On Official Duty with My Tower Master Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 51

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Episode 51
“……!”
Heat flooded my face in an instant, and I whipped my head around—only to find a mirror staring back at me.
Seeing my crimson reflection, I swallowed my embarrassment and irritation, forcing myself to ask with feigned composure.
“Am I allowed to wander freely through the Library?”
“Just follow Tris. That one won’t kill you.”
“I’m not—I mean, I’m grateful.”
“Skip the thanks. I’m not doing this for free.”
With those words, my smoldering indignation cooled quickly.
Rather than keep imposing on him, it made sense to offer something in return.
“What do you need?”
“I heard the Magical Beasts have been gathering in your room. Since they listen to you well, I’d like you to take care of them while you’re here at the Magic Tower.”
“If that’s the price for lodging and Library access, I can manage that.”
“Good.”
“Can I go into the Library right now?”
I was about to adjust Tris and step into the mirror when Cade suddenly held me back.
“Wait. There’s something I need to organize first. Start tomorrow.”
“Didn’t you organize the Library last time?”
“It doesn’t matter. Not today. Look around the Magic Tower for now. Since we don’t know how long you’ll be here, you should know what’s where.”
Though bewildered, his firm tone left no room for argument, so I relented. There was no point quarreling over something so trivial anyway.
“Fine. But you’ll need to let me into the Library tomorrow.”
I set Tris down and left the Office, where Lana was waiting for me.
Delighted, I’d started to greet her when a thought suddenly gave me pause.
‘Wait. I could’ve crossed the mirror alone with just Tris. Why did Cade insist on holding my hand and going through together?’
My mind, frozen by that realization, was struggling to work when Lana came rushing over with a brilliant smile.
“Investigator!”
“Oh, Lana. It’s been a while. How have you been?”
“Wonderfully! Thanks to you, everything’s been so comfortable and fun lately!”
“……?”
I hadn’t done anything to make Lana’s life comfortable or fun, so I found her words puzzling, but I let it pass.
“I’ll be your guide! Just trust me!”
Lana explained she’d received an urgent summons to show me around the Magic Tower and had practically flown over.
I felt guilty for burdening her, but fortunately she seemed to be enjoying herself.
“You’ve probably seen the lobby already, so let me show you this first. It’s the Common Lounge.”
The lounge Lana first showed me was decorated with an assortment of single-person sofas and hammocks.
Wizards were sprawled across various sofas and hammocks, with crumbs of snacks scattered across the floor.
‘Hmm. It doesn’t seem to be kept particularly clean. I suppose they just use Magic to sweep it all away at once?’
While surveying the interior of the lounge from near the entrance, my eyes met those of a Wizard upside-down in a hammock.
“Oh. The Investigator.”
At his quiet murmur, every Wizard’s gaze snapped to me.
I was reminded of my first day at the Magic Tower, and my shoulders tensed slightly.
But when the Wizards began to speak, entirely unexpected words poured out.
“Welcome, Investigator. You’re staying at the Magic Tower?”
“Welcome! Please stay for a long time.”
“If you need anything, write it on the bulletin board on the third-floor corridor.”
I couldn’t quite respond properly to their sudden greetings.
“Yes, well, I should get going…….”
As I awkwardly excused myself and left the lounge, a Wizard passing by happened to greet me warmly.
“Oh, you’re the Investigator, right? Nice to meet you!”
“Yes. You too.”
I gave a perfunctory reply, bewildered, then turned back to Lana.
“Lana. Have all the Wizards gone mad?”
At that, Lana burst into laughter and led me elsewhere.
“All the Wizards at the Magic Tower would like you, I think?”
“How could they? I’m just a Civil Servant from the Imperial Government.”
“But ever since you started visiting the Magic Tower regularly, the atmosphere here has gotten so much better.”
“……?”
Come to think of it, the Wizards’ faces wore peaceful smiles.
The one climbing the stairs, the one carrying magical tools—all of them bore a soft, subtle smile.
It was a stark contrast to the usual gloom of the Magic Tower, yet no one seemed to find it strange.
