Shish went to the elevator and pressed the floor number.
57th floor.
“This thing needs magic power to move.”
As if mocking my worries, Shish took something shiny out of his arms.
It was a magic stone.
As Shish placed a small stone on the magic inlet, the elevator began to move, and I decided to remain quiet.
Yes, the opponent is the mad prime minister.
Don't you dare interfere, pretending to know something like me.
Thump, thump.
The tower seems to be shaking as Dietrich and Yuno fight quite fiercely. A crashing sound can also be heard.
The tower is sometimes used as a single space on one floor, like a study, but in most cases it is divided into several rooms.
That's because the space on each floor is that wide.
But on the 57th floor, there was only one room. It was a windowless space, as if protecting something.
In the center of the room, which was about the size of a dance hall, where I practiced my dance to the point of boredom, stood a transparent tube.
There was something red floating in the middle of the circle.
Shish spoke first.
“What is that? It looks like a human heart.”
Right.
Yuno's heart.
Maintaining the Magic Tower requires enormous magical power, and for generations, the Magic Tower Lord has used his heart to supply magical power to the tower.
In other words, it means that only those with enough magical power to maintain the tower can become the tower lord.
“That’s not what I’m looking for.”
I shook my hand, afraid that Shish might be interested in Yuno's heart.
“Yeah, you said it looked like a book?”
"Yes."
As I nodded, Shish pulled me away.
“This doesn’t seem like the right place. Let’s go.”
This time, I headed to the 58th floor, right above.
“Is this a warehouse?”
The shelves, which seemed to number in the dozens, if not hundreds, were filled with boxes.
What am I supposed to find here?
“Master, wait here.”
Shish asked me to stand at the entrance, then carefully examined the floor and shelves. He went quite far inside, and then, as if he'd discovered something, he gestured to me.
“Can you open this box?”
What the long, pretty fingers pointed to was a typical treasure chest, with an unusually translucent lock.
"When I touch it, sparks fly out. It seems to be under a spell. Master, do you know how to break the spell?"
I think I could have lifted the spell if I had asked Shish to do it, but I was impatient.
I grabbed the lock, which seemed to be made of magic, and twisted it, and it opened easily.
Yuno wasn't suspicious of me. If he had kept me in mind, he would have taken some measure that wouldn't just magically open the device, but also physically make it unbreakable.
“This is it.”
When I opened the box, there was a book with a cover that said, "The Chronicles of Retri Extra."
“It’s a language I’ve never seen before.”
Oh no, Shish is watching.
“Let’s go. They’ll come.”
"For a moment."
Shish took something out of his bosom and put it in the box.
“I don’t think this disguise will work at all, considering what you found, Master, but just in case.”
What he put in the treasure chest was a book of similar size and thickness to [ The Chronicles of Ritri Extra ]
“During magic, there are cases where an alarm sounds when treasure is stolen.”
When I looked at him with a curious look, Shish smiled brightly.
A meticulous guy.
So, there is some peace of mind.
We left the warehouse and boarded the elevator.
“Does the Tower Master know about ‘it’?”
"Yes."
"Then I guess we should go back. He's smarter than the Commander of the Knights, so if we disappear on our own, he might notice something strange."
Anyway, to get out of the Magic Tower, Yuno had to allow me to use the magic circle. Especially for me.
Of course, if it's Shish, it seems like he can go out of the magic tower without Yuno's permission.
“Shish, why were you there?”
“If there hadn’t been an explosion two months ago, Tower Master would have kept the important things in his room.”
That thing where I flew to that fucking monastery.
“Because of that, part of the upper part of the tower was blown away, and the tower master’s room was located on the upper part.”
Shish smiled brightly.
“Even though the broken tower was rebuilt, the owner of the tower must have been uneasy about keeping something in his room.”
Because it would be a problem if he lost it again.
I was once again relieved by Shish's addition. I was certain Yuno didn't know I'd opened his desk.
“So, the thing that was above the lab he was using must have been moved down.”
"Aha."
“For reference, the lab is on the 79th floor.”
Shish, you have already obtained and figured out the structure of the magic tower?
“If you’re wondering why the 57th or 58th floor, I heard from His Excellency the Foolish Knight Commander that a particularly powerful magical power was flowing out from there.”
Are you and Dietrich close enough to talk about that?
Shish smiled and explained, as if he had read the question that came to my eyes.
“I used to go to the magic tower quite often to look for my master.”
The elevator seemed to be moving very slowly.
“And given the nature of the Tower Master, I don’t think he would hide important things in such a complicated way.”
