The directions the players are facing. (2)

The Imperial Magic Tower, the time when Rudis was pledging a new start.

“… Hey, Brocken. Is it okay for me to be angry?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“If you get angry, it’s war.”

You can just do “.”

“Are we the ones who end up in trouble?”

“… Washpal.”

The greatest, strongest, and busiest wizard in the world has returned to the Imperial Magic Tower for some reason.

Fianna Stone and her party, who had been summoned by Empire Tower Lord Clark Theodore, were left in the reception room for nearly three hours.

“… It won’t work. Let’s go.”

“Ugh, where are you going!”

” Washpal! We came to look for Rudis, we didn’t come to see that old man… !”

“I’m sorry. It took a long time because I tried to make time in a hurry.”

“… … “

Just as Fianna was about to reach out and open the door to the living room, the door opened first, and a gray man who didn’t seem to be in a hurry came in wearing a black suit and naturally passed Fianna and sat down on the opposite sofa and started looking at her.

“… Is that the end?”

“Then, ‘I’ apologized, but is something more needed?”

-Quick.

“”… … “”

Brocken, who saw the veins on her forehead, twitched his cheeks and signaled her to hold back. Piana sighed loudly and lowered her buttocks to the sofa again.

“Okay, I can’t believe you came to see me without contacting me. What’s going on?”

“Just because I came to the empire, I came to see your face.”

It was quite an irreverent answer to give in front of the world’s busiest and most powerful wizard, but Clark said, ‘Hmm. Right.’ After nodding his head in the affirmative, he sat down, gestured to the empty space, took out a coffee pot and four cups, and began to make it.

“Do you drink coffee?”

“… Isn’t it polite to ask before boiling?”

“When guests come, I tend to boil it first.”

“5 sugars.”

“You put in a lot.”

“Oh, I didn’t add it… Bff?!!”

Brocken pushed Daesik’s face with his elbow as he tried to naturally join in on the two people’s conversation, and smiled awkwardly, telling him to ignore him and talk. I handed the glass to the person.

“… It’s bitter.”

“I see. It doesn’t seem to suit a child’s taste.”

“Who is the younger app?”

“Look at yourself now. Even if you play well, you are still 13 years old.”

“… … “

In an atmosphere where it was clearly not a proper conversation going on between the two, Brocken took a sip of coffee and then brought up the topic he had been thinking of talking about when he met him earlier.

“Well, is it okay if I post a message from the Mage Tower lord?”

“Hmm. Were you the owner of the black floating tower?”

“Yes. It’s called Broken.”

“Okay, let me say it.”

I came here without even thinking that I would meet him in the first place, so what should I say when I meet him?

Brocken, who was barely able to organize his thoughts thanks to the three hours he was given, continued his story slowly and logically.

“Nothing else, there is something I would like to tell you about the partnership you proposed to our Black Magic Tower last year.”

“It was clearly a request to build a black tower in the empire. But, I remember that they rejected it?”

“Yes. However, as I said at the time, I thought it was a grateful offer, and I also told them at the time that we really did not have the funds to do so. so… “

In other words, since my money has increased a bit since last year, I’m thinking of putting a tower here. How about one more time?

When I told that story neatly, Clark savored the aroma of the coffee, took a slow sip, and answered leisurely.

“Well. I would have been interested in this story last year, but now I’m not interested. In business, priorities and execution directions change every day and hour. Businesses that cannot keep up are bound to be left behind. The business related to magic tools made by black magicians… Isn’t the kingdom already at its peak and on the way down? In addition, I have already created a dark magic laboratory at the Imperial Academy and am investing in the next generation of research. If only the existing ones are accepted, my position is that I have no intention of handing over the partnership details I proposed last year.”

“Ah, yes… “

In short, I’m just not interested.

Brocken swallowed dryly as he watched Clark ramble on, which must have been what he meant.

From the beginning, I said this because I didn’t think the other side would think well of it, but it was a conversation where I couldn’t tell if I was dealing with a wizard or a businessman.

Anyway, thinking only to himself, Brocken made a verbal promise that he could not keep to the Imperial Magic Tower owner, saying that he would come back with a proper business plan and then ended the conversation.

The reason they came to the empire in the first place was not to form an alliance with the Magic Tower.

“So, is this the end of the story?”

“Ah. Lord of the Dark Tower?”

“Hmm. That is all. As Brocken said, we will come back ‘someday’ with a proposal that will satisfy the tower owner.”

He felt cold sweat forming on his palms when he saw the Fianna that Brocken had given back to him with the intention of never coming back after telling him to end it now.

There was no good reason to let the other person know that this was not even a bonus, but was just for use. but.

“… hmm. That’s strange. I think I came here to talk about your student, so I made up 15 minutes.”

“””… … ?”””

What stopped them from quickly getting up from their seats was the reply of Empire Tower Lord Clark.

The fact that he created it in 5 minutes per hour is not important, but suddenly the story of his student Rudis came out of his mouth.

All three people flinched, and the Imperial Magic Tower Lord lowered his head as if he really couldn’t understand the three people’s reaction.

“What is it? Did I get it wrong?”

“… Well, by any chance, the disciple is Nora of our Black Magic Tower… “

“Nora? … ah. Are you talking about the girl who saved lives by fighting against level 5 demons this time? She certainly looks good and has good skills, so she was used in the advertisement as a dark magic hero character… “

-widely!

