The Runaway Maid is Loved by the Archmage - Chapter 247

※ This book contains depictions of coercive/dubcon/noncon acts, violence, and immorality. Reader discretion is advised.

“Fides…!”

Yoseph entered the tower, shouting urgently, accompanied by a thudding sound. It was the magical passage that connected from the Marquis’s residence. He had worried that it might have been blocked, but it was still open.

However, Fides, perhaps not expecting him to come, was staring at him with wide eyes.

“What’s wrong? How can I help you? Would you like some water?”

Fides quickly rattled off habitual words, concerned about Yoseph. Although what he said were questions, before even hearing the answers, he brought cold water and a towel and offered them to Yoseph.

Yoseph, though breathing somewhat roughly, politely declined and said,

“Guide me to the Grand Magician.”

Fides blinked a few times at the force of his words and then cautiously looked up.

“Lord Lutan is still unconscious.”

“I know! But,”

Yoseph bit his lip. It was painful just to bring up these words. The Grand Magician had tried to make him give up on her when he first felt his heart flutter for her, and their relationship hadn’t been very good since then.

But still.

“Only the Grand Magician can save Roina-nim.”

Yoseph uttered those words as if vomiting them out.

He clutched at his chest in agony. The neat fabric of his clothes was crumpled haphazardly by his touch.

“Please, Fides. Let me meet him.”

Fides stared at him for a long time, then opened his mouth.

“I’m not yet very good at telling whether humans are lying or not. I’m more used to following orders. Because I was created as the Magic Tower’s caretaker and subordinate. However, Lord Yoseph is a guest, not my master, so normally, in this case, I should refuse and expel you.”

Fides’s eyes were only calm as he said that. Like a mirror, they transparently reflected things as they were.

“But since I was given a name, I’ve gradually been able to have my own thoughts and make my own judgments. Self-awareness is more amazing and complex than I thought. It’s still unfamiliar, so it’s sometimes painful.”

Fides said that and met Yoseph’s eyes directly.

“But what’s clear is that I want to believe Yoseph’s words right now.”

The boy with a name meaning ‘faith’ said that. Even in this situation where everything was new and unfamiliar, he was a good being who found meaning like this. Yoseph worried about him for no reason and clenched his fist tightly.

“Follow me. I’ll guide you.”

But since what was important right now was not Fides, Yoseph intended to move forward.

Until they reached the end of the cave, Roina and her group breathed using magic as they moved forward. Rager, who had been constantly tensing his whole body and unable to properly cut through the water and move forward, was also finally entrusting his body more comfortably around that point. Although he was still being dragged along by Jason.

Roina sighed softly and looked ahead. She didn’t know how far they had come through the cave, but the light inside the cave was gradually getting brighter. Now,Roina, who was surprised by the surroundings that were as bright as day, stopped when she saw something shining brightly at the end of the path.

“Tree roots…?”

There were white, enormous tree roots there. Luminous moss and aquatic plants surrounded them, making it seem as if light had life and was moving around the tree.

Roina, who soon arrived, scanned the surroundings and was surprised once again. She felt an incredibly rich, clear, and vast energy. She involuntarily moved closer to the tree, but Ethan stopped her.

“Ethan.”

“…We don’t know what kind of object that is.”

He was right. It was her first time seeing it.

“But, it doesn’t look that dangerous…”