Chapter 201
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Translator: Yonnee
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“Nothing good will come out of provoking the current Tower Lord, Master. Your life can be in danger.”
The young Albert’s voice dropped. He seemed to know how grave Emmett’s statement just now was.
“My life won’t be in danger. I haven’t touched him until now only because I didn’t have a reason to do so.”
Responding casually to Albert, Emmett stroked Noir’s head as the little dragon yawned.
“It’s late at night. Let’s be off to bed.”
As though he didn’t want to argue anymore, Emmett left the room.
Pouting a little, Albert let out a sigh. It was quite a heavy sigh for a child.
“No but, why does Master always act like a child?”
“……”
“His age means nothing.”
Strangely ironic, his grumbling words were kind of funny. Even more so when I thought about Emmett’s age.
But back to what Albert said earlier, I became more curious about the current tower lord.
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“…What kind of person is the Tower Lord?”
“He’s a greedy man. He’s someone who’s closely associated with Marquis Evnen.”
There’s this thing about people who were close. If the tower lord was close to Marquis Evnen, then they must be on the same wavelength.
“He’s also close to His Majesty the King, so his power and influence can’t be ignored. One wrong move and Master can get hurt.”
Albert was worried about Emmett.
I recalled how Albert had dealt with Rosteratu’s army in one fell swoop.
The future Albert, who was not yet on the level of a transcendent, had successfully rendered 30,000 soldiers immobile in a single instant, then soon after, he had seized the royal palace.
On that note, as Emmett was a transcendent, he’s bound to be more powerful.
As I thought about this, it occurred to me that Albert must not know everything about Emmett.
Albert had the ability to grasp things quickly with his good situational perception.
If he had been properly informed about Emmett’s skills, he shouldn’t be worrying about the transcendent in this situation.
“Albert, how capable is your teacher?”
“…I don’t know exactly, but I know he’s an archmage.”
So Emmett must have hidden his true identity from Albert.
He didn’t wish to tell him everything. This must be one of his efforts in drawing the line between Albert and him.
“What did you talk about with Master?”
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As I was thinking about the relationship between the two, the sudden question came in. I raised my head and noticed the slight unease in Albert’s gaze.
“…You’re not leaving, are you?”
Once again in his eyes, impatience was apparent. It was the same when he told me to make a promise with him earlier.
I wasn’t leaving—at least, not yet. But before reassuring Albert, I wanted to know why such a thing occurred to him.
“Why are you thinking that?”
“…Master always leaves just like that, and to me, you feel the same way.”
Albert’s words strangely made sense. Both Emmett and I had gone through years that did not fit with this time period.
Emmett had lived for a very long time, while I was someone from the future.
“Are you leaving?”
Again, Albert asked anxiously. I shook my head.
“No, I made a promise with you, didn’t I? How can I leave just like that? And before I leave, I’ll be sure to talk to you about it first. So that you won’t be surprised by it.”
He brightened up at once when he heard the answer, ‘No,’ but as I spoke more, his expression gradually darkened again.
Gulping once, he murmured with a gloomy tone.
“…Then someday, you’re really leaving.”
He clenched his hands into fists.
“Someday.”
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When he muttered the same thing again, I was at a loss for words. Albert dropped his gaze, as if all his hopes had disappeared.
Emmett’s words came to my mind.
“…It will not be as easy as you think.”
I balled up my hands into fists as well.
Albert raised his head. There, on his face, was the same grim expression he had when we first met here.
“I’ve changed my mind. I won’t go out tomorrow. I need to practice magic with Master.”
“Then, shall we go out the day after tomorrow instead?”
“No.”
“Then, if not then, how about three days later?”
“No.”
As he turned away from me, Albert took off his beanie and stepped into the bathroom. I followed him until he reached the door.
“When do you want to go?”
“I don’t know. Don’t ask anymore.”
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Responding coldly, Albert went into the bathroom. The door slammed shut in front of me.
* * *
Without even talking to me after that, Albert went straight to bed. He acted as though I wasn’t here.
Well, I wasn’t exactly a human being in this place, so technically speaking, I wasn’t ‘here’.
The next morning, he also didn’t speak to Greten when she had served him breakfast.
I brought back a bracelet for Albert as my present for him today—which I kind of earned from helping out at a shop—but he only turned away from it. As soon as he had finished eating his breakfast, he went straight to Emmett’s room.
I thought he was going to be assigned to a room where Greten wouldn’t notice him, but in the end, Emmett immediately settled into the room next to Albert’s.
Surprisingly, however, it looked like Greten was completely unaware of Emmett’s presence.
And in less than a day’s time, Emmett had completely made himself home, transforming the room into his own space.
The room was now full of books and documents that mysteriously materialized out of nowhere.
There wasn’t any dust around here, but it wouldn’t be accurate to say that the unorganized room was clean.
From this alone, it was clear to see that Emmett tended to be quite inattentive to many things.
As the two of them were in the middle of a discussion, I stood by Albert’s side without saying a word.
