310. Reunion with Ariya
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That’s how I ended up visiting the Magic Tower.
While we were leaving the academy together, Sir Isabelle did not hide her surprise at me.
“Are you acquainted with the lord of the magic tower, Ariya?”
“How did you get attention? Thinking about it now, I was lucky.”
“I don’t think it’s explained by mere luck, but it’s amazing nonetheless. I never thought I would have even received a certificate from the owner of the Mage Tower…”
Pick at the sight of her with her eyes wide open, which is rare, her heart was strange even as she let out a laugh.
‘I don’t think you will understand when I say that I was lucky….’
Nevertheless, it was a great fortune for me to receive her attention.
The car explained the purpose of heading to the Magic Tower while talking about this and that.
We hurried as it was quite late at night. And after going through various procedures at the magic tower I reached, I was able to head to Arya’s office with the mage.
There was no such thing as Arya greeting me first this time.
I was only able to reach the front of the office under the guidance of the mage residing in the Mage Tower.
Kikik….
That time when I heard the sound of the door opening very close.
A silver-haired woman in a splendid office came into my field of vision.
“Haa….”
She looked at her first, letting out her slight sigh.
Help.
Arya shook her head abruptly while looking at me with Sir Isabelle, who came with me, and I laughed awkwardly.
“I’m so sorry to see you at such a late hour.”
“…Okay, that’s all right. So what did you come to see me for?”
I wondered if my heart was too far ahead of that voice, where I could feel the deep fatigue. But that was after it had already been done.
As I gently opened my mouth, I put the utmost seriousness into my voice.
“Nothing else… I want to learn more about mana from Arya.”
I told the truth a little bit.
I can’t say I came to see her to court her. And it was half true.
I didn’t come to Arya lightheartedly because winning Arya’s favor is the fastest and fastest way for me to grow.
But I wonder if my words were very surprising.
“……”
“……”
As well as Ariya, I could feel Isabelle, who was right next to her, looking at me with those dark eyes.
“Is that why you came to see me at this late hour?”
“…Yes. I know it’s rude, but my heart got ahead.”
“Ha.”
As Arya looked at me with a blank smile, I didn’t look away from her eyes.
“…”
I thought this was my best while facing her mysterious purple eyes.
‘I have to bump into myself as I am.’
No matter how much I thought about how to win the favor of the owner of the mage tower and win her heart, I couldn’t come to mind. That’s why I chose ‘simple action’.
First, express her interest in her, and try to increase the amount of time she is with you.
I thought that the more time we spent together, the more opportunities would naturally arise, so I put it into practice and now I am facing it.
Whatever her excuse for it now, Arya thought that since I had first handed her her own token, she deserved her da testimonial to her.
“Whoa… ….”
Ariya, who was looking at me like that, smiled slightly.
“Once. Alright, take a seat first. I’m also curious about the knight I’m with right now… I was on my way to visit you once.”
Sureuk. We gently got up from our seats and gestured to a nearby table, and naturally we were able to sit facing each other.
Good.
And soon, a woman who appeared to be a mage wearing a white robe handed Arya and us tea.
“Ah. Thank you.”
“No.”
The car suddenly looked at the cold woman’s answer. I immediately turned my gaze to Arya.
She sat across from her at her stylish black wooden table, her legs crossed, and she felt strangely relaxed.
Single.
And when even the way she held the teacup stood out with elegance, I felt that she was a different being from me.
‘Can I do it?’
“…”
As she raised my portion of the teacup, she knew that Arya had no hostility towards me. She says she treats me on a level where she can say that she at least has her favor and interest.
But I didn’t think winning her heart would be any easier.
Sureuk.
As I took a sip of the steamed tea water, my heart seemed to be immediately relieved by the sweet taste.
And then. Arya opened her mouth.
“Is the female knight next to you a golden knight? It’s the first face I’ve ever seen.”
“It would be natural for the Mage Tower Lord to see me for the first time. It hasn’t been that long since she was knighted in the Imperial Court. She is called Isabelle Eleanor.”
“Isabel Eleanor… You must be from the family of the Marquis Eleanor. I think I’ve heard the name before.”
