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What greeted visitors just past the front gate was a feast of flowers spread on both sides of the road leading to the mansion.

“Wow… ”

Elia, who had been unable to keep her mouth shut earlier, sparkled her eyes. She put Seoyul down in her arms, held her hands, and squatted down on the edge of the road to look at the flowers.

“It’s really pretty… ”

The types and colors are different. It’s not the right season, and the areas where it grows are different… The unique appearance of all flowers blooming side by side in the same place.

Without even realizing it, I was amazed by the scenery, which seemed as if it had been cut out entirely from a fantasy.

In front of her, various flowers were blooming in harmony.

Elia tilted her head, looking at the two flowers in turn. He looked confused, as if he couldn’t remember anything.

“Is this white flower an edelweiss? The red flower next to it… ”

“Hibiscus.”

“Oh, that’s right! hibiscus! That was the name!”

“The purple flower next to it is… Agapanthus? There are all kinds.”

Elia, who was grunting as if she were stuttering the name of a flower, clapped her hands at the answer she heard.

“Huh?”

Then he turned his head as if he sensed something strange. The person who gave me the answer… No, I looked at the fairy Seoyul.

“… Seoyul, do you know all these flowers?”

”I saw it in a book.”

Seoyul answered with a somewhat puzzled look on her face. As Seoyul continued to tilt her head and look around, her five-colored wings were fluttering wide open on her back.

“Wow, our Seoyul is so smart!”

“Hi.”

Seoyul, who lets out a strange laugh and smiles proudly, and Elia, who smiles brightly while stroking Seoyul’s head.

They are both wearing similar bright one-piece dresses, and the background also happens to be a beautiful flower panel.

Elia and Seoyul, with their peaceful appearance that made me want to take a picture right away, reminded me of a good mother and daughter.

“Hayul, what’s going on?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was looking at me as if she was somehow dissatisfied with me, approached me as I stood there blankly.

“No… are you okay. I felt dizzy for a moment.”

It seems strange that he stood there blankly for a while.

As I shook my head and responded, Hong Yeon-hwa suddenly approached me and grabbed my shoulder and pulled me into her arms.

I naturally leaned towards Hong Yeon-hwa.

“Hmph… If anything hurts, tell me right away. Did I tell you last time? Don’t hold back while suffering.”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

“Yes, nice.”

Was that satisfying?

The dissatisfied expression from earlier disappeared completely, and Hong Yeon-hwa, with a soft smile, patted my shoulder.

‘… This place… ‘

I leaned against Hong Yeon-hwa and enjoyed being stroked, contemplating the strange sensation that had been strangely hitting my body and mind from earlier.

‘What kind of space is it?’

The magic that filled the mansion, as well as the grounds, was very heterogeneous.

Ordinary magic was similar to calculation. By interpreting the spell, you can find out what kind of magic effect it has.

This place was different.

There is no technique to interpret. There is no need to project one’s will by intricately weaving magical powers into a magic trick; the will just melts away like a painting.

The flowers that spread out in abundance in this park are also filled with will.

Bloom, bloom in the most beautiful way, bloom in full bloom, be full of life…

As if in response to that will, the flowers were generally in their most blooming state and filled with vitality.

This was also the case with the barrier that spread out as if surrounding the site, centered around the main gate and fence.

It was a will to block outside gaze and intrusion.

It was so powerful that even the powers of observation could not easily look inside.

My will was so strongly tied to the mansion building that I couldn’t even look inside the building.

‘key?’

It is now observable.

I touched the keys still in my hand. I felt something connected to the key that was shaking just a moment ago.

At the same time, the thorns that had been erected as if to prevent anything from outside were suddenly lowered, and the tightly closed seal was wide open.

It didn’t end there.

The will established here responded to me.

Now, the pounding headache that I neglect, as if resigned, has subsided, and my body, which had been dizzy from the intense training, is gradually recovering.

The floor, flowers, blades of grass and trees… Things belonging to life are full of vitality, and the purity and quality of magical power is very high.

It’s easy to breathe.

As fatigue and pain disappear, your condition will naturally improve.

The wings of the sky fluttered like a fish in water.

My condition had improved to the point where I felt like this was a place just for me.

“Seup… ”

“Hi.”

Suddenly, I took a deep breath, and instead of the clean air, the fragrant scent of scarlet lotus filled my nasal passages.

‘Oh, I was leaning on it.’

I forgot about it for a moment.

“Hmm… Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who suddenly smelled the scent, trembled and slowly stuck out her chest.

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After briefly touring the park, we entered the mansion.

I walked around the mansion for a while, looking through it.

You don’t usually use the expression ‘walk around’ in a house, but this mansion was so huge that even using that expression wasn’t enough.

“… Didn’t you just cram in everything that came to mind?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who inspected the mansion together, said with an expression of boredom.

At first it was just big… Hong Yeon-hwa, who seemed to be doing well, also showed an expression of bewilderment at the size of the mansion, which was still full of space no matter how much she looked at it.

“Soccer field, basketball court, tennis court, movie theater, training center, pension department, magic measurement room… It has everything, really.”

