Essie quickly tightened her feet and muted the sound of her heels.
"...I'm sorry. But you didn't sleep today?"
"...Where's the time to sleep when you're busy with experiments?"
"But you have to take care of your health first."
Essie hurried over with a kind look on her face.
The space between large and delicate tools. A nervous red-haired man sat on the sofa.
"Hamas."
Essie called him sweetly and sat down next to him.
There were scrolls with complicated formulas strewn across the table. She didn't know how many times he had already failed, and there were mountains of broken parts and torn scrolls piled up on the ground around her.
The man was breathing magic power into a magical tool that had a certain shape, and he didn't pay attention to her.
Essie quickly glanced around and at the man, then spoke in a sweet voice.
"..Hamas, take a break. If your health is hurt like this, it hurts."
A beautiful hand with a pointed tip rested on one of Hamas' thighs and one on his shoulders. Then, Essi gently stroked his thighs and shoulders.
Hamas, who had been staring at the magic tool with a hard face full of nervousness, turned his head.
"I came. What?"
Essi smiled brightly and whispered charmingly. Hamas, whose mouth was crooked, pulled her by the waist.
"That's it."
Essie was full of joy, but she pretended to be shy. At the same time, she did not forget to lean on Hamas.
"I'm in a hurry today."
"... Did it look like that? I haven't seen Hamas for three days, so I guess I missed you."
Essi replied seductively at the subdued voice. Then she looked up and kissed Hamas. The red-haired wizard naturally did not refuse the lips that were actively approaching.
"..."
Before they knew it, the room was filled with enthusiasm.
Essie groped Hamas' chest as if she was thirsty. He just enjoyed the contact that came to him, just like Essie enjoyed being hanged, but he didn't take the initiative.
Ha.
The anxious Essie pretended to step away. Hamas, the high-ranking mage who was dơing the rage, threw her down on the couch and climbed on top of her. Her clothes were torn apart by a strong hand.
"Hamas."
As soon as she whispered, greedy contact poured in. The stronger Hamas' body touched, the faint magic mixed with the exhilarating pleasure.
"Is it me or my magic power that you want?"
"Both. You know..."
Essie replied, and Hamas, with his eyes flashing brightly, burst into laughter.
"Yes, that's why I'm keeping you by my side. You're quick-witted, so you won't be stupid."
Despite being entangled and greedy for pleasure. Hamas never gave her everything. Essie was ecstatic but greedy and tried hard to seduce him.
But today, Hamas indulges in forbidden pleasures, and as always, it only pumps in a minimum amount of magical power.
"Hamas, just a little more..."
"Wait. You'll wake up when the time comes."
Hamas replied calmly to Essie, who was anxious.
"The magic power in your body is steadily increasing, so it's only a matter of time before you awaken as a mage."
"Oh, I was foolish, my lord."
The owner of the Demon Tower is definitely the owner of the Demon Tower. One of the maids was a bit of a jerk and a daring dreamer.
"...I'm going to be a wizard too. And I will become the wife of a high-ranking mage with immense power and rise to the top of power."
Most of the current high-ranking mages are old and do not live long. In that case, Hamas was the only successor to the tower.
A young high-ranking mage. He possesses a powerful magical power that controls life and moves vast nature.
"Until then, we must be fully engaged."
Essie thought ambitiously, hugging Hamas' neck.
The high-ranking mage and the maid had a secret relationship that no one knew.
Essie was beautiful, but she was lowly and poor, and when she was a girl, she was almost sold as a concubine to an old lord. At that time, a child who had awakened as a wizard appeared in the village, and she secretly accompanied him as he left to take the test to join the Demon Tower.
She hated poverty and didn't want to be sold, so she took the entrance exam, but she didn't have any magical power. It's not even enough to enter the Demon Tower's handmaiden.
However, Essie was captivated by the immense status of the Demon Tower and decided that she would never return.
She won the favor of the initiator and became the maid of the Demon Tower, and then she made excuses to remove her.
"Did you say that prolonged exposure to magic increases the amount of magic in your body?"
Essie's goal was to gather her magic and awaken as a mage. Therefore, to obtain a precious status where she can be treated wherever she goes in each country, and then the world will be able to see her.
And so, full of the lust for career and power, Essie nurtured her ambitions for decades.
Time passed slowly, and her appearance was still young and beautiful. Essie used it to lure a naive mage and found an innovative way to achieve her goal.
It was to have an intimate relationship with a wizard. For example, emotional exchange, or more obviously, physical exchange.
Private relationships were strictly forbidden and transgressed in the Demon Tower, but there were blind spots.
The handmaiden and the sorceress are in charge.
