The nights are chilly now.
People must wear long coats.
Perhaps that’s why the wizard was wearing a cloak covering his right shoulder. The top-floor terrace was large and spacious.
Mimina put so much effort into landscaping with potted plants that the night air was mixed with the scent of autumn flowers.
Noticing Adrian, Randell smiled and turned around. He put one of his hands above his chest and bowed politely.
Even a polite greeting feels like a mockery when received from this man.
“I didn’t expect His Grace to come out.”
“Because I have the right to come out now.”
Adrian’s side also replied with a smile as if it were nothing.
I won the right to stop her from seeing you. it’s such a threat. At that, Randall said, “I see.” and stared at him.
“I’m not confident in fist fights.”
“I have no intention of going that far, but do you have such desires?”
At Adrian’s words, Randall pretended to think deeply before replying.
“As I said, I’m not confident in fist fights.”
His pendulum appeared in an instant and a shining ray of light passed behind Adrian’s back.
“I see.”
Adrian thought it was somehow interesting.
If it were a swordsman, he would have announced the start of the battle by untying his cape strings. Even the half-cloak Randell was wearing was cumbersome when drawing or moving a sword.
It’s not for nothing that the Dark Knights adopted a long coat instead.
But the opponent was a wizard and he can fight wearing any type of cloak.
Besides, this was a pretty close range. Although not as close enough to slash at the moment’s notice if Adrian unleashes his sword.
Adrian scratched the ground with the cane he was holding. The shadows followed along and moved.
Shadows spread in directions unrelated to the light. But soon he thumped the floor down with his cane.
In an instant, the darkness disappeared as if sucked under his staff.
“Go ahead and try it.”
As if disarming, Adrian took a loose stance and for a moment, the two looked at each other.
After a while, Randell shook his hand, making his pendulum disappear.
“It’s very annoying to come out like that when you know very well I can’t.”
If you fight him here and even injure him, Randell will be too ashamed to see Nina. Anyway, the other person was her precious person.
Besides, that staff in his hand was definitely a hidden sword.
Adrian laughed lightly.
‘Very annoying.’
Randell thought so and crossed his arms. To both the swordsman and the wizard, this posture meant that they had no intention of fighting.
“I have no intention of interfering between you and Nina.”
When Randell spoke as if he was cutting something off, Adrian stood crookedly. Randell spat at him.
“Because I won’t come out lousily like you just did.”
Even if Randell thought about it himself, he couldn’t help but say something of low quality. Even if he knows that it was rather a barking of a losing dog.
“All right.”
Adrian smiled brightly.
“If you know your place, that’s it.”
“Yes, because whenever Nina reaches out her hand, I will snatch her away.”
“Like I said her hands are all mine.”
“…….”
“…….”
The two men looked at each other without losing and after a long silence, Adrian looked down at his pocket watch.
“My story is over. Do you have anything else to say?”
Randell did not reply. Adrian grinned and withdrew. When the Duke was gone, Randell sighed and leaned against the railing.
It was frustrating to say that the exit to the Duke made Randell feel relaxed.
From the start, Randell assumed that he couldn’t win, but it was annoying to see the Duke go back in such high spirits.
“Randell?”
With a frown on his face, Randell looked back at his opponent. Nina, wearing a jacket, approached with quick steps.
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
In response to his blunt reply, she had a troubled look on her face. Randell liked to see her troubled expression, but he didn’t want to cause trouble.
“Your watchdog is brutal.”
“What do you mean by watchdog-”
When Nina opened her mouth round and tried to say something, Randell smiled and cut her off.
“I wasn’t referring to anyone in particular.”
“……”
Nina raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
“So who is my watchdog?”
“There’s a lot.”
At his reply, Nina had a little confused face. Randell laughed.
In that pack of watchdogs, he was certainly including himself.
The smile faded from his face and Randell said.
“I made a mistake.”
This time, Nina seriously looked at him after hearing his words.
Even on such a dark night, Randell shone brightly with his sun-blonde hair and beautiful saturated blue eyes.
A beautiful face with perfect proportions.
He was so dazzling that even though they were in the middle of the garden at Night, her eyes needed not to strain themselves to see him.
As an analogy, he was The Garden in May.
Bright sunlight hangs over the pale blue sky.
The sounds of cheerful laughter and singing can be heard while the marble shines white in the sunlight.
At the rays of light, beautiful pale green grass becomes lush and intense roses are so mesmerizing that one cannot help but pay homage.
‘Though there are many thorns.’
