Episode 64. Tower of Desire (1)
Pure white, blond hair.
His face was white and dry, uncharacteristic of an old man.
Even the dark shadows under the eyes.
The person who came out of the tower was an old man with a very strict appearance.
Of course, that alone wouldn’t have surprised Lois.
Lois was surprised.
It was the old man’s clothes.
‘that… ‘It’s a lab coat, right?’
Normally, ordinary mages would wear robes.
However, the being in front of me was wearing a white lab coat over everyday clothes.
Lois remembered one thing as she looked at the old man.
‘Mad Scientist!’
A scientist crazy about research.
Lois’ first impression of the old man was exactly that.
Lois could smell the old man’s scent.
‘It flies! It smells!’
The strong smell of over-technology clichés.
Meanwhile, the old man glanced at the door with mischievous eyes.
A big man and three children.
A grumpy voice came from the old man who glanced at them.
“I really… Are we now sending these guys over and over again?”
“… … ?”
Hearing the old man’s bright voice, Fabro kept raising question marks above his head.
It seemed like the old man had misunderstood.
“I-I misunderstood something… … .”
“What kind of misunderstanding is it?”
The old man had not only his personality but also his mouth.
Fabro barely managed to hold back the corners of his mouth trembling.
“It seems like you really misunderstood… … .”
“If it’s a misunderstanding, why are you hanging around in front of someone else’s house?”
“That’s what we…” … .”
Just as Favreau was about to answer, Lois interrupted.
“Are you the owner of the Tower of Desire?”
“huh? “Is that so?”
The old man looked down at the little child.
A child with excessively bright eyes as if excited about something.
Royce approached the owner closely.
“hello. “I’m Lois, and they’re Khan and Kani.”
“hello!”
“Hello!”
The twins put their hands together at their navels and bent their backs at a 90-degree angle.
It was the belly greeting that Lois taught.
The tower owner’s wariness eased slightly at the children’s greetings.
Tapju asked, looking at the smart-looking child.
“… “Wasn’t it sent by the villagers?”
“We came into this village today?”
“Is that so?”
“yes.”
In response to Lois’ words, the old man snapped at Fabro.
“Then say so, man!”
“… “Aren’t you going to speak only if you give me time to speak?”
“Hmm.”
Top owner awkwardly clears his throat as Fabro looks at him sullenly.
He hastily changed the topic.
“Ah, anyway. Nice to meet you. My name is Dexter. So what happened?”
“I came from far away to see the tower owner.”
“me?”
“yes!”
“why?”
“Tap owner wrote a collection of 100 famous objects in the world, right?”
“Yes, but?”
“I came here because I was so moved by that book! “I have something to tell you.”
“Hmm… … .”
The old man’s wrinkled eyes studied Lois.
And I looked at the people behind them.
“I see.”
That was the end.
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Dexter just closed the door.
bang-.
“… … .”
Lois, as well as Fabro, stared blankly at the closed door, mesmerized.
After a while, Fabro comes to his senses and knocks on the door.
“Hey, look!”
His call was answered from inside the door.
“Oh, no work! go!”
“Oh, no… … .”
After that, the sound from inside the door disappeared.
Fabro, embarrassed, looked at Lois and asked.
“What are you going to do? “I don’t think he’s an ordinary old man with a temperament.”
“hmm… … .”
Lois thought for a bit, then this time she knocked on the door and shouted.
“There is something I want to buy!”
The door swung open at the sound of Lois’ voice.
Dexter’s sullen gaze fell through the narrow gap in the door.
“… “What do you want to buy?”
“yes!”
“what?”
“The rusty sword owned by the Tower of Desire, which is listed in the book written by the Tower Lord! “If I get the chance, I want to buy it!”
Dexter’s eyes turned cold at Lois’ shout.
Soon something came out of his mouth.
“No work. go away!”
bang-.
A door that closes roughly.
The shock was so great that the iron door trembled.
Fabro, who was standing blankly, muttered.
“thing… “He’s a very grumpy old man.”
“… “It won’t be easy.”
The Rusty Sword of the Tower of Desire, and later the True Dragon Sword, were items that Royce must obtain.
