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In the reception room, a conversation between Francia and the Duke was in full swing.

“So, who approached first?”

The Duke asked. He was glancing at his daughter’s expression, hoping that Francia had not made the first move.

“I approached you first.”

“Phew!”

The peacock who was drinking tea suddenly spit out the tea.

“Yes, you. Francia, you approached me first?!”

“Yes, that’s right. I approached you first.”

“Oh my god.”

Francia was not naive enough to tell Johan the truth, although he had approached her first.

… … In fact, there is a truth hidden here that no one can anticipate, but no one will be able to reach this truth.

“John is special.”

Francia opened her mouth, her fingertips touching.

“As you know, Father, you have a remarkable appearance, right? But you also have a great personality.”

Her face turned bright red. Even so, she continued to praise John.

“No matter what happens, I feel like he’ll protect me, he’s in good shape, and he has a nice voice. In my mind, he’s the best groom. I’m sure your father will understand, right?”

Francia shot him an earnest look. The Duke was not pleased, but he had no choice but to smile in front of his daughter.

“Yeah, I understand. Even from my perspective, he was like a leader fox.”

But the peacock continued speaking.

“Abilities are separate. Francia. You are the daughter I love more than anyone else, but you are also the only daughter of the Perbace family. You must be aware of your position.”

What he said was true.

The only daughter of a duke’s family had a one-night stand with another man and brought him home as her marriage partner, which had a huge impact on the family.

It was possible because the Duke of Pervace truly loved and respected his daughter, but generally speaking, it was an absurd situation.

“I know. But you are the right person to be my partner. I can guarantee it.”

“Ahem.”

At Francia’s determination, the Duke simply shook his head and turned his gaze away.

‘Even if the bean pod is used, it is used firmly.’

Was it because I hadn’t been able to have a proper relationship until now? Francia was almost in a daze.

“So, what did your father think of Yohan’s talents?”

“Huh? You mean that damn fox’s talent?”

The Duke, who was holding a teacup, looked at Francia.

“He has a great affinity for magic. He is a promising young man that we want to raise in our family right away. Even at his age, if he has that much magic power, he will learn magic quickly. With that talent, he will become a top-class magician.”

Francia tilted her head at the word wizard, as if it was the first time she had heard of it.

“Oh, a wizard?”

“Yes, he’s a wizard.”

The peacock put down his teacup and asked.

“Why did you say you were good at handling a sword?”

“Haha, no.”

When Francia smiled awkwardly, the Duke felt suspicious. However, he did not bother to dig into it. There must have been something going on between the two.

No matter how much he was a doting father, he had no intention of obsessively monitoring every little conversation and action between the two.

While the Duke received another cup of tea from Enrique, Francia opened her eyes shallowly and looked out the window.

‘You’ve been talking about magic a lot, but your choices are different from Jeon’s.’

This time it’s not a sword, it’s magic.

* * *

After talking with the mansion’s butler, I decided it would be better to stay overnight.

The distance between John’s home and the zodiac was not negligible. Since it was obvious that if he left now, he would arrive at dawn the next day, he accepted the butler and Enrique’s offer.

‘When will Francia finish talking?’

It’s been a while since I came to the guest room. It’s been quite some time since I last saw Francia.

I had a quick lunch alone in my room and am waiting for dinner time.

While waiting for her, I had nothing to do and my boredom only deepened.

‘Is the conversation not going well?’

The negotiations are over.

All you have to do is prove it within the time limit.

However, it is not strange that the Duke, who had been making cool judgments, suddenly felt his blood boil when he saw his daughter.

‘No matter what, I took the virgin.’

The Duke must have vaguely known about it and accepted the conditions, but looking at his daughter’s face, he still couldn’t tell.

Because feelings for children are not easily seen.

‘I feel more anxious because I haven’t seen you for a long time.’

Phew. Yohan sighed, shook his bangs, and laid down on his back on the bed in the guest room.

‘It’s fluffy.’

The quality is incomparable to that of the bed used by the author’s third son.

I realized anew who I had spent the night with.

‘I’m worried about what will happen in the future, but… … .’

What in the world is not difficult? Just always do your best.

but…….

‘There’s a bit of a problem.’

21 years have passed since John was reincarnated into this world.

Of course, I don’t remember the detailed story line of the work that forms the basis of this world.

More than 20 years have passed, so how can I remember each and every detail of the work?

─That was the problem.

If you don’t remember the storyline, you’ll inevitably have trouble with your life as an imperial official. You never know what might happen in the future.

‘I remember the beginning and the important events.’

It was easy to remember the major events because most of them involved the female protagonist, Francia Perbace, being kidnapped or having one bad thing or another happen to her.

But other than that, nothing much… … .

Of course, I remember the narratives of the characters in the work and the grand actions they took. This is because I had to blatantly avoid the key figures in the story.

But now, it was inevitable. Because it was no longer my own business. Because I had to protect Francia, who was now my lover.

‘It’s okay. It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember the story. As long as I can handle it well, that’s fine.’

John, lying on the bed, stroked his chin. He was worried about how to deal with it.

If you become a special magician of the Imperial Civil Service, your position will definitely rise, so there will be no problem with the title, but… … .

‘The problem is how to get rid of those crazy bastards.’

The story begins with Fedelian, who first met Francia during his career as a civil servant.

This bastard, who has a fiance but is looking at other women, has a personality that can be called a dog’s fault, and he treats Francia, who rejected him, very badly.

But what the heck? That little Cassis is after Francia too? That’s when the whole mess begins.

