“Even though he is a rude kid.”

Hillis nodded his head with a bewildered expression.

“That’s right. He’s still a child. I hope you are not offended too much.”

“You cherish Sir Laurent a lot.”

“Because he’s the youngest, not only me, everyone cherishes him.”

He’s a good senior. Seeing that Hillis cherishes him, he doesn’t seem to be always mean.

As I was standing in the gym, I felt the gaze of the other knights.

No one spoke outright, but there are many vigilant gazes.

Hillis didn’t come to me for no reason. It must be because he was worried about the situation.

‘Hmm, I have to work this out.’

Hillis looked around awkwardly.

“Madam, it’s better to go in than to stay here—”

“Sir, I am not here to bully your co-workers. I’m here to make friends.”

Well, for now, it will be impossible.

“Well....”

Instead of answering that it would be difficult, he only let out a light sigh.

“I mean it.”

Instead of bothering Hillis more, I ran into a corner.

The training that is now being carried out in the gymnasium is different from usual.

Not only the knights but there are also wizards. Although the number is much smaller than the knights because it is rare manpower.

‘It’s like joint training.’

After the break, training began again.

I was quietly watching the scene. It wasn’t that I didn’t really have anything to do, but I was organizing my thoughts.

Besides, as expected, there must be someone looking for me.

“Madam, you are here.”

‘I knew it.’

Turning back, Ordin is standing there.

‘Because he has an easy-to-understand personality.’

I knew this would happen.

My attitude in the office earlier was quite suspicious. I looked at the documents I wouldn’t normally be interested in and even rushed off after that.

‘Because he can’t let any doubts remain.’

I thought he would definitely come to me if he was suspicious of me.

You must have felt the need to figure out what I would be up to.

“Just in time, Ordin.”

“Yes?”

“I have something to ask you.”

“....so do I.”

“I thought so. But I’ll ask first.”

“....”

He had an absurd expression on his face, and I deliberately ignored him.

‘It’s the price you pay for constantly staring at me.’

This kind of bullying is well deserved.

I asked as I looked at the wizard in the gym hall with a transparent curtain that could hide enough for four or five people.

“The magic that wizards are using right now is defense magic, right?”

“You mean, Shield. Yes, that’s right.”

I see. I remember seeing it before.

“I think what I saw when I was young was much bigger. Is that supposed to be right?”

“The size of the shield depends on the wizard’s abilities. In fact, all magic is like that. When you were young...., have you ever seen the magic of Sir Michael Berris?”

I nodded my head lightly. It reminded me of something Michael showed me when I was young, so I was right.

“Yeah, he did show me.”

“He is one of the most prominent wizards in existence. He cannot be used for comparison.”

“At that time, Michael was also young.”

“I would like to tell you just in case, the level of the Ainel wizards is on the good side. It’s just that from a young age, Sir Michael Berris’s level was too high.”

“I didn’t mean to compare him to the wizards here. But the only wizard I have ever been close to is Michael.”

I only know the magic he showed me, so I feel a bit unfamiliar with the magic that other people do.

‘The scale and size are completely different.’

That would be the ‘normal standard’.

A little curiosity was satisfied.

“Okay, thanks, Ordin. What do you want to ask me?”

“The documents earlier—”

“I can understand even if you don’t tell me everything, and my attitude when I looked through the previous documents earlier was suspicious. Is that what you wanted to ask?”

As I followed Ordin’s strict tone, his expression became disturbed.

“....excuse me, are you making fun of me?”

“Can’t I do that?”

I asked back and crossed my arms.

As much as he is dissatisfied with me, I have a lot to say.

“If you’re going to keep staring at me with suspicious eyes, you’ve got to deal with this kind of grumpiness. Isn’t that a lightweight joke compared to your mutiny?”

I smiled.

Unlike before, Rupert is on my side now.

‘I don’t mean to be hostile, though.’

At least it is necessary to make it clear to him who is higher.

Becoming a reliable boss and being an easy boss are completely different.

“It was Rupert who publicly acknowledged my position. You don’t mean that you won’t admit it, do you?”

You should do it in moderation. Regardless of your personal feelings, take an attitude that suits your position.

