episode_0112

Luke leaves with Lanian.

Elin stared blankly at the spot where the portal had disappeared.

A long, sagging fool’s hair.

Elin’s associate expert, Bena, immediately realized that something was wrong.

“Princess. What’s wrong?”

“Huh?”

“I don’t think now is the time to go on an academy tour or anything… .”

Nod nod.

Elin nodded and walked over to Bena, burying her face in her arms.

Fluffy-

“I’m gonna stop being cool.”

“Oh, yes?”

Bena was startled by Elin’s breathing as she entered the dark room.

Nia patted Elin on the back.

“Sorry. I think I gave you the wrong information.”

“What, what did you tell me to do that…?”

I hugged Elin tightly, who had become depressed without realizing it.

“I said that if I pretended to be cool, the teacher would like it.”

“… … Huh?”

“There is that… .”

Nia let out a deep sigh.

He explained everything that had happened at the Bucklin mansion.

“What the heck is that…?”

Bena was astonished.

“The advice I gave was a little… .”

“No. No. Nia’s advice makes sense. It’s true that you can attract attention when you change your image.”

Bena closed her eyes and pressed her forehead with her fingers.

He opened his eyes with a “pachin” and went into love expert mode.

“But what the princess did…was wrong.”

“… Huh?”

“You were trying to keep your answers short and avoid eye contact with Luke?”

“Ugh… .”

Elin wiggled her fingers, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Chop-!

Bena grabbed Elin’s cheek and met her eyes.

“Listen carefully, Your Majesty.”

“Yeah.”

“That’s not cool at all.”

“… !”

The stupid hairs that stand on end.

“For a week, the princess was just a dumb loner…!”

“… … !!”

His eyes widen as if he had just received the shock of his life.

than being told what to do.

This is especially true since I heard it from Bena, who doesn’t have a single friend at the academy.

“If you come out like that, I won’t help you… .”

“Mi-ah-nae.”

Elin grabbed Bena, who was trying to take her hands off the ball in a hurry.

As the failure of the cool mode that had been in place for a week became clear.

I needed help from a love expert.

“Ahem, listen carefully.”

Bena, who was once again recognized as a love expert, cleared her throat.

“First of all, it’s good to change the image. The logic that Luke got used to the stimulation is valid.”

It was something that Luke would find unfair to hear.

“In theory, the cool concept is good, but it won’t work on the princess.”

“Why?”

“The princess’s heart is too big, so I can’t treat her coolly!”

“Ugh… .”

Elin let out a gasp as she was hit hard.

“Since Luke needs to be the first to take notice, the princess needs to show off her unexpected charm.”

“Reversal charm?”

“What is the charm of reversal? … … .”

A special lecture on Bena’s unexpected charm that started suddenly.

“Ohhh… .”

After listening to Dr. Bena’s words, Cool-Elin is ready to evolve to the next stage!

* * * * *

Luke abruptly kidnapped the youngest academy professor to the North.

“This is professor abuse.”

“It’s okay for professors to abuse you.”

I looked around and made a declaration that would receive enthusiastic support from the undergraduate students.

“It looks like you came to the right place.”

“Has the meaning of the word properly changed while I was in the lab?”

Lanian looked around and frowned.

“There’s nothing?”

The northern plains where the cold wind blows.

There was no trace of man, not even a trace of an animal.

Watching the snow pile up in real time.

It may have all been buried underneath.

“What is missing? There’s so much snow.”

“Yeah. There’s nothing but snow. How can you build a magic tower in a place like this?”

“If you have enough money, it will be solved.”

At those words, Lanian closed his mouth.

Even Ranian, who is weak in practical application, uses warmth magic skillfully.

If we could just cast a warming spell on the workers building the tower, it wouldn’t cost too much.

“Are you doing this to hide the magic tower on purpose? Why on earth would you do it in a place like this… .”

“That’s right. As expected, you are my senior.”

“… Huh?”

I said that to be sarcastic.

When I agreed, Ranian was embarrassed.

“This is the land that I have already been granted permission to own, Your Majesty.”

Sigh.

Luke put his feet into the deep snow.

Woof-

A large amount of rising mana.

“So, senior, you just need to secure the funds and manpower.”

It’s not like this is all Luke’s mana, not even Elin.

Lanian noticed immediately.

“Did you draw the magic circle in advance?”

Hwaaak-

A burst of light instead of an answer.

The piles of snow that had piled up in huge piles disappeared.

A large magic circle was drawn on the exposed flat ground.

“Is that a concealment magic circle?”

“You know what I mean.”

“You can draw it this big…?”

