133 – Advent
A day has passed since the verification lecture.
When I woke up in the morning, Maiev was sitting on the floor sorting through a lot of paperwork.
He asked with his eyes fixed on the paperwork.
“Did you sleep well?”
I looked at her staring at her.
Realizing that something was wrong with her, Maiev corrected her words after slapping her on the mouth with the palm of her hand.
“No, no no. Good morning.”
Only then did I nod her head.
“How did you do the verification lecture? I thought it was all over, but the number of investors increased again.”
“There will be more in the future.”
“Ah…. That’s right. I heard that a festival will be held at the Faculty of Magic starting tomorrow.”
As if her vision had gone dark, Maiev covered both of her eyes with one of her palms.
I slowly sat down in front of the desk. Maiev fills a cup of fine tea and sets it down in front of me.
“Is it poisoned?”
“How long will you be so suspicious?”
“I’m not asking because I don’t know.”
“… I heard you.”
Maiev clears her throat and changes the subject.
“Anyway, I didn’t think that the second princess would also support the construction of the Magic Tower. I am very surprised.”
As a condition of supporting the recruitment of investors by holding a festival at the Faculty of Magic, the princess risked only one thing.
─Afterward, you will have to talk to me alone.
I accepted it because it was an easy condition. Recalling those words, I silently sipped my tea.
Recently, Maiev’s pathetic assassination attempt has been enhancing the taste of tea.
Well, in a way, it’s a natural procedure.
In order to package a poisoned tea, it must have such an excellent taste. Unfortunately, I have no intention of responding to her poisoning. After a round of purification, I savored the tea leisurely.
“Investor management needs countermeasures…. Oh, and the owner. As expected, the blood demons are also very interested.”
Maiev hands me a record sheet.
“I brought this from the void. The guys seem to be interested in it, so they’re looking at each other.”
“Report everything you find out.”
“I was concentrating on the owner’s idea and thinking about it.”
Maiev calmly continues her explanation.
“Obtaining a power source is the top priority. After that, they want to erect their own monument, just like the owner wants to build a mage tower.”
“Is it like that?”
The magic tower I will build.
It would be very disappointing to study only human magic in the place that will be called the cradle of magic. It’s rather good if the blood demons pay attention.
In short, the test subjects come on their own.
“You better be careful, master. They are the ones that cannot be understood by the human mind. My thoughts, my actions, and the black magic I use.”
“So I plan to enjoy it.”
Nodded.
“By the way, how do you view this situation?”
“Well…. This is a meaningless question. He is a being beyond imagination, and he plans it once and it will eventually come true. I just accept it.”
The ‘him’ that Maiev refers to is the princess of the blood demons. It is natural to be interested in realizing what was planned once.
“You’ve become quite honest, too.”
“Honesty is also quite helpful in assassination.”
Recently, Maiev has become quite frank.
I looked at her again. She was still sitting on the floor, looking at the paperwork.
“Maiev.”
“… !”
Maiev instinctively shook her shoulders. She puts the paper down and adds, shaking her hand.
“I’m sorry. Master.”
But I didn’t call her to blame her. I snapped her fingers and made her a small desk.
“From now on, sit down and do the work.”
“… ?”
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Maiev blinked her deer eyes.
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A festival hosted by Aurora, the second princess. ‘Advent’.
It was held only 24 hours after Aurora planned it, so people could realize the extent of her power.
However, it is not very different from the prom style.
It was given a grandiose name because it descended from the imperial family, but in the end, it is a form in which many people dance and socialize.
“Hmm.”
My current uniform is neat and black. During the festival, even the students were allowed to take off their academy uniforms.
“Flan, are you ready?”
In front of the dormitory, Becky raised his hand and said hello.
“… Omg.”
The next moment, her mouth opens wide, and her hands fall helplessly down. Becky opened his mouth and looked around me.
“F, flan… ?”
“You don’t even recognize people.”
“No, this is completely different. Oh, not a bad word, just a compliment! Compliment! You follow today…. Huh….”
Becky nods her head several times, blushing. I looked at her with her eyebrows narrowed, then slowly reached out her hand.
“Ugh, huh?”
“Don’t move.”
“Uh… ? Uh… !”
Becky closed his eyes as his hand drew closer.
I slowly straightened Becky’s collar. The dust that still remained was removed with telekinesis. It’s a result that I just couldn’t pass by because it was so twisted.
Becky, now much cleaner, looked at me.
“Wow. It’s clean. Much better!”
“I’d rather just buy a new one.”
Becky’s casual dress itself was worn out and flimsy, so it wasn’t too early to trim it up a bit.
‘Come to think of it.’
President Connette gave me unlimited access to a clothing store called ‘Witch’s Forest’, but I think the time has come to use it.
Anyway, we headed to the plaza of the Faculty of Magic. As I walked calmly, Louis and Trixie naturally joined along the way.
I snapped my fingers once.
At the same time, Hera took the form of a transparent protective shield covering the bodies of the three wizards. In situations where I am not around, Hera will protect them.
“Shield? I know someone as a child.”
“You’re young. A magical realm.”
“….”
Trixie shut her mouth in resentment.
Even after that, he glanced at me a few times to tell me he had a lot to say, but in the end, he didn’t utter a word by opening his lips. As I walked like that, I was already at the plaza of the Faculty of Magic.
“Wow, what is all that?”
Becky shouted.
Across the square was a white carpet. The crowd stood there, leaving the carpet empty, and at the end of the carpet there were steps.
It was a truly splendid sight that I had never seen before while attending the Faculty of Magic.
“As far as I know, the second princess won’t come, right?”
“Right.”
Louis nodded her head and continued her words.
“It’s not like he’s visiting in person, but he did that so that Advent Festival could start grandly.”
“I see. So far in the Faculty of Magic… ?”
“Not that surprising. After all, it’s even more amazing that the Faculty of Magic won in all events of the Sword Master Festival. This is just that celebration.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Becky turned her head toward me.
“After all, this is all thanks to Plan!”
“Ahahahaha…. Should I see that?”
“Noisy.”
I dismissed the conversation and looked around.
The crowd is huge, probably because it is an event organized by the imperial family. Officials, magicians from outside academia, and even knights were quite visible.
Among them, there was someone who stood out.
Knight of the flames, Scarlett.
She was looking at me. The eyes were haggard and empty, but what those pupils contained was clearly me.
“….”
When her eyes meet, she sneaks away from her.
Pung-!
Magic firecrackers exploded in the sky. Music and cheers announcing the start of the festival followed.
Soon after that, a blue dimensional gate appeared, increasing in size, and the cheers of the crowd also increased in proportion.
In the midst of it, the long outstretched legs come out first and step on the ground.
The president of the Faculty of Magic, Cornette.
Hair length down to the waist and strangely sparkling reverse eyes. The person who led the Faculty of Magic.
She walked on the white carpet bestowed by her princess. The cadets learning magic were sincerely delighted with the unprecedented event of the Faculty of Magic.
At last, Cornette reached the end of the stairs.
“It is an honor to be with you at the start of this festival.”
After that, good things to hear continued. She also seems to have been quite moved by these events.
Pung-!
Puuong—!
The magic firecracker continues to explode. The sound gets louder and the excitement of the people increases.
At that time, suddenly, I felt their gaze once again.
I thought it was a passing glance, but it wasn’t. Those gazes that seem to be directed only towards me.
When I turned my head, I immediately knew the cause.
Scarlett was still looking at me….