The Villainous Family is Against Independence

econd meeting, I fell off a cliff, and today I was surrounded by wizards of the West Tower…….

 

“Hmmm.”

 

When I thought about it, I had to admit that Raeyan wasn’t just overreacting.

 

It was my fault.

 

It was when I was sitting quietly after eating only one solitary, self-reflective macaron…. 

 

Squeak– 

 

The door of the drawing room, which was tightly closed, opened.
And the person who walked in between them……

 

“……a little boy?”

 

He was a cute, dainty, lovely little boy with pink hair.
His eyes were bright, light blue, like the clear sky.

 

Did he hear what I was murmuring quietly? A little boy with wide eyes approached me without hesitation.

 

“Little boy! I’ve never heard such a rude guest!”

 

In the blink of an eye, Raeyan stood up and blocked the kid’s advance.

 

I was surprised at the child’s anger.
It was the first time I had ever seen a kid scolding me like that.

 

“Young man! How dare you stand in my way! Can’t you get out of the way?”

 

“…..Do you want me to take care of it?” Raeyan glanced back as if asking for my opinion. 

 

“I don’t think so,” I answered firmly.

 

A child should be protected.
Even if it was a child who rudely screams at the first meeting, Raeyan could not use force.

 

Raeyan took a step back as if regretting it.

 

Perhaps more angry at the attitude, the child began to run wild.

 

“Uh-huh! How dare you want to ‘take care’ of this fella? Do you know who I am while you say such nonsense?”

 

“A child?”

 

“I’m not a kid! this fella is Isis, the master of the West Magic Tower!” The pink haired kid with his hands on his waist shouted proudly.

’

 

I wondered why a kid came out of nowhere, and it turned out to be the master of the tower.

 

No wonder.

 

“Oh……hello?” I greeted him politely because I thought I should treat him as a master as he was so confident.

 

“Hmm.
You speak up right away, you are quite polite.”

 

‘What is this master?’

 

He was the type of person I really didn’t want to be close to.

 

Anyway, little magic lord….

 

‘In a world where family powers exist and there are reincarnated people (me) who remember their past life, a little boy can be the master of the magic tower.’

 

It was nothing unusual.

 

I stood up, dragged Raeyan, who was blocking the front of the tower master, Isis, to sit next to me and immediately asked what he needed.

 

“So, Isis, the master of the Magic Tower.
Why did you call a lowly person like myself?”

 

“You say that very beautifully.
I like it.”

 

So…why did you call?

 

As I smiled without saying anything, the master of the tower went to the sofa across from me and sat down.

 

He was so small that it seemed he was being buried in the cushions.
The tower master crossed his legs in a solemn manner.

 

“Lili Arcelle.
Is that your name?”

 

“In a manner of speaking, great Isis of the magic tower.”

 

At my words of flattery, the corners of the wizard’s mouth twitched.

 

“In a manner of speaking? Well, that doesn’t matter.
Anyway, I called because I wanted to hear a story about the wizard Elby’s magic tools that you invested in.”

 

“What are you curious about, great Isis of the magic tower, who is the best in the underworld?”

 

“It sounds good, but there’s no progress in the conversation when we use such long honorifics – just call me Isis.”

 

“Yes, Isis.”

 

That’s too bad.
It was fun to flatter you with all kinds of adjectives.

 

The master of the Magic Tower cleared his throat for a moment and asked while avoiding my gaze.

 

“Why did you invest?”

 

“What?”

 

“Why did you invest? You were the first one to invest in the wizard, Elby.”

 

I paused for a moment and then answered, “It’s because…..I’m sure that the magic tool will do well.” 

 

“……really?!”

 

The master of the tower looked at me with wide opened eyes.
I felt like I was going to get a cold sweat from the incredibly passionate gaze.

 

“Yes, isn’t the magical tool being produced this time a stone that keeps the temperature constant? I thought it was very marketable.”

 

The master of the tower murmured with a face moved by my words.

