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Ill be back.
Nabel kissed her cheek once more.
He didnt need to worry about the public display of affection as would take care of those who were watching.
In fact, Nesha was glaring at those standing behind them while Rone and Nabel whispered loving words to each other.
If you dont want your heads to fly, pretend you didnt see anything here!
His stony-faced expression demanded it.
Rone received several kisses on the cheek from Nabel under the pretext of a greeting, and then disappeared into the tower.
Nabel did not take his eyes off of Rone for a mont, even after she entered the tower.
Previously, the mages tower was glowing brightly, but now it was cloaked in darkness.
However, the tower would gradually regain its original brightness as the owner of the Shinsu ascended the stairs.
I cant believe we are about to witness the awakening of a new Master of a Shinsu.
Isnt this the result of the Ivers blessing?
The mages were still bursting from excitent at seeing Shinsu with their own eyes. As each floor of the tower began to light up, revealing its structure, their hopes grew while they waited for the ninth floor to be revealed.
Nabels gaze imdiately shifted to the second floor the mont it lit up.
Rone was ascending the tower at a rapid pace. Then, in a split second, the third floor was flooded with a brilliant light.
The mont my sister reaches the 9th floor, the fog will be lifted.
But she wont be able to see my expression properly.
Im sure she will be scared.
So, he wouldnt move an inch until Rone safely reached the ground. Her red cape would be seen clearly, even with the significant distance.
A mont later, the lights on the fifth floor turned on.
?
But all of a sudden, a strange sound could be heard coming from the side of the tower.
Due to the countless years spent on the battlefield, Nabel knew imdiately that sothing ominous was about to occur.
Nesha.
He summoned Nesha without averting his eyes from the tower.
Nesha had been always wary of his surroundings, so it ca as no surprise that he was also staring at the tower blankly.
Yes, your Majesty.
Did you hear-.
He was just about to ask Nesha if the strange noise originated from the tower.
But the next mont, Nabel was at a loss for words.
Boom!
A giant fire rose from the fifth floor of the tower.
And the cause seed to be an explosion.
BOOM!
The sound of an explosion could be heard in the distance.
Instinctively, Rone closed her eyes tightly and covered her face with her hands
She didnt suffer any injuries, but the bright light from the explosion blinded her montarily and left her ears ringing.
Rones scream was silenced by the deafening sound of another explosion.
BOOM!
Deprived of her vision, Rone could only grab hold of Bell tightly as she felt her body tilted sharply to the side.
Bell darted through the tower, quickly maneuvered to avoid the next explosion, and barely managed the blast.
Oh my god.
Rones eyes flew open and once her vision cleared, she was frightened to find that they were standing on a set of stairs that was on the verge of collapsing.
The horrifying scene was sothing she had seen before.
The mory of the wooden annex in the Rieda mansion rushed into her mind.
Kwang!
When the Countess Rieda threw a fireball in one of the corridors of the annex.
Rembering the terror, Rone squeezed her eyes shut.
BOOM!
There was another explosion, followed by a burst of flas. The only way out had been blocked long ago.
You only need to go up to the 9th floor.
Rone looked up as she recalled the mages words. She was still on the 5th floor.
Its unlikely, but if you jump out at from a lower level, you will fail the trial.
Those who pretended to be the owners of a Shinsu often claid that they didnt have the confidence to jump off the ninth floor and would only climb the tower halfway.
As a result, it beco a rule that the trial couldnt be completed successfully if a participant jumped out of the tower at the halfway point.
I thought everything would be fine.
Rone clenched her fists.
But sothing was wrong, she could feel it.
Ill be watching.
And Nabel wasnt here to help her.
If the trial included explosions within the tower, Nabel would have told .
The sa was true of the mages.
All I have to do is go up to the ninth floor and jump through the rough air currents.
You must be scared, but.
At that mont, Rone thought of Nabels expression.
Of course, jumping from a high place is scary.
But he will be waiting for her at the end.
And above all, Bell will protect .
Rone was well aware of this fact.
From an early age, even before she was aware of Bells existence, he protected her.
The sa was true when she tripped over the railing while looking outside with Nabel and Ryne at the Rieda Mansion. Her body was thrown over the ledge and she almost lost her life.
