I Became the Dark Wizard Who Rules Over the Heroines

68 – Festival-8

“Wade, the speech was great!”

“Thank you.”

Strangely enough, nothing happened.

The festival has begun. People laughed, talked happily, and had fun.

Speaking of speeches, it wasn’t a great thing. I just said a few words of thanks and came down right away.

There were a few people who looked suspiciously, but did not take action.

“You saved your energy, right? It’s a banquet now. You need to be properly relaxed.”

Olivia or Kelin had no doubts. They were real nobles.

Kellyn had no reason to worry, and since Olivia had also seen it, she would not be rude.

‘The problem is with Claire… And me.’

I was pretending to know everything. Actually, I knew a lot.

However, this was limited to the information that could be obtained ‘outside the monitor.’

I, who just fell into this world, may know the types, combinations, and uses of black magic, but I don’t know how to use it specifically.

The manners were also the same. Perhaps, I might be the one who commits a greater offense than Claire.

“Of course I was prepared! I even changed my dress into this pretty one! How cool is it?”

“Yes… It’s pretty.”

It was definitely a beautiful dress, but when Claire wore it, it felt more flashy.

Her appearance was far from that of a lady.

‘Definitely, I’m more of a problem than Claire.’

No matter how much disrespect she committed, it seemed unlikely that she would be able to do anything with malice. And, anyone who sees her knows that too.

Even if they laugh at it, they will not be hostile towards it. But I am a little different.

He was also the leader of this party, and like Claire, he did not have the power to stabilize others.

“Are you nervous?”

Olivia, wearing a white dress, called me in a softer voice.

It wasn’t overly decorated, nor did it look lacking or poor.

In her smiling eyes, I could not sense any of the obsession or impatience that had always been in her eyes.

“A little. I’m not used to the etiquette of nobles.”

“I see… That’s strange. Have you never been to a banquet before?”

“My family isn’t that rich. Also, I’m not very sociable.”

The family was not poor enough to worry about tuition, but it was not a large family.

There was exactly that much information in the ‘information about my family’ that I found out sporadically, so the facts are probably not wrong.

“You’re worried about things like that.”

“Because you might get caught.”

“Don’t worry too much. Isn’t this little friend standing proudly wearing a dress?”

Leah, the girl she had saved the day before, clung to Olivia’s arm, trembling.

“Well, uh, uh…”

“Don’t worry too much. You are beautiful enough.”

Olivia looked at her girl with her benevolent eyes. She has clear, kind eyes that don’t waver even an inch.

“That’s right, that’s right! It’s so pretty!”

Claire ran excitedly and grabbed Lia’s hand.

“When we enter the banquet hall, everyone will be looking at Lia, right?”

It seemed to have the opposite effect. Lia’s face turned white.

‘…I don’t know.’

Claire’s friendliness was incredible. Olivia also showered Leah with her generous love.

Still, I didn’t think I would become close enough to take someone I met two days ago to a banquet hall, but if those two people wanted it, there was no reason for me to refuse it.

“But… until when…”

“I told you not to worry about that! The lady at the Academy cafeteria grumbles every day that she can’t find enough people these days! If a cute and kind girl like you gets in, I’m sure she’ll be happy!”

‘…Isn’t there a reason why people can’t be saved?’

Claire’s smile felt a little scary. Maybe he’s forcing Leah into a horrible place of child labor.

‘I may be inclined.’

No matter how hard the work is, it is much better than living on the streets without anything to eat or a place to stay.

The employees at the academy are quite nice and friendly. A child should not be forced to do excessive work.

“Then, let’s go.”

The moment I turned around, I felt a sense of déjà vu.

Kelin’s expression is not good. Throughout her travels she has never had a good look on her face, but she is more particularly bad.

You may be feeling something.

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Kelin felt a sense of déjà vu as she looked at the bright lights of the banquet hall.

It looked similar. Layout, table, and wine.

It would be an illusion. The style of the banquet hall was standardized to some extent, and there were a limited number of unique banquet halls that could be clearly distinguished from other venues.

