I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 73
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Ivonne paused to gaze up at the massive spire at the edge of Orca Cape. The tower stood unyielding and white against the sea’s crashing waves, beautiful yet awe-inspiring, almost alien in its presence.
Before it, Ivonne took several deep breaths.
‘It’s okay. I’ve possessed the female lead. Somehow, I’ve also been lucky enough to wield Ivonne’s power effectively. Let’s trust in the lead’s and the possessor’s buffs that romantic fantasy novels talk about. The Eastern Tower’s master is a noble, so he definitely wouldn’t have come.’
With one last check of her appearance, Ivonne grasped the lion-headed door knocker.
“Sigh.”
With a final deep breath, she pushed the door. Surprisingly, the seemingly heavy door opened smoothly and easily, as if welcoming the newly appointed master of the long-vacant tower, or perhaps ready to swallow her whole.
⚜ ⚜ ⚜
However, Ivonne had overlooked a few facts.
First, ordinary nobles don’t work, so if a noble holds a position, it’s likely to be honorary.
Second, a meeting with German, the head of a prestigious noble family and a recognized ancient wizard, wouldn’t be so simple.
Third, as the ‘Master’ rather than just a wizard of the ‘tower’, working from home was possible due to their very existence.
“…..”
So, with myriad worries and concerns, Ivonne entered the tower only to find herself alone in the personal study at the tower’s summit.
“I must be a fool.”
Of course, the tower was created to solidify the setting of a wizard’s realm in the original story, so the inner workings weren’t detailed. Also, being directly under the emperor’s control, the Magic Tower was shrouded in secrecy for security reasons, naturally unknown to most.
Ivonne had been just a regular employee at the Internal Affairs Office a few days ago.
Even the employees at the Internal Affairs Office who had seen Ivonne off would be oblivious to the true state of the Magic Tower.
‘Was the wizard who said they’d move my luggage showing….dominance? Or did they not even know? Hard to tell.’
But the sight of her belongings simply placed on the empty desk suggested it was more likely a show of dominance.
“…It’s cold and lonely.”
The formal study was devoid of any warmth, feeling chill even in the midst of summer. Despite the noise of bustling wizards, shouts, and occasional explosions from below, it felt eerily silent.
‘Everyone down there must be from the academy, at least of lesser nobility.’
Being of peasant origin, Ivonne didn’t expect a warm welcome as the tower’s master.
“…Uh.”
On her first day as the ‘Master of the Southern Magic Tower’, Ivonne missed the people from the Internal Affairs Office who had welcomed her warmly. And it wasn’t just that.
‘But really… why is there no one?’
There was no one to hand over the tower’s duties to her. Before hoping that it wasn’t the Eastern Tower master and instead wishing for the Western Tower’s master, perhaps she should have just hoped for anyone to be present.
‘Truly extreme.’
At least the place seemed dust-free, Ivonne noted, sitting down on a chair that, thankfully, wasn’t covered in dust, swallowing a hollow laugh.
What was more painful? The attention as ‘the Crown Prince’s woman’ or the indifference despite being ‘the wizard magician and Master of the Southern Magic Tower’?
6. Surely a Kind Senior, Isaac.
Ivonne snapped out of her useless worries.
‘Setting aside the handover, I must pave my own way first.’
According to the original story, the female lead with power rivaling God wouldn’t be troubled by a delayed handover for a day or two. But a commoner who had just gained status couldn’t afford to waste a single moment.
Ivonne quickly unpacked her belongings and took out the tunnel expansion request she had prepared in advance. It was quickly filled out, and with magic, sending it was no hassle.
‘To the Department of Industrial Resources… to Director Larissa…’
Not long after successfully submitting the request, Ivonne received a response.
[Application for the expansion of the Azolt Copper Mine tunnels has been acknowledged. Approval will be granted within 7 days.
P.S. How’s the wizard tower? People were betting on it. I wagered 10,000 gold on you being lonely and by yourself. You’ll keep me posted, right?]
Somehow, the postscript felt more like the main point. Ivonne chuckled and sent a telegram back to Larissa through her personal communication device.
[I should have started a Q&A session, it seems.]
[Really? Are you that lonely? What’s it like? Are they being territorial? Well, knowing them, they would. Nobles and ancient wizards. They think they’re so grand.]
[I’m alone right now. Not even a sign of anyone handing over duties, let alone warmth.]
[Oh, my. That’s pettily territorial of them. But don’t worry too much. You’ll blend in soon. The master of the Western Magic Tower is also of common birth and is getting along fine now.]
Reading Larissa’s message, Ivonne nodded.
Isaac, briefly mentioned in the original story, was like Ivonne, an ancient wizard of common birth. He had suddenly appeared about three years ago, pulling a meteorite from space to annihilate an examination venue, a genius, yet he was defeated by Blitzen.
