#13
At my small murmur, Maru hardened her face for a moment, and said, “Dare you… ” He growled with the words, but the pale purple fairy raised her hand and gently restrained the floor.
He smiles softly and looks at me.
“… … He’s a pretty sassy kid. Can you even joke in front of me? It’s not that I don’t like that, though.”
“No, it’s true… … ”
“That’s not what it sounds like.”
He is smiling, but his face looks slightly cracked.
“It’s that Taeyeon is weaker than I thought. The people in front of me, especially the men- are all drawn to their fascination. This makes it easier to deal with people and easier to negotiate. And although you admired it, you did not fall for the fascination. Whoops.”
Are you the confident type?
Looking at that face, I thought it might be the case.
“What are you thinking now?”
“… … it’s nothing.”
I kept my mouth shut because I thought it would cause a lot of trouble if I took it out of my mouth.
“Yeah, the bathroom is a bit out of shape to be chosen as a place for people like me to appear. But I don’t really care. Because this tower is my exclusive property. It doesn’t matter where I go in my house, right?”
I thought that common sense and that were different concepts, but the fairy—— Tetra Crowley, the owner of the Tower, didn’t seem to mean that.
“You won’t be able to see it anyway, but sometimes wizards with a good sixth sense can read my presence. It’ll be difficult if you get caught, so hurry up and follow me. Maru, you too.”
“Yes, Master.”
Tetra takes a step into the open space. Just as a boy named Maru was about to follow him.
“… … And my name is Tetra Crowley. You can call me Tetra. John sticks tight. Because I am much older than you.”
Even if I was already sure.
Also.
She was Tetra Crowley.
A supreme, supreme Arc Decaiza Archmage.
But I heard at the entrance that the seat was vacant. Are you okay here? It seemed to be a secret from others. I wasn’t that ignorant.
after a while.
‘Can I come in here? … ?’
I headed to the place where Tetra and Maru disappeared.
wide open door. After that, only the white toilet bowl could be seen, but Tetra and Maru, who should have entered it, are nowhere to be seen.
I can’t even raise my head and look at the ceiling.
I didn’t even use a teleport, so… …
Swallow your neck and move your feet in the same way.
“!”
For a moment, the son-in-law roared like a wave.
Penetrates the boundary and inverts completely.
“here is… … ”
A bunch of books flying through the air like three times.
Magnificent library.
The ceiling is so far away that you have to bend your head to see its end.
Looking back, the door is already closed.
“Welcome. Coming to the master’s office.”
When I went there, Tetra, who sat on a chair with her legs crossed, was looking at me.
The floor next to it… … Well, I was a boy before, but an unidentified being who had become a young man was standing there like a butler.
It was truly a mysterious space.
It felt like I was far from the real world, and I just blinked blankly, as if I was standing in a flower garden in a fantasy.
That moment.
—Hang your bag here, sir.
what the f*ck
The hanger next to me spoke.
“Relax. Because I’m not hurting you.”
“… … ”
This… … Is it Tetra’s work?
Speaking of things, I’ve only seen them in fairy tales. Feeling very strange, I carefully hung the bag on the hanger. Then, the wheels on the hanger creaked and moved to one corner.
“Sit down for now. Or would you like to sit there? He will go there.”
—I’m ready. Guest.
the sofa said.
… … Once, Tetra approached the hospitality sofa at the tip of her fingertip, cautiously approaching.
As I sat down, my canine mouth suddenly opened and swallowed me, but fortunately that didn’t happen.
“Your guests will be surprised, so keep your eyes peeled.”
-Yep.
If the hanger was the voice of a woman, the sofa was the voice of a man. Even the mid-bass sound that was nice to listen to was a strange feeling. I think I can sing well. Listening to the sofa singing, I can imagine what a terrible thing this is… …
“By the way, I haven’t heard your name.”
As Tetra beckoned softly, a pure white plate and a teacup flew through the air from a corner. It settled quietly on each of me and Tetra’s table.
As soon as I snapped my fingers, comfortable classical music resounded in the hall.
“What is your name?”
“It’s Ezio Cranil… … do.”
“Ezio. Ezio Cranil. That’s a good word.”
Leaving the feather pen that I had started to write on my own, Tetra moved to the sofa opposite me.
Sitting comfortably with her legs crossed, she beckons to Maru this time. Maru brought the teapot as the owner ordered. Then Tetra and I fill our cups with hot tea. I didn’t say that I was just trying to keep my manners, or that my cup overflowed.
Tetra muttered curiously in front of me.
“He’s a normal-looking boy. I didn’t know that Elena had this kind of taste. It’s the complete opposite of what I expected… … ”
When I heard some pretty harsh words, I shut my mouth.
Tetra raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
“Don’t get me wrong. Because he and I are just bad guys. It’s convenient to think of them as biting and biting each other. Besides, I did something useless this time… … ”
fast. The moment a tendon appeared on Tetra’s forehead, the atmosphere around it seemed to shake unstable. The teacup I was holding vibrated shallowly. I had to sweat a lot to keep my balance.