Really? From what I've seen, that warehouse was really messy and hard to find stuff in.
"If it were me, I'd choose one of the common boxes and put it in there. Instead of putting it in one of those clean, fancy boxes."
There was a hint of laughter in Shish's voice.
“Not only the foolish Knight Commander, but also the Lord of the Tower has a tendency to over-trust his own power.”
You know them very well.
As expected, it's Shish.
“There is always room for the proud.”
We arrived at the 83rd floor, our original floor.
“Stop it!”
“Take it off quickly!”
Before we reached the study, we heard the loud bickering of two men.
The hand holding the book began to tremble.
I have to hide it!
The clothes I was wearing were very simple, without any frills or lace decorations.
There's no place to hide!
I quickly stuffed it into Shish's arms. Unlike me, Shish's clothes, layered with formality, were perfect for hiding the book.
The book here seemed to be thin, so it didn't seem to show any marks.
Shish, who had been adjusting his clothes, bowed his head to me.
“Excuse me, Ma'am.”
Graceful fingers, clad in white gloves, dug into the hem of my dress. The feeling of cotton gloves was strange and unfamiliar.
As I flinched, Shish narrowed his eyes and smiled, and soon his soft lips began to brush against mine.
Yes. Really good.
I wrapped my arms around Shish's neck, and our kisses deepened. How long had it been since we'd done this?
As I moved closer to Shish, a tremendous scream pierced my eardrums.
“This kid!”
Oh my, Dietrich and Yuno were coming.
“Prime Minister, you punk! You tried to pick a fight between Tower Master and me and then steal the Author away?”
Shish made his eyes into crescent moons.
“Do you understand now, Your Excellency, you foolish Knight Commander?”
He laughed heartily and appeased the angry Dietrich.
“I couldn’t go far because the fire started in the middle.”
Dietrich drew his sword, and I hastily hugged Shish.
"No!"
What if he finds a book while he's cutting Shish, and I fail to steal the book? What if that's a problem?
Shish, who must have noticed my intentions, hugged me and said something in a cheerful voice.
“If you kill me, whom you love so much, you will be shunned for the rest of your life?”
“Author, really? Is he really that important?”
I nodded hurriedly at the outline of the book that I felt in my chest.
“Yeah! Awesome!”
“Lily, it’s me!”
Yuno, who had been standing there in a daze, shoved Dietrich aside and hugged me from behind. I felt something uncomfortable in my lower body, but tried not to show it.
“Yeah, Yuno is important too. Then.”
“Wow, I like it.”
Yuno, who had been rubbing his head on my shoulder, suddenly fell away from me.
“I guess I’ll have to take it off.”
“What, you can’t take it off?”
“I tried to throw it away, but I felt bad for the little beast, so I let it go.”
“Look? Who? Huh!”
Dietrich snorted, and the two of them growled, forgetting to move.
"Don't you realize you don't have the same attack power as the pink dolphins that live in that sea? You worthless beast."
"What? This time, let's make sure we have the upper hand, Master!"
“Yes. I can kill someone like you with my index finger.”
No, Yuno.
You and Dietrich are equal in attack power, so you can't kill each other.
Of course, I was wise, so I didn't say anything out loud.
Finally, I was able to return to the palace only after watching Yuno and Dietrich fight for the second time.
“Lily, come again.”
“You come to see me too. Every day.”
"But me going to see you and Lily coming are two different things. I'm glad Lily came to see me."
Yuno's golden eyes sparkled.
“I always felt like I was the only one who wanted Lily, but now it seems like Lily wants me too...”
The white cheeks turn red.
“That’s good.”
Yuno lifted my right hand and placed it on his chest. I could feel his rapidly beating heart.
“So, come back again next time, Lily. Yes?”
I nodded slowly, and Yuno's face brightened.
“Of course, I plan to go to the palace tomorrow to meet Lily.”
“Yes, see you tomorrow.”
There was a corner that stung, so I nodded absentmindedly.
"Next time, it's Beluga. Understood, Author?"
Dietrich pretended not to hear, as there was nothing to be done about it.
Me, Shish, and Dietrich moved through the magic circle to the magic circle on the coast outside the magic tower.
"Your Excellency."
Then, as if he had been waiting, one of the imperial knights approached Dietrich and reported something.
“Oh, I guess I should go to the castle gate.”
Dietrich greeted me and rode off on the horse the knight had brought.
It was just Shish and me in the carriage. Shish sat next to me.
“Shish.”
I quickly tried to touch Shish's chest... but he retreated faster.
And then what he says is not even surprising.
“I said I’d go to the Magic Tower with you, but I never said I’d hand this over to you?”