It’s a warning in that sense.

Fortunately, Ordin is a person who understands the meaning of these words immediately.

“....if you were offended by my actions, I apologize, Madam.”

It was fortunate that he was quick to sense.

“I’ll accept your apology, Ordin. But be careful from now on. There’s a limit to how far I can go if you’re openly hostile to me. Besides, I’m not even your enemy.”

“....”

“I’m not asking you to like me, but you have to be polite. Like it or not, from now on, we will be on the same boat.”

He only works for Rupert, so I’m not lying.

While managing the affairs of the mansion, I inevitably met Ordin often, but I did not want to keep bumping into each other tiredly.

I don’t like the rumors that the aide and the Marchioness are in conflict spreading out.

“I will be careful.”

He’s smart, and that’s enough for him to say he’ll be careful what he does.

‘At least he won’t meddle in everything.’

That’s it for now.

“Okay, now ask me if you have any questions.”

“Did you find anything strange in the documents earlier?”

Yeah, that’s a much better way to talk than to directly call me suspicious.

I replied with a soft tone.

“You said in the documents earlier that the culprit, the wizard, has already been caught. That’s weird.”

“What do you mean?”

“The evidence part is strange.”

At the time of the explosion, there were three wizards staying in the Delphine estate.

The reason for determining which wizard was the culprit was really simple and clear.

Because there was only one wizard out of the three who has the ability to detonate a warehouse of that size at once.

“Don’t you think it’s too easy?”

“It could be. On the other hand, there is no such clear evidence. Each wizard has its own limitations, and it’s not possible for anyone to create explosive magic of that magnitude.”

“if it is possible?”

“Sorry?”

“What if there is proof that someone else can set off a blast big enough to blow up a barn of wheat?”

I have a hunch that this explosion has something to do with what I saw in my precognitive dream.

I was thinking of digging up all the suspicious parts.

I won’t be relieved until I catch the culprit that caused the explosion with my own two hands.

Ordin’s eyes became sharp.

“You’re not saying it without thinking, are you?”

“Of course, if conditions are met, I know how to cause that explosion. To be sure, I’ll have to see the scene myself.”

“....”

“Honestly, you think there’s something suspicious about it, don’t you? You wouldn’t have thought that a mad wizard suddenly caused an explosion out of boredom.”

In addition, as there were three deaths, the perpetrator was confirmed to be the death penalty.

It also bothers me that it was a wheat warehouse. Because the explosion occurred in a place that was so hazy that I couldn’t even see properly in my dream.

This commonality cannot be passed on casually as a mere coincidence.

Especially when people’s lives are at stake.

Ordin frowned for a moment and finally let out a soft sigh.

“....I don’t have the right to judge this. I think I should tell the Marquis.”

I nodded lightly.

“Yes.”

After all, he is smart and adapts easily.

If he had tried to dismiss my opinion as Marchioness as nonsense, I would not have stayed still.

“You are quick to read the situation, Ordin.”

He understood the hidden meaning of what I said, and made a dissatisfied expression on his face.

“I won’t make the same mistake, so I hope you will too.”

I guess he doesn’t like being teased.

I smiled.

“Okay.”

***

It was my husband who made the final decision on this.

Once my thoughts were roughly organized, I went to the office and told Rupert what I was thinking.

He nodded lightly.

“There is something strange about it, so I will send an investigation team.”

“Then I’ll be there too.”

“You can’t.”

Damn it.

“.....”

I looked at Ordin beside me. He doesn’t seem to have any intention of interfering.

In the end, I have no choice but to persuade him myself.

“Why?”

“You’re talking nonsense, Noel. Of course because it is dangerous.”

“It is not.”

“It is. The investigation team will have Ordin and Sir Laurent. If anything goes wrong, the two of them will look into it.”

“You can’t do that.”

I am sorry, but I’m not confident enough to lie down and sleep until I am sure that this has nothing to do with what happened in my dream.

Of course, I’ll go there myself.

“All I have to do is check the warehouse that has already exploded and go see the wizard who has been quietly detained in prison. There is absolutely nothing dangerous about it.”

“Noel, why do you care about this? It has nothing to do with you.”

“There is something that bothers me.”