Chapter 544 – 44. The Empire of Dezac – The Darkness Falls on the Mage Tower (10)

“Huh, princess?”

“…!”

“Why are you here at this hour?”

Theresia met Valdez by chance in the hallway.

I was on my way to see him, but that made me even more relieved.

I realized it belatedly, but now it’s quite late.

In some cases, this is a time when you can go to bed early and fall asleep.

Was it okay for the princess to go all the way to the palace to meet a man at a time like this?

As I was thinking about that, I thought that the hallway might be better.

“That is…”

“Yes?”

“…”

“…?”

“…Name.”

“What is your title?”

“Why… The princess…?”

“Huh? That’s right… Aha.”

Valdes pretended to look around.

I already confirmed and knew that there was no one near the two, but I needed to give a reason for the title in my own way. It’s a little different, but it’s actually true that she was called the princess for this reason.

‘Still, I’m surprised.’

Theresia’s attitude is interesting.

He thought that it might be more difficult to attack her than Natalie, the mage tower lord.

The two love affairs he showed and showed to Theresia.

It can be helpful, but it can also be poisonous.

Valdez pushed boldly, but honestly the outcome is unknown.

As a result, he was not confident in his optimism, but now it seems that luck is following him.

‘Then… Shall we change the order a little?’

“Then Tessa.”

“…!!”

Tessa, not Theresia.

The 4th princess was a bit taken aback by the direct title, but she nodded her head twice.

I mean keep calling it that way.

Valdez grinned at the affirmative answer and asked again.

“So where are you going?”

“Ah…”

Theresia was taken aback.

She is on her way to meet him right in front of her, but it takes quite a bit of courage to be honest. And her courage was a feeling very far from her.

Thanks to her, only her lips twitched and she couldn’t carry on her words.

I couldn’t say that I was on my way to meet you. Embarrassing aside, I can’t even remember what I was going to say because I was so embarrassed.

“Eww…”

“…?”

Valdes carefully examined the hesitant princess.

Theresia always has her shoulders hunched over because of her introverted nature.

Thanks to this, she tends to look more dwarfed by her small body, even originally.

Nevertheless, the presence as a member of the royal family flows naturally.

Her beauty is emphasized in harmony with the blond hair with blue hair unique to the royal family of De Jacques.

‘I’m sorry about Vilma, but it sure looks like her brother has more dignity.’

If Theresia could gain some acting skills and self-esteem, she would be the most suitable princess for her throne. When it comes to simply looking at the atmosphere. But that was not going to happen.

The Dezac Empire will fall with the current emperor as the last.

‘By the way.’

Valdez stopped his thoughts and met Theresia’s eyes.

It’s hard to be sure, but maybe her target is herself or someone in the hero party. Her network pool is also narrow, which is the most appropriate reason for her not being able to answer easily.

If so, to whom and for what reason?

‘It’s ambiguous…’

Nothing came to mind as much as this.

There is a corner to point out, but it is close to not having a clear weight of doubt.

In the case of Theresia, it is difficult to guess her true intentions because of her unique personality.

“Tessa?”

“Ahh… That’s…”

“Hmm…”

Even if she pretends, she seems difficult to answer.

Valdez shrugged her shoulders and held out her hand to Theresia.

“I don’t know, but it’s on the way to the guest’s palace, right?”

“…!!”

“I’ll go with you for now. Tell me about your business slowly. If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to.”

“…”

Her 4th Princess opened her eyes wide, then gave her small nods up and down her.

After all, her sister’s colleague, and kind consideration befits a relationship beyond that.

It made me feel strange, but I decided to accept consideration for now.

But I have a question.

“How…?”

“Huh?”

Valdez put on a puzzled expression at the adverb thrown out of nowhere.

“Guest Palace…”

“Oh, how did you know? Just… A feeling?”

“…”

Sensing that it was a careless answer, Theresia furrowed her brows.

On the one hand, it was plausible.

Intuition is a very important factor for those who handle mana, regardless of knights and wizards. When she also conducts magic research and experiments, she often gains something through her senses instead of theory.

‘Still… Sex… Doesn’t exist…’

She thought as she watched Valdes’ profile.

This man felt just like that.

He feels like he treats himself like a kid.

I’m used to seeing her teacher Natalie often look at her like that.

Theresia found it very sarcastic.

Even if Natalie is like that, shouldn’t Valdez be like that?

Even more so when she laid her hand on herself and Adele, her own age.

‘Sister’s… Because it’s my brother… ?’

Otherwise, she’s no better than Adele.

She thought she was a bit more mature, at least her figure.

‘Huh… Therefore… ?’

Suddenly feeling strange, Theresia tilted her head.

Why do I keep having these strange thoughts?

She wants to know more about Valdez, and tries to talk to him, but not in this direction. However, an inexplicable crush would well up in her justification. It was similar to what I felt during my troubles, but it was a different feeling.

What was it?

“Hmm…”

Valdez glanced at Theresia, who was tilting her head in confusion.

He clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘It doesn’t work either.’

Valdez cast her spell on her, just on her.

Enchantment magic.

Of course, the intensity was weak.

Theresia is a sorceress with the talent to be born once in a thousand years who has reached the level of a master despite her young age. Her half-baked tricks are immediately caught, and she can be wary.

So I used it just enough to arouse a good impression without noticing it, but at first it seemed to work well, but it seemed to feel strange right away. This may be due to the sense that comes from talent rather than magic.

‘Still, I’m glad I didn’t find out what I did.’

Unfortunately, it seemed that she had to aim.

Not just for this, but for other reasons as well.

“…?”

“Oh. This is another fresh combination.”

“Master…?”

“Huh, yes. He’s a teacher.”

Natalie, the owner of the Mage Tower, slowly flies in from the end of the hallway.

She was reminiscent of her first meeting with her.

“What are you doing here at this late hour?”

“That’s what I want to ask? To see the two of you together at this late hour.”

“Haha. I will.”

I was honestly sympathetic.

Even for Valdes, meeting Theresia here was very unexpected.

I was a little nervous because I had just met Wilhelmina, but she is not an animal and even used magic to remove the smell, so it is impossible to notice her strangeness. No matter how thick the smell is.

“That’s… Uh…”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to explain anything to me. But…”

Natalie looked down at her lovely student and smiled warmly.

She slurred her words and shifted her gaze to Valdez.

“If Valdes is not on business, can I borrow him for a moment?”

“…?”

“…!!”

“Huh?”

“…Are you okay…”

“Yes. Thank you. Thank you.”

“No, yes… But…”

Theresia glanced at Valdez.

Even her expression of opinion is introspective and unique, and it is often difficult to read her inner meaning, but even Valdez quickly noticed this. That I meant to reject my teacher’s words.

I wanted to be with her because I met her first and it would be difficult to attack her, but I couldn’t bear it. Natalie’s eyes were too serious and heavy for that.

‘Is this a pretty important business?’

“I like it.”

“Yeah. Thank you.”

“…”

Theresia quickly became sullen.

Valdez smiled lightly and unconsciously stroked her hair.

“Oh?”

Surprisingly, she laughed at her teacher as if she was having fun seeing the disciple who did not avoid the man’s touch, but her expression hardened as she remembered the sight she saw from the magic tower. Isn’t Valdes already another man I had a relationship with Adele?

Theresia, her head slightly lowered and her cheeks blushing.

I can’t be sure that it’s necessarily a rational crush.

He was a close colleague and friend of Theresia’s sister.

But I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

“Then let’s take only Tessa to the palace and go to the magic tower.”

“…Okay.”

The three of them walked down the aisle without much conversation.

Arriving at Natalie’s floor in the Mage Tower, her Valdes asked her directly about her enemy.

“What did you find me for?”

“Oops. Be in a hurry.”

“Time is time, and I’m sorry for Tessa.”

At Valdes’ words, Theresia nodded as she sat on her chair.

She used to be comfortable floating, but she stuck to her chair for a few days and now she likes it this way.

“Umm. That’s right. I’m very sorry too.”

“I think so. But the reason you called me…”

“Ha, that’s right. It’s a pretty important business. To put it bluntly… Adolf is after you.”

“…Yes?”

He asked, genuinely surprised.

Adolfranie.

This was something I hadn’t really thought of.

It’s not that I’m forgetting, he’s the guy I’ve been keeping an eye on to some extent. He’s not a likable human, but he seems to be able to use it for revenge against Roberta. Either way, he didn’t get along well with him.

“Hmm. If it’s Adolf, he’s definitely Adele’s older brother, right?”

Haha. He hates you so much, but you don’t seem to know.”

“That’s because we’ve never been properly hooked up, and we’ve only greeted each other once.”

“Aha. When I got lost on the first day?”

“The road… Yes, what.”

“But he seems to really hate you. Ha ha, especially for Adele.”

‘Half because of me… It seems to be, but should I keep this a secret?’

The fact that Adolf is in love with her is a fact that Natalie also vaguely noticed.

When she saw it, she was nothing more than a young aristocrat who envied her nanny who took care of her when she was a child, so there was no point in considering it. Rather, I was even worried that Adolf’s personality had deteriorated because of this.

Anyway, she decided that this was a fact that didn’t need to be brought up.

“I see. Umm. It’s difficult.”

“It shouldn’t be difficult. Adolf is aiming for you, but he’s narrower than I thought.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Jedo has a lot of eyes. You’re not often alone either, right?”

“Well… But if it’s just for attention, you don’t have to call me so urgently…”

“But it’s different outside.”

“Out of the islands.”

“Uh. So, if you ever need to go out, be sure to tell me and leave. I’ll protect you.”

“Uh…”

At that moment, Valdez’s wicked brain spun taut and plotted.

A shady plot to exclude Adolf, capture Natalie, and make Adele more blind to herself.