episode_0043

“Tell me why first.”

“I… I know you well…”

“You?”

Angelica has been acting different than usual since she heard that she can use magic.

I need to know why right now.

“Yeah… As far as I know, you can’t use magic…”

“I can’t use magic?”

She nods.

What is this?

Oh, of course I couldn’t use magic.

Until today, when memories of my childhood came to mind.

But that was only my story, not the story of Adrian, the original owner of this body.

Even the Adrian I remember seeing today was very young, but didn’t he use magic well?

Even the person presumed to be Count Floyd used two types of magic at the same time, surprisingly.

“How can you make something like a teleportation device between floors at the Academy if you can’t use magic? Don’t you know I made that?”

“No. I know. Because I’m famous. I’m not talking about enchantment magic. I’m talking about elemental magic. You said that you could suddenly use magic because you were able to use elemental magic, right?”

“Well… that’s true, but…”

“I know you well. You couldn’t use magic… elemental magic. At least not since… when you ruined my body. Not even when your life was in danger. ”

“…!?”

Angelica took a deep breath to calm her excitement and continued.

“I wanted to kill you. That’s why I investigated you. Until the day you were selected as a court tutor and left the academy… I hid and watched you many times. ”

“Ah…”

Yeah, then you should know more about me.

‘uh?’

for a moment.

So this guy knows a lot more about Adrian than I do, even though I don’t know much about him?

The guy’s usefulness has been added.

It’s a guy who’s more useful in many ways than you might think.

“I couldn’t use elemental magic…”

“But you’re talking as if it’s someone else’s business? Are you really Adrian Floyd?”

“!?”

I was surprised, but I answered with a serious expression.

“What does that mean? Why? Is it so different from what I thought?”

“No… It’s clear. You’ve changed.”

“Didn’t I tell you? I’ve changed. I’m not the same piece of shit I used to be.”

“I don’t know. Not yet… What’s true. But I’ve decided to believe it. So I’ll believe it for now.”

Golden eyes look at me.

I felt a strange sensation when I made eye contact.

“More than that, I want to hear the story of when I almost died. When exactly are you talking about?”

“Are you…”

Oh, did I ask for nothing?

Was this a question I shouldn’t have asked the guy who was starting to doubt whether I was Adrian?

“…You lost your memory?”

phew.

I would appreciate it if you think that way.

but.

It would be difficult to believe that the Adrian he knew was already dead, and that a completely different being had appeared in that shell.

First of all, we have to pretend to be serious here.

“That… I don’t think it’s a good place to talk about it.”

Angelica finally began to look around.

It is on the outskirts of the city, so you won’t see many people, but since it is the central city with a castle, you will often see people passing by.

“Somehow…”

“Shh. I wish you’d keep this a secret.”

“Yeah. Okay.”

hmm?

The guy’s expression seemed to brighten up a little for some reason.

I don’t know why.

“You’re the only one who knows my secret. So…”

“Don’t worry. I’m tight-lipped.”

I think the story ended on a good note.

You’ll think you’re the only one who knows my secret, so from now on, you won’t suspect me of asking me a bunch of curious questions that you don’t remember.

‘But in this case the problem is…’

If my memories come back, I suspect my personality will return to the crazy days.

The best way to tackle this is to tackle it head on.

“Aren’t you scared? If I regain my memories… I might go back to being the trash you remember from back then.”

“Um… It’s okay. I’ve already risked everything. My body… My mind… So if that happens, it’s all over. My life.”

The guy’s eyes shine on me.

‘This guy has definitely changed. Over the past few days…’

“Then I will kill you and I will die too.”

“……”

This is true.

There is no way to return the favor.

* * *

The mansion felt very empty, despite having been cleaned and furnished.

Should I say that it still feels like an empty house?

It doesn’t feel like a place where people live.

“The view from the outside isn’t bad. The garden is quite large.”

“Yes. The interior is the same. It has four floors from the basement, but the number of rooms is small, but each room is large, so it seems like it can be used for any purpose. Above all, I think you’ll like the fact that there’s a separate building for servants next door.”

“Ah, that’s the building on the right when you look from the outside?”

“Yes.”

“I thought it was a warehouse… It seems like they’d have to hire quite a few people for this size.”

