CH 4

Claude threatened me and went his own way again. This time, instead of following Claude, I turned around and walked out of the place.

Now that I had found something more interesting than my daily life, I decided to let things end today with Claude's shy face. So I walked eagerly.

I walked relentlessly, and by the time I came to my senses, I had slipped out of the tower.

In the darkness of the night, the forest of the tower seemed eerie and dangerous. But thanks to the lights illuminating the surroundings, it wasn't all dark. I stood still and stared at the lights shining around the dark tower.

To be precise, the red magic crystals contained in it caught his eye. As I looked at what looked like a red jewel, I remembered something familiar.

'That one Claude was wearing on his neck.'

The reddish jewel was something I couldn't possibly ignore.

Thinking to myself, I clutched in my hand what I was unknowingly wearing around my neck.

A necklace with blue jewels. With a pale warmth left, this was the stone my parents had given me before I left for the tower.

'Take this, Eunice. No matter where you are, our family's guardian will protect you.'

'You're a child who doesn't know how to defend yourself, and in an unlikely event, this will protect you.'

My parents only told me that this stone would protect me, but they didn't tell me the exact purpose. So I didn't know what role this little demon stone would play, but I could tell that it had some pretty much power.

But this time, the new shy Claude had a demon stone that looked exactly like this. No, not exactly......Claude's magic stone was the same as mine, but different.

Unlike my magic stone, which was blue, his had a vivid red hue.

My mother said that even though it usually has a blue color, when the magic power it harbors is manifested, it turns reddish. But I'd never seen it reddish.

Nothing dangerous had happened in the peaceful Mage's Tower to trigger the demon stone. But the one I saw today of Claude had a clear red glow. That meant only one thing.

'He's hiding a pretty big secret, too.'

As if the guardian of the family was hiding something that could protect me. Seeing him wandering around the tower suspiciously a moment ago, it seemed that the secret was quite a big deal.

'Where's the point of showing that?'

Claude had belatedly blackmailed me so that I would lose interest in him. But it was a shame that the threat didn't work at all.

I'll have to find out someday, the secret.

Today, after lightly ignoring Claude's smug threats, I began to walk around the tower with a nonchalant expression.

'It's spooky and unpleasant anytime you come here.'

Who would think that there would be the only magician's tower on the continent in a place like this? It was weird and bizarre.

'Well, I'm glad I managed to hide from the mad dog's gaze.'

Speaking of which, what is going on with the original story? By now, the Male lead and Second Male Lead are having a bloody fight for the Female lead. Or maybe the protagonists' fight has already come to an end and they have a happy ending. It had been two years since I had entered the tower, and the original story would be nearing its end.

Still, it's so peaceful here...

This was because the forest with the pagoda was properly hidden away from the imperial capital.

'....... Cheers to Theodore for hiding the magician's tower.'

Once I go back to the tower later, I'll be nice to our master......

Whoosh-

Just as my tender heart for Theodore was about to bloom slightly. I heard a sound from the dark fields of the forest in front of me. It was a little different from the sounds of nature that are often heard in the forest.

It was clearly a sound of suspicious movement.

'...... After all, in such a shallow place, dangerous maneuvers are carried out secretly!'

I nervously approached the darkness cautiously. It was not far away, but soon a secret and suspicious figure appeared before me. In the middle of the dark woods, a group of people dressed in matching black robes are gathering and muttering.

'Are you dressed in black robes?'

It's not just the organization that wears black, why did they wear black robes? You look suspicious. Hiding is something I naturally have to hide my presence.

'You've ruined your excitement. Be responsible.'

Now, rather than being scared of this situation, I wondered who they were.

'Has anyone invaded this gloomy forest?'

All that's here is the crazy master and the spooky magician's tower. Seeing that there were still suspicious signs, I began to worry.

'If I touched the tower the wrong way. I wouldn't even be able to go back to Theodore's hands.'

The good(?) intruders will suffer from being mistakenly caught by the cranky Theodore. No, he's an intruder, so he's terrible, isn't he? But when you think about being caught in the clutches of the eccentric Theodore and rolled like a toy...

