Chapter 29

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Chapter 29

The next day, a few wizards remained in Viscounty Koufen, most of them prepared to return to the red tower, and Hisran and Jaeha were ready to depart for County Gloria.

Before they parted for their respective destinations, Diana approached Jaeha.

“I wish we had more time to spend together. I’m sorry. After completing the quest and returning to the Red Tower, let’s go eat something delicious. I have a keen eye for local restaurants.”

“Yes, that’s good. I am looking forward to it.”

Since Diana was friendly, Jaeha didn’t necessarily antagonize her.

After all, when she returned to the Red Tower, they would have seen each other for more than two months at the longest. If possible, she would like to be friendly.

“This is an insect repellent spray. Keep it with you in case you will ever use it outdoors.”

“You are meticulous. Thank you.”

“What? No woman likes bugs.”

“That’s right.”

The atmosphere of the two of them warmed up with one small gift.

As Hisran glanced at Diana with a reassuring gaze, she said with her tiny mouth, “It’s a push. Got it?”

‘…Wow, how can this be?’

Surprised by the unexpected consideration, he blinked confusingly. What did she eat wrong?

Regardless, that was a good thing.

When Diana’s gift was well-received, the wizards who gained their courage approached Jaeha one by one.

“If you are the assistant of the Tower master, I will see you later, so I’ll look forward to your kind cooperation. Oh, it’s no big deal, it’s a raincoat with waterproof magic. If you wear it, not a drop of rain will seep in. I hope it will be useful.”

“This is a magic ointment. When applied to the legs and feet, it relieves pain and swelling. As I was organizing my luggage, something like this came out… It’ll lighten my luggage, if it’s okay if you want to take it with you.”

Is Hisran’s position much greater than she thought…?

Jaeha felt like an aide to a member of the National Assembly who receives gifts as a bribe. She was a little bewildered, but there was nothing wrong with it, and she said thank you with a smile on her face and took it all.

Meanwhile, Hisran was a couple of steps away and happily watching Jaeha and the wizards.

It had been very good so far.

Lastly, the magician who gave Jaeha a useless item such as gum to prevent drowsiness had a bomb effect on him. Like Hisran and Jaeha, he had never dated the opposite sex since he was born.

Besides, he was also a person who was usually nagged by his close colleagues.

“I’m sorry that I only took care of Jaeha, though this is all for the Tower Master. You know?”

This word was all right. Even though there was nothing good about it, there was nothing too bad about it either.

“Cheer up, Tower Master. Instead, the Tower Master will receive his own reward when he arrives at County Gloria. It was said that the Lady was a beautiful woman who was well-known in the neighborhood. She has blonde hair and green eyes that look like the Tower Master…”

While most of the wizards, including Hisran, were stunned and blankly opened their mouths, Diana quickly cast a silence spell on him. She gave her comrade a bloody glance.

‘Hey, drag him and burn him. If you overdid it, apply healing magic and start again.’

He would be a golden roast today… Among the five magic towers, the fire of the enemy tower was the hottest.

Zephiroth, who had been one step away from the plan to ‘grab the leash of the red tower master’ crafted by his colleagues, thought when he saw Jaeha looking at Hisran with a slightly raised corner of his mouth.

Perhaps, the rank of the most hated person in the ted tower.

It was fortunate. It was thanks to the unintentional sacrifice of an ignorant colleague.

The road to County Gloria, the carriage was quiet.

Hisran vowed that if he returned to the red tower, he would half-kill the bastard who blabbers with his mouth. As he would be roasted with excitement, his sense should have grown a little.

Jaeha was immersed in her thoughts, pretending to look out of the window.

In her imagination, she saw the blonde and green-eyed beauty next to Hisran, the red-haired and golden-eyed beauty… A pretty good picture came out. Though why does a corner of her heart feel uncomfortable?

‘It’s probably because I feel like I’m being compared.’

Let’s not be discouraged for nothing. After all, they would break up on the day the contract expires.

‘I have to treat his frigidity or something for the sake of my new life. If he sees even a small achievement, you can call it a success.’

Then, shouldn’t she seduce Hisran more aggressively than before? It took about a week to arrive at County Gloria, where there was a beauty close to Hisran’s ideal type…

‘After seeing the beauty of his ideal type, my clumsy temptation won’t work well, will it? So, let’s see if I can win before that.’

Thinking that, her eyes staring at Hisran were burning with a will to fight.

Feeling her hot gaze, he uttered in a very low voice.

“Hey, you. That I like blonde, green-eyed beauties, that must be that basta—no, that guy’s misunderstanding.”

“It doesn’t really matter if it’s a misunderstanding or not, right?”

“Really?”

“But, I am a little worried. I fear it will interfere with the research.”

“What?”

They’ve only been together for a few days, though Jaeha, who had become somewhat accustomed to Hisran, deliberately pushed her face in front of him.

She didn’t know for sure, but based on her experience, if she suddenly closed the distance or got close to him, a strange atmosphere was created and there was a high probability of skinship. That was why she thought it would happen naturally this time as well.

For some reason, Hisran pulled back his body like a startled man as Jaeha looked at him with a strange gaze.

“That study, there is a topic I am concerned about… I’ll tell you when it’s sorted out.”

“I see.”

“Oh, and I have a question for you.”

“What is it?”

“What kind of men do women usually like? If you are not sure, you can tell me your ideal type.”

“It’s a very silly question.”

“I’m just curious?”

After arranging her thoughts for a moment, Jaeha opened her mouth.

“I’ve never liked anyone, so I don’t know. Although when a person has an ordinary appearance and ordinary abilities, wouldn’t they usually like someone who treats them well…? A bad man may be attractive as a lover, but a gentle and respectful man is the best for a serious partner.”

“…Gentle and respectful?”

“He’s the opposite of you, who is selfish and acts like a pervert from head to toe.”

Hisran was quite shocked by her grumpy words.

Was she forced to accept the skinship because of the contract, and was he the only one who felt good whenever he touched her…? His heart sank. He felt like he had failed his fly magic and was thrown into an endless swamp.

‘Then, from now on, I have to show a gentle and respectful side…’

Shocked, his new determination was quite contrary to Jaeha’s resolve to seduce him more actively.

‘…What is this situation?’

Jaeha hid her embarrassment by gently covering her face with the Kainus language textbook she was holding. It had been over a week since she had been in the carriage, though she had never got Hisran down.

Unlike before, he tried to talk, did not use unnecessary touch, and was not easily swayed by her temptation. It felt like his defense had soared needlessly.

Thanks to this, Jaeha’s imperial language skills and Hisran’s Korean skills, who were devoted to studying, improved considerably.

‘Why? …Why the hell?’

She guessed that he was suffering from dissatisfaction with his desires at Viscounty Koufen because he was not able to achieve what he wanted due to the interference of the Chinese Zombies.

She thought a little temptation would be enough to get over it. Hisran wasn’t beaten by the Chinese Zombies, and he wasn’t in a near-death crisis, so why did he suddenly change like this?

‘No way… Because of Lady Gloria, who is his ideal type of beauty?’

Jaeha’s brow furrowed.

Why, no matter how, was he a man who tried hard to show his handsome face in front of the woman he liked? Did he want to correct his body and attitude before meeting his ideal beauty…?

‘How amusing, really.’

On top of that, he had been asking strange questions to her these days.

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