The rumor that an accident occurred at the 318 Royal Magic Tower, the current garrison of the magic corps, quickly spread throughout the royal palace.
However, with the official announcement that Golem Master’s experiment had failed, the chaotic atmosphere caused by the accident seemed to soon be resolved. Since no one was injured, it seemed like it would just be forgotten as a random commotion if things continued like this.
but.
“They say they conducted an experiment that could destroy the Magic Tower.”
“Aren’t you crazy?”
“After all, a wizard is…”
Clayton was given a rather unfair label.
And at dawn the very next day.
The people involved in the rumor, the owner of the kingdom, and the person involved in the real incident buried in the rumor gathered in the king’s office with serious expressions on their faces.
“First of all, I’m sorry that I can’t congratulate you loudly even though you’ve reached this level.”
“No, Your Majesty. I also sympathize with Your Majesty’s plan. Don’t mind.”
Logan chuckled at those words and stroked Victoria’s head.
“Thank you.”
He frowned slightly as if he was concerned about his tangled bangs, but when our eyes met, he smiled awkwardly again. The shy kid from when he was young has now clearly grown into a lady.
So much so that you can really feel the passage of time.
‘When did I grow up like this?’
I was proud and also very sorry.
After looking at Victoria with such a warm expression, a look of concern soon appeared on Logan’s face.
‘I never thought the princess of the empire would do something wrong.’
If the princess is the Black Snake mage, then the Black Snake organization should be considered the limb of the empire.
In that case, I wondered if there was any need to hide Victoria’s power.
‘I’m worried about Aserian’s work.’
There is no reason to postpone a major accident that could spread rumors abroad about the organization under its command.
Naturally, the thought occurred to me that there might be two factions in the empire: those who cooperate and those who conflict. If so, the information may not be conveyed.
As the situation was different, it was necessary to keep all possibilities in mind. However, it was only a pity for the parties involved that they decided to keep the achievement that would be talked about for a long time a secret, relying on such slim odds.
“He would be the youngest person since the era of the Great Migration a thousand years ago. He became a mage at the age of 19. It is an event that will raise the country’s prestige, and it is not enough to brag about it to the whole world… huh…”
The teacher, Clayton, It was natural to feel so regretful.
“No, Master. If it is your Majesty’s will, my brother and I can do anything.”
It was a joke that even Viktor, who was not present, was making a joke about, but no one else said anything.
From slaves to knights and wizards.
Among those who knew the relationship between the blue-haired Odd Eye siblings and the king, there was no one who doubted their loyalty.
‘That’s why I have to do better.’
A brother and sister who became superhuman around the time they reached adulthood. Considering its unique external features, I wondered if it had truly special blood flowing through it.
I felt uneasy because I was hiding the genius siblings who would go down in history rather than showing them off.
‘The same goes for everyone else. Eilen Ronian Bourdel….’
If the Emperor of the Empire had an ordinary temperament, it would have been possible to expect that everyone would be exposed and the war would not break out, so it was even more disappointing.
“I will reward you even more the day you escape the threat of the Empire. Please be patient.”
“You have already done so much for our siblings. Don’t mind, Your Majesty.”
Victoria’s answer made me smile, but when I thought about the incident at the Magic Tower again, my expression couldn’t help but harden.
“…You said the intruder was a woman, right?”
“Yes. It was a woman who used rare gray magic power. Since His Majesty can see mana, it was easy to catch her…”
“I know who she is.”
Who else could there be?
“…Huh? Then you can go and catch them right away!”
Haha…
“That’s the problem because it doesn’t work.”
“yes?”
Logan sighed as he watched Victoria’s face turn into bewilderment.
Capture and kill the princess of the empire? Lock them up?
War will break out immediately.
‘Only after the Great Magic Line is completed and installed in the fortress or castle in front will there be a clear chance of victory.’
It’s time to do it without knowing.
It felt rather fortunate that Victoria had lost the princess.
What would have happened if the princess had died in the magic tower?
Logan looked away, rubbing his goosebumps on his forearms.
“What do you think about this, Lord Clayton?”
Clayton, who received those heavy eyes, slowly opened his mouth with an even more somber expression.
“I guess the worst case scenario is that they noticed.”
“As expected…”
Nope.
Logan unconsciously held his head as he felt a headache coming on him, but Clayton, with a dark expression, added words that seemed to make the headache even worse.
“If they were targeting me and not Taren, where the artifact was produced, the research log may be more important to them than they think.”
“That’s right. If you and Victoria say it, it would be a free item of value to wizards.”
As the king and the king exchanged dark glances, tilting her head, Victoria intervened.
“I guess that might not be true?”
“what?”
“As you said, Master, it is clearly a research journal that numerous people have researched. At best, it would have been a journal handed down from a school with hundreds of years of history.”
“So…”
“But most of the contents are nothing more than some geniuses scribbling down flashes of inspiration or ideas. There is too little result to call it a non-fiction book.”
“…That’s right.”
Although inspired by the research journal, it was Logan who ordered the mass production of the artifact, and it was Clayton who figured out the method.
Moreover, about 70% of the current research results on the restoration of the Great Magic Circle were inspired by Victoria herself, so it was difficult to call it a secret book.
“Even if their research journals are really just a collection of ideas from splinter factions or alienated geniuses.”
