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I briefly enjoyed the joy of reuniting with Elia.

I moved slightly as I was surrounded by gazes.

It was just as the lecture was ending, and the timing was right, so no problems arose.

The location they moved to was a bench in a nearby park.

There weren’t many people there, probably because most lectures were in progress.

Thanks to that, I didn’t have to worry about anything.

First, Elia sat on the bench and pulled me towards her, so I didn’t resist and just went along with it.

Soon, her body was lifted up and she sat on Elia’s thigh.

“Ha-yul… I don’t know how much I’ve wanted to see you.”

[I wanted to meet you too]

A gentle hand pulled her neck and buried her face in the soft flesh.

Big, soft, and warm… I smiled bashfully at the familiar feeling and stretched out my arms.

He hugged Elia tightly and buried his face in her arms.

[lol]

I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed this warm embrace from the Tower of Knowledge.

I was able to endure it thanks to Ariel’s care, but before that, I thought about it every moment and my head was so complicated.

Now that I’m feeling it, I really feel like I’m back.

“What are these clothes? Wow, don’t they suit you so well? They really fit Harul perfectly.”

I was just writhing like that for a while.

Elia, who had been rubbing her cheek against my forehead, suddenly muttered while rubbing my sleeve.

I also took my face away from his arms and rested my chin on my chest as I answered.

[Ariel… These are the clothes given to you by the Lord of the Tower of Knowledge]

“Wow, Lord of the Tower of Knowledge! Did you meet him in person?”

[Yes, I met him in person and was taught directly with magic]

“Oh my… Even teaching by hand? The Lord of the Tower of Knowledge is a wizard, I guess?”

[yes]

I told Elia and everyone else the destination.

Thanks to that, he doesn’t seem that surprised when I tell him that I met the owner in person.

“That’s amazing. I thought all the top lords were reclusive, but they’re people I can meet?”

It’s surprising, to be exact, but not shocking.

At the same time, Elia tilted her head as if she was amazed.

‘… Was he someone I could meet? Well, everyone’s perception of Topju is at that level.’

There are four towers commonly known to the world.

Growth, space, tuning, observation.

Of these four towers, none of them shows the main tower.

At best, everyone is going through a proxy.

The city council has a vice president, the association has a state council, and the observatory also has several of its own decision-making bodies.

The top owner has been out of sight for decades.

Even in history books, only his deeds and achievements are recorded.

Even after searching for the information, I couldn’t find any trace of them, as if their appearances had been intentionally erased.

Aren’t there many people in the current generation who haven’t even seen the shadow of a top leader?

‘… or maybe he used a fake identity like Ariel.’

Before falling from the floating island.

I sat on the edge of the floating island, swinging my legs, and briefly checked the information on my smartwatch.

Ariel Segnis Ternovcia.

There was no historical information about such a person.

But there was information about her other identity… the founder of the Magic Circle.

‘The only ones whose actions before becoming tower lords are fairly well recorded are the Tower of Growth and the Tower of Space. Even those are all major actions, and there are no minor stories.’

The Tower of Growth, Neriel Clydia, was a wizard who had previously been known by the nickname of ‘the Silent Wizard’.

When I looked into why it was called that, I found out that it was because the magic of the spell caster was outstanding without going through a spell caster.

– My specialty is magic. My specialty is speaking, but I grew up as a half-magician who was silenced…

‘… … .’

Anyway, the tower leader of the space was a hero with quite a reputation at the time.

At the time, the classifications of heroes and superhumans were not clear, but by today’s standards, they would probably have been mercenaries, similar to hunters.

It is said that he occasionally took on commissions to subdue monsters and sell items obtained by clearing dungeons.

“I see… There was a floating island up there… ”

Even in the midst of all this, Elia’s hand didn’t stop stroking me, so I continued explaining my recent situation.

Actually, there wasn’t much to convey.

There is actually a floating island on top of the cradle, and there is a tower of knowledge there.

I went in there, met the tower lord, studied and trained, including magic, and came out… that’s about it.

My first time meeting Elia was by chance.

After showing off your magical prowess by ascending vertically on the floating island and playing around with the golem for a bit.

As I was thinking about going to the mansion, by pure coincidence, Elia was right below me.

