I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 175

Chapter 175

Rovena returned to the Grand Duke’s residence and headed for the bathroom.

She immersed herself in a bathtub filled with warm water and a generous amount of bubbles.

“This is nice.”

She gently rubbed her arms and legs with her bubble-covered hands.

It was quite soft and pleasant.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Rovena lived in human form for this bubble bath, a fact she kept secret from everyone.

Bubble baths were Rovena’s favorite pastime.

This warm water, with its strong lavender scent, melted Rovena’s body into a state of blissful relaxation.

“I’d like to stay here for another 14 hours, but I suppose I can’t.”

She rose from the bath.

After stepping out and putting on a bathrobe, she combed her hair and dressed in her uniform.

“I don’t want to meet those old geezers, but……”

It was time to return to being Ravina, not Rovena.

Her eyes narrowed, resembling those of a reptile.

“Shall we go?”

As she snapped her fingers, the space around her shifted.

“Have you arrived?”

“Have you come?”

A conference room with a large round table.

This wasn’t a place that truly existed in the world.

A fake world created entirely through magic.

It was the meeting place for the Adult Dragons, created for the first time in 500 years.

“Yes. I extend my gratitude to the eight Adult Dragons who have participated in this Dragon meeting.”

Dragons don’t usually attend meetings.

They are extremely individualistic and tend not to show any interest in anything other than their own affairs.

Only a grand topic like the end of the world could pique their interest.

“The Dragon Monarch hasn’t participated this time either, huh?”

“That’s always the case with him.”

“Does anyone know what he’s doing?”

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t know either.”

“If we knew, he wouldn’t be the Dragon Monarch.”

The Dragon Monarch, the king of dragons and the only being capable of exerting authority over them, was absent once again.

In any case, the Adult Dragon meeting commenced.

“So, Ravina. Let’s hear what you have to say.”

“You’re saying that a second Black Flame Dragon incident could occur?”

The Black Flame Dragon, Kadelina, had nearly brought the world to ruin.

The oldest Ancient Dragon gathered here, Pilahen, still hadn’t forgotten that time.

More than ten dragons had lost their nests because of the Black Flame Dragon’s rampage.

“Those were terrible times.”

“Something even more terrible could happen this time. Because of her son.”

“Her son…… Are you talking about Arun?”

At the mention of Arun, the Adult Dragons tilted their heads.

“Isn’t he still a Baby Dragon?”

“He is a Baby Dragon.”

“But how could a Baby Dragon cause a Black Flame Dragon incident?”

“Many nonsensical things are happening in this world. Though you all wouldn’t have been interested in the slightest.”

Ravina gave a rough summary of the events that had transpired.

“……So, that Ron has already surpassed the power of an Adult Dragon. Arun also possesses similar strength, and his ability to use magic through Dragon Language might surpass even his mother’s.”

“Huh. That’s possible? Does that even make sense?”

“His mother is…… the Black Flame Dragon Kadelina, isn’t she?”

How could Arun, a Baby Dragon, surpass Kadelina?

“That’s why I’m calling it nonsensical. Things that are impossible according to my thoughts and judgment keep happening. Not only that, individuals with strength that could represent an era have all gathered in the same era…… and…… that Wilhelm is uniting the mages of the Magic Federation and targeting Isabel. If something happens to Isabel, all the individuals I mentioned earlier will lose their minds and start rampaging.”

“…… ”

“That would be a second Black Flame Dragon incident. No, perhaps something even more dangerous than the Black Flame Dragon incident could occur.”

Ravina took a breath and pleaded earnestly.

“I know that dragons are not interested in the affairs of the world. But this time, you must take an interest. We cannot let a dragon, especially a Baby Dragon, destroy the world, can we?”

The Adult Dragons’ gazes turned to Pilahen.

They were too lazy to think and decided to follow Pilahen’s decision.

“It seems the time has come for dragons to act as well. Ravina. What should we do?”

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The seven years that Isabel was unconscious.

It was not a short time by any means.

Viaton read and reread the legacy left by Beksa.

Teyselon, who was a colleague of the male lead in the novel, joined him in this task.

And the two came to a single conclusion.

“Tsk tsk, in the end, the Magic Federation was just a smokescreen for the Wilhelm family, huh?”

“Do you think so too, Sir Teyselon?”

Outwardly, the first Magic Federation was a community of destiny created by twelve Creation Mages who shared the same ideals.

But Viaton’s interpretation was different.

“Ultimately, the Wilhelm family must be the mastermind.”

“I think so too.”

Although they started as adversaries（?）, they had now become friends who understood each other quite well.

“Circumstantially, it seems like the Wilhelm family intentionally put the twelve Creation Mages at the forefront to establish the Magic Federation and passed down some secret magic to each of the prestigious magic families.”

“Magic that seems completely harmless when looked at individually.”

“But when combined, it becomes a massive summoning magic.”

“The God of Death, Narvidal, no less.”

What the Wilhelm family ultimately desired was immense power and authority that even dragons couldn’t overcome.

Their goal was to use that power to surpass the bastion of swordsmen, a feat never achieved in history.

Teyselon stroked his chin and said,

“By the way, I figured this out.”

“Do you have dementia by any chance?”

“What?”

“I must have figured out a lot more than you. And why do you keep speaking informally? Sir Teyselon, you are the Chief Mage of the Imperial Palace, and I am the Chief Aide. There’s a clear hierarchy, so I don’t understand why you keep speaking informally. It seems you need to learn how to respect others.”

