Magic Tower-1
“…Ugh…”
“…Um…Ameri?”
The state of Ameri that I visited at most was so haggard that he was on the verge of collapsing. Dark circles lined her eyes, as if she had applied soot directly to her eyes, as if she hadn’t had her rings.
“…Ah, Leonardo-kun…! You’re here…!”
Seeing her haggard, Leo looked at her condition with a confused expression. The strong aroma of coffee from the corners of her mouth was explaining how tired she was by her sense of smell.
“…Are you okay?”
“…Ah…Yes! Are you okay!”
The eye smile with a lot of dark circles dropped the credibility of that answer to the floor.
“…What happened?”
“Ah… Researching and reviewing what the prince said… It took me some time.”
The Third Sage’s Legacy made from adamantium that the prince said.
It was an uninteresting topic for Leo, who is close to the sage himself and openly even lusts after each other, but he noticed that it was not for Ameri.
“…I don’t think it’s a lie. Should I say the blueprint…? I have something like that…!”
Ameri, her eyes shining brightly over her dark circles, held out the preface she had found.
“…Ah…”
Now I can’t take it off or beat it. You can tell just by looking at the blueprint.
[Where did you get this? I used the original instead of toilet paper.]
…Leo’s only wish was that the toilet paper would not be used only for cleaning up the bathroom. If not, I feel sorry for that graduate student.
“Did you come to pick up the goods?! Hurry up and sit down!!”
Fortunately, before Leo could feel any more guilt, Ameri changed the subject herself. At the same time, it was a bonus to bring a handmade magic tool wrapped in white cloth.
“Thank you for completing it. It must have been very difficult…!”
“No no! It’s fun just looking at the blueprints, so it’s an honor to entrust it to you! You gave me a lot of budget!!”
Ameri was so proud of the magic tools she had crafted while excited.
Even when she was usually in the Mage Tower, she received help with various tasks, and as an American who shared knowledge through the legacy of the wise, there was nothing to stop her from being able to help Leonardo.
In addition, the charm of the magic tool that Leonardo requested stimulated the fun of being a wizard every time he made it, accelerating his creation.
“For sure! This is a masterpiece I made!! Not to mention it works remotely!! Perhaps, if mass-produced in a different form, even those with hand or leg defects…!!”
“…Certainly neat.”
It was all good, but in order to stop Ameri from talking too much, Leonardo unwrapped the magic tool and took it out.
“…More than I expected!”
The ones wrapped in cloth were six large swords without handles.
It just seemed like a decent sized panel if it weren’t for the pierceable top and sharp blades on the sides.
“The circuit connection is comparable to that of the Lord of the Black Tower!”
However, Leonardo was able to appreciate the true value of this magic tool.
“…Ah… You don’t have to give too much space…”
“No…! Look at this…!”
Leonardo placed a greatsword-shaped panel with his hand blowing a little mana into it. Blue light entered the panel and floated in the air like metal pushed away by magnetic force.
“You respond right away to this level of mana! To be honest…! It turned out better than I expected!”
“…Ahahahaha!! Is that so!! Recently, the Black Tower Lord has given me a lot of work connecting magic tool circuits!!”
A friendly atmosphere continued.
Perhaps it was because they hadn’t seen each other in a while, the conversation between Ameri and Leonardo got longer.
“…Uh…”
“…I…”
To be precise, it could have been longer.
“…Uh…hahahaha…”
“…Ugh…”
There was no chance of the conversation going any further as the two white-haired siblings glared at them with searing blue eyes.
Arya was grinding her ungrinded teeth to the point of sparks even in her sleep.
Rios suddenly turned four hundred and muttered something unintelligible to the point that blood vessels could be seen in the whites of his eyes.
“…Because of the party… I think I’ll have to go now. Miss, why again…”
“…I guess I should… Why is Rios like that again…”
The heirs of the two insensitive sages unfortunately inherited his ability and became very insensitive to male-female relationships.
If there’s anything fortunate about it, maybe it’s just that you’re quick to read the other person.
“…Then let’s go.”
“…I…Leonardo-kun.”
Ameri looked at her for a moment and then spoke at an angle where Rios and Aria were not visible.
“…Are you going to fight?”
She thought it was dull, but Ameri seemed to have noticed already.
“…Yes. It could be a bit risky fight.”
“…Then…”
Ameri glanced at Rios, who was looking from the other side for a moment. She then started whispering in Leo’s ear.
“…Can you protect Rios so he doesn’t get hurt? Because Rios often hangs around…”
“… Ha…”
She deserved to know.
Do you know the eldest son of a warrior family that cries out for pure love?
To know that there is someone who cares and loves you so seriously.
“Of course. I will come back safely.”
“Thank you. Leo-kun!”
Leonardo, who gave such an answer at the time, did not think of it.
After this whisper, Reinhardt’s two siblings fervently questioned what they were saying.
Even if I explain that, ‘Ameri is worried about me?! That can’t be!’, ‘As expected, I like elves!’
