Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health - Chapter 134

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Chapter 134

The Magic Tower.
It had gone well enough—moving the Sky Tower to advance boldly into the Southern Empire’s airspace—but now a different problem had emerged.
“We can’t get clearance to stay…….”
The Star-rank Mages were desperate.
They wanted to meet Arelin.
They wanted to confirm with their own eyes, at least once, whether this ‘being’ they’d been searching for was really the one—to meet her directly and verify it themselves.
“I’m going mad, stars.”
“When you wish for something desperately, the universe itself comes to your aid.”
“Stars, grant us strength!”
The mages, gripped by a madness that threatened to consume them at any moment, finally began proposing ideas that made no sense at all.
“Should we kidnap her?”
The problem was that even the administrators, who would normally have put a stop to this, had lost their minds.
“That’s tempting, isn’t it?”
The most tempting part was, of course…….
“If we kidnap her and flee to the sky, no one will ever know. We won’t need permission from anyone!”
At last they began sketching out a concrete plan.
“How many people here know how to use Concealment Magic?”
“Anyone familiar with Phytale’s barrier types?”
“We can’t afford any casualties. We should only take people who can neutralize the knights immediately if we run into them.”
The more structure the plan took on, the deeper the mages’ madness grew…….
“Heheheh. If this plan just succeeds!”
“The owner of the Purification Ability will be in our hands!”
It was at that moment, while they excitedly fleshed out this infiltration mission, that one unusually rational Star-rank Mage raised a question.
“But, um, shouldn’t we get permission from the Grand Master for this plan?”
“…….”
“…….”
The mages, who had been running wild without restraint, all deflated at once.
* * *
At that same moment, Grand Mage Mercedes was receiving a guest at the Sky Tower after a long time.
And that guest was none other than…….
“Grand Mage Mercedes.”
The Grand Duke of Halbern, Valere.
“I have something to ask you.”
The Magic Tower had naturally assumed that Valere’s unexpected request for a visit would concern Arelin, who was currently detained at Rock Castle.
“A Grand Mage would surely possess high access permissions to handle rare information from the Magic Tower’s Infinite Library.”
But Valere broached an entirely different subject.
Mercedes’ gaze, observing his secret violet eyes, was persistent, but Valere paid it no mind and pressed his question.
“Do you know anything about ‘Singularities’?”
One thing had remained lodged like a thorn in his throat all this while.
Valere had concluded that without resolving this doubt, he would find it difficult to make sense of all the new events unfolding.
And that conclusion became certainty the moment he saw the Grand Mage’s composure falter at the mere mention of Singularity.
“Singularity…….”
The Grand Mage murmured it quietly, in the tone of one confronting something strange and uncanny, then regarded Valere with eyes that asked, ‘Why would you ask such a thing?’
Valere, of course, had no intention of explaining.
“If you know about Singularities, wouldn’t you explain them to me?”
“…….”
Silence deepened.
Valere remained in his seat, watching the Grand Mage, who sat lost in thought and saying nothing.
But minutes passed, and hours stretched on, with no answer forthcoming.
‘Perhaps getting an answer here is hopeless after all.’
He had thought that a Grand Mage’s knowledge might shed light on the Singularity—knowledge that did not appear even in Halbern’s secret archives.
But from the look of things, even if she knew, she seemed disinclined to answer him.
Valere finally gave up and rose to leave. Just as he was about to turn and go, though——
“An existence that can overturn everything that has been determined. A being free from the bonds of causality.”
“…….”
“A variable that can sometimes be a catastrophe, and sometimes salvation.”
Valere, who had grasped the doorknob, stopped and turned back to face her.
“That is what we call a Singularity.”
The Grand Mage’s unfathomable eyes held Valere’s gaze.
“What exactly have you encountered?”
What, she said.
Valere’s lips twisted into a barely managed smile.
“Well, I’m not sure myself.”
* * *
Phytale, Southern Empire. Rock Castle.
I was still wrestling with the Status Window. The moment the five-hour Cooldown expired, I asked eagerly.
“Tell me how to live a long life.”
The dream of extending one’s lifespan!
[There is information regarding the current user that cannot be comprehended. It is impossible to retrieve accurate information.]
“What? What’s that supposed to mean.”
Is it playing games with me?
“Then tell me my exact information.”
[Time until next question can be used: 10 hours]
“@#%$~!&”
I let out a howl no human throat could produce, then felt all the strength drain from my body and collapsed in a heap.
“Right, okay. That’s not what matters right now anyway.”
Escape. Return to Mother—to Mehren.
I reminded myself of my priorities.
Become such a terrible demon that even the twins would be shocked—make the Regent abandon me.
‘How can I make the Regent fed up with me?’
* * *
Apart from the utterly frustrating fact that Mehren was absent, my days at Rock Castle were not terrible.
Fed well, exercises, no causing trouble, peaceful, no one bothers me.
It was so peaceful that I sometimes felt as though I’d come somewhere on vacation.
Of course, the absence of Mother—of Mehren—was far too critical for me to have any thought of staying here.
As for the Regent…….
“…….”
“…….”
If it weren’t for watching me eat three meals a day, watching me sleep by coming in to check if I was resting well, watching me play, watching me get into trouble, spending the entire day watching me—he was surprisingly tolerable.
‘Except for ignoring me when I ask to be sent back, I’m not even that irritated.’
Was that not the point? Was that not what mattered?
Anyway, I seemed to need to cause several large incidents before he’d want to give up on me, but nothing in particular came to mind.
“A big move.”
And.
“The Regent’s reverse scale.”
Anything else?
Duke Idikels, hearing my serious dilemma, surprisingly gave me an easy answer.
“Then there is only one.”
“……?”
“Sione.”
“……!”
“The Regent won’t even allow that name to be spoken in his presence. It’s become a kind of taboo even to his aides and servants.”
Duke Idikels fell silent for a moment, thinking something over, then grimaced, his face gone pale.
“Mm, but it’s not really a method I’d recommend. It’s unlikely that you’d be put in mortal danger the way others would be…….”
What? Mortal danger?!
I ignored the rest of Duke Idikels’ warning, my eyes sparkling.
‘Good, this will work.’
* * *
And so came the evening hour with the Regent.
‘Looking at him again, he’s perfectly fine in appearance.’
Though an overwhelming aura emanated from him and cold radiated from his presence, judging by the wealth and items he’d extorted from me, he seemed oddly like easy prey.
“You’re quite well-behaved this evening.”
That wasn’t fair. I was a well-behaved person year-round. Right now I was just mimicking the twins!
‘No, hold back. I can’t let him know I’m an easy child to raise.’
Pushing down the surge of emotion, I faced the Regent.
“Do you have something to say to me?”
“Where is Mother?”
Gasp.
The sound of sharp intakes of breath filled the room from all sides. Someone even made a choking sound.
“I miss Mother.”
Clang.
Someone’s plate shattered nearby, but the Regent and I only had eyes for each other.
Seeing the Regent’s aides and attendants regard me with concern, their faces gone deathly pale, it seemed I’d struck the right nerve. Yet surprisingly, the Regent showed no anger.
“That’s strange.”
“What is?”
“It’s been several weeks since you arrived here. Only now do you ask about Mother? You didn’t seem interested before. You spoke of Sione right in front of me without a care, yet remained unmoved all along. Why suddenly bring up Mother now?”
Ludwig’s lips curved into an arc.
“Are you trying to turn my insides out?”
……A sharp one.

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