Also, since there was no professor teaching the class and it seemed like he was studying on his own, he quickly landed on Elia.

“But Harul.”

[yes?]

That was when.

In the middle of my story, Elia, who had been adding spice to my explanation, suddenly opened her mouth.

“That tower of knowledge… Is Ariel a woman?”

[yes]

I nodded quickly, wondering what the question was.

At first, I said it was Ariel, not the Tower of Knowledge, so it seems they inferred her gender from that name.

“Aha.”

Elia nodded, as if she finally understood.

As I tilted my head at that strange reaction, my body suddenly floated up.

Elia lifted me up in a flash.

[Elia?]

“Sniff sniff… ”

Then, all of a sudden, he buried his nose in the back of my neck and sniffed me.

My body trembled as the breath brushed my neck and collarbone.

Elia sniffed for a while, then removed her nose and nodded.

“I see, so that’s why I smell this unfamiliar scent?”

[yes?]

“And it’s really sticky… like I’ve been rubbing my skin for days.”

[omg]

[perplexity]

Suddenly… my body froze at the fairly accurate deduction.

“The Lord of the Tower was kind… Did he have big breasts or something? That must be why he complained so earnestly for a month?”

Elia gave me a pointed glare at my reaction.

When I received that gaze, I flinched and rolled my closed eyes.

It’s not like it’s full of negative emotions.

It’s just a playful gaze and voice…

[ah]

Suddenly I remembered something I had forgotten.

It’s like a lightbulb going off in your head.

He suddenly shut his gaping mouth tightly, opened the subspace, and thrust his hand in.

“Huh? That’s… ”

Elia, who had been staring at my actions with a sharp expression, opened her eyes wide when she saw what I took out from the subspace.

Charuruk – As soon as I released my strength a little, what was in my palm poured out like a waterfall.

“Pendant?”

Elia muttered blankly.

The silver chain of the pendant, which stretched out like a waterfall, sparkled in the sunlight.

[wait a minute]

Finally, after closely observing the status, he nodded his head saying that there were no problems.

Both the material and the method are running normally.

– Click

He released the chains and stretched out both arms around Elia’s neck.

… the arms are a little short.

He pressed himself closer to Elia, frowning.

Chubby… My chest was so big that my body bounced around a bit, but Elia supported my butt with her hands, so I was somehow able to put my arms behind my neck.

Then, she gently pushed the voluminous hair covering her neck to one side.

A slender, white neck without a single blemish was clearly visible.

I carefully placed the pendant on her thin neck, which seemed like it might break if I applied too much force.

– Click

It fits perfectly and a clear sound rings in your ears.

I pulled away from the body that was clinging to him and gently pulled the pendant.

Charurk… Soon, the yellow gem of the pendant, shining brightly in the sunlight, was placed on Elia’s large chest.

“This is… ”

Elia, who had been blinking blankly, raised her hand.

I tried to touch the pendant, but it was too difficult to touch it, so I twitched my fingertips and turned my gaze to me.

[It’s a gift]

[I made it myself before]

“Do this yourself…?”

A look filled with doubt opened my heart wide, and I tapped the necklace of confession that was still speaking to me in place of my mouth.

[You got this too]

[So I wanted to repay you]

How happy I was when I received the necklace of confession.

A gift given to me who had suffered day and night and returned home limping after losing an arm.

Rather than thinking about whether God really gives illness and medicine.

The joy was just so much greater.

“No, that’s… a reward for saving my little brother? In fact, I’m the one who received it… ”

Elia gave him a rare look of bewilderment.

A complex mix of emotions swirled through his eyes, including embarrassment, joy, and trouble.

She fiddled with the chain of her pendant, not knowing what to do.

[Ugh… I don’t know about that]

I rolled my eyes for a moment at that reaction, then shook my head and buried my face in Elia’s arms.

[I don’t know about that. I just like Elia so I’m giving it to her.]

[I don’t want to bother going through each and every reason]

There is usually a reason for giving and receiving gifts, but aren’t there also cases where there isn’t one?

There are times when you give just because you want to give.

I just want to give and I have the ability to afford it.

It’s not like I’m forcing myself to give it to you.

