The wise man returns

Having finished drinking, Leven coughs unconsciously.

“Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! ”

She was a 13-year-old child in essence, as long as she was an outstanding and dependable successor.

Balin stared at the flushed cheeks, wondering if the spirits had risen.

‘What happened in my past life that made Leven so weak? ’

Balin recalls a time when she had met Leven in her past life.

I was probably in my late 30s when I took over the tower slowly, but it was about 25 years from now.

The Leven I met at the time was a weak woman who seemed to be collapsing soon.

He was never a monster to play with the Sword Master by gymnastics.

Wait, at the age of 13, the Sword Master? ’

At that moment, Balin realized that there was a loophole in one fact that he had accepted without feeling disgust.

Palias, the greatest genius of all time, became a sodmaster in his early 20s.

Leven, however, was a young sophisticated sorcerer with an inexpensive internal aircraft.

I've been distracted by the threat from the Horses and my growth, but I don't think I've taken the normal stairs.

‘I'll make sure of that later. ’

“Ball? ”

The silent thought of Balin heard the voice calling to her.

A moment later, Leven reaches out his right hand.

“I've got a lot of moves, so I'm kind of itchy, but don't you want to dance? ”

“Dance? That's it...”

Balin hesitates for a moment, then grabs Leven's hand.

Leven who got rid of the Marquis of Tennessee, the biggest concern, in a dramatic way.

One offer to dance with me was enough.

“Okay, let's go. ”

“Cook, let's see if you're as desperate as magic. ”

“South director.”

A stern and poignant Balin grabs Leven by the waist.

Valine and Leven take to the stage as the musicians get to know the atmosphere and play cheerful music.

“Oh.”

“Ugh...”

The nobles who were watching gave me the elasticity I felt in my heart.

Their appearance was so pure that it was memorable.

Two of the nobles dancing in the ballroom were outstanding.

It was the dance of immature boys and girls, but none of them showed immaturity.

“I'm looking forward to growing up later. ”

“It's a wonder the Wizard and the Grand Duchess danced together, by the way. ”

The nobles who were watching threw a few words as they came to mind.

The music of the band suddenly enters the climax, wondering if the lead was too good to lose.

As he moves, Leven looks at Balin with a flushed face.

“Valine.”

“... Huh? ”

Balin barely opened his mouth, sweating and following the song.

It was so hard to dance, even with the sword of all currents to keep up the steps.

“Do you want to have a duel with me, Balline? on the same terms as before. ”

When finished, Leven laughs and prevents Balin's steps from twisting.

On the same condition as before, he asked me to play the role of Marquis Tennessee.

Instead of refusing, Balin replies with an expressionless expression.

“Sure. Start.”

“To?”

As soon as Leven whispered in the inaugural declaration, Balin whispered in a finishing position against his ear.

“Surrender. I lose. ”

“!!! ”

At the same time, when the musicians finished the song, Balin appeared in the perfect finishing position.

With a grueling response pouring out to the two who showed the perfect stage, Leven whispered in a low voice.

“And then what if Balline is like the Marquis of Tennessee? ”

“So, you want me to do it? ”

Balin answers skillfully, then smiles and lets go of Leven's hand.

Leven, who didn't intend to do it in the first place, finally sighs and retreats.

Meanwhile, Millia, who was watching the two stages, suddenly turned to look for cheer.

“Elijah, look. With my brother. ”

The words that were cheerful were cut off for a moment.

It was because I saw the look on Elijah's face when he was looking at Balin.

Millia stands there silently, hugging Elijah.

"Sorry, Mr. Leven. I won't forget kindness... but I have to take Elia's side. ’

That was the greatest help that Millia could give as a friend.

Millia's eyes stiffen with determination.

* * *

Marquis Tennessee has gone, but the party continues.

As everyone laughs and plays, the group enjoys the news of Earl Tennessee in real time.

“Did you hear that? Earl Tennessee is...! ”

“Earl Tennessee...”

“So, what happened? ”

“The security forces are on the move... I know who they are, so I can't beat them... Heheheh. ”

Though I couldn't say it publicly, the rumors had already spread to all the nobles in the ballroom.

Meanwhile, Balin felt a little different from before.

Why isn't it coming out? ’

The place he looked at was originally the seat for Armando II to sit.

Even though the festival was in full swing, the king was nowhere to be seen.

Balin speculated that the king was wandering around the capital, but not according to rumors or reactions in the ballroom.

"There are only two things left that aren't streetscapes... is there anything worth doing?" ’

Balin quietly thought of both.

The first is the sudden inability of the king or his family to attend an external event because they are not in good condition.

It was an important party, but the health of the royal family was much more important than that.

If the king or royal family had diagnosed the palace attending as ill or rested, it would have been reasonable.

The second is when something terrible happens that you cannot attend the banquet.

