Chapter 503 – 40. The Empire of Dezac – The Darkness Permeates the Empire (15)

“Well?”

Adolph smiled brightly and crossed the door into the tower room.

He found Valdez sitting on the couch and frowned.

That alone was enough to show Adolf’s feelings his, but Valdez felt that there was less disgust and contempt in his expression his than when they had met before. Even so, even his younger sister Adele unknowingly took Valdez’s hand because of her brother’s behavior her.

In other words, there seems to be no difference between then and now, but it was a significant difference for Valdes.

‘It seems to be controlling itself…. I wonder why?’

There is no possibility that Adolf has come to his senses in the meantime.

In his opinion of him, the young man in front of him has a sense of choice and superiority that cannot be easily corrected.

If the cause of self-control is not internal, it must mean external.

“Tsk.”

Valdez recognized the external cause the moment Adolf turned his head away with a slight click on his tongue.

“The tower lord is really broad-minded.”

“What? What do you mean all of a sudden?”

Haha, no.”

‘This child… ?’

Valdes laughed inwardly.

The expression and smile that Adolf is making now as he looks at Natalie is almost the same as that of Yuri Kang. In other words, he likes Natalie as much as he has a crush on Yuri.

‘I’m not really in a position to say anything, but this guy is really great too.’

He couldn’t have fallen for Natalie all of a sudden recently, so he must have fallen for her a long time ago.

However, for some time now, she has been courting the hero. Although he did not directly confess his love to Yuri, he was in an amazing state of mind. More than anything, I’m curious about the source of the overflowing confidence in his face.

“Well, yes. So what did you come for?”

“There it is.”

Natalie’s tone of voice telling her to hurry up and get out of the way.

But Adolf, as if trying to get something out of his bosom, was talking about something else.

“By the way, did you hear the news?”

“…”

“I don’t know about the magic experiment the Six Elders did a while ago…”

Natalie, who was full of annoyance, paid a little attention to the words of the six elders and the magic experiment.

Still, she knows what she likes, and her knack for bringing up topics doesn’t make her seem like an idiot.

‘But Natalie doesn’t seem to like Adolf very much.’

Natalie’s attitude towards Adolf is so ferocious that you can tell without looking closely.

It was fresh information. The owner of the Magic Tower and Robert’s grandchildren were not detailed.

Furthermore, Natalie was told that she had entered the Ulrich family and that she cared for Adolf and Adele as if they were her own parents of her. However, unlike Adele, the attitude her towards Adolf is different. That’s weird unless there’s some reason.

‘I’m curious, but…’

It’s a sensitive matter, even if you pretend, but he won’t answer easily, and it’s unlikely that Adele will know.

It seems that this side will have to commit to a later date or run a separate intelligence unit.

‘Ah.’

Valdes, who was deep in thought, felt sorry for him.

He also neglected Adele, focusing on Natalie.

‘Even an apology… Sun… ?’

“…”

There was something strange about Adele’s mood in her.

When she turns her head, he vaguely sees her in the middle of the void with her head down. Her faltering focus tells her that she is n’t even looking at it properly. A faint blush appeared on both her cheeks and a trembling body. Among them, the most impressive was the hand of her.

‘When did you catch it?’

Adele’s hand covering Valdez’s on the sofa.

Apparently, when Adolf came here, he was captured.

The reason itself was clear to him.

‘It’s cute.’

A blatant and hostile attitude that even an idiot could understand.

It seems that she held her hand her, worried that she would be hurt by her brother’s hate-filled eyes her.

If that’s the case, the reason she’s so flustered right now is that she put her hand on top of hers her, telling her to calm down, but she must have been nervous at the thought of skinship. Although the details may differ, Valdez was convinced that this idea was the answer.

I glanced over at Natalie and Adolf, and they were still talking.

Natalie was paying attention to Adolf even though she was annoyed by the forcible increase in the topic of conversation.

“Adele.”

“…”

“Adele?”

“Uh, uh? Huh… Why, why did you call me?”

She is bruised and started by Valdes’ call.

It’s skinship with the opposite sex, but it was a little funny how he stiffened up with just this.

“To tell you I’m fine.”

“Ah… Yes. I’m glad.”

Adele smiled at Valdez’ warm smile and nodded her head.

She was glad her own concerns had been overshadowed, and it was good that he recognized her.

However, the two words that came out of the mouth of the first opposite-sex friend turned white in the mind of the wizard with extraordinary talent.

“But the way we hold hands is wrong.”

“Yes?”

“A man and a woman hold hands like this.”

“… Huh?”

Valdez turned his hand over and interlaced his fingers between Adele’s thin, short fingers hers.

Do men and women catch each other like this? Even if she knows little about her relationship with her with the opposite sex, she knows that this is different. Interlaced hands are rare even in special relationships, and generally, lovers do it a lot.

“…”

Eyes wandering around, not knowing what to do.

Looking at her who did n’t know how to meet her eyes her, Valdez laughed.

“Cute.”

“… Let it go, let it go.”

“You don’t like wearing pods?”

“It’s not like that, but…”

“Then it doesn’t matter. Besides…”

Valdez raises his clasped hands.

Even if you look at it, her fingers are tangled sloppily, and if you remove her arms her even slightly, it seems that the interlocks will come undone.

“You can take it off if you really don’t like it.”

“…… It’s petty.”

Adele turns her head the other way, muttering but not removing her hand her.

A subtle and strange atmosphere surrounds the two.

However, the sympathy of the mischievous emotional line did not last long.

It is because Adolf, who forcibly brought up the subject of the magic experiment of the six elders to attract Natalie’s attention to her, eventually reached his limit of her. As the owner of the Magic Tower, Natalie lacked the ability to explain at length what she had already received in detail.

