My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 103

Episode 103

“Do you remember this list?”

As I glanced at the red cover and spoke, my expression turned slightly grim.

“This is the list that was in the swindlers’ office, right? The one from the <Red Castle>.”

It was the list we took from Ann and Hans, the troublemakers of the <Red Castle>, who had orchestrated the fake Majung Stone mine scam in Odette’s territory.

Although it seemed like it was a list of Majung Stone mine investors… I don’t know why the surface turned red, though it looked normal at first.

“I’ve decoded it all. As expected, it wasn’t an ordinary list.”

“If it wasn’t an ordinary list?”

“There were two secrets. One is that it contained the names of the leaders and officials of <Red Castle>.”

“Remarkable indeed. And the other?”

“Prophecy.”

“A prophecy, you say?”

“Read it for yourself.”

I read the list in a hurry.

“On that day, when the blue moon is highest and roundest, in the season when the fresh grain of autumn is harvested.”

“Just before that day, the sun will be eclipsed over the black peninsula.”

“When that day comes, everything in this world will finally be destroyed.”

Reading the prophecy written, I frowned.

At that moment, Claude whispered softly.

“I calculated the date. The day when everything is supposed to be destroyed is the 15th of September, Imperial Year 1018.”

That day…

“The day I died of a heart attack before I was reincarnated.”

It was the day I died from overwork.

In surprise, I lowered my gaze.

“The only time everything can be turned back is for a single moment. Passing this time, after three blue moons rise and set, the end will be destruction.”

“The blue moon rises once every quarter, as known.”

“Then, does that mean we can only prevent destruction ten months before the day of doom?”

“The day of the predicted destruction is next year’s September 15th, and it’s currently October…”

“Just a month left?”

My heart suddenly races, and I continued reading the next sentences.

“On that day, those who wish for the world’s destruction will gather and open a masquerade.”

“When the masquerade starts, the world will head for destruction.”

“If it’s a masquerade, does it mean a masked ball?”

“It’s possible. It might be a metaphor, too.”

“Can this prophecy really be true? It’s unbelievable to say that the world will be destroyed.”

“It might just be a manipulation to cause confusion.”

“Right? When you think about it, the list came into our hands too easily.”

The gazes of me, Claude, Dylan, and the Emperor clashed simultaneously.

I began to recite the last words.

“The one who unravels all these threads of fate is Rothbart, the one who founded the Red Castle.”

Rothbart.

I stared at the name clearly written on the list.

The Emperor glanced over my shoulder at the name and nodded.

“We’ll immediately issue a warrant for anyone with that name.”

Rothbart, the <Red Castle>, and an unexpected impending world destruction.

Excessive thoughts churned through my mind.

But right at that moment, Dylan covered my eyes with his palm and said, “You seem to be lost in thought.”

“…Yes?”

“Because you need to rest right now.”

As Dylan’s hand touched my face, Claude’s voice came out stiffly in a low voice.

“Right now… love’s actions… in front of me…”

“It’s such a beautiful sight.”

The shocked Claude and the Emperor, who sounded as happy as a sweet potato, echoed in my ears. Dylan seemed proud.

“Oh, this isn’t just love, it’s the actions of a couple.”

Seeing Claude through the gap of Dylan’s hand, I let out a heavy sigh.

It was because he had fallen with his neck seized.

Even so, Dylan continued his words with a firm tone.

“We are legally married. We can never be apart…”

While thinking, I held my throbbing head.

Even in this situation, because of his touch, my heart was trembling so much that I thought it might stop.

* * *

Meanwhile, inside a guest room in the Saboia Castle.

Viscount Meli, one of the invited nobles, smiled happily.

Not long ago, by chance, he obtained information and discovered fifty impure Majung Stones.

Majung Stones were truly remarkable items.

They not only made it easier for a mage to control mana, but they also provided several times the power of what was contained within them.

With fifty Majung Stone mines, he might possess several million of these stones.

It might also be a chance to show proper tyranny to the countless mages who were putting their necks in to become stronger.

Looking at the Viscount’s eyes shining with greed, his daughter, Eliott, opened her mouth.

