Ch 205
“Bwæææ.”
The Wolf Girl mumbled something in her mouth, then spat it onto her palm.
Thud.
It was an orb, possessing a mysterious and clear color.
Covered in clear saliva, it trailed a long string as it landed on Perin’s palm.
“Hmm…!”
Lisir found the familiar hairball（?） creation process strangely unfamiliar.
Was it because he hadn’t seen it in a long time?
Ah.
No.
The reason was different.
“Perin, you…-“
He had witnessed Perin creating hairballs（?） many times-
but all those times, she had been in her wolf form.
This was the first time he had seen her create a hairball（?） in human form.
“What’s so surprising? Have you forgotten my constitution just because you haven’t seen me in a while?”
Perin didn’t like Lisir’s reaction to their reunion, and her attitude was quite prickly.
The wolf’s tail puffed up fiercely.
Grrr.
Such a sound seemed to come from her crumpled face.
“No, how could I forget? I mean━ is it okay to do that in this form now? We talked about it before.”
“What talk?”
“That the human form is still unfamiliar, and that just being in human form is tiring. That I don’t want to do anything while in human form.”
“…Ah, now that you mention it.”
After a moment of contemplation, Perin recalled the memory and nodded.
She snorted and turned her head.
“Why do you remember such trivial things? It’s creepy.”
Unlike her prickly attitude, her tail was swaying, making pleasant movements.
Lisir, who had unintentionally glimpsed into the prickly young lady’s true feelings, smiled wryly and continued the conversation.
“It seems you’ve gotten used to that form now?”
Lisir looked Perin up and down.
Perin, who used to say she felt stifled and sought her natural state, was now properly dressed like the other students of the Magic Tower.
Dressed in uniform with a gray cape, she looked exactly like a student of the Grey Tower.
“No? It’s so uncomfortable, I’m dying!”
Perin showed disgust, as if what was covering her body was not clothes but foreign matter.
However, Lisir knew.
‘If Perin were truly uncomfortable, she would have already torn those clothes to shreds and been running around naked.’
More than anything, her tail.
Her busy tail repeatedly bumped against her clothes, yet Perin didn’t seem to mind at all.
A sensitive Half-Spirit, pure yet repulsed by pure things.
Lisir asked, just in case.
“Those clothes. Did Master Didoa make them for you?”
“…”
Uh.
Perin swallowed the answer she was about to casually utter.
-Perin, what do you think about trying on these clothes?
-They suck.
-You don’t like them. I infused some of Lisir’s energy into the fabric, just in case.
-…But since you put in the effort, I’ll try them on.
It was because she thought that if she went along with it, the reason she ended up wearing the clothes might be revealed.
“It’s none of your business.”
Perin said as if she were spitting out the words, avoiding his gaze.
“Oh? Well, then I shouldn’t know. Anyway━ they suit you well.”
“So what? Your opinion. Who cares?”
Whirr whirr whirr!
Lisir pretended not to notice her tail wildly thrashing, almost creating a gale.
‘Well, anyway-’
Lisir once again took in Perin’s appearance.
Seeing the Half-Spirit, who had avoided the world and hated herself, smoothly integrating into society was a moving sight.
“What? What are you grinning about now?”
“I’m happy to see Perin doing well. How is Master Didoa?”
“I don’t know about that. She’d be thrilled to see you too?”
“Haha. I’m so honored.”
‘She’ too.
Lisir decided not to point out Perin’s unintentional slip of the tongue.
He didn’t want to know what kind of chaos it might cause.
“…”
At that moment.
The Wolf Girl looked down at her hand again.
At the orb resting on it.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to take it?”
Perin urged Lisir, extending her hand.
It was a reward given to a commendable master who chose only the right choices in the conversation.
“Oh, y-yes. Since Perin is giving it to me, I should gratefully receive it…!”
To meet the subtle expectation in the Wolf Girl’s gaze, Lisir picked up the orb without paying any attention to the abundant saliva.
Thus.
It was at that moment that the two, who had met after a long time, were exchanging industry rewards.
“Pallag.”
A few steps away from the two.
The Gray Girl mumbled to the Elder beside her with a bewildered expression.
“Am I seeing this right?”
“What are you seeing right now?”
“…Something that is neither spirit nor human, spitting out a core containing incredibly pure energy and giving it as a gift to someone else.”
“Hmm. It seems you’re seeing it correctly. I’m seeing the same thing.”
“…”
Even though Pallag showed agreement, Lumiere frowned instead.
Pallag’s attitude was extremely calm, as if the very laws of the world were being denied right before their eyes.
As if such a thing could easily happen.
“Hmm… as expected…”
Melthas went a step further.
He nodded as if he had understood something.
“Indeed, the core created with Lisir’s energy is something different…”
Lumiere wondered for a moment if Melthas was speaking a different language.
She couldn’t understand the meaning of his words at all.
With a calm heart, Lumiere shouted towards Lisir.
“Lisir! What is that child!?”
“Ah. Let me introduce you. This is Perin.”
“And!?”
“And…”
Lisir glanced at Perin.
Perin, who hated her identity as a Half-Spirit.
He thought she wouldn’t appreciate him telling others about her.
“What. Am I embarrassing you or something?”
But unexpectedly.
Perin urged Lisir for an answer.
Her expression was even playful.
As if her past was nothing to her.
