# 39
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Early in the morning, I left Hilderius Palace with a simple lunch bag.
This was to visit the library, which is twenty-five minutes away from the palace.
"Waff! Waff!"
I heard the voice of “Ruba” along with the sound of his light and quick footsteps.
I looked back and found him running towards the palace towards me.
“Ruba!”
"Waff! Waff!"
Roba has grown to the size of a huge dog.
He ran towards me like a wolf and then threw himself into my arms with his barking.
“Ha ha ha, that tickles, Rupa.”
Although a slight smell of sulfur emanated from him as he licked my face, I ignored it and hugged him.
“Do you want to go with me?”
“Wha!”
He seemed to understand my words, as he wagged his tail happily while in my arms.
Roba, who was brought by Dabin, was a little Hellhound, but he looked like any other puppy.
The only difference is his tremendous growth speed, and his occasional fire-breathing when he's in a good mood.
The problem is that once they knew that Roba was a Hellhound, all the servants and knights started avoiding him in panic, so there was no one to take care of him except me.
As for Lloyd and Dabin.
Dabin was busy hugging him tightly whenever she saw him, and Lloyd even hated his name, so they were out of the calculations.
(Because the meaning of the name Rupa is fool and it is a name derived from the name Lloyd)
After walking for a while, the library appeared.
It was a huge library worthy of a large city, and it was the private library of the Hilderius family.
“Let's be quiet in the library.”
"Waff! Waff!"
I put Roba down on the ground after he answered as if he understood, and he started circling around me while wagging his tail.
And at the moment I was entering the library.
“Hey, you!”
The librarian standing at the entrance called to me in a sharp voice.
“Yes? Me?”
“There is no one here but you.”
She answered dryly, then furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Rupa.
“Which department do you belong to? Don’t you know that animals are prohibited from entering the library?”
The librarian wanted the dog removed immediately.
In fact, it is obvious not to bring
Animals to the library.
Because of the huge size of the place, I always mistook it for Dabin and Lloyd's house, but it is a staffed library.
Also, bringing a fire-breathing dog into a place full of leaves is dangerous for safety...
I was going to apologize to the librarian because I didn't think of that, but...
“I allow it.”
I heard a familiar voice and someone put his hand on my shoulder.
“Lloyd?”
I don't know when he appeared, but Lloyd was standing next to me in his shirt.
With his straight nose and long eyelashes.
My heart suddenly skipped a beat to see this handsome man.
He is really very handsome.
It seems I'm not the only one who thought like this, as the librarian's face turned red as well.
“If Mr. Lloyd permits it... please come in.”
The librarian stammered, then bent down and opened the door very gently.
I thanked her in confusion, then picked up Roba, who was trembling, and asked Lloyd:
“Lloyd, it's said that you're busy with papers these days, what are you doing here?”
According to my information, he is preparing to become the next duke.
So he was always spending his time in the office, and I would see him drowning in piles of papers.
“I heard by chance that you were going to study in the library.”
His face turned a little red and he showed me the stack of papers in his hands, then he continued:
“I wanted to organize the papers somewhere other than the office sometimes, so I came here. With… together.”
I looked at his face to ask him, and his eyes met mine, and suddenly his face turned red and he started stuttering.
“Together?”
“Together...”
“Let's play together! Comrades!”
Dabin suddenly appeared and put her hands on Lloyd's and me's shoulders and screamed loudly.
“Oh shit! Dabin, you scared me.”
“You are playing alone. Include me with you.”
Dabin smiled slyly, and Lloyd responded seriously and said:
“Lower your voice, Dabin. Quietness in the library is basic etiquette.”
“Do you know that your voice is louder than mine?”
The library was buzzing with their screams, but no one dared to stop them.
If this were in reality, there would be an uproar due to the actions of influential people.
I felt upset as I saw the librarians watching the situation with concern.
I tried to calm down Roopa, who was trembling even more after Dabin joined, and I thought to myself:
I have to make these people shut up so I can start studying.
There's not long time left until the exam!
I shook my head as I looked at the quarreling twins.
At some point, my plan was to return to Geronia and live quietly as I always did.
I just wanted to enjoy the simple life with my friends.
But since the people who were like my family have disappeared, and my house and all my savings are gone, I no longer have the ability to stay there alone.
Also, the cold face of Zad, the one who tried to kill me, still appears in my dreams.
Geronia had become a terrifying place to which I could no longer return.
Now, the only people I know are the Hilderius twins.
The capital, which I never wanted to come to, became my only refuge.
I wanted to be useful to the twins who saved me from danger.
I didn't want to be a burden.
Since I became broke, I had to work.
The only thing I am good at is the magic of healing, so I had no choice but to become a healer again, but working in the capital requires passing the Testing of high-ranking therapists.
Lloyd and Dabin made me a tempting offer to work as a therapist in their family without an exam, but I did not want to enter among the older therapists. I have the title of “intermediate therapist” and it is said about me that I was employed by intermediary.
I wanted to at least get a high-ranking healer's license so I could rest.
After hearing my words, they reluctantly agreed.
The test for the senior healers will be held in a month at the Imperial Palace.
Yes, in the palace!
The emperor himself appears to grant certificates.
The thing that really excited me was the financial reward for coming first in the exam.
After I found the therapists' books, I calmly said to the quarreling twin:
“Now, let's shut up and do our jobs.”
Once I finished, peace came to the library.
A scribble of pens.
The only thing that could be heard in the quiet library was the sound of pens moving on paper.
At the large table in the middle of the library, I was studying for the exam, and next to me was Dabin, who was struggling with piles of papers.
After a while of wandering through the mountain of papers, Dabin's blood pressure began to rise until she finally exploded, stuck the pen into the table and screamed:
"Damn you, Lloyd! He threw all these papers at me and ran away!"
Only half an hour ago, Lloyd was the one arranging the papers, while Dabin was putting her feet on the table and enjoying herself.
But when the papers were almost finished, Lloyd received a message from the Imperial Palace.
Lloyd looked at the golden letter and then at me hesitantly, then sighed and said that something urgent had happened, and asked Dabin to complete the papers.
Dabin, who was watching the situation carefully, saw that there were not many papers left, so she agreed.
But she didn't know that Lloyd would take out a mountain of papers from his space as soon as she agreed...
Lloyd saw Dabin's shocked face, gave a slight smile, said, “I'm counting on you,” and then ran away.
From that moment, Dabin began arranging the papers while grinding her teeth, but they exploded less than an hour later.
She pushed the papers away as if she were touching something dirty, then looked at my book in which I was studying.
“Aren’t you able to pass this exam without studying?”
Dabin asked as she looked at the book and at me.
“However, I must do my best.”
Because the first place award should be mine!
Dabin whistled, and suddenly her face lit up as if a good idea had occurred to her. She said:
“Wouldn't it be better to be a witch than a wizard who gets little money?”
Witch, witch...
In this world, the work of a magician was the most comfortable.
If you know how to deal with magical energy, you will receive support and live comfortably.
In the past, I was afraid of the twins and the master of the Magic Tower, so I chose the calm path of treatment.
But now, why not take the easy way?
Dabin sensed my hesitation, so she smiled and urged me:
"I will teach you magic! You know that learning magic costs a lot of money, right? But learning it from me is free! I will make you a witch." “Great.”
A great witch.
However, I didn't want to get into the path of magic right away.
It was sad to leave behind the healing magic I had learned, and the idea of learning magic from the heroine of the novel, a former villain, seemed laughable.
Dabin realized that I would refuse, so she simply continued:
“If this is too much for you, how about you try learning a simple attack magic?”