Chapter 218
Franz slowly looked around the Magic Tower Master’s Office.
The desk was split in half, as if struck hard by something.
The sofa cushions were rolling on the floor, their insides exposed.
Not only that, but everything inside the Magic Tower Lord’s Office was ruined.
Devastation perfectly described the situation.
In the midst of it all, only the small blanket that Leviathan cherished was intact.
“Thank goodness…”
Discovering her belonging, Leviathan scurried over and brushed off the dust piled on top of it, pat, pat-.
Unlike her, Franz couldn’t bring himself to say thank goodness.
A sigh merely escaped his lips.
'What kind of mess is this…'
There was no way the Magic Tower Lord’s Office had gone berserk on its own to cause this.
There was definitely a culprit.
Taking a slow step forward, Franz fixed his gaze on the pantry.
In truth, it was called a pantry, but it doubled as a kitchen.
Yustia and Arian were there.
The two were slumped on the floor, amongst the tableware, panting heavily.
There was no need to go out of his way to find the culprits.
Franz approached them immediately.
“Yustia, Arian.”
When Franz called their names, the two raised their heads weakly.
“What in the world is going on…”
Franz, who had been about to demand an explanation, trailed off and shook his head.
It was because their condition was serious when they were seen up close.
There were bloodstains smeared below their noses, and their faces were swollen in places.
It was obvious the two had fought.
Even though they bickered often, he hadn’t thought it would lead to this extent. If he had known it would be like this, he would have intervened a bit more actively.
Anyway, for what reason did they fight…
He was curious, but it wasn’t something to ask right here and now.
It would be right to ask them individually, or to set up a meeting after their emotions had settled down.
Afterward, Franz healed the two with divine power without saying a word. He didn’t forget to erase the bloodstains from their clothes and skin with magic.
The two also kept their silence and merely accepted Franz’s touch. More accurately, they had nothing to say for themselves.
Eventually, it was Franz who broke the heavily sunken silence.
“Yustia, did you come alone?”
“One Paladin drove the carriage for me…”
Yustia’s voice was full of tears.
Whether she felt guilty or she was sad.
As for Franz, he couldn’t know the exact reason. And there was no need to know.
“Yustia, I’ll take you to the Cathedral. I’ll take care of the Paladin too, so don’t worry.”
Nod-.
Yustia gave a small nod.
Confirming her answer, Franz immediately snapped his fingers.
Magic activated in the resumed silence, and Franz and Yustia arrived at the Cathedral, exactly at Yustia’s room.
Yustia’s room was peaceful as always. The breeze coming in through the window was gentle, and the glass ornaments by the window sparkled in the sunlight.
The problem was that the room’s owner, Yustia, was not peaceful.
“F-Franz, you see. I…”
“Yustia, don’t say anything.”
Franz firmly cut off Yustia’s words.
He didn’t want to hear words spoken in a highly emotional state, and even if he heard them, they would be meaningless.
“I’ll come find you later. Cool your head until then.”
With those final words, Franz returned.
Left alone in the room, Yustia’s eyes chased after his vanished back before slowly dropping her head.
She had definitely been healed by him, yet her chest hurt so much.
Meanwhile, Franz was only able to return to the Magic Tower Lord’s Office after the Paladin who drove the carriage had also gone to the Cathedral.
Upon arriving at the Magic Tower Lord’s Office, he saw Arian clearing away the debris of the broken furniture.
Her hair was still disheveled, and her ungloved hands were full of dirt and dust.
This was why he had told Yustia to cool her head.
Surprisingly, humans were prone to being swayed by emotions.
Taking a step forward, Franz stood in front of Arian.
Arian immediately stopped what she was doing, but her gaze was still directed at the floor.
“Arian, I’ll take you home.”
“…Yes.”
Franz immediately used Spatial Movement Magic to move to Arian’s House.
It was the charmingly decorated room he had seen not long ago.
“Magic Tower Master, I…”
“Arian, don’t say anything.”
Franz firmly cut off her words this time as well.
The reason was the same as with Yustia.
