The Possessor Mistook the Genre for 20 Years

45 – Both Were Soaked.

After finishing his business with Justia, Franz returned to the Magic Tower.

He wanted to ask Yuna about the code right away, but it didn’t seem right to visit her without any notice.

Especially at this time of day, when dinner preparations would be in full swing.

Well, there’s no urgent reason, so visiting tomorrow should be fine.

Thinking this, Franz opened the firmly closed door of the Magic Tower’s main chamber.

And then he faced Arian.

“Eek-?!”

Arian, who was squatting and wiping something spilled on the floor, was startled and fell on her bottom.

Franz was just as surprised.

He thought no one would be there, but someone was inside.

Moreover, her scream made him flinch as well.

Ah, that really scared me.

Franz, who had finally calmed his startled heart, spoke.

“Arian, what are you doing?”

“Ah, ah, that, you see? I, I spilled some water and was cleaning it up.”

Arian rambled on.

She must have been quite shocked.

She didn’t even realize her skirt was lifted, so what more could be said?

It was safe to say she was in a state of utter confusion.

Franz averted his gaze from her.

He didn’t want to create an awkward situation.

Then, half a beat later, her voice came.

“D-did you see?!”

Franz remained silent.

He didn’t know why she was asking that, nor did he know how to answer.

But well, it was white, after all.

Arian, realizing something was wrong, quickly changed the subject in a hurried voice.

“You, you came back quickly?”

It was a suggestion Franz had no reason to refuse.

It was better to forget the awkward moment quickly.

“I just had a brief conversation at the cathedral and came back.”

“I-I see.”

“Arian.”

Franz noticed something about Arian, who was now standing up.

“You got water on your leg too.”

Transparent water was trickling down her leg.

Today, her skirt was unusually short, making it all too obvious.

“Huh, huh?!”

Arian’s hand groped the inside of her thigh, then moved down to the spot where the water had landed.

She immediately took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped off the water.

But why was Arian wearing such a short skirt?

Upon careful consideration, something seemed off.

The commoners in this world were relatively free with their fashion.

They didn’t wear miniskirts, but they did wear skirts that came up to their knees.

But the nobles were different.

They strictly adhered to traditional clothing.

To put it bluntly, they were stuck in their ways.

That’s why Arian’s outfit was puzzling.

For a noble like her to wear a short skirt was almost heretical.

If other nobles saw her, they would surely gossip behind her back.

How could she expose her legs so shamelessly? Oh ho ho-, they would say.

Well, personally, I think this looks better.

It just suits her well.

While Franz was organizing his thoughts like that.

“Then I’ll go take care of this.”

With those words, Arian brushed past Franz and left the tower master’s room.

Franz, who had no particular thoughts, sat back on the sofa and leaned against the backrest.

Come to think of it….

‘I haven’t seen them at all lately.’

He always checked when he was involved with them, but after this incident, he hadn’t.

Franz immediately brought up a display in the air.

『Save the world from the villainesses who will lead it to ruin!

Hero Yuna (33.00%)

Saint Justia (45.00%)

Elf Archer Hera (40.00%)

If we fail, the world will be destroyed!

It had changed quite a bit since the last time I saw it.

Eustia rose by 15 percent, and Hera by a whopping 20 percent.

Saving the World Tree this time seemed to have had a positive impact.

But at first, it was rising very slowly, and now, the speed of increase is getting faster by the day.

At this rate, it might not take too long to reach 100 percent.

But is that a good thing?

I feel like I should raise it, so I am, but what advantage is there in reaching 100 percent?

Hmm-.

Franz, who was pondering, waved his hand to dismiss the display.

There’s no point in worrying about meaningless things, it only makes my head hurt.

* * * * *

The Duchy of Ishtar.

To be precise, a very small house in a corner of the former Duchy of Ishtar.

From that shabby house, which seemed like it could collapse at any moment, came a familiar sound.

Tap tap tap tap-.

It was the sound of a cutting board and a kitchen knife meeting.

Yuna, who had just returned from an outing, hurriedly moved towards the sound coming from the kitchen.

Of course, her mother was in the kitchen.

“Mom? I said I would do it.”

Yuna was worried about her mother.

It hadn’t been long since that incident she didn’t even want to think about.

Even though she had taken the elixir Franz gave her, she wouldn’t have fully recovered.

“Oh my, this girl? I drank what the Tower Lord gave me and I’m fine.”

