The Kingmaker System-Chapter 138 - 137. Perfect Man

The conversation ended and I smiled as the brooch went silent, I had forbidden him from reporting anything until he returned home.

The Queen seemed unsettled till the end of the conversation and I was satisfied having my desired outcome.

"Reina, this-" Rune gasped and I looked at him.

"I knew something like this would happen." I said making his eyes go wide.

"Still, it seems like the news shocked her so much that she forgot about Eric and her son’s spat." I mumbled.

"B-But he really told her everything."

"I instructed him to do it like that." I said and Rune looked slightly confused.

"Currently, I’m only doing one bad thing and that’s breaking up a married couple."

Rune’s jaw dropped and I added, "The Queen already has trust issues and if she gets to know that the King is doing something behind her back then it’s only matter of time before she starts suspecting a foul play and what do you think will happen then?"

Rune looked at me as I smirked before I stood up.

"We should go welcome Father for successfully completing his mission, brother."

Dad returned from the palace and reported to me about the talk he had with the King and Queen.

The King didn’t have any special message for me just the fact that he didn’t want me to end up like Douglas. Guess, he didn’t know that I took over Herot city.

He handed me the envelopes one of which was meant for Ocean and other for Silas.

"You did great work, Father." I smiled making him sigh deeply.

"I was worried that I might mess up in nervousness. I’m glad it worked out."

He slumped over his seat making me smile as I leaned in and gently pressed my lips over his cheek.

"Please keep working like this in future as well, Father." I said.

He stared at me before his face turned red and I could see smoke rising from his head making me chuckle.

How cute!

Since Dad didn’t have any other work we left for Aurelius. After the long journey we finally reached back, Eric and Rune were sent to Eldarf and I prepared to go to Mage’s Tower.

"Is that an Imperial Order, Master?" Enora asked as I sat in my study looking at the letter with the Imperial seal.

"Yes,"

She placed down the tray of tea and refreshments looking at it curiously.

"I didn’t expect you to get an Imperial Order, did you do something in capital?" Roan asked.

He had his own desk in my study now with the portion of my paper work for him to complete.

"Is it something bad?" Enora asked and I looked at her with a smile.

"No, it’s just what I wanted. And no, I didn’t do anything that would come to attention."

I heard Roan snort and chuckle as he shook his head while Enora smiled.

"Then, I guess I should ask the Chef to prepare something nice for lunch."

"Hm? All right, just skip the sweets. The girls fed me a lot of sweets back in Laiden, I don’t want to see it for a while." I said as I turned my attention back on the letter.

"Are you bragging?" Roan asked.

"It’s natural for girls to be falling for you, Master. I’ll be surprised if there’s anyone who wouldn’t be enticed by your charm." Enora commented completely ignoring Roan.

I chuckled at her words, "I’d rather they keep their affection within limits and have some mercy on my tastebuds,"

Enora chuckled before she picked up the tray which she has just served.

"Eh? Isn’t that for me?" I asked.

"Didn’t you say you don’t want sweets? I’ll bring you some other snacks."

"Ah, give the tea though, my head is killing me."

"Oh, my! Shall I massage it?"

"Eh? No, your tea is fine."

"All right,"

Enora brewed some tea and poured it for me and Roan before she left with the tray of snacks.

"Master?" I hummed as Roan called.

"Will you be kind enough give me some pointers?"

"Pointers? For what?"

"To pick girls the way you do."

The King had let his guard down as of now so, we could start our work. I had to go see Silas this afternoon after lunch, he didn’t sound so good the last time I heard from him.

"Hm... Pick girls, huh..."

It almost clicked a moment later as of what he’d just asked and I couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Don’t laugh and tell me!" He whined making me shake my head and look at him.

"I don’t usually go around with the aim of charming girls, Roan, but I guess I understand what a woman wants that’s why they get charmed."

"And what does a woman want?" He asked making me smirk.

"A man who is perfect."

