I Possessed the Heroine’s Teacher

Glacies’ mind went blank as she saw Werner suddenly collapse. Why? I thought it was just a bracelet that prevented the use of magic, but there was necrosis around his arm. When I examined his body with magic, I found that magic power was clumped together and formed lumps throughout his body, from his heart to his meridians. It was just a bracelet that prevented the use of magic, so why? The possibility that it was her fault weighed heavily on Glacies. Knowing that Werner wasn’t usually sickly, Glacies desperately tried to find the reason.

Was it the influence of the magic seal restraint? Or the cold northern climate? Or extreme stress? Or did he have an underlying illness and didn’t take his medicine while traveling here? Glacies considered all possibilities, but no matter which hypothesis she chose, it was ultimately her responsibility. It was Glacies herself who put the restraint on Werner, brought him to the north, and forcibly kidnapped him, causing him stress.

Glacies quickly picked up Werner and removed the restraint. Then she looked for the guards nearby.

“Medic! Where’s the medic?”

The guards were surprised to see Werner suddenly collapse, but they were even more surprised by Glacies’ expression. Glacies, who usually didn’t show much change in her expression, was breathing heavily and holding Werner with a flushed face. Her voice was also unusually agitated.

“… Didn’t you organize the escort with all combat personnel to increase travel speed instead of including non-combat personnel like medics?”

That’s when Glacies remembered her mistake. She wanted to meet Werner as soon as possible, even if it was just a second faster. That’s why she didn’t include medics in the escort and only selected personnel based on their combat skills. In case of a conflict, they could immediately suppress it. But that was the worst decision. She should have brought a medic, even if it meant arriving a little later. Glacies’ greed and impatience had caused this situation.

Transparent tears formed in Glacies’ eyes. But she realized that her own sadness wasn’t important at the moment.

“How long will it take to return to the mansion in the territory…?”

“It’ll take about two days of running…”

“That’s enough.”

Glacies started running while carrying Werner. The way she gathered magic power at her feet and crossed the snowy field reminded me of a wild beast. Her feet were faster than most carriages, and she ran to reduce the time it would take to arrive at the territory, even by a little bit. For the only man she had loved since she was six years old.

As she continued to run, Glacies remembered the day she first fell in love.

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‘A child born between a human and a vampire… that’s ominous.’

‘The Grand Duke is special, marrying a vampire and having a child with her.’

‘But their daughter is a coward who can’t even catch a bug.’

‘I wonder if she properly inherited their blood.’

The humans on my father’s side would whisper behind my back and belittle me.

‘The Queen married a lowly human and even had a child with him…’

‘I can’t accept that such a half-wit is the Queen’s child.’

‘With such weakness, can she even catch a single monster?’

‘Hmph, she’s a useless girl, so the Queen will lose interest in her soon enough.’

These are the things the vampires on my mother’s side would say behind my back.

Of course, my father and mother ripped out the tongues and cut the necks of those who said such things. But I knew that I was a useless half-wit. I didn’t properly inherit my father’s northern warrior blood or my mother’s vampire blood. Accepting this fact, I always tried to be as quiet as a mouse.

On my birthday, my father and mother took me to the capital to meet their colleagues and throw a proper party for me. But I was very shy at the time, so I just sat in the carriage and let it bump along.

When we arrived at the villa in the capital, I locked myself in my room and read books. I didn’t think it would be meaningful for a half-wit like me to stand in front of people who were praised as heroes. As I read about half of the book, loud noises erupted outside. I assumed it was a fight among the people who loved fighting.

But I could hear the voices of the guards standing in front of my door.

“…Sir, this is a restricted area. If you continue, we’ll have to report to the Grand Duke and the Lady…”

“Please go somewhere else, or else the Grand Duke will get angry.”

I became curious and moved closer to the door to hear what the person they were talking to was saying. And that person had the voice of a young boy.

“Get out of my way if you don’t want to die.”

“But Werner! If you do this, we’ll have no choice but to use force!”

I had heard of Werner Alton before. He was a colleague of my father and mother, and a great magician who had developed countless spells despite being a young boy. Some magic tower masters even knelt before him and tried to recruit him, but he refused and became a court magician. A genius among geniuses.

“You, to me? You guys are funny. Don’t do this here, go outside and be a clown. That’s a better job for you.”

“Haa… Werner, we did warn you.”

“If only you had listened to me, how much better it would have been.”

Werner, who said this, cast a spell with a different voice than before. Not a playful voice, but a cold and eerie one.

“Ice, wrap and trap.”

After about five seconds, the doorknob turned. And Werner, who appeared before me, had a different appearance from what I had imagined. A slight smile with one corner of his mouth raised, wearing clothes that he put on in a hurry, and a robe thrown over them. His messy long black hair and blue eyes were completely different from what I had imagined. I thought that since he was a magician, he would pay attention to his appearance and demeanor.

“Hey, are you Melchior’s and Melissa’s daughter? Your name is… Glazed Doughnut, right…?”

“Yes, I am Glacies Winterhart, daughter of Melchior Winterhart. It’s an honor to meet you, Werner, the court magician known as the greatest magician.”

After greeting him properly, Werner yawned and waved his hand as if there was no need for such formalities.

“Hey, it’s fine, it’s fine. Why bother with such tedious formalities? Just call me Werner.”

“But…”

“I hate that stuff. I can’t stand all the formalities and nobility.”

Werner sat on a nearby desk and started reading the book I was reading. The bookmark fell to the ground, so I had to find where I left off, but I couldn’t bring myself to complain about such a minor issue.

“Hey, this book is really boring. Why is a kid reading a history book?”

“But it’s interesting.”

“Your father and mother would never read this. I wonder if they’ve ever read a book in their lives.”

Indeed, my father and mother were far from bookworms. My father’s study was always dusty, and my mother preferred going to war over reading books.

“Oh, I forgot what I was going to say. Hey, hide me.”

“Are you being chased by someone?”

Who would dare chase such a bold person?

“By the old hags and the grumpy older brothers.”

“What?”

“Your mother and father, as well as the other older brothers and sisters, are all trying to catch me.”

“Why would they…?”

I couldn’t understand. I heard that Werner was close to all his colleagues, and that he was capable and had a great personality, unlike me, a half-wit. But why are they all chasing him? It didn’t make sense.

“Ah, it’s not a big problem…”

“Yes.”

“On the way here, there was a carriage accident, and a noble was being rude to commoners, so I taught him a lesson, and now he’s angry.”

Did he not tolerate injustice and teach a lesson to the noble who was pressuring the commoners? But my father and mother wouldn’t have gotten angry over such a thing.

“No, that bastard was being loud, so I burned his clothes with magic and hung them on the city wall.”

“What?”

Even so, that seemed a bit too much.

“But it turns out that he’s related to the Empress. They’re going crazy trying to catch me now.”

I could sense that the person in front of me was not the one I had imagined.

At that moment, footsteps echoed, and Werner clicked his tongue.

“Damn, the old hag found me.”

The door opened, and Media appeared with a creepy smile. The kind Media who came to play with me in the north was holding a mace in one hand.

“What kind of trouble did you cause this time, Werner…”

“But that bastard was asking for it!”

“Hmm… You’re also making me very angry right now…”

Media approached us with the mace, and Werner looked around before grabbing me and saying,

“Oh… Don’t come any closer! If you do, this child’s life will be in danger!”

That day, I played the role of a hostage for the first time.