“But you never know.”

“Then come and help me. You can help your mom.”

In the end, her mother did not leave the kitchen.

Yuna was displeased with that, but she was also glad that she could cook together.

And so, time passed until dinner time.

On the table were delicious-looking dishes.

Yuna, Yuria, and their mother sat around the table and began their meal.

It was a peaceful time, with only the clinking sound of utensils touching.

As they continued their meal, Yuria suddenly spoke.

“Sis, when are you going to use that?”

Yuria’s gaze was directed at the pile of gold coins gathered in one corner.

Yuna replied in an uncertain voice.

“Well, I was planning to buy a big house first….”

But it wasn’t as easy as it sounded.

How much could a girl who had lived her whole life in such a remote place know?

She didn’t know how to go about buying a house.

Moreover, she was afraid of being scammed when she actually tried to do it.

Maybe she had become unable to trust people.

While Yuna was agonizing over it internally,

“Isn’t there anyone who can help? You were a hero, after all.”

Someone to help…?

Three people came to Yuna’s mind.

Franz, Justia, Hera.

They were none other than the members of the hero party.

Hera only stayed in the Great Forest, so she wouldn’t be much help this time….

And Justia, being a saint, probably wouldn’t know either…?

Eliminating the two by process of elimination, the only one left was Franz.

But asking him for help,

‘He helped so much last time too.’

Yuna didn’t feel comfortable about it.

At that moment, she remembered what he had said.

━ If you have any trouble, just tell me. Don’t suffer alone.

Feeling a bit sorry, she thought she would have to rely on him again this time.

“Mom, Yuria, I’ll go out after the meal. I thought of someone who can help.”

“Someone who can help? Who is it?”

Mom tilted her head and asked.

Yuna smiled and answered.

“Franz.”

“Oh my, I hope it’s not too much trouble for him. But more importantly, how will you get to the Magic Tower? It’s incredibly far.”

“It should be fine. Franz told me to let him know if I ever needed help. And well, I can just run there. After all, I have plenty of stamina to spare.”

Mom and Yuria both had blank expressions on their faces.

If I finish eating and leave now, I should be able to reach the Magic Tower by morning, right?

I should probably eat a bit more to be sure.

I don’t want to get hungry on the way.

As soon as the meal was over, Yuna packed her things and set off for the Magic Tower.

It’s a secret that many people in the Ishtar Duchy felt an earthquake that night.

* * * * *

The next morning.

Franz left the Magic Tower Master’s room a little earlier than usual.

He was going to buy a gift for Yuna’s family.

After all, it would be a bit rude to visit their home empty-handed.

Tea leaves, perhaps?

Or maybe some tableware would be nice.

As Franz pondered this, he descended to the first floor and witnessed a strange scene.

The front yard of the Magic Tower was filled with wizards.

It seemed like another debate had arisen.

Last time, they argued about whether fire magic or water magic was stronger, so it was probably something similar this time.

Honestly, they were a bunch of prideful and troublesome people.

Franz sighed deeply and approached them.

“Ma-Master of the Magic Tower?!”

“Hey, hey, make way for him…!”

The wizards, upon seeing Franz, hurriedly stepped aside.

As most of the wizards dispersed, Franz was faced with,

“Fr-Franz…?”

Yuna.

Yuna, drenched in sweat from head to toe, stood among the wizards.

It would have been better if the wizards had fought among themselves.

Franz swallowed that thought and spoke.

“Why are you here?”

“Oh, it’s nothing, I just wanted to ask you for a favor.”

“Then you could have written a letter, right?”

“Ah…?”

Yuna’s eyes widened as if she had realized something tremendous.

Well, she was like this even when we went on adventures together.

She was always the one to move first.

“Alright, just follow me for now.”

Franz took Yuna into the magic tower.

He couldn’t let her walk around in such a state.

He thought he should prevent any butterfly effect this might cause in advance.

Moreover, as a hero, she was a figure of respect and admiration to the people, and he couldn’t let her walk around looking like a drowned rat.

He didn’t know what she had done to get so drenched.

Eventually, Franz arrived at the master’s room in the magic tower with Yuna, and then took her into his own room.

Handing her a towel and some clothes, he said,

“If you open that door, there’s a shower room. Go wash up and come out.”

Franz didn’t know what kind of butterfly effect this action to prevent a butterfly effect would bring.