On Official Duty with My Tower Master Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 1

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Chapter 1
A psycho who burns people with a smile.
A lunatic who stripped the elder Wizards naked and chased them out.
An insolent bastard who has never once responded to an invitation from the Imperial Palace.
A madman who sent the corpses of monsters as a tribute to the imperial family.
Plain and simple, a rogue.
These were all terms used to describe the new Tower Master.
I clenched my trembling fists and glared at the grand entrance of the Magic Tower.
Though he held titles like “genius wizard” and “youngest Tower Master,” those words didn’t exactly make me feel like my life was safe.
‘Let’s stay calm. Calm down.’
Since taking first place in the contest for identifying Magical Beasts just by hearing one second of their cries, this might be my greatest achievement yet.
The achievement of becoming the very first Civil Servant to die at the hands of the new Tower Master.
‘No. It’ll be fine.’
I shook my head, desperately forcing myself to think positively.
‘No matter how rogue he is, there are no reports of him actually killing a Civil Servant. ……At least not yet.’
Even so, I couldn’t stop my shoulders from stiffening with tension.
Do you know who the poor soul is that got dispatched to this Magic Tower surrounded by such savage rumors?
It is none other than me, Vivian Solling, a member of the Magical Beast Ecological Research Bureau and a Civil Servant of the Guyana Empire.
I am sure anyone else would feel the same, but I absolutely did not want to come here.
‘No matter which department they belonged to, every employee who met the new Tower Master returned to the Imperial Palace in tears.’
I hadn’t heard the exact details of what happened, but it was clear that every single one of them had failed to obtain the Tower Master’s signature on the Official Document.
‘A few of the agents dispatched before me even had their hair burned off. Will I end up just like them…….’
My stiff shoulders trembled, but I couldn’t just stand in front of the Magic Tower forever.
“Chief. You are definitely transferring my department, right?”
“Of course. I told you, just get the Tower Master’s seal on this Official Document here, and you can transfer to whatever department you want immediately!”
The opportunity for a department transfer only comes around once a year. I desperately needed this chance.
While I couldn’t quite stake my life on a department transfer, I could certainly gamble my hair on it. Even if my hair gets burned, it’ll grow back.
‘Alright. Let’s go in.’
After taking a deep breath to steel my resolve, I pushed open the doors to the Magic Tower.
To be precise, the moment my hand touched the doorknob, the heavy doors swung open on their own.
Creeeeak—.
At that exact moment, the Wizards walking around the lobby halted in unison and turned to look at me.
“…….”
Involuntarily, my shoulders shrunk back before I slowly straightened them, acting as if nothing were wrong. Showing fear here wouldn’t do me any favors.
“I am here from the Imperial Palace. We sent advance notice that I would be coming to see the Tower Master…….”
Despite opening my mouth with forced composure, I couldn’t even finish my sentence.
One Wizard was casually shoving letters from the Imperial Palace into the fireplace. He was doing it entirely on purpose, right where I could see.
The Wizards didn’t seem to care about a word I said; their eyes simply gleamed with malice the moment they caught sight of my Civil Servant uniform.
“It’s a Civil Servant.”
“Another Civil Servant came? I thought they’d given up by now.”
They scanned me from head to toe, whispering among themselves with expectant expressions.
“I bet five minutes.”
“Five minutes? Doesn’t she look a bit too weak for that? I say three minutes.”
“She probably heard so many terrifying rumors on her way here that she’ll burst into tears the moment she lays eyes on the Tower Master. I’m betting on one minute.”
‘Go ahead and bet all you want.’
I had already prepared myself to have my hair burned off. A bunch of people snickering and placing bets on me was nothing.
‘Whether I shed tears or snot, it doesn’t matter as long as I get that signature on the Official Document.’
Just as I decided to ignore the chattering Wizards and wait for the Tower Master to appear.
I overheard words that were impossible to ignore.
“One minute makes no sense. Before that woman even starts bawling, she’ll completely lose her mind just staring at our Tower Master’s face.”
“The last Civil Servant who came also lost his wits admiring the Tower Master’s face before getting a taste of fire and losing his mind.”
“True. Whether it’s a man or a woman, anyone seeing the Tower Master for the first time gets completely bewitched by those looks……. Wh-What?”
The smirking Wizard flinched when he looked at me.
Only then did I realize that I was glaring daggers at them without even noticing.
Feeling a wave of irritation wash over me, I forgot all about my fear and snorted.
‘I’ve already heard plenty of rumors that the new Tower Master is quite the beauty.’
I had previously heard a Civil Servant from another department crying while saying, “He’s a madman, but he really is handsome.” They even said his face was too good to be locked away in a Magic Tower.
