148 – First Kiss
April’s eyes widened.
“….”
I couldn’t easily understand the situation unfolding in front of her, so I chewed on my thoughts several times.
She had never imagined the sight of her fiancé standing next to Trixie.
Now that Isaac, the head of the family, has fallen, I thought the story of Trixie’s marriage was just nonsense to buy time. But what about the man standing next to him proudly?
‘More than that….’
The reason April feels dissatisfied right now is not simply because her prediction was wrong.
The appearance of the fiance.
It was quite an unpleasant feeling to have a man standing next to Trixie who would make her exclaim and envy.
“Who are you?”
April uttered her voice with as much calm as possible.
However, the response was very cold.
“What are you?”
“….”
The reaction as if it didn’t matter much what April asked. Calm face. Even if she expressed her arrogance, her attitude seemed to match.
‘Is it a bluff?’
If you had been in the mansion all along, you would have definitely felt April’s flames, which instantly heated the building to high temperatures. Then I can’t show this attitude.
No.
An attitude that a mere culprit would never have, his sharp gaze seems to cut through something right away.
Arrogance is bound to transform into dignity the moment it is grounded. So maybe, April feels a sense of dignity from him.
The time when April was in chaos. Trixie opened her mouth to his man.
“You. I’m in.”
“The heating was really bad, so I came out to say that.”
“Okay. Plan, this is my problem.”
To belittle one’s own flame by saying that the heating was not good was laughable. After seeing the real thing, those words won’t come out.
But what bothered me was the man’s name.
“Flan?”
April also couldn’t hide her embarrassment this time around.
“Flan. If it’s flan…. The representative of the Faculty of Magic?”
Recently, a typhoon has hit the magic academia.
A person who started receiving the envy and expectations of young wizards after winning the Sword Master Festival one after another. The man who recently visited the imperial family and announced that he would build a mage tower.
As many people cheered for them, so did people with dissatisfaction, but there is no disagreement that they completely robbed people of their attention.
“Flan… ?”
It was a familiar name by now, but there was a difference as much as the sky and the earth between seeing it only in print and actually seeing it.
I didn’t expect him to be such a harsh and sharpened man.
… In other words, I didn’t expect him to be such a coveted man.
“Are you really flan?”
If the other person is only a freshman, it’s not good to get involved. April deliberately asked in short words.
“You are cocky.”
But at her reply, she narrowed her brows.
“… Did you say you’re cheeky? To me?”
“Should I find out who you are? Introduce yourself first.”
“….”
But strangely enough, the emotion rising up in April’s heart wasn’t anger.
What if I had a man like this by my side? What if he made me pour out vicious words on others….
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Rather interesting. Greed arises
“Relatives. My name is April.”
“Relatives.”
Plan clicked his tongue.
“Did the relatives throw their consideration to the floor? Fritz is currently not accepting guests.”
“This is Fritz.”
April’s voice actually became more tolerant.
April had simply visited the Fritz Mansion in search of a place for the head of the household, but was even happy to think that she had found another coveted thing.
“In Fritz, you have to follow the rules of Fritz. Now that the head of the household is in very bad physical condition, shouldn’t the rest be relieved only if we quickly verify Trixie?”
Trixie, who was listening next to her, narrowed her brows.
I wanted to ask each and every question, but even if I did, it would be meaningless. April will randomly create any pretext or justification for verification.
In other words, verification could not be avoided.
April gives a token to Trixie. It was a metal ornament engraved with Fritz’s pattern and Jasmine.
“The verification is in two days, Trixie. I’ll leave for today.”
“I will do it in three days.”
Plan is the owner of the timbre that cuts through his words.
Trixie was surprised and called Plan back slightly. And he whispered in a voice that April couldn’t hear.
“You. What are you thinking?”
“Two days is not enough. But three days is enough.”
“Enough… ? No, what is acting like a husband in the first place?”
“It’s just a transaction with the family tree.”
Plan only answered that.
April stared blankly at the two of them, and Flan stepped forward again.
“What are you two talking about? Are you a couple?”
“You don’t know.”
“You keep giving me arrogant answers…. Well, good.”
April nodded her head.
“Instead of postponing the verification for a day, I will also attach a condition. There are two in total, what do you think flan?”
“Let’s listen first.”
April spreads her index finger.
“First, if Trixie fails the verification, put me in the representative position.”
Then the middle finger is opened in succession.
“Second, prove that you are a couple right here.”
“Proof?”
“Yes. I need to know if this is a play or not.”
April puts her arms around herself and smirks.
“Try a kiss. In front of my eyes.”
Silence fell. Everyone stops moving.
April’s second condition was as absurd as that. Trixie immediately frowned and asked again.
“Do you know how outrageous the demands you are making?”
“Why is it absurd? It’s strange to marry a man without a family name. This isn’t a play….”
Before April’s words were finished.
A strong force gripped Trixie’s waist. In the next moment, his chin is caught. At the same time, a luxurious scent hit his nose.
“… ?”
Trixie’s eyes widened in an instant, and she flinched and tried to understand the situation. But it’s already too late.
Without a sound. Just like a flower falling off.
