have anything malicious. These are pure soil."
"Um...Okay."
"So, here is the thing. Fedyenka will stay with me until our fight it over. You guys are gonna have to stay here as well. But don't worry, everyone will get treated well. There will be rooms for each and there will be some distinguish foods. Meanwhile, I will enjoy my time with our little Fedyenka."
"Can you act a bit respectful as a sage? Such words are making you seem like a pedophile of sorts." said Qiang as his lips were bleeding.
"My student!" said Yuri as he laughed.
"I do not feel such things. Perhaps this is what you guys call 'love'..." said Sabio Seventh.
Fedyenka looked at him with a stern face as if she does not care about him.
"So, shall we begin the fight?" said Sabio Seventh as he slowly emerged in the air. He was slowly descending high up by piling up the soil he was standing on. He took control over every single portion of soil around him. His dusty self was cleaned. Fedyenka charged up herself. She was once again ready to get hurt, to feel an immense pain through her body. Even though the light was supposed to make Sabio Seventh feel uncomfortable, his eyes became completely brown like dust. He did not feel any discomfort. Fedyenka took out a small knife out of her pocket. Seeing that, Sabio Seventh laughed. Fedyenka charged it up and threw it to Sabio Seventh, it went there and blasted. Sabio seventh was supposed to be blinded by it but instead, he could still detect Fedyenka's movements really well. He slashed and Fedyenka dodged. He took Fedyenka as a grain of rice. Fedyenka came to a conclusion that he can see using his mana. Fedyenka charged her whole body up. Her cloths began to burn. She touched the ground and tried flowing her mana through it. After she did it, Sabio Seventh became blinded. She then opened up her wings and flew to Sabio Seventh. Sabio Seventh was no man to let his opponent go. He started using his full power. He crushed Fedyenka from the soil from above. The soil was mixed with diamonds and several sharp things. Those pierced through Fedyenka. Sabio Seventh came towards Fedyenka and said,
"Should I kill you?...Or use you?"