"Yes?"
Julia stopped stroking his hand and asked. As if it were nothing, he laid down on Julia's lap and whined.
"It's for Julia's sake. Even though you're a high-ranking wizard, you've never been trained, so you'll have to learn anyway. If you can use magic skillfully, it'll be much easier to subdue the black wolves! Stay in the magic tower for a few days, learn, and prove your worth."
Endymion retorted, looking uncomfortable.
"My Queen did not say that she would personally root out the rebels."
"Ah, you don't have to step forward yourself. But wouldn't it be much more secure if you became a perfect wizard? Since you've suppressed it by force now, your magical power will probably be unstable!"
That was true. Julia blinked and gave her opinion to Endymion.
"Mion. I think that's right. Above all, I can't be anxious about my magical power going out of control forever."
When Julia said so, Endymion thought about it and eventually agreed. The excited Pal picked up the quill again, and when both sides signed and stamped their seals, It was completely complete.
"Yes! Then I can spend some more time with Julia!"
He was so happy that he was jumping up and down.
"Yes. I will help you personally! High-ranking magicians have to learn from their masters in an apprenticeship way anyway, but since they are all old, their stamina will be lacking. If you learn from me, you will be much faster!"
"Then it would be an honor for me. Please take good care of me."
Julia happily accepted the unexpected favor. Then Pal started complaining that it was annoying and that she should speak informally Iike before.
"Ah, um... Then I'll do that, Pal."
"Hehe. I'll tell you where you'll be staying later! I'll give you the best one!"
He liked having his arms tangled with Julia's. Then he started chatting about how he was going to show her all the amazing magical tools he had made.
Before they knew it, the atmosphere had become lively.
"Ha, can I finally go back to my comfortable lab?"
Boris was thrilled as he cleared the table. While everyone was happy, Endymion was the only one who was displeased at seeing Pal monopolize Julia.
"What the heck."
"Ouch. He frowned at me! Give him a scolding!"
Pal shot out and pointed at him. Then Julia said soothingly.
"It's okay. It's just that you're still awkward. He was like that with Boris at first, but now he's more concerned about me. Right, Mion?"
Julia turned her head and asked without a trace of doubt.
Endymion nodded his head tremblingly at that belief, which seemed so obvious. Then, Pal smiled wickedly and stuck his tongue out at him.
"Oh, I see. I thought he hated me because I was so close to Julia!"
"What? That can't be. Mion is so mature."
Julia laughed lightly as if she had heard everything so funny. Pal twitched and his eyes sparkled.
"Right? Then you'd understand if I asked you to use a separate room while staying at the magic tower, right?"
"Ah. That? Yeah, that's right."
Because on the magic tower, you have to follow the laws of the magic tower.
Julia, who had already heard it from Boris, nodded slightly. She didn't notice that Endymion's face had hardened slightly.
"Ugh, that's too bad. Julia and I are girls, so we can share a room if we're bored."
"Don't tease me, Pal."
Julia tried to stop him lightly, but he didn't seem to take it too seriously.
"..."
In the end, Endymion had a lot to say, but he had no choice but to swallow it all down. With a victorious expression on his face, he stood up, taking Julia with him, smiling.
"Then I'll take you to your room, Julia. You take the baby over there!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Boris, who was still excited, answered quickly. At the same time, Pal snapped his fingers, and in the blink of an eye, Julia was teleported by rainbow-colored magic.
Phew-!
"Over here!"
Her body fell somewhere. When she came to, Julia was lying on a soft bed with her arms outstretched.
"Hey. This is the first best room in my collection! It has the same interior design that was popular 300 years ago. At that time, I didn't sell any of the furniture that people from all over the world begged me to sell."
"Ah. Are you talking about the Tying Form? Only a select few artisans were allowed to make it, but the data was lost, so it can't be made now!"
Julia admired the delicate carvings that adorned the furniture, the three-tiered diamond chandelier that turned as slowly as clockwork.
Overall, it was an old-fashioned yet elegant room. Even all the furniture had a subtle fragrance and a unique soft pattern. It was clearly made of Benard, a rare wood that was said to be as hard as iron.
"Yeah, that's right! You know? As expected. Julia is not only pretty but also smart!"
Pal cheered, saying that he finally had someone to share his hobby with. He said that he was frustrated because there were so many uneducated people in the magic tower who didn't know anything about interior design.
"No, not to that extent. I just happened to see it in a research book."
"Wow! The Queen also reads research books? Do you study as a hobby? That's even more amazing!"
He rested his chin on his arm and his eyes sparkled. Julia, feeling ticklish, laughed awkwardly.
'Um...I didn't study.'
In fact, Julia often read academic books one by one whenever she was bored. They were mostly about history, music, and art. So it was true that she had more knowledge than most people.
'But if I say this, Pam will start shaking more, right?"
Julia was weak to compliments, especially overt and blatant compliments.