Something landed on Trixie’s lips.
Trixie shuddered a beat late.
“—!”
… It was the first kiss of my life.
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Two days later.
The household is very noisy. This is because it was revealed that Aurora had approved the construction of the new Mage Tower and fully supported it.
Of course, each person’s reaction is very different.
There were those who supported it, and there were also those on the other side who were uncomfortable with it and were reluctant.
And now, a free forum inside the Imperial Palace.
“Building a new mage tower? Aren’t you crazy?”
“How many knights have achieved so far, how can mages get support with only this small achievement….”
Currently, knights from noble families who are currently ‘uncomfortable and reluctant’ are gathering and having a heated discussion.
The cause of the hardening of the power structure was simple.
While wizards gathered to lay the foundations of civilization, knights used powerful martial arts to protect the world.
A blood ghost, a demon, something unknown…. Since the continent is overflowing with beings that could threaten human history, the knights naturally occupied the upper part of the power.
However.
“What the hell is he doing? That flan guy.”
“If only Plan wasn’t there….”
Recently, the foundation of the power structure has been shaken to the root, and the cause is only one wizard. It was a flan.
The use of magic that seems to have surpassed his own ability, and the aspect of dealing with external forces such as blood demons with his own power.
Plan had to plant the possibility and hope that wizards no longer had to rely on knights and bow down in the hearts of wizards.
“When is the next sword festival? We have to hurry up. There is no remorse if you step on it regardless of the means and methods.”
“It’s not like we’re in such a hurry.”
Since this was unprecedented, the reactions of the knights were divided.
They were divided into ‘moderates’ and ‘hardliners’ according to their own thoughts, and it was only natural for the imperial palace’s free forum to burn up afterwards.
“Then you mean just watching! Fires should be extinguished early to minimize damage!”
“This is not to say that we should just watch. Aren’t you saying that you need a reason not to be criticized! Justification!”
At this place, where constructive discussions should be held, only nervousness and anger were rampant.
But then.
“Everybody stop.”
The head of the Cloud family.
At the same time, the father of Qian, the leader of Cheongun, and the owner of the unique ability ‘Smoke’. Conrad’s voice was thick, not mixed with emotion.
Silence fell, and everyone’s eyes turned to him.
Conrad quietly fiddles with his cigar. Under his eyes, instead of wrinkles, there were cross-shaped scars.
“But! Conrad!”
Someone summoned courage and shouted.
“Despite the fact that the Knights have done so much, the Faculty of Magic has received a huge investment! Are you going to keep watching like this!”
“I lost my son to flan.”
With that word, the forum becomes solemn.
In fact, Conrad’s son Kian chose to become a demon and lost his life, but no knight here knew the inside story.
In their eyes, Conrad was just a knight who could remain calm even in the face of his son’s death, and he understood that very well.
“Also, the princess would be disappointed if she knew we were talking like this. Isn’t it?”
The free forum finally found calm. Conrad spreads a scroll on the desk.
An official letter from the imperial family. It was about a competition to collect the Dawning Butterflies on Lacheln Hill.
“Everyone, do you understand what this means?”
“I know.”
Someone answered first and looked at it. Conrad only cast a cold gaze at him.
“There was a heated debate about that.”
“….”
Only after the pointed out knight lowered his head did Conrad continue.
“We always have to act like knights. As you can see, the Imperial Palace is openly recruiting participants.”
“Then….”
“Yes. It’s not that complicated if you think of it as one of the events of the Sword Master Festival. Good knights can compete and win. It’s just a story.”
Since there was nothing wrong with it, the articles did not refute it. No, even if there was, it shouldn’t have been.
Because the opponent was Conrad, the head of Cloud.
“Okay. Then you know….”
“See you again.”
The knights who had been having heated discussions began to leave the scene one by one, and only then did Konrad put a cigar in his mouth and light it.
Finally, when only Conrad and his daughter were left.
“Dad.”
Her daughter spoke her words cautiously.
“What if the knights can’t defeat the flan there too? What’s happening recently is work, so now I’m more worried.”
“I know what you are concerned about.”
“Yes. If that happens, wizards will sue them very much. Soon there will be people who will think that articles are no big deal.”
“Elpis.”
The man quietly muttered the name of her daughter.
“Your father.”
“You still don’t know me.”
Conrad coldly works. Elpis did not dare to accept the sharp gaze that flashed over the cross scar.
Elpis quickly lowered his head.
“I’m sorry.”
“This event is only open to current students. I’ll plant some guys by your side like students. No worries. They are all properly trained guys.”
“Then what should I….”
“Elpis. You will only remember one thing.”
Conrad struck Elpis with the sword at his waist.
“Your brother died because of the plan.”
“….”
“It wasn’t just killing them, they even made fun of the corpses. You only need to remember that one fact.”
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“Really, really? Doing such a bad thing to Kian….”
“Yes. I saw it with my own eyes.”
There is silence for a moment.
Elpis clenched her fists, as if she had finally made up her mind.
“… Yes. I will remember.”
He muttered as if he was chewing and spitting out.
My man is ruthless 😭 atleast make it romantic jeez