‘What do I have to do with the Magic Tower’s mood improving?’
No matter how much I looked around at the Wizards, I couldn’t understand, so I simply blinked while Lana giggled.
“Today too, there’s been no tyranny from the Tower Master.”
“Tyranny?”
I couldn’t imagine what Cade usually did, and as I pondered it, Lana began rattling off some rather shocking stories.
Cade seemed particularly sensitive and irritable about relations with the Imperial Government, prone to moody behavior.
There were more than a few Wizards who’d been thrown about by the Tower Master’s hand under the guise of “training.”
Unable to rest easy unless he verified everything that bothered him, he dumped an enormous amount of work on his aide, Ben, and harassed him relentlessly.
So Ben naturally had no choice but to scrutinize the other Wizards in turn, piling work upon them.
Everyone suffered under the heavy workload, tiptoeing around to avoid touching the Tower Master’s nerves.
“What I’ve told you so far is nothing, really. If someone made even a small mistake when the Tower Master was in one of his moods……!”
Lana exaggerated, rubbing her arms as if the mere thought gave her chills.
“But we realized that the more often you visited, the more lenient the Tower Master became.”
Cade, who had previously acted like a tyrant toward the Wizards, began treating them with remarkable leniency afterward—letting failed training slide, overlooking lost documents, forgiving Magical Beasts that escaped and ransacked his Office.
“So the Wizards like me because of that? What if I had to stamp an Official Document they’d dislike? What then?”
Seeing my panic, Lana waved her hand dismissively.
“Don’t worry. The Tower Master would never stamp an Official Document that would harm the Magic Tower anyway. Everyone believes that, which is why they can like you.”
“…….”
It probably wasn’t something to say to a Civil Servant like me, but truthfully, I thought the same way.
Cade would never stamp a document unfavorable to the Magic Tower.
Even after hearing Lana’s explanation, I still couldn’t quite believe it.
But I found myself remembering again how Cade had deliberately held my hand and gone through the mirror into the Library with me each time.
Unsettled for no clear reason, I brushed my cheeks in embarrassment.
‘There was nothing special about it. Cade probably just had things to find in the Library too.’
Lana took me around the Public Library, the Wizards’ quarters, the Training Ground, and many other places.
By the time I could no longer ignore the peculiar feeling from meeting so many friendly Wizards, the tower tour had ended.
“We’ll visit the Laboratory and Monster Enclosure tomorrow, so I’ll skip them for now. You won’t be able to enter most of the restricted areas anyway—they’re locked, so feel free to move about.”
“Thank you for the tour. I enjoyed seeing everything.”
“Not at all! But there’s one last place to visit.”
Lana’s eyes sparkled as she pulled me toward yet another destination.
We arrived at the Dining Hall, and the moment the door opened, the aroma of roasted pie wafted out.
“Ta-da! The Dining Hall! You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Let’s eat together!”
“My goodness.”
After the long tour, I was hungry, so I readily followed Lana to a long table and sat across from her.
“Chef! Over here!”
Lana waved her hands brightly, and a man in a chef’s hat approached with a sigh.
“Really, Lana. I told you people who arrive late should help themselves.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. If you just show me how…….”
I stood up to apologize, and the Chef’s eyes widened as he looked over my Civil Servant Uniform.
“Goodness, you wouldn’t be the famous Investigator?”
“I am an Investigator, yes.”
“Please, sit down. I’ll bring you something hearty right away.”
The Chef’s attitude shifted instantly, and he seated me before rushing into the kitchen.
“See? I told you everyone would like you, didn’t I?”
Lana’s teasing comment left no room for further denial.
The Chef brought far more food than two people could eat, but it was truly excellent.
The pie baked with meat and potatoes was especially delicious.
As we ate pleasantly and my stomach grew sufficiently full, I finally asked something I’d been wondering about for a while.
“Lana. The Tower Master has a deceased fiancée. Why did you try to match us then? If they were that close, he might not have gotten over it yet.”

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