Revolution of the 8th Class Mage

“From now on, how and what should I do?”

It was somewhat of an out of the blue moon type of question, coming from the princess.

Despite that, Ian did not seem confused.

Instead, he responded with a question in calm manner.

“Please, be more specific.”

“I am not sure where to start from……”

“Then allow me to ask questions first.”

Ian was not an obtuse man.  His sensibility and intuition were considered to be outstanding.  Having observed the princess Hailey since the past life, Ian could imagine a number of things based on her demeanor.

“Why did you hide it?  That you were a sorcerer?”

In fact, he wasn’t curious 5 years ago, and certainly not now.  He was asking only because the topic came up.  He was certain that it had something to do with what she wanted to talk about, whether directly or indirectly.

“That’s because…..”

Princess Hailey organized her thoughts for a minute.

Letting out a big sigh, she continued.

“…..It was a simple matter, initially.  I just felt that I would need to follow the rules of the Ivory Tower once I enter it, even if I did not want to, I thought that I would simply change accordingly.  I strongly believed that I wanted to, no, I could become a very powerful sorcerer in order to help my brother.  It was a foolish thought, but when I realized it, it was already too late.”

As she has expressed, it was a simple, foolish reason, but Ian did not necessarily revisit that point.  Has she not already come to understand it?

“If I had come clean to the Ivory Tower, it wouldn’t be just me, who would be punished for it.  Those that helped me, those that could not refuse a favor from the princess would be hurt more than I.  I couldn’t let that happen.  Of course, I was also afraid.”

Ian could empathize with her situation.  Unauthorized training of sorcery was a major, major, major crime.  With her status as a princess, she would avoid harsh punishments, but those that had helped her, the sorcerers and the servants would be met with terrifying sentences.

“Therefore, there was no other option than to continue hiding it?”

“Yes.  But, I have never forgotten the original objective.  That is, to become a great help to my brother as a sorcerer and as I’ve started towards that goal, I kept going.  That was my thinking.”

“You’ve certainly caused great inconveniences.  That is to those around you.”

“……”

Princess Hailey was lost for words as she was thrown off guard with Ian’s single remark.  Great-inconveniences, it was a word that she could not refute.  She had realized it a very long time ago.  It was just that this was the first time that she has heard it from another person.

“It is relieving to see that you realize it.”

Ian truly felt relieved.  Has she denied it, or made an excuse that that was the only thing that she could have done, it was possible that his attitude towards her might have turned negative as it was the type of behaviors that he despised.