244 – The Most Advanced Wizard-3
Puck, puck, puck.
A sound rings out at a constant beat.
Aria’s barrier is pounded one after another with a dull tone.
Aria Spiel slammed her head into the wall one after another with a devastated expression on her face. Her white-faced expression revealed her regret for yesterday’s slip of the tongue.
“…That Ariasviel? Are you okay?”
No matter how many times she knocked, there was no answer from Aria, so Lumine carefully opened the door. Although she had given me a room to stay in the magic tower for a while, there was no harm in keeping her manners as it was a woman’s room.
“…Saint Lumine? “She’s here too…?”
As people came in, Ariasviel’s eyes, which seemed to be about to lose consciousness, returned slightly to focus.
Overnight, Aria Spiel had dark circles around her eyes, and her middle hair, which had grown little by little, seemed to have turned completely white, even though it was already white.
In just one night, her healthy girl was so weak that she had to lie down on her sick bed.
“…I don’t think you’re okay.”
I didn’t expect anything to be okay since I stayed in my room and didn’t even go out to the restaurant at lunch time, let alone breakfast.
But neither Lumine nor even Ain expected that the blow would be that big.
“…It’s okay. “I’m a little tired…”
“Is this because of what happened yesterday?”
Ignoring Ariasviel’s white lie, Ain asked the question straight to the point.
Ain, who usually followed her Aria like her own mother, made eye contact with the 19-year-old girl in despair with a cold gaze that day.
“…Ah…That’s…”
{If you have any difficulties, please tell me. That’s why we’re accompanying the hero.}
Her first saint, who taught her Lumine, said so and let go of her guard in her aria.
Thanks to her sage returning to her original form, her condition had risen to its peak in contrast to Aria.
“…Actually, it’s because of what happened yesterday. “Because I made a mistake…”
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“…Ah… That’s…”
Lumine’s expression on Aria’s face reminds her of yesterday’s events.
The relationship between Leonardo and Ariaspil explained differently.
Leonardo thought of Aria and herself as lovers, and Aria Spiel, not even imagining such glory, believed that they were her master-servant relationship.
When they passed each other, only awkward despair remained on each other’s faces.
At first, Ariaspil realized that he had made a mistake and tried to hastily correct it, but Leonardo had already resigned and returned to his room.
The story after that is the same as now.
“I also think my mother did something wrong.”
Unlike usual, Ain did not stop Aria from blaming herself.
Originally, she was a demi-human who respected her mother and her father equally, but now that she felt a little bit of Leo’s feelings as her familiar, she could not defend Aria.
“…Ain…”
“It may be presumptuous to say this, but her mother’s words deeply hurt her father.”
Although he did not reveal it openly, Leonardo had a complex about his origins.
Although she thought that her commoner background was a major obstacle to her own growth, she could not let go of the feeling that she was lowly and did not fit in with Aria Spiel.
In such a situation, Ariasviel reminded Leo of the master-slave relationship as a dedicated knight that Leo spoke of as if in self-hypnosis.
“My father may not show it right now, but he probably cares a lot. “He said it was your mother who emphasized the romantic relationship, so why did you say that?”
Aria’s expression became increasingly gloomy as Ain pointed out and criticized her in detail. Since she is her own daughter, she can’t think of anything to say in response.
Even Lumine and Angela agree with Ain’s words and do not dare to stop him.
They didn’t really understand why Aria said it was her master/slave relationship.
“…That… So…”
Ariasviel’s gaze wavered endlessly.
If he tells this reason, he will be criticized as a truly trashy pervert.
How dare you hurt Leonardo with such insidious thoughts?
Even though he was himself, he couldn’t forgive himself.
“…I…”
But he couldn’t give up without explaining.
If it were someone else, he wouldn’t know, but he couldn’t bear to be treated with such cold contempt by the daughter he loved.
“…It’s paper…”
“Yes? “I didn’t hear you properly.”
Arai’s face turned completely red with shame at Ain’s innocent question.
It may be because she has a small voice, but this situation itself just feels resentful.
