25 – Beast (1)
“Huh, heh heh…”
Wizard Talia.
She cleared her throat as if trying to pretend to be calm.
However, Talia’s cheeks were already blushing, revealing her embarrassment.
“I’m sorry to show you the way I can’t see you, Archduke.”
“It’s okay. Since it came out of nowhere, it must be embarrassing for a wizard.”
Lucrecia’s eyes were cold as she opened her mouth.
Her cold wind blew so fast that the air around her was chillingly cold.
‘Ugh, uhhhhh.’
Facing her gaze with her like that, an ominous thought soon popped up in Talia’s head.
Looking at that expression,
She must have thought that Archduke Lucrezia had revealed her displeasure.
‘I will definitely tell this to the Mage Tower. They’re going to tell me that I’m a clumsy wizard…!’
The wizard’s magic is even capable of invading the minds of others.
For that reason, the most important thing for a wizard was to fully arm his mind.
A wizard must be wary of invasion by others and must always be armed with unwavering mental strength like cold ice.
But that was impossible. For her, who had already failed her exams as a high-level wizard twice, this was her biggest deduction factor.
Thus, when such a letter reaches the Magic Tower.
She had nothing more to worry about than that.
Even so, if her evaluation score is not good, if the letter about her bad behavior towards her here reaches her magic tower-.
‘That’s when it really ends. It’s over! Becoming a high-ranking wizard is like going through the water for the rest of your life!’
In addition, this place was the Grand Duke of Arctus in the north, where it is said that ‘I drop even birds’.
I don’t usually pay much attention to the world.
It was a fact that even the back alley back pocket thieves knew well that when they appeared on the continent, their breath would have a tremendous influence on the entire continent.
As for Talia, who has dreamed of becoming a high-level wizard and living in the mage tower like a cicada all her life.
More than the grand duke’s hatred.
For the rest of her life, she has abandoned the possibility of becoming an advanced wizard.
She’s thinking about it in the middle of it.
Duke Lucrezia opened her mouth to her.
“Wizard. Did you say she was Talia?”
“Oh? Yes, yes! That’s right, Grand Duke!”
“Hmm.”
I wonder if there was something wrong with her answer.
Duke Lucrezia’s eyes narrowed as she stared at Thalia.
Only then did Talia realize her mistake once again.
Oops, I made a mistake.
There is no doubt that her answer seemed right this time as well.
I have been told to arm myself with peace of mind like a wizard, but I couldn’t stand it for even a few tens of seconds and showed this side of myself again.
At that moment, Grand Duke Lucrezia asked her.
“Do you know about the northern barrier?”
“If it’s the Northern Barrier… perhaps…”
“That’s right. That’s what I’m talking about, the absolute barrier, the Absolute Shield, that numerous guardian dragons have established over and over again.”
For a moment, Talia’s eyes were filled with discoloration.
“Ah, I know because I’ve seen it in a book. It’s something a wizard can’t know. It’s a pretty interesting topic.”
“I see. Good luck. I heard that you are a middle-level wizard, but I think I have to go to the barrier for work. Could you go there with me for a while?”
“Are you on the barrier side?”
Thalia’s eyes widened at those words. She
Because it was something she hadn’t thought of.
Then, Archduke Lucrezia’s eyes hardened a little.
“Is it difficult?”
“Oh no! No, hahahaha.”
But within, as expected, like a fast-calculating wizard.
Talia quickly rolled the abacus, running the calculations in her head.
‘Yeah, it worked out rather well. I’m going to take this opportunity to build a friendship with the Archduke and rise to the level of a high-ranking wizard in no time. They call the test in one shot.’
If that happens, she will be able to make up for the negative points she forgot about the Grand Duchy.
In addition to clearing the debt, he also built up a personal friendship with the Archduke of Lucrezia. I’ll even send you a letter to the magic tower, so promotion is also advantageous!
Two birds with one stone. No, it’s three birds with one stone.
After finishing her calculations, Talia quickly put on a good-natured smile and continued talking.
“It went better. Even if you don’t, all wizards want to see with their own eyes at least once in their lifetime about the absolute barrier, and I can fulfill that wish, so I’m just grateful for the proposal.”
