The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

When leaving Megwen, Hathaway suggested going back to the floating city first as there were some things that needed to be dealt with.

The girls didn't take it seriously. Who doesn't have their own things to deal with?

But Colin felt a little guilty, thinking that Hathaway might tell Merlin about their affair. However, the other girls were present, so Colin had no chance to ask Hathaway what was going on. He could only tell Hathaway to be careful and to contact him anytime if anything happened, and then he said goodbye to Hathaway.

"Hmph! Have you become so timid after returning to the wizarding world? I'll let you go this time. I'll tell you in detail after I find a teacher." Although Hathaway and Colin were husband and wife in the Acelia plane, they had not yet thought about making the matter public, so they agreed with Colin to keep it a secret from the women for the time being.

After separating from Colin's family, Hathaway boarded an airship in the city of Morgwen to fly to the floating city.

The journey was safe, and in the entire wizarding world, no one came to rob the airship. It was just a means of transportation. Before the robbery, no one knew who was inside, so there was no need to cause trouble.

After arriving at the floating city, Hathaway went to see the wizard Merlin alone.

Ordinary people cannot see Merlin, but Hathaway is different. As Merlin's disciple, she will definitely be able to see him as soon as possible unless Merlin has special reasons.

"Teacher, I'm back."

"Well, it looks like her strength has improved. She's doing pretty well staying with Colin during this time." Merlin said after observing Hathaway.

"It's not bad. Several predictions were correct."

"Well, then why did you come back so suddenly?"

"It's been a while since I last saw you, teacher. I miss you a little bit."

"...We are all wizards who practice prophecy. Even if we don't make predictions, we can still have some sense. Just tell us directly if you have anything to say. Teacher is not a conservative person." Merlin looked down on Hathaway's performance this time. It was not like her at all.

"Uh, teacher, there is something I don't know how to tell you."

"That depends on you. If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. It's never too late to say it when you want to."

"That's right. When I was on the Aixilia plane, I used the "false as real" magic to carry out a mission with Colin, and then..."

"Hmm? The sorcery of 'making the fake look real', that's nothing, and then what?" Hathaway's hesitant attitude finally caught Merlin's attention, so he asked.

"That's right, Colin and I are together."

"Oh! Huh? Ah? You even stuck yourself in? No wonder your strength improved so quickly." Merlin said after he came to his senses.

"Teacher, what are you thinking? My strength has been improved because of my accurate predictions."

"Oh, then what are you going to do? It seems Colin already has several wives."

"I just don't know what to do, so I come to ask the teacher."

"You need to go back to Colin again to improve your strength. Over time, it's inevitable that you'll be exposed. I think it's better to be honest. Since Colin already has several wives, he probably doesn't mind having one more wife."

"Ah? Is this your opinion, teacher?" Hathaway couldn't believe that Teacher Merlin actually asked her to share a man with another woman.

"What else? Things have already happened. It's probably not feasible for you to ask Colin to abandon his other wife and be with you. There are only two paths in front of you. One is to make it public and be with him. The other is to take advantage of this return and never go there again, so as to put an end to this past."

Hathaway had always thought about Merlin's two opinions, but until she heard Teacher Merlin say it, she realized that there was really no third way to go, and the teacher would not help her do anything to break up other people's families, so she could only integrate into it.

"Humph! He got a good deal."

Seeing that Hathaway had made up her mind, Merlin felt relieved. He didn't want his disciple's practice to be affected by other things.

"Then go back early. I have a lot of things to do here. It will be more convenient for you to practice after you make it public."

……

Not to mention Hathaway's later return to the floating city, after Colin brought the women back to Emerald Island, they did not stop. They only stayed for one night and then rode Charles to Grimman Island.

He needs to find Theresa to discuss the matter of continuing the loan. If Lord Griman gives out the reward within twenty years, it will be fine. But if not, it will be too late to prepare at that time.

What's more, when conquering a plane, there are so many things that need to be purchased. How can you do it without getting the money in advance?

There was no surprise in the meeting with Theresa. Theresa was still willing to continue helping. However, because the amount of Colin's loan in the early stage was not small and the dividends from the Acillia plane had not yet arrived, the amount of this loan was reduced.

Colin can only ask Theresa for help again, but the gap is still big. Launching a plane war requires too many resources, although Teacher Lina will definitely solve most of them.

But speaking objectively, if you want to share more of the post-war dividends, you have to pay more.

Colin quickly reviewed the people or forces that were on good terms with him in his mind, and found that there were basically no individuals who had the strength to start a plane war.

For some reasons, Colin did not want to rely on the power of the Victoria Islands Magician Council. Moreover, as an elder of the council, if he tried to win over the council to take action, he would inevitably have to share some of the benefits.

After much consideration, Colin set his sights on Sophia, the chieftain of the Arni Mermaid Tribe.

Sophia also followed Colin to fight in Aicilia. The reward that Colin promised to pay had not yet arrived, so he simply asked her to "borrow" some this time, and it would not be too late to repay her later.

After making up his mind, Colin flew out of the island, dived into the seabed, and swam towards the location of the Arni mermaid tribe.

……

"Hey, why are you here?" Sophia received Colin at the tribal headquarters.

"I was so busy escorting the elf delegation last time that I didn't have time to tell you about the post-war reward?"

"There's no rush. I believe you haven't received any bonuses from the Griman Islands. There's no need to make a special trip here. I believe in your character." Sophia didn't know Colin's purpose and thought Colin made a special trip for the reward.

"Uh, well, actually I came here this time because I wanted to tell you something."

"Hmm? What's the matter? We are so familiar with each other, just tell me if you have something to say."

"I just want to borrow some money from your tribe?"

"Borrow money? The plane war has just ended, you can just wait for the dividends, why borrow money?" Sophia didn't say whether to lend or not. Instead, she was a little puzzled about Colin's behavior of borrowing money.

"It's just that after a while (twenty years), I might have to participate in a plane war, so it will cost a lot, you know."

Do I understand? I don't understand! This guy, if you don't have the ability, you shouldn't participate. How did he think of coming to me to get money?

But if I don’t lend it to you, it seems like it would hurt the “feelings” a bit.

"Which plane's war are you planning to participate in? What are the risks?"

"It's a plane called Green Forest Source. There should be several strong people above level three there. The possibility of a demigod cannot be ruled out."

"Oh? You're going to participate in a plane like this? It won't be the same as what Lord Griman did this time. Who's leading this battle?"

"My teacher, Lina, is a newly promoted Level 3 expert. She should unite with other forces. As a disciple, I must do my best to support her. That's why I thought of borrowing money."

"Isn't there a branch of the Bijini Business Union on the island? Why? That Theresa won't lend you money?"

"..., the loan for the last expedition to the Esilia plane has not been repaid yet. This time Theresa has already given me a part of it, but there is still a gap. I am familiar with you, so I hope to make up for this gap. Don't worry, the interest will be calculated according to the interest of the Bijini Merchant Alliance."

"I&, this is a matter of interest, it's a matter of whether I want to lend it to you or not!" Sophia complained helplessly in her heart.

"Okay, then tell me exactly how much you need. If it's too much, I won't be able to explain to the tribe."

The two then "negotiated" the specific amount of money and interest. Although there were some minor setbacks, Patriarch Sofia still gave Colin face, and he was able to borrow the required amount as he wished.