EP.81 Tower of Stars (2)
The Ivory Tower of the Magic Society has five pillars.
Five pillars support the ivory tower.
Those in charge of that pillar are great scholars.
Scholars who left a mark on the world of magic.
They take pride in drawing circuits.
A circuit is a letter to a star.
The circuit to a great star must be beautiful. Sincerity must be put into each stroke. Even the straight lines drawn seemingly indifferently must contain beauty.
To them, a circuit is just a picture.
If the ultimate purpose of the Magic Tower is to develop new spells, the ultimate purpose of the Magic Society is to draw the most beautiful circuit.
‘About 300 circuits created by an ancient dragon wizard.’
Using that as a foundation, we create an artistic circuit that will remain in history. It is a purpose that runs counter to the wizards of the Magic Tower who pursue practicality.
The leader of scholars who pursue such art.
Togelm, one of the five pillars of the Ivory Tower, was sweating coldly as he kept looking sideways.
······In fact, there would be no need for Togelm to pay attention inside the ivory tower. Nevertheless, the reason he is restless now is because of a person who is currently visiting the ivory tower.
A person who invaded the pillars’ conference room.
Although he is not one of the five pillars of the ivory tower, he is a person who sits on an honorary pillar position due to his excellent interpretation skills and eye for reading circuits.
‘···Why on earth is he here?’
I don’t know the intention.
Why did someone who was naturally noble come to a place like this? If we were to guess the reason, there is only one possibility.
‘···To meet Professor Rania?’
Is it because they want to meet someone who has recently become a hot topic? That too is not certain. If he wanted to meet, there would be no need to rent a place like this.
‘I don’t understand.’
In the end, only questions remain.
Torgelm shook his head to shake off distracting thoughts and answered the scholar who was knocking on the conference room door.
“Please come in.”
Soon the door opens.
Outside the door, a scholar bows his head, and a girl guided by him walks into the conference room.
Gray hair and blue eyes.
The first thing that catches your eye is the symbolic color. The next thing that catches my eye is the girl’s youthful appearance.
‘···You’re young.’
I heard it through rumors, but he looks younger than I imagined. She is a girl who exudes a subdued elegance instead of the dull atmosphere typical of wizards.
First impression is not bad.
As he unfolded the problem he had received in advance, Togelm inwardly clicked his tongue.
‘A young wizard like that drew a circuit like this?’
Interpreting and activating a circuit is on a different level.
While the wizards of the Magic Tower are experts at activating circuits, the scholars of the Ivory Tower are experts at interpreting circuits.
Circuits are the essence of magic.
It contains the life the wizard lived.
Scholars who interpret such circuits read the artist’s habits just by looking at the circuit. Let’s guess what kind of magic path he has taken.
‘···It’s rough.’
The life that is read from the circuit before our eyes is not smooth. It feels like looking at a cliff that has been carved away over a long period of time and has become sharp.
‘Rather than a young wizard’s circuit…’
One feels like an elder of the magic tower who devoted his entire life to magic. Togelm blinked his eyes once and opened his mouth.
“Welcome to the Ivory Tower, Miss Rania.”
Instead of answering, the girl lowers her head for a moment.
When she looked up, the pillars hit the table.
The ceiling of the conference room flips over.
The circuit in question, which was previously received, is engraved on the ceiling, which looks like a display of constellations.
It must be a surprising sight when you first see it, but the girl who sees it is indifferent. It’s a reaction as if they’ve already experienced it.
“Please provide a brief explanation and solution to the problem.”
“Yes, then…”
Eventually, the girl opens her mouth.
The explanation didn’t last very long. In the first place, they are well aware that the level of completion of this problem is high.
At first glance, the problem resembles a maze.
However, the solution is surprisingly simple.
‘The most basic concept.’
This is a problem that can be solved with just that concept. Rather than functioning as a difficult problem, it has value in that it is a problem for learning.
“···That is all.”
Eventually, the girl finished her explanation.
This is a commentary without any unnecessary details. Its value as a problem cannot be further tested.
‘It’s a problem that can be published in an academic journal right now.’
However, Togelm could not easily open his mouth.
“hmm···.”
The same goes for other pillars.
They are touching their chins and observing the circuit.
‘something···.’
Something is disappointing.
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The value of the problem is high. The disappointing part is the circuitry. Of course, there is no major problem with the circuit itself.
‘It’s rather perfect.’
It’s a perfect circuit. It’s an extremely clean circuit.
However, the neatness of the pillars seems to be an unfinished work of art.
The work of art that comes to mind is ceramics.
It is like pure white porcelain.
The curves of ceramics are beautiful. It is a plain work of art. The plainness of the pillars is like looking at unfilled white drawing paper.
‘If you touch me a little more.’
If you decorate the circuit a little more.
It is a circuit that is truly in the realm of a difficult problem and a work of art. It’s just sad to see that unfinished blank space.
‘This… is like looking at the circuit of a gray wizard from the past.’
