Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 161

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Chapter 161

Without realizing it, I found myself worrying about the future of the Magic Tower.

Perhaps such feelings showed on my face, as Jeon, who had been watching me, hesitated.

He moved as if to approach me, but Morico stepped forward to speak to the Mage Tower Master, forcing him to stop.

“Hehe, still as reckless as ever. How can you just barge in like this?”

“Why is this sly fox here?”

The nobles were once again shocked by the seemingly friendly interaction between the two. Lilia was among them.

“Well, it’s because the one receiving the Magic Tower’s guarantee is our temple’s finest Knight.”

“Ha, really.”

“By the way, it seems you still haven’t broken the habit of warping instead of using doors properly. Didn’t His Majesty get startled because of that?”

“If you summoned a mage from the Magic Tower without thinking they’d travel by warp, that thick skull of yours is the problem.”

Until now, every place had been somewhere I wanted to leave, but for the first time in my life, I found a place I wanted to visit.

‘That Mage Tower Master seems like someone I’d get along well with.’

Though he may have raised his disciple Jeon to be timid, the Mage Tower Master himself seemed to have a very bold and unrestrained personality. Plus, that casual attitude toward the Emperor!

As I watched in admiration, I heard quiet whispers beside me.

“A-aren’t the Magic Tower and Temple on bad terms?”

Lilia was clinging to her mother’s arm, asking urgently. Her mother quietly nodded in response to Lilia’s question.

However, the doubt that appeared on her mother’s face didn’t disappear.

“But why are they like that…”

Lilia couldn’t finish her sentence. It wasn’t just Lilia either.

“They don’t seem as… bad as the rumors suggest?”

“That’s right.”

I could hear the murmuring voices of the nobles. As I glanced at them, I turned my gaze to the Emperor. The Emperor’s face was noticeably hardened.

This made Heinrih’s calm expression beside him stand out even more.

Heinrih, who had been quietly watching the conversation between the Mage Tower Master and the high priest, leaned close to the Emperor and whispered something.

The Emperor’s grip on the armrest tightened, then he forced himself to relax his expression.

“Since we’ve gathered with good intentions, let’s put past grievances aside. I didn’t realize my guest was the successor to the Magic Tower. Had you revealed your identity, I would have treated you accordingly.”

At the Emperor’s words, the Mage Tower Master narrowed his eyes.

“Even if he weren’t the successor, no one can treat any mage of the Magic Tower carelessly.”

“What manner of speech is that to His Majesty!”

“The Magic Tower has been quiet for a long time, but I didn’t know people had become this ignorant.”

The Mage Tower Master snorted derisively. The Emperor’s Imperial Guard trembled with rage. His face showed he wanted to draw his sword immediately.

“If it weren’t for my disciple’s request, I wouldn’t have come to such a place!”

The Mage Tower Master clicked his tongue with a displeased expression and whirled around to look at Jeon. Jeon, who had been standing awkwardly, coughed and subtly avoided his master’s glare.

Suddenly, I remembered the magic safety education Jeon had once taught me with a long speech.

Back then, I was surprised by Jeon’s unexpectedly smart demeanor and asked if he had learned while getting beaten.

‘And Jeon didn’t give a definitive answer.’

I think that’s probably right. I can too easily imagine the Mage Tower Master wielding that staff.

“Did you accept the invitation in my place just to receive this kind of treatment?”

The Mage Tower Master’s angry voice was now directed at Jeon. Jeon shrugged his shoulders at his master.

“Well. You know very well why I accepted the invitation.”

“You brat!”

The Mage Tower Master, who was about to shout angrily, forced himself to catch his breath. Then he suddenly turned his head in the direction Nesi and Gamon were looking.

Hmm, toward me, that is.

[It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.]

[Ah, so this is the human who traveled with the little one.]

[Thanks to that, the weak male has become a little more mature.]

[He still looks like a child to me, but is he already old enough to court?]

I’m probably the only one here who can understand what Nesi and Gamon are talking about.

I never knew this could be such a fortunate thing.

“A Reviver.”

“Indeed, a Reviver.”

Following the Mage Tower Master, even Morico looked at me with meaningful eyes. As I received both their gazes expressionlessly, the Mage Tower Master suddenly turned his head away from me.

“Just hurry up with the Magic Tower’s guarantee.”

Is it just my imagination? It seems like the Mage Tower Master finds me somewhat disagreeable…

‘It must be my imagination.’

When has he ever seen me before?

* * *

The Magic Tower’s guarantee itself didn’t require many preparations.

What was needed was a mana stone for the guarantee, the subject to be guaranteed, and a mage to certify that guarantee.

Since it used a mage’s mana as collateral, this was an extremely high-risk act, but it was also correspondingly reliable.

Moreover, if the Mage Tower Master himself stepped forward, was there any need for further explanation?

“B-but Master!”

The mage the Mage Tower Master brought was stamping his feet and couldn’t hide his worry.

However, the Mage Tower Master didn’t seem particularly tense.