And it wasn’t fair to listen to Arian’s words without listening to Yustia’s.
“Until your head cools down enough… No. Just rest for three days.”
If it were Arian, there was a possibility she would come to work the next day saying her head had cooled. So it would be better to set a definite time.
Could three days possibly not be enough…?
Well, he could think about that when the time came.
Having organized his thoughts like that, Franz returned to the Magic Tower Lord’s Office.
Left alone in the room, Arian slumped down on the spot.
Regret over her actions and the despair of being hated by Franz were crushing her heart.
Even though Franz didn’t actually hate them.
'It really is severe, even if you look at it again…'
Returning to the Magic Tower Lord’s Office, Franz let out a hollow laugh.
He thought that usually when two women fought, they would grab each other’s hair, but he never thought they would actually fight with their fists.
It was funny, yet on the other hand, it was depressing. It was a laugh, but a hollow one.
Anyway, he couldn’t leave the room like this.
He had been getting tired of it anyway, so he could just think of it as remodeling.
It was then.
“Franz…! What the heck is this kid?!”
“This kid?! Is there anything you won’t say? You’re just a little brat yourself…!”
“Who are you calling a little brat? You’re the little brat here?”
Seria, Zenia, and Leviathan appeared, bickering with each other.
They had brooms and dustpans in their hands, so it seemed they had come to help clean the Magic Tower Lord’s Office.
Apart from that, to Franz, all three of them were no different from little brats.
Well, he should introduce them first.
Franz placed his hand on top of Leviathan’s head, plop.
“You both remember, right? The eel that used to squirm in the corner of the Magic Tower Lord’s Office.”
As if she didn’t like the introduction, Leviathan flailed her arms wildly.
“Levi…something?”
“Seria, it wasn’t that, it was something…athan.”
Why did the two of them only remember half each?
The fact that it fit perfectly when combined was another funny point.
Anyway, Levi…
It seemed like a pretty good name.
“Just call her Levi. And thanks for trying to help with the cleaning, but I’ll just appreciate the thought.”
Saying that, Franz snapped his fingers.
All the objects in the Magic Tower Lord’s Office floated into the air, then soon gathered in one place.
When Franz gestured, the objects compressed, gradually shrinking in size until they completely disappeared.
The small dust and crumbs remaining on the floor were also neatly cleared away with a single spell.
Seeing that, Zenia’s eyes sparkled.
“That’s incredibly convenient. Teach me next time too.”
Franz’s Unique Magic was designating a specific space to compress and make things disappear.
Originally, it wasn’t common for Mages to teach their Unique Magic to others, but…
“Sure, if there’s a chance.”
Wasn’t Zenia his disciple? Even if he taught her, there didn’t seem to be any particular problem.
Of course, whether she could properly utilize it depended on her.
Well, since the room was cleared, it was now time to go get new furniture.
“Zenia, Seria, Arian are on vacation for a while, so bring the paperwork directly to me.”
“Got it.”
“That’s not hard at all.”
Smiles spread across the lips of the two who answered calmly, and they were quite wicked smiles.
It was obvious they were planning to play a prank.
It seemed he would suffer for a while, but he had no choice but to endure it.
For now, reconciling Arian and Yustia came first.
Soon, Seria and Zenia took the things they brought and went back to work.
The only ones left in the empty Magic Tower Lord’s Office were Leviathan and Franz.
“Levi, just kill some time.”
“Hmph, I was planning to do that even if you didn’t say so.”
Perhaps the introduction as an eel still lingered in her mind, as her expression was full of petulance.
Still, it was a relief that she seemed to like the name Levi.
'Then I shall go get the real furniture now.'
Franz snapped his fingers.
Snap!, magic was activated with a cheerful sound.
Soon, the place Franz arrived at was none other than the Great Forest where the Elves lived.
He remembered the chair in Hera’s house being very comfortable. So he thought he would make a special request to have one made this time.
“F-Franz?!”
At Franz’s appearing without warning, Hera’s eyes widened.
Her ears were flapping up and down like crazy.