Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 99

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 99

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After that day, whenever Tiya visited the Imperial Palace, she would stop by her father’s study to check the seal on the secret library.

Of course, finding the entrance to the secret library was Winter’s role.

At the same time, the two of them didn’t neglect their efforts to become tower masters as they had promised Anaël.

When Tiya’s beloved doll, Sasha 2nd, had reached the point where it could not only walk well but even run around, Winter finally realized it was time to put their plan into action.

【First, we’ll target the Star of Creation, the Shetbyeol Tower of the Anix Sect.】

Each sect had different ways of selecting their leaders, and the method to become tower master of Shetbyeol Tower was simple.

Become a disciple of the current tower master!

Fortunately, the current head of Shetbyeol Tower had no chief disciple at the moment.

The unfortunate part was that the tower master of Shetbyeol Tower had no intention of selecting a successor.

Since the tower master was obsessed only with his own research, it had been tacitly agreed that the next tower master would be selected from among the disciples of the three elders beneath him.

【So what we need to target is—】

“Become an elder’s disciple and aim for the next tower master position!”

Tiya shouted energetically, picking up on Winter’s words.

The next day.

This time, Tiya visited the Magic Association not as Seolpyo, but under the name ‘Astiya Vladijef’.

Her heart pounded as if it would jump out of her mouth, worried that her true identity might be discovered,

“Congratulations, Lady Astiya Vladijef. Your registration as a mage of the Star of Creation, Anix Sect, has been completed.”

The receptionist stamped the documents Tiya presented without any suspicion.

Since minors don’t undergo mana measurement until they become adults, the process was even simpler than before.

With this, Tiya had obtained the dual identity of being Seolpyo of the Star of Destruction, Anaxia, and Astiya of the Star of Creation, Anix.

However, this wasn’t the end.

A 5-star mage was merely a novice who had only proven they had ‘received the blessing of the stars’.

To learn magic in each sect, one had to prove mastery of basic magic and obtain 4-star mage qualifications.

Having received rigorous gifted education from Winter, Tiya confidently took the exam—

“Examinee Astiya Vladijef, passed. 4-star mage qualification granted.”

The Star Deity in Tiya’s newly acquired celestial watch emitted a brighter light.

Now she was no longer a ‘beginner who had only received the blessing of the stars’, but a 4-star mage who could knock on the doors of Shetbyeol Tower.

On the day Tiya first set foot in Shetbyeol Tower, using studying as an excuse.

Valentina and Lev came to Tiya’s room from early morning.

“I heard all the mages at Shetbyeol Tower are crazy about money.”

It seemed Lev had done his own research about Shetbyeol Tower.

Then he handed Tiya a sparkling necklace.

“You need to wear something like this around your neck so other mages won’t look down on you.”

Lev looked at his gift with a quite pleased expression.

Under Lev’s expectant gaze, Tiya immediately accepted and put on the necklace, nearly causing her neck to tip forward.

The necklace was too heavy.

It couldn’t be helped, since the necklace Lev gave her was literally a primitive form made by stringing gold coins together.

“Looking at it again, that’s really not right…”

Valentina barely managed to tear her gaze away from the gold coin necklace Lev had gifted, with a horrified expression.

Of course, despite Valentina’s shock, Tiya was quite fond of the necklace.

Especially the way it sparkled whenever sunlight hit it.

“It’s totally sparkly, brother!”

Mia and Valentina exchanged wordless glances.

Given the situation, they had to somehow complete an outfit that would match that necklace.

【Seems like he researched quite well. That should be enough of a show-off for those money demons at Shetbyeol Tower.】

Money demons?

While Tiya pondered Winter’s words, Valentina and Mia put their heads together to select today’s outfit.

According to what was known, Shetbyeol Tower was all about money supremacy.

Therefore, today’s dress code had to blatantly exude the smell of money.

Soon, Valentina began examining Tiya’s dressing room with a serious expression.

Tiya looked at Valentina’s face with a somewhat strange gaze.

Whenever Valentina made that expression of being absorbed in something, she would briefly overlap with how she looked when dressed as a man.

Still pretty, but rebellious, cold, and equally honest—Valentin.

‘When I met her as Valentin, I naturally thought she was a girl.’

“…Hey.”