To have to reveal such insidious desires in front of her own daughter and her saints.
“…Leo is the master and I am the servant!”
To overcome her shame, Arya Spiel loudly revealed her obscene desires.
Ain didn’t understand and froze questioningly for a moment, and as soon as Lumine heard the meaning, she understood and froze.
{…Now I understand.}
Angela, the only one with a s*x drive on par with Aria Spiel, nodded her head with her arms crossed.
With that understanding, Lumine was able to realize once again that there were no normal women around her.
“…Could Leo have misunderstood?”
“I don’t know exactly what it means, but I understand that her mother did not mean to belittle or belittle her father.”
Ain, who still lacked insight and specific knowledge, could not understand Aria’s adult desires, but she could understand that she had no malice toward her mother.
And her good daughter was bound to help such a mother.
“But nothing can be solved if it stays like this. If there is a misunderstanding, isn’t it right to resolve it with your father?”
“…That’s right. Ain, she’s right.”
Ain’s logical words made Ariasviel feel truly proud of her daughter.
Even though she is not this good, Ain has grown up strong and smart.
The only thing she feels pathetic about is herself.
“Let me explain it together. “My father would have been just hurt and not angry.”
“…Is that okay? “Actually… I might not be worthy of being your mother…”
“That’s not it.”
Ain smiled and held Aria’s hand like she was a child.
“I’m really happy because you’re my mom.”
“Ain!!”
As she hugs such an amazing daughter, Aria sheds tears of joy. She feels truly grateful that her daughter has come.
“Thank you…! “Mom, I’ll do really well…!”
“Yes, I know. I will do better too. “
Ain spoke calmly and stroked his shaking 19-year-old young mother.
Lumine mutters softly as she looks at the beautiful mother and daughter.
“You seem more adult than us…”
{…}
Looking at her Ajin, Angela could not bear to refute.
It is an image of comforting a warrior.
The way he understands his family despite being at a crossroads of identity at a young age.
Her demi-human appearance was more like a saint than herself.
“It’s a big deal!! A duel with Leonardo and the Red Tower wizards…”
Rios, who came to deliver the invitation without knocking, kept his mouth shut for a moment and immersed himself in them.
The thing Rios likes next to Sunae is childcare.
* * *
The duel location is the square in the center of the Red Tower.
As it is a red tower where a lot of battle magic is developed and researched, the central square was often used as a duel arena and training ground.
“Ha… I’m so excited. “I never thought a wizard who didn’t even belong to the Red Tower would claim to be the owner of the Red Tower.”
“Haam…”
“Even if the former Jeoktapju has harmed you, you must know how to distinguish between merit and demerit…”
“Haaam…”
While the eight red tower candidates gathered in front of him were arguing, Leonardo was busy yawning without even feeling the value of answering.
Normally, Leo would use a logical counter-argument to avoid being pushed into a war of words, but right now, Leo didn’t get enough sleep to do that.
[I know you’re having a hard time because of yesterday’s work, but please stop yawning. It’s a shame they’re so stupid that they thought it was a provocation.]
[I never said it was because of Aria.]
In response to the wise man’s sharp criticism, Leo became completely mute, unable to respond as usual.
In fact, after that mixed conversation yesterday, Leonardo went back to his room and was busy biting his nails without being able to rest properly.
Why did Ariasviel say that it was a master-slave relationship again?
I thought he definitely had a crush on me too…
Was that an arrogant illusion?
‘…Or because of the devil’s vessel…’
If you think about it, that is also reasonable.
Aria Spiel is Reinhardt’s eldest daughter, and she is responsible for giving birth to children. She was transformed into the devil’s vessel, and if her own blood were mixed, she would be anxious no matter how much she loved them.
She could understand that he could not just be her lover, that he could mix with her body, that he would keep her distance and self-distance himself because of her own unstable spirit.
‘Because I treated Aria like that in the first place…’
[But to put Ariasviel aside, wouldn’t it be possible even if he were a cockroach beast?]
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“…What?”
