I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

13. The Princess and the Grand Duke of the North are in total chaos (2)

1.

Things were progressing swiftly.

While everyone was nervous and preparing for an approach that could only be considered unnatural and contrived, at least Rudrick considered it that way.

“Is this your first time entering the palace? Oh, it must be your first time.”

“That’s right. Sometimes when I come to the capital, I just pass by and look around.”

“The imperial palace is a place that even moderate nobles cannot easily enter if they do not have connections in the central political world.”

Sylpia nodded in response to Lorenzo’s words.

The status she has established in this game is the head of a rural baron family that has already declined considerably and is on the verge of extinction.

That’s enough for her to be an aristocrat in her name and status, and live a life no different from that of a commoner, so she was qualified to fake her identity. All I had to do was to forge the family seal by slightly touching it with magic and bring it with me.

In a way, it was similar to Rudrick.

Even if Sylfia goes around pretending to be Baron Sylfia Andres and shows off the forged seal, most of them will ask if there was such a family, let alone the authenticity of the elaborately forged seal.

Of course, thanks to her, her status as a noble was proved, and she was able to enter the imperial palace, where no one else could set foot.

If you were simply a talented commoner, Lorenzo would have to go through a lot of cumbersome procedures while guaranteeing your status, but if you were a noble, you wouldn’t have to go through such a cumbersome process.

“You’re not the only one receiving my teaching. In fact, it’s hard to even describe it as teaching. Both Ludrick-kun and Miss Sylphia have excellent magic talents that this old man has never seen before in his life, so I’m going to go a little further. I’m just guiding you.”

“That Rudrick seems to be very talented as well. Actually, even if you say that, I’m not sure I’m talented.”

“Heh heh, you’re even humble. If you haven’t had a chance to learn magic in your life, it’s not unreasonable to think so. But be confident. You have more talent than anyone I’ve ever seen. Except for Rudrick-kun.”

Again, Rudrick.

As soon as Rudric’s name was mentioned, Sylphea’s eyes narrowed.

There are not one or two people with the same name in the empire, but it is highly unlikely that there will be more people with the same last name. And even more so if he is a magician with excellent magical talent comparable to Sylphea, a dragon whose essence is polymorphed into a human.

And as a person who knew the reason why his astounding talent was due to a curse and blessing placed on his body, naturally accumulating mana excessively from birth, he was more willing.

Before it was too late for even the dragon to use his hands, it also meant that he could use his hand to steadily improve Rudrick’s condition nearby.

“Is it that good?”

Lorenzo shook his head at Silpia’s subtle question.

“So. You didn’t realize how great your talent was because you weren’t aware of it? Ludrick-kun is similar to that case.”

There was a subtle anticipation in Lorenzo’s eyes when he opened his mouth.

In those eyes, Sylphia could read the expectation that Rudrick would be able to reach the realm she hadn’t reached without difficulty, and that she would be able to revive her school, which she had independently established by leaving the Mage’s Tower behind.

“Magic is a study that thoroughly spans the realm of talent. It is not so strange that the results of a single genius research are superior to dozens of geniuses dedicating their lives to research. There.”

“And that person is a genius that falls under the latter category, are you saying this?”

“That includes you.”

Lorenzo replied with a big smile.

And while we were talking like that, the imperial palace arrived before we knew it. Arriving at the court wizard Lorenzo’s laboratory, Lorenzo asked a passing attendant for tea and said,

“I’ll go and fetch Mr. Rudrick. Wait a minute.”

“Yes.”

And Lorenzo was afraid to leave the lab.

Sylfia’s expression changed completely.

“It is certain that the princess has returned, and it is reasonable to assume that the other three have also returned, right?”

In front of Lorenzo, the face of an aristocratic young man who was languid and dark in the water changed instantly to that of a natural predator, a dragon.

She could, in a way, attribute her luck.

If the princess preoccupies and moves by using her own position in advance, there are few people who can flexibly respond to her rivals.

At most, it was about the human grand duke who would be guarding the northern part.

However, I headed straight to the capital of the empire, and because I was lucky enough to catch the eye of a court wizard, I was able to enter the imperial palace right away.

And.

“Then what should I do now?”

Sylphia narrowed her eyes and muttered quietly.

Even before the return, they had already concluded a tacit agreement. No one came forward to stipulate it, but if Rudrick chose someone, he would happily accept the outcome.

Since the tacit agreement to refrain from using one’s position, ability, power, etc. Has already been reached, even the dragon, which can obtain any treasure in the world if it wants to, had the same starting line.

That’s why Sylpia started slowly drawing her future plan on drawing paper.

The standard method is to bump into each other up close and slowly become close friends and open your heart slowly, as long as you are a disciple of a court mage.

It was the most perfect and ideal scenario, but the absence of one shot that would definitely put a wedge into it was painful.

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t come out any sharper than that, so that moment when Sylphia, frowning, lifted the teacup that the attendant had just brought.

“Miss Silfia, have you waited long? Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ludrick Weiss.”

“……Ah.”

The moment Lorenzo, accompanied by Rudric, opened the door and entered the laboratory, Silfia’s thoughts stopped as she inadvertently raised her head.

The moment I see a face that I forcibly forgot at some point, but could always draw clearly when I closed my eyes.

Torreure.

Unbeknownst to me, a drop of tear fell from my red eyes.

2.

I realized for the first time today that Master is such a talkative person. In fact, it had only been a few days since I had seen her face.

