Episode 138
EPISODE.69
“I also wanted to contact you often. But due to the surrounding environment… … .”
Russell kept making excuses.
Even though I was not at a crossroads between life and death, cold sweat ran down my spine.
“As you know, the Kuril Islands are a place with very poor magical conditions… … .”
In front of Russell, Hecate was still sitting with an emotionless face.
Are you listening to yourself?
He does not make eye contact and sips his tea with calm, sunken eyes.
Did he pour out excuses like that without stopping for about ten minutes? Hecate put down the teacup in her hand.
Rattling-.
The sound of an empty teacup being placed on a stand resounds like thunder.
Daria giggled quietly as she saw cold sweat running down her earlobes.
She took a bite of the donut in front of her with excited eyes.
“If you’re going to make excuses, why not stop. “My dear?”
Meanwhile, Hecate opened her mouth.
“When you say that, doesn’t it look like you’re sulking because you didn’t hear from me?”
Her lips were bright red like a cherry.
“Why are you trying to clear up a misunderstanding? “I don’t mind.”
At those words, Russell became completely dumb and kept his mouth shut.
Unlike usual, he has an insensitive expression and even appears to be somewhat distant. So are you saying that the things you have done so far haven’t been sulky?
Then why?
I had doubts, but I didn’t dare to ask. Instead, Hecate blurted out one word in a meaningful voice.
“I don’t know what you think of me, but I’d like to tell you that if you thought I was a petty woman who couldn’t even understand what happens outside of a man’s life, that would be an unpleasant miscalculation.”
She stood up without making eye contact.
“I have seen your face, so it is done. “I’m going back now.”
It wasn’t as cold as the cold snow of the north wind, but the voice felt like a wall had been built.
Russell swallowed.
Regardless.
“Then, today’s tea time invitation. thanked. Lord Daria.”
“Please take a look. “Her Royal Highness.”
After greeting Daria, the princess turned around.
Tap, tap, tap-.
He left the tower’s main room, leaving only the sound of his footsteps behind.
If you go downstairs, the guard knights from the palace will be waiting for you.
Russell was standing like a scarecrow, looking at Hecate’s back.
“Oh my, you don’t even notice the blood on your new feet.”
Daria patted Russell on the back.
“This guy who is smart in other areas has no clue about this. “Eh.”
For a while, I clicked my tongue as if I was pathetic.
Daria shrugged and buried herself deep into the backrest.
“What can I do? “That is also your charm.”
Russell complained bitterly at the rebuke that was not his teacher’s rebuke. Because he knew very well that he, too, was lacking in this area.
“haha… … “Teacher, are you well?”
“It’s okay to change your mind.”
Daria, who grumbled jokingly, continued.
“Except for the concern about my student who didn’t properly contact me, I guess I can say I’m doing well.”
Anyway, she was Russell’s teacher. Although she seemed playful, she was genuinely concerned.
“If it wasn’t for the guy who brought the news about you, I might have been a little more worried.”
“If you came with news… … .”
“I mean Aidan Owl. “Didn’t you recommend it?”
“yes.”
When the story about Aidan Owl came up, Russell nodded.
“How did you do it?”
“His talent for magic is just average, but his talent for magical medicine is extraordinary.”
According to Daria’s explanation, Aidan is now officially affiliated with Flame Tower and is conducting research while receiving research funds.
There is even talk that a prototype of the additive may be introduced within this year due to the support provided by Yeomtap in both material and material ways.
“Where did you get it? I was very lucky.”
Daria giggled as she said that and swept Russell’s whole body with deep-set eyes.
“Rather than that, it seems like the research abroad has definitely yielded results. Not only is the circle much more stable than before, but even the eyes look deeper… … .”
She adjusted her posture, sat down, filled her empty teacup with black tea, and said.
“Tell me about the past.”
Because the growth of a student is something that a teacher should always be interested in.
.
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An 8th Circle Master and also a Flame Tower Master.
The best wizard of this era.
Although she was called ‘Daria Snowwhite’ by the same title, the Kuril Islands were actually a land that held many mysteries for her.
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That’s because he didn’t have a chance to visit the Kurils when he was young because he was chasing cultists.
As I got older, I took on the important position of Lord of the Tower, and it was not easy for me to leave the tower for a long time.
Therefore, it could be said that the time she spent talking with Russell was quite beneficial to her.
Beyond simply checking the growth of my students, I was able to indirectly encounter the culture of the beast people, which I was not familiar with.
Of course, she didn’t expect that Russell would meet the Beast King Muyaho.
“Not only did you meet the Beast King, but you also entered the beast people’s sacred place and discovered Fenrir’s remains?”
Not only that, but as a reward for finding the beastman tribe’s treasure from the remains, he even sparred with the beast king for over a month.
“yes. “Master.”
Russell nodded, projecting the image of the remains he had photographed using magic.