Teyselon frowned deeply.

“How old are you?”

“I’ve eaten enough to be this age.”

“A kid like you keeps talking back to an adult?”

Viaton responded with a grin.

“Are you an adult even if you eat your age through your anus?”

“What? Anus? Aaaaanus? Are you done talking?”

Yuri, who entered their research room with desserts, sighed.

“Stop it, you two. Aren’t you tired of this?”

She said, but her voice didn’t reach the two men.

“Did you really just say anus?”

“Should I say butthole instead?”

Yuri shook her head.

“You said you were friends who got along well, and you definitely said that yesterday too.”

Yuri clapped her hands together. Clap!

“If you two keep fighting like this, Her Highness will be sad, right?”

Teyselon and Viaton clasped each other’s hands.

“I was being rash, Sir Teyselon.”

“Let’s put our heads together and gather our wisdom, Chief Aide Viaton.”

They became friends once again.

After conducting research upon research, they eventually sought out the Emperor.

Viaton reported on their behalf.

“Ultimately, Wilhelm will want Her Highness. Ah, please don’t get angry. I’m not saying that’s how I feel, but that’s what we predict Wilhelm will do. It’s scary to even report this.”

“……Continue your report.”

“He will attempt to summon the God of Death, Narvidal, using Her Highness’s body.”

“Do you think that’s possible?”

“I’m not sure about Narvidal’s incarnation, but we believe it’s possible to steal some of his power. It seems that’s why my mother went into seclusion.”

Beksa, a genius bestowed by the heavens, had announced that she was going into seclusion because the power she possessed was too strong.

But Viaton realized that it wasn’t simply that.

“In the end, my mother left behind her legacy to stop them. Perhaps because she herself had the Mark of Narvidal, she might have sensed Wilhelm’s ambition early on.”

“Why must it be Isabel?”

“It’s probably because of Her Highness’s physical characteristics.”

“Physical characteristics?”

“To summon a god, you would need a very strong body. Which bloodline has the strongest body in the world?”

The strongest body in the world.

It was none other than the body of the Bilotian Imperial Family.

“Moreover, Her Highness possesses an exceptional Ki sense for feeling mana. This means she is sensitive to external forces. It means she can quickly sense Narvidal’s power. Also, she possesses a vast amount of mana, like the sea. This means she has a large vessel for mana.”

The Mark of Narvidal.

A strong body.

A vast mana vessel.

“Therefore, Wilhelm is targeting Her Highness. He will definitely target Her Highness someday. It’s a centuries-old ambition for them.”

The Emperor’s closest aides were all made aware of this information.

Danger will surely come someday.

Isabel has three years left to live.

Wilhelm will definitely make his move within these three years.

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I’ve been spending peaceful days lately.

Except for occasional crises like the “Isabel Anthem” that sometimes echoes within the Imperial Palace, every day has been wonderful.

The small happiness of enjoying the sunshine and dessert time with the people who cherish me and the people I cherish filled my heart to the brim.

‘Come to think of it, this is a life that everyone would envy, right?’

A wealthy, unemployed person.

Well, it’s not what I wanted, but I have honor and power on top of that.

And I’m surrounded by truly beautiful people, so there’s never a dull moment.

When you think about it carefully, it’s a collection of all the romantic ideals that everyone dreams of.

My family has always been kind to me, and I’ve been able to enjoy the love of my family, which I longed for so much in my past life, to my heart’s content.

It was the same tonight.

“Father, did you sneak in again?”

“That woman has become too strict.”

Before, when he mentioned Chief Attendant Dailtha, he always addressed her respectfully as “Chief Attendant.”

And he used to have a slightly affectionate look in his eyes.

It must have been because of the camaraderie and memories they shared from fighting together on the battlefield, but now it seemed like he was looking at an enemy.

“Anyway, a thief will come to visit tomorrow.”

“A thief?”

“Yes. A very wicked thief.”

“The only thief Father would talk about like that is Arun.”

“Arun?”

Father’s eyes narrowed.

Brrr━━━

The glass on the table vibrated.

His sharp gaze was so intense that I averted my eyes slightly.

“No, Sir Arun.”

“Since when did you start calling Arun by his first name only?”

“……It just happened that way. We’re not that far apart in age.”

Now that I think about it, when did it become just “Arun”?

It was after I found out he was Honey Badger, but anyway, Honey Badger and Arun are different beings.

I couldn’t quite remember when I started calling him Arun comfortably.

I’m not sure, but it felt like Arun was slowly seeping into my side.

He seeped in so smoothly that I wouldn’t notice it usually, and then when I came to my senses, he’d be right next to me.

Father still looked upset.

“That guy will say something very strange.”

“Strange?”

“Yes. Very dirty and bizarre things.”

“Di-dirty and bizarre? What does that mean?”

“You’ll know when you hear it tomorrow. He’ll mention ‘that’.”

“What’s ‘that’? Please be specific.”

“No. I have absolutely no intention of mentioning ‘that’.”

Father frowned as if the mere thought of it was horrifying.

I had no idea what could be making Father react like this.

In the end, Father didn’t mention “that” directly.

And the next day, Arun came to see me.

“I tried to approach you very slowly, little by little, so you wouldn’t feel pressured.”

It seemed he was about to say something dirty and bizarre.

“But the situation is forcing my hand.”

Suddenly, he knelt down on one knee in front of me.