I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

92. Verification (1)

1.

He got up with a sullen face. He couldn’t even remember when he fell asleep, so it seemed like he had just been sitting there blankly the night before and then dozed off at some point.

As expected, when I looked around, there was no one there.

As usual, I tried to find Arwen’s location out of habit, but then I remembered what I said yesterday and sat there with a blank expression on my face, straightening my hair that had grown out of place.

“…It wasn’t a dream.”

I tried to speak out loud, but my voice was a bit hoarse. And as if I was vehemently insisting that what happened yesterday wasn’t a dream, it came back vividly even when I closed my eyes for a moment.

I got up, opened the curtains, and turned on the light. I looked at my watch and saw that it was still early in the morning.

Anyway, I woke up from a deep sleep without even dreaming, but the jumbled and disorganized thoughts were still rolling around in my head like a roughly kicked ball, making a mess.

It was a morning with a lot of thoughts.

I felt like if I just sat there blankly like this, useless thoughts would keep popping up in my head, so I made an effort to tidy up my room, wash up, and get ready to go out.

Well, actually, even if I were to say where I would go, the only place I would be is the lab. If I don’t finish the research I was doing there, I don’t have anything else to do.

I headed to the lab with my hair long enough to completely cover my neck, and it was starting to bother me, so I was thinking about cutting it.

Of course, there was no teacher or Sylphia in the lab, but I found myself frowning.

“He just completely stirred it up and left.”

My seat, Master’s lab, Sylphia’s seat.

The lab was a complete mess, as if they had come here to investigate without any particular reason and rummaged around. I was slightly annoyed at the state of the lab, which was five minutes away from being a mess, but I rolled up my sleeves and started cleaning up.

Anyway, there are those who mess around and those who clean up. That’s why Muggles. It’s not for nothing that Death Eaters go around badmouthing Muggles.

Without even knowing what was going on, I started investigating first, but then I cursed at my superiors for messing around and carelessly putting the books that were strewn about back on the bookshelf, and I collected and stacked the papers and materials that were flying around in all directions.

The morning passed simply with cleaning up the now ownerless lab.

It felt like it took about three hours, but when I checked the clock on the wall, the time was roughly right.

But thanks to that, I was able to forget about miscellaneous thoughts while I was engrossed in organizing, and the worry about what to do when Sylphia suddenly came in and I ran into her was meaningless because there was not even a hint of a person.

I roughly wiped the sweat off my face with a handkerchief, sat down in my tidy lab, and was thinking about finishing up the research I had been doing, even though it was not tangible.

“……You were here. I went to your room but you weren’t there, so I came to your lab.”

“Serin?”

A familiar face that I had seen several times entered the lab, out of breath.

Serin, who was my escort when I accompanied her to the regular training of the Knights, and who was Elena’s escort knight when she first came to inspect the territory.

At this point, I paused for a moment because I could only think of one reason why she would come looking for me, and sure enough, it did.

“Her Highness the Princess is looking for her.”

“……Then that’s it.”

“And…… Her Highness the Crown Princess is also with us.”

It was exactly as Sylphia and Arwen had expected, without a single mistake. It may have been because they had already experienced the future once, but they had expected it exactly.

If you say things like, “I don’t want to do it because I’m going to get in trouble here. I’m not going to do it,” and then you just whine like a little kid.

I let out a small sigh as I put on the outerwear I had taken off.

“I’ll go. Where is it?”

“……This is Her Highness the Princess’s office.”

I didn’t have anything to prepare to go out, I just put on the outer clothes I had taken off and followed Serin to Elena’s office. My steps weren’t particularly light.

It wasn’t my intention, but the atmosphere was heavier than I thought, so neither Serin nor I opened our mouths. The business-like conversation that was just what we needed ended up being the end.

Elena’s office and study were both located in the villa, so Serin knocked on the door as she stepped aside in front of the office where she had just arrived.

dripping.

“Come in.”

As I opened the door and entered the office, hearing Elena’s voice, I saw Elena sitting in the office with a serious expression on her face. The crown princess sitting next to her was a bonus.

However, in my opinion, it was not a serious expression, but an intentional expression.

If it was a really serious expression, the corners of his mouth wouldn’t be slightly raised like that, as if he was holding back a laugh.