“…I see.”
Only then did Lucrezia let out a light sigh and leaned against his backrest.
“Okay, that’s good.”
But in fact, sweat was leaking from the back of Talia’s back.
I heard rumors about the absolute barrier, so I knew very well what kind of place it was.
* * * *
At the same time.
Huh-oh-!
The deepest place in the north.
The place where the guardian dragons of successive generations established an absolute barrier to block demons.
At one point here, a magnificent barrier that connects the entire northern part soars high into the sky.
A sudden change occurred.
Damn it. Damn
It started to crack like glass cracks, and then the cracks cracked and shattered.
Not long after,
Something with black skin appeared through the cracks in the cracks.
[Kururu-.]
After looking around for a while, it started to move in one direction with ferocious eyes flashing.
* * * *
Late night.
Han, who had been asleep, woke up in a flash.
[Key-.]
He was intoxicated with sleep for a while.
After staring at the burning fire for a while, I got up and stretched.
I looked toward the window and saw a cold wave blowing over the dark sky.
It looked like it was probably in the middle of the night.
Because of this, everything was dark except for the cushion he was on and the fireside.
Flash.
His eyes flashed alone in the dark of the night.
It was as if two small lights were moving back and forth.
It wasn’t particularly strange.
Because the original dragons were those who spent most of their lives on the surface in a dark and shady cave.
So it was only natural that they had nocturnal vision that shone brightly in the dark.
‘Hmm?’
Then Han set his ears on the sound in his ears and focused on the noise outside the line.
Jerbug. That buck
It was the sound of someone walking.
Familiar shoe sounds. I thought maybe it was a maid.
If it was daytime, there would probably have been several sounds,
As the night time approached, the number of times the maids went around decreased.
Jerbug.
The sound of footsteps stopped in front of Han’s door.
‘Oops.’
In response, Han hurriedly put his chin on his back and quietly closed his eyes.
Kik-.
It’s scary for Han to pretend to sleep,
The door that had been closed opened quietly.
[…]
She looked around the room for a while, and the maid confirmed that Han’s existence was also safe.
After leaving behind a small word like ‘Whoops, you’re really cute,’ she quietly closed the door again.
Click.
There was the sound of the door closing, and soon the maid walked away again.
‘Ha ha.’
Only then did Han-eun slowly open her eyes again.
She let out a sigh of relief.
I almost got caught.
Tadadak.
After a brief visit, I crept forward to her and put her ear to the door.
‘Have you gone?’
It was quiet outside. The maids who were also on duty must have been away.
‘Then where should I move?’
Only then did Han Do begin her actions in earnest.
Flutter -.
Han Eun stood up with her wings wide open. She fluttered and flew toward her window.
As if the previous day’s commotion had taught them a lesson, the maids had locked the windows.
Sounds unpredictable. It doesn’t matter.
I am the enlightened dragon, the guardian dragon.
Han immediately unlocked the lock, pushed it with his tail, and opened the tightly closed window with force.
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As if the magic around him was helping him, he added strength.
Kik-. Kiyi-.
Then a huge window slowly begins to open.
Sure.
After looking around the room for the last time, he carefully closed the window again as he went outside.
It was a perfect crime success.
* * * *
“Ummm…”
Lucia was soundly asleep.
As usual, at the appointed time. As she repeats the set routine.
In the meantime, I suddenly felt a strange feeling on top of her sleeping bed.
Sarak. Sararak.
It feels like something small and light is moving around on the bed.
She was so deeply asleep that she was distracted, and it took a while before she could open her eyes.
‘Hmm…? What…’
Something fell into her arms.
When Lucia, who noticed it so belatedly, raised her dim eyes.
She was able to recognize the identity of what was being held in her arms.
“Ah.”
Lucia’s eyes widened at once.
Color-. New fluid -.
It was deeply asleep with her head buried deep in her arms, exhaling evenly.
It was none other than the guardian dragon Han.
“Su, Guardian Dragon? How is it…”
But she, just as it was in the moment, again blocked my mouth.
It was because he noticed that Han was sleeping so deeply that he couldn’t even hear her voice.