For the witches, Duchess Ariel was the venerable head of the tower, and their spiritual pillar.
'Our Prajna Master doesn't do petty things!
That ice cold look of hers, do you know how adorable she is?'
She was a star of their own that the awakened could not ignore.
Therefore, they did not initially pay attention to their lady's strange behavior.
At first it was very trivial.
Witches are lazy.
In the morning, most of them slept peacefully.
Among them, a magician who was exercising in the morning to avoid death was surprised because of his weak physical fitness.
At first he did not know who the person was lying on the grass.
He rubbed his eyes in wonder, then saw that it was their boss, Hilaria.
'my lady?
Why are you in the park this early in the morning?'
And also what are you doing?
He did not dare to ask, so Hilaria answered with her usual cold and solemn face:
'I'm looking for the five-leafed shamrock.'
Well, why?
'I shouldn't tear it, right?'
Normally, he would have been stunned and worried by this scene, but the magician thought:
Our boss has acquired a strange hobby!
Perhaps the five-leafed shamrock helps enhance magical power!
Such things have happened frequently, and repeatedly, in recent days.
Later, the wizards reached a point where they ignored Hilaria's strange behavior, saying: 'Surely our superior has a reason for doing this.'
“Finally!”
I screamed loudly.
Over the past few days, I've tried everything.
Why did I have to pick up the money from the floor?
Why did I have to count the stairs of the North Tower?
I don't know!
There is even an amazing task of feeding stray cats in the palace garden, and I do not know why they were there!
'When I remember that moment, I feel goosebumps running through my body.'
Feeding stray cats in the palace garden.
Until that moment, thanks to the influence of the system, everyone was saying: ‘Our Duchess cannot do that!’, which made me gain f-confidence.
I headed to the palace without hesitation.
Anyway, I had to go to work every day, and there were only 3 points left to unlock the magic, so I couldn't see anything in front of me.
I was peacefully feeding the cats in the park, when...
'The Duchess.'
I faced the Emperor.
'What exactly are you doing?'
What an awkward atmosphere at that time.
I trusted the system's influence, but it seemed to have had no effect on Kaysis.
His face clearly showed his suspicions towards me.
'Explain why you are here, Duchess Ariel.'
Lately I've been feeling Cayces' sharp gazes on me, which has made me very nervous.
But, what could I do?
Cayces can be threatened at night, but not during the day.
I trusted Duchess Ariel's bad reputation.
I decided to be rude as usual.
'Nothing is different from what you see.
But, Your Majesty, isn't this a public place of access?
Is there a problem?'
I was holding cat food in my hand.
'Is that what you really have to say now?'
When I met his shocked gaze, it felt like a warning window from the system would appear.
'You know, Duchess Ariel.
You've been acting strange lately.'
In the end, I heard words that made my heart tremble...
‘This is what I would like to say to Your Majesty.’
'What?'
'I heard that in recent battles you were unusually cautious.
'Did I hear the wrong rumour?'
'You seem to be good at collecting rumours.'
‘In order to serve Your Majesty loyally, I am making a great effort.
Isn't it?'
Ah.
I then remembered the Emperor's cold face, and my shoulders trembled.
Anyway, now has come the most important moment!
“Finally, conquest!”
I invested 900 hard-earned points into unlocking magic.
A white light flooded my body from head to toe, as happens when the system rewards me.
“Meow meow!”
I heard a happy cat sound, and I also clenched my hands with great enthusiasm.
Yes, now the memories of the great witch will emerge naturally.
I will be able to use magic as easily as Duchess Ariel breathes!
[Congratulations!]
Okay, okay.
At this moment, I no longer hate that annoying status window.
Come on, quickly!
Make me a great wizard!
[You have used the accumulated points!]
Yes, of course!
I felt a wonderful sensation as the aura of light spread.
A feeling that the magic becomes mine without any effort.
An exciting sensation of something that was blocked exploding.
It was really amazing...
[One type of magic will be unlocked randomly!]
What?
[Class 9.
The Great Calamity has been opened!]
what?
[This is the ultimate skill of the great witch.
Magic that contains the power of nature.
With a wave of your hand, you can demolish mountains, dry up rivers, and destroy the earth.
Congratulations!]
There was a cold silence.
The force of nature…
Demolishing mountains...
I laughed a sarcastic laugh.
“...Hey.”
I looked at the cat with a stunned expression, and my fat cat had dropped the piece of meat she was eating.
I rolled the piece away.
I stood up from my place.
Then I grabbed the cat's plump belly firmly.
I caught her so hard!
"Hey!
What is this?"
“Meow, meow meow meow!”
“They said it would be unlocked!
They said magic would be unlocked!
Then why is it random?
And why did I get the ultimate skill?
What do I do with it?
Do I destroy my opponents in the duel?”
“Meow, that hurts!”
“Take responsibility!”
Isn't this like burning a house to catch an insect?
What do I do with this?
What?
Because of this, I was trembling for fear of revealing my identity while performing these strange actions for days!
"Yes."
There was a month and a half left until the magic and duel show.
Today too, people gathered in the dark for something, united in their intentions.
- They say that the Duchess will stand in front of the gate and participate in the magic show.
A low, sarcastic laugh spread out.
The Awakened and the Guides were disgusting to them, but the wizards who sought to possess this evil power were disgustingly greedy to them.
- How did the plan to make everyone suspicious of each other go?
It is said that the Emperor and the Duchess clashed violently in the palace.
But that is not enough.
We decided to move immediately.
- Be careful not to be late with the timing.
For the sake of the great goal.
For that last moment.
Do you understand, my brothers?
-We will take that into account.
The light of the people who were moving in the darkness went out.
Even after the magic failed to open, the portal opened.
If I were a great witch, I could hide my presence with just the flick of a finger.
'But I'm not.
My hopes are shattered.'
After I acquired magic that only destroys nature, I hid in the trees, eavesdropping on the guides' conversation rather miserably.
“The gate battle took a long time this time.”
“If it takes that long, there are usually casualties...
That's very scary.
I hope that person doesn't get hurt.”
“No one should get hurt.
Ah, the waiting moments are the worst.”
"I'm worried about His Majesty.
Lately... he seems to be suffering a lot.
That guide who is supposed to be His Majesty's partner, huh.
Isn't she crazy?"
There was a disparity in ranks between the guides, that is, the mentors here.
Their rank was not determined solely based on abilities, but was also influenced by lineage and families.
'Even they have their own struggles.'
Even in the original story, a heroine who lacked abilities as a guide was persecuted by other guides in the same situation.
I turned my cold gaze away.
Keep talking.
“If she had the strength to guide His Majesty the Emperor, she would have revealed herf without hesitation.”
“Is that rumor really true?
They say that witches are talking about it openly.
About Duchess Ariel hiding His Majesty’s partner.”
That very rumour.
I frowned hard.
To find out the source of that rumour, I was questioning the witches more seriously than ever before, and I almost treated them harshly.
'Not me!'
'Me too, I heard it from Raphael!'
'What?' 'I heard it from Josefina, Boss!'
I couldn't figure out the source.
It was as if everyone had a collective hallucination.
It seems they were the ones who moved.
‘I mean the bad guys in this novel.’
The problem is…
I don't remember their details accurately.