The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 221

After finishing my schedule at the Imperial Palace, I safely returned to the Blue Magic Tower.

As soon as I returned to the Blue Magic Tower, I immediately sent a letter to Hania.

She is the one who is most worried about Iris right now.

So I sent a letter to ease her worries even a little.

Additionally, I conveyed a few words regarding the other children as well.

Originally, I intended to return to the academy after finishing the work at the Imperial Palace.

I had only come to check on Iris's condition.

I never imagined that Iris would aim to become the Emperor again.

Above all, the matter of the Ancient Dragon caught me.

It is said that the White Wood Craftsman is barely holding it back, but the Ancient Dragon is a problem that threatens the world.

Unless that is resolved, I cannot return to the academy.

‘I’ll have no choice but to wait quietly at the Blue Magic Tower until the magic is completed.’

Including that, I wrote a letter to Hania asking her to convey it to the other children as well.

Hania would be able to deliver the story skillfully.

‘Is winter already over?’

After sending the letter, I began to see a little bit of green vegetation outside the window.

It was still too early for flowers to bloom, but it was evidence that spring was one step closer.

Time flies like an arrow.

The academy entrance exam will be held in the not-too-distant future.

If possible, I want to go back for the entrance exam.

I have a promise with Nikita, so I have to keep that promise.

In addition, Xenia, who thinks Bicman is dead, also worries me.

I calmed her down in my own way, but she still feels guilty about Bicman's death.

Her mental state cannot be stable.

I let out a breath with a complicated head.

Even though the flow of the scenario has gone awry, incidents continue to occur.

I'm worried these days about whether I can handle the flow of those events.

‘I have to.’

To do that, I have to get stronger.

There was time before the Ancient Dragon's magic was completed.

I decided to use this time wisely.

‘It’s training time.’

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A month has already passed since I lived in the Blue Magic Tower.

As a result of sneaking around the Blue Magic Tower and training every day.

I was able to enjoy decent results.

The final battle is just around the corner.

It was time to get even stronger, even just a little, to face Chun Hyegong.

So I have to work even harder.

Because I don’t have the talent to grow infinitely during battle like Lucas.

Recently, the Blue Magic Tower Master and Sharin have locked themselves in the workshop and haven't even shown their faces.

When I asked Idella, their direct disciple, she said that the magic seems to be completed in the near future.

It seems that they are pouring their hearts and souls into magic research, staying up all night.

Already February.

Now is the time when flowers are really about to bloom.

I got a reply from Hania.

She said that she would find out the reason why Iris decided to become the Emperor in her own way.

Additionally, she recommended buying snacks and individual gifts for everyone when returning to the academy.

Otherwise, she said she couldn't guarantee anything.

I don't know why, but it's advice from my ex-girlfriend.

I decided to listen to it.

And recently, an unexpected problem arose in the Blue Magic Tower.

The owner of the problem was Sharin's mother, Sharon.

As soon as Sharon came to the Blue Magic Tower, she quickly regained her mind.

And that's when the problem started.

Sharon acted as if she were the mistress of the Blue Magic Tower Master.

She is the mother of Sharin, the next Blue Magic Tower Master.

No one in the Blue Magic Tower could treat her carelessly.

Perhaps that's why she roamed the Blue Magic Tower as she pleased.

Once her body recovered to some extent, the same was true in the capital outside the Blue Magic Tower.

The wife of the Blue Magic Tower Master and the mother of the next Blue Magic Tower Master.

She began to enjoy all sorts of luxuries using this position.

And the money was billed directly to the Blue Magic Tower Master.

The Blue Magic Tower Master's financial manager initially laughed, telling her to use it as she pleased.

However, as her spending became more and more uncontrollable, her face gradually hardened.

So much so that she has been taking stomach medicine lately.

The Blue Magic Tower has the most wealth among the magic towers in the world.

However, most of that wealth is used for expensive magic materials and research.

Therefore, Sharon's extravagance, which exceeded expectations, placed a burden on the financial manager as well.

My eyes turned to the outside of the window.

There, Sharon was walking confidently at that moment.

Looking at her, I could see where Sharin's appearance came from.

However, a slightly sharper impression than Sharin stands out.

Perhaps it's because Sharin always yawns with a languid expression.

Sharon was covered in all sorts of ornaments.

Each and every one of those items is an expensive item worth hundreds of millions.

In particular, the large diamond on her finger was hideous, like something a tacky noblewoman would wear.

Dazzling.

That word seemed to fit perfectly.

‘I definitely heard that she received quite a bit in exchange for giving birth to the Blue Magic Tower Master's child.’

Even though she received so much, Sharon's house was said to be desperately poor when she was found.

Looking at that innate extravagance, she wouldn't have been able to handle it with the earnings of a prostitute.

‘She took out private loans.’

She must have borrowed a lot of money to cover her spending.

So the money she received from the Blue Magic Tower was taken by loan sharks, and the remaining money was squandered on spending.

It is one of the typical processes of a person breaking down.

Working as a prostitute, she fills her empty heart with expensive items, and her spending increases.

Even when she can't handle it, she continues to consume while maintaining self-compromising thoughts.

In the end, nothing remains but criticism and anger towards the world, beyond self-compromise.

Because blaming the world is easier than rebuilding one's life.

Sharon must have wanted to ruin Sharin's life as well for that reason.

The sight of a child who looks exactly like herself alive and well is like telling her that she too had the same opportunity.

‘That appearance now is a reflection of her past life.’

I am keeping a close eye on Sharon.

She is a person who was revived through mystery.

She should know the danger that mystery holds.

It's a sorry story for Sharin, but it was a good sample.

Smack!

Until she slapped the maid's cheek.

"What are you doing, you can't even carry the luggage properly!"

