By Zephyria 
“I-It’s alright, Lord Noah. I-I couldn’t overcome my momentary anger… What do I do, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. What should I do? The tea must have been very hot…!”
Lord Lauren, in a panic, didn’t seem to have the mind to receive an apology. Rather, he was busy apologizing himself. Everyone was staring at me, soaked in tea, unable to make a sound, just stuttering and freezing. The host, having regained his composure, calmly approached me and called a servant. He then calmly organized the situation, saying that it would be best to check my skin in case I was injured and change my clothes.
“Yes, I’ll do that. Please take care of my brother while I’m away, Russell.”
Until now, I had always used the title ‘Lord’ when calling him. The fact that I was now omitting the title and calling him by his name meant that this incident would not distance him and me, but rather create a ‘friend’ relationship, not just a simple ‘acquaintance’.
“……! Of course, Noah!”
Russell’s expression brightened, knowing what that meant. I squeezed Russell’s hand once and let go, then followed the servant’s guidance.
“If there’s a resident doctor in the mansion, please call them first. And I’d like to change into something loose.”
“…….”
“Huh?”
The servant, who had silently guided me to the guest room on the second floor, didn’t answer or follow my orders and remained standing there silently. What is it? Unless they’re so bold that they want to be kicked out…
System sneers that you must be the most fearless one.
(╯⊙ ⊱⊙╰ )
System is upset that your white and pretty back is injured, saying it’s like damaging a work of art.
( o̴̶̷̥᷅⌓o̴̶̷᷄ )
Shut up. What does it matter to you if my back is pretty or scarred?
…You’re so heartless.
( o̴̶̷̥᷅⌓o̴̶̷᷄ )
System can’t hide its gloom.
I was briefly distracted from the servant, bickering with the System. The servant, as bold as I was, sighed deeply and shook his head.
“Haa, I can’t take my eyes off you for a moment.”
“Huh?”
That voice was overly familiar. As he shook his head, his facial features slowly changed.
“Young Master. Now that it’s happened, why don’t you just keep the mana stone with you?”
“Lennox!”
It was Lennox, whom I hadn’t seen in ages. Let’s see, the last time was when he barged in to tell me about his experimental results, so it’s been almost a season.
“It’s been a while? But why so suddenly…!”
“It’s not because I made it, but if you had just kept it with you, you wouldn’t have gotten burned like this. The same goes for frostbite.”
“……That’s a bit…”
When I didn’t know the main purpose of the mana stone, I liked wearing it, but after finding out that it was nothing more than a 24-hour close-up CCTV monitoring me, I felt uneasy and didn’t take it out of the drawer unless I really couldn’t stand the heat. It must be covered in dust by now.
“But really, why did you come?”
“Can’t I come because I wanted to see you?”
“For someone who wanted to see me, you didn’t contact me at all for months? I sent several letters to the magic tower, but you didn’t even reply.”
I subtly glared at him. After Allen appeared, I tried to contact him in case I could commission some helpful magical tools, but I couldn’t get through. And now he says he wanted to see me. How outrageous.
“I’m sorry, I was so busy preparing things in a hurry? By the way, were you upset because I didn’t reply, shedding tears, and unable to sleep at night? Ah, how delightful!”
“No. I wasn’t upset at all. I didn’t cry at all. I slept well at night. If you came because you wanted to see me, you’ve seen my face, right? Go quickly.”
“Hmph. How heartless.”
Lennox, with a bright smile that didn’t look upset at all, snorted and snapped his fingers. With that one gesture, the burning pain in my back instantly subsided. The damp clothes also dried completely. But this, it doesn’t really hurt anymore… it’s unbearably itchy.
“Ugh, what is it? Why is it so itchy?”
“It’s because I forcibly increased the speed at which your skin regenerates. Just bear with it a little. If it’s too hard to bear… would you like to take off your shirt? I can bite you here and there meticulously!”
