The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

104 – To the Magic Tower

“Well… It’s nice to be guided to an inn so I can rest, but I don’t know where to go…”

Lupia hesitantly answered with a guilty expression.

Well, if you think about it from their point of view, they just wandered around and found someone they knew, followed them, and they started to show affection…

“…It’s okay. I didn’t even know I entered the room, so I was careless.”

The other party even knocked, but I didn’t notice it.

Well, you’d better say I was careless.

“That…More than that, he was the lord’s son.”

Assassin, at Rosa’s words, Le Pia raised her head and shouted.

“Oh…That’s right! You’re the eldest son of Count Wentos!! Why did you keep it a secret?”

“I had no choice but to keep it a secret because I didn’t even know if it was an enemy or an ally.”

Lupia seemed to understand my words, but with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

Finally she let out a small sigh and opened her mouth.

“Haa, if I knew from the beginning, I wouldn’t have to run around like this.”

What is that again?

Ahem, Lefia cleared her throat and put on a serious expression.

Then she greeted her with a different tone than she had shown before, with a polite expression.

“Then let me introduce myself again… My name is Lefia. My name is Lefia Reimi Marcos.”

“Huh?!”

Riel, who was next to her, raised her voice in surprise.

There is no aristocrat with the surname Marcos in the kingdom.

Of course, the surname Marcos only exists in the Empire.

“You will become the younger sister of the current Emperor of the Empire, Ophelia Pauline Marcos.”

That’s the surname used by the imperial family.

“These are Rush Librad and Rosa Mylan, my escort knights.”

Rush and Rosa bowed their heads in a polite manner.

To be honest, things weren’t very tight.

I wonder why the younger sister of the current emperor of the empire is here.

“This time, I was going to visit the Earl of Wentos in strict secrecy.”

Her gaze shifted to Riel and the Shire she was holding.

“It was to meet the newly born World Tree.”

“…Did you know?”

“Yes, His Highness Aine delivered it to our imperial family.”

Princess Lufia smiled.

“Don’t worry. Only the imperial family is aware of the existence of the new world tree in the Marcos Empire.”

Well, the same goes for kingdoms.

All I know is the Pope, some of the leaders of the church, led by Alma, and my family.

And the current Palaginian royal family.

“The Palaginian royal family and the Marcos royal family are holding hands now to keep the current church in check.”

“A church?”

“Yes, it was the same a year ago, but even now the church is showing suspicious movements.”

According to Princess Lefia, the church is moving to win the support of the leaders of other countries while conciliating the interior of the kingdom and empire with their power reduced.

Of course, it wasn’t just kingdoms and empires that had questions about the Church, but news of this reached kingdoms and empires right away.

Of course, on the contrary, there are also countries that support the church and criticize kingdoms and empires.

Even so, the national power of the kingdom and empire itself is strong, so they can’t be openly hostile.

It’s a church that secretly does annoying things behind the scenes, but even so, since it’s a church with believers all over the world, it’s a situation where you can’t openly shoot it with force.

So, both the empire and the kingdom are planning to use the current church’s internal conflicts to proceed in the direction of reforming the church, to be precise, centered on the pope sect that broke away from the current church.

For that purpose, someday the representatives of the kingdom and the empire, and the pope, will gather in one place to discuss cooperation.

And now, Princess Lufia, who wanted to meet a new world tree before that, secretly came to visit.

But, all of a sudden, the runaway Guardian Dragon woke up again… At this timing.

I think I’m really out of luck.

But what can I do, something that has already actually happened.

“I wanted to formally greet the World Tree, but… Now is not the time.”

Princess Lufia smiled.

“The Earldom of Wentos is also an important ground for church reform in our empire and kingdom. This time, we will do our best to help.”

After a short break, I finished my preparations to go to the White Magic Tower.

My companion is Phyllis, and…

“I’m coming too!”

“Ahh!!”

It was Riel.

Of course, I and Phyllis jumped up and stopped me, but Riel didn’t want to listen.

If Riel goes, of course Syr must go too.

Either way, there was a reason I didn’t want anything dangerous to happen.

In the end, it was me who was broken.

Mr. Leelu said that he had gone and there was nothing dangerous on the way, which was the decisive blow.

In that way, the number of people going to the White Magic Tower consisted of me, Riel, Sir, Phyllis, and Mr. Leelu.

At the word of the white magic tower, Princess Lefia also seemed to want to go, but she stayed.

Her subordinate Rosa was injured, so she decided to stay and help keep the dragon in check.

Actually, there was no danger on the way out of Abloom and on the way to the White Magic Tower.

The road is well paved, and the surroundings are plains full of white snow.

