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“Phew… ”

At first, I thought his personality was different from the Jeoktapju I knew.

Clearly, from what was written on the bulletin board, it was said that he was always confident and full of pride, and had an unruly moody personality.

It was usually thought that kids with this type of personality would easily admit defeat if they lost.

So I thought so too.

However, when he actually lost to me, instead of admitting it right away, he showed his ugly side, so I thought that I couldn’t trust physiognomy.

however…

“I’m sorry about earlier. It’s my complete defeat.”

As soon as I finished organizing my thoughts, I looked surprised to see Igrius immediately lowering his head and apologizing.

“It’s unexpected… It seemed like there were a lot of complaints just a little while ago… ”

“There are still many things I don’t understand, and I would like to spar again… ”

The guy lowered his head without saying a word.

“I felt like there was a wall I could never overcome no matter what I did. like… I was reminded of the time when I fell into the arrogance of having reached the pinnacle of fire magic and then received teachings from Etherna.”

“… Wait, what?”

Before, I thought everyone was lying.

I thought he meant that since Jeoktapju was such a crazy person, it was better not to mess with him at all, or something like that.

however…

‘no way… ‘

This bastard… ?

“You… Have you ever challenged Eterna to a fight? ?”

“Yes. It’s a shameful memory… ”

Jeoktapju bowed his head.

‘Isn’t this just crazy… ?’

It is said that when he reached the peak of his fire magic and became an archmage, he was mired in the sight of Eterna, who was arrogant and unaware of the vastness of the world, and who ruled the country of magic alone.

So, are you that good at magic? Let’s have a fight. The story is that they attacked the Ether Tower and were completely dusted.

“Please keep this story a secret… ”

After that, it is said that he was able to objectively understand situations as well as people, and became a person who knew how to bend when he thought someone was stronger than him…

“You said you became that kind of person, but why did you attack me?”

“I didn’t know it was that strong… My eyes were knotholes.”

“… ”

This kid is ridiculous.

I thought he was just a crazy person who attacked me without hesitation, but to me, it seemed like I was really weak, so he started a fight.

‘Did I just look that weak…? ?’

I have never directly revealed my power in an official capacity.

It is said that he had enough power to split the ceiling of the Magic Tower, or that he rejuvenated all the elders of the Blood Tower… Well, it is true that such rumors spread widely and were accepted as established theory.

No matter what…

“I didn’t work… ”

It’s just that I started to move around little by little over the past week, but even just a month ago, I was living alone in my room doing nothing, so it wasn’t unreasonable that my perception of myself had fallen to the ground.

Could it be that my perception of myself has gone further than I thought?

‘I guess I’ll have to work straight from now on… ‘

Anyway, there were a lot of things I wanted to do in preparation for the World’s Best Horse Tower Competition.

It will get better as you do it.

Since this is the seed I sowed, it would be right for me to reap it.

I nodded, thinking that to myself.

“Sister!!”

As soon as I came out of the magic practice room, Irina ran to me and hugged me.

At that, the complicated feelings from just a moment ago melted away and he greeted Irina with a smile on his face.

“Irina, have you been well?”

“Yes! But I was very surprised when the room suddenly exploded and collapsed. Still, I believed that you would win!”

When Irina said this with shining eyes, I smiled and patted her head.

Anyway, everything this kid says makes me feel good.

“How did this happen…? ?!”

Meanwhile, Razak approached me and asked in a confused voice.

“I just taught him some manners.”

“Yes, yes?!”

Razak shouted in a shocked voice, but I looked away as if it was no big deal.

Razak looked speechless at that.

“What is that… ”

I walked away, leaving Razak behind, who was asking questions with an expression of complete incomprehension.

Igrius followed suit behind me.

“Me, Red Tower Lord… ?”

Razak looked strangely at the sight of Igrius becoming calmer and moved his gaze along the Red Tower.

Honestly, I was surprised too.

I thought he would only act like this towards me and act like normal towards other kids.

However, for some reason, it was so quiet that it was incomparable to what it was like before.

If you were to call him an expressionless Jeoktapju with a majestic smile and an expression full of confidence coming from within, you would probably shout out that it was fake as soon as you saw him.

That was about it.

‘Umm… ‘

Seeing this makes me feel sorry again.

Of course, he brought this all on himself, but I couldn’t help but feel sorry when I saw him drooping with such low confidence.

I sighed inwardly and called Igrius.

“Look, lord of the red tower.”

“… Yes, yes?”

“Act as usual. If you do that, it will only add to the confusion.”

I understand that he didn’t feel like it because he lost to me so overwhelmingly, but it felt safer to show his usual crazy self.

Of course, if I brought this up now, it wouldn’t make sense to me now that I know what it is like.

At least, wouldn’t this work well for other kids who don’t know what Igrius looks like?

In short, what happened here was like a story to keep as a secret between us.

Jeoktapju, who was blinking, asked cautiously whether he understood what I was saying.

“Ji, are you serious…? ?”

“Then is it true or a lie?”

“It’s completely different from what Eterna told me… To be honest, I was a little shocked.”

I wanted to hide this because it would become a hassle if it grew.

How on earth was he so depressed that he developed PTSD and ended up like this?

I was shocked, but I answered that it was okay for now.

Then I thought I was scratching my head for a moment…

“If you say so, I will do so.”

“… ”

It returned to its original state.

It’s kind of amazing…

No matter how much I gave permission, it was never easy to act like that with an iron plate placed on my face.

If anything, he was a great guy.

“Anyway… ”

I said I would treat him like a guest, but I wondered what I should do to actually do that.

Normally, I would treat you to something to eat and at least talk to you…

‘Umm… Should I bring a professional chef?’

Most of the kids in the Blood Magic Tower’s restaurant right now are there to feed the blood wizards, so I couldn’t order it from them.

Not only are they not professional cooks for one person, but they are also asked to cook food for serving when they have a normal job to do.

‘I have no way to treat you right now.’

Is it best to just take him there, have some tea and talk for a bit, and then send him back?

Anyway, I got everything I could get from Jeoktapju right away.

He promised me that he would not only restore everything he ruined when he came here, but also compensate me for it, so there was no need to get more angry and I could get more.

“Then, would you like to go up to my office first? It’s because I don’t have a room right now where I can treat myself properly.”

The Blood Tower must be a bit of a mess.

There are still a lot of things that need to be fixed.

Anyway, what on earth have the elders been doing so far…

“Hmm, excuse me then.”

“… ”

If he had continued to show his confident side even after losing to me, I would have thought he was crazy and moved on, but as soon as I gave him permission, he started acting like that again, so I can’t help but think he’s stupid.

I shouldn’t say things like this…

“Then… ”

“Mi, Midir!!”

What is it again, IC?

Just as I was about to ask him to go up, Razak came in front of me, out of breath.

“No, Noktapju… Noktapju has visited!!”

“What?”

Why does he come here?

I wondered if there was a reason why Noktapju suddenly came to visit me, but my worries did not last long.

“Here it is.”

I raised my head and looked at the sound of footsteps.

and,

“… Seria?”

Seria Udrin.

There was a light green girl standing there, looking just as I remembered.

He crossed his arms and glared at us.