Roan gave me a deadpan look making me laugh.

"Just say you don’t want to tell me."

"I’m not lying, Roan. A woman’s heart is complicated, consider it like a lock, each lock has different key. A man has to have those qualities that act like the key to unlock her heart."

"And you’re the kind of key that unlocks every heart." He stated complacently.

I laughed shaking my head and looked at him as he turned his head and continued working as he picked up his teacup.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better then in Laiden I wasn’t in a man’s form. I was in the form of a girl child."

Roan splurted out the tea he was drinking and coughed as I said that and stared at me with the tea dripping down the corner of his mouth.

"You-"

I laughed at his reaction feeling rather refreshed.

"You’re really amusing, Roan. I’m glad I brought you along." I said and the door opened with Enora entering with some snacks.

"I brought you some salty snacks." She said and then looked at Roan.

"You can have some too," she said to Roan but then she noticed the tea stained papers.

"Oh, my! What happened, Roan?" She asked and he wiped his mouth.

"Let him be," I said waving my hand.

After lunch, I teleported to the entrance of the Mage’s Tower and adjusted the purple badge which signifies the level of scholar, I was just two levels down from Silas, the Archmage now. I earned this badge after returning from Mordino, needless to say, he and Darren were shocked to see the progress that usually takes years to happen within a few months.

The huge mana stone that was inserted right at the entrance of the huge black tower glowed and shot a beam of green light just like a scanner and I felt it scan me.

It clicked as soon as it scanned over the badge and the huge gate slid up and a voice almost like AI from my past life called out.

"Welcome back, Scholar."

It was an androgynous voice which welcomed me back warmly and I walked in.

The blue carpet and the mana stone lit corridor was a contrast against the black stony walls and I saw a lot of robed Mages waddle around the large circular lobby-like area going towards the different doors.

Watching their faces reminded me of the overtime office workers with their eyes resembling racoons and faces ashy. The scent of coffee and ink was wafting in the air adding up to the morbid atmosphere.

None of them looked as if they were actual humans, but rather robots who were moving about as per their programmed instructions.

"Ah, you’re here!" I turned and spotted a Mage whom I had seen often except for Darren.

The girl in her early twenties with her wavy brown hair often tied in twin braids that rest on the sides of her shoulders, green eyes that usually twinkle with curiosity behind the thick rimmed glasses and cute freckles that were scattered over her cheeks and nose. An aesthetic nerdy beauty.

"Ruya, good noon." I greeted her and she grinned as she stopped in front of me.

"Good noon, Sir Ocean."

"I’m not a knight, Ruya. You can call me Mister or Big Brother if you’re comfortable." I said.

As usual I had my face covered so she couldn’t know how old I was.

"All right, I’ll stick with Mister." She chuckled.

"Ah, you’re here to see Archmage, right? Come, I’ll take you to him." She said before she gestured me to follow her

We walked up the elevator like device that would take me to the top floor where Silas’s office was. It was a small round platform which would go up and down the whole vertical expanse of the Tower with the help of the magic stones.

"Ruya, how is he?" I asked Ruya and she hummed.

"Archmage seems like he’s occupied by something, he doesn’t even eat his meals properly and has been going at it without sleep." She explained.

"I’m worried he might end up falling sick by the amount of overwork he’s been doing."

I felt slightly guilty for dropping so much work on Silas and wondered if I should come around the Tower as a part-timer to help him out or... I did have some people who could work wonders but, Silas might not accept them.

The platform halted when we reached the highest floor and I looked around to see Silas’s office with its circular walls covered with bookshelves all the way from the floor to the ceiling and a few artifacts and devices that were on the tables.

"Archmage? Mister Ocean is here to see you." Ruya said as she stepped off the platform and walked ahead.

One side of the room was dominated by a huge mahogany desk and the chair which was currently empty and apart from that there as a large sofa with a table and two armchairs.

I stepped down from the platform looking around and almost jumped when I heard Ruya shout.