‘But sometimes when she’s Valentina, she looks like she’s dressed as a man.’

“…Tiya?”

‘I miss Valentin too.’

Valentina no longer went to the library.

Though she didn’t remember, according to Winter, she had obtained what she wanted, so that must be why.

“…Can’t you hear me?”

‘If Valentina knew, she’d be upset, so I should keep it secret.’

While lost in other thoughts, delicate features had approached right up to Tiya’s nose.

Valentina lightly touched foreheads with Tiya before pulling back, examining Tiya with a worried expression.

“Strange. You don’t seem to have a fever. Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

Tiya, who had been blinking, belatedly shook her head.

“No, nothing hurts.”

After that, the two children and Mia threw themselves into the final outfit inspection.

Winter, who had been watching with arms crossed, clicked his tongue lightly.

‘She should worry about her own future instead.’

What happened in the Forbidden Zone.

Because of the forget-me-not that Valentina had given her, Tiya had forgotten about that day’s events, but Winter remembered clearly.

“Yes! I’m cursed! I’m under a curse!”

Now that she knew how to break the curse, Valentina—no, Valentin—would someday lift that curse and proudly claim the position of head of Dantal.

Just like in the past Winter had experienced.

That’s why he hadn’t bothered to tell Tiya what happened that day.

Given Tiya’s personality, she would throw everything aside to try to help that child. He didn’t want to create unnecessary variables.

And there was something he needed to confirm.

If things went according to the future he knew, around the time Valentina returned to the South, the current Duke Dantal would die from a mysterious attack.

“Wildcat, do you know what medium was used?”

“I have… a guess.”

Surely at that time, she seemed to have figured out what the medium was.

‘A medium doesn’t necessarily have to be a beast.’

Humans are animals too, after all.

Beyond the veil, Winter’s deeply sunken gaze turned toward Valentina.

If Lev Vladijef regained his health and Valentina stayed in the Dominion longer than in the past.

And if Duke Dantal survived past the time he was originally supposed to die, it would become clear who had killed Duke Dantal in the past.

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Receiving farewells from Valentina, Lev, and the manor’s servants, Tiya climbed spiritedly into the carriage, but tension began to show on her expression.

Beyond the carriage window, the magnificent sight of Shetbyeol Tower was revealed.

The tower was so tall that it looked like a rope ladder descended from heaven itself.

Soon the carriage stopped, and Rodion, who got out first, extended his hand to Tiya.

Thanks to the results of consistent training, he no longer hesitated to take Tiya’s hand.

Holding her brother’s hand and hopping down the carriage steps, Tiya couldn’t close her mouth at the dazzling splendor of Shetbyeol Tower, which looked like it was built from stacked gold.

While examining the tower’s main areas under Rodion’s guidance as her guardian, Tiya found herself alone for a moment while Rodion spoke with the tower’s elder.

No, she wasn’t completely alone as always.

Winter was always by her side, after all.

“Winter, look at that. It’s a golem!”

Tiya’s finger pointed at a scarecrow-like golem.

That wasn’t the only golem moving around inside the tower.

From dwarves busily moving through the corridors sweeping, to tall attendants offering drinks to visitors who came to the tower.

Everything was made of iron and clockwork – they were all golems.

If you listened carefully, you could invariably hear the sound of clockwork rolling – tick-tock, tick-tock – between people’s conversations.

However, it wasn’t loud enough noise to drown out human conversation.

“A newcomer. She looks young – did she come to study at the tower?”

“She’s a rich newbie.”

“What? How rich?”

“…Vladijef’s…”

“Then a Spirit Mage…”

The glancing looks from mages gathered in small groups and their chatter about Tiya.

“Winter, am I perhaps a celebrity?”

【That’s right. You’re a great noble after all.】

“But they said ability is more important than status for mages.”

【Right. But the mages in this tower aren’t looking at your status – they’re chattering while looking at your money. Ah, before I even finish speaking, one vulgar group is approaching over there.】

At Winter’s tongue-clicking words, Tiya narrowed her eyes.

“You shouldn’t call people vulgar- Ugh, disgusting!”

Tiya, who had been scolding Winter, blurted that out the moment she made eye contact with the mages approaching her.

The eyes of the mages looking at her were all the dirty eyes of adults tainted with greed!

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