“Is the excavation of the impure Majung Stones finished?”

“It’s almost done. I brought a few sample Majung Stones today.”

The properly excavated Majung Stones were emitting a fluctuating light.

Since those possessing Majung Stone mines couldn’t easily act against the royal family, they gained even more influence than the viscount.

“More influence than a viscount?”

“Yes, Eliott, you’ll receive treatment no less than a viscount!”

At the term “viscount,” Eliott thought of “true marquise” Diana.

From her childhood, Diana was a person who made her feel inferior.

“Who is that sister? Eliott, right? Hi!”

“Huh? I don’t know. Anyway, Diana! Play with me!”

“Go away! Claude is a train! Go away!”

Young Diana and Claude, teasing each other affectionately.

Watching them while staying away, herself from her childhood.

But now, all those memories didn’t matter anymore.

Though Diana had power, her position in high society was a completely different realm.

“I heard you were clumsy when you danced yesterday.”

Considering what was said, they noted that there was only one commoner mage among the maids, who also happened to be faceless.

“I have more good news. I recently brought a buffer mage from Matap. Although she’s a commoner.”

Commoner mages were usually like that.

If you squeezed them a bit, they would move without even having beliefs.

They, like arrogant nobles, ignored the commoners, and even more so, never thought about their backgrounds.

As Elliott and Viscount Meli smiled, their expressions twisted into smiles.

* * *

On the final night of the ball held at Saboia Castle, the nobles gathered at various tables to engage in a simple game of poker. At that moment, Viscount Meli spoke as if he had been waiting.

“Just recently, I discovered an astonishing fifty impure Majung Stones. Hehe.”

The mages rolled their eyes. 

For the past few days, they had been busy trying to get the attention of Lady Diana and impressing Duke Saboia. 

But compared to Lady Diana, who was quietly playing poker, Viscount Meli seemed to hold more value right now.

People flocked to Viscount Meli’s poker game.

“If you could give me just one…”

“Oh, of course, I could. Right now, I only have samples.”

Elliott and Viscount Meli enjoyed the envious gazes of the mages.

At that moment, a mage broke the silence.

“Are these just ordinary impure Majung Stones? You could probably obtain those just by paying a lot of money.”

Upon hearing this, Viscount Meli coughed uncomfortably and responded.

“In fact, I’ve also engaged a buff mage who can enhance the power of Majung Stones.”

This was an interesting story in itself. A buff mage.

“Buff abilities are really rare, you know!”

Buff abilities were indeed rare. 

They had a supportive aspect in that they made one’s strength stronger. 

However, unlike Majung Stones with limitations like impure ones, they could almost infinitely expand one’s abilities. 

This was why most mages were eager to get close to buff mages.

When everyone stared at Viscount Meli in anticipation, he smiled and gestured toward an open doorway.

Suddenly, a woman dressed in a black robe appeared.

“I am a buff mage named Dayra. I am grateful to my master for inviting me here.”

Dayra smiled lightly as if her abilities weren’t anything special.

People looked at Viscount Meli with awe. A friend of a buff mage, and even a master!

Dayra approached the poker table and asked.

“Did my master show you the Majung Stones she granted me?”

“Huh? I’ve never given you Majung Stones.”

In response to Viscount Meli’s puzzled voice, Dayra pushed her robe aside.

“Because you are not my master, are you?”

“What’s the meaning of this…”

Under the black robe, she was wearing the sparkling attire of a lady-in-waiting.

“My master is Lady Diana Saboia, and I am her lady-in-waiting.”

At that moment, Dayra looked at Diana and smiled.

“Now, please explain about this ‘pure Majung Stone’ that I have in my hand.”

As the term “pure Majung Stone” was mentioned, the crowd began to buzz. 

Pure Majung Stones were hard to obtain even with money, and they were several times more effective than impure Majung Stones.

* * *

I held the Majung Stone that Dayra handed me and smiled just like her.

Dayra whispered a light incantation towards me.

With Dayra’s power combined with the Majung Stone’s power, the mana within me began to surge and grow stronger, like a storm.