“Mana reaction?” Eugene asked.

“No. Not just mana, but evil energy as well,” Romari answered.

“…” Eugene frowned after listening to Romari’s explanation. Her face had become yellowed after spending months stuck in the carriage researching. With Mirian out to create drinking water for the expedition, only Eugene and Romari were in the carriage.

“The skull incense burner is a magic tool designed to respond to evil energy. That’s why you were able to find it with a black wizard and inside an evil land. And that means…” Romari continued.

“Are you saying that it might have been made in a different world?” Eugene asked.

Romari answered, “Yes. I think so. No, I’m sure.”

She was more serious than ever.

“As a result of closely examining and researching the skull incense burners you gave me, Sir Eugene, I was able to confirm that it was made by a single person,” Romari said.

“A single person?” Eugene asked.

“Yes.”

Eugene was quite surprised. He wasn’t particularly knowledgeable when it came to magic, but he knew that the skull incense burners were exceptional magic tools in many ways. As such, it was mind-boggling to think that only one person was responsible for the creation of the two tools, especially when there were likely...