Chapter 1026 – (Side Story)04. A Witch’s First Love (1)
The dinner that took place when Anies, Queen Yuria, and Alex visited was quite lively.
Archbishop and Queen shown in official places.
And it was noisy as if I was visiting the home of a close friend and family member, not as a knight guarding the queen.
The vitality that came into the house, which had longed for her husband who did not know when he would return, was truly rare.
The three people who visited as guests went to bed in the guest room that Lily showed them, and of course Eunhyeon’s wives, who were the owners of the house, also lay down in the bedroom to take in the commotion.
“Illyana.”
“Huh?”
“Illyana, how did you meet Hyun?”
Erin asked, as always, she snuggled into Illyana’s arms and slept in the huge bed that could accommodate five or six men and women.
The appearance was like a child waiting for a story from an old fairy tale.
Her bright eyes are full of curiosity, and even though she buries her face in her chest, her eyes are focused on her.
It was so lovely and cute that Illyana burst out laughing just looking at it.
After finishing her shower, I brushed off her soft navy blue hair and asked,
“Why are you curious about that?”
“Hmm… As I listened to Anies’ story, I became curious. ‘How did Hyun and Illyana meet in the past?'”
And Erin added her words in surprise.
“Ah! Of course, I don’t think Anies’ words are true!”
‘Except for the magic, it was a real piece of shit.’
This is because the words of Anies, who described Illyana in the past while giggling, came to mind.
Erin said she really didn’t think Illyana would have been like that in the past.
Her fame and talent were real, and she had never experienced it up close.
Moreover, even Anyes, who gave such a harsh assessment, had a good reason for working with Illyana until the end and carrying the honorable title of hero.
Erin wasn’t that clueless and foolish enough to accept her prank, which was clearly intended to just tease her.
“Hehe, it’s okay.”
But Illyana consoled Erin with her laughter.
If she were her old self, she would definitely have been annoyed by such a trivial prank.
But looking at Erin’s flustered expression and attitude, she didn’t even feel that way.
“Really?”
“There’s no way I don’t know your heart.”
Erin also has a keen sense of the flow of her emotions, and there is no way she wouldn’t have noticed Illyana’s affection for her.
Erin immediately brightened and nuzzled her face into Iliana’s chest.
“Hehe, I really like it.”
Sometimes like a younger sister, sometimes like a daughter, and sometimes like a lover even though they are of the same sex.
Not only Illyana, but also Eleanor and Lily all had similar thoughts about Erin.
“Hmm, when I met Hyeon…”
Illyana pondered her own memories at Erin’s curious question.
When she first met Eunhyeon.
When she had just become an adult.
She recalled those days and smiled bitterly.
“That was correct.”
“Yes?”
“Anies says. It wasn’t really wrong.”
“Uh, that’s…”
Erin hesitated for a moment and couldn’t find anything to say in response.
Seeing Erin’s reaction, Illyana recalled her own past.
Except for magic, she didn’t know how to do anything properly, and yet she was confident that she knew everything in the world and that she could do anything.
So she did not want to easily admit her own ignorance and helplessness and stuck to her oppressive attitude.
Now that she came to think about it, she couldn’t help but realize that she wasn’t a very valuable ally to Eunhyun or her other colleagues.
So, is it possible to refute her harsh criticism?
Illyana has grown.
When she thought about her past from this point of view, she found it so funny that she didn’t even get angry.
“Are you curious?”
To Illyana’s question, Erin answered with an expression like a child just before unwrapping a gift bundle.
“Yes!”
“I’m curious. “Illyana.”
“Big lady. “Can you tell us too?”
“… Hmm.”
She couldn’t help but listen to Illyana, pretending that she wasn’t even Siete, let alone Eleanor or Lily, who was sleeping in the bed with her.
It was natural.
Not only Eleanor and Lily, but also Siete and Eunhyeon, who was her own student, went through all the hardships and hardships she had to reach where she is today.
There was no way she wasn’t curious.
“Lily.”
“Yes. “Big lady.”
“The memory regeneration technique I mentioned last time. Do you remember?”
Lily looked surprised by Illyana’s question.
“Yes. I remember, but… “No way?”
“That’s right. Should we try it now?”
“Sister. “What is that?”
“Hmm… Should I say it is a new magic that utilizes the power of a dream demon? .”
It is a special power that only the dream magician Lily can use. It is a magic that enters the memories or unconsciousness of others and reproduces the target’s memories.
Basically, most people think that magic means twisting external aspects such as nature or the laws of physics.
Therefore, internal aspects such as manipulating the human mind are realistically impossible with the capabilities of magicians.
It can be said to be a unique magic that only Lily, a succubus who can interfere with and manipulate the minds of others.
Although it has a major disadvantage in that it has limited use and no one can use it except Lily, being able to reproduce other people’s memories is useful in many ways.
In general, this is the case when the suspect for the crime is unclear or when the nature of the crime has been determined.
