TOYDK Chapter 31: It’s a sin to fall in love first

“Lavella, you’re…… That’s….”

Iska blinked slowly. He wondered what he was seeing.

Or am I dreaming? Iska spat out an empty laugh.

The red pillar of fire that soared right in front of him had already disappeared without a trace.

Lavella, who was sitting on the floor, also stared blankly at her fingertips.

“…….”

Magic.

A word came into Lavella’s head.

So, did I use magic?

[“There is no such thing as platinum blonde and clear gold eyes in Imperia. Only wizards have that look.”]

　

She remembered what Iska said.

Chamer, the only wizard of the empire, Iska said he was locked up in a crystal.

Oh, if that happened…then…

Then, have I become the strongest?

Lavella’s lips slowly rose in anticipation.

She wondered if there was another time when she was so satisfied with coming to Imperia.

“How is your body?”

Iska, who came to his senses belatedly, knelt down and grabbed Lavella’s hand.

Lavella watched as his purple eyes hurriedly looked at her body.

“Where are you hurt? Are you okay?”

Iska asked impatiently. Just as he acted in Kuzne, he was worried that Lavella’s body might have been strained by the influence of magic.

“There’s nothing wrong.”

Lavella, who grinned, brushed dirt off her butt after getting up.

“Iska, is this the magic you were talking about?”

“…….”

Her voice was full of joy, but Iska was quiet.

He was worried, but of course, she was excited, and even her round eyes were shining brightly.

“Hmm, do you think I can do it again?”

Lavella waved her hand in the air a few times, but no reaction occurred.

“It’s not working.”

Iska, who swallowed a sigh at the disappointed Lavella, tapped his forehead. He felt a sudden headache.

“Lavella, first of all…… We’d better go back to the room.”

As Iska said anxiously, Lavella, who began to focus on her fingertips, seemed to hear nothing.

****

‘Is she okay?’

Iska listened for the presence felt in Lavella’s room.

‘Suddenly, magic.’

Iska struggled to suppress the rising anxiety.

It was all the more worrisome to know that Lavella was affected by Chamer’s magic.

‘I want to go to Kuzne.’

Having mana didn’t mean anyone could use magic. Therefore, there was only one person who knew the answer to this strange phenomenon.

It was when Iska’s thoughts were about to get complicated.

‘……… Here we go.’

Iska stared coolly at Lavella’s room, where the flow of energy changed.

****

“Oh, my God, how long has it been?”

Lavella scoffed at Chamer, who appeared in front of her.

“I thought you were dead because you didn’t show up.”

“You’re still arrogant.”

Chamer frowned at the attitude that hadn’t changed.

“This is why you’re here, right?”

Lavella, who pulled up the corners of her mouth, shook her hand in the air that had brought out fire.

“I must have done a great job. “I must have done a great job. Hey, can I use magic like you do now?”

She never knew when she’d see him again. Lavella asked directly what she was curious about.

“…No, it’s a coincidence.”

Chamer, who looked at her eyes shining with anticipation, shook his head.

“Coincidence?”

Lavella’s expression slowly hardened.

“Yes, it’s all a coincidence because of the stone you have.”

“Stone? This?”

Lavella took out the bracelet she had kept in her arms.

“Then can I use magic with just this?”

Lavella tilted her head as if she didn’t understand. She didn’t want to give up hope yet.

“Your body is just a vessel that temporarily holds my magic power. It’s like rushing your life every time something like this happens.”

“I don’t care about that, so don’t make it complicated and just tell me the conclusion. So can I use magic like you or not?”

“It means no.”

“…….”

That’s no good.

Disappointed, Lavella sat on the bed and pouted\.

“Don’t risk yourself by doing something stupid, you better keep my words in mind.”

“What? Are you leaving already?”

That was a yes. Lavella clicked her tongue at the fading image.

“Heh, you’re just going to show up and leave bad news.”