It shouldn’t be expressed verbally, it really shouldn’t be… Is it because it’s a crazy childish game world? I had the illusion that faint heart patterns were dotted on every word Lennox said, filled with a thrilling excitement. You should think of scratching me if I’m itchy, why bite me? Looking at Lennox’s shiny face, smacking his lips, I instinctively grabbed the collar of my shirt tightly. Because I had a very clear feeling that if I took off my shirt, a rude situation would occur in someone else’s house.
System asks if it’s okay to be a little rude in someone else’s house.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ – ✧)
You, you really…….
“Hehehe, you’re so cute. Don’t worry, I really just came to see your face today and won’t do anything else. I have other business to attend to as well?”
“…Really?”
“Yes. Oh, by the way. I officially became the Magic Tower Lord. That old man with only age was so greedy that he wouldn’t step down… Ah, excuse me. Unless you’re the Magic Tower Lord, you can’t do official activities outside the tower during the mandatory work period. It seems like the guys hanging around my patron are quite unusual? So I decided to become the Magic Tower Lord as well.”
I already felt like he was enjoying everything a Magic Tower Lord could when I went to the magic tower before… I just nodded silently. How can you become a Magic Tower Lord so easily…? I couldn’t ask because the great wizard in front of me was too extraordinary.
“Then I’ll prepare a wonderful laboratory as soon as possible and invite you again. You’ll wait for me, right?”
“Can I refuse that invitation?”
“Of course! Refusal? What’s that!”
“It sounds like you’ll kidnap me if I refuse?”
“Ah……. If you ask such a difficult question to answer…….”
It was a sound that he would take me by force even if I didn’t want to go, so don’t worry. I was about to scold him, but at that moment, someone knocked on the door.
“Then I’ll be looking forward to the day we meet again, Patron.”
The selfish great wizard left a kiss without permission and disappeared with a flick. Oh my, what a headache……. There wasn’t a sane guy.
System encourages you to cheer up, saying it can’t be helped.
(｀ω´ )
You’re the biggest problem? You’re the least sane, you!
System is embarrassed by the excessive praise.
Promises to improve in the future.
⸝⸝ʚ̴̶̷̆ᴗʚ̴̶̷̆⸝⸝
“Ah, it’s not praise…….”
“What’s not praise?”
“Heok!”
I was startled by the low whisper behind me. I turned around, making an unsightly sound, and there was a brown-haired man wearing the same Hope County servant uniform that Lennox had been wearing just now, looking down at me crookedly with his legs crossed, daringly rude. Do all the Love interest in this game have a servant uniform fetish? I sent one away, and the next one crawls in front of me in a servant uniform?
“Y-Your Highness…!”
Your Highness! I couldn’t bring myself to make a sound because I couldn’t trust the security of Hope County. I was horrified and only moved my lips. This guy…, is he crazy? No, I knew he was crazy, but… what is the limit of his craziness…!
I dragged his wrist, who was overly handsome and overly arrogant for a mere servant, into the room and immediately slammed the door shut. I even locked it tightly with a click.
“Are you crazy? No, you are crazy, aren’t you? What is this place to you…! In this disguise…!”
Hope County outwardly advocates neutrality, but if you dig a little deeper, it’s a family that openly claims to be an ally of Duke Grachio. That’s why Beatrice was so close to Lord Russell of Hope.
“What’s wrong with it? Anyway, everyone is my people, my territory, so is there any place where this person can’t confidently step?”
“Don’t regret it after getting stabbed. No, today the Duke’s family members are at the mansion because of Beatrice…!”
“I don’t care if the Duke’s people get angry or not anymore… Well, it’s quite pleasing to see you barking like this, worrying about me.”
“Ba-Barking…?”
Did he just… treat me like a dog……?
I was so dumbfounded that my mouth dropped open. The Crown Prince pushed up my chin with just one finger.
“I heard you were hurt. Are you okay?”