But it had never happened before, for a sorcerer who was cold to his own people would not give his heart to a handmaiden.
"I'm going to aim for the High Mage."
And Essie dug into that very loophole.
All the old high mages were getting old and their magic was gradually deteriorating. And without anyone suspecting it, she set her sights on Hamas, the only young high-ranking wizard known for being eccentric and demanding.
It was difficult for them to take care of him, so when her fellow maids shunned him, she volunteered to take care of him. She acted like a tongue in his mouth and listened to all the demanding and bizarre requests of the public.
She had slowly become accustomed to serving him.
After about three years, Hamas had become accustomed to Essie. And Essie became even more greedy.
Not only to seduce him and awaken herself as a mage but also to become the wife of a high-ranking mage and enjoy greater power.
The high magic she witnessed like a vision while waiting for the High Mage was more powerful than she thought. Even nature fell at their feet, and even the domineering wizards of individualism bowed their heads when Hamas passed.
'What can't I have?'
Essie had admiration and lust for Hamas.
Marriages between wizards had to be approved by the lord of the Demon Tower, and they were carried out after a rigorous examination.
As it was a procedure for the preservation of magical power, it was impossible to do so according to the wishes of the parties involved, especially in the case of a high-ranking mage like Hamas.
However, her determination to climb up at all costs was unstoppable. Finally, one month ago, she succeeded in communicating with a tricky and eccentric wizard.
"Hamas, will you continue to meet with me in the future?"
"...Well, that's up to me."
Hamas said in a completely unapologetic manner. Then he looked back at the study table with an annoyed look in his eyes, as if the research was not going his way.
Fearing that Hamas would dismiss her for interfering with his research, Essie quickly pulled him in.
"You must be tired from your studies. I'll make you forget all about it."
Essie whispered seductively and kissed his lips. Fortunately, the High Mage responded, and the pause continued.
Tingling!
As the contact intensified, a faint magical force circulated through her veins, lifting her spirits.
She wasn't quite awake as a mage yet, but when she showed her a glimpse of this, the maids began to look at her in awe. They asked her how she did it, and she tried to show it off a little bit.
The taste of power was much sweeter and ecstatic than she had imagined.
'I'm glad I got it. I can't miss it.'
Essie sank deep into the couch and smiled deeply.
***
"I've heard rumors for a while now that Essie has magical powers... I didn't know it was real."
Helen said sullenly.
"I've seen her for quite a long time, so I'm used to it. She had a lower mana affinity than I did, and she didn't have any magic, so how could she be so fast?"
There was envy and regret in her voice. Julia said kindly, pushing the warm cup of tea.
"I'm sorry to overhear. As I was walking down the hallway, I heard your voices."
"Oh, no. It's a mistake for us to forget our duty for a moment and raise our voices."
Helen waved her hand in embarrassment. Julia thanked her for understanding and motioned for her to drink. Then Helen carefully raised the teacup.
"Helen wants to be a wizard, doesn't she? May I ask why?"
Julia asked her gently. Helen quickly gulped down the tea and nodded.
"Absolutely! Well, magic gives me power. Being a maid is rewarding, but I want to do something that can help more people."
Helen spoke cautiously.
"...I was an orphan, and all the adults in the village who raised me when I was young died of the plague. If only I had known how to use healing magic, or if I had at least been able to afford medicine as a wizard, I could have prevented such a tragedy."
Helen's eyes filled with grief and then pulled out again vigorously.
"That's why I have a dream to save these people in the future. That's why I joined the Magic Tower. Someday. I want to be a wizard and use my power to help people in need. Well, I'm already this old, so it's like a fantasy now..."
Therefore, she seemed to be more envious of Essie, who had belatedly entered the awakening stage. Julia felt sorry for Helen when she heard her.
'I want to help.'
But it was difficult because she didn't know how to use magic properly. She put her teacup down and thought back to the scene she had seen earlier.
"It's all thanks to Hamas."
When she asked Helen about it, she told her that Hamas was a high-ranking mage who had made Essie an exclusive maid.
"They say that if you stay in the Magic
Tower for a long time, you can awaken, and I guess you can stay close to a strong magician."
If you're an exclusive maid, you'll probably spend a lot of time with you... Oh boy!
"...I'm also a high-ranking mage-level magician, so maybe it's possible?"
Julia doesn't know how close she is to Hamas, but she's a handmaiden, so there's nothing special about her. Helen is also a handmaiden, so she wants to spend as much time with her as possible...
"You don't lose anything by trying."
It's for a good cause. Besides, her magic was so overwhelming that the more she used it, the better.
Finally, Julia squeezed Helen's hand with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Try it with me."
"What? What...?"
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