“…”
A pleasant smile appeared on Lisir’s lips.
He barely managed to resist the urge to pat the Wolf Girl’s head, and said to Lumiere.
“As the Tower Master already knows, this child is a Half-Spirit.”
“…?”
No.
I don’t know?
What even is a Half-Spirit?
I understand that it’s a being with something else mixed in with a spirit, but why does such a thing exist?
Lumiere’s mind was momentarily muddled by Lisir’s attitude, which treated this unfamiliar concept as common knowledge.
“The Elf Princess entrusted a spirit to you, a human…?”
“You’re conducting research on that spirit core at the Tower…? What are you saying? The spirit core is with Lisir right now…?”
And as the story progressed, Lumiere’s confusion deepened rather than being resolved.
That day.
Ultimately unable to resolve her doubts, the Grey Tower Master was unable to leave the Tower and had to stay there.
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The moment Lumiere’s temporary stay at the Tower was decided.
The first place she went to was her office.
‘How is the Tower even functioning…?’
She wanted to hear the circumstances of how the Grey Tower, which had nothing, had become a mysterious place teeming with mysterious creatures.
From the current leader of the Tower, the Acting Tower Master, Demier.
“Is that all you’re going to ask the Acting Tower Master?”
Pallag, who was accompanying her, said to Lumiere.
“Yes. What else is there to ask?”
“Lumiere. Surprisingly, you are the Tower Master. Shouldn’t you be responsible for understanding the state of the Tower?”
“Yes. I know. That’s why I created Demier.”
Demier.
Among the countless dolls Lumiere had created, she was a masterpiece.
In terms of the perfection of her body alone, she was even more perfect than the body Lumiere was currently using.
It showed how much Lumiere cherished and was proud of Demier.
“Demier is a doll made in the image of my younger self. Since Demier is perfectly fulfilling the role of Tower Master, if I suddenly appear and act as the Tower Master, wouldn’t that be more of a hindrance?”
“Hmm.”
An artificial lifeform taking the place of the Tower Master.
Normally, it would be impossible-
but if it’s a doll made by the Wandering Star in the image of her younger self, the story is different.
Pallag was convinced and nodded.
“Yes. Your younger self… would be more than capable of leading the Tower.”
“Speaking of which━ Melthas?”
“Yes, Tower Master.”
“How has the situation at our Tower been lately?”
“To be honest, it was quite precarious. The Acting Tower Master was even considering awarding honorary mage positions to wealthy patrons, like other Towers.”
“Yes, of course… what?”
It was smoother than ever.
Lumiere’s eyes widened, as she had expected that answer.
“Precarious? In what way?”
“Overall. Especially, we were facing a serious problem financially.”
“Past tense. You mean it’s solved now?”
“Lisir was a great help.”
“That name again?”
“Many merchants donated to the Tower upon seeing Lisir’s name. In addition, the spirit core of Perin, which you just saw. Research using it is now receiving a lot of attention externally.”
“…”
Lumiere was confused.
Should she be surprised that it was that mysterious creature who saved the Tower from crisis?
Or should she be surprised that her masterpiece, made in the image of her younger self, had failed to fulfill its duty?
“Lumiere?”
The Gray Girl.
Her pace quickened.
Upon reaching her destination, she opened the office door without hesitation.
There was no need for a knock.
The doll made in the image of her younger self would maintain a perfect appearance in any situation-
“Rainbow Cake~ how can you be so delicious no matter how much I eat you~?”
Acting Tower Master Demier.
She was sitting at her desk, happily talking to someone.
It was a rainbow-colored cake beautifully plated.
Whether or not what she just said was true, rainbow-colored cream was already smeared on her lips.
“…”
Pallag and Melthas stared at the sight in surprise for a moment.
“Lumiere. Your younger self… how should I put it. She was quite energetic?”
“…”
The Tower Master’s eyes trembled violently.
✦✦✦
The 7th Legend of the Tower.
A legendary being who proudly occupies one of those positions.
The Grey Tower Master.
Not only had she returned to the Tower, but she had also decided to stay there for a while!
The amazing news quickly spread throughout the Tower.
“Guys, guys! Did you hear!? The Tower Master is here at the Tower right now!!!”
“My goodness, is that true!?”
“I, I’ve never seen the Tower Master before!!!”
“Me neither!!!”
The students.
And even━ the Masters.
“Master Marina. Did you hear that?”
“What? If you’re talking about the Tower Master━ yes. I already heard.”
“Oh? You already knew?”
“Yes. I met Melthas before coming here and heard about it.”
“Huh? Master Marina, is that true? The Tower Master has returned?”
“Even so, won’t she leave right away like before?”
“Surprisingly, she has no plans to leave today.”
“My, my. What a surprise.”
The news of the Master’s return surprised not only the students but also the dignified Masters.
At that moment.
“Everyone! Did you hear that!?”
“Yes. We were just talking about it.”
“What!? But you all seem calm!?”
“Haha, of course not. We were quite surprised as well. That the Tower Master is staying in an ‘observable’ state.”
“What? The Tower Master has returned?”
“Huh? Weren’t we talking about the Tower Master?”
“If it’s not about the Tower Master, what are we talking about━”
“Ah, that’s it━ Master Didoa said that Lisir has returned!”
“WHAT!?”
The eyes of the Masters, who had just expressed their surprise with dignity, went wild.
✦✦✦
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