But it was so similar to her first banquet hall that it was more than enough for Kellyn to reminisce about her past.

When Kelin was a child who knew nothing, she was trembling with fear and visited the banquet hall for the first time.

Her last chance was given to her who was a ‘barely valid product’ of a Korean-American family who was about to be abandoned.

-There, little lady?

There, Kelin met Katarin. She found her salvation.

-Your eyes look interesting.

Thank you. It was beautiful.

Despite being the same age as Kellin, the great warlock dominated those around her.

No one could treat the heir of the Erst family as a ‘child.’ Everyone looked at her.

But the young warlock’s eyes were fixed on Kelin, who knew nothing.

-Although she is smart enough to know her subject, I feel the pain of her giving up everything.

An arrogant and overwhelming gaze, naturally looking down on her opponent, was aimed at Kelin.

-Do you want to serve me? I just happened to need one from start to finish.

It’s an illusion. Taking advantage of her weakened mind, Kelin’s unstable spirit was showing its futility.

You have to get out. You have to live in reality. Otherwise, the mission cannot be performed-

‘Ah.’

Only then did Kelin realize that her mission in this banquet hall was nothing.

It was the first time. To be exact, it was the second time.

The fantasy she is seeing. Except for the first banquet hall he entered, Kellin always participated in the banquet with a clear purpose and plot.

Not now. She didn’t have to distract anyone by seducing anyone, and she didn’t have to ruin the banquet by poisoning the drink or breaking the musical instrument without anyone noticing.

I could finally feel it. She could feel again that she had been abandoned by Katharine.

There is no purpose. Everything is meaningless.

‘Ah…’

So, you can look at this scene a little longer. Maybe it’s a sight we’ll never see again in real life.

Katharine’s face is smiling her noble and beautiful smile.

“…Are you okay?”

Wade called him.

“Did you make me worry?”

“A little.”

A woman wearing a beautiful dress, standing tall at the entrance to the banquet hall.

Kellyn shook her head as she realized how she must look.

“…”

And then, I saw Wade.

It was all because of that. If this dangerous being had not entered the academy, and if she had not seen with her own eyes the sight of him gaining strength, she would not have had to suffer like this.

But, I didn’t want to think about it. It didn’t make sense to hate him. No, it was meaningless before that.

He is the one who defeated Katharine and the princess. Although he appears to be soft-hearted, he is someone who could kill Katharine if he wanted to.

You must follow. I have no choice but to follow. Even for Katharine.

Katharine had betrayed her, but Kelin was not ready to betray her Katharine yet. I continued to serve.

Kelin took a step forward.

The wine, dresses, and high-quality meat and bread that I had seen dozens of times all felt unfamiliar.

She may have been an occupational disease, but Kelin was suspicious of all this.

‘Three people sitting at the northeast table. He is clearly looking at the wine in Wade’s hand. The maid in the south is examining his eyes…’

It was a meaningless statement. She knew it too.

Even if Kazot was seriously targeting him, he wouldn’t try something as clumsy as poisoning him.

Even if that were true, they wouldn’t try to assassinate him using someone who couldn’t even ‘handle gaze’ properly to that extent.

It was natural for the maid to keep an eye on the banquet attendees. It was natural for the person sitting at the northeastern table to have their eyes focused on the ‘warlock who defeated the princess’.

Nothing is strange. There is no room for conspiracy here.

Thinking that she might feel better after drinking a glass of wine, Kelin took a sip of the wine in her hand.

‘…?’

Just for a moment, she witnessed ‘something’ at the edge of her field of vision changing.

‘Something…’

It couldn’t have been an illusion. She was the one who woke up once from a dream.

After looking around a few times, she was able to figure out the identity of the discomfort she felt in a place close to her.

‘Wine…’

It was not a big change. An ordinary change, such as dark red wine just turning red.

She knew the variety of this wine. It was not the type of alcohol that changes color over time.

As she slowly smelled the scent of the wine, she was able to detect a very faint sense of difference.

Someone was making a move.