A time when the gray wizard was the next magic tower lord.
The ivory tower often clashed with him. It’s not that I don’t like him. The question was simply, why not touch a circuit that would become perfect with just a little tweaking?
‘It’s still like that.’
This circuit is no different from the circuit back then.
For scholars in ivory towers, this circuit is like torture.
‘The young man is already like this…’
How many circuits will be consumed without becoming works of art? The pillars sigh at that fact. In the end, Togelm spoke on behalf of the pillars.
“The explanation is perfect. The value of the problem is also high. But, Miss Rania?”
Torgelm pointed to the circuit.
“This part, this part. “Can you ask why it was treated as a single line?”
“Because it’s cleaner that way.”
“But, if you decorate it even more like this…”
“I learned that neatness is a virtue in circuits.”
“How on earth did you give such a lesson…”
Who is the crazy wizard?
Togelm, who was about to say that, hurriedly covered his mouth. That’s because the girl’s name flashed through his mind.
Rania van Trias.
So, the adoptive daughter of the Trias family.
Roselle, who raised the gray wizard, is the girl’s teacher. Even if he is a pillar of the ivory tower, it is wrong to slander the wise man Rossel.
“I don’t know who the cool wizard is, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to at least decorate the circuits that are published in academic journals a little more?”
He spoke softly and looked at the girl’s eyes. Fortunately, she doesn’t seem upset. Rather, she tilts her head as if she doesn’t understand.
“Is there really a need for that?”
Why should I do that?
Togelm frowned at the voice that seemed to ask that question.
‘I guess I should teach you my lesson.’
This is a matter of pride as a pillar.
Togelm cleared his throat and opened his mouth.
“A little more circuitry…”
“Good circuit.”
However, someone cuts him off.
Togelm feels annoyed by that fact. Even if you are on the same pillar, it is against etiquette to interrupt each other.
However, the moment he confirmed the owner of the voice… Togelm kept his mouth shut without any complaints.
There is no time or reason to feel annoyed. There is one person here who does not need to show respect to the pillar.
The first princess, Lruel.
She opened her mouth, flashing the platinum blonde hair and golden eyes that symbolized royalty.
“It is a simple and beautiful circuit.”
2.
The first princess, Lruel.
As the second child of the royal family, she gave up the succession to the throne early on. Not only does she have no nobles to support her, but she herself does not want the throne.
-Why don’t you support the first princess?
There are many words to answer that question, but most nobles would look for the reason in her personality.
-To put it nicely, there is no hesitation…
-To put it in a bad way, he is a bit… a bit… extremely foul-mouthed and is born with the temperament of a warrior.
There is no hesitation.
I don’t know how to back down. Once he opens his mouth, he stops speaking only after tearing someone down.
-Avoid arguments with the first princess as much as possible.
-···This is not something I should say, but it is better for your mental health to think that you have been bitten by a mad dog and keep your head down.
Such a rumor goes around among nobles.
-He will become quite the tyrant once he ascends the throne.
-I am just grateful that you gave up your royal authority.
A person with such scandalous rumors.
“beautiful.”
Open your mouth and continue speaking.
“I said it was a beautiful circuit. Why isn’t anyone answering? “Didn’t the officers just say something was lacking in the circuit?”
The pillars also know the rumors about Princess Lruelle. The pillars keep their mouths shut and worry. Silence comes.
I would like to refute the princess’s words.
I would like to say that it is a circuit that will become beautiful when added.
However, I am not resolved at all.
‘Is it right to be stubborn towards the first princess?’
This is crazy.
However, it is difficult to bend oneself as a scholar. In the end, Togelm spoke on behalf of the pillar.
“Princess, this circuit is like a pure white sheet of paper. “No matter how clean and beautiful the blank paper is, it is like an unfinished work of art.”
“Keep talking.”
Princess Lruel nods.
Togelm continued speaking.
“Wouldn’t it be a more beautiful work of art if we filled in the blank pages? This circuit is nearing perfection. It is a work of art that is about to be completed. “Not completing it…”
“Is that what you think?”
After interrupting Togelm, she rested her chin.
“That’s what I always heard. boring. “It’s not something I really want to hear.”
There is boredom in his golden eyes.
“In my opinion, you need to take after the wizards of the Magic Tower.”
“yes? “What is that…”
“Although they are extremely arrogant, their conciseness and simplicity are something worth learning from.”
Princess Lruel snapped her finger.
The angle of the ceiling changed and a circuit appeared before the princess’s eyes. The princess continued her words, pointing to the circuit.
“Of course, circuits that lose their beauty in pursuit of practicality are trash. As a member of the Magic Association, I also agree with the opinions of the scholars. However, this circuit is different.”
The space between lines.
She said, pointing to the blank space.
“This is not because we lack ability to decorate. Even though it could have been decorated, it was not done. Don’t you guys know the difference?”
······You can decorate it, but you didn’t decorate it?
