This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

"Have the rules changed again?" Hercules opened his eyes, and a faint flow of data flickered in his blue pupils.

As a Mechanical Wizard, with the augmentation of those mechanical parts, he had a particularly high sensitivity to data and rules.

Therefore, the moment the Dream Rules changed, he sensed something was off, and his mind subconsciously thought of Lucien. However, since he wasn’t personally involved in the incident, he felt somewhat restless all night.

After realizing the change in the rules and that items could be used again, Hercules instinctively reached for the Communication Magic Cube, hoping to understand the truth through Lucien.

However, after sending five inquiries without any response, Hercules could only set aside the Communication Magic Cube.

"The oath I signed with Lucian hasn’t dissipated, indicating he’s still alive. It seems he hasn’t completely resolved it yet, but looking at the changes in the Dream Rules, it seems Lucian did quite well."

Hercules’ lips curled up, slightly relaxing his previously tense and serious sitting posture, crossing his arms in front of his chest, and leaning back in his chair.

"Perhaps, I’m about to completely escape from this damned cycle of the Dream World game..." Hercules sighed somewhat relievedly in his heart. However, his occasional glances at the Communication Magic Cube still betrayed the anxiety and anticipation inside.

It wasn’t until dawn that Hercules finally put away the Communication Magic Cube, but as he stood up, he couldn’t help but look in the direction of the capital.

"Captain Roland!"

At that moment, Rafael’s voice came from outside the tent, slightly different from his usual frivolous tone. Although Rafael tried to remain calm, the highly attentive Hercules naturally noticed the anomaly in Rafael’s voice.

"What’s the matter? Come in first," Hercules turned his head, his voice tinged with displeasure, like someone disturbed from a nap.

Rafael didn’t suspect anything, as he knew "Roland" well enough. Although he was eager, upon entering the tent he still showed his usual goofy smile, "Sorry to disturb you, Captain Roland..."

"Speak your business. We are on a mission now, and during the mission, it’s best to call me ’Captain’ or ’Captain Roland,’" Hercules said with a stern face, but sneered internally.

The more unusual Rafael’s behavior, the more it suggested that his situation was terrible. And what was worsening his situation was probably the serious troubles cropping up with the god behind him!

"Hehe... So, is this a case of a cornered dog jumping over the wall?" Hercules sneered inwardly, but he had no immediate intention of confronting Rafael openly. Considering this Chaos Goblin had impersonated Rafael for so long and probably still had some tricks up his sleeve, he didn’t want to end up a victim of this guy’s desperation.

"I think I’ve found out secrets about those two Demon Nests!" Seeing Hercules seemed uninterested in his words, Rafael blurted out the information, taking a risk without any prelude or subtlety.

After all, in his view, "Roland" had already been tested once before and was relatively safe, so Rafael saw him as a potential pawn to be used and sought help from in this urgent situation.

"I’m sorry, Rafael, but I will have someone else verify this. As you are currently under ’surveillance,’ I managed to temporarily suspend the Knights’ punishment, but according to the rules, I can no longer let you lead any team outside."

Hercules listened to Rafael’s explanation but feigned difficulty, shaking his head.

"Damn it! Damn!" Rafael felt stifled and frustrated inside, but he didn’t immediately resort to more extreme measures while looking at Hercules.

His situation was precarious. Without the cover of the goblin priest Abu, simply moving around as Rafael was already attracting negative attention from the Dream Rules, which were always waiting for his mistakes in order to correct this "bug."

Although Rafael still had items and means to influence the rules, he was reluctant to use them before getting close to his "target," especially over trivial issues.

"So be it... Alright, alright, Captain Roland, I’ll heed your advice," Rafael chuckled dryly, suppressing the frustration inside him.

...

"Finally, it’s over." As Lucien sat in the carriage heading back, he let out a light sigh, his expression much more relaxed.

"Two-legged furry monster, now using the rules within the slate, I can take you out of here anytime..." The voice of Earl Sanaxis, teasing, sounded in Lucien’s mind.

"Sanaxis, no rush. I’m currently interested in some ’talents’ in this Dream World. Since I can leave anytime, I want to study them more here. By the way, Sanaxis, since you can take me out, can you help me temporarily detach from my current identity and move freely?"

"Two-legged furry monster, do you think I am a genie lamp?" The displeased voice of Earl Sanaxis echoed in Lucien’s mind.