The Possessor Mistook the Genre for 20 Years

58 – The Princess Prefers the Tower Master.

“His Majesty is spending time with Her Highness the Princess in the garden.”

No doubt, he’s watching the princess show off her magic tricks again.

Fathers are usually doting on their daughters, but he takes it to an extreme.

Thinking this, Franz headed straight to the garden, where he found the emperor.

As expected, he was watching the princess’s magic tricks.

“Daddy! How is it?!”

“Oh my, our daughter is doing great.”

The emperor’s face was blooming with smiles.

‘I feel a bit bad for interrupting their happy time.’

Perhaps this is the only time of the day when the emperor can smile.

The last time I saw him, he looked like he was on the brink of death, so it’s quite possible.

Well, I’ll wait a bit longer.

After all, the emperor has things to do, so it shouldn’t take too long.

And considering that I came without an appointment, it’s only right to adjust to his schedule.

It was then.

Suddenly, the emperor’s gaze turned to Franz.

The emperor blinked a few times as if in surprise, then began to approach.

Franz knelt on one knee and bowed his head.

“Tower Master Franz Gilbert greets the Sun of the Empire.”

“Enough with the greetings, stand up.”

Following the emperor’s command, Franz stood up.

“I don’t know why you’ve come, but it’s hard to talk right now. As you can see, I’m playing with my daughter.”

“Spending time with Her Highness the Princess is the most important thing. It’s my fault for coming unannounced, so please don’t worry about it.”

“That being said, if you don’t mind, could you watch my daughter with me? She’s excited about learning a new spell, and she’d be happy if the Tower Master watched.”

The emperor was making a request, but to Franz, it felt like an order.

Especially since the princess was involved, there was no option to refuse.

I knew this would happen, so I tried to run away.

But just then, he suddenly turned around and caught me red-handed.

“It’s an honor to witness Her Highness’s magic….”

At that moment, Franz had no choice but to accept.

“Ma, Master of the Tower…?!”

Before he knew it, the princess was right in front of him.

She stared at Franz with wide eyes.

“It’s been a while, Your Highness. Have you been well?”

“I, I have been well, but what brings you here, Master of the Tower….”

The princess fidgeted as if something was bothering her.

‘Well, that’s understandable.’

Whenever Franz sought the emperor, or the emperor sought Franz, something was bound to happen when the two met.

So it was natural for the princess to be anxious about what might happen this time.

It was both pitiful and admirable that she was already worrying about such things at the age of eleven.

However,

“I heard that Your Highness has learned a new spell, how could I stay still?”

Franz smiled.

Even if there was a problem, there was no reason to tell her.

No, he didn’t want to tell her.

He didn’t want to worry the young princess.

“Is, is that true…?”

“Yes, and please just call me Master of the Tower. Even though I am the master of the tower, how can Your Highness use honorifics under the sun of the empire?”

“Th, that’s because…! It’s out of respect for the legendary wizard…!”

The princess blushed in embarrassment.

It’s hard to admit one’s mistakes when young.

Well, I understand.

After all, I’ve been through that age twice.

But since it was more about discomfort than pointing out a mistake, Franz got straight to the point.

“Then, if I may be so bold, could you show me the new spell you’ve learned?”

“Of, of course…! I’ll show you as much as you want!”

The princess began to walk briskly ahead.

As she moved far enough that her voice could no longer be heard, the emperor spoke.

“Excellent.”

“I can confidently say that her social skills are exceptional.”

“I agree. I would like to learn a bit from her myself.”

“Le-learn, you say? How could you say such a thing…”

“My daughter has caused me no small amount of trouble, you see…”

The emperor’s voice was tinged with sorrow.

Well, they do say that the smarter the child, the harder they are to raise.

If the princess is that smart, the emperor must have his fair share of worries.

Indeed, raising a child did not seem like an ordinary task.

“Hurry up…!”

As I was conversing with the emperor, the princess urged us from afar.

“It seems we must go.”

“Yes, the wrath of my daughter is something to be feared.”

Franz and the emperor belatedly began to move.

Soon, in a wide open space in the garden, the princess’s magic talent show began.

‘How did I end up in this situation…’

I certainly didn’t come here for this purpose, but somehow it ended up this way.

Well, they do say that one should not go against fate.

So it seemed best to just accept it.

Fighting against fate is something only heroes do.

Inhale, exhale.

The princess took a long breath in and out, as if to calm her nerves.

“Master of the Tower, watch closely…!”

“Yes, I will watch with wide-open eyes.”

The princess pulled out a short wooden stick from her waist.

But the aura emanating from that stick was unusual.

It seemed to greatly amplify the flow of mana, indicating it was quite a significant item.

“Your Majesty.”

“If it’s that stick, my daughter found it while exploring the treasure vault of the imperial city. She insisted on having it, so I gave it to her for now, but I’d like you to take a look and tell me what you think.”

“…Understood.”

Franz said so, but his mind was quite complicated.

Why should he do what the doting emperor couldn’t?

Of course, he was well-versed in magic, but that didn’t mean he had the right to say anything to the princess.

Well, since the emperor asked, there was no choice but to do it.

While he was thinking that, the princess’s magic demonstration began.

The mana flowing through her body extended to the tip of the short wooden stick.

Red dots gathered to form lines, and the lines connected to draw a circle.

Inside, magical characters and shapes were inscribed, and finally, the magic circle was completed.

‘Is it a 1st circle?’

1st circle magic, Fire.

A magic that creates a small flame.

Of course, depending on the user, the flame could be made larger, but with the princess’s current skill, it would only be a very small flame.

If there was a variable, it would be that wooden stick the princess was holding.

Soon, a blazing flame emerged from the magic circle.

At first, it was just a very small spark, but it grew larger as it consumed the princess’s mana.

‘She seems to be overexerting herself a bit.’

Everyone has a set amount of mana they can use.

But the princess had already used more than half of her share and was still pouring mana into the magic.

If this continued, she would probably collapse from mana exhaustion.

It’s something that often happens when you first learn magic.

You get excited and use magic recklessly.

“Ugh…”

Sure enough, the princess lost her balance and staggered.

And that meant her concentration was broken.

The giant fireball that had been growing in size left the magic circle.

If left as it was, the area would turn into a sea of fire.

‘It could have been stopped midway, but then it wouldn’t be a proper lesson.’

The princess’s eyes widened as she watched the fireball fly away.

Fear gradually began to creep into her expression.

Then it happened.

Snap-.

As Franz snapped his fingers, the fireball vanished without a trace.

The princess, who had been watching the scene, belatedly turned her gaze to Franz.

Franz approached the princess and spoke.

“Your Highness.”

“Th-that is…!”

“Are you alright? Are you out of breath or anything?”

“…Yes, I’m fine.”

The princess answered, bowing her head deeply.

She must have known well enough that she had done wrong.

In that case, rather than scolding her directly, it would be better to educate her.

“You went a bit overboard. You know that, right?”

“B-but I wanted the Tower Master to notice me again….”

…?

A question filled Franz’s mind.

Using excessive magic because of him, what on earth was she talking about?

“If it were me, I am watching you very closely, Your Highness. You have quite a talent for magic, and you are a wise person.”

“That’s not it…! I, I want the Tower Master to see me as a woman!”

“…What?”

“There are so many women in the tower who are good at magic! If I want to become the Tower Master’s bride among them, I have no choice but to be good at magic….”

What on earth….

It was the most bewildering statement since the quest to save the world from the villainess.

And now it felt like someone was shooting a laser at the back of his head, he hoped it was just his imagination.