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127 – Court Mage Contest #1

“If Miss Lucy wins, peace will come?”

Psyche asked me.

I answered seriously.

“I am truly an errand boy to whom the Lord has given many roles. I have many plans for world peace and the spread of the gospel. Miss Lucy’s win is also part of the plan.”

Lucy.

If I could somehow get her to win the competition to select a court mage, it would be the most successful of all the things I had planned.

“But there is a problem with this plan. The Court Wizard is literally a competition to determine the best wizard. Miss Lucy has excellent talent, but─.”

A beginner who has only been learning magic for a few months.

To be honest, it was difficult for Lucy to win because veterans who had dedicated their lives to magic would participate in the contest to select the court wizard.

“But Miss Lucy will win.”

I said.

Then Milione, who was listening to the story, frowned, crushing the wooden glass containing beer.

“How can you be sure?”

“Bokor, the curse witch of the Blood Crusade, appeared in the royal capital. What this means is that the Crusade will participate in the court wizard competition and cause trouble.”

For example─.

Because of Bokor’s curse, potential winners are complaining of unexplained stomachaches.

Of course, there was no such thing as a curse in the world.

However, it was clear that Bokor would stop at nothing to win, and there was no guarantee that he would not spread diarrhea-causing herbs into his competitor’s food bowls, drinking water, or wells.

Are you sure you would do that?

Parr-.

Psyche trembles.

“Now that you think about it, the Blood Crusade is so quiet. Rust, I don’t even know where that guy is or what he’s doing! I’m sure he’s out in the dark, planning terrible things with terrible people!”

“… … .”

I had a mouth, but for many reasons I couldn’t speak.

# # #

Ivory Tower located on Royal Road, the royal capital.

In this place, which can be said to be the academic research center and birthplace of all kinds of magic, numerous magicians have trained and researched for their own reasons.

“Hey, have you prepared for tomorrow’s competition?”

“No. I couldn’t do anything! What about you?”

“I couldn’t do it either! Absolutely nothing! But you’re not saying that you didn’t prepare even though you worked hard to keep me in check, right?”

The wizards of the Ivory Tower were busy preparing for the royal capital’s court wizard selection contest to be held tomorrow.

Female wizards gathered at the table and chatting.

Someone slowly approached them.

“Oh, you’re Miss Watson?”

“Hello, Miss Watson.”

The women welcomed a woman who approached them.

But that only lasts for a moment.

“Miss Watson is withdrawing from tomorrow’s competition, right?”

“Anyway, that’s how it happened, but honestly, it’s not even fun to joke about becoming a court wizard. Are you just going to be embarrassed? I’m giving you advice because I’m your friend.”

“Oh, I remembered something else I had promised. Miss Watson, I’m sorry. We have to go to dinner!”

Sze-.

These were women who got up from the table and disappeared into the distance.

Watson, who was the youngest wizard to be awarded the gold plate and pentagram and a strong candidate to win the court wizard competition, could not understand this situation.

Friends who had been anxious not long ago for not being able to please him were now ostracizing him, treating him like a nuisance or a burden.

‘What on earth is this-. Are you going to dinner without me? How dare you leave me alone? Do you think it’s reasonable for you to ostracize me? I’m going to outrun you!’

Swish-.

Miss Watson was a proud and arrogant woman.

Even if he was ostracizing others, he could not allow others to ostracize him.

Just then, someone approached Watson.

“Miss Watson. Are you going to have dinner? There is something we would like to consult with Miss Watson and ask her. Shall we have dinner together?”

It was a group of men.

There were also men who had confessed to Watson earlier.

‘look. Even though I don’t have any female friends, I’m so popular with guys.’

Watson was a blonde beauty.

She was in a position to be worshiped by men.

It would be nice to call her a goddess.

‘Originally, these are guys I wouldn’t have bothered to look at. In particular, may I allow you to become my servant in the future?’

Watson was a person who hated eating alone, so it seemed like a good idea to go out to dinner with a group of men.

Of course, the plan was to make the men pay for the food.

The men spoke to her.

“Miss Watson. Are the stories in this book real? This is “male friend”.”

“I also want to be Miss Watson’s boyfriend, what do you think?”

“Me too. Hehehe.””

“… … !”

Watson was surprised.

This was because the men’s gaze was so blatant.

Now it seemed that men were looking at themselves in the same way as the lewd women in Rust’s profane books.