“It would be an honor for me if you said that.”
There was no time for me to intervene in the series of conversations that followed.
Sir Isabelle, who formally responded to Arya’s relaxed feeling… Was definitely different.
Her elegance was felt, and at the same time, the dignity of not lowering herself and her confidence stood out.
The pride of being a golden knight.
“Huh. That’s right. Even so, she never thought the imperial family would pay that much attention to you.”
Then Arya turned her head to me with her eyes curiously, and it was only then that I was able to answer.
“Because it seems that the purpose of the recent accident has been fixed.”
“The purpose of the accident… I heard the news. Another accident occurred at the academy, and this time there were quite a few casualties.”
“…Yes. That’s right.”
As I nodded, Arya stared at me and put the teacup down.
Good.
The sound of tea cups being placed strangely rang in my ears.
“I’m glad. I was thinking about what to do about you, but as long as the golden knight is by your side… I don’t have to worry about it.”
That time when I was surprised to hear that he cared about me.
“Eh… Wait, Han Chun-seong.”
Arya looked at me and blinked her own eyes as well.
At that time, she couldn’t understand the sudden reaction of her surprise.
“Give me your hand.”
Arya suddenly reached out her hand to me.
… She felt as though she was asking her to reach out to her own pet, but then she reached out to me too.
Then she reached out her hand cautiously, not overlapping her hand.
Gasp!
Ariya grabbed my hand as if she were taking it.
“…!”
The car hesitated due to the unstoppable action.
“It might hurt for a while.”
I didn’t even have time to properly prepare for the words that followed.
Tight.
I momentarily bit my lip at the sensation of a foreign body coming through her hand.
-! ㅡㅡㅡ!!
I couldn’t even decide if it was pain or if it was Arya’s unique mana running through my body.
However, as Ariya said, it was a direct sensation to the extent that it felt quite painful.
It was the first time I felt her mana as if she was checking my body down.
Sureuk.
After such a short time, Arya suddenly let go of her hand.
“Haa….”
My body seemed to be very tired even as I loosened my bitten lips.
“Really… What are you?”
And I couldn’t understand the reason for Arya’s voice that seemed to fill her spirits.
Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and checked my body with mana.
“Ariya Magic Tower Lord, why are you like this?”
When Sir Isabelle asked the question on behalf of me, Arya just burst out laughing.
“You said you wanted to learn about mana from me. I should have thought about it that way.”
Then she nodded and said something strange, but I stopped involuntarily.
Even now, despite Sir Isabelle’s question, Arya’s eyes staring at me seemed to be shining.
“I don’t know how you did it, but did you use open?”
“How do you do that… ….”
“Answer me.”
She asked firmly, and at that she nodded blankly.
“Yes. That’s right.”
ㅡUse of openness.
I have never told anyone about it. Yes, it was because the power of openness I manifested was completely different from the normal power of openness.
And I didn’t think of it intentionally because I instinctively felt that it was a power that I should touch after I completed the next step, a little more in the body.
By the way… Arya asked me as if she had seen it just by holding my hand and confirming it.
“I heard you used open… ?”
Even Sir Isabelle looked at me in surprise, and I stopped looking at her, but she was speechless.
Now that the fact that I didn’t want to reveal was revealed… The development of the situation was completely out of my expectation.
“…….”
I hesitated and wondered how to explain the opening.
“Haa….”
Arya let out a sigh and patted her table.
Took. Took….
“Agar. The mana you have now continues to decrease. And that’s very secretly… And it’s deteriorating so much that you’re not even aware of it. Seeing you today, I didn’t even realize it properly at first.”
Then she heard something completely unexpected.
“Arya-sama… ?”
It felt like my heart was sinking.
“Openness is not a power that can be easily grasped. You don’t know who taught you to be open, but you never thought of it. Things got pretty complicated. Your body must be fine on the outside. But mana is different.”
My mouth didn’t move even after the calmly continued words.
… I came to her to get out of the limits of her mana.
By the way.
‘My mana is running low…… ?’
Well, he almost became open permamently.