TMTNO - Chapter 25



"Thank you."

As I picked up the book, the man left without saying a word.

Brilliant blonde hair and golden eyes visible behind glasses.

A height that seems taller than me but not much different, a baby face that looks like it hasn't even lost its fluff yet.

Above all, the decisive clue is the musk scent that fills the surroundings!

You are the genius Magic Tower Master!

Magic Tower Master, an orphan, reached the top of the tower before he was even ten years old. He is a genius who devours the world.

This is the year when this story begins, so he would have just become an adult.

I set him to have a seductive musk scent that would captivate people, despite his fluffy appearance, and I never thought I would see it confirmed like this.

“Huh...”

Why did I set it up like that?

I felt even more embarrassed than when the title of the book I was longing for was 'Kili Kili's Interesting-Seeming but Not Interesting Adventures at All'.

Still, I couldn't help but sigh in relief at the fact that the Magic Tower Master looked fine.

The penalty for being a magician is because 'an accident that occurred during research caused a defect in one part of the body.'

Where on earth is the problem?

It could be a minor problem, like a Mongolian spot on your buttocks that surprisingly doesn't go away even as you become an adult.

As I walked past the long bookshelf toward the library sofa, I saw someone. I was startled, as I had assumed I'd be alone.

“Ugh!”

Magic Tower Master, who was standing in front of the table and looking at something, turned his head and looked at me.

“Huh, heh heh. Heh heh heh. Hohohoho.”

After an awkward laugh, I headed to the table opposite him. He circled around me but didn't speak to me.

But when I left the library and tried to go to the restaurant, he noticed me and followed me.

“Ah, I need magic power.”

Elevators require horsepower to operate, but I don't have any!

As I despaired at this sad news, someone's hand covered the area where I needed to infuse magic. I turned my head to the side and saw the expressionless Magic Tower Master.

I sneakily glanced around and pressed the button for the restaurant floor, and Magic Tower Master just looked straight ahead as if he couldn't see me.

Even when I got out of the restaurant, he didn't follow me.

As I was heading to the restaurant, I glanced back and saw a man staring at me through the closing door.

“Are you here?”

Mr. Wood greeted me warmly, as if he'd been waiting for me, and became my dinner partner. After dinner, he'd take me wherever I wanted.

The strange confrontation between me and the Magic Tower Master continued for three days.

I was bored just staying in my room, and the library was full of books far more interesting than 'Kili Kili's Adventures That Look Fun But Weren't Fun at All'.

For example, the history of this world and things like that.

So I continued to the library, which was apparently empty, and after a while, Magic Tower Master appeared. He never spoke to me.

However, when I was reading the book, I could feel the gaze.

"Kili Kili had a habit of wiggling his butt whenever he walked. Wiggle wiggle! Wiggle! Phew, wiggle wiggle!"

“...”

I even tried to read the book out loud to get a reaction from the owner, but there was no response at all.

It was awkward, but I persevered.

Spending time with Shish definitely made my face look thicker. Wow, there will come a day when Shish will be a help in my life.

Upon observation, the limbs appeared to be intact.

The term 'physical defect' is arbitrary, so I don't know what the problem is.

Since you're not speaking, do you have a voice?

Or maybe one toe is missing...

Or is there no guts?

“Ugh.”

Why did I set it up like that!

It would be best if the Mongolian spot still existed.

It's better than having a huge scar on your face or worrying about going blind, but it's clear that it's not good for the person who was hurt.

Since Magic Tower Master didn't speak first, I couldn't open my mouth either.

The other party was both the victim and the landlord. If he were to get angry and kick me out...

...isn’t that a blessing?

“No, I don’t think that’s right.”

Now that I'm the female protagonist, I won't be killed or kicked out.

Either way, there's nothing good.

He who endures wins!

With this belief, I kept my mouth shut when I faced the Magic Tower Master.

***

The work here was also very simple.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that my room, dining room, and library are the majority of my activities.

