My Husband Is Not the Magic Tower Master - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

“No, absolutely not! That area has frequent Monster sightings even under normal circumstances. This isn’t your fault, Rosé.”
“Actually, now that I think about it, I think I missed one piece of equipment during the last routine inspection.”
“…What?”
So. Whose fault is it now?
Elline’s face, which had seemed ready to burst into tears a moment before, went perfectly still.
Here she was, openly admitting her mistake right in front of everyone in the department.
Before the blame could even start circulating, I grabbed the hot potato and held it tight. The entire Security Department fell silent, their eyes fixed on me.
“Why not? I’m the only Water Magic user here, and this is my mistake anyway.”
A Water Magic specialist had to be the one to fix it properly.
The Team Leader, who had just opened the door at that moment, seized on my words as if he’d been waiting for them.
“Ahem! Well then, Rosé, why don’t you go ahead?”
For the record, the Team Leader was directly under Crown Prince Lucas—he took orders from Lucas and reported on Elline’s every move.
He obviously knew whose interests he was supposed to prioritize.
In the original story, there was even an episode where Lucas came down here in person after receiving an urgent report from the Team Leader about how severely Elline had fallen ill.
Of course, I wasn’t there for that.
That scene would happen in an episode after my wedding turned into a broken engagement.
‘Someone else’s love life doesn’t matter to me at all.’
What matters is my freedom. That and only that.
Just thinking about it gave me strength.
Resignation, resignation is the best, just wait for it, resignation. I hummed the words to myself as I began packing the things I’d need for the field work.
Elline hovered at my side, her eyes full of worry.
“I can’t let you go alone. Come on, let me come with you, Rosé.”
“It’s fine. One person is enough.”
“But what if some strange Monster shows up? What if you get hurt because of me? I can’t stop worrying about that….”
“Elline.”
I turned to face her calmly and took her trembling hand in mine.
“Thank you. But right now, I think you need to worry about what discipline you’re going to receive.”
Your own nose is three feet long, after all.
Even though I’d shifted the blame onto myself, I couldn’t deny that Elline bore some responsibility for fanning the flames.
The Security Department falls under the Special Management Bureau.
The Special Management Bureau is overseen by Crown Prince Lucas.
Lucas will summon Elline now.
“Miss Elline. You’re being called to the Bureau.”
Ah. He’s already called her.
“L-Lord Lucas himself is calling for me?”
“Yes. A Letter arrived this early morning from the Royal Palace, and I’ve brought it along.”
“My goodness, why on earth….”
“I couldn’t say. Perhaps he has much to discuss.”
That last remark sounded a little pointed.
I glanced over at Carlo.
Two sealed Letter envelopes rested in his large hands before finally settling into Elline’s.
Before she could even read what Lucas had written to her, Elline’s eyes were already reddening.
I felt a slight distaste.
A man sending Letters to two women simultaneously, and early in the morning no less.
‘Quite the amusing fellow.’
I wasn’t impressed. He was definitely not my type.
In the meantime, Elline—her expression somewhat flustered—rubbed her eyes quickly and then suddenly grabbed my hand.
“I just had a great idea, Rosé!”
“What? What is it?”
“Let’s just go together like this.”
My wrist, firmly grasped by her, stretched out toward the man beside us.
A gentle, warm heat traveled from his hand to mine in an instant.
As our fingers became tangled together, I felt my eyes flutter.
What on earth was happening….
“Please, I’m begging you—could you ask Carlo to help?”
“….”
“I can’t let Rosé go alone. Would you mind accompanying her on this field assignment?”
Her eyes, round and glistening like a rain-soaked kitten’s, held the faintest shimmer of tears—worry etched across her face.
Carlo, caught off guard by Elline’s grip on his hand and looking utterly at a loss, had flushed slightly at the ears.
I stood frozen, mouth hanging open, glancing between the two of them.
‘What is this setup…?’
It felt as though some secondary male lead had materialized out of nowhere—a character who never existed in the source material. I sensed a troublesome future unfurling ahead of me.
This couldn’t happen. I’d already done more than enough playing matchmaker.
“I’m fine, really.”
“I understand. I’ll… go with you.”
“It’s fine.”
Carlo was a skilled Fire Mage.
‘At this rate, I’ll roast.’
The hand he held was far too warm—likely a consequence of his magic affinity.
* * *
The Border Region of Delpinia.
The Teleportation spell, reinforced with Wind Magic, covered the distance in mere seconds.
I located the tangled Magic Circuit without difficulty.
‘Thank goodness. No one’s been hurt yet.’
I exhaled in relief, surveying the borderland village that had narrowly escaped catastrophe.
My becoming a Water Mage to complete the circuit design—that was unprecedented in the original story. But this incident wasn’t.
‘Monsters appeared. Several died. Dozens more were wounded.’
The heroine’s slip-up while fretting over the protagonist’s wedding, her volunteering for this mission—these were all scripted events.
While the protagonist rejected the field request on grounds of danger, the magical array collapsed entirely.
Romance was always the problem. An innocent bystander’s back broke beneath the weight of the whales’ battle.
Today, my role was that bystander’s guardian.
“I’ve nearly finished the repairs. The design itself wasn’t flawed—unstable Wind Magic allowed the fire to spread, weakening the Water Magic’s hold.”
Wind Magic. Again. Throwing the Team Leader to the monsters might improve things.
“Regardless, it’s fortunate both of you came. I hadn’t anticipated needing Fire Magic adjustments either.”
I realized how narrowly disaster had been averted had Elline come alone.
“…Yes. I didn’t expect the damage to be this severe either.”
Carlo’s expression mirrored my own—tinged with relief.
Did he share my thoughts?
When Elline had gripped his hand, he’d seemed startled. Now, it appeared the hook had sunk deep.
I sighed quietly.
‘A decent colleague, but there he goes. Goodbye.’
My feelings had grown complicated. I’d assumed Carlo was merely a minor supporting character.
‘The protagonist’s childhood friend—of course he’d have secondary male lead importance.’
This was the moment his backstory—childhood friend to Lucas, once his Fire Magic tutor in their youth—came shimmering into focus.
‘…But something’s off.’
In the original narrative, he never became a secondary male lead, and there wasn’t a single scene of him pining after Elline.
The plotline had spiraled in an unpredictable direction—a consequence of my reckless changes to Rosé’s character.
“Take my hand and get up.”
“Ah. Thank you.”
He extended his hand toward me, withdrawing the flames from beside us.
As I was reversing the installation sequence, I’d cast protective flames near a small gap I’d left in the barrier—fearing monsters might slip through.
Monsters despised flame, especially the Blue Flame at its most extreme temperature.
I wiped the sweat from my brow with my jacket sleeve.
After just a few minutes near the flames, my entire body was damp and sticky with perspiration.
“I could conjure some ice if you’d like. Would you care for some?”
“That would be appreciated.”
“Just a moment.”
I nodded, releasing his hand and drawing up my magical power.
“Huh?”
Cold water droplets spiraled in my palm, binding together tightly—only for an instant.
I promptly redirected the ice shards, size-adjusted by a hair’s breadth, and drove them directly past Carlo’s back of the head.
Thwack!
“Kyeeeeek!”
The monster struck by the flying ice shrieked with a sound that seemed to split the heavens.
“Ha. When on earth did you slip in?”
I pressed my fingers to my forehead.

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