If he stands side by side with Adrian, both would probably create a fairly intense harmony.
Adrian was The Garden of Night.
Everything was quiet and colored by the moonlight, sparkling with the contrast of silver light and darkness.
The sound of the wind shaking the trees and the sound of grass insects were crystal clear. The night air soaked in the scent of flowers wets one’s skin.
The midnight garden, which she loves.
“Nina?”
At his call, Nina quickly turned her mind back to their talk. It was rude to think of someone else when a person is in front of you.
“You made a mistake. And?”
“I thought this shouldn’t have happened a second time. So I analyzed the ‘idiot’ after considering various different angles.”
After he stopped talking, he looked at Nina’s expression and gave a big smile, showing even his teeth.
“Don’t worry, I treated it with care like cotton wool. Rather, if I had given him pain, I would have made him look like a martyr. I can’t see that happen.”
Randell treated Edgar politely enough to make him feel bad. Rather, it must have felt like sitting on a cushion of thorns.
Nina let out a deep sigh.
I was also reassured.
“So, did you find out something?”
“It was probably post-hypnosis.”
“Post-hypnosis?”
“Should I call it a hint? Attack later when these conditions are met. Something similar to inducing a behavior. It wasn’t using magic or spirit power, so I didn’t know. You said there were no preparatory actions or blood thirst, right? He didn’t do it of his own volition.”
“Then we don’t know who else might have been post-hypnotized.”
“It’s not mental magic. But I understood the conditions for the trigger. So I won’t make the mistake twice.”
Randell pulled out his pendulum. This time it was not in the shape of a celestial sphere. This was the shape of the seed crystal before it mutates according to the wizard’s will.
However, it was different from normal seed crystals. Sunlight gold shimmering with engraved frost patterns…
“Ah!”
With the power of my spirit!
“I made this my pendulum.”
“Can you do that?”
“It worked. Because the trigger didn’t start with pure magic alone.”
“Right, this is definitely…”
Nina could say that what she felt was not completely her strength. It was mixed with Randell’s mana and became a different type of energy.
“I can tell by this. At that time, you also tried to search for something using the power of the spirits, right? The trigger recognized your power and activated.”
“It did.”
He openly said, ‘I’ve been waiting, Great Spirit.’
‘Thinking about it now, I must have put my hand in the wasp nest.’
“I added a formula to it-.”
It seems to be a bit more complicated magic content than usual, but Nina didn’t understand it well.
In any case, it should be said that he made a more advanced detection function.
“Isn’t this enough?”
“No.”
Randall shook his head.
“Humans are not perfect. So you’d better be double, even triple careful about this.”
“Indeed.”
Nina nodded her head. That’s probably what everyone at the bottom of Silver Lake is thinking about right now.
“But tomorrow, I will give a check-up on everyone with this new magic.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“And news are slow because of the distance.”
He spoke in a grave tone.
“I think we should make portals connecting the main traveling points. It’s taking too long for news of you to reach the Tower.”
“Lorocomo will like it.”
At Nina’s words, Randell rose from his seat with a smile.
“I don’t know if he’ll like it even after hearing the fee.”
“Leave that to the negotiator.”
It’s nothing for me to worry about.
“Is there anything you want?”
Randell asked and Nina stared back at him.
“Something I want?”
“Yes. Anything.”
Nina could not give him an answer, but Randell found an answer on his own.
Identify and supplement loopholes in the investigation. Change the system so that no mistakes occur twice. Nevertheless, for some reason, it seems that compensation was not been fully paid and his pain and remorse could not be resolved.
When he heard the news, he arrived after Nina passed the hurdle. But the story alone was painful enough.
So he had no choice but to ask again, “Is there anything you want?”
“Well.”
Nina crossed her arms.
The value of the portal Randell decided to install was enormous. There must have been a big number of people who would try to trade that with a Knight Commander’s life and death crises, no, maybe even a few of said Commander’s lives.
The reason Randell wasn’t happy with it was probably that he doesn’t think it was a personal comfort for Nina.
Should I say he’s stubborn?
Or should I say it’s just like Randell?
When he wears a glass or when he suppresses his anger normally, both are like Randell. That’s why even if he takes off his glasses, he puts up thorns to protect himself.
‘Wouldn’t he get softer with time?’
With such wishful thinking, Nina looked into Randell’s eyes, he had a look of nervousness.
“I want to eat a peach.”
“Huh?”
An embarrassed voice came out of his mouth making Nina laugh.
“Peach. That’s enough.”
