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[They never found me after I escaped, except for a few times I allowed them to see me from a distance, which made them desperate to catch me and return me to my 'proper place'.]
[The fallout after my departure was quick. They quite literally mobilized the entire race to do a carpet search for me, yet even with their hard work and effort, none of them managed to find me. The only times they could is when I wanted them to, and even then, they can't catch me. I guess I'm just that good.]
[But because of my departure, they lost the one person who actually knew what he was doing.]
[I dare not say that I'm the best architect and engineer in the whole race, but in terms of familiarity with the Phantasmal Furnace, I surpass them all. It's not that hard, really. Being the furnace guy was quite literally my entire life at that point.]