Chapter 21. Laying the paving stones for the future. (4)
“……Tell me.”
Midnell answered with an expression of complete unwillingness.
“I would like you to hide the fact that I am Ekarot’s guardian.”
“…….”
“It’s to prevent any untoward incident. How do you feel?”
Midnell’s face relaxed.
“I know what you mean. I will do it.”
“thank you.”
I stood up and patted Ekarot’s head.
“Now, it’s time to separate for a moment.”
“…….”
Ekarot glanced at me and suddenly ran into my arms.
“Ugh.”
I was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected action, but quickly stretched out my hand.
Tuk-tuk.
I lightly patted Ekarot on the back. A place where he is very small for his age and his wing bones are prominent.
“Take care of yourself. I’ll tell the people you talked to earlier to come see you often.”
“…….”
“If you want to contact me, you can ask them.”
A small voice was heard through the warm body heat.
“……Next time we meet,”
Ekarot sniffed once and said.
“Can I call you brother?”
What about this guy?
I wanted to, but then Haha, I laughed out loud.
“Anyway.”
Because my relationship with him is not a master-slave relationship. This is not a guy who can be caught even if you force him.
Ekarot’s mouth softly curved.
“I will study hard.”
“okay.”
I took off the ring I was wearing on my little finger and held it out to him.
“It just needs to be big enough to wear this, okay?”
“……yes.”
Ekarot carefully accepted the ring with both hands. And I put it in my arms as if I was handling something very precious.
“The greetings are over, so let’s go.”
Midnell was waiting for us and approached us.
“I’m not going to see you off. That’s probably not what you expected when you came in.”
“Sure.”
Even becoming a major donor did not change his attitude.
In some ways, he was truly a consistent man. So it was more reliable.
“Let’s go.”
Midnell led Ekarot out of the room. I also followed him out.
“goodbye.”
Ekarot nodded and then walked further and further away. She rattled, waved her hand once and turned around.
I retraced my route and headed to the front door. I was planning on leaving right away and going back to the top, but
“-!”
I froze in place when I saw a man and woman standing at the entrance.
“It’s really surprising. Lady is a wizard belonging to this magic tower.”
Cain smiling softly and looking at the other person,
“It’s just a trick, nothing special.”
One woman blushing shyly.
‘Meet Cain here again?’
It almost made me wonder if there was some kind of force trying to make us meet.
‘Besides, who is that woman? Did Cain have connections in the Magic Tower?’
It was only after meeting Ekarot that Cain established a relationship with the Magic Tower. Because of this, she couldn’t help but be even more surprised than when we met yesterday.
“You have too much humility for such a trivial talent.”
Cain joked, pretending to be surprised.
“The title of the Magic Tower Lord’s first disciple is not that easy to obtain, is it?”
The woman covered her cheeks with both hands.
She seemed to be barely able to resist the urge to cry every time Cain said a word.
“You were rude yesterday without even realizing it. How dare you call the great wizard’s name in vain?”
“No, no. It’s okay if it’s Cain.”
The woman waved her hand and smiled.
“Please just call me Sienna.”
It felt like a heavy stone was falling on my chest.
‘… … ‘Siena?’
Could this be the Sienna Cruelty I know?
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In the original work, she was a second-tier character who was overshadowed by Ekarot and could not see the light of day.
There wasn’t much description of her. It’s just that she developed a strong hatred after being abused by her outcasts as a child.
A wizard’s talent is due to deficiency. The deeper and wider the pit of deficiency, the more powerful magical power one can handle.
It was a natural result for Sienna to become a powerful wizard.
‘Why are you with Cain?’
This was a development that did not exist in the original. It was far outside of what I expected.
“They tried to mess with a great mage like Miss Sienna. I should have punished them more severely.”
As Cain spoke as if sighing, Sienna’s smile slightly cracked.
“No. I was a bit surprised at the time… so I froze in place.”
As I was listening, I was just astonished. It was absolutely ridiculous that ‘that’ Sienna was so embarrassed that she couldn’t move.
‘Given the circumstances, it seems like Cain saved him. Is that why you tried to use his hand?
While I was roughly guessing the situation between the two, one thing suddenly occurred to me.
‘Could it be the woman Cain went to save at the festival yesterday?’
… … This kind of thing.
Due to the absurd luck of the main character, Cain, and in this situation that is incredibly favorable to him.
I was really sick of it.
“-ah.”
Sienna let out a short exclamation when she saw me.
“why…….”
Cain turned to follow Sienna’s gaze and stopped abruptly. His eyes turned blood-red.
“Abel.”
He turned fully and looked at me.
“Is it you again?”
“What I’m saying is, that is.”
Undeterred, I responded and approached Cain.
Tap, tap.
As the distance got closer, Cain’s face became clearer. It’s sharp like a carved piece, but at the same time it doesn’t reveal even the slightest emotion.
No, more accurately, cold air is dripping down.
“What’s going on at the Magic Tower?”
Even the voice flying towards me was as cold as the north wind.
‘… … ‘How are you?’
In the original, he was infinitely generous and generous, but he was merciless towards those he judged to be his enemies.
That was his driving force to unwaveringly look in one direction and pursue justice uprightly.
The appearance I had when dealing with the enemy was the appearance of Cain in front of me now.
‘Then you see me as your enemy now, huh?’
With the belated realization, I burst into empty laughter.
‘now?’
It seems that the actions I have been doing so far were just a little annoying to Cain. Like a lizard that doesn’t know that the dragon is scary.
‘now.’
I came this far by coughing up blood and cutting my bones.