I rode the wagon that my father had arranged, and ran towards the white magic tower.

Of course, there is no way a mage tower could stand on a road where a wagon could run.

After going by carriage to a certain extent, you have to get off the carriage and walk.

I got off the wagon and moved in the direction of the mage tower through forests and hills.

The route guide is Mr. Leelu, who says he has already been to the Mage’s Tower once.

According to her words, because of the powerful magical power emitted by the magic tower, monsters do not approach and run far away.

“Aww…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Perhaps he felt the magic, Shir also frowned and wriggled.

Riel hugs Shir and pats him on the back as if to soothe him.

Actually, it is the pressure of magical power that feels incredibly stuffy.

Even I, who are not very sensitive to magic, feel this much pressure, but I couldn’t imagine how those who are sensitive to magic would feel.

“Boss, it’s starting to show.”

At Phyllis’s words, I narrowed my eyes to the magic tower in the distance.

A tall, pure white tower stood tall.

Of course, it’s not a tower so high that you can’t even see the top, but it’s about the height of a high-rise apartment building.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen the Mage Tower. It’s really white.”

“Aww!!”

Riel looked at the mage tower with her mouth slightly open.

Well, I’ve seen the Mage’s Tower in material several times, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it with my own eyes.

Moving further, moving closer to the magic tower, I saw what appeared to be the tower’s entrance.

The magic tower was standing in the middle of the lake.

It was difficult to see at first glance because the lake was frozen solid and covered with snow because it was a cold winter, but the bridge built at the entrance of the mage tower proved it.

And on both sides of the entrance, there were figures wearing warm winter robes.

“Stop, who are you?”

Those who appeared to be guards saw us and raised their voices.

I didn’t know that because the robe was worn deep in her face, but it seems that she was a woman.

Well, in the first place, the white magic tower is a magic tower that only women can enter.

If it was natural, you could say it was natural.

“Excuse me. My name is Kyou Wentos, the eldest son of Count Wentos. I came to see the Mage Tower Master to ask for help in an emergency.”

I mean, the two guards looked at each other.

I heard the voices of the two guards saying something.

“Isn’t this the story you’ve always heard?”

“They said Count Wentos, maybe that’s right.”

The guards looked at us again after an audible conversation.

“Oh, sorry. We had something to talk about.”

“No, so…Could you come in?”

At my words, the guards nodded.

“Yes, but before that… Have you brought anything here?”

The guard’s words reminded him of the envelope his father had given him.

As I pulled out the envelope, the guard nodded and said,

“Please come this way.”

I followed the guard and headed to the entrance of the mage tower.

Cross the bridge and see the entrance to the Mage Tower.

Let’s go there, the envelope I was carrying glowed.

No, it’s not exactly an envelope.

I could see the wax that was sealing the envelope glowing.

The guard who saw it nodded and said.

“Yes, I have checked. Please wait a moment. I will call someone to guide you.”

After saying that, one of the guards ran into the tower, and we waited quietly in front of the entrance to the tower.

I thought it would be cold, but there was no wind blowing right around the Magic Tower, and I even felt warm.

After waiting like that for about ten minutes, I thought I heard something rushing from inside the entrance, and then the door burst open.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting. In fact, all the people I could guide were out of town, so I was late trying to find a replacement.”

The guard lowered his head as he said that.

Beside the guard, another robed figure stood.

“This person will guide you to the Lord of the Mage Tower.”

At the words of the guard, I looked at the person in the robe standing next to me.

He was wearing a white robe with a pattern symbolizing the white magic tower.

Under the hood of the grove, he was wearing a mask with a blue pattern on it.

Perhaps he noticed what I was looking at, the masked person lowered his head.

“Then, you can follow him.”

At those words, the masked person entered the magic tower as if guiding them.

We, too, followed the masked figure into the Mage Tower.

“You’re a quiet person.”

I nodded at Riel’s words.

The figure of the robe who was going ahead simply moved forward without saying anything.

“Aww…”

Sirr, who was cradled in Riel’s arms, yawned sleepily.

“Sir seems a bit sleepy. Would you like Kyou to give you a hug?”

“Huh? Can I hug you?”

“Yes. There are times when daddy’s arms are comfortable.”

Saying that, Riel held out Shir to me.

As we embraced Sir, we tried to hurry on our way, fearing that we would fall behind.

But it didn’t seem necessary.

The masked person, as well as Phyllis and Leelu, stopped there and waited for us.

“Oh, sorry.”

With that said, the masked figure shook his head in approval, turned around, and moved forward again.

…Slightly, I felt as if I had seen that back figure somewhere.