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317 – Scene 317# Bittersweet
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I never want to grow old.
It was on the deathbed of her grandfather, Altman Elsink, that Laura Elsink came up with the idea.
-Laura. Say your last goodbye to your grandfather.
-Yes…
With the elders of her family gathered together, Laura saw her own grandfather lying on her bed. Her fingers were like the branches of an old tree and her deeply hollow eyelids were like a skull.
At that time, she couldn’t remember what she talked about with her grandfather.
All that remains in Laura’s mind is the image of her grandfather dying of old age.
Everyone grows old and dies someday.
Little Laura’s firm skin will soon become dull and full of wrinkles, and her eyesight and hearing will also deteriorate over time. Her movements become sluggish, and eventually, when her body stops moving, her eyes will close in an ugly manner.
Laura hated it so much.
She doesn’t want that to be her last appearance. At the time, she only thought about that much.
And time passed.
Laura, whose outstanding talent as a wizard has blossomed, has grown to the point where she can be considered the next powerful head of the Elsink family.
She was scouted as an imperial wizard, a dream job for wizards, and she had the opportunity to make her name known.
It was at that time that she earned the nickname ‘Ice Witch’. The sight of her directly eradicating the monsters infesting the empire was truly overwhelming, and only ice remained wherever she passed.
One morning, Laura, who was on a roll, was started when she looked in the mirror. Because I could see one of her pure white hairs sticking out of her own head of hers.
She could have just happened to have one gray hair or gray hair.
Considering her, her age, it didn’t make sense for her to have gray hair already.
But when Laura remembered something about her grandfather, she became scared.
Maybe now is the time when her youth reaches its peak. It was only a strand of her white hair, but it felt like a sign that her life was about to fade away.
What else would this life, waiting only for the day to grow ugly and die, be anything but absurd?
From that day on, Laura quit her job as an imperial mage and began to wander. She wanted to find a way to not age, but at least a way to slow down aging.
However, although she sought out and met quite a few prestigious wizards, there was no one who knew what she wanted.
Maybe it was natural.
What Laura wants is something comparable to stopping time. In other words, it was not ordinary magic, but closer to a curse or taboo. She decided that everyone was quiet or impossible.
The last time Laura heard a positive answer was at the ‘Wise Man’s House’, which she visited for the last time.
As the name suggests, it was the residence of Myohail, the legendary first sage. Numerous wizards used to come to him to receive teachings.
There was a period when Myohail, a sage who escaped the secular world and went into hiding, was training disciples on some whim. That time coincided with the period when Laura was wandering.
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After a long wait, Laura met Myohail.
-Sage. I want to dream of infinity in this finite life.
-Haha… Did you say Laura? Isn’t there a saying that a dream is a dream because it is a dream? You are dreaming in vain.
-Then, does the wise man live in a dream?
-Hmm?
After hearing the interesting question, Myohail stroked his beard and looked at Laura. He had an aura that an ordinary wizard would not have dared to look at, but Laura did not avoid his gaze.
-I want to be like you.
– Arthur. What you are thinking is going against nature. Any wizard of your level would know well that it is taboo.
-But doesn’t the wise man live in infinite life?
Hehe… I am cursed.
-Curse… What do you mean? Who on earth could curse you, a wise man? . Could it be that you were cursed by God?
-No.
Myo Ha-il said with a bitter smile.
-I cursed myself.
-?! Why?
-Because I could not forgive myself. The punishment I give myself is to have to live alone without a single precious person and without being able to die. So Laura, you don’t have to be like me.
Myohail warned Laura.
We must not step into the cycle of eternal time.
-So go back. Eternity is fleeting. It is good for humans to live according to nature.
However, contrary to Myohail’s wishes to her, a desire to receive instruction from him sprouted in Laura’s heart to her.
Because the premise that Myohail spoke of was that Laura could get what she wanted. Above all, he has lived for a long time. He is a wizard close to eternity and a living witness to eternity.
From that day on, Laura became Myohail’s disciple and began her studies.
As he reached the level of a wise man, Myohail was a genius in magic. He taught me how to apply existing techniques to create new techniques. However, it is easy to say, but mixing two or three spells is difficult even for those who have reached the level of an archmage. Even for Laura, who had been an imperial mage, it was too much.
