Chapter 19 : The Villainess’s Crisis?

Magic is purely about talent.

Since I had an amount of magic power that was incomparable to others and was equipped with outstanding talent, my magic improved day by day.

When I graduated from the academy, I graduated as an 8th circle archmage and was recorded as a genius of the century, and as soon as I entered the Magic Tower, I reached the 9th circle and fought for the position of Magic Tower Lord.

Three years since then.

When I stepped into the realm of the 10th circle, beyond the 9th circle, there was no mage more skilled than me in the empire.

The position of Magic Tower Lord naturally became mine.

When I reached the pinnacle of magic, I was overcome with a sense of ennui for the first time.

When I tried to move forward, my legs wouldn’t move.

It was as if I was trapped in a very deep swamp, that kind of sensation.

When I got out of the swamp, this time, I felt like I was blocked by a huge wall.

I was repeating a meaningless life day after day and was feeling bored when I received a call.

I accepted it out of curiosity, but I didn’t know that it would be a turning point in my life.

The student standing in front of me right now.

‘Aria Terez.’

The youngest of the three daughters of the Terez dukedom, she was neglected in her childhood because she had no magical talent, but one day, she suddenly awakened her talent and gained attention.

It’s said that magic can be awakened after birth, but the probability is very low, and the effect is insignificant, so how could she have obtained such powerful power?

The reason was right before my eyes.

Ten black circles visible above her head.

They symbolized dark magic, and one circle was equivalent to one circle.

But there is something strange.

At first glance, it looks like ten, but it’s not ten.

I, a 10th circle archmage, can tell.

It’s because many circles are overlapping, that’s why it looks like ten.

On top of that, due to the huge magic circle floating in the sky, my eyes are analyzing the magic circle more desperately than ever.

A magic circle I’ve never seen before.

Magic that’s only in the literature.

She whispered to me, ‘Primal Magic: Silence of the Soul.’

I don’t know what kind of effect it has.

In an instant, the magic circle emitted a bright light and disappeared.

At the moment I was feeling puzzled since nothing happened.

Something began to constrict my heart.

“Kuh-heok!”

While I was grabbing my chest and rolling on the floor, I heard a voice.

“It will hurt a little at first. But it’ll get better soon.”

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Sweat was pouring down my whole body like rain, and the terrible pain disappeared in an instant, and when I lifted my head and looked at her, she was looking at me with cold eyes.

But what is this feeling?

I don’t know what it is, but just looking at her made my chest feel stuffy, my face flushed, and….

“Are you okay now?”

“…….”

I couldn’t say anything.

I was speechless from such a huge shock.

Then, she made something.

She made an ordinary bench that was meant to be sat on, but instead of lifting me, she was carrying me!

When I looked at her with surprised eyes, she smiled and sat on the bench, then made me kneel down and made a prone position, and then suddenly, she pulled down my pants!?

Because my underwear went down along with my pants, my butt was exposed to the world.

“W, wait a minute? What are you doing!?”

“A child who did bad things has to be punished, right?”

“I’m older than you! I’m your senior!”

At that time, I felt pain that continued with a ‘smack’ sound.

It felt like my butt was on fire.

“It hurts!”

“Shhh! Be quiet when you’re being punished.”

She hit my butt mercilessly, and I finally burst into tears.

I cried for a long time and begged that I was wrong.

Only then did her hand stop, and a warm light wrapped around my butt, and then all the pain disappeared.

Soon, she gently changed my posture and hugged me in her arms like a princess.

Since my pants were down, I tried desperately to cover myself, but she was just smiling.

“D, don’t just smile, please put my pants….”

“Are you still not punished enough?”

“N, no, that’s not it.”

While I was covering that place with both hands, she was looking at me while smiling.

The parts her hands were touching were giving off a tingling feeling.

A sensation I’ve never felt before in my life.

I wish she would explain what kind of feeling this is, what kind of magic this is.

At that time, did she notice my gaze?

She was explaining what kind of magic it was.

“The magic called Silence of the Soul is a magic that binds the soul. It can control not only the life or death of the target, but even their emotions.”