57th floor.
“This thing needs magic power to move.”
As if mocking my worries, Shish took something shiny out of his arms.
It was a magic stone.
As Shish placed a small stone on the magic inlet, the elevator began to move, and I decided to remain quiet.
Yes, the opponent is the mad prime minister.
Don't you dare interfere, pretending to know something like me.
Thump, thump.
The tower seems to be shaking as Dietrich and Yuno fight quite fiercely. A crashing sound can also be heard.
The tower is sometimes used as a single space on one floor, like a study, but in most cases it is divided into several rooms.
That's because the space on each floor is that wide.
But on the 57th floor, there was only one room. It was a windowless space, as if protecting something.
In the center of the room, which was about the size of a dance hall, where I practiced my dance to the point of boredom, stood a transparent tube.
There was something red floating in the middle of the circle.
Shish spoke first.
“What is that? It looks like a human heart.”
Right.
Yuno's heart.
Maintaining the Magic Tower requires enormous magical power, and for generations, the Magic Tower Lord has used his heart to supply magical power to the tower.
In other words, it means that only those with enough magical power to maintain the tower can become the tower lord.
“That’s not what I’m looking for.”
I shook my hand, afraid that Shish might be interested in Yuno's heart.
“Yeah, you said it looked like a book?”
"Yes."
As I nodded, Shish pulled me away.
“This doesn’t seem like the right place. Let’s go.”
This time, I headed to the 58th floor, right above.
“Is this a warehouse?”
The shelves, which seemed to number in the dozens, if not hundreds, were filled with boxes.
What am I supposed to find here?
“Master, wait here.”
Shish asked me to stand at the entrance, then carefully examined the floor and shelves. He went quite far inside, and then, as if he'd discovered something, he gestured to me.
“Can you open this box?”
What the long, pretty fingers pointed to was a typical treasure chest, with an unusually translucent lock.
"When I touch it, sparks fly out. It seems to be under a spell. Master, do you know how to break the spell?"
I think I could have lifted the spell if I had asked Shish to do it, but I was impatient.
I grabbed the lock, which seemed to be made of magic, and twisted it, and it opened easily.
Yuno wasn't suspicious of me. If he had kept me in mind, he would have taken some measure that wouldn't just magically open the device, but also physically make it unbreakable.
“This is it.”
When I opened the box, there was a book with a cover that said, "The Chronicles of Retri Extra."
“It’s a language I’ve never seen before.”
Oh no, Shish is watching.
“Let’s go. They’ll come.”
"For a moment."
Shish took something out of his bosom and put it in the box.
“I don’t think this disguise will work at all, considering what you found, Master, but just in case.”
What he put in the treasure chest was a book of similar size and thickness to [ The Chronicles of Ritri Extra ]
“During magic, there are cases where an alarm sounds when treasure is stolen.”
When I looked at him with a curious look, Shish smiled brightly.
A meticulous guy.
So, there is some peace of mind.
We left the warehouse and boarded the elevator.
“Does the Tower Master know about ‘it’?”
"Yes."
"Then I guess we should go back. He's smarter than the Commander of the Knights, so if we disappear on our own, he might notice something strange."
Anyway, to get out of the Magic Tower, Yuno had to allow me to use the magic circle. Especially for me.
Of course, if it's Shish, it seems like he can go out of the magic tower without Yuno's permission.
“Shish, why were you there?”
“If there hadn’t been an explosion two months ago, Tower Master would have kept the important things in his room.”
That thing where I flew to that fucking monastery.
“Because of that, part of the upper part of the tower was blown away, and the tower master’s room was located on the upper part.”
Shish smiled brightly.
“Even though the broken tower was rebuilt, the owner of the tower must have been uneasy about keeping something in his room.”
Because it would be a problem if he lost it again.
I was once again relieved by Shish's addition. I was certain Yuno didn't know I'd opened his desk.
“So, the thing that was above the lab he was using must have been moved down.”
"Aha."
“For reference, the lab is on the 79th floor.”
Shish, you have already obtained and figured out the structure of the magic tower?
“If you’re wondering why the 57th or 58th floor, I heard from His Excellency the Foolish Knight Commander that a particularly powerful magical power was flowing out from there.”
Are you and Dietrich close enough to talk about that?
Shish smiled and explained, as if he had read the question that came to my eyes.
“I used to go to the magic tower quite often to look for my master.”
The elevator seemed to be moving very slowly.
“And given the nature of the Tower Master, I don’t think he would hide important things in such a complicated way.”
Really? From what I've seen, that warehouse was really messy and hard to find stuff in.
