Freesia
knew what kind of person the Master of the Silence Tower was.
An insecure person,
who, although not having distinct advantages compared to other Tower Masters,
had a keen eye for people.
Anyone with a
competitive edge wouldn’t join the Silence Tower, as they can only enter it as
an apprentice.
So, Reed not promoting
him meant that he was not worth investing in.
Even the cold-hearted
Freesia believed that his eye for people was reliable, even if she couldn't
acknowledge anything else about him.
'Does he think that
being worthless elsewhere will make him useful?'
Did that man truly
know?
That his value shone only
because he was in the Silence Tower.
If he were to lose his
affiliation with the Silence Tower, he would ultimately become a nobody.
The Black Sky Tower is
as ruthless as its atmosphere.
He would only be mocked
as a mere apprentice who couldn't even shed his status in the Silence Tower.
Even if he were to come
to the Black Sky Tower, he probably wouldn't have the skills to overcome its
challenges.
That's why it wasn't a
big issue for Freesia to accept him as a full-fledged mage.
"Reed Adeleheights
suddenly took in a foster daughter…"
As someone who knew
Reed well, Freesia couldn't understand the meaning behind his actions.
"Well, if I don't
know, then what can I do?"
She got up and tapped
the table.
At that moment, she was
connected to her secretary, who had been waiting outside.
·
Did
you call for me, Tower Master?
"My dear
secretary, I'll be stepping out for a bit!"
·
Stepping
out? I'll prepare the sky carriage right away.
"No, there's no
need for formality. I'm just going out for a light stroll. I'll be going
alone."
·
If
it's a casual occasion… Where do you plan to go?
The secretary asked
anxiously, but Freesia just smiled without giving an answer.
The secretary knew the
meaning behind her expression.
It was the face of a
willful child who had discovered a new toy she liked.
"I'm going to meet
the Master of the Silence Tower."
***
Rumors spread.
Since he revealed the
fact that he took in a foster daughter, Rosaria was allowed to roam freely.
'A close father and
daughter…'
Not bad.
A close father-daughter
relationship could be a charming element, right?
A frightening and
selfish man, but a caring and loving father to his daughter.
'But I don't know if
this will have a negative or positive effect.'
If it turns out to be a
negative effect, the story changes completely.
The Tower Master has no
intention of managing the tower and has taken in a foster daughter.
Is he in his right
mind?
We don't need a weak
Tower Master!
Viva la Revolution!
[T/N: "Viva la
Revolution!" is a Spanish phrase meaning "Long live the
Revolution!", a slogan for revolutionary movements.]
Reed is driven out of
the Tower Master's position, and the Silence Tower falls into chaos.
'…It's scary just to
imagine, but it probably won't happen.'
It would have been
unreasonable if he had taken in a daughter without any abilities, but what Reed
brought was a monster with potential.
Everyone in the tower
must have witnessed Rosaria bending a pillar into a sphere.
She has an outstanding
talent with greater expectations than concerns about lack of ability.
'Still, I have to do
whatever I can to cover for my lack of ability.'
The most important
thing was for Reed to fulfill his duties as a Tower Master, regardless of the
circumstances.
There were two things
needed for that.
The power and ability
to maintain his position.
And there was only one
thing that could satisfy both of those.
<Magic
Engineering>.
Reed had been searching
the library since last night to find the books related to Magic Engineering.
He had searched several
times, hoping that there might be something from his Academy days, but Reed
couldn't find any books related to Magic Engineering.
That's why he was
sitting quietly in his office now, thinking about places where he might find
what he was looking for.
In the middle of his
thoughts, Reed noticed another strange point.
'Come to think of it,
there were no books about Project: Flower Garden either.'
Where did the documents
on Flower Garden, which Phoebe had organized, come from?
It's unlikely that Reed
had given her the original documents in their entirety.
He must have had his
own organized documents as well.
'If Project: Flower
Garden wasn't stored in the library, then it must mean there's another
library…'
Where could that
library be?
If he were the real
Reed Adeleheights Roton, who had lived here for almost ten years, he would have
found it easily.
However, he was only
Jung Jinhyuk, who was acting as Reed.
"Hmm…"
He thought about it and
casually looked down at the table.
Panels that could be
operated like smart screens.
In the corners of the
view, there were panels related to storage magic, summoning magic, and tower
management.
"…Storage
magic?"
Reed pressed that panel
button.
Then, as the screen
expanded where there was nothing before, the contents inside began to appear.
It seemed like he
understood the saying “It's darkest under the lamp”.
"…It was all
here."
-Project: Flower
Garden.
-Noteworthy Escolleia
magic students.
Reed was meticulous.
So, he had organized
everything carefully, so it could be viewed in order of importance, genre,
type, and name.
The most important was
the recently overturned Project: Flower Garden original documents and a list of
names.
Reed didn't open those
documents but moved on to the genre.
There, he saw a pile of
Magic Engineering books he hadn't been able to find until now.
'Why did he store them
here instead of in the library?'
Reed was someone who
had admired pure magic, so he thought that he would either keep them in the
library or have them burned.
As he looked further
down.
·
Research
on steel that changes shape in response to mana sensitivity. Author: Reed
Adelheights
·
Research
on the commercialization of magic using rune shapes. Author: Reed Adelheights
The research that
formed the foundation of Magic Engineering, which he had been working on until
a month ago, was visible.
The reason why Reed
instantly knew that this research was the foundation of Magic Engineering was:
"All of these are
Magic Engineering products commercialized in <Disaster 7>, right?"
This was because all
the auxiliary items that had been created to defeat the disaster were
by-products of Reed's research.
The shape-changing
steel turned into an item called the Shield Gauntlet, and the commercialization
of magic using runes became an item called Magic Cards.
It wasn't just those
items.
A considerable number
of products were all based on the research that formed the foundation of
<Disaster 7>.
The person who had been
crucially helpful in Magic Engineering was Kaitlyn Ramos.
'Why are all of Reed's
research items identical to Kaitlyn's products?'
It was an
incomprehensible moment.
Did Kaitlyn steal the
research data?
Or did Reed steal
Kaitlyn's research?
Or was it just a
romantic fantasy coincidence where they understood each other implicitly?
While lost in the maze
of thoughts.
Knock, knock-.
Phoebe entered the
office with a light knock.
Her usually languid
expression had changed to a rather troubled one.
"What's the
matter?"
"Well, the thing
is… The Tower Master… has come to visit?"
"Tower
Master?"
Phoebe nodded her head.
"Yes, it's the Tower Master of Wallin…"
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T/N Note:
Now you can enjoy advance chapters on Ko-fi while supporting me, and I hope you enjoy the story!
- Chapter 9 Rumor (3)
- Chapter 10 Reformation (1)
- Chapter 11 Reformation (2)
- Chapter 12 Wildflowers
- Chapter 13 Gift
- Chapter 14 Magnesium
- Chapter 15 Tower Master Conference (1)
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Great chapter! Thanks for your hard work.
ReplyDeleteOne thing though, "Viva la Revolution!" is French. In Spanish it would be "¡Viva la Revolución!"
Thanks for chap
ReplyDeleteYeah it's french lol 😂. Sooo either his work was stolen by that guy or he sold it to his own downfall