Watson began to feel that the men’s gaze was scary and dirty, and he had no choice but to frown and shout.

“Do you guys know who I am? I—this… Yingying… !”

omg-.

Watson covered his mouth.

However, the men had already frowned upon hearing Watson’s words.

“Wow. You really have “Habitual Yingying Yaing Yeonho Syndrome”, right?”

“As a wizard whose chanting spells are important, if I do this, my life is no different.”

“I feel like I’m trying to be cute, so I wake up a little. If every time you moan, it’s ying ying, it’s really a bit─.”

Gossip and gossip -.

People started to get upset.

People’s eyes were stinging.

Watson felt like he had been stripped naked and, unable to bear this humiliating gaze, ran away.

Run away-rani.

It was something I had never experienced in my life.

She locked herself in her dorm room.

Sniff, sniff-.

Watson lay in bed, pulled the blanket up to his head, and ended up crying.

“… Yingying… Gyuiing… .”

It was my first time feeling so humiliated and sad.

People point fingers at you, criticize you, and bully you.

Rattling-.

At that time, the visit opened.

“… It’s me, Miss Watson. I heard you didn’t eat. I brought the tray. Do you want to eat together? Miss Watson said that she has been eating with many people since she was young and that she never eats alone.”

It smelled delicious.

It was a stew and bread made from boiled corn and seasoned with sugar and salt. There was also milk poured into a clear glass.

It was simple and simple, but it seemed like a great feast to Watson, who hadn’t had a meal since morning.

Sze-.

Watson slowly got up from the bed.

“… … .”

Then he glared at his roommate, Lucy Emma.

‘It’s clear that this guy is trying to make fun of me and give me trouble. ‘He must have been waiting for revenge on me because I especially bullied him.’

There might have been bugs in the bread or soup.

However, upon inspection, it did not seem to have been done that way; it only became clear that it was appetizing.

Guuuu-.

Rumbling ship.

Eventually, Watson, unable to hold back his empty stomach, slowly ate the soup.

Lucy also started eating with Watson.

it’s good-.

“Yingying yaing.”

Startle-!

Watson covered his mouth in surprise.

Lucy said while looking at that.

“ Saying things you don’t want to say comes out freely. Are you tired? I know because I’ve been there too! They said I was possessed by a ghost, so I was hit with cold water! Getting scolded every day!”

“… … .”

Watson recalled Lucy’s history.

A native of the Grande Convent, said to be haunted by Walpurgis witches.

It was something that could very well happen.

“But in the end, Hyde helped me! I was able to meet many people in the royal capital like this. Miss Watson is very popular, so I’m sure lots of people will show up to help!”

no.

There was no one to help Watson.

Everyone was pointing fingers and blaming me because I thought this was the time.

The only person who helped me was Lucy, who helped me by putting food on the tray and eating with me.

Why are you so nice to me?

Watson asked very cautiously.

“Yingying yaing.”

but.

What came out of my mouth was still a strange story.

Lucy asked, feeling terrible in so many ways.

“Why are you so nice to me?”

“Gyuiing… !?”

“Did I ask you how you understood this time? Actually, I don’t know. I get the feeling that maybe they’re just saying that. me. If you look into a person’s eyes for a long time, you can tell a little about their heart. Maybe it’s just my mood, though. It became possible after I came to the Ivory Tower. Is it magic?”

You can tell a person’s heart by looking into their eyes.

Watson was called a genius when it came to magic, so he knew that such miraculous magic did not exist.

But─.

It didn’t even seem like Lucy was lying.

In fact, it seemed like Lucy was reading his mind.

“B. Actually, I’m glad Miss Watson told me she was her friend! He was the first friend I made when I came up to the Royal Road! Miss Watson is very popular and good at everything, so I wanted to be like Miss Watson!”

“… … .”

Watson thought Lucy was stupid.

I was convinced that if I lived like that, I would only suffer losses for the rest of my life.

Lucy said.

“Me! I want to become a court wizard! Because I want to make Hyde, who helped me, meet the Queen. Hyde is so awesome! There will never be another person so kind! Of course, I don’t know how to dispel magic, so I might be wrong about becoming a court wizard… Hehehe… .”

“… … .”

“Sorry. Did I talk too much to myself? When you’re done eating, I’ll clean it up!”

Sze-.

Lucy gets up from her seat.

Watson, who was looking at Lucy, grabbed Lucy’s arm.

“Yingying yaing.”