While I was coming, the beside me complimented me until I drool, so I wondered if he had that much talent.

But the moment you open the door and enter.

“Miss Silfia, did you wait long?”

I felt it the moment I heard those words.

Sylphia.

It was a name that I remembered hearing the moment I heard the notification that the main heroines had returned.

That’s right.

I thought it was strange because it was such an arbitrary approach, but was it a dragon?

The moment I tried to look at the girl in front of me while thinking about that.

“……Ah.”

“……?”

Involuntarily, I tilted my head.

Since the dragon was polymorphed, of course he was a dazzlingly beautiful woman, but he suddenly shed tears as soon as he saw me. Coincidentally, her skin was pure white without any blemishes, so those tears stood out clearly.

Suddenly, Master and I suddenly looked at each other’s faces almost simultaneously.

“……Have you ever given up on yourself?”

“This old man isn’t the eccentric heir of the Mage Tower, so why would he teach a disciple while scolding him to the point of shedding tears? I’m sorry.”

“Then why are you crying all of a sudden?”

“Does Nandle understand?”

This isn’t about filming a comedy program.

While the two of them were doing a non-comte, Silfia, who wiped away tears with her sleeve, opened her mouth.

“Actually, I have a lot of tears.”

“A little…?”

“Sometimes when I can’t control my emotions, tears suddenly flow.”

It was too crude to be an excuse, but it was strange to argue about it in detail, so I sat down for now.

I couldn’t hide my confused expression, but Master made desperate efforts to evoke this awkward atmosphere.

“……Heh heh, that’s right. Medicines have come out well these days, so if you find it difficult to control your emotions on your own, it might be a good idea to take them.”

“Thanks for the advice.”

“Well, now that we’ve gathered together like this, let’s introduce ourselves. Actually, Ludrick-kun became a disciple first, but hasn’t it been a few days since we met?”

And that time has come.

I, who had been an insider since my previous life, hated the most when a new semester began.

Introduce yourself…….

To be honest, I don’t know how to do it, even now that I’m old enough, and I don’t even know why I have to do it.

“I’m Baron Silfia Andres. I happened to run into Master while walking down the street after coming to Seoul… Well, that’s how it turned out for now.”

Fortunately, Sylfia started off with the rhyme first, but it was all a lie.

A lie that has nothing but the name Silfia.

Are you Baron Andres? No, it’s actually a dragon.

Did you run into them while walking down the street? No, in fact I approached it intentionally.

It was a laughable lie from my point of view, as I already knew her identity, but that’s an open lie here! You are a dragon! If I say that, I don’t know how Sylphia will come out, so I hold off.

It was shameless to lie without spitting on your lips, but here, you have no choice but to match the rhythm.

“……I’m Ludrick Weiss. I grew up in the County of Weiss, and I became Master’s disciple just by chance. Even if I explained what County Weiss was like, you wouldn’t be able to understand it. It’s a really rural village.”

I finished my self-introduction safely by pretending to be calm. How difficult it was to say this in the old days, eh.

Master, who had been listening to me with a warm smile while grumbling inside, opened his mouth.

“Come on, first of all, you all have heard the rumors and know a little bit about the treatment of a mage’s apprentice. I was running the lab, and I will continue to be.”

“A rumor?”

“Hmm, Rudrick-kun doesn’t seem to have heard of it. In the Mage’s Tower, it’s common to see self-proclaimed teachers treating students as parts of a machine rather than human beings. It’s deplorable.”

…… Postgraduate student?

It was not unreasonable for me to inadvertently feel that way. I think this is a story that I have heard many times in my past life somewhere…….

“Actually, think about it with a bit of common sense. This is not the magic tower, it’s the imperial palace. How many servants are there in the imperial palace, and would they leave the troublesome errands to their students? It’s far better to do a little more research at that time.”

“……Well, are you letting me sleep for 7 hours?”

A warm smile disappeared from Master’s face at the question I asked carefully. What took its place was a glaring glance.

“Heh heh, Rudrick-kun seems to be sleeping a lot. When I was young, I didn’t want enough time to sleep, so I slept for 4 hours a day. Ah, well, I don’t mean to imitate this old man.”

“Can you eat three meals a day properly…?”

“Did you know that if we calculate the time we eat, it takes a lot longer than we thought? If you’re really hungry, call a servant and ask him to bring a meal to the lab. Isn’t that possible enough?”

It’s ruined.

The moment those four letters flashed through my mind, Master added consolingly, like giving a bottle and giving medicine.

“Don’t worry. We are people on the forefront of the search for the truth. Eating a little later or sleeping a little less than others is something we can afford to peek into the source beyond the truth. But rest assured, there are no other hassles besides research.”

It sounds like he was clearly trying to reassure you, but why did he say that because I don’t have time to do other things?

This is…… Fantasy graduate students…… ?

To borrow Master’s expression, at the moment when she was frustrated by the deplorable reality, Sylphia, who had been fixating her eyes on me, opened her mouth.

“That’s nice. When do we start?”

“I think I explained the research schedule to Ludrick-kun earlier in the day, so let’s start tomorrow. Isn’t it already late today? Let’s finish our travel and start tomorrow.”

I wanted to hit both of them.

The court wizard, the dragon, and the Nabal. Really sincerely.

In an instant, the faces of my parents from my previous life and my parents from this life were pictured in my head. With sad feelings.

Mother, Father. I guess I made the wrong choice.