“I don’t think the period of rest was that long. It seems like it’s been a while. “I guess it’s because we saw each other often before then.”
I adjusted my skirt and sat down in front of Elston, whom I felt like I hadn’t seen in a long time. Elston also sat down after me and looked at me.
“… … what? “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“yes? “What’s wrong with my eyes?”
“Do your eyes tap dance?”
“Tap… … “What is tap dancing?”
I can feel him constantly looking at me with a restless face. what. Why are you doing that?
Did you do something wrong to me?
As I narrowed my eyes and looked at him with suspicion, he glanced away.
Then he spoke in a very low voice.
“I heard that Duke Siaster has not been able to return to the mansion.”
“what… … .”
None of the other nobles know that.
Dazar had been in the imperial palace ever since he disappeared with Morokhanil, but no one spoke about him.
‘Everyone would have gone crazy if they knew he was being held in the imperial palace.’
They were just anxious that something might happen to them, and they didn’t even say a word about Dazar.
So I knew that Dazar’s capture was a secret.
‘but. If he, a transcendental being, is caught as a traitor, great confusion could arise.’
But Elston knew.
“How did you know?”
Elston visibly flinched at my question and smiled awkwardly.
haha… … . under… … .
“Because I am a wizard, I am quick to hear news.”
“hmm… … . okay.”
Not all wizards get news that quickly… … . Is this a privilege of the Magic Tower owner?
Still, something wasn’t clear.
As I stared at him, he slowly turned his head.
There is no reason to question him, and I feel bad about not doing so. As I narrowed my eyes at the crossroads of choice, Elston suddenly spoke, as if he was scared.
“Actually, I have a very low status in the Magic Tower. “I am quick to hear news from the imperial palace or temple.”
“Hmm. is it so?”
“yes!”
ah. Come to think of it, Elston was friends with his saint.
Since he was the owner of a magic tower and a friend of a saint, he would definitely know the top secrets of the imperial palace.
‘If the Transcendent is really a follower of Ruben… … . There’s no way the temple won’t intervene.’
When I nodded as if I understood, Elston blinked and tilted his head.
It seems like he really believes that.
“A wizard of Elston’s level would naturally be listening to the most secret news from the imperial palace.”
“Uh, um.”
okay. It ended up like this.
I held my hands together and smiled.
“So, the magic that made rice grow faster, which I asked for before leaving, has also been developed, right?”
I would have joined a labor union. Even though I had no employer, I had to take responsibility and finish the work I was assigned to. If you think about it, there is the imperial family behind Dazar, namely Letsi, so even if Dazar is not there, work will continue.
Elston, who smiled shyly as he watched me suddenly levitate, was surprised by the story about the development of magic… … ,
“Hmm! Who am I? “Isn’t he the most handsome archmage in the empire?”
… … He started talking strange nonsense.
what? A handsome archmage?
I was so dumbfounded that I relaxed my body and tried to lean back on the sofa, but I straightened up after hearing his words.
“Of course we finished development.”
“… … yes? Really?”
Have they really developed a magic that makes crops grow faster?
In fact, since Elston was full of foolishness, I didn’t have high expectations even though he was a magic tower lord.
‘I never thought they would actually make it.’
I guess he wasn’t just a magic tower lord in name.
I was so impressed that I even clapped my hands.
“Wow. “You really made it?”
“yes. “Once I changed my mindset, it was easier than I thought.”
Elston grinned, raising his shoulders high. Although that laugh was very unfortunate, she decided to overlook it for now.
‘Then we can speed up the growth of rice.’
And new food will be able to be supplied to the empire more quickly.
‘Dazar will be really happy when he comes back and finds out… … . uh?’
Food development was something that Dazar put much more effort into than I did, so I thought he would be happy, but then I felt a little embarrassed.
‘Why am I happy that he likes me?’
What good is that unlucky bastard?
I felt strange for some reason, so I puffed out my cheeks.
“Why, why are you doing that? “What don’t you like?”
Then, perhaps because I had clenched my fist without realizing it, Elston hurriedly blocked my collar with both hands and asked.