At balls and tea parties where praise poured in, she always smiled elegantly, but if you looked closely, the tips of her ears would turn red.
On the other hand, Endymion was calm and confident, as if it was natural for him to be praised just for breathing.
'I want to learn that. I don't know why we don't look alike even after living together for 12 years.'
Julia quickly changed the subject, though she felt regretful.
"I heard that the Tying Form is coveted even in the temple."
"Huh. Those temple guys are more greedy than capable. I kept asking them to show me, but they never showed me because they wanted to get better!"
He clenched his fists as he laid his arms on the bed. Julia laughed softly and said,
"Thank you, Pal, for treating me so kindly."
"No, If it's not Julia, then no one else would use it! I'm tired of fancy stuff now. The first 100 years were great, but the last 200 years were just a preservation spell and I couldn't use it."
Julia's impressed face said with satisfaction. Julia looked around the room curiously and blinked her innocent eyes.
"Huh? 100 years? Then how old are you..."
"Ahh. You don't have to be smart about this part!"
Pal and Julia chatted and chatted around the room.
Then, Julia fell into a deep sleep because the accumulated fatigue was so great. The soft and warm bed, like lying on a cloud, helped her sleep well.
"Umm..."
When she came to my senses, it was already late evening.
“Ah.”
Julia quickly sat up in bed. As if Pal had done it for her. Julia smiled at the fluffy pillow she had been sleeping on just a moment ago.
"Thanks to you, I slept well."
Maybe because she was relaxed. She slept well without even dreaming. All her fatigue disappeared and she felt very refreshed.
Julia got out of bed wearing her fluffy slippers.
"I wonder if Mion is doing well?"
Boris said he would give him a separate room.
Julia, feeling sorry for having unintentionally lost contact for several hours due to a brief nap, paced around the room, trying to find a door leading out.
Then Julia discovered a note floating in the air.
"I'll get a maid for you, so you can eat dinner in your room. And it would be better to keep your identity a secret, right? If you reveal it, it might be a problem if information leaks out, so I'll just make something up. Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning! Oh, by the way, your husband is staying on a different floor. Then, sleep well!"
"I guess that's what Pal left behind."
Julia clapped the note.
By the way, even though each room is separate. He suddenly wondered whether Mion would have readily agreed to stay in a completely different area.
"Yeah. We just slept separately for a few days, so I guess nothing happened."
Julia sat down lightly on the chair and muttered to herself, but somehow she felt a little regretful.
Even though it was Endymion, not her, who insisted that they should share the same bed even if they died.
"I want to hug you..."
Perhaps because it was an unfamiliar place, Mion's strong, warm embrace came to mind as she thought to herself.
One night, while they were falling asleep, mixing warmth, Mion hugged her so warmly that their body temperatures became one.
From that day on, they fell asleep every time while holding each other, and once, Julia gathered her courage and gently hugged his strong body. The delicate muscles and warm flesh she felt at that time were also very satisfying.
"How can I sleep without Mion?"
Julia muttered involuntarily and then was startled. Her face flushed as she felt something sinister coming to her mind.
"No, no. It's just that it's awkward because we always fall asleep together! There's no other intention!"
Julia desperately made excuses even though no one was listening. Then she fell face down on the table and muttered.
"This is really serious, I..."
Is this why Endymion always slept next to her in the big bed?
Of course, the warmth that was there was gone, so she kept thinking about it. It's not like they're breaking up forever, they're just temporarily living in separate rooms, but she felt a sense of longing and regret for no reason.
"When you go back, you must never tell anyone that you will sleep in a different bed."
Julia muttered, her flushed cheeks cooling against the cold surface of the table. Then an unexpected dilemma occurred to her.
After spending the night, Julia felt uncomfortable sleeping in the same bed as Endymion. Whenever he tossed and turned, she would run away and get caught several times, saying it would be better to sleep alone. So wouldn't it be strange if he suddenly became quiet?
'What if they think I've been acting coy all this time? What if they think I'm being sinister?!'
Julia paced the room, her feet tapping in the air, until she finally clenched one hand and thought.
"Just fall asleep naturally. Yeah, that's right. If you fall asleep a few times and get used to it, he won't notice."
The fact that she's still so nervous and that she likes his body temperature and wants to sleep with him!
Julia was satisfied with how naturally she was acting when a brisk knock was heard.
Knock knock.
"Hello, wizard? My name is Helen Stein, and I will be serving you from today."
It was a young woman's voice. She was probably the maid that Pal had sent.
Julia didn't even realize at first that she was calling her, but she realized later and walked towards the door.
Click.
"Oh my! You were sleeping and I woke you up?"
"Nice to meet you. Not at all, so come in."
"Thank you!"
Helen, with her bright orange hair and white apron, smiled broadly.
"Greetings again, wizard. I am Helen Stein, who serves sorcerers at the Magic Tower. Feel free to call me Helen."
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