Just as Elena’s expression began to tingle with suspicion that he might have joined in, he lowered his head since the Crown Princess was there, and Elena lightly waved her hand.

“There’s no need to be so formal. What’s between us? Come and sit down.”

“Elena, from now on, this is public space.”

“Wasn’t this something that you agreed to?”

“That’s why I said it was a public place. Don’t forget that in private I am your older sister, but in public I am the crown princess.”

“And I am the second princess.”

Elena, who had taken the stiff princess’s words lightly, gestured for her to sit down.

What I’m going to say from now on is… … Well, it’s kind of obvious.

The position of the court wizard became vacant due to an unfortunate accident, so what do you think about Rudrick taking his place?

And as I expected, the Crown Princess instead of Elena looked at me and opened her mouth.

“Ludrick Weiss. I have called you here to ask for your opinion before proceeding.”

The crown princess, whom I had never seen up close, had a face and impression that made me think Elena would become like this when she grew up a little more. Unlike Elena, who had a stiff voice, a businesslike attitude, and a playful side that could not be erased, she had a natural elegance.

I answered politely, with the thought that maybe I was a typical stereotype since I was wearing glasses.

“……Please ask.”

Elena, we are close enough that I can laugh it off even if you scold me to my face, but the Crown Princess’s case was a little different.

A person should stretch out while looking at the place where he will lie down.

“I’m sure you know about the unfortunate incident that occurred recently where your master, the former court magician, died.”

“yes.”

“We are conducting a preliminary investigation to determine exactly what the accident was. We plan to invite magicians through negotiations with the Magic Tower and the working-level staff, so once the Magic Tower’s magicians arrive and conduct a full-scale investigation, we will be able to conclude what happened. However… “

The princess, whose voice was blurred, added while staring at me with clear eyes.

“The position of court magician is not one that can remain vacant for very long.”

“…….”

I didn’t answer and just listened to what he said in silence.

It will be enough to decide what answer to give after hearing everything.

“A court magician is a position that is chosen solely based on ability, regardless of origin or gender. The Empire also recognizes their achievements and treats them like a marquis, and provides unlimited activity expenses. Do you know why that is?”

“……I don’t know.”

“Because it functions as a deterrent in itself. If a court magician steps forward, he can handle a problem that would require dispatching two or three knights. In return for the appropriate treatment, the prerequisite for ascending to that position is to be a great magician or have skills equivalent to that, which is why.”

The Crown Princess’s explanation was, to put it simply and simply, that with power comes responsibility.

The responsibility was to treat him as the ultimate weapon that could be used in the right place at the right time, and the power came from the numerous preferential conditions that came with being in that position.

If it is not an exceptional condition to treat someone like a marquis regardless of their origin or gender, then what is exceptional?

The simple conclusion is that since they are offering such extraordinary benefits, they should pay a price for it.

“And since it’s already spilled milk, it would be best for the disciple to follow in his master’s footsteps. That’s why I called you here.”

Elena stepped in from the side.

Judging from what I said, it was a bit subtle, but at least Elena didn’t seem to have anything to do with this. It seemed like Elena just thought that things had turned out this way and decided to appoint me as the next court magician.

“…So, Ludrick Weiss, I have decided to make appointing you as the next court magician my top priority. As you know, His Majesty is in a critical condition, so he has left all matters, big and small, to me. That means I am the one holding the decision-making authority. Your decision is the only one left.”

The Crown Princess, who had been glancing at Elena, turned her gaze back to me and finished speaking.

The choice was given to me.

If I don’t do it, my name will be removed from the priority list, and they will turn to other strong candidates who are worthy of the position of Imperial Court Wizard.

“I will do …….”

So I nodded slowly.

It seemed like I had a choice, but paradoxically, the choice was not mine.

I knew that if I tried to say I wouldn’t do it here, it would only be a simple venting of anger, a confrontation to protect my pride. It wasn’t what I wanted, but before I knew it, this situation had been created.

Thinking about it this way, I couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed because I wasn’t some kind of saint or gentleman, but just an ordinary citizen.

At least I wasn’t stupid enough to show it on the outside, so I tried my best to keep a neutral expression as I answered.

“As expected.”

And as if she knew I would answer like this, the Crown Princess nodded and added.

“Then, let us begin the process of verifying that ability.”