“Hoo?”
Victoria’s argument was valid enough to change the eyes of those who heard it.
However, Victoria could not help but shrink slightly at the teacher’s next words.
“Then I can’t explain the princess’s attack on the magic tower. It was such a random and unreasonable move.”
However, that one word made Victoria’s eyes double in size.
“Huh? Princess? No way?”
Logan confirmed her suspicions with a wry smile as he looked at her in confusion.
“Yes. The princess of the empire is that mage. Almost 100% probability.”
“That…?! Why on earth?!”
The princess is a mage?
Why would you do something like that with that status and power?
There was a lot implied in Victoria’s retort, but Logan just shook his head.
“I don’t know that. So I think it’s because of that journal.”
Since they couldn’t know Luisa’s inner situation, they had no choice but to guess that way.
“There is so little information about them. Everything is just speculation….
Naturally, I couldn’t help but lament.
But,
“…wouldn’t it be okay to ask the person involved?”
“What?”
Victoria responded to Logan’s absurd question. smiled meaningfully.
* * * Cough.
The moment I coughed, blood came out again.
How many times did I wonder?
“Huh…”
More than the tingling pain in my chest, the pain reminded me of the past failure that crushed my pride. Memories of the night further distorted my expression.
“Are you okay?”
“How can you possibly be okay!?”
I tried to scream sharply, but that harsh voice only pierced my pride further.
“…I’m sorry.”
Nod . The sight of Jun bowing down seemed to make him even more aware of his own inferiority.
“…No. That’s it. Go back.”
“Yes.”
The internal injuries caused by the shaking of the circle’s magic power do not heal easily like the wounds caused by the Aurors. Even though I knew this, I had no choice but to do something to break the bizarre golem and escape.
Awakening in the middle of battle. That hero novel. I never imagined that I would experience something like the story in the story.
That too from an enemy.
‘The enemy…’
he said.
His presence was elevated from a simple intruder to an enemy.
Unknowingly due to his wounded pride, I thought of that woman again.
‘At best, she looked like she was around 20, but she was a mage at that age.’
It was a faster achievement than that of himself, who became a mage at a young age and engraved his name in the history of the tower.
Moreover, how could a mage who had just awakened show such power?
Although the attack was a bit crude and lacked subtlety, those golems were more powerful than that. It was fast and strong.
To the point where I had no choice but to use a trick even though I used Demon Manifestation, a combat magic that can easily deal with the movements of most Auror users . Even though it was right after using three anti-magic spells at the same time, it didn’t work on me.
In the end, those three types of magic were used.
Because it was she who broke the magic.
“This is ridiculous.”
A life of always looking down from a high place.
Even with magic, not status, she competed with elders who had lived three times as long as her.
But her peers Luisa’s high self-esteem could not accept the fact that she had been defeated by someone so young.
“There must have been some trick.”
Ugh.
The circle that had been calmed down by the surging anger vibrated again.
Soon, the result was immediate. came out.
Cough.
“K…”
Blood soaked in the palm of her hand.
That blood-thick life flashed in Luisa’s eyes.
But there was nothing that could be done about that woman now. It was just as painful as the excruciating pain in her chest. I just pondered over my defeat.
If I ever meet again on the battlefield, I had to be self-respectful now in order to get revenge properly.
However, the question did not disappear.
“How on earth…”
Was that possible?
The Dark Sky Barrier and Soul Contamination. Harmony was a secret technique created in the tower to subdue and control superhumans.
It was a great magic that she herself would not be able to escape if she were designated as a target. Even she, who possessed both soul and dimension attributes, would need a long period of preparation to respond.
So,
“It won’t be the normal way. “Obviously…”
There’s no way that someone else could do what even she couldn’t do.
Luisa fell into trouble, not even noticing the blood flowing from her tightly bitten lip.
And she had a rootless thought based only on her own pride. The circuit soon gave a crooked answer:
“Yes. The person who changes fate has a similar relationship with the king. concubine? Or is it still an affair?”
After saying it out loud, I became even more confident that it was the right answer.
That’s right. It’s not because she was so good that she overcame my magic.
‘It’s because of that king.’
When I came to that conclusion, the pain that was piercing my chest seemed to have eased, as if it were a lie. 3 After barely shaking off the nightmare of last night, I was finally able to focus on reality.
‘What now?’
Demon Appearance was a battle magic that assumed a battle with a mage, but it also had the effect of disguise.
As such, he was confident that he had not exposed his appearance.
However, if the king guessed that he was a spy for the empire, the events of last night would have been You may notice that there is a connection:
‘Should I come to pick on you? no. Even then, there is nothing the king can do.’
In this small kingdom, the princess of the empire has no choice but to tolerate and overlook all the evil she does.
Unless she gives up her status or is recognized by the emperor, threatening her safety will ultimately lead to provoking the empire.
‘No matter how hostile this kingdom is to the empire, it wouldn’t be that foolish.’
There was one thing that made her anxious, but Luisa tried to ignore that fact.
‘No, there’s nothing wrong. There’s no evidence.’
As I was compiling my thoughts, I suddenly heard an urgent voice outside.
“Go princess!”
My heart chills as the ominous feeling grows stronger.
“The old king has arrived!”
The unexpected guest visited the villa.