I don’t know why he was holding his collar, but I shrugged my shoulders and answered.
“I don’t like it. It’s so good. “So can you use that magic right now?”
“Hmm. “That’s a bit of a problem.”
“yes?”
Elston looked somewhat serious at my question. At the same time, I kept my mouth shut and waited for him to open his mouth.
“I need to draw a magic circle, and the land you told me about in advance is quite large.”
“uh… … . is it so?”
“yes. I think it would be difficult for me alone. By any chance, is there any surplus manpower in the Siaster family?”
Elston, who had been asking that question, scratched the back of his head and said, “Ah.”
“I’ll have to ask Duke Siaster about this. The lady is not from the Duke of Siaster, haha. “You were so comfortable here as if it was your own home, so I was mistaken.”
… … Are you dissing me now?
Why do I get the feeling that I am witnessing a conversation in front of me even though I am sitting still?
I looked at Elston’s collar, who was smiling awkwardly, and muttered something to hold on to three times.
“I guess I should wait for Duke Siaster to return or help the imperial palace… … .”
“there is. That manpower.”
There was enough manpower for labor in Siaster Street.
“uh… … “Are you saying that the only manpower you can use is a butler named Karl?”
“no.”
“Well, the cute and adorable Axion… … .”
“… … .”
I looked at Elston, who was talking nonsense, and quietly raised my fist, and he said, “Hap!” He closed his mouth.
“Have you heard of the black hawk?”
“… … !”
I grinned as I saw him widen his eyes.
There were quite a few workers hanging out in the mansion.
* * *
“Oooh! Everyone run! “I will draw this magic circle today!”
“Yaaah!”
“The ones that are taken out today will have their hair blown off! “Ugh!”
When I went to their training center with Elston, the black hawk was rolling around on the floor, as if he had just met them for the first time.
In the middle, lamb skewers cut similar to rice cakes were being grilled over a bonfire.
‘These people really work… … Is it manpower… … ? No, wait. So these scum are black hawks?’
I left behind Elston, who was as shocked and trembling as I was in the past, and spit out the magic words that could awaken their minds.
‘everyone. I can eat rice cake soon.’
That’s right, it was rice cake.
As soon as they heard the magic words, they jumped up from their seats and lined up in front of me.
‘So, there’s something I need you to do right now.’
‘What is that! sister! Say anything! ‘I’ll finish it today!’
Elston rubbed his eyes as he watched the black hawk transform from trash lying on the floor into a first-class knight in an instant.
‘We have our rice paddies, right? I think I should draw some of this around it.’
‘How did you know that I was obsessed with art in my old days!’
‘I even won an award!’
The black hawks each boasted about themselves and immediately headed to the rice fields. Before I could even give them any instructions, they checked the supplies Elston needed and started drawing a magic circle.
‘hey. Wizard. If you’re drawing a magic circle, do you need magic powder or something?’
‘Uh… … . Me?’
‘Yes, you.’
‘yes yes. That’s right.’
‘Then give it to me.’
His actual identity was a magic tower lord, but if you didn’t know that he was a magic tower lord, he was a wizard full of loopholes who seemed to be lacking in every detail.
The black hawk recognized Elston’s bewilderment at a glance and pressured him to obtain the magic powder.
Then, he began drawing a magic circle around the large rice field.
“oh. Now, wait a minute. It’s too fast. everyone. I need to do some calculations… … ?”
The speed was so fast that Elston, who was infusing magic into the area where the magic circle was to be drawn, had to beg while sweating profusely.
me? I sat on a long chair in the rice field, leaned back, and drank some juice or some cloves.
With Axion and Vanilla on either side.
‘Ah, is this paradise?’
It felt great to be lying down alone, with the people in front of me suffering and sweating profusely.
‘Does it feel like I’m working alone while others are working?’
Do you feel like you don’t go to school during the week and play alone?
Do you feel like you’re on vacation alone on the day you go to work?
It was a time when I was rolling around in my chair laughing out loud.
“Wow!”
Axion suddenly looked somewhere and waved his hand,
“… … What is it? “Someone came to the mansion.”
Vanilla narrowed her eyes and said coldly.