When Lavella grumbled in discontent as she looked at the empty space that disappeared without saying goodbye.

****

“I didn’t expect you to come by.”

Iska in the next room greeted an unexpected guest.

“It’s good to be a magician. It’s possible to break into someone else’s room like this.”

Leaning against the window, Iska slowly scanned the opaque shape in front of him with his arms folded.

Although it was not a human body, it was the first time to see Chamer awake and moving.

The more he saw it, the more I felt strange because it was an appearance similar to Lavella.

“You filled her with mana stones. Was that on purpose?”

“Well, something happened.”

Iska shrugged indifferently.

“I intend to make good use of her.”

Chamer gave a sneer.

“……What does that mean?”

Iska tilted his head.

“The magical power she possesses belongs to this body. Just with what she has, she can wield the same power as me.”

“That means… … Does that mean that Lavella can use magic?”

“Yes, of course, on the premise that she can control herself. Your mana stone was a big help. Because the magic calmed down, she was able to control it instinctively.”

“What is this…….”

The smile faded from Iska’s lips.

“Magic, it will be a very useful tool and weapon for you. Of course, with each use, her lifeline will be shortened.”

“What?”

Little by little anger began to fill Iska’s eyes as he understood Chamer’s words.

“That’s an interesting look.”

Chamer, who raised his chin arrogantly, narrowed his eyes.

“It doesn’t matter to you. Even if she eats away her own life, to you, she’s just a great ‘tool’, isn’t she enough?”

“Ha.”

Iska spat out a breath.

“Do you think I’ll use her like that?”

His cold, chilling eyes looked as if he wanted to chew on the man in front of him.

“Because you’re Bismert, too.”

“Bismert? What’s that have to do with it? I have no intention of using the power to risk her life as collateral. Even if I ascend to the throne, I don’t need such power.”

“…….”

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As if to gauge the sincerity, Chamer looked as if he would pierce Iska’s eyes.

“Did you forget? All I asked you to do in the first place was to let Bismert go from the curse.”

It was only your will to send Lavella to me like that.

“If you’re trying to put her in a dangerous situation to test me, it’s useless.”

“…….”

“So don’t try to deal with me by using her.”

‘This is an unexpected harvest.’

Chamer twisted the corners of his lips as if in surprise.

“Fun. Ha, it’s fun.”

Chamer recalled the man who was the beginning of the Bismert bloodline. He was more brutal and cruel than anyone else.

“If your magic is gone, then will she be safe?”

Iska, who belatedly realized something important, lowered his voice.

“I will have to postpone that answer until later. It’s because my body has a lot of restrictions.”

“What?”

His face, which was smiling, became more transparent and disappeared quickly.

“……Ha.”

Iska, who was looking at the disappeared spot in vain, ruffled his hair roughly.

It was like showing his weakness to the old man who had been around for hundreds of years. The most important thing was that he couldn’t even hear it.

The one who might have been the biggest enemy to himself and Imperia more than anyone in the palace.

“If Ritelni knew, he wouldn’t stay still.”

Iska, who spat out a ridiculous smile, leaned back and looked up at the sky outside the window.

Looking at the moon shedding a subtle gold color reminded him of Lavella’s pretty eyes again.

And soft blond hair.

How did this happen?

“It’s a sin to fall in love first.”

Who would I blame? I was the one who fell in love first. It’s my fault.

And yet it didn’t occur to him that she would be his weakness. Strangely enough.

*   *   *

“Iska. Where is this mana stone made?”

Expectedly.

As soon as he saw her face, he saw her prying into the mana stone, and it seemed that Lavella was planning to acquire magic, whether it ate away her life or not.

‘I’ll never tell you.’

She was a woman who would act right away if she knew she could use magic.

“Well.”

Lavella raised one eyebrow as Iska pretended to be evasive.

“I have a pretty upper class look, right?”

“Is that so?”

Torah burst into laughter at Argen’s joke.

Iska breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren’t for the party who just showed up, Lavella might have put him under intense interrogation.

