A Deal With The Frigid Wizard - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Hisran uttered with tears in his eyes.

After that, it seemed like he had to give up on escape. It was like mental training, and he only needed to be patient for two or three hours.

‘Ah! She may not be able to overcome Siord and Irina’s chatter in the middle and burn them with fire, so it might be better to wear cuffs to control magic and go to the meeting.’

‘What? Is he giving up faster than I thought?’

Jaeha, who was asked to persuade Hisran, who was trying to avoid the Tower Master’s meeting, was taken aback by his quick surrender. His heart seemed to have weakened when he saw her face, pretending to be sad.

‘Because he’s soft in strange places.’

That kind of man would certainly capture her shaking heart.

Jaeha’s hand swept away the soft red hair as if praising his manners.

At that, Hisran bent his knees slightly and rested his chin on her shoulder, as if begging her to continue sweeping. If the Red Tower Wizards had seen this, they would have said it seemed like his tail was wagging from his butt.

“Whatever it is, I’m grateful that you said that, but it made me feel sorry.”

“What is that? I am always the same person on the outside.”

“I also don’t want to see you struggling, so should we make a light bet?”

“Bet?”

“You can think of it as a deal.”

“What?”

“If you finish the meeting of the Tower Masters’ well, I will deduct the dating period by one hundred days with each Tower Masters.”

Jaeha uttered while looking at the couple’s ring on the ring finger of her left hand. A beautiful ring that combines the highest quality magic stones and diamonds that are difficult to price.

In the Kainus Empire social circle, it was already known as the Red Tower Master’s proposal ring. As soon as he woke up, he prepared the couple’s ring while dealing with the backlog of paperwork and taking over the work, and he put it on her hand, and he proposed to her.

Even though she loved Hisran, Jaeha thought that marriage was too early so she said that she would accept his proposal after three years of dating without a hitch.

At those words, Hisran said that three years was too long and made an expression as if the sky was about to fall, but she did not overturn her decision. The deal presented by Jaeha to Hisran, who was somehow determined to marry her sooner, was interesting.

“Well, really?”

“Yes. Since you are a man who cares deeply about his lover, I thought that it would be okay to shorten the dating period a little.”

Three hundred days was about ten months. It was an opportunity to welcome Jaeha as his wife, ten months earlier than expected. Hisran’s golden eyes blazed with new enthusiasm.

From the next day, he began to actively prepare for the Tower Master’s meeting. Zephiroth and his brother Zeyran were amazed by his dramatic change, and asked her for the secret, but Jaeha was silent. There was no need to further strengthen Hisran’s image as a fool.

Finally, the day of the meeting of the Tower Master came. Zephiroth’s doubts reached a climax when Hisran greeted Siord, Irina, and Loretta with bright faces at the entrance of the Red Tower.

‘What the hell did this person eat wrong? …No, what did he hear from Jaeha?’

* * *

Whatever it was, it was up to him to decide, and it really was. They were the Tower Master he didn’t want to see forever because of his memories with them that were close to a black history. However, he was glad to think that they were the ones who shortened his dating period.

Siord, who frowned upon entering the conference room, said to Hisran.

“Your magic power and basic vitality have been restored smoothly, yet your mind seems to have been lost halfway.”

“What do you mean?”

“You don’t think you are normal now, do you?”

“Hisran, were you quite traumatized?”

The next moment, Irina also added a word.

Only Loretta looked grim.

“Thank you for helping me last time. Please, sit down. Let’s finish the meeting and rest.”

Hisran, who casually passed the words of the two Tower Masters, sat down. Meanwhile, Siord and Irina couldn’t take their eyes off him like they saw ghosts.

The main agenda of this meeting was also the pursuit of the remnants of the warlock. Devrant and the other warlocks who survived Hisran’s flames, disappeared as if they were extinguished to the ground or soared into the sky.

The Tower Masters shared their tracking status and discussed how to find them.

“Sometimes, like this case, it is difficult to notice something that is close. At this point, how about inspecting all around the temples and the capital of each country?”

‘…He seems crazy no matter how I look at it. Or was he deliberately pretending to change his personality?’

‘I can’t believe you feel better about being crazy, huh…’

Unlike usual, the more they stared at Hisran’s serious approach to the meeting, the more uncomfortable they felt. If it were him in the past, he would have been half-scratching their insides by making noises like, ‘Just find them, and if you find them, I’ll sweep them all away.’

Towards the end of the meeting, with a few more additions to Hisran’s comments, Siord opened his mouth with a stern expression.

“Why don’t we just talk about work and talk about the debt you owe?”

