112 – Magic Tower – 1
‘Why are you more tired of being locked up in the mansion?’
With that thought in mind, I stretched out. Something tingling ran down the spine, then the regenerative ability was activated and scattered somewhere.
Because of this goddamn regenerative power, physical fatigue can’t build up, so feeling tired now was purely a mental issue.
Looking back on what had happened in the mansion so far, it was worth a little mentally exhausting.
First of all, it was great that Serena refused to be in the palace and stayed by my side.
It was because the number of black blooded monsters he had caught was several times greater than the combined number of all other royal knights.
No matter how large they were, Serena was able to go alone and slaughter dozens of black blood monsters at once and return.
The support of the Royal Magicians and High Priests, and even the strategy and tactics, were all meaningless in front of that overwhelming power, so it was a possible action.
On the other hand, the subjugation party composed of other personnel was extremely complicated from the start.
If you receive a report that black blood monsters have appeared through the crystal ball, you must first figure out their size, and if you think the size is too large, you should calmly entrust it to Charlotte or Serena.
Even if it was a military level that they could handle on their own, collaboration with the high-ranking priests was practically essential to subjugate the black blood monsters.
‘Even if it wasn’t for the subjugation of black blooded monsters, the problem was that priests were mobilized everywhere.’
No matter how much the Royal Knights’ subjugation cooperation request was considered as the top priority, there were always situations where it was physically impossible.
For example, a situation where all the high-ranking priests were temporarily out to take on other requests.
Even if the priests were ordered to return as soon as possible, of course the subjugation period would be delayed for a while.
As such delays and creaks pile up one by one, the gap with Serena widens even more.
The Royal Knights, who had clearly confirmed Serena’s true skill with their own two eyes, did not raise any complaints even after hearing the absurd strike declaration in front of their faces.
‘The plan to disengage from the Royal Knights was completely blown away after waiting for an opportunity, but it can’t be helped.’
Even now, the idea of having Serena by my side hasn’t changed.
Charlotte has the personality to beat the king or anything and follow me whenever I say something, but she is still the queen who has to rule the kingdom.
Right now, there were not only one or two returning to this kingdom, relying entirely on Charlotte’s ability.
Transfer gates connecting major cities, a device that checks for counterfeit money, a crystal ball for telecommunication, and so on.
It was obvious what kind of chaos would arise if they evaporated in an instant.
Christine asked herself to leave by my side. He said he would be with me forever on the day when I end my immortality.
Then, in the end, Serena was left. It doesn’t matter if you leave it alone, but it’s in such an ambiguous position to leave it alone.
Thanks to that, even Charlotte, who felt very uncomfortable after seeing Serena clinging to me, came to the mansion and engaged in a war of nerves with Serena all day long.
This was the second thing that was eating away at my psyche.
They exchanged all sorts of swear words and ridicule with each other, mentioning each and every one of the terribly trivial things, to the point where they wondered if they had to quarrel by raising such a thing.
It was usually Charlotte who started the fight first, and Serena was the one who fought back.
Among them, I thought they were really useless, starting with reasonably convincing reasons like who I talked to or who laughed more at, who I held hands with first, and who ate more of the food they fed me. There were numerous reasons why.
It was to the point that I thought to myself that this was a quarrel between the blood queen, the pinnacle of kingdom power, and a knight with skills comparable to the blood queen.
The reason for the fight was childish, but the level of insults and ridicule exchanged with each other was enormous, making it even more absurd.
I don’t know if it’s better to fight only with words, and both of them have the personality to draw a sword and draw a magic circle if they’re wrong, so I couldn’t stop them no matter how trivial it was.
‘Of course, the frequency of black blood monsters appearing at this time should decrease drastically.’
Oddly enough, after the day that Serena cut the enhanced type, the frequency of appearances of black blood monsters had decreased to almost the bottom.
If the frequency of occurrence before the removal of the enhanced type was 100, now it is almost less than 1.
Thanks to this, Charlotte was able to stick close to me without any hesitation, entrusting everything in the kingdom to her doppelganger.
Growling with Serena is a bonus.
