My Favorite Character Proposed a Contractual Relationship - Chapter 1.7

Chapter 1 – The Man in The Terrace (7)

Count Solandry, whom he served for two-generation, was different from other ordinary noble families. He had served as a butler, nanny, aide, and nanny, but he had never done anything like checking other’s backgrounds or maneuvering in an invisible place. Making his master’s life more prosperous was what he had done for the past few decades.

Therefore, it was very perplexing for him to recite the love story of one’s daughter who was a maiden.

Ewoldan coughed in vain as if trying to stick a paper beside money. Nicklaus, who was short-tempered, spoke in a curt voice.

(T/n: there’s no use to compare paper and money. So it’s useless.)

“You said she is her closest friend, so what?”

“Lady Hilt is said to have been dating Sir Bielvardo for over a year.”

Nicklaus’ face hardened in an instant. Why did this story come out of the blue?

“It seems they were quite well-known lovers. However, it became known that Sir Bielvardo and Lady Pemollo got engaged a while ago. It was quite a tough rumor to hear for the lady at the marriageable age.”

“So what?”

“The story I am going to tell you is about a man who is dating the lady Pemollo, she is known as Alaina’s closest friend….”

It was a story too shameful for Ewoldan to put into his mouth. He silently apologized to Lady Hilt, whom he had never seen before.

Nicklaus asked abruptly.

“Are you saying she stole him?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great.”

Ewoldan, who is entirely on his master’s side, agreed but it was difficult to respond to the overly blatant response. Ewoldan opened his mouth only after clearing his throat.

“Anyway, she secluded herself inside the house for two months due to that incident. I guess the banquet that the master attended before was her first outing in a while.”

“Then what should I do now?”

Nicklaus closed his eyes with a distressed face. However, Ewoldan had no advice on this matter.

A butler is a position where he is in charge of all of the affairs in the family, so he was also involved in social gatherings such as tea parties when his Countess was alive. Of course, he was familiar with how to please the ladies and their way of thinking.

But that was already more than 20 years ago. While taking care of a bad-tempered boy, his sensitivity gradually shifted direction.

It was difficult to show wisdom when it came to the love of young people, especially for a love’s newbie like Nicklaus. Instead of coming forward in person, he advised in the other direction.

“I think it would be a good idea to ask the young people in the tower for advice.”

The tower he refers to was the tower of wizards, that tower.

Among the students who graduated from the magic schools in each country, only the most talented people could enter the tower of wizards and receive their own laboratory. Rumors have been circulating that wizards at the tower have strange personalities, but the fact that wasn’t exactly the case could be seen through the previous owner. In addition, the young people at the tower have been looking over him so they might come up with a more suitable plan.

Nicklaus had a bitter face, but soon nodded his head as if convinced.

He approached the magic circle on one side of the office to make plans as soon as possible. In no time, blue light emanated from under his feet and his figure disappeared.

Ewoldan didn’t do much research, but he was grateful that his master figured it out by himself.

The place where Nicklaus moved through the magic circle was his laboratory in the tower.

One of the researchers who felt his presence raised his head. He was that kind of man whose glasses on one side of his face were bent severely, making his sideburn float above his ear. He fixed his glasses and spoke to Nicklaus.

“Why do you go home so often these days?”

“Do you need a reason for people to go home?”

“…. I’m only asking because you’re always stuck in the lab. That kind of reason didn’t apply to the master of the tower.”

Nicklaus ignores his words and habitually wears the lab coat. Being ignored was a common occurrence, so the man was again engrossed in his work. However, because his boss did something crazy that was different from his usual antics, his concentration was broken.

He was used to his boss making rude remarks and throwing tantrums, but it was crazy to see him running around the lab, hitting his thighs on the desk, dropping things, also stumbling over the things he dropped, and jumping up and down in the corner.

“Why are you being like this? It scares me.”

“Sincio”

“Yes. Please speak. No, please sit down first then speak.”

“Do you even know how to date?”

What kind of nonsense is that? Sincio, who just noticed his sky-high sideburn, pressed down on it and frowned.

What the heck do you mean ‘do you know how to date?’ If someone else had asked, he would have taken it as an insult to his dating ability, but that person was Nicklaus Solandry.

Isn’t dating an act of meeting with two different personalities and sharing physical and mental exchanges with each other?

However, his boss was a man who told him to stay away because he didn’t have anything to give him, even though he only grabbed the hem of his coat to help put out the fire on it.

He couldn’t believe such a person would suddenly put the word ‘dating’ in his mouth. He got goosebumps on the back of his neck for a moment.

Sincio spoke with a reluctant look.

“Why do you ask that?”

“…nevermind. You don’t know a thing about dating.”

He couldn’t believe that words come from Nicklaus Solandry, not anyone else. Sincio put his glasses over his head and shot him a deathly glare. Nicklaus frowned and coldly glanced at him.

“What are you doing with your small eyes?”

“Don’t you see these fiery eyes? If wizard-nim does this, everyone will keep saying ‘wizard-nim’ until they faint.”

“You didn’t actually believe that guy’s words, right.”