“Do you think my disciple would have me make a false guarantee?”

“Of course I don’t think Master Jeon would do such a thing. But how can we trust the Temple!”

And in the midst of this, I couldn’t hide my surprise at that unfamiliar title of ‘Master Jeon.’ Master Jeon. Master.

“I’m sorry, but Samuel Bent’s faith is beyond doubt, and the oath he made in the name of his God is absolutely trustworthy. Therefore, there will be no problems for the Mage Tower Master either.”

At Morico’s words, the mage looked at Samuel with a distrustful expression. At least his attitude had softened somewhat after hearing that Samuel had sworn in the name of God.

“Place your hand.”

At those words, Samuel obediently placed his hand over the mana stone. The Mage Tower Master’s wrinkled hand covered it.

It was truly a rare sight. The scene of the Mage Tower Master lending his mana to guarantee the truth of a cleric’s words who had made an oath to God.

I watched the increasingly bright mana stone intently, then shifted my gaze to Morico.

He was dealing with everyone with a consistently gentle face.

However, if you looked carefully, you could tell. There was no trace of laughter in Morico’s eyes.

‘Of course, he’d be displeased.’

The Temple had already officially announced that all these incidents were caused by monsters. But the Emperor didn’t believe it and even demanded the Magic Tower’s guarantee…

That would have seemed like a declaration that he wouldn’t trust God.

Since the Magic Tower and Temple had different positions, Morico wouldn’t express his displeasure openly like the Mage Tower Master. He would just harbor unpleasant feelings.

And the one who would probably apologize for those unpleasant feelings would be Heinrih.

‘If he also subtly reveals the Emperor’s unstable mental state…’

Things would become easier in many ways. Whatever Heinrih was aiming for.

“Confirmed. I guarantee with my mana that this Knight’s words are true.”

The brilliantly glowing mana stone gradually lost its light. The Mage Tower Master confirmed the mana stone maintaining its intact color, removed his hand, and declared curtly.

“Now, I’ll take my disciple and leave this unpleasant place…”

“Since you’re already here, could you guarantee one more thing?”

Interrupting the Mage Tower Master’s words, Morico suddenly raised his voice. At his unexpected request, the Mage Tower Master raised his eyebrows sharply, and the Emperor also narrowed his eyes.

Seeing Samuel also make a puzzled expression, it seemed this wasn’t something discussed beforehand.

Morico, receiving numerous gazes at once, slowly turned to look at the Emperor.

“I heard that God’s blessing, proven by divine oracle, is being tainted by wicked rumors.”

With a gently smiling face, Morico gazed at the Emperor.

“Since Your Majesty seems to trust the Magic Tower’s guarantee, why don’t we have them guarantee sanctity as well?”

At those words, the Mage Tower Master made a bewildered expression.

“What is that sly bastard talking about?”

“The Temple completely follows God’s will in sending down the Reviver. However, we also understand that not everyone’s faith can be the same. But since a good opportunity has presented itself, I’m making this proposal.”

The Emperor glared at Morico with fierce eyes. However, Morico didn’t disturb his smiling expression in the slightest and turned to look at the Mage Tower Master.

“How about it, is it possible for the Magic Tower?”

“…I’m sorry, but the Magic Tower’s guarantee cannot be done consecutively.”

The answer came from the mage who had been beside the Mage Tower Master. He cautiously read the room before continuing his explanation.

“Verification using mana is extremely dangerous and difficult. It’s equivalent to performing high-level magic, so it must be done with sufficient time intervals.”

“Oh my.”

Morico let out a low sigh upon hearing the mage’s words. He clicked his tongue with a deliberately regretful expression.

“It was a good opportunity to confirm the Creator’s blessing. How disappointing this must be for you, Your Majesty.”

I was certain that Morico had known from the beginning that consecutive verifications from the Magic Tower would be impossible.

Staring at Morico’s eyes, which remained completely unchanged from before and utterly calm, I was convinced. That priest had known it wouldn’t work.

He simply intended to point out the Emperor’s distrust in front of everyone and give him a metaphorical slap in the face.

‘At least the Emperor has completely fallen out with the Temple.’

And naturally, he would fall out with the Crown Prince he had chosen as well.

While Heinrih would have quite a struggle trying to appease their hearts, for now it was a situation with nothing to regret for me.

Morico bowed his head triumphantly to the silent Emperor and turned around as if he had no choice.

That was the moment.

“I’ll do it.”

Jeon, who had been standing with a sullen face, stepped forward toward the mana stone.

At this sight, the Mage Tower Master and the mage grabbed Jeon in shock. Even Morico couldn’t hide his bewilderment this time.

“I don’t know why you’re still making a fuss about Lady Anelli, but I’d like this to end now.”

“You crazy bastard! Do you think the Magic Tower’s verification is a joke?”

“I know it’s not a joke.”

Jeon replied to his teacher with an irritated voice and looked at me.

“I just need to stake my mana and prove that Lady Anelli is a blessed person, right?”

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