After a few days, I got so bored that I ended up asking Mr. Wood to take me around the tower.

At first, I was fascinated by the space I had created, but as time went on, I started to feel trapped and stopped walking around.

“Aren’t you going out anymore?”

“I’m sorry to bother you, Mr. Wood.”

“I love guiding young ladies the most. It gives me a break from the tedious work.”

Mr. Wood spoke in a light tone, perhaps wanting to put me at ease.

It's been a while since I've seen such a normal person. I'm so touched.

“Anyway, feel free to call me. Just call my name into the air.”

“Yes, I understand. Thank you for your consideration.”

I smiled brightly, but never called Mr. Wood again.

The end of a simple day of work was in my room.

After dinner, I usually stayed in my room, sitting on my bed and staring blankly out the glass door for the longest time.

“The sun is setting...”

The sun disappears beyond the horizon, scattering red light.

"Beautiful."

The ocean outside my room was vast, but it made me feel isolated.

The sight of white foam rising in the distance did not look romantic, but rather vain.

I turned my gaze to the bed. The neatly made bedding told me I was alone here.

Lately, there's always been someone by my side, but now that there's no one, I feel relieved, but also a little empty.

“I might miss you a little bit...”

I'm lonely. I'm so lonely that it makes my bones shiver.

All the emotions I had been suppressing came pouring out.

“Huh.”

At first, I thought I just had to go back, and I still have that determination.

Because this world is not my world.

But where is the heroine?

The time has passed when the female protagonist should have appeared, but she is absent.

Does she even appear?

If the female protagonist disappeared because of me, and she never showed up again after I left this place, would the male protagonists not be saved?

The wheels are scattered and off the tracks, and if left this way, there is no telling what the consequences will be.

What if this place gets ruined because of me?

So, what if people die?

A chill ran down my spine.

The people around me are letters, but they are alive.

It was impossible to pretend not to know.

I felt like one of my ankles was stuck deep in the ground, standing on the edge of contradiction.

I didn't go to the library the next day because I felt like I was sinking into an endless abyss.

I lay in my room all day and skipped lunch and dinner.

In this case, Shish would feed me with his own hands, and Dietrich would fidget next to me.

When they're around, I'm busy plotting an escape, but now I feel like I have a lot of time to waste.

Being alone made me feel strange.

Did I tell them not to come for ten days for nothing?

I regret it a little.

It was the very next day.

The genius Magic Tower Master, who had pretended not to know me the whole time, stood in front of me as I sat on the sofa.

I raised my head as the shadow fell over the book, and a pair of gleaming golden eyes stared intently at me. The golden hue, mixed with the hues of sunset, was mystical.

His face was young and delicate, like an angel, but the words that came out between his pink lips were very sharp.

“What on earth were you thinking when you did this to me?”

Your voice is really cute!

Not only is his face cute, but his voice is also like this.

“Are you listening to me?”

“Yes, yes?”

“What were you thinking, making me do this?”

...What? Being a genius? Ugh, being an orphan and having physical disabilities... I guess?

“Hey, there you are. Sorry.”

Let's apologize first.

“I, I...”

What should I say? With no room for excuses, I lowered my head and heard an angry sigh from above.

“Do you know how much I suffered because of you? I was so intimidated that I couldn’t even speak to people.”

I think the reason he's angry is because of his physical defect.

“If I, if I just look at that...!”

But what's the problem?

Guilt and curiosity fought fiercely.

“Do you know what’s wrong with me? You know it. Because you made me.”

No, I don't know.

Seeing my expression, Magic Tower Master must have heard the answer in my heart, and he let out another heavy sigh.

“See with your own eyes.”

He grabbed his pants.

“Uh, uh, uh?”

After a long time, the red alert sounds.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

“Uh, over there. I need to go to the bathroom...!”

I tried to quickly move away, but the other person's body was exposed first. My body froze as I tried to get up.

"Gasp..."

What's that goblin club over there?


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