It was unfortunate.
***
Deep night in the Magic Tower.
“…Are you ready?”
Leonardo asked as he covered the hood of Ain’s robe.
Ain’s robe was made of sword-proof, flame-resistant, and cool-resistant materials from the time of weaving the cloth, so it was possible to defend against various attacks, and now Leonardo strengthened the defense ability by overlaying various protective magic once again.
Perhaps even if you hit the dragon’s breath directly, you can survive for about a minute.
“…Is it okay? I can’t see the robe when I transform…”
“It’s okay. When transforming, I will adjust it so that it can fuse, so the effect remains the same.”
Rather, the magic on the robe is applied to the whole body, so the defense will be higher.
“…Then let’s begin. Ainah.”
“Yes, Father.”
After hearing the answer, Leonardo took out his fingernail and drove it into Ain’s forearm. Her thin, white nails pierced her daughter’s arm and began to transform the little girl’s body.
Her white hair turned black, her mauve eyes dyed red, and her body gradually grew in size.
Her own daughter or a child who is nothing like her, standing there looking exactly like her mother, her moral sense was pricked, but she had no choice but to accept it as it was a necessary choice.
“Then let’s go.”
“Yes. If you feel danger, run away immediately. Because we can fight together.”
Ain nodded her head and squeezed her enlarged hand.
Ain’s role is always a decoy, and Aria, Leonardo, and Eileen are in charge of direct engagement.
Rios and Orb will be in charge of liaison with the outside world, scouting for additional enemies.
“…Then…”
Ain climbed out of her window and ran out of her.
“…I’ll be back.”
Ain jumped down from the upper floor of the dormitory.
‘…Then now…’
Leonardo closed her eyes and shared her child’s vision. As a familiar, she could easily manage to share each other’s senses even at long distances.
[…Has arrived.]
According to the plan, Ain ran to the exhibition hall containing the ‘Necklace of Truth and Fact’. The lock on the exhibition hall had been unlocked by Leo beforehand.
[…Now… I’ll steal it.]
Ain, who always maintained an emotionless attitude, reported the situation with a rigid tone.
Even Leo could tell without listening to her. Through her shared vision, Ain could see her hand gradually moving toward the neck ornament beyond the glass barrel.
Soon
Clang!
Ain broke her cabinet with her fist.
aaa!!
A warning sound that goes off at the same time as the wooden ornament is snatched.
Although it was intentionally set off, even those who were keeping their seats were startled by the sound of sirens that sounded like they were cutting through their eardrums.
[The Choker of Truth and Fact has been stolen!! I say it again! The sage’s legacy was stolen by a being without mana!!]
It was O’Brien who sounded the alarm and recited the warning message in a loud voice, deliberately giving the order to be guarded at this time.
And it was Leonardo who had to step in at the right time.
[The body was stolen by a being without mana!! Tracking now!!]
As the telepathic rang out, the situation became more noisy and chaotic. The wizards will hurriedly form a tracking party and will track down the Ain that looks like a ‘Existence without mana’.
“…Let’s go.”
“…Yes. Let’s go.”
Leonardo and Ariaspil will also go outside and Pretend to be chasing Ajin.
***
Ain was moving with the coffin stored in the designated place.
He had to carry it with his bare hands because he had been ordered by Leonardo not to intentionally put it in an empty space so that it would be easy to see.
It was quite difficult to lift even with its size, but even in its basic form, Ain had enough strength to lightly lift a horse with one hand.
I was able to sprint long enough with the coffin slung over my shoulder.
‘…The pursuers…’
Ordinary magic executioners or combat wizards will interfere with Leonardo and O’Brien to prevent them from coming in this direction.
[The magic tower owners are moving now.]
It was Aileen who was watching over the Mage Tower Master, and she was observing from a distance to make sure that the Mage Tower Lord would not suddenly act.
[…How long until we arrive at the place?]
Ain looked straight ahead with his coffin raised. After calculating the size of the small abandoned mansion in the distance and the current running speed, Ain answered.
[I think it will be reached in 5 minutes and 32 seconds.]
[Speed up. Now, the blue pagoda liquor and the black pagoda liquor are in one place. It has to be torn apart.]
[Okay.]
Ain who replied jumped on a branch in the forest and jumped between branches as if using footwork.
“…”
After 5 minutes and 32 seconds, when he arrived at the abandoned mansion, Ain knew.
Someone had already arrived at this place.
The voluptuous heat of mana instinctively informed Ain that it was dangerous to be here.
Hwaaa!!
A pillar of flame that bursts from the floor momentarily.
It was a magic that boasted explosive heat to the point that even Ain, who showed a precise reaction like a machine, dropped her coffin to the floor.
“…This is strange! The Vampire Lord said he would definitely send a vampire under his command!”
The one who walked out of the shadows of the mansion was a combat magic expert in a red robe.
“…Or not!”
A cruel sensibility hangs beneath the lively voice.
“Is it a trap?”
Jane Narsha, the owner of the red tower, walked out burning flames.