CH 111

Author: Tam

He must have seen it wrong. He must.

He shook his head and couldn’t open his eyes for a while.

It had been a long time since he had been so intensely flustered and agitated.

How long did it take him to stop his heart from beating so fast?

When he opened his eyes again, the familiar thing disappeared, and the boy who had been there was bleeding and dying.

“….”

And the lost girl was unfamiliar.

Another tension arose as she looked completely different from before, which resembled someone a lot.

The Lord of the Wizard Tower swallowed dry saliva, taking his gaze away from Raunel’s eyes.

“…What is it?”

This phenomenon.

Before, the background wasn’t as clear as it is now, as if it were foggy.

The focus was only on the characters.

All he could see clearly was a boy who ran into something unknown and flew away, and a girl who sat in front of it and cried blankly.

At the time, that alone was interesting.

It’s clear that this is a language he doesn’t know, but it wasn’t surprising that as soon as it reached his ears, it was automatically converted into this language.

It was even more so because the children’s clothes and shoes were unique.

Moreover, Raunel was a monster gnawed at his opponent’s trauma and mind.

In other words, this meant that it was one of the things Serdel had experienced in the past. Perhaps she had experienced it in another dimension, and it was very likely that she saw it by accident and was shocked by it, which developed into a trauma.

It was natural that Serdel’s hand felt attractive at the time.

He didn’t want to go out, but she wanted to know more about her.

Of course, apart from that, seeing her being assaulted by her ex-fiance, he couldn’t bear to ask questions that could hurt her.

“….”

He moved closer to Raunel’s eyes once more.

Then the scenes that stopped were played again from the beginning.

An unfamiliar world that looks just as clear as before with a loud scream.

Something that looked like a carriage but didn’t have a coachman or a horse rushed toward the girl.

The girl couldn’t avoid seeing it. But, more than that, what surprised her was she raised her finger, pointed to one side, and let out a startled scream.

A boy who looked several years older than her jumped toward the girl.

Bang!

As soon as the girl was pushed back, the boy’s body floated in the air for a moment and then fell.

The sound of a girl crying out loud penetrated his heart.

The Lord of the Wizard Tower, who hardened his forehead, continued to look at the girl.

The memories stored in Raunel’s eyes would have ended here, but for some reason, the girl’s crying didn’t stop and continued.

As he listened to it, he slowly saw the shadow of someone he knew.

“Lord Serdel…”

The Lord of the Wizard Tower turned his head to look down.

The figure of the dying boy was also distorted and turned into an acquaintance.

He didn’t see it wrong.

“…How do you….”

At the same time, a few memories that had been lingering in his mind came rushing up like waves.

“After 10 days, you’ll make a new measurement of the distance to finish the perfect teleport magic.”

“Of course, it will fail, but success—let’s see, in the future a little further. Can’t you believe it? Shall we make a bet?”

“If I win, will you do me a favor?”

One being who suddenly stepped into his domain like a storm one day.

A person who often uttered nonsense because he had a strange sense of humor, even though he didn’t feel any special powers.

For a while, it was annoying to come here because he talked a lot, was strange, and said stupid things, but he is really something.

The person who disappeared after telling him what terrible loneliness was, was smiling brightly in his mind for a long time.

*****

As soon as dawn came, Cerdel pulled on the rope.

Soon Monem came in.

“I’m having breakfast with my father today, so prepare it.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Serdel got up from her seat after Monem left, and the maid who came in after her served her. It is said that the meal was ready just in time.

She held the scroll given by the Lord of the Wizard Tower in her hand.

“Lady, please slow down. You’re going to fall.”

She wanted to give it quickly, so she walked quickly without realizing it, and the maid who was following her shouted in surprise.

“It’s okay. I won’t fall!”

Her body leaned forward as she was about to go down the stairs with a courageous answer.

Before she could even think, he reached out his hand.  Blenn was holding on to Serdel when he came.

“Are you okay?”

Instead of replying, Serdel smiled, saying thank you.

She got up before he could let her go and went downstairs to the dining room right away.

“Father!”