But fortunately, Bell summoned a gust of wind to lift her to safely and put her back down in the hallway.
She was confident it would be the sa this ti.
Lets go up first.
Squeak.
Suddenly, Rone heard an ominous sound coming from the center of the tower.
The way downstairs had already been blocked. She had to go up as fast as she could because the fire was spreading upward.
There was no ti to waste.
Put out the fire! Nesha scread.
The whole situation was a ss. All the mages were summoned to help with putting out the fire regardless whether they were mages in the West or mages from the East.
Sister.
Nabel clenched his teeth. For a mont, he felt like he was going insane.
Sohow, soway, I had to get my sister get out of there.
Before Nabel realized it, his feet were carrying him closer to the tower..
Your Majesty!
Other knights, including Nesha, grabbed him to prevent him from going nearer.
The closer you get, the more dangerous it is!!
The remains of the building, that had already been destroyed by the explosion, was scattered around his feet.
Nabel looked down at the charred pieces in front of him. A complicated feeling ca over him when he couldnt even tell what it was originally.
Rone was still in the tower where the explosion occurred.
Sister!
Nabel kept moving toward the tower as he was unable to restrain himself any longer.
His pace gradually increased until he had begun to run.
The knights tried to drag him back.
You cant get any closer!!
They held onto his precious body, an action that was against the will of the emperor, so even if they were beheaded as a punishnt, there was nothing they could say to defend themselves.
But it was the responsibility of the knights to protect their master from danger, even if that danger was himself.
The tower would be a danger to anyone.
The fierce flas filling the space inside the tower could be seen from outside the window.
Why are you just standing there? Do sothing! Nesha scread.
As soon as the explosion broke out, the mages skilled in divine water magic were ready to take action. But, there was another factor obstructing them.
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We cant use any magic to put out the fire from outside. The center of the tower has already weakened and tilted. And if we accidentally do sothing wrong, the tower could collapse due to shock from the magic..
Then what about Miss Rone? Shes still trapped inside the tower.
Nabel clenched his teeth.
I always thought
I didnt need anything like the owner of a Shinsu.
It didnt matter what status you had or what I needed to do to get you next to .
I just wanted you to be next to , smiling happily while we spent the rest of our days together.
For that, I held out for ten years.
He had to save her at once. If its impossible to stop the fire from outside, there is only one way.
He had to use his position and issue orders.
The lights on the 6th floor are on, Your Majesty! Nesha shouted.
What?
Nabel quickly looked back at the tower.
It was as Nesha said, the tower was lit by one more floor.
No way.
Youre still going to ascend the tower and jump from the top?
And then
The 7th floor is also lit!
Nabel clenched his fists. The sixth and seven floors were now lit, which ant her pace was steady.
He couldnt take his eyes off of the tower.
You dont have to take the risk, why are you going to such lengths?
He clenched his fists until they turned white.
The Mages Tower.
Of course, soone had planned to harm Rone and cast explosion magic in the tower.
They must have assud that the evidence would have been destroyed by the explosions. Which is why they committed such a bold cri.
And the audacity to commit such a cri was fueled by their ignorance of the Iver familys abilities.
His lips twisted into a sneer. Regardless of how they hid the evidence, Nabel was a man who would find the culprit by any ans necessary.
Ting!
Before long, the lights on the eighth floor flickered on.
Coincidentally, the fire had already spread to the seventh floor. It was almost as if Rone was being chased by the fire.
The black smoke rose and covered the eighth floor. The smoke was so thick that made it extrely difficult to see the light properly.
Sister.
You dont have to be the Master of a Shinsu.
You have no need for such a title.
Nabels gaze was fixed on the roof of the tower.
Just co down safely.
At that very mont, a brilliant light illuminated the ninth floor.
-Cough-
Due to the smoke, her eyes were burning and it was harder to breathe
Whether she buried her face in Bells fur or leaned down, she could not free herself from dizziness.
Her clothes, which were clean and neat at the start of the trial, were now stained with black soot blown by the wind.
[9th floor]
Rone glanced upwards at the wooden door that led to the roof.
It was already the last floor.