It’s a job that’s done by pounding the board without rest for three or four days, and carving the pattern so precisely that it makes your nose bleed.

“Ha-yul… ”

Elia, who had been blankly staring at the pendant, turned to me.

Her yellow eyes sparkled with light.

“Really… Are you doing this on purpose?”

– Ugh…

Then he put strength into his arms and hugged me tightly into his arms.

The face was completely buried in the flesh.

A thin stream of air, heated by body temperature, entered my nose.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t feel any scent.

I think Elia might smell like milk too.

– Thud… ! Thud… !

The heartbeat inside the mass of flesh is very audible.

[delight]

I also felt relieved by the joyful feeling transmitted through our skin-to-skin contact, and I stretched out my arms and hugged Elia tightly.

[I’m glad that Elia likes it]

“Wow… This is really hard to hold back. Ha-yul, are you going to throw me away later?”

[?]

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

At the sudden sound, I suddenly raised my face that was buried in my chest.

[What does that mean?]

Who are you abandoning? Who am I?

Without realizing it, strength entered my arms.

As he asked with sharp eyes, Elia’s eyes widened gently.

“Huh… I feel relieved.”

[huh?]

“The baby is full of possessiveness. That’s a good thing, but… ”

Elia looked down at her body with a smile.

He frowned at her for a moment.

Suddenly, I realized that the wings of the sky that had been floating behind me had disappeared.

[Oh]

Before she knew it, the wings of the sky that had stretched out were entangled and wrapped around her waist and limbs as if wrapping her.

There was quite a bit of force there, and it was frustrating, but Elia smiled as if she liked it and gently stroked the feathers of Sky’s wings.

“Okay, I’ll hold out a little longer.”

Elia, mumbling something unintelligible, caressed my lips.

.

.

.

It’s just past lunchtime now.

That’s why everyone is out.

The students went to the lecture, and the teacher and Professor Riana also went out.

I want to meet Dal right now, but I held back because it seemed like he had something else to do.

Since we’ll meet in the evening anyway, just bear with it for a little longer.

These days, Seo-Yul is also going around to various playroom-like facilities with Ariel’s company.

As I gradually grew bigger, I thought it was important to have a little conversation with my peers.

I hope that Seo-Yul, unlike me, doesn’t have any communication problems…

Of course, his identity, including his wings, is hidden.

He also has cognitive impairment magic tools and other means.

Now that my magical skills have improved, I might be able to cast the perception impairment spell myself.

“Arin is in the room now.”

But one person.

Baek A-rin remained in the mansion.

“My condition has been getting worse for the past few days. And I haven’t been attending classes since yesterday.”

As soon as they entered the mansion, Elia looked up at the ceiling with a worried expression and muttered.

I nodded at that sight.

[I’ll check the status and come back]

[I have a lot of fear and other abilities, so I might be able to help.]

“Ah, Yeonhwa also did something similar with Kaphwa, but she might be asleep right now.”

[yes]

[Thanks for letting me know]

After telling Elia to wait a moment, I went up the stairs and headed to Baek A-rin’s room.

The door opened.

I stepped through the door that opened smoothly without even the usual sound of hinges, and entered the room.

I felt a chill.

“Hoo… Hoo… ”

On the bed.

Baek A-rin, who had the blanket covered up to her neck, let out a sigh.

The blanket was moving up and down, but the movement felt strangely slow and static.

I walked over to the bedside.

Baek A-rin, who was still sleeping soundly, even though she didn’t really hide her presence.

As I got closer, the coldness that was difficult to sense through observation but felt through the senses became stronger.

‘… Is it the trial of the sea? No, I don’t think that’s it… ‘

The holder of the Sea of Creation retains cold and water energy within his body.

Although it may lean towards one side depending on the qualities, usually both are present.

Almost all of Baek A-rin’s current energy has been replaced with cold energy.

Thanks to that, you can clearly feel the cool steam coming out of his breath, and just standing nearby makes your skin shiver.

‘Um… Yeonhwa said she already used Kaphwa…’

I stroked my chin and thought about it over and over again.

…

The answer came quickly.

I stretched out my hand, steeling my resolve.

– Knock knock…

He pushed away the blanket that Baek A-rin was covered with and unbuttoned the pajamas covering her body.

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