This is incomprehensible to the pillars. Looking at the pillars blinking with her eyes, Princess Le Ruelle let out a sigh of relief.
“The way to pursue beauty is different. What kind of beauty is there in the world? It means that this person pursued beauty in his own way.”
Her gaze falls on Rania.
Looking at the girl with gray hair, Lruel smiled with interest.
“The beauty this person pursues is simplicity. “It means that we moderated what we could express, pursuing elegance rather than extravagance, and calmness rather than loudness.”
Sarak, Princess Lruelle’s index finger brushes the curve of the circuit.
“It means that even though it was possible to pursue extravagance, you did not do it.”
She said as she gently swept down the rune characters concentrated in one line.
“Being able to summarize and condense something means that you also know how to explain it.”
The finger that swiped the runes turned towards Rania. The princess asked a question, pointing to Rania.
“Can you do it?”
The girl nods her head to that question.
“Try it.”
Rania touches the circuit with her finger.
Rather.
Fill in the blank space by breaking up a single line.
Deconstructed letters bloom in the space between lines. It looks like a flower blooming.
Chararak, chararak.
Every time she moves her fingers, the circuit becomes more colorful. Its size increases. Circuits that could fit on a single sheet of paper are now filling the ceiling.
Sophistication hidden in simplicity.
The splendor nestled in sophistication is revealed.
“·····.”
The pillars blink.
They swallow their saliva at the beauty of blooming flowers.
Kuuk.
Eventually, the girl stopped, pressing her finger into the air as if marking a period. The circuit is completed. The girl puts up a richly decorated circuit to her princess.
“Hmm.”
The princess smiled as she saw that. The laughter that spreads into mockery is directed at her pillars.
“Did you see it?”
“·····.”
“If you saw it, you saw it. Why is there no answer? Are you dumb? Does she intend to speak only if she herself pierces your mouths? “It is truly blasphemous.”
“···I saw it.”
The princess sighs and laughs.
“I would know if I saw it.”
“·····.”
“Are things that have no eyes to see wrinkled? “The level of the ivory tower is understandable.”
“No, princess, that is…”
“Don’t make excuses. “It’s lame.”
She stood up, saying only what she wanted to say.
“Well, it’s up to you to publish this issue in an academic journal. “It’s up to you to choose whether to go for extravagance or simplicity.”
As if it was already a foregone conclusion that the issue would be raised, the princess stood up and turned her head towards the girl.
“It seems like the story ends here.”
She snaps her fingers.
“professor. “Let’s talk for a moment.”
3.
An artificial garden located on the middle floor of the ivory tower.
The princess’s guard knight drove everyone out of the garden and left according to the queen’s orders.
“·····.”
I suddenly found myself face to face with the princess, and I swallowed dry saliva. There was a cup of coffee in front of me, but I didn’t feel like drinking it.
‘···Why is this person calling me?’
No matter how much I think about it, there is no reason to call me?
What did you like about my circuit? If that was going to be the case, wouldn’t you have just said it right then and there?
Honestly, I don’t know.
To begin with, the only members of the royal family I know are the second prince and the fourth princess.
‘The first princess, Leruelle.’
I tried to recall as much information about her as I could in my head. The first thing that came to mind was a story Kyle once told me in front of a campfire.
-The first princess, Leruelle… is a bit of a unique person. He is a sharp person…
-ok? What are you talking about?
-When I drew the holy sword and was recognized as a hero… I met him once, and he was a very, very unique person.
-What did you say?
-Seeing that even an idiot like you is becoming a warrior, he said, “The world is truly in jeopardy.”
uh?
‘I like you?’
Suddenly the princess in front of me seemed friendly. She even makes me feel like I’m seeing a long-time friend.
“Is there anything you want to say?”
I smiled and asked that. The First Princess took a sip of her coffee and opened her mouth.
“I feel like living in this world really sucks.”
“···yes?”
Those were the first words the princess uttered.
The princess had no idea what to answer, and even as she was contemplating, she continued to speak.
“I don’t know if my father is competent in politics, but his downside is that he makes fun of his dick. “The culmination of that shortcoming is my brother.”
“Uh… uh…”
What, what am I listening to?
“When I think of my father and brother, the road ahead is dark. There is no end to this shit. “In particular, my brother’s shit is getting worse day by day, and it’s to the point where my head is splitting.”
“Uh, uhh…”
“Professor, do you know?”
She continued speaking, looking into the distance with very dirty eyes.
“If you mix mental illness, paranoia, and insanity in a 1:1:1 ratio, the person who comes out is my brother, the first prince, and the person who will inherit the throne of this country.”
“Is that so?”
“So, Professor, I would like to tell you something about my brother.”
“···Why do you do that to me?”
“Shut up and listen. “Isn’t she speaking as the real woman?”
What on earth is this person doing?
I was so shocked that I felt like I had been hit on the head, I couldn’t answer.
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It was written quickly so I brought it quickly 😀