“Yes. Is the story over?”

“Yeah? Uh… That’s… Haha…”

Adolf looked around with an embarrassed face.

Adele, who was keeping an eye on the two with her pods on her, quickly withdrew her hand as soon as the change occurred.

It was a very quick move for a young sorceress who didn’t exercise well.

“Yes?”

“……What.”

“…No.”

Despite his sister’s brusque treatment of him, Adolf was unconcerned.

Usually, the two don’t seem to get along very well.

Still, Adolf, who was furrowing his brow as if he felt something strange, shook his head as he tried to say something to his brother. Adele, convinced that what he meant to say was not to get along with Valdez, ignored his brother her.

Natalie also nodded her head as she could not have known Adolf’s attitude to her.

“Are you done talking?”

“So…”

“Looks like none. Then why don’t you go back now? We have a guest right now.”

“……Yes.”

A woman like a parent who has feelings of love and respect at the same time.

Adolf had no choice but to withdraw meekly.

Turning his body around and leaving the room, not forgetting to give Valdez a glare.

Seeing that, Valdes was convinced.

‘I can never have an amicable relationship with him.’

Valdez doesn’t like him either, and Adolf hates him too.

At least, a man who obviously doesn’t need to take care of Adolf, unless he knows if Adolph is on good terms with Natalina Adele.

Now his future his was decided in Valdez’s head.

“Ha.”

After Adolf left, Adele apologized to Valdez with a sigh.

“Sorry. My older brother…”

“Why are you sorry for that. And I’m fine. I’m used to that kind of look, and I’m not particularly harmed.”

“Damage… Yes, then it’s good.”

Natalie, who was of a similar mind to her pupil, also shook her head and expressed her regret.

“Ugh. I wasn’t that kind of a kid before, but at some point, the sense of the chosen people got stale… What on earth is the problem?”

Adele, who inherits the same blood, is fine.

But why am I doing that with one guy?

Natalie had a bitter taste because she was a young man whom she cherished like a child in the past.

However, it was considered disqualification as a magician to err on the spot because of just one emotion. After thinking about it for a while, he rested his chin on his chin, then stared at Valdez. And before he could ask why, he opened his mouth.

“Valdes.”

“Yes.”

“If… Adolf tries to do something strange to you or harasses you, tell me right away.”

“Ah, I can’t possibly go that far.”

“He doesn’t know that. He… No, this isn’t something I’m going to tell you about. Anyway, please tell me.”

“Yes I will.”

“Whoops. Yes.”

It was only after hearing Valdés’ positive answer that her serious expression eased her.

Perhaps one thing that bothered her was gone, so Natalie floated back into the air, using her magic her with her more relaxed face her. She disappeared deep inside with her words to rest in peace. Looking at the directions, she seemed to be going for work, not magic research.

Adele made her troubled face as she watched her receding mentor’s back her.

“Ugh, I’m never going to do anything like the Magic Tower Master. Paperwork. There won’t be enough time to study and train, so when do you do something like that?”

“Still, the next top owner is you or isn’t Theresia?”

“Right?”

“Then it’s probably you rather than Theresia, I guess.”

“Ah… Is that so…?”

It was Adele who shuddered at her body as if she were imagining it, but she agreed to this too.

Natalie has risen to the Magic Tower state early, and she is likely to live a long time.

Unless she suddenly retires because of her circumstances, the next Mage Master will be one of the thirty to twenty wizards. The most powerful in that age group are four people at most.

Adele herself, Theresia, Wilhelmina, and Adolf.

Two of them are princesses. However, Theresia has a problem with her introverted personality, and warlocks like Wilhelmina are not yet well recognized. Adolf also has a different personality than Theresia. There is only one left by the method of elimination.

‘At that time, it would be difficult to go out of the system, let alone the empire, right? Well, it’s still the same, but….’

Still, the current situation her as her disciple her would be better than the owner of the Mage Tower.

Adele looked at Valdez and glanced at him.

“Hey, Valdes.”

“Say it.”

“The warrior’s party… Keep going with the current personnel?”

“Why? Do you want to come in?”

Flinch.

Adele was startled and shuddered at that one word that hit her head.

“It’s quick-witted.”

“That’s about it. But even if I came in now, the trip you wanted would be difficult, right?”

“Ummm… Well. Now that the tour of the continent is over, all that’s left is training and fighting. Haa.”

According to the long-standing tradition, the continental tour to ask for help from each country is also coming to an end.

The warrior party will build up their skills more and more in the future, and dig up the identity of the darkness that permeated the continent that the oracle said. Maybe he will be able to wander around here and there again, but most likely, the Goddess Church will be involved in uncovering his identity.

That way, they can respond quickly and save face.

“I want to go to travel….”

Adele slumps on the sofa without energy.

Valdez stared at her and said.

“Then do you want to go next month?”

“… Huh? That, that, okay?”

“Hmm. I’ll be busy for a while when I enter, so I don’t know if I’ll have time next month.”

“No, no! That’s not it! The top wizards of the Imperial Mage Tower are the assets of the empire, so they need a report and permission even when they leave the system!”

“Can I sneak out?”

“What…?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“…”

Adele was speechless.

She was dumbfounded

‘Why didn’t I think of this until now…?’

Free thinking is essential for wizards.

She thought she was a freewheeling personality in her own way, but could this be the power of education? She didn’t think of going out without anyone noticing. Maybe it was because of the introverted Theresia. She wouldn’t go out secretly, but what would she do by going out alone without friends?

“Well, I can’t help it if I don’t like it…”

“I hate it! I like it! I love it!”

“Then it’s a decision.”

“Yes!”

Adele smiled broadly.

It was the brightest smile since her her Valdes her knew her.