“If it’s not Nora’s story, is it Rudis’ story?”

Of course, the person who interrupted Clark, who thought for a moment and answered the question Brocken had asked, was, of course, the black magic tower lord, Fianna.

She lightly slammed the table and glared at him as if she was almost going to eat him. Clark didn’t pay any attention to her gaze and drank the rest of his coffee before nodding in response.

“Okay. It’s about that boy. He’s such an excellent friend that it’s hard to believe that you raised him.”

“Where are you?”

Piana, who never thought she would hear the name of the best disciple she was looking for here, let out a voice full of desperation.

Since we didn’t know when Rudis would be taken away by that female fox, it wasn’t a situation where we had to decide what to do.

“… I guess so, I guess I can’t feel it because it’s still before Fable.”

“Please let me know. Or is there something you want in return for the information?”

In response to Fianna’s response that she would find out by just giving him money, Clark smiled slightly and shook his head.

“No way, there is no reason for me, caught in the middle, to wish for something when the teacher says he will meet his student. But unfortunately I can’t tell you where he lives.”

“Why… !!”

“It’s personal information.”

The law is meant to be followed.

After saying that, Clark asked if she would like another cup of coffee, and Piana became so frustrated that even her legs began to shake.

What she needed now, the only thing that could quench Fianna’s thirst, was the healthy face of her best disciple.

“… please. Please let me know. Please.”

“… … “

And in the end she made her choice.

Bowing down to the Imperial Magic Tower lord, whom I didn’t really like, didn’t want to lose, and thought of as my rival.

He put down all his pride and his stance and turned to his rival, the magic tower lord, with a servile attitude of begging to be told the location of his best disciple.

And when Butapju and Daesik saw that, they fell into a panic, not being able to understand what they were seeing.

“… You really seem to be in a hurry.”

“Yes. It’s really urgent. I really feel like I’m going to die.”

“How many years are left for your fable?”

“There are about 3 years left.”

“Hmm.”

Clark thought.

They say that in three years, even if the opponent doesn’t use magic power, I will be able to find it by tracking my magic power anyway, but it looks like they can’t wait for that time.

In the end, he decided to offer a little mercy.

“I can’t tell you where he lives, but I decided to ‘watch’ him.”

“… Are you saying you are watching? Why?”

“That friend got involved with a demon.”

“… … “

It is said that it has been a little over three weeks since he left the kingdom, so what on earth was this top disciple doing that led him to get involved with demons here as well and catch the attention of the Empire’s demon tower lord?

Fianna desperately looked at Clark, feeling about 90% worry and 10% resentment. He smiled slightly and eased her worries a little, saying, ‘I’m healthy, so don’t worry about that.’

“So, it’s about surveillance, but honestly, I can’t watch it forever because I’m so busy. So I told him to become a member of the Imperial Magic Tower… “

-bang!!

“Are you trying to steal our child away?”

“Who, sister?!”

“Top owner, relax! Relax!!”

Brocken and Dae-sik are just resentful of the Imperial Magic Tower owner who eases their worries and makes them angry again.

When the two people held onto her arms as she hit the table, Clark let out a chuckle as if it was fun, then took another sip of his coffee and continued talking.

“He said he hates me. So I said quit. Instead, since I was young, they told me to enroll in the Imperial Academy. I nailed it so that I couldn’t refuse this.”

“… also. Academy again?”

Fianna looked at him with gritted teeth, feeling resentful towards the Imperial Magic Tower owner for pushing a child with PTSD into the Academy after being cursed and expelled from the Royal Academy, but he solved her doubts by telling her about his earlier contact with demons. .

“… So, are the demons targeting him, or is there some other purpose? And are you saying that you put Rudis in the academy to see for yourself whether he had ‘worthy’ skills?”

“Okay. I thought this was good for both protection and crisis management. Contrary to what you think, it seems like he only cares about his reputation and money.”

In the end, he will be admitted to the Imperial Academy, and if that happens, he will not return to the kingdom.

Although he had not yet been able to withdraw the kingdom’s banishment order, he had just tried to protect him from the magic tower at his own discretion, but he had no idea that things would turn out like this.

In this case, even if you find Rudis, you, who have to return to the kingdom within a week, will have to get permission from the kingdom and make a round trip to the empire to see him.

In other words, if you do something wrong, you can become a cuckoo mother instead of a wild goose father.

Thinking like that, she was so angry and angry that she couldn’t even straighten her palms and chewed her lips. Seeing Fianna like that, both Brocken and Daesik looked worried, wondering if they were really going to explode like this.

“Brother. No, Lord Butap.”

“Huh?”

“That one from before, that one.”

“What. What are you talking about?”

“There’s a story about the minute top beat here…? “

-bang!

Fianna slammed the table and looked at Clark as if she was shocked by Daesik’s story.

And Clark, who was already anticipating what she would say next, raised the corners of his mouth as if he was amused.

“Clarke Theodore Magic Tower Lord. Let’s do something with the Black Magic Tower.”

“Good. Instead, I hope it’s not a boring story that treats me like a ‘discount’ like before.”

“Hiccup?!”

Brocken was surprised that the excuse he had come up with for three hours was discovered right away, but Fianna didn’t care about their reactions and smiled and spoke to Clark for the first time today.

“The story I’m going to share with you today, I’ll make sure you never regret spending more time.”

-Sister, I will make sure you never regret meeting me today.

For her, everything she spent to meet Rudis again was worth it.