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Construction was in full swing near the castle in the Fenris Estate. Workers were busy transporting materials and laying the foundations for the building.

However, one area of the construction site was strangely deserted.

"Hey, isn't life a little better these days?"

Alfoy blurted out, rolling around on the ground in his tattered robes.

The wizards scattered here and there next to him all nodded. They too were wearing robes that were similar to Alfoy's.

If someone saw him, they would think he was a construction worker, not the mighty wizard of the magic tower.

Alpoy, lying down chewing on grass roots, looked like a bum even if you only looked at his appearance.

"I hope the lord doesn't come back."

Alfoy grumbled. The other wizards nodded again and agreed.

"That's true."

I felt really comfortable and happy since there was no resident.

I'm pretty good at construction work, but it's still annoying.

The wizards chuckled among themselves, hoping that this little happiness they had now would last a long time.

"There may have been an accident in the capital."

"Yes, with that personality he would definitely have had trouble with high-ranking nobles."

"Maybe he's already lost his head."

"Wow, just hearing that makes me happy."

The wizards even discussed how to escape when it was discovered that the lord was dead.

I don't really believe that, it was more of a wishful thinking.

In a barren land with nothing to do, I had no choice but to pass the time by talking about things like this.

"We're bored. Should we play a game?"

"Is that so?"

At Alfoy's words, the wizards sat up with bright colors.

The innocent wizards who had no idea about gambling, lost a bet and started hanging out with Claude, so they started gambling among themselves every day.

One wizard who still had some sense in him spoke cautiously.

"Well, the acting director was complaining that construction was a bit delayed these days… … Shouldn't we get moving today?"

"How long has it been since you came here? Why are you telling us what to do? I'll take care of it. Why is he scared?"

Alfoy spat out confidently.

Although Lowell was given overall responsibility for the running of the estate, he could not treat Alpoy carelessly.

Anyway, Alpoy was the successor to the Magic Tower and the branch manager of the Magic Tower in the Fenris territory.

No one but the lord could easily touch him.

"What should we do today? Odd or even?"

"Yes, okay. Let's keep it simple."

"Okay, I'll fold first."

When everyone agreed, Alfoy took out four coins. He shook them in both hands, then clenched them into a fist and held out one hand.

"Walk. Is it alone? Is it even?"

A wizard hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.

"It's a pair."

"match?"

"Yes, my partner."

Alpoy chuckled.

"Hey, if you start with four coins, most people will pick odd. That's right. But why would you pick even?"

"Yes, yes. So let me quickly check how many there are… … ."

"Oh, wait a minute. I'm talking to you right now. So you're saying you won't change it?"

"Yeah yeah, I'll just pair it off."

"No, I'm giving you a chance to change it now, you punk!"

The wizard looked troubled as he watched Alfoy shouting.

'Oh my… Here we go again. This kid sometimes gets this crazy?'

This is money I saved little by little by occasionally helping out the local residents.

I'm already an unpaid slave and have no money, so it's difficult to have my money stolen like this.

'If I lose this, I won't have money to drink! I can never lose this!'

It was at that time that Alfoy and the wizard were glaring at each other, looking for each other's weaknesses.

The wizard, who had been keeping watch over the net in case of an unexpected situation, ran out of breath and shouted.

"The lord has returned!"

The wizards looked blank for a moment, then bowed their heads in despair.

The small happiness is now over. The time has come to work hard again.

Alfoy sat up with a solemn expression on his face.

"Let's get to work. Move quickly, quickly!"

As the wizards scrambled to their feet, he slipped the coin into his robe.

That was when.

Kwaaaaang!

"Mom! This is a surprise!"

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard and flames erupted from the direction of Yeongju Castle.

Alpoy muttered, looking around in surprise.

"Huh? That's… Vanessa's lab?"

Black smoke and flames began to slowly engulf the surrounding area.

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The cheering citizens were all surprised by the sudden explosion and looked in the direction of Yeongju Castle.

What kind of accident could happen on a happy day like today?

Jiselle's face turned pale as she estimated where the explosion had occurred.

"Vanessa!"

The explosion was evidently from a magic laboratory built next to the castle for Vanessa's training.

"They even moved the rune stone over there!"

Giselle moved the runestones around the lab for Vanessa, who was lacking in magical power.

This was to allow the use of rune stones when casting magic was difficult.

"Damn it, run!"

Jiselle spurred her horse and started galloping towards the castle.

The level of magical power felt in the explosion was unusual. It clearly meant that the magical power of the Rune Stone was used.

If the magical power of all those rune stones were to explode at once, the area around the castle would be reduced to rubble.

Others ran after Jiselle, bewildered by the sudden situation.

When we arrived at the place where the flames were rising, the area was already in chaos.

Vanessa's lab was structured around a central building with various auxiliary buildings attached for various purposes.

The fire that started in the central building seemed to die down for a moment, but then grew again, engulfing even the annex buildings.

People ran around trying to put out the fire.

"Axe! Bring me the axe! Break it first!"

"Other people, bring water and sand!"

But the fire did not go out easily and instead spread even further.