Concealment magic is a magic that can usually only be cast on people or small objects.

It’s not that there haven’t been attempts to use it in buildings, though.

It was a magic that was half-abandoned because it cost too much mana and the technique was complicated.

But, you’re drawing a magic circle that conceals the entire Magic Tower site?

“This is Luke Bucklin.”

That one sentence made sense.

Since we’ve known each other for so long, I sometimes forget.

Luke was the genius of the century who was obsessed with every wizard.

And Luke’s specialty was making simple recipes.

“You reduced the amount of mana that goes in like this…? You’ll save almost 100 times, no, 200 times? Churp, you should have taken the path of a researcher―”

“Wouldn’t it be difficult if you got lost in the North where you don’t even know the coordinates?”

Lanian, who was licking his lips while looking at the magic circle, became a fool.

There’s no way to figure out coordinates in the North, where there’s nothing but snow around.

It was a euphemism for saying I had absolutely no intention of going to graduate school.

“Before I build the magic tower, could you please check if there are any missing spells?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“I think I put in everything I need. But you never know.”

“???”

Lanian’s face turned questionable.

Originally, the Magic Tower was a research lab and dormitory for wizards, filled with all sorts of magic.

Security magic is a given, as you don’t want your valuable data stolen.

To prevent outsiders from stealing valuable data, the barrier magic is also thorough.

Losing important data can be a big problem, so use the copy-save magic…

Of course, this kind of magic is set up after the building is constructed by a bunch of wizards from each field.

however.

“Insulation magic, automatic traps, natural mana supply magic… … What is this?”

“The magic that automatically makes you coffee every morning.”

“Is there something like that?”

“This is Luke Bucklin.”

“Ah.”

Luke basically has the magic to enter the tower.

All the miscellaneous convenience magic was put into a large magic circle.

Even created magic that automatically dispenses coffee!

Lanian knew it as soon as he saw it.

It is said that this is an innovative magic circle that will be automatically applied if you just build a building on this site.

“Can’t I live here too? I think my research life will be happy.”

“You have only been a professor for a year.”

“Just throw that away!”

“Who provides research funding?”

“Um… ….”

Lanian’s excitement subsided.

It reminded me of the reason why I work as an academy professor.

“Hiya… I really want the facility… .”

“We will let you use it occasionally.”

“Really? Is it real?”

“There’s no reason to lie about something like this.”

“Wow, I think this is the first time I’ve felt excited by a guy.”

“You must be excited about the Matop facility, not the man. I can hand it over to you in a few years.”

“… … What the heck? Is this a confession? I’m really excited?”

Lanian covered his mouth with both hands.

The corners of my lips, which were raised with excessive happiness, didn’t even think about lowering.

Luke just chuckled.

To someone who hears it, it might seem like a real confession.

After Luke was gone, I just thought it would be okay to open it up as a public facility.

Anyway, after two years, someone will have to own the tower.

If I had to pick a top player, I think Lanian would be a good choice.

“You’re saying that if I get sick and die, you’ll take care of the tower, right? Then I’ll be mad. You’re just going to give it to me as a gift later, right?”

Stop.

Why are you so sharp all of a sudden?

Luke, who had been frozen, immediately waved his hand.

“I’m past the age for marriage. It’s not the age to die yet.”

I quickly changed the subject because I felt like Ranian might notice.

“If we find out the materials and manpower for the magic tower, wouldn’t we be able to build it quickly?”

“Yeah, let’s go right now. Open the portal quickly!”

Now, Lanian looks rather excited.

Well, I imagined a dream tower with all the convenience magic applied.

There’s no way I wouldn’t be excited.

Exactly.

Luke opened the portal.

“Oh,” he added, as if he had forgotten.

“Senior. Can you promise me one thing?”

“Huh? What is it? Just tell me, just tell me. I’ll listen to everything.”

Where did the people who used to grumble about building a magic tower in a place like this go?

Lanian smiled kindly.

“Please do not tell the princess the location of the magic tower. At least not until you hand it over to your senior.”

“Huh?”

“Please don’t ask why. Please.”

“… … ?”

But Lanian’s eyes were filled with doubt.

He nodded immediately.

“I don’t really have much reason to meet the princess, so I can do that much, but is that enough?”

“Yes. If you just keep that in mind, you will be the next one to receive the top prize.”

Gulp.

Lanian swallowed his saliva, raised the corners of his lips, and entered the portal.

Luke looked back and thought.

I guess I found someone to take charge of the roof.

I’m sure you kept your promise.

Raise Elin safely to adulthood.

I thought I could hide in the tower and then quietly disappear.