-Don’t all wizards do something like this? Haha…
Myohail’s teachings generally felt like that.
It was as if he was teaching wizards who had just learned basic magic the assumption that they had learned high-level magic, so most of them were unable to follow his teachings.
I realized once again that the level he had reached was far away.
After receiving Myohail’s teachings, the disciples felt frustrated and discouraged and left the wise man’s house one by one.
That was where they ended up in the first place. Most of them were just wanderers who came with the intention of seeing the face of a wise man.
Afterwards, only a few people remained as Myohail’s disciples… Among them, there was someone Laura knew.
-Uh? Mondry?
-Ah? Ice Witch Laura?!
-Hey! Who calls me by my second name here!?
-Oh sorry…
There she was reunited with Mondry Cremont, a fellow imperial wizard.
-I was wondering what I was going to do after quitting the royal wizard… Have you been in a place like this?
-What… Mondry, what about you? Didn’t you say you were an aptitude for being an imperial mage? I thought you were going to put a stake in there.
-Ah, I didn’t quit. I come here whenever I have time and learn. If you want to become a wise man, you should study and challenge yourself when you have time.
-Ohh…
Mondry had just as big a dream as Laura.
Among all the wizards of a generation, there may be only one person who climbs the Magic Tower and receives the title of wise man. He wants to take on such a difficult task.
-I will support you. You might become a wise man.
-Thank you. Well, I’m glad though. Master Myohail is our family’s…
– Yekki. This guy!
-Su, Master?
-Stop talking nonsense.
-Yes? Ah?! Yes, that’s right!
-kk… The guy who wants to be a wise man is so light-hearted…
-I’m sorry…
Now it is a worn-out and faded memory.
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After being lost in thought for a moment, Laura opened her eyes to see the ice crystal in front of her faintly resonating.
There, Laura saw the Cremont family symbol sparkling with golden light, placed her finger on the crystal, and infused it with her magic.
“Uh, Mondry. What’s going on?”
-What? Did you doze off?
“I’m sleepy… “I was just thinking about old times.”
-You can’t lie about your age, right? Even if it looks like that…
“… Noisy. “Tell me what you’re contacting me about.”
-This is ridiculous. What else could I have to contact you?
“Uh? Then…?”
-His Majesty gave the answer.
“Finally?!”
Laura jumped up.
I had previously told Mondry to tell His Majesty what Tristan was doing. And the answer came.
“What about Your Majesty? What do you say? Didn’t you say that being in an alliance with Mine is ridiculous? “Do you want to arrest the count right now?”
-No.
“Then? Oh, speak quickly!”
-His Majesty expressed his support for the alliance with the Demons.
“What… ?”
For a moment, I thought I hadn’t heard correctly. However, Mondry confirmed once again that Laura had heard correctly.
-Your Majesty supports the Count’s wishes. He also said that it would be good if the alliance could be concluded successfully.
“What? Do not lie. Mondry. There is no way His Majesty would say something like that.”
It was a known fact that Tristan was the greatest threat to His Majesty.
As far as Laura knew, the emperor showed outright hostility whenever Tristan was mentioned.
Your majesty supports Tristan’s will, let alone supporting the alliance?
-It’s not a lie. Laura. What can this old man do by lying to you? Why would I lie, even impersonating His Majesty? .
“That…”
Mondry is definitely not that kind of personality.
So, did His Majesty really say that?
“Nonsense…Your Majesty really… ?”
Laura could not hide her embarrassment.
Of course, I thought His Majesty would be angry, but instead, he supports Tristan and hopes that the alliance will be concluded well?
Laura had a hunch that something strange was happening.
This cannot happen without something happening to His Majesty in the system.
‘Then it couldn’t be…’
Suddenly, one possibility appeared in Laura’s mind
“Mondry.”
-Hmm?
“That… “Is this something you heard directly from His Majesty?”
-Of course.
“No. What I mean is, is this something you heard when you had an audience with His Majesty ‘directly’?”
-Hmm? Umm… That’s not it.
“So?”
– Uhm. Therefore…
Mondry said, scratching his cheek beyond the ice crystal.
-I didn’t have an audience with His Majesty, but I received a copy of the book. Huh… Laura, as you know, His Majesty is busy, so doesn’t he often use Jeonseo-gu? Huh?