This was much less frequent than the health problems mentioned earlier.

It was so important that he could never give a speech. If it happened so often, the world would already be a den full of all kinds of events.

‘Since the Crown Prince is dead, nothing will happen inside the Kingdom, so what's the big deal in the North or some other kingdom? ’

Balin slowly thought about his past life history.

A long time ago, nothing much had happened until I was shaken up by an Orc raid.

From then on, there was nothing particularly troubling me even if I searched within 10 years or more.

"If there's a problem, it's the Kadim Empire... but not yet." ’

The current empire of Kadim was ruled by the emperor Bern.

Health is slowly deteriorating, but in the past, it was still more than a decade old.

In the predetermined history, the death of the emperor completely confused the Cadim Empire, and through that gap the forces of darkness had to be empowered.

But that's still 10 years from now, so what is it? ’

Balin, who was thinking about the big concerns, soon turned his gaze toward the popularity next to him.

“Elia... Your Highness. Are you uncomfortable? ”

“... No. ”

Elijah shakes his head and turns his gaze to the other side of Balin's question.

Seeing that, Balin felt the same sensation as before for some reason.

‘Huh. I wonder if the Horses are still cursing because of them. ’

It was a very strange feeling, but it wasn't particularly dark manna.

Balin tilts her head and looks at Elijah next to her.

Elijah may have been the cause of this emotion, but he could not figure out the correlation.

It's been about half an hour since Elijah was next to you.

She hasn't left Balin's side in a while.

But he never even looks at me.

Neither could I from Valine's point of view.

Even if I tried to ask Millia and Leben for help, they were already gone to see the castle separately.

Thanks to you, Balin and Elijah were able to get out of this mess.

‘I don't think there's any dark plot to see Mana's oath not responding, so I don't know why she's doing this. ’

If Elijah had been obsessed with getting rid of Valine, the oath would have triggered and driven her to her death.

However, Elijah, who was holding Balin's hand, seemed perfectly fine, and this rather irritated Balin's anxiety.

‘Maybe we should get back to the tower as soon as possible. Let's find out where Millia and Leven are first. ’

Eventually, Balin, who decided to leave early, opened her mouth, approached a secret popularity behind their backs.

“Lord Elia Tower, Lord Balin Tower. There you are. Found it. ”

“... Tibor? ”

The voice behind my back belonged to Tibor, the royal architect who led Valine to the tower earlier.

Balin turns his head in a curious tone.

“Looking for us, what brings you to the castle? ”

“Please follow me for more details. It's urgent.”

When he finished, Tibor showed me what was in his hand.

Valine's face hardens, checking what it is.

"An emergency subpoena stamped on the royal seal." It's a big story. '

When Elijah saw the subpoena, his face became stiff as well.

She was a little girl, but she knew what it was when she was working on the ride.

Elijah rubs his eyes and bites his lips.

TiVor steps ahead, confirming that they both saw the subpoena.

“This way. Let's go. ”

The two follow Tibor's guidance to the inside of the castle.

On the way, Elijah opens his mouth, suddenly remembering Leven and Millia.

“Speaking of which, Representative Leven...”

“He is not to be summoned. He belongs to the Holy See.”

“Ah…”

Elijah nods reasonably slowly in a friendly reply from Tibor.

Unlike the head of the Horse Tower, which is under the control of the Kingdom, the Prefect of the Temple is fully affiliated with the Holy See.

If I tried to summon such a person, my relationship with the Holy See could become dramatically worse.

TiVor, who was guiding the two, stops in front of a wall and quietly presses the brick.

“You guys, what happened in here from now on, you can't go out there. ”

“... Yes. ”

“Yes.”

As they nod, Tibor continues to work again.

A surprising thing happened as he moved the brick a few more times.

The magic embedded in the wall unfolded, the wall itself became an illusion, and a secret passageway appeared behind it.

“Go on in. I'll be off then. ”

After completing the mission, Tibor shreds the summons with Mana in his hand.

This seemed to be a top secret.

Balin slowly makes sure Elijah doesn't fall down the stairs.

“Careful. You'll fall. ”

“... Are you sure there's no one there? ”

“For now.”

In fact, I could not feel the popularity or the gaze of surveillance in the hallway.

The room down there and the outer kingdom were completely independent.

Balin checks the magic on the side of the stairs.

‘There's a space cut spell on it. When you don't activate it, the space itself is somewhere else. ’

It was a facility that had never been thought of when it moved as a unit of humanity before.

I felt comfortable with this magic when talking about avoiding other people's eyes in the future.

“Almost there. Lord Elia.”

“... Yes. ”

After coming down the stairs, Balin raises Elijah.

Elia, who realized what it meant, also empowered her voice.

As we came down, a large metal door blocked both of them.

Balin slowly opens the door in a cautious manner.

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