The nights are chilly now.
People must wear long coats.
Perhaps that’s why the wizard was wearing a cloak covering his right shoulder. The top-floor terrace was large and spacious.
Mimina put so much effort into landscaping with potted plants that the night air was mixed with the scent of autumn flowers.
Noticing Adrian, Randell smiled and turned around. He put one of his hands above his chest and bowed politely.
Even a polite greeting feels like a mockery when received from this man.
“I didn’t expect His Grace to come out.”
“Because I have the right to come out now.”
Adrian’s side also replied with a smile as if it were nothing.
I won the right to stop her from seeing you. it’s such a threat. At that, Randall said, “I see.” and stared at him.
“I’m not confident in fist fights.”
“I have no intention of going that far, but do you have such desires?”
At Adrian’s words, Randall pretended to think deeply before replying.
“As I said, I’m not confident in fist fights.”
His pendulum appeared in an instant and a shining ray of light passed behind Adrian’s back.
“I see.”
Adrian thought it was somehow interesting.
If it were a swordsman, he would have announced the start of the battle by untying his cape strings. Even the half-cloak Randell was wearing was cumbersome when drawing or moving a sword.
It’s not for nothing that the Dark Knights adopted a long coat instead.
But the opponent was a wizard and he can fight wearing any type of cloak.
Besides, this was a pretty close range. Although not as close enough to slash at the moment’s notice if Adrian unleashes his sword.
Adrian scratched the ground with the cane he was holding. The shadows followed along and moved.
Shadows spread in directions unrelated to the light. But soon he thumped the floor down with his cane.
In an instant, the darkness disappeared as if sucked under his staff.
“Go ahead and try it.”
As if disarming, Adrian took a loose stance and for a moment, the two looked at each other.
After a while, Randell shook his hand, making his pendulum disappear.
“It’s very annoying to come out like that when you know very well I can’t.”
If you fight him here and even injure him, Randell will be too ashamed to see Nina. Anyway, the other person was her precious person.
Besides, that staff in his hand was definitely a hidden sword.
Adrian laughed lightly.
‘Very annoying.’
Randell thought so and crossed his arms. To both the swordsman and the wizard, this posture meant that they had no intention of fighting.
“I have no intention of interfering between you and Nina.”
When Randell spoke as if he was cutting something off, Adrian stood crookedly. Randell spat at him.
“Because I won’t come out lousily like you just did.”
Even if Randell thought about it himself, he couldn’t help but say something of low quality. Even if he knows that it was rather a barking of a losing dog.
“All right.”
Adrian smiled brightly.
“If you know your place, that’s it.”
“Yes, because whenever Nina reaches out her hand, I will snatch her away.”
“Like I said her hands are all mine.”
“…….”
“…….”
The two men looked at each other without losing and after a long silence, Adrian looked down at his pocket watch.
“My story is over. Do you have anything else to say?”
Randell did not reply. Adrian grinned and withdrew. When the Duke was gone, Randell sighed and leaned against the railing.
It was frustrating to say that the exit to the Duke made Randell feel relaxed.
From the start, Randell assumed that he couldn’t win, but it was annoying to see the Duke go back in such high spirits.
“Randell?”
With a frown on his face, Randell looked back at his opponent. Nina, wearing a jacket, approached with quick steps.
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
In response to his blunt reply, she had a troubled look on her face. Randell liked to see her troubled expression, but he didn’t want to cause trouble.
“Your watchdog is brutal.”
“What do you mean by watchdog-”
When Nina opened her mouth round and tried to say something, Randell smiled and cut her off.
“I wasn’t referring to anyone in particular.”
“……”
Nina raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
“So who is my watchdog?”
“There’s a lot.”
At his reply, Nina had a little confused face. Randell laughed.
In that pack of watchdogs, he was certainly including himself.
The smile faded from his face and Randell said.
“I made a mistake.”
This time, Nina seriously looked at him after hearing his words.
Even on such a dark night, Randell shone brightly with his sun-blonde hair and beautiful saturated blue eyes.
A beautiful face with perfect proportions.
He was so dazzling that even though they were in the middle of the garden at Night, her eyes needed not to strain themselves to see him.
As an analogy, he was The Garden in May.
Bright sunlight hangs over the pale blue sky.
The sounds of cheerful laughter and singing can be heard while the marble shines white in the sunlight.
At the rays of light, beautiful pale green grass becomes lush and intense roses are so mesmerizing that one cannot help but pay homage.
‘Though there are many thorns.’