However, the owner of the item was refusing to even talk.
‘Is it because you said you were going to buy a sword at no cost?’
But even Lois couldn’t help it.
At what point did you persuade that old man to obtain the sword?
That’s why I just stated the matter a little more directly.
Of course, the results weren’t particularly good.
‘It’s going to take more time than I thought… … .’
Even if it took some time here, it seemed necessary to approach the old man named Dexter step by step.
“What are you going to do?”
“For now, go back… … .”
It was at that time that Royce was about to order a strategic retreat.
“Who are you?”
An old, grayish voice came from behind Lois and the others.
Lois’ gaze returned.
There stood an old man covered in dirt who appeared to be a farmer.
The old farmer cast a questioning look at Royce and the others standing in front of the gate of the Tower of Desire.
Fabro scratched the back of his head and responded to the old man’s wary gaze.
“Ah, we have business at this house… … .”
The farmer looked at Fabro, who was speechless, and roughly understood what was going on.
he asked, clicking his tongue.
“Tsk, did Dexter kick you out?”
“Rather than kicking them out… “I couldn’t even go in.”
“Well, with your temper… … .”
The old man glared at the door with disapproving eyes.
Then, with a light sigh, he asked.
“So, these are faces I haven’t seen before? “Are they from outside the country?”
“I came to this village today.”
“Oops, cluck cluck.”
The old man, who was clicking his tongue, looked at the children standing next to Fabro.
He opened his mouth, shaking off his dusty clothes.
“Follow me.”
“yes?”
“Dexter, he’s not a very stubborn guy, so he won’t open the door most of the time.”
“… … .”
“But that doesn’t mean you have to stay there all night, does it? “You have kids too?”
“… “That’s right.”
“How could there be an inn in such a remote corner of the country? “Is this carriage yours?”
“Yes, but.”
“If you give me a ride home, I’ll let you sleep in for the night.”
Saying that, the old man quickly got into the carriage.
“Ugh, it’s my knee… … . What should I do? “Aren’t you going?”
Fabro looked at Lois as he saw the old man sitting comfortably in his carriage as if it were his own.
Lois nodded, looking at her as if she was wondering what to do.
Fabro, who took his eyes off Lois, asked the old man.
“Which way should I go?”
“It’s over there.”
The old man gave directions to Fabro, who was sitting in the coach seat.
Soon Lois and the twins got into the carriage, and Fabbro started the carriage.
Many, many, many -.
After a while, with the steady sound of horses’ hooves, the old man, who had been tired from farming, began to doze off.
Lois, who was looking at him blankly, opened her lips.
“Grandfather.”
“huh?”
The old man slowly opened his eyes at the clear voice.
“Why are you doing that?”
“But who is your grandfather?”
“Kkeulkeul, are you finally curious about that?”
The old man answered Lois’ question with a humorous smile.
“He is the most handsome grandfather in this village.”
“Ah, you are the village chief.”
The old man looked surprised at Lois’ words.
“her? “How did you know?”
“Originally, the village chief is held by the most handsome grandfather.”
“huh? Heh heh, heh heh! yes! “Oh, that’s right!”
The old man burst into laughter.
Of course, Lois just took a quick picture and got caught, but she didn’t bother to say that.
There is no need to do something that will diminish your favorability.
Moreover, if the other person was the village chief, there was no harm in being visible.
‘Looking at him, he seems close to Dexter’s top owner… … .’
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken Dexter’s guests to his house like this.
For now, it seemed good to maintain goodwill with the village chief.
While Lois was making her own plan in her head, the village chief shouted urgently.
“Stop! “They’re all here!”
“Are you here?”
“I see. Thanks to you, I came here comfortably. Now, please come in.”
The place where Fabro stopped the carriage was in front of an ordinary two-story house.
The old man stumbled out of the carriage, put his bags behind him, and headed home.
Lois and Fabro watched, got off the carriage, and followed the old man.
Of course, there were some who did not pay attention.
Before I knew it, the twins jumped out of the carriage and ran quickly, clinging to the village chief’s leg.
“Inspiration, inspiration! “Is this your old man’s house?”
“Are you my grandfather?”