'Now, who's the villain?'

It was hard to answer.

I sighed and had a detailed look on my face in a slightly different sense. The men, who did not know my heart, were busy talking among themselves, exuding a sullen aura.

'Why the hell are they here?'

I didn't intend to get in among the suspicious people. but I wondered why they had made it all the way to this shallow stupid forest. Unless you're someone like me who hides the eccentric Theodore or other gooches in the first place......

Hiding another gooon... If it's not a person........

'....... I wonder what they're hiding.'

My haunted gut was telling me so. Theodore said that suspicious people often go into hiding to uncover the tower's secret findings.

'Maybe they're one of them'

For a moment, I stared at the suspicious people, and then saw a man who stood out among them. He was of exceptional physique among the crowd, and he was emanating a strange aura. Unfortunately, he was shrouded in darkness and I could not see his face. There was quite a distance, so all I could hear was a little bit of a voice.

"There are a lot of cranky mages in the Tower, so be careful......."

Even his voice tickled a corner of my mind and was strangely familiar. Who is it? Who could it be?

I was thinking about that......

"Concentrate on Tower... Even the woman who is his apprentice tells you to be careful."

The words in that voice happened to be my story.

I paused- and stiffened, staring intently at the man talking to me and Theodore.

'You weren't aiming at the magic of the tower, you were aiming at Theodore and me?'

The moment I thought about it, what had been a peaceful atmosphere quickly turned into a chilling thriller. I took a step back from my seat, having been leisurely looking at them a moment ago.

I had been moving slowly until now, but once I was determined, my actions quickened.

'...... I need to run away without getting caught by strange people.'

You barely survived the mad dog second male lead, but you can't be caught by another crazy guy and die!

Determined and determined, I nodded vigorously and slowly stepped back.

Be careful not to get caught.

Be careful.......

Tuduk-

No!

Instead of backing down, I stepped on a tree branch. The sound echoed unnoticed through the woods, where the silent silence had settled. I stiffened before I knew it.

I just hoped they wouldn't notice my popularity.

"Get her right away."

But the god of this world was not on my side. The men, who had been secretly hiding their sympathies, turned in my direction.

Shing-

Eyes of life were touching me, and I could see red eyes that showed off their intense presence in the dark. His eyes were shining fiercely, like cruel blood.

'...... It's dangerous.'

At that moment, I knew something was wrong. Reason shouted for me to get out of here at once, but my body stiffened in surprise and didn't listen. Meanwhile, the men in robes were rumbling to get me. There was only one thing I could do here.

....... I am determined not to hurt innocent people.'

I felt sorry for them and drew blue magic circle in my hand. As the magic power flowing in my body slowly gathered in my hands, the blue color of the magic became darker. The people who were approaching me also noticed something strange, and they paused for a moment. When their movement stopped, I laughed selflessly.

'It doesn't hurt. I'm not a bad person.'

I was going to explode my magic just enough to distract them, just that much, and then run away. With that one thought, I was about to throw a magic ball at them.

"......Huh?"

The blue light of the magic slowly engulfed the darkness, and soon landed on the face of the man whose red eyes glowed fiercely. At that moment, I forgot to laugh leisurely and stiffened.

'......Why are you?'

Why do you get out of there. I stiffened without thinking of anything. As my heart faltered, the large magic ball in my hand slowly began to stir. It was a disturbing move.

"Ahh!"

As my mind shook precariously, the magic I was operating also lost its center and began to shake. The magic that had escaped my control lost its flow and flared wildly. If left like this, the enormous magic power was sure to lose its flow and explode.

"No way!"

I belatedly tried to control the blue magic power, but the magic that had lost its flow did not listen to me.

Faa-

Soon, the unsteady wave of magic blossomed wildly.

"Ugh!"

In the end, I couldn't suppress my magic and got caught up in the explosion of magic. No, not exactly...... I thought I was getting stuck.

"Eunice-!"

If only it hadn't been for the familiar voice, and for the unfamiliar hand penetrating into the wild, fierce vortex of magic.