I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Yuli, a reporter from “Whisper,” known as the continent’s number one news source, received a proposal that was both intriguing and perplexing.

‘The Bilotian Emperor sent me a letter……’

The Emperor of Bilotian had specifically chosen and designated her.

The content requested her to cover the ‘TeyIsabel’ Gate, a hot topic sweeping the continent.

‘Why me?’

She had previously asked Isabel, who had topped the Olympiad, a few interview questions.

Isabel had responded with a composure unbefitting of someone with a terminal illness.

That was all.

The editor-in-chief of Whisper told Yuli.

“Anyway, you have to be careful. Don’t forget that our number one sponsor is the Mirotel Magic Federation, and our number two sponsor is the Magic Tower. Don’t do anything that would get you on the bad side of the mages. Got it?”

That meant, in essence, to write articles that were unfavorable to Bilotian.

“……Yes.”

It was an unspoken rule among reporters that if they had to choose between a swordsman and a mage, they would choose the mage.

‘It’s okay to be on the bad side of swordsmen, but not mages.’

Otherwise, life itself becomes exhausting.

Not all, but most swordsmen were generally straightforward.

They tended to prioritize a cause and honor over personal feelings.

On the other hand, mages often prioritized their emotions and interests.

Therefore, it was more terrifying to make enemies with a mage than with a swordsman.

While swordsmen were scary once and then it was over, mages would torment you to the point where you’d rather die.

“I think you know this well, Yuli.”

“Yes. When dealing with swordsmen, you only have to watch out for their swords, but with mages, you have to watch out for everything but their swords.”

“If you get all fired up about journalistic spirit, the public’s right to know, or a sense of mission, it’ll make things difficult for all of us. Got it?”

“I got it, senior. You worry a lot. I know my livelihood is precious.”

“Okay. I’m counting on you.”

Yuli headed to the Bilotian Imperial Palace alone.

As she covered the story, she noticed something strange happening.

It started with Isabel’s nanny, Ruruka.

Early in the morning, Yuli met Ruruka in front of the ‘TeyIsabel Transfer Gate’ leading to the Elbe Mountains.

Ruruka said.

“Yes. I volunteered myself.”

People say it’s safe because the Emperor has the ‘Bilotian physique.’

They claimed that ordinary people are different from them.

That’s why Ruruka volunteered.

“As you know, reporter-nim, I’m an ordinary person with no special physique and no ability to handle mana. I’ll prove the safety of the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate.”

“Was there any pressure from the Imperial Palace or any subtle persuasion?”

Yuli had to write an article unfavorable to the Imperial Palace.

So she kept leading the questions in that direction.

“Not at all. This is one hundred percent my own will. The Princess doesn’t even know I volunteered.”

“The Princess…… doesn’t know that her nanny volunteered?”

“Yes. I volunteered without the Princess’s knowledge.”

“Why did you make this choice? Didn’t you think it was dangerous?”

“It’s a necessary step to prove the safety of the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate.”

In the end, Ruruka personally used the Transfer Gate to go to the Elbe Mountains and back.

“Here. I brought some snow from the Elbe Mountains.”

With that, Ruruka proved the safety of the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate.

But Ruruka was just the beginning.

Yuli was able to meet another volunteer.

“You’re that Yuri…… who won first place in the 14th Olympiad?”

“You seem to know me.”

“I remembered your name because it’s similar to mine.”

After a brief greeting, Yuri said.

“I’m not applying as the Princess’s maid, but as her friend.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m making it clear that there was no external pressure or orders. I just want to help the Princess.”

“That’s probably because you received help from the Princess, right?”

She received help from the Princess. So she stepped up to repay the favor.

That explanation was the most plausible and would be ‘unfavorable’ to Bilotian.

“I can’t say that’s not true. But I believe in the Princess. The world she dreams of is very beautiful.”

In the end, Yuri also personally proved the safety of the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate.

But that wasn’t the end.

“I didn’t expect Her Majesty the Empress to demonstrate it herself.”

“The upper stream must be clear for the lower stream to be clear. If those in power don’t set an example themselves, how can the Imperial citizens have faith?”

Following Ruruka and Yuri, even Serna joined in.

Yuli had a headache.

‘Everyone is overly favorable towards Princess Isabel.’

She wanted to write unfavorably about Bilotian, but it wasn’t easy.

Still, there was one thing she could cling to.