Lavella, who missed the timing, turned to Torah and her executive without hesitation.

“Report, Torah.”

When Lavella’s permission was given, Torah opened his mouth with a face of recall.

“In conclusion, there are a lot of vendors who want to deliver to the highest guild. The response is very good.”

As expected, Lavella was blunt.

“Select a steady group of suppliers and proceed with the contract. What about farms? You know it’s more important to preoccupy food distribution than manufactured goods.”

“We are working on a direct contract to monopolize the product as directed by Captain Lavella, but the response is still lukewarm.”

“Most farmers are self-sufficient in the territory, so they’re not familiar with this kind of deal. I need to look at the farm site.”

“Yes, I’ve compiled a list.”

“Okay, if it doesn’t work out, it’s not bad to grow it ourselves.”

Lavella said indifferently, going through the papers.

“You’re going to Promschell soon?”

“Yes, are you coming with me?”

“No, I’m going to check the site on this list first.”

“Yes, let me know if you need anything.”

“Great job, Torah.”

“Lavella!”

When Torah, who bowed and stepped down disappeared, a subordinate ran as if he was ordered.

He was a man who managed the West. The eyes were drawn to the man who wheezed with a exhausted face.

“……What’s going on?”

“I got a letter from Promschell.”

Lavella, who received the letter with the emergency mark, hurriedly read the contents.

“They say the same thing is happening in other parts of the country.”

“What?”

“The Marquis of Namelen.”

Lavella said the location and glanced at Iska at the same time.

Marquis Namelen. One of the most prominent nobles supporting Crown Prince Rubitz.

“…….”

“Iska, you’d better go. You’re the one communicating with the Duke of Natral.”

I can’t fight for a while. Lavella, tongue-tied in regret, gave Iska a proper excuse.

“Captain, I’m coming.”

Pessini choked up at the story of the trafficker.

“No, Pessini. You didn’t forget the last incident, did you? You should go see the farm site with me this time.”

Pessini calmly accepted the order while making a groan. Iska immediately got up.

“Iska, do everything you can to find out.”

“Alright.”

The eyes of the two collided gravely in the air.

*   *   *

“I’m sure Torah’s report said it was a fertile and rich place.”

A few days later, Lavella, who saw the devastated plain, showed signs of disapproval.

After Iska left for the Marquis of Namelen, Lavella left Calibel immediately.

Lavella had come to Torah’s recommended place to find out the site to build a farm with Pessini.

“It looks like it was swarmed by locusts, not bandits.”

She’d seen information that it was often troubled by swarms of bandits, but the reality seemed even worse.

“Let’s go into town, Captain.”

The atmosphere of the village, which she thought would be better, was also gloomy.

Looking at the weary faces of the people, Lavella walked slowly into a nearby tavern.

“Two cold beers, no three.”

As soon as Pessini opened the door, he finished the order loudly. The owner, who saw a guest after a long time, struggled to get up.

Lavella settled in the middle of the empty bar.

“Are there no customers?”

The owner, who glanced at Lavella, who covered her face with a hood, sighed loudly.

“It’s been a long time since this happened. Didn’t you hear bandits showed up?”

“Bandits?”

“The supplies to the castle, the relief supplies coming down from the castle, have been repeatedly attacked and looted.”

“…….”

“It’s not a town you should be staying in for a long time, so it’s better to drink and leave.”

The owner, who put down the glass with a tired face, gave advice and left.

‘If it’s this bad here, it’ll be the same in other places.’

In Lavella’s head, one after another, the territories that were being damaged by bandits came to mind.

There was one thing in common.

All were the estates of the nobles who supported the Second Prince Rubitz.

“Pessini.”

“Hmm?”

Before she knew it, Pessini, who had emptied a cup of beer, was holding another cup, wiping the corner of his mouth.

“Let’s join Iska.”

Lavella grinned as she clinked her cup against Pessini’s.

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