Due to the accumulated mental fatigue and the wise man’s ignorance, Leonardo answered them with his real mouth.
The magicians of the Red Tower were intimidated when Leo, who had been sighing and yawning, responded with harsh words.
“…Wow…Aren’t you embarrassed to use such vulgar expressions just because we have strong opinions?!”
Contrary to their words, the wizards of the Red Tower clearly showed signs of trembling.
No matter how large the number was, the opponent was Leonardo, a genius small tower lord who personally helped kill the red tower lord Jane Narsha.
Originally, I was planning on taking the lead in the negotiations in this way.
‘…Those eyes…Those way of speaking…’
Leonardo’s eyes and tone now truly aroused fear in the Red Tower wizards.
It was a moment when the rumor that he was the devil’s vessel was no longer an object of slander, but became a notoriety that amplified Leo’s fear.
“…You give that kind of admonition after you win, right? What are you doing from earlier? The wizards of the Red Tower who worship the power of magic cannot prove it through a duel.”
Although this is a rough statement, there is no room for refutation against the wizards of the Red Tower.
The only way to do it is to criticize him out of courtesy.
Then there is only one way left.
“I understand. However, it has been specified that the duel will take place within today, so let us all duel one by one!”
At some point, the gathered crowd was buzzing at the enemy’s cowardly strategy, and some even booed.
The 8-member Red Tower candidates were openly revealing their strategy of slowly reducing Leo’s physical strength by using them as castaways.
Adopting this strategy would only increase the conflict between them, but for now it was necessary to exclude the biggest obstacle: Leonardo himself.
“…Anyway. No…”
Leonardo was immediately taken aback and had no choice but to look at a girl beyond the Red Tower candidates.
“Ha, are you planning to tell me now?”
“No, get out of the way…!”
“You were the one who challenged the duel first! Obediently…”
Candidate Jeoktapju thought that Leo was finally starting to get nervous, but Leonardo’s interest and nervousness was in a different direction.
‘…It’s Aria…! I haven’t seen you since morning, why now…!’
[Are you writing something to the man?]
As he said, Ariasviel, who was with Lumine and Rios, was diligently writing something down to a sturdy man.
At other times, it might have been a situation that he could have calmly thought was no big deal, but now Leo is being weighed down by anxiety and fatigue.
All kinds of thoughts are overflowing in my head.
In the meantime, the candidates for the red tower are provoking Leo without notice.
“If you are afraid of a duel, give me a chance…”
“Ha… Then let’s attack them all at once!”
Leonardo shouted to the red tower candidates with a look of genuine excitement.
We can’t waste time right now.
“…What…What!?”
“If I don’t want to waste my time on stupid tricks anyway, I want to finish it quickly. “Let’s get started quickly.”
People all cheer at Leonardo’s words.
On the surface, it may seem like an ambitious statement.
The contents contained only a jealous sympathy.
“Yes…I will make you regret it so much!”
“Can I join in for a moment?”
Soon, Ain, who was next to Aria, invaded before the duel began.
“I am Leonardo’s familiar. To a wizard, a familiar is a tool like a staff, so there will be no problem with participating, right?”
“What is that…!”
“Didn’t you guys say that?”
According to Ain’s words, some wizards in the Red Tower judged Ain to be nothing more than a tool and argued that he should be dissected.
All eight of the Red Tower candidates expressed exclusive opinions about Ain, so there was no public opinion to refute.
[Sorry. Father, it seemed like he wanted to end the duel as quickly as possible, so I barged in.]
Leo, who was talking over the phone, soon secretly asked Ain a question out of jealousy.
[… You wrote down her mother’s key personal information.]
At Ain’s explanation, which was not a lie, a black greatsword was placed in Leonardo’s hand.
It was a size and weight that could easily cut into pieces, whether it was a magician from a red tower or a mediocre bastard.
[Ain, Dad is in a hurry so I will be using a lot of new and strong techniques. Will it be okay?]
Soon, the battle began.
Divinity and magic flashed alternately in Leonardo’s hands,
Ain eventually drove a fragment of the dragon’s claw into himself.