Cartal stopped as he was about to walk into the dining room.

“Good morning.”

“Yeah. Good morning. Keep going in.”

Inside the restaurant, the butler was setting up the food as if he hadn’t done it in a long time.

“You’re here?”

He bowed his head towards Cartal and Serdel.

“Butler.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Your voice doesn’t sound good, are you sick? I haven’t seen you since yesterday afternoon.”

“No. I’m alright.”

Haha, with a smile, the butler quickly pulled out Cartal’s chair.

“Are you really okay? Even if you’re sick, you don’t show pain, so how can I tell? Now that you’re old, please take things easy.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Serdel glanced sideways at his answer.

He certainly looked pale.

“Monem.”

“Yes, Lady.”

“If you look in my desk drawer, there will be potions. Give it to the butler.”

When Monem left, the butler belatedly waved his hand.

“Oh no, Lady, I’m not sick. The Master is doing it for nothing.”

“I just want to give it to you. I’ll give you some good medicine later.”

“…Thank you.”

As he stepped back, the meal began. And just before they eat something.

“Father, this is a gift for you.”

Serdel shows what she wants to give.

“It’s a teleport scroll connected to the Count estate. The Lord of the Wizard Tower gave it as a gift to congratulate me on becoming the successor.”

Cartal’s eyes widened.

He takes the scroll in disbelief.

“He gave me a total of ten scrolls, but he said that one person only had to use each one. So I’m going to give three of them to Unnie.”

“This precious thing…”

As he put down the scroll, his eyes were full of complexity.

“Come to think of it, we were supposed to buy him a pair of shoes— I completely forgot about it.”

“We had a lot of work. I’ve prepared the shoes, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Still—”

“Do you not want to see Oraboni?”

Serdel turned to him, but he wasn’t happy, maybe because he was rude to the Lord of the Wizard Tower for no reason.

“Why—I don’t want? He’s my son.”

“You should go today. I’m sure Oraboni will be happy.”

He will probably be quite flustered by the sudden appearance of Cartal.

It was obvious even without looking at it.

“There are things to deal with—”

“You have no time but now. You’ll probably get busier after you accept His Majesty’s invitation to dinner. You should go today.”

“Yes, Master, please go. Didn’t you worry a lot about the Young Master?”

The butler, who had been sneaking a look at the scroll from behind, approached.

Monem, who had entered quietly earlier, had given him two bottles of potions, which he held in his hand.

“Don’t worry about the mansion. There is also a potion that the Lady gave me, so I will do my best.”

“Yes, please go, Master.”

The head maid also added another word.

In the end, Cartal replied, “I understand,” as if he was being pushed on his back.

With that in mind, he left the dining room quickly.

“Butler. What did he usually like? What did he eat well? Head maid, told the chef to make Redan’s favorite food quickly. And monem, go to his favorite dessert shop—oh, what was it? Is it Monranche? Buy some of each type of cake there.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Following his orders, the butler, the head maid, and Monem were also busy.

When Serdel saw that, she put a smile on her face.

******

Around lunchtime, Cartal took the items the three of them had prepared and went to the territory using the scroll.

It’s probably been a long time since he went to the Count’s Territory.

Also, it would be the first time she was left alone in the mansion.

‘It feels a bit chilly.’

Cartal and she were both busy with work, so they didn’t see each other very often, but that didn’t make it any less lonely.

Serdel went into the office and looked at the documents the vice butler brought.

As she focused on her work, her restless mind calmed down.

Because of that, she skipped lunch, and when she looked up, it was already dark outside.

‘I was too focused.’

Pressing the back of her neck tightly, she stretched out, and she got up from her seat.

As soon as she opened the door to the terrace, the wind blew in.

“It’s going to rain…”

She was going to ask Monem for a cup of warm tea because it was chilly, but she saw a familiar figure walking from afar.

“Butler—?”

His steps were dangerous to where he was going.

He looked like he was going to fall over, and she couldn’t look away.

“As expected, is he really sick somewhere?”

Turning around, Serdel grabbed her shawl and came out to chase after him.