“Ahaha… It’s a bit big. It will take a few days just to look at everything.”

“It’s not a little big, but is this?”

“It’s so big… ”

It was so huge that even Seoyul, who had always been resistant to Hong Yeon-hwa, agreed with her opinion.

I also let out an awkward laugh.

The mansion is a building with three floors above ground and two floors underground.

The shape was U-shaped, divided into the central building where we were and each wing, the west and east wings.

The center functioned as a kind of main building that contained all the facilities necessary for living.

For your information, there is no problem in opening up any room and living there right away.

The countless rooms were already equipped with furniture and facilities, and the cleanliness was perfect.

The bed I laid down on was also a very luxurious item. It was much better quality than the one in the dormitory. I lay down for a moment and my mouth was literally hanging open.

The west side is full of all the entertainment facilities you can think of, including soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and movie theaters.

The eastern side was equipped with facilities for martial arts and magic, as well as alchemy and metallurgy.

The facilities were all managed using that strange magic. Thanks to this, there were no problems with the function.

“This building isn’t the end, there’s more behind it, right? When will you look at that again?”

Surprisingly, it didn’t end there.

There were also several annex buildings located a little distance away from the mansion.

Of course, it wasn’t as big as a mansion, but by my standards, it was huge enough. To put it bluntly, I think we could easily accommodate even if we invited all of the cadets.

In addition, this large site contained a park, a botanical garden, and even a farm that looked like it was growing medicinal herbs.

The site was so large that I didn’t have time to wander around and take a look.

So, only spirits that prefer the natural environment were released. Perhaps because it was a space overflowing with vitality and magic, the spirits scattered throughout, their bodies sparkling.

“Why are you handing over this place so quickly…? ”

“Sure… ”

Lobby on the first floor of the central building. I nodded to Hong Yeon-hwa, who was grumbling to herself as she placed her butt on one of the many sofas.

He gave it to me with a calm face and said, ‘This is the key to the mansion.’ I just thought of a mansion the size of where Baek Ah-rin lives.

I thought it would be more than enough, but I never thought it would be such an absurd sale…

[However, there is no need to see everything on the same day]

It is too large a place to explore in one day.

[Should I leave all my luggage here?]

[I can keep it, but now we have to move it to our own rooms]

Whatever it is, I’ve already received the key.

You can return it and leave, saying it’s burdensome, but… First of all, I didn’t intend to do that.

“Oh, now I have to choose a room. I completely forgot about it while looking around.”

Ah, the sight of Elia letting out an exclamation opened a sub-space.

A large hole suddenly opened. Soon, the load spitting out of the hole was caught with the feathers of the sky’s wings and placed on the floor.

“Where will Hayul be staying?”

As I was putting down my luggage, Hong Yeon-hwa quietly approached me and asked in a soft voice.

“I… I haven’t decided yet. Still, if possible, I would like to stay in the room next to Seoyul.”

“Ah, Seoyul is in the next room… huh? Where are you going?”

I took out all my luggage.

After checking once more to see if I had missed anything, I stood up and Hong Yeon-hwa tilted her head.

“Yeonhwa and Elia, please take a break. Now I want to cook food too.”

“That’s right, I said it was a housewarming event. So-and-so is coming?”

“Uh… Master and Professor Liana. And Baek A-rin and Lee Ji-yeon… ”

“Lee Ji-yeon? Did you invite Jiyeon too?”

“Ah, yes.”

“… Really?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who cut me off mid-sentence, looked somewhat shaken.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Uh… It’s nothing.”

“?”

Anyway, I also had a lot of work to do.

Since tomorrow is the weekend, we are planning to have a housewarming party for dinner.

So I plan to make a lot of food. The kitchen is already well prepared, so you can just start cooking right away.

And, there is one more place to stop before we start cooking.

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In the eastern corner of the mansion, there was a tightly closed room.

On the outside, no special features were revealed. Like any other visit, it is a dark brown wooden door that shows the depth of time.

‘The lock is strong.’

I couldn’t look inside. Even though it was connected through a key, it was difficult to observe the inside. Even now, when other wills have lifted the guard, this place maintains the guard.

It was immediately recognized as a place with particularly strict security.

I wanted to visit here from the moment I found out.

This is a building where the president is believed to have lived in the past, and it is still a place where people say that the president is hiding here.

It’s an important place that still maintains security in a place like this…

‘hmm…’

After thinking for a moment in front of the door, I took the key out of my pocket and held it to the door.

Burr – the key vibrated.

– Clap.

‘also.’

The door didn’t have a keyhole, but the sound of the lock unlocking sounded just as the key approached.

As expected, this key was the correct entry card.

It seems that the key itself is the right to use this mansion in the first place.

I pulled the door handle.

– Sigh…

A visit that opens with a strange sound.

At the same time, the boundary surrounding the room was gradually blurred, and the interior was observed.

‘… This?’

The inside was a kind of study.

But it was incredibly spacious. It is dozens of times bigger than what was perceived from the outside. It seems like a space expansion spell has been applied.

Bookshelves and countless books fill the walls of such a huge interior.

and…

‘portrait?’

A large portrait was observed hanging on the wall.