If he stands side by side with Adrian, both would probably create a fairly intense harmony.
Adrian was The Garden of Night.
Everything was quiet and colored by the moonlight, sparkling with the contrast of silver light and darkness.
The sound of the wind shaking the trees and the sound of grass insects were crystal clear. The night air soaked in the scent of flowers wets one’s skin.
The midnight garden, which she loves.
“Nina?”
At his call, Nina quickly turned her mind back to their talk. It was rude to think of someone else when a person is in front of you.
“You made a mistake. And?”
“I thought this shouldn’t have happened a second time. So I analyzed the ‘idiot’ after considering various different angles.”
After he stopped talking, he looked at Nina’s expression and gave a big smile, showing even his teeth.
“Don’t worry, I treated it with care like cotton wool. Rather, if I had given him pain, I would have made him look like a martyr. I can’t see that happen.”
Randell treated Edgar politely enough to make him feel bad. Rather, it must have felt like sitting on a cushion of thorns.
Nina let out a deep sigh.
I was also reassured.
“So, did you find out something?”
“It was probably post-hypnosis.”
“Post-hypnosis?”
“Should I call it a hint? Attack later when these conditions are met. Something similar to inducing a behavior. It wasn’t using magic or spirit power, so I didn’t know. You said there were no preparatory actions or blood thirst, right? He didn’t do it of his own volition.”
“Then we don’t know who else might have been post-hypnotized.”
“It’s not mental magic. But I understood the conditions for the trigger. So I won’t make the mistake twice.”
Randell pulled out his pendulum. This time it was not in the shape of a celestial sphere. This was the shape of the seed crystal before it mutates according to the wizard’s will.
However, it was different from normal seed crystals. Sunlight gold shimmering with engraved frost patterns…
“Ah!”
With the power of my spirit!
“I made this my pendulum.”
“Can you do that?”
“It worked. Because the trigger didn’t start with pure magic alone.”
“Right, this is definitely…”
Nina could say that what she felt was not completely her strength. It was mixed with Randell’s mana and became a different type of energy.
“I can tell by this. At that time, you also tried to search for something using the power of the spirits, right? The trigger recognized your power and activated.”
“It did.”
He openly said, ‘I’ve been waiting, Great Spirit.’
‘Thinking about it now, I must have put my hand in the wasp nest.’
“I added a formula to it-.”
It seems to be a bit more complicated magic content than usual, but Nina didn’t understand it well.
In any case, it should be said that he made a more advanced detection function.
“Isn’t this enough?”
“No.”
Randall shook his head.
“Humans are not perfect. So you’d better be double, even triple careful about this.”
“Indeed.”
Nina nodded her head. That’s probably what everyone at the bottom of Silver Lake is thinking about right now.
“But tomorrow, I will give a check-up on everyone with this new magic.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“And news are slow because of the distance.”
He spoke in a grave tone.
“I think we should make portals connecting the main traveling points. It’s taking too long for news of you to reach the Tower.”
“Lorocomo will like it.”
At Nina’s words, Randell rose from his seat with a smile.
“I don’t know if he’ll like it even after hearing the fee.”
“Leave that to the negotiator.”
It’s nothing for me to worry about.
“Is there anything you want?”
Randell asked and Nina stared back at him.
“Something I want?”
“Yes. Anything.”
Nina could not give him an answer, but Randell found an answer on his own.
Identify and supplement loopholes in the investigation. Change the system so that no mistakes occur twice. Nevertheless, for some reason, it seems that compensation was not been fully paid and his pain and remorse could not be resolved.
When he heard the news, he arrived after Nina passed the hurdle. But the story alone was painful enough.
So he had no choice but to ask again, “Is there anything you want?”
“Well.”
Nina crossed her arms.
The value of the portal Randell decided to install was enormous. There must have been a big number of people who would try to trade that with a Knight Commander’s life and death crises, no, maybe even a few of said Commander’s lives.
The reason Randell wasn’t happy with it was probably that he doesn’t think it was a personal comfort for Nina.
Should I say he’s stubborn?
Or should I say it’s just like Randell?
When he wears a glass or when he suppresses his anger normally, both are like Randell. That’s why even if he takes off his glasses, he puts up thorns to protect himself.
‘Wouldn’t he get softer with time?’
With such wishful thinking, Nina looked into Randell’s eyes, he had a look of nervousness.
“I want to eat a peach.”
“Huh?”
An embarrassed voice came out of his mouth making Nina laugh.
“Peach. That’s enough.”
