I Became a Different World Gravity Wizard

44 – I’m glad it’s not too late

Entering the room, I grabbed the pounding hair and pulled out the potion I received from Fenia.

And I drank the potion right before falling asleep.

“Ha ha. I guess I’ll live a little longer.”

The recovery potion magic given by Fenia.

Originally, it was a potion to drink in case of a status ailment or injury, but if you drink it while drunk in this way, all of the alcohol will disappear.

As my hazy mind returned, I felt my blurry vision widen.

I fully regained my senses and checked the time.

Time had passed since I was drinking, so it was already past midnight.

That meant that soon there would be an explosion and a fire in the mansion.

The so-called Krafden Mansion Fire Incident.

This is an incident in which the townsfolk, dissatisfied with the large amount of tribute, set the mansion on fire while Duke Dave Krafdon was away.

But the important thing in this case is not just the arson.

One of the lord’s residents, who is quite skilled in magic, breaks into the mansion to assassinate Chloe.

And, like a high-level wizard, Chloe subdues the intruder who came to assassinate her at once, and spreads her magical skills to the continent.

When I saw this incident as a novel, I thought it was just one of the common stories.

But this morning. His thoughts changed when he saw Gil Burton appearing in a forest inhabited by dangerous monsters to feed his younger siblings.

A man’s skinny body with his waist clinging to his stomach due to bad years and dark circles caused by not sleeping for a long time.

It was a struggle to feed my younger siblings as the head of the household.

Chloe, who has been mentally traumatized after the Krafdon fire incident, reduces the amount of offerings for the time being as per their request.

But I didn’t want to see the permanent residents starving and shivering in the cold winter.

The novel is no longer a novel, but a reality.

That’s why I didn’t want to see the lords not starve and a fire incident in Craftdon’s manor.

But Chloe declined my request.

The current time is a quiet dawn past midnight.

A time when drowsiness sets in and boundaries become blurred.

I changed into clothes that were easy to move in preparation for what might happen soon.

It was a time when I was quietly sitting on the bed and waiting for time to pass.

Kwaguagua-! Thud! Thud!

The mansion shook with a loud explosion.

A muffled sound could be heard from within the quiet mansion, and the screams of the residents could be heard from outside.

It’s started.

I waited for the servant to come running to my room soon.

Knock. Knock.

And, as expected, not long after, a knock was heard through the door.

“Come in.”

“Ha ha ha. Rail boy!”

I opened the door and saw Duke gasping for breath.

And before I could ask about the current situation, Duke spoke urgently to me.

“Ah, lady, you are in danger!”

“What do you mean by that?”

Contrary to what I thought when he told me to evacuate, I couldn’t understand what Chloel was saying was dangerous.

“At the moment Lady Chloe urgently told the youngster to evacuate, an explosion was heard from the room where the lady was.”

I guess so. Perhaps the person who exploded the room was an intruder targeting Chloe.

“It looks like an intruder targeting the young lady entered the room.”

“What’s wrong with that? Isn’t Chloe a high-ranking wizard?”

“That, that… ….”

Duke’s mouth fell shut at my question.

But now, if he felt he had to say something, he hurriedly explained to me.

“Actually…. The lady is very weak in alcohol…….”

What? There was no change in expression even after hitting Yangju with a shot that was over 40 degrees?

“You don’t usually change your expression much, and I didn’t want to show a weak side to you, so I was hiding it…….”

“That means….”

“… Yes. Now the lady is already drunk and she is with the intruder. I hope the young master helps the lady quickly!”

With that, Duke fell to his knees.

Currently, other servants and guards are busy putting out the mansion’s fire.

And Chloe, drunk, confronted the intruder.

It was a dangerous situation where Chloe could be killed by an intruder if she made a mistake.

“I got it.”

I answered briefly and immediately opened the door.

Then, after lightening my body with light magic, I ran to the room where Crab Chloel was at the fastest speed I could.

On the way to the restaurant where Chloe was staying, I saw Jerry pouring water to extinguish the fire in the mansion.

“Uh, what should I do? No matter how much water you pour, the fire won’t go out!”

“Why doesn’t the light go out?”

Jerry and the maids didn’t know what to do when they saw the fire that didn’t go out even when they poured water on it.

That’s right, the fire currently burning in the mansion is not an ordinary fire.

Fire created by magic, not naturally created fire.

It was not easily extinguished with ordinary water.