However, no matter how handsome he might be, I already possessed a decent amount of immunity to beautiful features.
After all, I had already dealt with the face of the most arrogant man in the Empire.
‘……Cade.’
He was the ex-boyfriend I broke up with a year ago.
Thanks to my ex-boyfriend Cade, who certainly knew how to use his looks, I learned the hard way just how unreliable pretty boys can be.
Of course, I hadn’t dated him solely for his looks, but that gorgeous face of his certainly played a major role in starting the relationship.
Therefore, there was absolutely no way I would ever be mesmerized or lose my mind over someone’s handsome appearance again.
‘Wait. Come to think of it, wasn’t the new Tower Master’s name Cade?’
A sudden surge of annoyance flared up inside me. It wasn’t just because the new Tower Master shared a similar name with my ex.
It was because the mere thought of that name vividly brought back that bastard’s pale, soft hair and his blue eyes.
It wounded my pride that I could still clearly remember that pretty, handsome face.
He had a cute preference for flowers, which actually suited his looks. I could still hear his amused voice calling out “Vivian,” and even remember the mole near his eye…….
‘S-Stop! Stop thinking about it! Is this really the time to be thinking about that piece of trash?’
It absolutely wasn’t because I still had lingering feelings for that bastard. Absolutely not!
‘The idea of having lingering feelings for a guy like that is utterly ridiculous.’
I tightly bit my lip to keep it from pouting and tried to maintain an expressionless face.
It was then.
From somewhere, the faint sound of whistling drifted over. Carried on a lazy breath, the whistling felt chilling, as if laying a thin sheet of ice across the lobby floor.
“It’s the Tower Master.”
“Poor Civil Servant.”
Feeling the fear I had briefly forgotten rush back over me, I slowly turned around.
From the dark staircase at the far end of the lobby, someone was slowly walking down. The dagger he carelessly twirled in one hand gleamed ominously, like a venomous serpent’s fang.
Enshrouded in a long robe and veiled in shadows, it was difficult to discern much about his appearance other than his tall stature and broad shoulders.
However, since his head was turned to the side, I could tell he wasn’t even looking at me.
“Wow. You sent another Civil Servant? How persistent.”
His amused voice and relaxed tone dripped with an underlying bloodlust that almost made me shrink back—but only for a moment. I narrowed my eyes as a strange sense of familiarity struck me.
‘Huh. This voice.’
Fitting for the youngest Tower Master, his mid-to-low register voice sounded young, carrying both weight and a crisp, refreshing quality.
And somehow, it felt incredibly familiar.
It overlapped perfectly with the voice of someone who used to call me Vivian.
“Do I need to gouge out their eyes and send them back before they finally listen? Or should I just not send them back at all?”
He sneered as he stepped out from the shadows. A dagger, completely unsuited for a Wizard, spun effortlessly around his fingertips.
The moment his face was finally illuminated by the lights.
“Look at that. She was glaring at us like that, but she lost her mind in an instant.”
“I knew it. Everyone ends up exactly like that.”
Just as the Wizards whispered, I completely lost my wits. I had no choice.
The Tower Master, who still hadn’t spared me a single glance, looked around at the Wizards and let out a chuckle.
“It wasn’t nice meeting you, so get the hell out.”
A glowing white magic circle flickered and blinked at his fingertips.
Whoosh.
I could feel a massive fireball plunging down toward my head.
Just as the intense heat drew close to the crown of my head.
“……You piece of trash?”
As if possessed, the words slipped out of my mouth, causing the Tower Master to furrow his brows and look straight at me.
Despite the considerable distance between us, our eyes locked perfectly.
The moment he recognized me, his eyes widened in shock.
In the next instant.
The fluttering hem of a robe suddenly blocked my vision.
Closing the distance in a flash using Teleportation, the Tower Master wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me close while scattering the fireball into nothingness.
Even amidst the horrified gasps echoing from all directions, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the Tower Master.
The Tower Master was staring down at me, his face a mask of utter bewilderment.
A man with soft, beige hair and water-blue eyes.
‘Why the hell is this bastard…… here……?’
He was none other than my ex-boyfriend, Cade.
As I stared at him in utter disbelief, memories from a year ago—memories I never wanted to recall—came rushing back.
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One year ago.
Crash. The waves striking the breakwater shattered into white foam.
Stunned as if I had just been slapped across the face, I asked him.
“……Break up? Right now?”
I had been holding out a bouquet of flowers to Cade, my lover of two years. It was the exact moment I was told we were over.
[Serialization] On Official Duty with my Tower Master Ex-Boyfriend
E-book Publication Date
June 3, 2026
Author
Dasaya
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Dasan Books Co., Ltd.
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