"Lowell!"

Jiselle jumped down from her horse and shouted.

"My lord!"

Lowell, who had been fidgeting and directing the men, smiled when he saw him.

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know. There was a sudden explosion in Vanessa's lab."

"Vanessa?"

"Oh, I think it's inside."

"Are there any injuries?"

"No way. I've made sure no one else but Vanessa gets near here."

Jiselle breathed a sigh of relief at the somewhat fortunate news.

"Where are the wizards?"

"Hey, I'll be at the construction site right now."

"Call everyone now! Quickly!"

There were still no proper firefighting facilities in the territory. The fire had grown too large to be put out by manpower. For now, the best solution was to put out the fire with magic.

Woozikkun!

Vanessa's lab, now nothing more than a skeleton, began to collapse, spewing flames.

"I'll go in and get Vanessa."

Just as Giselle was about to take off her cumbersome coat and enter the collapsing building.

A very panicked woman's voice could be heard loudly inside the building.

"Up, Wind Blast!"

Paaaaak!

The debris from the falling building began to fly in all directions, blown by the wind.

"Eww! Run away!"

"What the heck!"

"Why did you fly here!"

The people who had gathered bowed their heads and sat down in confusion.

Jiselle and her men protected the people by clearing away the flying debris.

After the rain of debris subsided, loud shouts were heard from inside the building again.

"Water Strike!"

Kuaaaah!

This time, water columns began to rise from various places.

Swish! Kwaaang! Boom!

It's good to spray water on a fire, but the water column is too big because the force isn't controlled.

Debris burst from the huge water column and scattered in all directions again.

Jiselle shouted urgently.

"Stop it!"

The people of Yeongji retreated far behind, and the mercenaries who followed Jisel moved busily, clearing away the debris.

"Eww! What should I do?"

The person who cast the spell inside also screamed as if he felt it.

"D, Dispel!"

Saaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.

With another shout, the water column slowly dispersed and disappeared.

The fire that had engulfed several buildings had already been extinguished, and only the remains of the collapsed buildings were soaking wet.

Cheeeeek.

The stagnant water surged like waves. The sound of the surviving sparks being swept away by the overflowing water could be heard here and there.

"… … ."

Jiselle and her party looked at each other, their whole bodies soaking wet.

Everyone was speechless at the sight of each other, like drowned rats.

At that moment, a woman crawled out from the rubble of the collapsed building.

"Oh, oh, oh, I was wrong. I committed a mortal sin."

The woman who came out with tears and a runny nose was a mess.

His hair was soaking wet and hung like seaweed, and his face was covered in black charcoal dust.

The fragments of the runestone hanging from the tattered clothes clanked against each other.

Jiselle stared at the figure for a while, unable to recognize who it was, then spoke in a bewildered tone.

"… …Vanessa?"

"Uh-huh-huh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I made a mistake and hurt everyone… … . Uh-huh-huh."

Despite Giselle's question, the woman lowered her head and continued to shed tears.

Jiselle asked again, looking embarrassed.

"Is this really Vanessa?"

"Yes, I'm Vanessa. Hehehe. I'm that bitch. Eww."

"… … Are you okay?"

"Uh-huh, I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm really sorry. Uh-huh-huh."

Vanessa was truly sorry, and just lay down and sobbed. She didn't even know who was talking to her.

Well, it was only natural that someone as timid as Vanessa would lose her mind when such a big accident occurred.

"It's okay, calm down and tell me. What's going on right now?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I made a mistake because I couldn't control my magic properly. I'm sorry. Hehe."

"You said you couldn't control it properly?"

Jiselle tilted her head for a moment.

Although she lacks magical powers, Vanessa is unrivaled in her understanding of magical theory.

Didn't you successfully cast a huge trap spell that only a great wizard could cast?

I couldn't believe that she would make such a big mistake.

"No, how on earth did you make that mistake? Stop crying and speak slowly."

Vanessa sniffled a few times, then cleared her throat and began to explain seriously.

"This was my first time trying this magic, so I overused the runestones to make sure. I layered the magic to control the waves of magical power, then reversed the structural dynamics to change the spatial shape and coordinates… … Mumble… … And that's how I finally succeeded in casting the 6th circle magic… … ."

"… … ."

I couldn't understand at all the explanations he gave, as if he was afraid someone might call him a wizard.

Still, one word stuck in my ear.

"6 circles?!"

Jiselle screamed in surprise.

To have reached the 6th circle so early was truly a thrilling talent.

"Hahaha! 6 circles! 6 circles!"

The thought of the building being blown away completely disappeared from Jiselle's mind. He laughed loudly, not caring about the people around him.

Vanessa, who had been sobbing with her head down, only then realized something was strange.

I was out of my mind so I answered as I was asked, but… … it wasn't the voice of the acting general, Lowell.

'Who am I talking to right now?'

She slowly raised her head. Rubbing her eyes against the blurry vision, she looked up again and saw a familiar face.

"My lord!"

Jiselle was smiling brightly, not caring that her whole body was wet.

With a happy face as if he had won the world.