"If it were me, I'd choose one of the common boxes and put it in there. Instead of putting it in one of those clean, fancy boxes."
There was a hint of laughter in Shish's voice.
“Not only the foolish Knight Commander, but also the Lord of the Tower has a tendency to over-trust his own power.”
You know them very well.
As expected, it's Shish.
“There is always room for the proud.”
We arrived at the 83rd floor, our original floor.
“Stop it!”
“Take it off quickly!”
Before we reached the study, we heard the loud bickering of two men.
The hand holding the book began to tremble.
I have to hide it!
The clothes I was wearing were very simple, without any frills or lace decorations.
There's no place to hide!
I quickly stuffed it into Shish's arms. Unlike me, Shish's clothes, layered with formality, were perfect for hiding the book.
The book here seemed to be thin, so it didn't seem to show any marks.
Shish, who had been adjusting his clothes, bowed his head to me.
“Excuse me, Ma'am.”
Graceful fingers, clad in white gloves, dug into the hem of my dress. The feeling of cotton gloves was strange and unfamiliar.
As I flinched, Shish narrowed his eyes and smiled, and soon his soft lips began to brush against mine.
Yes. Really good.
I wrapped my arms around Shish's neck, and our kisses deepened. How long had it been since we'd done this?
As I moved closer to Shish, a tremendous scream pierced my eardrums.
“This kid!”
Oh my, Dietrich and Yuno were coming.
“Prime Minister, you punk! You tried to pick a fight between Tower Master and me and then steal the Author away?”
Shish made his eyes into crescent moons.
“Do you understand now, Your Excellency, you foolish Knight Commander?”
He laughed heartily and appeased the angry Dietrich.
“I couldn’t go far because the fire started in the middle.”
Dietrich drew his sword, and I hastily hugged Shish.
"No!"
What if he finds a book while he's cutting Shish, and I fail to steal the book? What if that's a problem?
Shish, who must have noticed my intentions, hugged me and said something in a cheerful voice.
“If you kill me, whom you love so much, you will be shunned for the rest of your life?”
“Author, really? Is he really that important?”
I nodded hurriedly at the outline of the book that I felt in my chest.
“Yeah! Awesome!”
“Lily, it’s me!”
Yuno, who had been standing there in a daze, shoved Dietrich aside and hugged me from behind. I felt something uncomfortable in my lower body, but tried not to show it.
“Yeah, Yuno is important too. Then.”
“Wow, I like it.”
Yuno, who had been rubbing his head on my shoulder, suddenly fell away from me.
“I guess I’ll have to take it off.”
“What, you can’t take it off?”
“I tried to throw it away, but I felt bad for the little beast, so I let it go.”
“Look? Who? Huh!”
Dietrich snorted, and the two of them growled, forgetting to move.
"Don't you realize you don't have the same attack power as the pink dolphins that live in that sea? You worthless beast."
"What? This time, let's make sure we have the upper hand, Master!"
“Yes. I can kill someone like you with my index finger.”
No, Yuno.
You and Dietrich are equal in attack power, so you can't kill each other.
Of course, I was wise, so I didn't say anything out loud.
***
Finally, I was able to return to the palace only after watching Yuno and Dietrich fight for the second time.
“Lily, come again.”
“You come to see me too. Every day.”
"But me going to see you and Lily coming are two different things. I'm glad Lily came to see me."
Yuno's golden eyes sparkled.
“I always felt like I was the only one who wanted Lily, but now it seems like Lily wants me too...”
The white cheeks turn red.
“That’s good.”
Yuno lifted my right hand and placed it on his chest. I could feel his rapidly beating heart.
“So, come back again next time, Lily. Yes?”
I nodded slowly, and Yuno's face brightened.
“Of course, I plan to go to the palace tomorrow to meet Lily.”
“Yes, see you tomorrow.”
There was a corner that stung, so I nodded absentmindedly.
"Next time, it's Beluga. Understood, Author?"
Dietrich pretended not to hear, as there was nothing to be done about it.
Me, Shish, and Dietrich moved through the magic circle to the magic circle on the coast outside the magic tower.
"Your Excellency."
Then, as if he had been waiting, one of the imperial knights approached Dietrich and reported something.
“Oh, I guess I should go to the castle gate.”
Dietrich greeted me and rode off on the horse the knight had brought.
It was just Shish and me in the carriage. Shish sat next to me.
“Shish.”
I quickly tried to touch Shish's chest... but he retreated faster.
And then what he says is not even surprising.
“I said I’d go to the Magic Tower with you, but I never said I’d hand this over to you?”
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