He was caught between the Crown Prince and the successor to the House of Lenokhonen, and was being swayed back and forth.

To protect Francia from them… … .

‘Overwhelming power.’

You need a power that even the emperor cannot ignore. Like a celestial wizard who is considered the strongest in this world.

“There’s a long way to go.”

Becoming a Celestial Wizard is not easy, because being called the Master of Masters is the realm of a Celestial Wizard.

It’s a nearly impossible goal, but what can we do? We have to do it. It’s the only way to protect Francia.

And, as the female protagonist’s husband, shouldn’t he have that level of ability?

‘What to do is decided. The rest is just putting it into practice.’

As John was lost in thought, examining the pattern on the ceiling, the door to the guest room opened.

“Oh, you were there? I knocked but there was no answer, so I thought you were out.”

It was Francia. She came in with a servant, smiled, and walked over to Johan.

“You knocked. Sorry, I was thinking of something else.”

John got out of bed in a hurry. Francia smiled and turned her head to speak to the servant.

“Mary? I have something to talk to John about, so go outside.”

“Yes.”

The servant girl named Mary left the guest room, leaving us with a drinks wagon containing tea and teacups.

Francia said.

“The conversation went well. Father also decided to watch without any intervention for a month.”

“Thank goodness.”

Yohan, who had been hoping for nothing, let out a sigh of relief.

“Then, there will be no disruption to the schedule, so you don’t have to worry. All I have to do is reach the level of Super-ranked Magician, the special-ranked magician of the Imperial Official, within a month.”

First-rank wizard.

It is a superhuman level that surpasses that of ordinary wizards and archmages.

If I say it like this, it’s not that difficult since you only need to know how to use the first level of magic.

Of course, from an ordinary person’s perspective, it’s ridiculously difficult.

“A first-rank wizard within a month…?”

Francia blinked and looked at John. She seemed to be in disbelief.

John continued with a light laugh.

“My magical power is already at the level of a super-level wizard. It is quite possible.”

“But the first-ranked wizard… … .”

“I will give you faith.”

John took Francia’s hand, half in doubt. She flinched and blushed at the sudden contact.

“What kind of environment would you like to see?”

“What’s the environment?”

“Yes.”

“Uh… …I don’t know.”

Looking at Francia, who had suffered a brain freeze, Johan smiled lightly and snapped his fingers. Snap! Frost began to rise in the air in time with the sound.

“Then I will add my opinion. Francia is the princess of Perbace, so this would suit her better.”

As the frost began to spread, the curtain rose on a new white world, and snowflakes appeared in the quiet sky.

The sight of them swaying gently was like a butterfly in the sky.

One flower, two flowers, three flowers… … .

More and more snowflakes began to fill the air. Each one drew its own unique pattern, spinning around and around, as if they were hanging on an invisible thread, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

In that empty space, as John waved his hand, a sky-blue rose made of snowflakes appeared.

“This is the basis for my faith and my gift.”

Johan smiled as he handed her a sky blue rose. Francia’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“This, how is this…?”

Not only did he change the environment by interfering with the mana floating in the air, but he also freely used his magical power. It was hard to believe that he was someone who had mastered magic through self-study.

“Please trust and wait. I will prove that I can be with Francia.”

Francia’s face turned bright red and she covered her mouth with her hand and looked away.

“Ugh. John used foul play.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s also mean to pretend not to know.”

Francia suddenly buried her face in John’s chest.

“I like that part.”

“… … .”

“Really.”

John was also taken aback by the sudden confession, but he carefully hugged Francia’s back and patted her.

“Everything will be okay, right?”

“It will be okay.”

“This time it’ll be different, right?”

“This time…?”

When John tilted his head, Francia met his gaze and smiled awkwardly.

“No. Rather, since we’re alone together for once, should we do it in secret? If Yohan returns to his family, we won’t be able to see each other this often.”

“… What are you talking about?”

“Do you hate it…?”

“No… ….”

I understood what he was saying right away.

It would be a man’s fault to refuse Francia’s offer.

But here… … .

‘This is the craftsman’s house.’

Even the mansion was guarded by the craftsman himself. It was true that it was psychologically uncomfortable.

“Next time, wouldn’t it be better to do it somewhere with a little more atmosphere?”

“Is that because your father is upstairs?”

“Ahem… … .”

Francia puffed out her cheeks when John evaded the question.

But she quickly smiled and gave John a light kiss.

“I like the attention to detail that goes into looking around.”

What’s so great about it?

To be honest, John didn’t understand Francia’s mind.

Is it correct to say that it was love at first sight? I don’t know because I’ve never been in a relationship before.

‘Something’s a bit strange… … .’

The reason why Francia likes him so much even though they only met two days ago.

And the reason why he has such a crush on Francia.

I don’t know why, but I didn’t feel bad about it.

Because it was a happy thing to have someone love you like this.

“… … .”

His chest was ticklish. John, whose face was about to turn red, changed the subject.

“Francia. Is there a library in the Perbache Mansion in the Zodiac?”

“Yes, I have. There are books I learned from when I was attending the academy.”

“Can I stop by for a moment? I think there are a lot of books I need to study.”

“No problem. I will guide you and teach you well.”

Francia covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled.

“It’s a library date.”

“This is our first date when we were of sound mind.”

John smiled and took Francia’s hand.

“Let’s go to the library.”

There was a lot to do to prepare for the future, but the answers were all connected.

It is to reach the realm of the celestial magician, a mythical figure who is praised as the greatest in history.

So that no one can touch him and Francia.