‘As expected!’
Only then did Laura become convinced after hearing Mondry’s answer
There is a high possibility that His Majesty is being threatened right now.
Unfortunately, the islands are empty due to expeditions.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Tristan would have those in the system detain His Majesty and wield power as he pleases.
Therefore, His Majesty must have had no choice but to give such an answer after hearing Mondry’s report.
-Laura. His Majesty even told you not to act rashly. As it was a time of alliance between the two races, he ordered him to protect himself as much as possible and wait quietly. And I also support the Count’s wishes. Maybe we’ve been looking at the Count from a too prejudiced perspective. Aside from being from the Ruelberta family and having a bit of a nasty personality, I think he’s a pretty good person…
However, Mondry’s voice did not reach Laura’s ears.
Because the doubts in her mind soon became confirmation.
Should we go back to the system right now?
No… Even if she returns first, she will only arouse Tristan’s suspicions. Of course, she had no intention of sending her off gracefully. In the end, she was stranded here.
‘Are we targeting His Majesty while Chilseong is away? Swine…’
In fact, she was not as defenseless as Laura thought, as not only Jed en Mondry but also her chancellor, Othel, remained. However, Laura’s prejudice toward Tristan was too extreme to remember such details.
-Hey. Laura. Are you listening to me?
Okay. Now that things have come to this, we have to settle the matter with Tristan here.
“Okay. Mondry. “I understand what you mean.”
-Hmm?
Laura got up from her seat. Then he picked up her her ice crystal her with Mondry’s image her her in it and dropped it on her floor.
Cheonggrang!
The shattered crystal fragments were scattered on the floor.
“Count…” . “If you’re going to come out like that, I won’t stay silent.”
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“Strange…”
“…”
“It’s strange…”
From earlier, Helga had been buzzing around me like a mosquito.
I couldn’t help but feel nervous, so I opened my mouth.
“Why are you doing that?”
“It smells…”
“Smell?”
I obviously took a shower in the morning, but what does it smell like?
Helga sniffed her nose and muttered, closing her eyes as if savoring her scent.
“Yes… What should I say? “Like the bittersweet smell of a first kiss?”
I got goosebumps.
This isn’t Gaeko, it’s at the level of a fortune teller.
“… Why are you upset? Count?”
I thought Helga didn’t miss my little agitation, but… I was clearly hiding my emotional turmoil with ‘patience.’
In other words, she is using a sophisticated tactic to trick me based on intuition alone.
However, even if you choose the wrong opponent, you are still very wrong.
“Embarrassed?”
“Yes. You just got stabbed inside… “No?”
“I don’t remember doing anything that would have hurt you. “Didn’t you do something that deserved to be stabbed?”
“Ugh?! Well, that is…”
Helga still hasn’t made up for her mistake at the meeting.
That alone was enough to give me an edge over Helga.
“I don’t know how to apologize to Laura. Do you have any good ideas? “Can you tell me how I can apologize to her without losing face?”
“Ugh… Sorry… Sorry…”
Helga suddenly lowered her shrunken head.
I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to not punish them and just pick on them like this. Lately, she’s been asking Helga too much, so I need to tame her…
“Count. “You are here.”
It was Blanchet who approached from the other side as if she was happy.
“Have you eaten?”
“Hmm.”
And, as expected, behind Blanchet stood the silver-haired princess Bella.
She met her eyes her her her her.
It was difficult to take my eyes off her silver hair that sparkled in the sunlight and blue eyes that resembled a winter lake.
‘What. ‘Why am I like this?’
I’m sure I’ve shared something vulgar with Bella before. She was just a little nervous at the time, but now she couldn’t figure out why she was so nervous.
Isn’t it just lip-to-lip contact?
Besides, I was completely asleep and didn’t even know how she kissed her…
No, I think because I don’t know, I end up imagining more.
Before I knew it, my gaze rested on her lips.
And it seems that it was the same for Bella.
As soon as we realized we were staring at each other’s lips, we avoided eye contact as if we had made a promise.
“Lady?”
“…”
“Count?”
“…”
Oh really… I wish I didn’t know…
Other people could not help but notice the subtle air current that flowed between the two of us.
“Ah… I was wondering what the smell was earlier…”
Helga said with a cracked face.
“So this was the smell?”