The Innocent Mage's Spellbinding Nights - Chapter 59
Hesed hurried the family’s employees to prepare quickly while also working on his private tasks.
“I will eliminate anything that disturbs Senior’s rest!”
The night before they were to leave for the villa, several elder mages who were most enthusiastic about the Tower Master and Vice Tower Master’s return received a sudden duel request from Hesed.
“What, at this hour!”
“What goes around comes around. Take a few weeks of rest and appreciate the necessity and value of a break!”
There was an unspoken rule among mages: No one would comment on the results of an official duel. Hesed’s greatest strength as a mage was his ability to engage in calculated and efficient combat.
When the Mad Dog of the White Tower revealed his true nature, nearly ten casualties occurred overnight.
On the day when the elder mages submitted their sick leave, Hesed and Irina departed for a beach renowned for its beautiful sunset views.
“You were right, it’s truly stunning.”
“Isn’t it? But of course, it can’t compare to the beauty of you, Senior.”
They admired the nearby picturesque scenery.
“They say the Emperor dined here once during his tour.”
They savored delicacies like lobster smothered in cheese and savory grilled perch.
“I love you, Irina. With all of me, for all of you.”
“Hnnnh, nngh!”
They spent a dreamlike weekend making passionate love until the bed seemed to collapse.
*
On Monday morning, the start of a new week, Hesed woke up later than usual. Even after waking, he felt drowsy all over and couldn’t open his eyes properly. It took him quite a while to realize the empty space next to him.
“Irina!”
Under the pillow, instead of her beautiful silver hair, there was a letter. Hesed hurriedly opened it.
I’ll be waiting in the office.
– Irina
The letter was only two lines long. But the moment he read those lines, Hesed felt a shiver run through him.
‘She knew everything!’
Irina had figured out all along why he suggested coming to the beach where the Marquisate’s villa was located.
‘Then…’
She must have known he was against her returning as Tower Master and that he had dealt with a few shameless elders.
‘Who could have tipped her off?’
There were many likely candidates. It could have been their Senior Sister and Senior Brother, who cared deeply for Irina, or perhaps her unique friends, the nature spirits.
Yet, Irina had followed his request willingly, as if it were a gift before her return.
‘Even my unusual drowsiness…’
It was likely due to the sleep spell Irina cast so she could return to the White Tower first. Hesed rubbed his face as if to chase away the sleep.
“If that’s your decision, then so be it.”
With a sigh, he quickly prepared himself and left the villa.
***
“You’re here?”
As stated in her letter, Irina was in the office of the White Tower’s Master. Accompanied by the remaining elders, excluding about half of those who were confined to the infirmary or their homes after their bodies were quite damaged in the duel with Hesed.
He silently clicked his tongue at the sight of some elders.
‘Those punks should be bedridden for about two to three weeks.’
Their presence here, looking unscathed, meant they had been treated with Irina’s magic, and had some form of conversation with her.
Hesed, having no intention of opposing Irina’s decision, displayed no displeasure, merely bowing his head towards her.
“Yes, I had a good rest.”
Only Irina could notice the slight pout hidden in his extremely polite response. It seemed her cute lover was slightly upset.
‘I’ll have to apologize later for casting the sleep spell.’
But now, she had something important to say.
“The internal chaos of the White Tower is having a larger impact outside than I thought. And the ones suffering in this process are, as always, the powerless and the weak.”
Thus, Irina decided to abandon her peaceful rest.
“That’s why I am here, retracting my previous decision.”
Her comeback was decided by her own will, not by the pleas of the elders and the White Tower’s mages.
“And you? What do you intend to do?”
The answer was already clear. Hesed bowed his head a little deeper and spoke without hesitation.
“As I’ve told you long ago, I will simply follow the will of the Tower Master.”
Yeah, uh-huh. Of course.
The elders, remembering the day Devrant led Gluttony to invade the White Tower, recalled Hesed’s self-harming attempts to save Irina. They looked at him with sour faces, muttering to themselves.
Only a slave brainwashed and raised from childhood could answer and act like that.
“The will of the Tower Master is my will, so do as you please.”
If Irina, as the kind Tower Master, pursued the greater good, Hesed wished only to be by her side.
If she decided to retract her retirement decision, then naturally, he would return as the Vice Tower Master.
“Thank you, Hesed.”
“Don’t mention it.”
“I promise you one thing.”
Irina’s gaze turned to the elders.
“There will be no more unilateral patience and sacrifice within the White Tower. I won’t allow it anymore.”
“That’s the best news I’ve heard recently.”
Irina and Hesed’s eyes met.
A gentle smile spread across his lips.
Their comeback wasn’t just a return to what it was before, but a new beginning.
