Sebastian Shaw and his Master Butler arrived sprinting to the hall. As soon as they saw Il Ji's appearance, their soul spaces opened up and a beast came out.
"Lily, Satisfy!"
"Nobris, Dark Healing!"
As the turtle and the bat showed up, Il Ji immediately felt his blood quicken.
"No, wait a minute." He tried to explain. "I don't need it yet…"
Alfredo rolled his eyes and unsummoned his pet bat. Sebastian let Lily roll around on the floor.
"What's up, then?" Sebastian asked.
"I was about to begin fusing 17 [Copper] skills together to make a Sapphire Skill. But I'm not sure my body is strong enough, so I need someone to maintain my body until the skill combination completes."
"Oh, that sounds easy enough." Alfredo replied. "Barry, grab Ilsa, Fonso, and Leroy."
"As you have requested, sir."
Soon, the four servants had arrived. They each pulled out a healing beast.
Il Ji crossed his legs and spoke. "You'll also want a piece of paper once I finish. Let's start; I'm ready."
Sebastian had Lily hit him with [Satisfy].
As soon as he felt the rush of power, he immediately jumped into his soul space. First, he combined the first set, consisting of [Memory Memorial] and four others. They evolved into the skill [Strong Memories].
Then, he combined [Assign Thought] with two other skills to make the Silver Skill [Thought Control].
He combined three more sets of two to create [Memory Palace], [Memory Categorization], and [Memory Order Control].
Then, combining [Strong Memories], [Thought Control], [Memory Palace], [Memory Categorization], [Memory Order Control], and the copper skill [Elastic Brain], he successfully catalyzed the first skill on his list.
A bright and shining blue star was attached to his soul space. As he looked closer at the star, he saw the words burning inside it. They raised his blood temperature by several degrees.
The words were simple: [Perfect Recall].
As he exited his soul space, the memories of his past and present all came to him in a shocking blur of information.
"I can… see it all."
"Huh?" Sebastian squatted down to check if he was alright. "We didn't heal him too hard, did we, Alfredo?"
"No, Master Sebastian, we did not. It appears he is experiencing the effects of his new skill."
Il Ji came back to the present. "Master Butler, do you have that piece of paper?"
"It is to your right."
"Indeed it is." Il Ji quickly picked up the paper and pen and began to write. As he wrote and wrote, his hand nearly became a blur.
"There! That should be it. Sebastian, you haven't done anything major since attaining Lily right? She's still in the [Copper] rank?"
"Yes, that's correct."
"Good. Here, take this."
Sebastian took the outstretched piece of paper from his hands. "A-archaic Cultivation Plan? Mystic Saurian? Il Ji, where did you get this?!"
"Hehe." Il Ji chuckled. "Remember that friend who offered me the [Archaic] bloodline beast if I pass my Creation Master test? It was Orio Santers, the Head Researcher of the Regional Resarch Labs for Chao City, and the creator of the Mystic Magic Turtle."
"He showed me his research notes to fill me with awe; lucky for me, I just gained the skill [Perfect Recall]. As such, I can give you those notes."
"M-m-monster!" Sebastian managed to get out.
Alfredo looked at him with higher regard and then turned behind him to look at his servants. "Word does not leave this house. Understood?!"
The servants looked in his cold eyes. "Y-yes, sir!" They stammered.
"Leave us!"
"Yes!"
Il Ji looked at his watch. It was 10:45.
"Sebastian. I wouldn't show this to you unless I trusted you and Orio both. My goal isn't just the Chrono Cup. My goal is to win the Chrono Cup three times and ascend to the top of the Creation Master world."
"I will stand alongside such Creation Masters as the Sky Emperor and Lotus Queen. It is the direction of which my destiny is advancing."
"Well, duh, bro." Sebastian had been knocked out of his 'CEO' self into that of his former self.
The master butler betrayed a slight smile.
Sebastian wrapped an arm around Il Ji's shoulder. "We should celebrate!"
"I actually can't…"
"Oh, why not?"
"I have to get up early in the morning to take Laila to a party."
"Ah. That makes sense. How about this? Tomorrow, you give me a call, and I'll send a driver to pick you and Laila up. You can finish your work here at the mansion while our sisters hang out."
"I'll have a driver take her to school, bring her back, and I'll even send a servant to take care of your shop. Thoughts?"
"Sounds fine by me. I'm sure Laila would love it here."
"Great! Give me a call when you wrap up at that party."