“Elenoa presented the necessity, and Illyana devised the method and created it.”
Although it has great practical value, it is not yet at a stage where it can be revealed to the world as Lily’s identity as a devil must be hidden.
In any case, the fact that Illyana suggested Lily’s new magic, dream magic, meant that she would vividly reproduce her memories as they were, without any embellishment.
“Would you like to take a look?”
“Yes! I miss you!”
At Illyana’s suggestion, Erin and her other wives also nodded with curiosity.
Even Siete, who seemed awkward about joining this event, could not suppress her curiosity.
“Lily. Let’s start.”
“Yes. “Big lady.”
Lily activated her new magic, completed with Illyana’s help.
[Succubus unique magic]
[Dream Rebirth]
Into Illyana’s memories, the minds of her wives entered.
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“… “Master.”
“Hmm…”
A voice that is as cold as it gets.
Aden unconsciously fell asleep as his disciple’s voice penetrated his ears.
“This scorecard. What on earth happened? Why on earth am I a C?”
She thrust her teacher’s evaluation sheet containing her grades and asked,
The young student, who had just turned 20, seemed ready to fix this unfair evaluation table by grabbing her teacher by the collar.
Aden sighed as she watched her student’s hands tremble, barely holding it in.
“The content of the assignment presented by the four groups was that bad.”
“Nonsense! This is unfair!”
Aden’s disciple, Illyana Kennifer, protested Aden’s words.
“It’s not just me. All other professors had the same opinion. “Don’t you know that?”
“I wasn’t the problem! Those bastards were assholes!”
“Even so, the evaluation of the group you belong to will not change. Even if you criticize me, the evaluation cannot be overturned.”
“How can you be such a bitch…” .”
Although Illyana was drooling and showing a troubled attitude, she couldn’t hold back her anger when her teacher told her that she couldn’t do anything on her own and her hands were shaking.
The reason was the crumpled group assignment evaluation sheet in her hand.
This is because the group she was in received a grade C, not a perfect grade A.
The purpose of this group task was to evaluate the competency and depth of understanding as magicians through group members presenting their opinions and discussing ‘the basic theory of magic and finding ways to improve low-digit magic.’
Among the lectures taught to young wizard students inside the Magic Tower, I signed up for the lecture because it was taught by many high-ranking professors and allowed me to get a high grade.
Getting a C grade in the group assignment, which was the largest factor in evaluating grades, meant that the grade for this class was completely wasted.
“Fuck you guys…”
In the end, Illyana couldn’t hold back her anger and poured out the strong emotions she brought up from her danjeon as curses.
She also knew.
Aden said she gave the group she was in the most generous score.
A unique understanding of magic compared to other students of the same age group.
The same goes for the number and power of magic that can be used.
A female wizard named Illyana Kennifer had the potential to be a genius with extraordinary talent in the field of magic.
But that’s only when viewed from the personal realm.
If we consider cooperation, where many people work together in groups, the story is completely different.
Illyana truly had an extraordinary talent that could be called a genius as a magician, but she was the opposite of that: she was hopelessly cooperative.
Of course, it’s ironic that this time it wasn’t just Illyana’s problem.
“Hmm…”
Aden couldn’t say anything even after hearing her disciple’s direct swearing, which was full of strong emotions.
She thought that despite Illyana’s talent, it would be difficult for her to get the highest rating since the unit of evaluation is trillions, but she had no choice but to say that this time she went a bit too far.
“Master. I feel really unfair. Those bastards didn’t even do any homework or anything!”
The schedule and topic of each group’s task were presented, the group was composed of five people, and two weeks were given until the presentation.
So far, only two out of five team members, including Illyana, have faithfully fulfilled their tasks.
One guy suddenly said something bad happened to his family and he had to go back to his hometown.
Another year without knowing what to do except for the flower garden.
Some scum secretly went out of the tower to play with women and drink alcohol, so all contact was lost.
They were people who couldn’t understand how on earth they became wizards of this magic tower.
“Those bastards are clearly idiots who came into the magic tower thanks to their parents. Otherwise, I can’t do that.”
That was indeed the case.
In order to enhance their reputation and external authority as children of a prestigious family, they are mere magicians who poured in a large amount of donations from their families to enter the school just to obtain the honorable title of magic tower magician.
It was purely by chance that they were in the same group, and the only casualties from the disaster were Illyana and two other students who had diligently worked on their group assignments.
Illyana’s teeth were gritted.
If I only knew who created this rubbish test evaluation, in which the most conscientious members of the team were at the greatest disadvantage, I wanted to create a fire pit right away and drown them in it.
In short, the pressure was too harsh.
“… Umm.”
In the end, after much deliberation, Aden called Illyana.
“Illyana.”
“… “Why?”
“I haven’t told this to the students yet, but there will be an external evaluation soon.”
“External evaluation?”
Illyana tried to suppress the strong emotions she had been feeling toward her group members, and listened to the words of her teacher, Aden.
