It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 60

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“Serenthia, no, Sister-in-law!”

While meeting with the construction foreman to share specific blueprints on how to build the military barracks according to the design plans.

I sensed something strange.

Oddly enough, Valen kept hovering around me.

Since Valen was the crazy one of the Magic Tower, it would be troublesome if he developed ‘too much interest’ in me for no reason.

I lightly drew a line while looking up at him.

“Hmm, I thought the assistant work was finished now.”

“But I want to keep doing it, as an assistant. If you have any work for me, just say so anytime.”

Why is he acting like a clingy puppy?

Looking at him, I thought.

‘What would it be like if Raphael acted this clingy like a puppy toward me?’

…I would probably die of a heart attack.

As I was giggling at that thought, Valen saw my smile and showed an even more intense smile.

Then he kept glancing toward the sky, or more precisely near the Southern Garden, and smiled even more satisfactorily.

“Ah, success.”

…Even muttering incomprehensible words to himself.

‘He’s definitely suspicious.’

I took a step back from him and returned to reviewing the design report at the site.

It was really nothing special.

Except for Valen constantly circling around me like a puppy wagging its tail.

And when the work was roughly wrapping up, Valen whispered softly in my ear.

“Ah, Serenthia. Shouldn’t we deal with that guy Shein?”

“You still haven’t dealt with him?”

“Ahaha! I was going to get permission from you before dealing with him, so I’ve left him as Vice-Tower Lord until now.”

His face looked strangely scheming, but…

‘Dealing with that annoying Shein? I can’t resist.’

Besides, that bastard is connected to the Rosemary Family, so even more so!

I nodded deeply, very deeply.

“Then you’ll deal with that guy according to my intentions?”

An even deeper smile appeared on Valen’s lips.

“Of course. In return, I’ll stay by your side for a while, Serenthia. That’s okay, right?”

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“Oh, Lord Raphael! Did you hear that news? About Her Highness the Grand Princess!”

Inside the study.

Raphael turned to the next page of documents with a sharp sound and muttered.

“Not curious.”

“It’s news about some man who’s getting close to Her Highness the Grand Princess~ Hehehe~”

“Really? Not curious at all.”

But unlike before, one eyebrow was half-raised. Tein, who hadn’t noticed this fact yet, shrugged and said.

“No, Her Highness seems to be really~ close with Lord Valen?”

“So what.”

Tein, still not noticing that Raphael’s voice had dropped a tone, said cheerfully.

“Ah. So it seems she visits the Magic Tower frequently. The two of them looked like they had good chemistry!”

“Chemistry? I don’t recall telling her to build chemistry.”

“You never did. But Lord Valen and Serenthia both have free will!”

Raphael knew surprisingly well that Serenthia had free will. But…

“…She’s falling into someone else’s hands.”

He was the one who took her under temporary protection. Not Valen.

“Since Valen demonstrated his abilities, let’s make illusion-simulation magic the standard for design.”

“…What? Suddenly? You’re going to work Lord Valen that hard?”

“I rationally calculated it. This way, there will be less useless work.”

Wasn’t the situation one where countless urban planning schedules were piled up?

His actions were quite reasonable and logical.

Raphael briefly noted how to apply ‘illusion magic’ to design blueprints and handed it to Tein.

As soon as Tein received the note, he grumbled with a bewildered expression.

“No, seriously, with this schedule Lord Valen will die of overwork immediately? …And he won’t be able to stick around Serenthia either.”

“Is that so.”

At Raphael’s seemingly indifferent words, Tein squinted one eye.

“No, honestly I didn’t see you this way, but you’re quite jealous, Lord Raphael.”

“Jealous?”

“Yes, I really didn’t expect you to be like this, Lord Raphael.”

When Tein left grumbling, Raphael chuckled.

Anyone could see this wasn’t jealousy.

This was just…

At that moment, Raphael’s lips turned downward.

‘If it’s not jealousy, then what is this emotion?’

It’s not jealousy.

I don’t know what to call this emotion. …Absolutely not.

Raphael stood up in time for his walk.

It was absolutely, absolutely not because he was going to walk toward the Magic Tower where Valen and Serenthia would be.

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Outside the gloomy North Magtower.

“Kheup, kheueuk. Kheuheueuk…!”

Only groaning sounds filled with someone’s screams echoed there.

The name of the man tied tightly to a chair and pleading was Shein.

Once a Vice-Tower Lord, but now demoted and diligently digging under the command of the low-ranking mages he used to look down on.

Since his body was tied up and he had to dig using magic, his mana was rapidly depleting.

“Eoheuk, my mana core.”

“Hurry up.”

“It’s too cold. I’m freezing to death! At least let me put some heat packs on my body…”

Two men and women in ominous robes surrounded him…

“No. Keep digging.”

“Stop complaining and work more.”

“Keoheoheoeuk, please save me… How can a person work 69 hours a week?”

“You’re not a person, so keep working.”

“Right, you’ve been stealing wages for too long, Shein.”

That’s right. One of the group tormenting Shein here was me, Serenthia.

The person next to me was Valen.

Valen actively agreed with me bullying Shein, and for the reason of ‘wanting to stay by my side,’ he was enthusiastically abusing his power over Shein.

I became very pleased.

‘So this is the true taste of K-style power abuse?’

The guy who tormented me.

The evil eldest brother Max’s friend.

Indeed, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, harassment for harassment.

I really like this, don’t I?

But just as I was laughing ominously and stepping out of the Magic Tower.

“Serenthia.”

…At the familiar voice, I opened my eyes wide.

Then I shouted loudly.

“Honey!”

…Very, very loudly so that all the people passing by around us could hear my voice.

Then an expression appeared on Raphael’s previously expressionless face.

It was ‘bewilderment.’

Good, so now he’ll say to me ‘I’m not your honey,’ right?

If so, then I have something to say too!

I thought of the future and my eyes sparkled as I looked at him.

But Raphael approached me with large steps without answering. Then he slowly tilted his head toward me and whispered in a low voice.

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