Chapter 140 - WELCOME TO THE MAGIC TOWER

Catherine was slightly hurt when she fell. When Sebastian's body slammed against her, she felt all her oxygen leaving her body. Not to mention she was hurt as well. She shouted, "Oww! You idiot! How can you try to help others when you are not stable yourself! Get off!"

Sebastian felt something squishy rubbing against his chest. Upon realizing what it was, he hurriedly moved away. "Sorry…" he apologized in a low tone. His face and neck were flushed.

Veronica looked around and saw an unfamiliar place. They were surrounded by trees and bushes. In front of them was a huge iron gate and behind the gate was the tallest building she had ever seen in her life. The tower was colored in dark ash. It gave off a chilling aura. She looked up but could hardly see the peak of the tower. It was covered by white clouds. "We are…"

Darius dramatically stated, "Welcome to the Magic Tower. This is the entrance."

Veronica was beyond surprise. She glanced at Arthur and asked him, "Are you really the Master of this building?"

"…Yes. Let's go in," Arthur pulled her inside.

Veronica noticed that he wasn't happy for some reason. Something struck her heart. 'Could it be that he didn't want me to know who he is?' she wondered. She saw the gate moving on its own. She wasn't surprised to see it since she already saw the automatic door of the Rosemary Temple. Her mind was thinking about his expression.

The heavy door of the tower opened and they saw a red carpet covered with colorful flower petals on the ground. All the magicians who were present at the tower stood in two lines and bowed respectfully. "Welcome back, Master." They were magicians of different sizes. Both men and women worked there. They were wearing different colors of uniforms. Each color represented their departments, depending on which type of magic they used.

Veronica subconsciously stepped back. She wasn't prepared to be greeted by so many people. It made her nervous. She felt her shoulder was gently held by Arthur. She looked at him.

"Come," he said. Then, he led her inside.

"Is it okay for me to go?" Catherine hesitated.

"Yes, I've already told them to prepare a room for you," Felix told her. "Sebastian will show you the way to your room. Freshen up first and then we will call you for lunch."

"That would be great." Catherine then glared at Sebastian and warned him, "Show me the exact room without making trouble."

"Yes," Sebastian nodded. He couldn't keep his mind away from the softness he felt a few moments ago. His heart raced whenever he thought about it.

Arthur pulled Veronica inside. She looked around and was amazed at how big the entrance was. It was a big hall. The ceiling was very high. The walls were decorated with colorful flags. Each flag represented a major magic category. One flag represented ice magic, another one fire magic, another one earth magic, another one wind magic, another one water magic, and so on. There were also paintings of the great wizards in the world. All of them graduated from the Magic Tower and they were the Masters of the Magic Tower. 

Veronica noticed that Arthur was also in one of the portraits. His painting was rather horrific. He was standing on the ground littered with dead bodies. Dead bodies were all bloody but he was fine. She flinched and looked away. 'What was it? How could someone draw paintings like that? Why did they make such a violent painting of Arthur?' She felt absolutely horrible while thinking of the picture. 

"…" Although Arthur noted her behavior, he didn't say anything.

At the end of the hall, right in front of the stairs, a man was standing alone. He was like a mountain, blocking them from going further. He was a tall, handsome young man with gray hair. His gorgeous purple eyes were covered with his glasses. He was wearing a wizard's blue uniform. It complimented his fair skin. "Welcome, Master. I have been waiting for you for a long long time. It's great to finally see you in your real body. There are tons of work piled up for you. I hope you can finish them before your wedding, master."

'What does he mean by "real body"?' Veronica wondered.

The wizard's purple eyes landed on her. "You must be Miss Veronica. I have heard so much about you from Felix. I'm Ovior, the Secretary of this Magic Tower and Master's Personal Assistant. It's an honor to meet the future Mistress of the Magic Tower." He respectfully bowed.

Veronica flushed when she heard the phrase 'future Mistress of the Magic Tower'. She replied, "the honor is mine." 

Ovior fixed his glasses and said, "I've never thought that our Master would finally get himself a wife. It's surprising and overwhelmingly pleasant to hear that he finally decided to settle down. It will be a great relief if he stays in the tower and shares the workload with me. I don't remember the last time I have seen sunrise and sunset."

"Are you going to complain about me or let us get some rest?" Arthur interrupted his words and chided him. 

"I don't want to rest. I want to look around. Is it okay if I do it?" Veronica became excited as she tugged Arthur's sleeve.

"Yes, of course," Arthur easily agreed.  "From now on you are the mistress of this place. You can go anywhere you want. If you want to destroy this place and rebuild it, you can do that too."

"What?" Veronica gassed and said, "there is no way I would want to destroy and rebuild it. This place is very beautiful as it is now."

Arthur smiled upon hearing her reply and then looked at Darius. "Show her around," he instructed. "Don't let her go to dangerous places."   

"As you wish, Master." Darius bowed and glanced at Veronica. He was waiting for Veronica's approval. 

Veronica gazed at Arthur and asked, "What about you?" She thought he would show her around. He was the Master of this place after all.