Therefore, the peace I am enjoying right now was the peace that came after almost a week.
‘I shouldn’t say nonsense that there’s nothing to do because I’m free again.’
It was a peace that Charlotte could enjoy because she received a report from the lord of a city in the south that a vast forest had been completely devastated and went back to the palace to find out what was going on.
According to reports, almost an entire city has disappeared.
Of course, he didn’t forget to let Serena kill himself until the end. It seemed that only the lord, who had to post such a report at this timing, was unlucky.
“Where do you want to go now, lord?”
And Serena, who became the final winner in her own way, was following me with a fierce expression behind me.
Serena’s attire was different from usual. In the past, if she had been wearing moderately cloth clothes and leather pants, now she was a little more exposed than then.
First of all, the top was sleeveless made of leather and fabric.
Considering the fact that most of Serena’s usual clothes were short-sleeved tops that reached her elbows, it was a very unusual exposure.
Thanks to this, his forearms and shoulders, filled with solid muscles and no flab, were completely exposed. I thought that even if I raised my arm a little bit, my clean armpit would be exposed.
Part of the side hair came down to the chest. I wondered how he had been hiding his long side hair until now.
The buckle on the abdomen tightened the lower part of the chest. Thanks to that, I felt even more sorry for my already weak breasts, but I decided not to mention it. It was a consideration for Serena.
Above all, the pants he was wearing were closer to very short hot pants. Because of that, her immaculate thighs were exposed almost all the way around her pelvis.
Because of the leather boots covering the mid-thigh, her bare legs were not completely visible, but the fact that only part of her thighs were exposed made it all the more fascinating.
Although she was still wearing the World Eater that gave off an ominous energy on her waist, even taking that into account, Serena’s beauty was beyond imagination.
So, in a way, it was only natural that the attention of the people around him was focused on him.
The men couldn’t come to their senses while looking at Serena, and even the women passed by, giving each other glances full of jealousy and longing.
One good thing about men staring at Serena is that at least Serena is the kind of person who doesn’t gouge out her eyes or blow her hair out for looking at her like Charlotte or Christine.
If it had been Charlotte or Christine that they had paid attention to, this area would have already become the scene of a gruesome slaughter.
Of course, Serena was the same as being killed in one place the moment she put in an insidious desire, not just a feeling of being pretty or beautiful.
“I don’t have a specific destination. It’s because I’m exhausted from just staying in the mansion.”
“Then, I will follow my lord.”
“I haven’t told you where I’m going yet?”
“Wherever the destination your lord is heading to, it has nothing to do with me.
The purpose of my coming out was really not that special.
As I just said, I was exhausted from mediating between Serena and Charlotte, and I just needed time to recover.
So it was true to say that there is no set destination.
By the way, I’m currently under a perception-damping spell. That’s why no one wondered why I was next to Serena, even though so many people’s eyes were focused on Serena.
The source is, of course, Charlotte.
Since it was a magic that Charlotte cast herself, it was different from general perception-damping magic.
It just makes me vaguely sense the fact that there is a person, and it makes me unable to remember a single piece of information related to my identity.
Face, voice, height, body shape, even the clothes.
But Serena doesn’t. It doesn’t mean anything else, it’s just that Charlotte doesn’t want to hang out.
Thanks to that, Serena is getting all the attention of people passing by.
I don’t know if she’s wearing armor to prove she’s a member of the Royal Knights, but now Serena is in perfect plain clothes.
At first glance, he would be no different from an ordinary adventurer with a decent sword at his waist, so he could look at him without hesitation.
Then, when someone crosses the line, their necks are immediately blown off.
“……Ah, come to think of it, it’s about time to manage them. Let’s go and look around before they go wild on their own.”
“Are you saying you dare to run wild in front of your lord?”
Serena’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“It’s not what you think. It’s just… how can I say it, it’s kind of an anthem. Please pay attention.”
Serena looked like she couldn’t understand.
“If you do, where are you going, lord?”
Serena, who was making a puzzled expression, stroked her hair here and there and smiled slightly.
“Magic Tower.”