“That’s probably true. Even if you hire a separate cook, you’ll need someone to help you, a maid to clean and do the laundry, and it would probably be a good idea to hire a separate gardener.”

“Hmm…”

Not bad.

No, it’s rather luxurious.

I’ve stayed in the palace’s annex before, but this place is truly my own space.

“First, you figure it out yourself. If you don’t like it later, you can just cut it.”

“I will do that.”

“How about you become my butler as well? You can take care of the mansion while I’m at work. I’ll double your pay.”

“I am a knight escort…”

“Oh, don’t be so stiff. If you’re taking on this kind of job after retiring from the royal family, you must need some money, right? Why don’t you just stick close to me and retire and live comfortably?”

“……”

“Well, I can’t answer right away, so think about it slowly.”

“Thank you.”

I sent away Dalot, who still had a lot of work to do, and called Angelica.

From the moment he entered the room, his expression became unusual.

“Sorry. I thought you were expecting me to, but I don’t feel like doing that today.”

“Who expected this!”

“Wasn’t it? Then forget it.”

“Huh.”

I got to the point.

“Rather than that, let’s continue with the story we were talking about earlier. Is it that surprising that I use magic?”

He created a light flame above his left hand and then extinguished it.

The guy opened his eyes wide and barely regained his composure.

“I don’t know either. It’s not like I knew everything about you. It’s just that the Professor Adrian Floyd I know doesn’t know how to use elemental magic. I don’t know if that’s normal for the Floyd family…”

“Really? That’s weird… Then, what was that near-death experience you mentioned earlier?”

“Don’t you remember that either?”

“Because I almost died more than once.”

Angelica looked a little tired, then finally told me the story I wanted to hear.

“Another world… human?”

“I don’t know for sure. But that’s what the rumors were. They said he was from another dimension. Maybe he was possessed by a demon.”

“……”

I was very shocked.

I know he’s been attacked more than once or twice because he’s been doing a lot of psychopathic things.

You were attacked by a being that may or may not be a demon or an alien?

“Don’t be so shocked. That story is just a rumor. The person who was attacked kept his mouth shut, so only the rumors spread. But, do you really not remember?”

It must be the devil.

It must be the devil.

Since this is a world with monsters, there might be a demon or two.

‘If it’s really an existence from another world, the world view will be too big…’

I just want to live a peaceful second life.

I don’t want to go on a middle school-like adventure.

I asked again.

“That being that tried to kill me. What did it look like? Did you see it?”

“Yeah… I only saw the last one though.”

“Last appearance?”

“That guy was about to die. All I saw was the Academy’s chairman and several instructors working together to take him down.”

“Didn’t I knock it down?”

“You? If that was possible, wouldn’t you have been a court magician instead of a court tutor? You just stood there blankly, unable to use a single spell. I only saw the last part, so I don’t know what you were like before that. ”

“Wait a minute. That guy?”

“Yeah. I told you I’m from another world.”

“Was it in human form?”

“Uh.”

“You weren’t just mistaken, were you?”

“That’s why I said earlier. Either he’s from another world or he’s possessed by a demon. I don’t know for sure. What I saw was only a part of his last appearance. The body was also taken care of by the chairman or other higher-ups. There was no announcement or anything.”

This adds one more thing to worry about.

“Is such a thing common?”

“I don’t know. That was the first and last time I saw it.”

“Hmm…”

When I remained silent with a serious expression, Angelica, unable to bear it any longer, opened her mouth.

“That’s it?”

“What?”

“You said you had something to tell me. During the day.”

“Ah! I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Please?”

One of the biggest reasons I’ve been frustrated up until now.

Because I had to wait for everything.

Just waiting for Adrian’s memories to come back.

Waiting for Angelica’s mana circuit to show up.

The situation where the Queen is just waiting for Princess Purua to be sent away.

But I changed my mind.

So I started actively reading the books Adrian left behind.

‘You can’t rely on your head alone.’

Now is the time to move your body too.

Without relying on memories that might pop up at any moment, and without expecting anyone to protect me in my stead.

“You said you were from a famous swordsmanship family?”

“Yeah…”

“Teach me some swordsmanship.”

“What!?”

It’s time for me to become stronger.