Out of nowhere Leo, another wizard in Nicklaus’ lab shook his head from side to side. He was a man with greasy mid-length hair that was part in the middle, although he looked greasy, his facial features were quite incredible.

“It’s shameful that you receive dating advice from this Balileo Balilei.”

(T/n: It is actually Galileo Galilei, the philosopher. So Leo’s saying Sincio is a fake one, hence the Balileo Balilei)

“When the hell did you come in?”

“What are you talking about? I’ve been here since before the master of the tower came.”

Leo was famous for his free-spirited love life, he once took women to the tower in the name of ‘civilian tour to enhance the reputation of the tower’, his personality was severely broken by Nicklaus. After that, he looked trustworthy to Nicklaus. When Leo appeared with a smile and was pleased as if dog poop for medicine fell from the sky.

“Okay. Go recite what you’ve been working on.”

Nicklaus sat on the chair in an arrogant manner.

However, Leo had no intention of passing on the secret recipe from his own mouth. Moreover, why his boss suddenly asked things about dating relationships, that would certainly warrant his growing curiosity.

“But why are you curious about that?”

“That’s…….”

“No way!”

“Really?”

“Reaaaaally?”

Another researcher who hid somewhere in the lab, Normel joined the forces.

“Very observant.”

Nicklaus spat a begrudging remark, but the three of them realized it was an affirmation.

He finally found it. The fated woman.

Their boss was often misunderstood as a man who did witchcraft outside the tower, but all the researchers knew it wasn’t true. It was because every time a new recruit came in, that story was passed down from mouth to mouth as if it were a legend. About Nicklaus’ curse.

Whenever a new employee came in, Nicklaus would personally hand over a lab coat embroidered with ‘the tower of the wizards’ sentence. Each time, the newcomers felt immense happiness, but within seconds they had to experience the unexpected nature of their boss. After going through that series of processes, they would wonder what’s wrong with that human being, and then a senior researcher came to whisper an open secret.

So in recent years, the new wizards who entered the tower of wizards have built a bond through a new kind of initiation ceremony.

Somehow the words got longer but in summary, all the wizards gathered here knew about his problems. Therefore, they had no choice but to be shocked.

‘I pity the woman who will receive the attention of that human.’

That was their innermost feeling that couldn’t be shown.

So the four of them were seated around the round table.

“So, who is she?”

Asked the woman with brown hair tied into a ponytail. She was Normel Odineri, the only woman in a lab that was led by Nicklaus.

“If I tell you, would you know?”

“How do I give advice if I don’t even know who she is?”

“It’s a law ‘know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated’. Shouldn’t we know the target?”

“Enemy? Target? Do you think I’m going to invade other people’s military camps?”

“Metaphor, that is only a metaphor.”

Nicklaus clicked his tongue while looking at each of their faces. However, this reaction was not enough to hurt those at the tower. Rather, the three of them pulled their chairs forward with sparkling eyes.

Said Sincio while fixing his glasses.

“Now, stop fussing and tell me.”

“…You will go through bad things If you go around talking about it.”

Bad things were still happening every day. They quickly nodded.

“A woman named Alaina Hilt.”

Silence flowed for a while.

“That’s nonsense!”

“Are you talking about the young lady of Count Hilt?”

“Why? Who is it? Is she part of royalty?”

Leo, Sincio, and Normel reacted in turn.

For Leo and Normel who were born in the nobility, they knew about the young lady of Count Hilt. Of course, a successful commoner like Sincio didn’t know about her, but he guessed that she was part of the nobility because that arrogant Nicklaus referred to her formally. Obviously, he found out that she was a count’s daughter after Normel asked about it.

Meanwhile, Nicklaus felt relieved that there was not a single person who didn’t know her. He even went around looking for her but still didn’t know who she was, if he was a woman, wouldn’t he feel disappointed.

“Right.”

As Nicklaus affirmed identity, Leo rubbed his palms and said.

“It’s not going to be easy, but that’s why it will stimulate your competitive side.”

“What do you mean?”

“Would it be easy to win the heart of Lady Hilt, the flower of society? But it’s no fun if it’s too easy.”

“You think I brought this up to entertain you? It was this body’s wish for a lifetime!”

That’s why it was fun. It was already funny to think that Nicklaus Solandry would embarrass himself to look good for someone.

“Have you seen her? No, I mean, since you found out it was her, you probably have seen her. So, how did you meet her?”

Normel asked what everyone was wondering about. Although Nicklaus was annoyed, he had no choice but to tell them what happened at the banquet, because the three of them took turns and told him that they needed to know the whole story to plan a strategy.

“……I wish you didn’t say anything.”

“I know.”

“You didn’t make a good first impression.”

“I know that too.”

“See you should’ve controlled your usual temper….”

“Cut it out, will you?”

Ahem. After the cough party, Leo pointed out one thing.

“By the way, are you sure she is not in a relationship with Sir Ismal?”

“I have checked with her brother.”

“What?”

There was an additional explanation again for how he met her younger brother. The three of them had their jaws hanging open at their boss’ initiative.