Chapter 146:


    The smile that appeared on Oliven''s face was unusual. It was the smile that came out when his mind was twisted. Feeling it, the ck magician tilted his head and asked.


    "What are you thinking about?"


    "Bad thoughts."


    Oliven''s cheeks were flushed. His trembling fingertips stopped vibrating at some point. He opened his mouth and clenched his bloody fists, as he had been biting all of his nails from the tips to the flesh under the nails.


    "It bothered me from the first time I saw him. No, his existence itself has been bothering me for a long time."


    A small body in his master''s arms came to mind. The hand that seemed to hold the hem of his master''s robe in front of him. The cheeky eyes as if showing off his master was his. A bold voice that talked back losing a single word.


    "Master loves him so much, so I have to please him once in a while."


    "......Don''t even think about touching Great Elder-nim. Just thinking about hering here makes me shiver."


    "That''s why I have to run away. To the ce where Master isn''t."


    "No way, you?"


    "That veil is useless in front of Master. It will take some time, but it will eventually be pierced. So I have to make a way to live."


    At Oliven''s words, the ck magician''s face was dyed withplexity.


    ude Ambrosia.


    A little boy whom Sarah, the Great Elder of the magic tower, terribly cherished. She dared to show them how she remained in the Ambrosia mansion, pretending that only her disciples had been sent here to protect him.


    "Wouldn''t it be better not to provoke her for nothing?"


    "Why?"


    "Why...... Aren''t you afraid of your teacher?"


    He trembled as if he was going to get goosebumps just thinking about it. He had had nightmares every night since he blew everything up and left the magic tower. He imagined that the Great Elder, who covered her face dozens of times a day, took his life with one light gesture.


    "I''m afraid."


    "But?"


    "But it''s so thrilling. How angry must she be with me now? How many thoughts about me does she have in her head?"


    Oliven smiled brightly. His eyes opened hazy as if walking in ecstasy. The ck magician couldn''t believe he couldugh like that just by focusing all of his master''s attention on himself.


    ''He''s out of his mind. So, he must have thought of using ck magic when he was still a disciple of the Great Elder.''


    There were quite a few magicians who fell for Oliven''s temptation in the magic tower or fell for his clever tricks and learned ck magic. Its destructive and overwhelming power was like a drug to magicians. It was unknown when Oliven started studying ck magic, but he wielded a tremendous level of ck magic. It was obviously a skill that showed traces of research for quite some time. He couldn''t believe Oliven had learned it behind the Great Elder''s back.


    "You, you won''t be able to die gently at the hands of Great Elder-nim."


    "I can''t die so gently. I mean, I want to live a long life and be childish to Master."


    "Are you saying this is a childish act?"


    "Eung."


    For this moment, even the ck magician looked at Oliven with a tired look. But then he sighed and said.


    "Don''t let us die from your childishness. I still have a lot I want to do."


    "Don''t worry. Unfortunately, there are so many things that are holding Master back."


    Saying so, Oliven smiled pleasantly. He would remove the things that hold his master back one by one. In the end, if there was only Oliven left for his master, then his master''s heart, who was secretly weak in affection, would be softened.


    "She said she''d give me three chances, so I''ll use it to the fullest."


    Mana erupted from Oliven''s hand. Olive magic began to drawplex forms in the air. And it rotated in a circle and gradually expanded its range.


    "Attack Ambrosia now."


    "Now?"


    "When I thought that Master had deceived me, that''s when I was the most vignt. So bring all the kids."


    At Oliven''s resolute words, the ck magician sighed and signaled to the other ck magicians scattered throughout Alton Estate. And at the same time, the air in the Lord''s office began to stir little by little. ck magicians not far away were trying to move one by one taking coordinates in this direction. It would probably not be long before this ce would be packed with the ck magicians in Alton.


    "All you have to do is bring the brat. Whatever gets in the process is fine."


    "Your friends must be in the mansion. Do you think they''ll leave it alone?"


    "We have more numbers. They have a lot to protect."


    There would be some remaining knights in the Ambrosia mansion, but there were more servants than that. It was more difficult to fight while protecting something in the first ce. Not only that many people but if even a small amount of gold went to the mansion, how angry would his master be angry? Both Benjamin and Belluna would have no choice but to desperately protect it because they know that their master cared about the ce. And Oliven was cunning enough to y with that gap.


    "If this ends well, I''ll teach you another ck magic."


    "......!"


    "This will be very attractive."