However, Cain actually ignores such things lightly and acknowledges me as an ‘equal’ enemy only after he directly denies and confronts me.
“…….”
My stomach twisted as if it was being torn apart. A pain different from the hunger I felt due to Requiem.
The blow to my pride was more painful than anything I had ever experienced.
‘… … After all, I hate you.’
No, I hate it even more from now on. It seems like he and I are incompatible beings.
He didn’t hide his emotions and looked straight at Cain.
Without hiding his deep sneer.
“You know what to do.”
“…….”
A sneer and a sneer crossed Cain’s lips. Then it seemed like that was the case.
“Okay. I asked something pointless.”
Cain crossed his arms loosely and tilted his head slightly.
“I was just surprised that you, who had no contact with the Magic Tower, were here.”
“I…….”
“If you don’t want to talk, stop. I don’t want to talk to you either.”
Cain turned around and saw Sienna standing behind him. Her frozen face melted in an instant and she smiled as warmly as spring.
“I looked embarrassed for a moment. I’m sorry, Miss Sienna.”
… … This guy?
Sienna burst out laughing at the absurdity, brushing away her flowing hair.
“Not at all. I’m not sure what you’re embarrassed about.”
Her navy blue eyes turned to me. The waves of boundary spread gently over the dark color of a deeply sunken sea.
“Who is this person?”
“My name is Abel Ovest Kindreal.”
“I don’t think you are a close friend.”
“No, of course not.”
With those words, Sienna immediately gave up her interest in me and focused on Cain. The wave of vigilance subsided, and a feeling of envy spread over the calm eyes.
‘… … This is what it felt like.’
The feeling Cain must have felt in front of Princess Violet. She feels worse and dirtier than she could have ever imagined.
“Thank you for inviting me to the Magic Tower. I had a great experience thanks to you.”
“Nothing much to say. Please come visit often.”
“How could I do that? It is a well-known fact that wizards are busy devoting their energies to research.”
Cain ignored me as if he was showing off and talked to Sienna.
“But… it’s okay if it’s Cain.”
“That’s really nice to hear. Plus, you gave me a precious gift, so I don’t know how to express my gratitude.”
For a moment, my ears perked up.
‘what? A precious gift?’
What on earth did Sienna give you?
“It’s up to me to be grateful. Just accept it with peace of mind.”
“I am just grateful to Ms. Sienna for her generous heart.”
Cain deliberately left out the details of what the gift was and proceeded with the story.
As if it knew I was listening and wanted to pamper me.
‘Unlucky bastard.’
Cain took away or destroyed what he had, and tried to prevent him from having it.
‘Is it like this again?’
The good fortune that appears at some point comes to him naturally, as if it had been arranged. He does it so easily without much effort.
It seemed as if the entire universe desperately wanted Cain to succeed. At the same time, it seemed like he wanted me to fail.
It was a truly disgusting and frustrating situation.
“…….”
He passed by Cain and Sienna with a cold face. The two didn’t look at me until the end.
widely.
When I closed the door of the magic tower and came out, I felt comfortable breathing, as if I could finally breathe.
“……under.”
After meeting Cain and Sienna, I seemed to have become suffocated without realizing it.
“Whoa….”
Looking at the clear autumn sky, I took a deep breath of the chillier air into my lungs.
Gradually, the stuffy stomach eases and the tight nerves relax.
“……It’s ugly, really.”
You’ve been doing well so far, but you’re so upset because just one variable has appeared.
It really wasn’t like me.
“are you okay.”
I muttered as if I was talking to myself.
Yeah, I never got tired of it. How much have I prepared so far, and how much more do I have to do in the future?
“you can do it.”
I closed my eyes tightly once and then opened them. Just as she was about to take her first step,
Rattling-
The door opened behind him and Cain walked out.
“…….”
Cain glanced at me and immediately turned his head. She then headed to the carriage waiting at the entrance.
It was then.
“Master Cain!”
A young male servant came rushing over.
“Master! You’re here!”
“What’s going on?”
“Lord Carlo is urgently looking for you!”
Cain’s complexion changed slightly.
“Father? Why?”
“They say something serious has happened in the Sud territory. You should prepare to return now.”
“What? Now?”
“Yes, so I asked you to return to the mansion immediately.”
Cain stood tall, lost in thought. Finally, he glanced at me and turned around.
widely.
Cain and the servant disappeared into the carriage. And then it took off and disappeared from sight.
“If it’s something serious, that’s true.”
The rest of me muttered quietly.
“But why already?”
It was not today that Cain returned to Sud territory.
In the original work, only after the week-long harvest festival is over, the character realizes that something has happened at the estate and hurries back.
There, he meets Cadenza, the sword of summer, and thanks to the magic stone of cold he possesses, he succeeds in dominating Cadenza.
‘But this time I didn’t get the magic stone,’
You will fail. It is certain to fail. however… … .
‘Why am I so anxious?’
I had a feeling that Cain would eventually become the owner of Cadenza due to incredible luck.
‘No, that can’t be happening.’
Cadenza is a sword as harsh as Requiem. There is no human being who could hold such a thing with bare hands without a magic gem and survive.
furthermore… … .
“It changed again.”
The flow of the original story as I knew it was changing little by little. And in a completely unpredictable direction.
“If this continues…”
I looked at the carriage moving away with wide squinted eyes.
The uneasy premonition became reality the next day.
[Urgent report: Massive monsters appear in the northern mountains. Increased looting of private homes. Request for support.]
This is because a hastily scribbled telegram was sent to the imperial court.
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