Squeak!
As Bell moved a little closer, the door opened wide in response to his divine magic.
She went up the stairs connected to the ceiling and arrived on the rooftop.
Since the height of the tower was imnse, Rone should have felt a cold air breezing the mont she stepped onto the roof.
But what greeted her instead was the heat of the fire that had been chasing her from the fifth floor.
Rone grabbed Bells fur tightly. She couldnt prevent her hands from trembling with anxiety.
She didnt want to be on top of the tower when the fire finally reached the roof.
She took a deep breath just as the smoke hit her face.
Kwang!
Rone recalled the mory of her youth when the annex in the Rieda mansion was charred black from the constant lightning strikes.
Youre the reason my divine magic wont activate!
Whenever the Countess divine magic would fail, she would bla everything on Rone. As a child, she escaped the Countess rage nurous tis, much to her stepmothers dismay.
Oh my god!
Had it not been for the maid, who was killed by the Countess magic, she would have continued to run away.
When she managed to learn how to avoid the lightening spells thrown by the Countess, there was a maid who had just entered the mansion.
She was a new maid from a commoner family, who had not yet heard the rumors about her properly.
Since then, Rone decided that it was better to suffer than to be chased down.
She even gave up running away whenever she saw the Countess.
mories of the past began to flood her mind.
The mories started to dominate her thoughts, just as the black smoke gradually grew thicker and obscured her vision.
Kyaang!
Then the piercing sound of Bells cry rang through the rooftop.
A strong breeze whipped around Rone, blasting away the suffocating smoke and blistering heat in an instant.
At first, Rone thought the wind was caused by the air currents, however, the soft, glowing Bell shook his tail as if to reassure her. When she observed this, Rone hugged him tightly as a reward.
As if he had read her mind, Bell approached the edge of the roof. There was no railing to prevent anyone from falling, perhaps to make it easier for the owner of a Shinsu to jump off.
The lower floors were still engulfed in flas. The fire was spreading at high speed and would soon reach the ninth floor.
The heat was blocked by a blue do-like shield, which was created by Bell, but there was no guarantee of how long it would last.
Whoosh.
Once again, when the wind blew and the smoke surrounding the tower was removed.
In no ti, the people wandering around the base of the tower could be seen clearly by Rone.
Among them, at the forefront, was a man wearing a red cloak.
With his gorgeous blonde hair, his eyes were locked on where she was standing.
She couldnt see his expression because the distance was too great. However, she could see a group of knights clad in black, struggling to pull him away fro the tower.
Nabel.
He was keeping his promise to her.
Ill watch until the very end. Ill be waiting for the mont you co down.
Rone looked down.
Beyond the visible flas, the ground was far below. If an ordinary person jumped from this height, they would not survive.
Kking
At that mont, Bell rubbed his face against Rones cheek.
She believed in Bell. And she also trusted Nabel.
This is the only way.
Even with this knowledge, she was still nervous.
Standing at the edge, her hair whipped around her face as the violent air currents blew gusts of wind over the rooftop. There wasnt a mage in existence with the ability to use flight magic to navigate through the turbulent winds on the ninth floor.
With the exception of the Master of a Shinsu.
Rone was considerably anxious.
She was certain that soone was after her. If an explosive device was installed, she was certain that Nabel and the mages would have inford her in advance.
Even if she jumped from here and survived, soone would continue to aim for her in the future.
You dont have to be nervous.
She recalled Nabels low whisper, the soft touches and the red traces he left beneath her clothes.
The mory of the sweet monts they spent together made her nervous in a different sense, but strangely it was enough to dispel her fears.
If I jump down, I can see Nabel.
We will be happier than we were in our younger days, and I can fight by his side as we face these perils and defeat all who seek us.
Bell.
At Rones signal, Bell crouched low.
As she glanced down, Rone rembered the only wish she had during her youth, sothing she had long forgotten.
Rone was no longer willing to sacrifice her desires, or fear that the joy she experienced everyday would be snatched away forever.
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She relished her ti with Nabel.
And she never wanted to be separated from him again.
This trial was a step towards that.
She held onto Bell tightly.
Bell sprang forward into the air as Rones eyes swung downward.
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