“We will include filming records related to the remains in a later report.”
After the appropriately dramatized story was over, Daria stared at the remains and nodded.
How exciting Russell’s adventures were.
The untouched chocolate cake was sitting in front of me in its original form.
Still unable to think of touching it, Daria lightly tilted her head back.
‘Hmm.’
Certainly, if you have been sparring with the Beast King for over a month, it is understandable that your skills have improved significantly.
‘Of course, that’s not all.’
What can be improved through sparring with the Beast King is the skill as a war mage, not the discretion as a magician.
However, Daria did not take issue with that.
Because I’ve known for a long time that there was something to hide.
‘If you’re going to make that an issue, you should have made it clear before you made me your disciple.’
What she was most curious about in Russell’s story right now was the remains of the first Beast King, Fenrir, and the beastman’s spell book that Russell had brought with him.
I wanted to hear a report on them right away, but… … .
‘That will have to be put off for later fun.’
Because there were still important issues that needed to be dealt with right away.
“But the migration of the beast people. “You asked a really difficult question.”
“Would it be difficult?”
“well… … .”
Daria giggled, her tail trailing off.
“What is difficult or easy to do? “It’s not me who has to worry here, but the various officials of the palace, both large and small.”
They were already laughing as if they felt good about the fact that there was a mountain of problems to solve.
“Once you write and submit the report, I will deliver it directly to your Majesty.”
“Please do me a favor. “Master.”
“But you’re the youngest.”
Now that we’re done talking about the big issues. Daria smiled and raised the corners of her mouth.
“yes. “Master.”
“Did you bring any souvenirs?”
“If it’s a souvenir… … ?”
“Aside from the souvenirs to give me, shouldn’t there be something that can make Her Highness feel better?”
He was clearly a magic teacher, but how did he end up becoming a dating coach?
‘I feel like I have a youngest grandchild, not just a youngest student.’
Thinking like that, Daria shook her head unconsciously.
* * *
A few days after that.
“What is this? “My dear?”
Hecate asked as she checked the jewelry presented to her.
His voice seemed a little stiff, as if he was still not in a good mood.
“In Kuril, this is called okjam (玉簪). “I heard that it is a women’s accessory made of special jade, and that it is used to tie up and secure long hair.”
“Why are you giving that to me?”
“I bought it because it reminded me of Hecate.”
It wasn’t something that could really be called a souvenir, but Russell wasn’t wrong.
That’s right, a few hours before boarding the boat leaving the island.
While looking around the water people village located on the coast, Hecate came to mind and I bought it at an old antique store.
“You bought it for me?”
As Daria said, was the gift effective? Hecate opened her eyes as wide as a deer’s.
It felt like the wall contained in the voice had also softened a little.
Russell nodded as he felt that fact.
“yes. “I heard that it has a simple antidote effect on several types of poisons.”
In the Eastern Continent, there is an object called pidogju (避毒珠), and it is said that this object was carved out of Okjam.
“It’s an antidote to poison… … .”
It won’t be something worth a penny or two.
However, if you ask whether it was a very valuable item from her perspective as a royal, it was not.
Although it wasn’t a blood poison, she also had several artifacts with similar effects.
Nonetheless, Hecate smiled softly.
“You brought me something truly precious.”
I wasn’t saying that the item was precious.
‘I bought it because you remembered me.’
What was truly precious was Russell’s thought in choosing items with himself in mind, even in the distant Kuril Islands.
She handed the hairpin she was holding to Russell.
“… … ?”
“It’s a beautiful accessory, but I don’t know how to use it. “Won’t you tell me?”
Since it was my first time seeing a piece of jewelry, I think it was a good thing I asked the store owner how to use it.
“I will. Hecate.”
Russell nodded and accepted the night sleep.
He then went behind Hecate, who was seated, and brushed her hair to tidy it up.
Every time I brushed my hair, a nice scent came out that I don’t know why.
“It’s a clumsy move, but it feels really good.”
Hecate said as she felt Russell’s touch.
“If it’s okay with you, I’d like to be groomed and hear about what happened on this trip?”
“Sure.”
Russell’s mouth opened once again, and the story ended when he was almost finished with his hair.
She raised her head with a sloppy technique, and smiled faintly as she looked at herself.
“Feel so good.”
Then he asked as if something suddenly occurred to him.
“Now that I think about it, there’s something I’m suddenly curious about. Could you please answer? “My dear?”
“… … ?”
“Seeing as she is called a woman, was the Beast King Muyaho a woman? and… … .”
Hecate’s question was not just one question. she asked, eyeing her necklace around Russell’s neck.
“It’s a necklace I’ve never seen before. “Who did you get that necklace from?”
“─!!”
It’s cold.
Russell’s heart, which almost instinctively sensed a crisis, beat faster than during the sparring with Mu Yaho.
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