‘Wah, what is to come has finally come.’

Hisran grabbed hold of his reason as he replied back.

“Yes, it should be.”

He had a calm attitude that was hard to imagine in the past, although Siord and Irina saw Hisran’s eyes fluttering. It was a relief. It wasn’t that he had gone completely crazy, but it seemed like he was pretending to be calm.

Irina, who felt more at ease with it, agreed with Siord.

“Didn’t you forget that if we help you with the search, you will listen to anything within your ability?”

His expressions were slightly different, but in any case, he had a duty to fulfill their requests one by one.

“Yes. What do you want, Irina?”

“I didn’t mean to ask for it here. I will tell you soon.”

Then, Hisran’s gaze passed through Irina and turned to Loretta.

The golden eyes and blue eyes met.

“Loretta, do you intend to change your demands?”

“It’s already over.”

Aside from opening her mouth a few times during the meeting, Loretta, who had been relatively quiet, answered with a firm voice. Irina had a slight curiosity in her eyes.

“What did Loretta ask for?”

Hisran looked puzzled when he was asked the question. The answer flowed from Loretta’s mouth.

“It’s not a difficult answer. If one day my fate will point a sword at me, I asked him not to step forward in vain.”

“Ah…”

She asked for no reason. Irina was shy and withdrew her curiosity.

Hisran was sly, and Siord was cold and difficult to deal with, while Loretta, a master of mental magic with a bit of foresight, was difficult to deal with because of this heavy and mysterious atmosphere.

Finally, Hisran’s gaze turned to Siord.

“Siord, what about you?”

The silver eyes and the golden eyes collided fiercely. To be honest, Siord was annoyed with him. The usual arrogant figure, the half-dead figure, and the present figure, pretending to be calm. After pondering for a moment, he decided on his requirements.

“Because I don’t think the last time you got down on your knees and apologized was sincere? What’s the point of an apology from a madman?”

“….”

“I don’t mean for you to get down on your knees again. But, now that you’re sane, wouldn’t it be better to bow down and apologize?”

His intentions were clear—to bring an insult to Hisran in good condition.

Irina clicked her tongue and glanced at Siord and Hisran alternately. Of course, in preparation for Hisran’s rampage, she quietly began to gather energy to subdue the fire.

“It was a little carried away, but I wasn’t crazy.”

Hisran shrugged his shoulders and grumbled. Even though it wasn’t a pleasant request, considering that he was bowing down to the benefactor who saved Jaeha, there was nothing he couldn’t do.

“Is that really what you want?”

“Huh.”

“I see.”

Saying that, Hisran bowed his back nearly 90 degrees toward him and said, “I sincerely apologize for the rude words and actions that have offended you. I’ll be careful in the future. Oh, the same goes for Irina and Loretta.”

When he apologized in a casual way, Siord and Irina were rather surprised.

“Then, we talked about everything, didn’t we? Whether you stay in the Red Tower longer or go back, do whatever you want. I have an important next appointment…”

He passed Siord and Irina, who had hardened like a stone statue, and exited the conference room. His hurried appearance was like a fox going to find the grapes he had hidden.

“Pfftt.”

As a funny laugh escaped Loretta’s mouth, Siord and Irina’s eyes focused on her.

“You have lost, Siord.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“You’ve squandered a precious opportunity with useless pride, but Hisran got what he wanted.”

Love had changed the arrogant wizard, Hisran Ephesion, into a completely different person. Loretta thought his new look was pretty good.

‘It would be nice to see the two of them getting married…’

She didn’t know if the time and fate has given would allow it. It seemed that it would take some time for Siord and Irina to understand Hisran’s appearance that they saw today.

* * *

“Jaeha!”

“It ended sooner than I thought?”

“Still, I have done everything I have to say. It is the result of choice and concentration.”

He answered in a slightly excited voice. When he let go of his useless pride, meeting with the Tower Master, which she thought was terrible just a few days ago, was nothing. In addition, the meeting ended safely and the dating period was shortened by three hundred days.

‘If I go out now, have a delicious dinner with Jaeha, and go to bed, the day will be perfect.’

Hisran, who briefly gazed at Jaeha with sinister eyes, took her hand and left the Red Tower.

Meanwhile, Zephiroth and the wizards of the Red Tower, seeing this, recalled a word in their minds.

‘Beast trainer!’

As long as Jaeha stayed, the Red Tower seemed to be quite peaceful in the future. The gemstones and diamonds on the ring placed on Hisran and Jaeha’s ring fingers shone beautifully in the light of the sunset.

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