A high-pitched, sharp voice echoed.

There was a maid there who was tending to her luggage.

One piece of clothing fell to the floor.

It was something she had dropped while trying to carry the excessively purchased clothes somehow.

"I, I, I'm sorry."

The young maid, who originally worked at the Blue Magic Tower, repeatedly bowed her head at her sharp attitude.

However, Sharon glared at the apology with her eyes wide open and grabbed the maid's hair tightly.

"Eek!"

"You, you're looking down on me right now. You're thinking that I'm not the real wife of the Blue Magic Tower Master, so why am I being so picky."

"No, no. I would never dare to think such a thing!"

"Then, are you saying I'm wrong now? How dare a lowly thing point out my words?"

"I, I."

Smack!

Sharon slapped her cheek once again without hesitation.

The maid's lips burst, blood came out, and her cheeks swelled up instantly.

Judging by how harsh her hand is, she must have hit many people until now.

And I know who the person she hit the most was.

I opened the window and came down lightly.

In the meantime, Sharon was trying to drag the maid away by grabbing her hair.

The surrounding magicians and other servants looked embarrassed, but they couldn't bring themselves to stop her.

How can they stop the tyranny of the next Magic Tower Master's mother?

If she were to pass on harsh words to Sharin, their heads might be cut off.

While everyone was turning away helplessly, only I walked past them.

Then, I snatched Sharon's arm that was holding the maid's hair.

"Please stop."

Sharon's head turned towards me.

Soon after, her eyes widened.

"Who are you?"

Apparently, she didn't remember me at all.

She was Sharon when she was first brought from the grave, when her mind was going back and forth.

At the time, it was understandable that she wouldn't remember the situation.

"I am Ryu, the White Wood Craftsman's aide."

So I took out the identity I used before.

Sharon's eyebrows briefly rose, and she unexpectedly let go of the maid's head.

"To think you are the White Wood Craftsman's aide, I didn't recognize you. I showed you an ugly sight because of this lowly maid."

She covered her mouth with her hand and laughed as if she were a noblewoman.

However, perhaps because of her experience working as a prostitute, there was a strange coquetry mixed in.

She unhesitatingly hurled harsh words at those of lower status than herself, but immediately acted obsequiously to those of equal or higher status.

It would be rare to find someone as consistent as this.

Perhaps that's why I smiled slightly.

"That's right. It's ugly."

"……Yes?"

Sharon asked back, wondering if she had misheard.

"Didn't you just say it, madam? You said you were ugly."

She stared at me with a blank expression.

It was a face that showed she never expected me to say that.

Soon after, Sharon's face began to turn red.

She realized that she was being ignored.

"What are you saying like that? It's unpleasant."

"I said it to make you feel unpleasant. What kind of disgrace is this? Aren't you ashamed?"

"Look, look, look!"

Sharon's neck was bulging with veins.

"I am the wife of the Blue Magic Tower Master and the mother of his daughter!

Just because you're the White Wood Craftsman's aide doesn't mean you can say such harsh things!

And it looks like you're not even a noble."

She crossed her arms below her chest and stared at me haughtily.

"Isn't it not good for you to keep doing this to me?"

It's a clear threat.

"Madam, let me tell you one thing, I'm trying to help you."

"What?"

"You seem to have forgotten how you raised Sharin."

Sharon raised her eyebrows.

"How did I raise Sharin? Don't you know that I raised her well and she became the next Magic Tower Master?"

"Haha, are you saying that starving a child all day long and committing violence is raising her well?"

And finally, the arrogant Sharon stiffened.

I hate Sharon.

The very person who created the most terrible past for Sharin.

Even if she is Sharin's biological mother, I had no intention of treating her kindly.

"Th, that was education! The rice was just because I didn't have any money."

"Is that why you're buying all these expensive items?"

"I've lived without money! I've lived desperately poor, so shouldn't I be able to live a little better now!"

"Aren't you tired of just comforting yourself like that?"

Before I knew it, my tone had changed.

The sense of oppression that was slowly flowing out of my body gradually began to weigh down on Sharon.

Sharon froze at the sense of oppression she was feeling for the first time in her life.

Even if she has magical talent, she has wasted that talent and lived as a prostitute her whole life.

At best, she has only met thugs from the back alleys.

It was the first time she had seen a strong person who had achieved results by training through her own efforts from beginning to end.

What's more, I have the remnants of the Ancient Dragon dwelling within me.

The innate sense of oppression and fear that the Ancient Dragon possesses.

The pressure from biological superiority tightly strangled Sharon's neck.

"Sharon."

Sharon's legs began to tremble.

"Your life was just lucky enough to be revived by mystery. Everything you do is now an act of tarnishing Sharin's face."

I gently wrapped Sharon's wrist.

However, Sharon could not stop trembling with that action alone.

"Think again. Will Sharin, who was beaten as a child, consider you her mother and look at you kindly now?

Or will she try to take revenge for the past by looking at you committing atrocities?"

Sharon's shoulders twitched.

She finally had a face that was aware of the deeds she had committed in the past.

"Even if Sharin just lets you go, I can step in. Because I owe Sharin a lot."

When I let go of her wrist, Sharon collapsed on the spot.

I looked down at her in a state of oppression.

Something warm was flowing out of her legs, but I ignored it.

"Live quietly and calmly. I'll turn a blind eye to minor consumption, but don't commit atrocities."

With that, I turned my body, leaving Sharon behind.

The maid who was left next to her would take care of her on her own.

The remnants of the Ancient Dragon quietly smacked its lips.

Apparently, it seemed to regard Sharon as prey.

Don't do that.

At least I have to find out what kind of negative effects mystery has.

I left, hoping that Sharon wouldn't do anything more foolish.