He reached out to me as if escorting me.
"Wait."
I left the door of the shop wide open near where the carriage stopped. The shops that were currently in business had also stopped in time. The owner was standing facing the open door, so he would probably be able to see Hildegard in no time.
"I'll call the security forces right away." This was a courtesy as a human being that I could give Hildegard.
The last time I saw Hildegard, I ended up returning to the bench at the stationery store. The bench was somewhat stiff and broken, but it was quite worth sitting on.
Isaac admitted succinctly, "I've been waiting for you to contact me."
It feels like I'm fighting a lot, isn't it? The man's subtle eyes curved seductively, and his hand gently touched my shoulder.
"On the same side."
When he said it as if pleading with such a handsome face, I felt a little hesitant. I carefully spoke to him.
"Oh, I was going to call you. I was going to call you."
"…Did you?"
"I thought I'd call you later."
I was going to do it all by myself!
…It's hard to say.
I squeezed his stone-hard shoulders with one hand and whispered softly, "Why is your expression like that?"
He smiled lowly, took his eyes off my face, and looked forward. "I have something to say."
His voice was always pleasant to listen to. The sweet yet endlessly low voice was like a lullaby. Where time seemed to stop, I heard his voice as if I were caught in the wind.
"It was the first time when I was ten years old. The first target was a serial killer who picked and killed children in the alleys." He chose a short pause and then started talking again. "My mana accidentally ran out of control, and the killer ended up dead."
It was Isaac's past that was not known in the original work. Isaac seemed to be confessing to someone for the first time, so I bit my lip and stayed still. I remembered that there were various trials in this man's life before he could live with the relaxed face he has now.
"I felt strange even though I thought it wasn't my fault and that I deserved to die."
I understood why he openly brought out traces of the past. It was comforting.
Because we are on the same side.
The same side with the same goal.
"…Are you comforting me now?"
He rubbed the tip of his nose and turned his gaze away. "Not really." He did not panic and continued speaking again. "What would you do if you were to comfort me, Mel?" His relaxed face was so kind.
"…Oh, it's on our side. You think, right?"
He laughed and looked at me again. Moist eyes stared at me.
"Mel, the Duchess of Babyloa has disappeared into the back road, but the Duke of Hesmann still remains."
As the timeline of the novel progresses, Duke Hesmann becomes incredibly strong. His lover, Sheria, will also gain strong divine power and will eventually be ordained a saint. It is said that he is likely to have developed differently from the time when I kicked Hesmann's heart.
When cockroaches are on the verge of dying, their IQ is over 300.
I grabbed the Master of the Magic Tower's stiff arm and spoke to him. It was to evoke a tense atmosphere.
"First of all, there is one important thing." I looked at him. His languid face shone in the sunlight and had a half-gloomy glow. "My nickname, I never gave it permission."
He stopped with a stiff face. "I didn't expect to hear this."
"But I'll allow you now." He seemed to nod as if he was still listening to my youthful voice. "We're on the same side."
Okay, this is how I have established a full cooperative relationship with him. So now I have only one ambition.
"…Oh, that's right. It's fate that we met like this today, so please tell me about alchemy!"
I can't just devote myself to getting rid of adultery and harming men and women. Twenty-five years old is only once in my life, and it's frustrating.
Isaac continued with a low smile. "Yes, it's really important."
I clasped my hands together towards Master, my eyes sparkling. In front of the ruined stationery store, Isaac burst into laughter as if he couldn't laugh louder than that.
"I'll help you, too."
As soon as he finished speaking, the time that had stopped finally began to flow again. And during the pause, the little ones who were standing still near the stationery store shouted loudly at me.
"Me-e-el!"
"It's ruined, so make it a new one!"
They were Carat and Henry.
"Welcome!"
I smiled brightly and stroked the heads of the children standing in front of me with their arms crossed. Carat checked my body repeatedly and whispered seriously.
"After all, I'm glad that the Great Demon Tower Lord protected me. Those damn family bastards excommunicated Mel! I'll go and kill you with a fireball right away!"
Carat, who claimed to be my reliable supporter, was suddenly sparring in the air with his fists clenched.
"The Emperor of Axion and Princess Mirisa are also grinding their teeth now! That's why my molars and baby teeth are all damaged!"
"No…"
"In particular, Mirisa even made a curse during class, which made me very scolded."
No, it's a cursed doll. That little and lovely princess made a cursed doll.
"Everyone said they would come to Mel after school, but I stopped them. Mel also needs time to calm down. Instead of spending time with the children!"
No, you're a child too…
I rubbed Carat's sweaty forehead with my hand and whispered softly, "Good job. Carat, our wizard."
Carat shouted, trying hard to wipe the sweat from her forehead. "He, that's uh, how did you know…" Carat continued unnaturally.
"Oh, that's right!"
"Huh?" As soon as I turned to Carat and asked her, Henry sat down on my lap like a cat. It was clear that I had stopped paying attention to myself and was annoyed.
After all, children always need attention.
I stroked Henry's head and looked at Carat.
"I couldn't say it then, but Henry is definitely not the son of the Lord of the Towers, Mel!"
"No, what?" Carat giggled as he looked at Henry, who was lowering his hand under one eye and making a pout.
"Carat, you're so bad! Even if Master calls you 'Father,' dance!"
Carat shouted, clutching my arm despite Henry's sabotage. "Don't believe that! The Master of the Magic Tower is just single! Isn't it cool? Is that all?"
This child still hasn't stopped playing the game of making me his lover. I sat quietly beside him and smiled at Isaac, who was observing the situation.
"Yes, you're handsome."
It was half sincere and half prank, but the aftermath was enormous. Carat took his hand off my arm and quickly ran around the bench for a few quick laps.
"I'm really excited! I'm excited!" Carat was excited and danced with her buttocks.
Is it something you would like so much?
If Isaac and I really get married, I will give a cake of congratulations to almost all the people.
"Carat."
I glanced at the Master of the Magic Tower who was whispering harshly to Carat and froze in a daze. He was clearly scolding Carat with his mouth, but he looked happy.
I think I just learned the old idiom 'floating' (meaning, being pleased but trying not to show it, or being pleased by flattery).
When I stared at him, I realized it seriously.
This man must really like being told that he is handsome!
Doesn't everyone tell me you're handsome?
Well, it's hard to say that someone who is too handsome is handsome.
The Carat was spinning around and Henry was leaning on my body and stretching like a cat, so it was cluttered.
He asked honestly, "How does it feel to live doing what you want to do?" This was a profound question.
"It was perfectly good."
"Then I will try to live like that too."
"…?" Why are you talking to me about that?
I looked at him and nodded coolly. If you make your own life, there's no reason for me to stop it, right?
"If I feel like it, I just follow it and try everything I like."
"Yes, do it."
"I keep watching what I want to see. Just be attracted to it."
The smile on his lips grew even thicker.
What is it?
I felt like I was being "fished for," so I was a little annoyed, but I had already laid out the groundwork in front of me. So my answer to that statement was always yes.
"Yes, you have to live as you are attracted!"
I couldn't take my eyes off his red lips looking at me.
"I'm happy."
The long, drawn eyes like foxes drew a soft arc.