Chapter 201
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Translator: Yonnee
—
“Nothing good will come out of provoking the current Tower Lord, Master. Your life can be in danger.”
The young Albert’s voice dropped. He seemed to know how grave Emmett’s statement just now was.
“My life won’t be in danger. I haven’t touched him until now only because I didn’t have a reason to do so.”
Responding casually to Albert, Emmett stroked Noir’s head as the little dragon yawned.
“It’s late at night. Let’s be off to bed.”
As though he didn’t want to argue anymore, Emmett left the room.
Pouting a little, Albert let out a sigh. It was quite a heavy sigh for a child.
“No but, why does Master always act like a child?”
“……”
“His age means nothing.”
Strangely ironic, his grumbling words were kind of funny. Even more so when I thought about Emmett’s age.
But back to what Albert said earlier, I became more curious about the current tower lord.
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“…What kind of person is the Tower Lord?”
“He’s a greedy man. He’s someone who’s closely associated with Marquis Evnen.”
There’s this thing about people who were close. If the tower lord was close to Marquis Evnen, then they must be on the same wavelength.
“He’s also close to His Majesty the King, so his power and influence can’t be ignored. One wrong move and Master can get hurt.”
Albert was worried about Emmett.
I recalled how Albert had dealt with Rosteratu’s army in one fell swoop.
The future Albert, who was not yet on the level of a transcendent, had successfully rendered 30,000 soldiers immobile in a single instant, then soon after, he had seized the royal palace.
On that note, as Emmett was a transcendent, he’s bound to be more powerful.
As I thought about this, it occurred to me that Albert must not know everything about Emmett.
Albert had the ability to grasp things quickly with his good situational perception.
If he had been properly informed about Emmett’s skills, he shouldn’t be worrying about the transcendent in this situation.
“Albert, how capable is your teacher?”
“…I don’t know exactly, but I know he’s an archmage.”
So Emmett must have hidden his true identity from Albert.
He didn’t wish to tell him everything. This must be one of his efforts in drawing the line between Albert and him.
“What did you talk about with Master?”
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As I was thinking about the relationship between the two, the sudden question came in. I raised my head and noticed the slight unease in Albert’s gaze.
“…You’re not leaving, are you?”
Once again in his eyes, impatience was apparent. It was the same when he told me to make a promise with him earlier.
I wasn’t leaving—at least, not yet. But before reassuring Albert, I wanted to know why such a thing occurred to him.
“Why are you thinking that?”
“…Master always leaves just like that, and to me, you feel the same way.”
Albert’s words strangely made sense. Both Emmett and I had gone through years that did not fit with this time period.
Emmett had lived for a very long time, while I was someone from the future.
“Are you leaving?”
Again, Albert asked anxiously. I shook my head.
“No, I made a promise with you, didn’t I? How can I leave just like that? And before I leave, I’ll be sure to talk to you about it first. So that you won’t be surprised by it.”
He brightened up at once when he heard the answer, ‘No,’ but as I spoke more, his expression gradually darkened again.
Gulping once, he murmured with a gloomy tone.
“…Then someday, you’re really leaving.”
He clenched his hands into fists.
“Someday.”
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When he muttered the same thing again, I was at a loss for words. Albert dropped his gaze, as if all his hopes had disappeared.
Emmett’s words came to my mind.
“…It will not be as easy as you think.”
I balled up my hands into fists as well.
Albert raised his head. There, on his face, was the same grim expression he had when we first met here.
“I’ve changed my mind. I won’t go out tomorrow. I need to practice magic with Master.”
“Then, shall we go out the day after tomorrow instead?”
“No.”
“Then, if not then, how about three days later?”
“No.”
As he turned away from me, Albert took off his beanie and stepped into the bathroom. I followed him until he reached the door.
“When do you want to go?”
“I don’t know. Don’t ask anymore.”
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Responding coldly, Albert went into the bathroom. The door slammed shut in front of me.
* * *
Without even talking to me after that, Albert went straight to bed. He acted as though I wasn’t here.
Well, I wasn’t exactly a human being in this place, so technically speaking, I wasn’t ‘here’.
The next morning, he also didn’t speak to Greten when she had served him breakfast.
I brought back a bracelet for Albert as my present for him today—which I kind of earned from helping out at a shop—but he only turned away from it. As soon as he had finished eating his breakfast, he went straight to Emmett’s room.
I thought he was going to be assigned to a room where Greten wouldn’t notice him, but in the end, Emmett immediately settled into the room next to Albert’s.
Surprisingly, however, it looked like Greten was completely unaware of Emmett’s presence.
And in less than a day’s time, Emmett had completely made himself home, transforming the room into his own space.
The room was now full of books and documents that mysteriously materialized out of nowhere.
There wasn’t any dust around here, but it wouldn’t be accurate to say that the unorganized room was clean.
From this alone, it was clear to see that Emmett tended to be quite inattentive to many things.
As the two of them were in the middle of a discussion, I stood by Albert’s side without saying a word.