 

“Unbelievable.
Everyone said ‘What are you doing by keeping the temperature on a stone or something’, and told me to get rid of useless research and go to work at the magic tower.”

 

“…..huh?”

 

“I can’t believe you acknowledged this fella.
You’re such a nice person!” 

 

It seemed that the owner of the magic tower was also the wizard, ‘Elby’.

 

It seemed that he had no intention of hiding it in the first place.
It was only then that I could find out why the owner of the magic tower even mobilized the people of the tower to find the investor who invested in him.

 

‘It’s just because I was the first person to invest in his self-development.’

 

I couldn’t be sure yet, but judging from what they’d done so far, it didn’t seem that the west tower had anything to do with the previous attack.

 

But as the master of the Magic Tower, why don’t you release magic tools under your name?

 

Seeing my puzzled expression, the tower master gave an answer before I even asked.

 

“If I release something under my name, it will sell well.
However, I really wanted to make a useful magical tool.
Something so good that everyone would have to admit it!”

 

So, it was kind of a test of his product.

 

I felt sorry to see him so happy, when only I invested.

’

 

You’re so small, so shouldn’t I be nice to you? So I started playing along as I knew it.

 

I made a pondering face and then mused, “How about making that magic tool warm, laying it on the floor and putting a blanket over it? I think sleeping on it in the winter would be the best.”

 

“…..Are you a genius?”

 

“On the contrary, if you keep the stone cold and put it in a box, wouldn’t it be able to keep your food cold even in the middle of summer?”

 

“…..are all of your ideas genius-level ideas?” 

 

“It could also be used for military purposes.”

 

“Military….! I hadn’t even thought of that!”

 

Ondol, refrigerator, fan, air conditioner, etc.
As far as I could remember, I poured out everything related to controlling the temperature. 

 

(T/N: Ondol = Korean floor heating system)

 

Then the eyes of the tower master changed from ‘oh, look at this’, to ‘this girl is a genius’. 

 

“You have tremendous talent! Coming up with so many ideas with just one temperature-keeping stone magic tool.
Besides, you even recognized the true value of this fella; you have a very good eye.”

 

“Thank you for the compliment.”

 

“And so…..”

 

After a brief pause, the master of the magic tower exclaimed excitedly.

 

“Be my assistant!”

 

“Yes, I decline.”

 

When I refused at once, the master of the tower widened his eyes as if he could not believe it.

 

“Why?!”

 

“I hate being bothered.”

 

“I’ll treat you well!”

 

“I refuse.”

 

“Ah, why!”

 

The master of the tower slammed the sofa with his fist as if he were going to whine on the floor at any moment.

 

“I’ll be so good to you! Be my assistant!”

 

“No, my dream is to be unemployed.”

 

“Your dreams are the same as this fella, right?! Let’s do well together! Mhh?!”

 

“I must refuse.”

 

“Aaaaagh!”

 

The master of the tower, who screamed and shouted, eventually sat down on the sofa in despair, unable to break my will.

 

It wasn’t long before he offered a compromise.

 

“…..Then come and give me advice on my magic tools from time to time.”

 

“I’ll think about that.”

 

Not to the extent of not thinking about it, it was completely unexpected luck for me.

 

In fact, in the original work, after this, all magic tools of wizard Elby are hits.

 

I never imagined such a windfall to have access to investment information in advance.
At this rate, it was worth it coming all the way to the magic tower today.

 

It was at that time when I was smiling inwardly.

 

The master of the tower took something out of his pocket and held it out in front of me.

 

“In that sense, look at this, isn’t that a great invention?”

 

It was a large jewel engraved with a magic circle, nothing special.
I don’t know what it is for, but it looks pretty, so I asked in admiration.

 

“Yeah, that’s great, What is it for?”

 

“Tsk, tsk, I have no choice but to tell you since you are curious.
It was made to take down Sylvester Perdia.
Isn’t that amazing!”

 

“……..?”

 

Now, now, hold on.

 

Who, and what…….?!