“Giggles, yeah, this is a spare house!”
The village chief looked at the twins happily and took them into the house.
Lois was also impressed by the twins’ friendliness and followed the old man into the house.
‘It’s neat?’
What greeted Lois as she entered the house was a fairly neatly organized interior.
However, I felt an unknown coldness.
Lois noticed what it was and asked cautiously.
“Do you live alone?”
The old man nodded with a calm smile at Lois’ words.
“Hehe, yes, I’m alone.”
“What about other people? “Do you have a wife or children?”
“The kids went to the city to make money, and my grandmother… He said he didn’t want to see me so he left right away. “Has it been thirty years?”
“ah… … .”
When Lois looked slightly surprised, the chief smiled and patted her head.
The warm earthy smell coming from the village chief tickled the tip of Lois’ nose.
The village chief reassured Lois and pointed upstairs.
“Well, there are a lot of empty rooms on the second floor, so use them yourself.”
“Waaah!”
As soon as those words were finished, the twins ran out to the second floor.
The chief put down the hat he was holding and looked at Lois.
“Aren’t you hungry?”
“little bit.”
“this… I’m the one who invited you, but I don’t have anything to treat you. Since I haven’t cooked anything… … .”
With those words, Fabro stepped forward.
“Sir, do you have any leftover food ingredients at home? “Just give me the ingredients and I will take care of it.”
“this… “I’m sorry.”
“it’s okay.”
“Then that’s the kitchen, so go and look for it. “It doesn’t matter if you use everything there.”
“I understand.”
Fabro rolled up his sleeves and headed to the kitchen.
Royce and the village chief are left alone.
As the sun set and the temperature became chilly, the old man headed to the fireplace.
After skillfully lighting the fire, warmth immediately spread throughout the room.
While the village chief was sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace, adding warmth to his tired body, Lois quietly noticed him and walked up to the old man’s side.
Lois cried out cautiously, looking at her wrinkled face illuminated by the warm light from the fireplace.
“Grandfather.”
“huh?”
“that… Are you close with the owner of Dexter Top?”
“Kkeulkeul, we’re close. “Because he was born and raised in this town.”
The village chief who answered the question again asked the question this time.
“Why did you come to see him?”
“I need something. I couldn’t even have a proper conversation and was shut out… … .”
“It’s because he’s out of his mind these days. Well, it’s true that my personality is a bit eccentric.”
The village chief smiled brightly.
“But it seems like the villagers don’t really like the Tower of Desire… … . “Why is that?”
“Huh? “How did you know that?”
“that is… … .”
Lois told us about the behavior of the villagers as they entered the village.
The village chief clicked his tongue at this.
“Tsk, Dexter, why is he destroying the house so much for research? Is there any chance for the neighborhood to be quiet? That’s why it is like that. It wasn’t like that in the past, but lately it’s been so… … .”
“… I see.”
“Anyway, just listen carefully to what the villagers say. “They said that because they had a lot of things accumulated, but Dexter is not a bad guy.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Lois nodded slightly.
The village chief looked at Lois, who was not like a child.
There was joy in his eyes.
The village chief, who had been examining Lois for a while, gently rubbed his chin and opened his mouth.
“Anyway, is there something you need at the Tower of Desire?”
“yes.”
“I don’t know what you need, but if it’s urgent, how about visiting his disciples?”
“Do you have any disciples?”
“Kkeulkeul, then the name is a castle tower, but there are no disciples? “There are four of them, so you can get what you want from one of them.”
“… But if the tower owner doesn’t open the door, you’ll be kicked out without even being able to talk, right?”
“Don’t worry about that. “That guy’s disciples are living out of the tower.”
Lois tilted her head at those words.
“Aren’t we living together? why?”
“Cluck.”
The village chief’s smile deepened.
Soon, an answer that Lois didn’t expect came from him.
“Because Dexter kicked them all out.”
“The disciples? entire?”
“okay. entire.”
Lois’ eyes sparkled.
‘Ohh? ‘Look at this?’
Lois’ instincts were telling her.
Tower owner Dexter and his disciples.
There is some story between them.
And there is a clue to approaching Dexter in that story.
fantasy,