An expression of magical power so powerful that the blood of the whole body cools down. A person who has this kind of power even with a simple expression of emotion… … My muscles stiffened with tension.
“I apologized in front of the guests. I’m not old enough to be hysterical yet, so don’t get me wrong. Sometimes I’m like this. I’m busy these days, so I can’t sleep properly.”
“Yes, yes… … ”
“I think this is done. I don’t really have much time? So, let’s go a little faster.”
I nod, and Tetra puts out her hand.
“The brand you have, give it to me first.”
I don’t know what the stigma is.
I know what that means.
Let’s look behind our arms.
‘… … A note.’
To be precise, the letters inside it were shining bluish.
“Looks like you got it right.”
Tetra lifted it from the palm of my hand. Bring it to you and open the note properly.
“The trigger spell is written properly. The Blood Pact was also stamped properly. Finally this… … ”
Tetra had a serious expression for a moment.
Eventually, he raised the tip of his tongue.
“Helena b*tch is really… … ”
grinded this out
“No, you bastard, no one sees you except you!”
And as I shouted, Tetra’s voice echoed through the library. Maru, who was standing next to her in an upright posture, didn’t move at all, while I was startled and spilled the tea, so I had to take out a handkerchief and wipe it in embarrassment.
… … I came to agree with the opinion that all wizards in this world are strange people, even slightly.
Still, the taste of the tea I put on my lips for a while was sweet, bitter, and very sweet.
“Whoa, calm down. Calm.”
Tetra, who brushed off her short and intense anger.
“… … Elena doesn’t even know what the hell she’s thinking. To use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this. If it were me, it would have been more useful.”
He muttered and rested his chin on the back of his hand.
I was very nervous because I was in front of an archmage that I thought I would see once in my life, but in the end, I remember Elena’s words, saying that Tetra is also a human being like me, so don’t be too nervous.
As I went back to the interview with Elena, I suddenly remembered one peculiar thing Elena had said about Tetra.
‘That’s right… … Did I say I like you?’
Nope. No way.
even if that’s the case.
It wasn’t until my brain went crazy that I was never willing to try it. It’s a joke in exchange for your life. I hadn’t thought of dying yet… …
“ha… … great. Now let’s get going.”
At that time, Tetra’s voice was heard, so I quickly erased even the fragments of the disturbing thoughts from my mind, in case they were caught.
“First.”
With a brief exhalation, Tetra slowly opened and closed her eyelids while holding the note in one hand.
a fleeting moment.
A muffled voice came out of Tetra’s mouth.
“——to the contract, I agree.”
That word was enough.
—Woo.
At the same time as the letters engraved on the note spread more intense light, the white backs of Tetra’s hands began to glow with a blue light.
“… … uh, huh?”
I didn’t know it, but my body was shining as well.
Then the same pattern that appeared on the back of Tetra’s hand appeared on the back of my right hand.
“Don’t be surprised. I just appointed you as a contractor. It’s a stigma that proves you’re my contractor.”
Tetra reassured me.
Without even having time to check the details of how the pattern looked, the halo that shone brightly like midnight firecrackers disappeared in an instant.
“It is now. Because the contract was successful.”
gurgling.
The note, which no longer shines, was lightly burned by Tetra. If you look at the flow so far, the note must have been playing the role of a contract. I was wondering if it would be okay to burn it that way.
“It’s okay because this is a fake contract. The real thing is stored in a dimension other than here, so the contract never expires until it’s fulfilled. Most of all, the contents of the contract will not be wrong with what you knew, so you don’t have to worry.”
As if reading my mind, Tetra sips her teacup and says so in a calm tone.
‘… … Is this really the end?’
I think something big just passed.
He shifted his gaze and looked down at the back of his hand involuntarily, but there was no trace of the pattern floating on it. He clasped his hands in a strange sensation that he couldn’t shake off easily.
“Did you say Ezio?”
“… … Ah yes. Tetra.”
The moment Tetra turned to me.
‘Has it started?’
Finally, I sensed that the moment I wanted had arrived.
“Your situation was briefly written on the note, but wouldn’t it be more clear to hear it with your own mouth?”
Tetra gently raised her lips.
“What are you struggling with and what you want? tell me for sure looking straight into my eyes stronger than ever. With confidence, I thought that I would be able to answer any request. The person in front of you right now has absolute trust that he will be able to fulfill all your requests. Please ask me.”
The archmage with a fairy-like face looked intently at me as if suggesting with a dark smile on her lips.
“Then, I will help you.”
finally.
The long-awaited opportunity has come.
“… … ”
As Elena and Tetra said.
Without avoiding her starry eyes, clenching her fists and raising her head straight. I feel like I won’t be staying here any longer. With a feeling that I won’t be complacent. As someone said, this condition could be better, but in the end, because I know better than anyone that it can’t be a fundamental solution.
“I… … ”
Open your mouth softly.
I confessed my truth.
#14
If it’s long, it’s a long story, if it’s short, it’s a short story.
So the answer I got.
“Ugh. It is a much easier problem than I thought.”
It was such a great hope that the power of the whole body was unintentionally released.