And then she followed up with.

“For example, if I say ‘Please love me,’ then you’ll see me as lovely from now on, right?”

With those words, my body experienced an unusual phenomenon.

Every time I looked at her, my heart pounded, my cheeks flushed, and my breathing became rapid.

Her face, with a look of ‘oops’, was also very lovely.

“I made a mistake. This is a one-time use…”

“U, um…….”

When she looked at me and asked what was wrong, I mustered the courage to speak.

“My name is Serene Ignis, the Magic Tower Lord of the Golden Magic Tower, and as you know, I’m a 10th circle archmage with exceptional ability.”

“Are you suddenly showing off!?”

“N, no, that’s not it….”

When I glanced at her, she tilted her head, which was cute.

“M, my ability alone is one of the top three in the empire. And I have a lot of money….”

Even I don’t know what I’m saying now.

Along with the thought that it would be better to just act crazy like usual, I shouted.

“Become my woman!”

“I’m sorry.”

I was rejected with a single word.

While looking at her with a blank face and my mouth open, she smiled and hugged me.

“It’s difficult to become the Magic Tower Lord’s woman, but there is another way.”

“What way…?”

She came closer to my ear and whispered.

After hearing those words, I hung my head and nodded, hiding my red face and accepting her proposal.

I obtained the Magic Tower Lord, Serene Ignis.

Of course, it was a relationship that was forced with magic.

It’s a relationship that could break at any time, but it’s not bad.

Because I can just seduce her with sincerity before that happens.

As soon as I laid down on the soft bed, a thought flashed through my mind.

Did I seduce too many?

Well, the more, the better.

With the thought that I could sleep for about 4 hours if I fell asleep now, as soon as I closed my eyes, someone started shaking me.

“Miss, it’s morning.”

“Umm, just 5 more minutes…”

“You’ll be late if you keep this up.”

I woke up from sleep at Eve’s voice, and she took me, who was still dazed, to the bathroom, where she washed me and helped me get ready.

I felt like something was missing.

“Where’s Lucy?”

“She left early this morning at the request of Professor Lillian Imari.”

Is it because of the teaching assistant job I talked about last time?

A while ago, Lucy came to me and said.

She apologized because she wouldn’t have enough time to serve me for a while due to her teaching assistant job.

At that time, I told her it was okay and naturally tried to do skinship, but I was blocked by Eve, that was a memory.

Now that I think about it, it’s just Eve and me right now?

When I lifted my hand to Eve, who was feeding me bread with jam on it, she wiped my mouth with a napkin.

“I want to eat something else.”

“What would you like me to prepare?”

“I’d like Eve.”

As soon as I said that, I hugged Eve, and she looked at me with a cold gaze.

“It’s late. Let’s get ready.”

I was forcibly dragged, on my way to the academy.

I puffed out my cheeks and followed Eve into the classroom.

When I approached Lucy, who was waving her hand after finding us, she was telling me what happened this morning, it was cute.

“In the morning, the professor….”

While listening to Lucy’s story, who was chattering for a long time, the professor came in, and he wasn’t alone.

“Okay! Today, I invited someone very special! I brought the Magic Tower Lord of the Golden Magic Tower and the 10th circle archmage, Serene Ignis!”

She was smiling brightly as she was when we first met and scanned the children, and then she met eyes with me.

As soon as she did, she blushed and turned her head away.

The professor and the other children were wondering what was going on, but Lucy and Eve, who were quick-witted, were staring at me intently.

Their eyes were saying what I did again last night.

While I was pretending I didn’t know anything, the professor’s lecture began.

She said that the Magic Tower Lord would explain about magic theory today.

“No matter how much you talk about magic, showing it once is more effective.”

With those words, a sphere emitting a blue light was created, filling the entire classroom.

The children were so amazed that they poked the sphere floating nearby.

‘Pa-bam!’

With a sound, the sphere exploded.

The children were in pain while covering their ears from the sound that seemed like it would tear their eardrums, but the Magic Tower Lord was smiling and explaining.

“Ahaha! How was it? I made it so it would explode if you touch it! Isn’t it amazing!?”