‘They are all people who have a deep friendship with Princess Isabel.’

In the end, they are all on Isabel’s side.

She could probably include the phrase ‘fairness is questionable.’

She continued her coverage.

Next, Isabel herself volunteered.

“It’s been a while, Reporter Yuli.”

“You remember me?”

“Yes. You’re the reporter who asked me the necessary questions.”

Honestly, Yuli was a little surprised.

There were many reporters at the press conference then, and Isabel had answered many questions.

She didn’t expect Isabel to remember her in the midst of all that.

“Actually, I’m the one who asked Father to call Reporter Yuli.”

“Huh?”

“Because I think Reporter Yuli is a good person.”

Isabel remembers Yuli.

‘I want to make a stone that emits cool air in the summer. My friend is very sensitive to heat. And also, I want to make a mango smoothie that’s so cold it makes your head tingle in the summer and share it. I also want to make a magic device that transforms peaches into peach jelly.’

When Isabel said that, Yuli’s eyes were dreaming of something.

At least for that moment, Yuli was Isabel’s ardent fan and someone who shared her dreams.

It was a very short time, but it was definitely true.

‘I just want to be someone’s gift.’

At Isabel’s words, Yuli wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said.

‘Your Highness is truly warm-hearted. I didn’t know you had such compassion for the poor whom you’ve never met. I’m truly touched.’

Isabel remembered Yuli like that, and that’s why she had requested Yuli to be called.

Yuli felt a strange tingling in her heart.

“Thank you for remembering and calling me.”

In the end, Isabel personally proved the safety of the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate once again.

By then, Yuli felt something was amiss.

Things she had known all along but hadn’t acknowledged filled her mind.

‘Isn’t it originally safe?’

She wasn’t an expert.

So she had no choice but to believe the words of the experts, the mages and magic engineers.

When authoritative scholars said ‘that’s too dangerous,’ she had no choice but to believe them.

‘It’s become clear that the Mirotel Magic Federation, the Magic Tower, and the mages don’t want this kind of popular technology to spread.’

The TeyIsabel Transfer Gate Yuli saw was safe.

The people of the Bilotian Empire, no, the people around Princess Isabel were proving it with their own bodies.

The next day, Prince Michael volunteered.

“Your Highness, you’re volunteering too?”

“Yeah. I like the Elbe Mountains. I haven’t been able to go lately.”

“But Your Highness volunteering won’t be much help. Because you have such an ignorant…… no, such a strong body.”

“Hehe, it doesn’t matter.”

Michael was as clueless as ever today. He used the Transfer Gate to have fun in the Elbe Mountains and came back.

Anyway, he also proved its safety.

Even Karin, Isabel’s magic teacher, volunteered.

Yuli said cautiously.

“Karin-gyeong. You’re someone who will eventually have to return to the Mirotel Magic Federation, aren’t you? You’re Sir Wilhelm’s……”

Suddenly, Yuli closed her mouth. Wilhelm was currently missing.

Publicly, Wilhelm was a great adoptive father, and Yuli knew him as such.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have……”

“I’m simply trying to prove something more advanced as a mage.”

“But this could be seen as an act of betrayal against the mages.”

“Turning away from advanced technology is an act of betraying magic. I’d rather betray the mages than betray magic.”

Karin disappeared through the Transfer Gate.

Yuli’s mind became even more complicated.

‘Someone like Karin is a truly promising talent. She’ll be taking on important roles in Mirotel in the future. But why?’

Such a person stepped up for the truth. She threw away her guaranteed future to reveal the truth.

Yuli couldn’t understand.

‘Why are they going this far?’

The Princess will die when she turns 21 anyway. She can’t guarantee their future.

Then why would Karin volunteer for this?

‘Is there something I’m not seeing?’

No. She decided to be a little more honest. It wasn’t that she couldn’t see it, but that she wasn’t seeing it.

‘Since when did I stop seeing it?’

No. She decided to be a little more honest. It wasn’t that she couldn’t see it, but that she wasn’t seeing it.

‘Since when have I not been seeing it?’

In her younger days, there was a time when she could see the truth.

There were young days when she ran around day and night to reveal the truth.

‘Why am I not seeing the truth now? Since when? Why?’

Small flames began to burn in her heart.

And then again, a few days later, she experienced the most surprising thing during her reporting.

Countless people appeared through the TeyIsabel Transfer Gate.

“Wh, wh, who are you?”