Originally, Chloe’s freezing magic froze the entire mansion, so the fire should have already stopped.

But seeing as the fire hadn’t stopped so far, it seemed that Chloel hadn’t subdued the intruder yet.

I have to go to support Chloe at least for a moment.

But if you don’t stop the fire right away, the whole mansion will burn down even if you subdue the intruders.

So I stopped for a moment and walked in front of Jerry and the maid, who had gone crazy in front of the fire.

“Le, Master Rail?”

Jerry and the maid who found me tried to greet me, but I skipped the greeting and ordered them.

“This fire is a magical fire. That’s why plain water won’t turn it off. Find someone who can use water attribute magic around you and put out the fire. If there is no water magician, put out the fire using soil soaked in water.”

“Yes, yes!”

After I told them how to stop the fire, I immediately moved to Chloe’s room.

And when I arrived at the restaurant, I hurriedly opened the door.

Thump!

But even though I opened the door, I couldn’t get into the room.

“Is it an ice prison… ….”

It was Chloe’s magic that imprisoned the opponent in an ice prison and prevented them from escaping.

I squeezed out all my strength and slashed my fist to break the ice.

Thump! Thud!

However, the magic Chloe used was high-level magic.

Even if she attacked the wall dozens of times, she could never break her ice wall with simple force.

What should I do?

The mansion is still burning with a magical fire.

Beyond the door, a drunken and distraught Chloe is fighting an intruder.

It’s clear that Chloe hasn’t collapsed, seeing as her ice wall hasn’t broken yet.

But she didn’t know when Chloe would get hurt if she dragged it out for more time.

I quickly started looking for something that might help.

I thought about how I could break through this ice wall and help Chloe.

Then my pupils, which were quickly searching the surroundings, stopped in one place.

“With this…….”

I channeled my magic into the pendant hanging around my neck.

*

In the cold, frozen room, the man let out a rough breath and glared at Chloe.

“Ha ha ha. It’s a tenacious instrument. Chloe Krafdon.”

Perhaps because the man used more mana than usual this morning, his physical strength reached its limit just by using magic.

“Noisy….”

And Chloe’s stamina had already reached its limit, as well.

Even when she was distracted from dealing with the intruder, Chloe used magic to attack the intruder.

However, the intruder was a person with a higher level of magic than he expected, and Chloe’s magic, which had lost concentration due to alcohol, was much more unstable than usual.

My head is pounding, and cold sweat begins to flow from my forehead.

I start to get short of breath, and my legs, which hold my balance so I don’t fall down, tremble.

If I lose my mind even a little bit, I feel like I’ll close my eyes and collapse.

Closing her eyes would make her feel more comfortable, but Chloe couldn’t close her eyes.

He had to deal with that intruder quickly and put out the mansion fire.

“Fire up.”

“… Barrier.”

However, while defending against the flying man’s magic, Chloe’s mana was getting closer and closer to the bottom.

Even if you don’t want to close your eyes, your heavy eyelids will block your vision.

The ability to keep the ritual has reached its limit.

Puffed up.

Eventually, Chloe’s legs gave out and she sat down.

Then he lifted his head with difficulty and looked at the man approaching him.

One step. One step.

Chloe couldn’t do anything even though his steps were getting closer and closer to her.

He could do nothing but stare at the man who was about to kill him.

“Goodbye. Chloe Krafdon.”

Surereung-! The man said his last words to Chloe and took out a dagger from its scabbard.

And without hesitation, he swung his sword at Chloe, who was sitting down.

Not wanting to show weakness until the end, Chloe turned his head to the side with his eyes tightly closed, as if he couldn’t help it in the face of the fear of his death.

“… ….”

But no matter how much time passed, I didn’t feel any pain.

For a moment, Chloe thought that he might be dead.

But still, the pounding head and fast-beating heart were vividly felt.

He is not dead himself.

Then what is the current situation?

Gulp. Swallowing his dry saliva, Chloe calmed his quivering heart and slowly opened his eyes.

And there he stood, a rail bleeding from a knife cut.

“Le, rail?”

Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected look of Rail.

Dude. Pop.

Red blood dripped from the wound as he defended against the attack on Chloe instead.

She hurriedly examined the wound on the rail with a worried face.

But even though the wound must be quite painful, Rail didn’t show much.

Rather, she sat down on her floor and spoke to her as if to comfort herself.

“Are you okay Chloe? I’m glad it’s not too late.”