    Oliven giggled a little while looking at the ck magician whose eyes changed. It would be a very attractive ck magic indeed. It might bemon for Ambrosia though. It was going to be very simr to the power that the master possessed. One might mistake the Duke of Ambrosia for using ck magic, but he believed that the ignorant ones were all the same as long as they were simr.


    "Noww, shall we go? To pick up the little brat who will be our lifeline."


    * * *


    "......By the way Benjamin-nim."


    "What."


    "We also have to doundry soon."


    "But."


    "I also have to take care of the garden."


    "But."


    "I need to clean up, too."


    "But."


    "......"


    The Ambrosia servants only exchanged nces with each other without hiding their troubled looks. They couldn''t feel anything in Benjamin''s expressionless face, whether he knew what they were saying or not. Looking at Benjamin, who couldn''t bemunicated at all, Belluna quietly swallowed her sigh and opened her mouth.


    "......We understand the inconvenience, but we can''t help it either. Please understand."


    "Did Countess Millen-nim really tell you to do this?"


    "Yes. Master asked and asked again."


    "But how many days has this been? At this rate, it''s like the mansion."


    The servants looked out the window anxiously. Managing a huge mansion was not easy. They wondered if it would be maintained even if many servants divided the area every day and managed it with all their might. However, they have not been able to fulfill their duty for several days already.


    "But isn''t this ce clean?"


    "It''s a rule that requires more diligent management of the original invisible ce. This is Ambrosia after all."


    "We''ll help you with magicter."


    "What? But how can we do that to the precious magicians......"


    "It''s not that difficult, so it''s okay. I''m sure Master will tell you the same."


    At Belluna''s persuasion, the servants exchanged nces with each other and soon returned to their ces.


    "......Ha."


    Belluna, who seeded in persuading them, sighed and looked around. The walls were drilled in arge space of about five rooms in the mansion, and the beds of the servants were lined up. Each of the servantsy on their beds or sat together and talked, looking out the window with lingering faces.


    "We have to hold out until Master returns."


    Ambrosia''s servants all moved here as soon as their master headed to Alton with Sarah. Except for those who served ude, Penelois, and her son, it could be said that they were all here. It was difficult to amodate arge number of people, and it was difficult to control all the words that came out from inside.


    "Master was thinking about everything, so she took this action, but there are a lot of words."


    "Be grateful that they help us like this even though they have no reason to cooperate with us, Benjamin."


    "Hmph."


    Benjamin turned around without hiding his uneven mind.


    "Where are you going?"


    "I''m going to the brat."


    "Clean up on the way."


    "I don''t want to. Master told me not to fall away from the little brat even for a moment, but I''ve never seen hime because he''s crying. There is no time to waste."


    "The loud noise didn''t help."


    At least, as the servants were having a hard time, she called Benjamin because she thought he would help, but again, to no avail. He was consistent with ''But'' in answer to the words of all servants.


    "In the first ce, did you call me because you thought I was the type of person who couldfort people well?"


    "It''s not that."


    "You''d rather call Veron or Ronda."


    "Butler-nim and Head maid-nim can''t stay away from ude-nim and Elexa-nim."


    "Then can I be separated? Don''t you know I''d rather stick around than the two of them?"


    At Benjamin''s words, Belluna recalled ude, whose expression was gradually rotting recently. The longer they spent together, the more they quarreled day by day. Penelo and Elexa, who were restless at first, now watched the scene and drank tea and ate calmly. So Belluna answered with sincerity.


    "I don''t know."


    "......"


    Benjamin opened his mouth for a moment, seemingly absurd. He was at a loss for words for a moment, then narrowed his brow as if it was a waste of time and turned his backpletely.


    "Don''t fight with ude-nim again!"


    "We''re not fighting."


    "Don''t fight!"


    At Belluna''s shout that echoed behind his back, Benjamin looked back with annoyance.


    "You take care of this ce. I''ll do my job, so stop being such a nosy."


    Benjamin shot a sharp look at Belluna and disappeared. Seeing this, Belluna murmured in a worried voice.


    "He''s definitely going to go crazy when something happens. Why did Master tell Benjamin......"


    She remembered her master who entrusted Benjamin to protect ude. It was the moment when she first doubted her master''s judgment.


    ''Why? It''s because they''re on good terms.''


    ''Pardon? No way......''


    ''Of course, it''s not because I don''t trust you, Belluna. But you''re affectionate like me.''


    ''What''s that?''


    ''Unlike you, Benjamin doesn''t give affection easily. So that child''s priorities will be very clear.''