The story of a young man who was expelled from the Black Mage's Guild and picked up as a royal mage - It's too late to realize that he is actually the highest level wizard in the kingdom. I will start a happy new life in the white court with people who appreciate me.

Since the Scarlet Rose Ball is hosted by the royal family, it is an event that requires maximum vigilance to ensure that guests do not have any problems.

At the same time, the large number of attendees from outside the country and other countries makes it even more difficult to be vigilant.

In order not to spoil the atmosphere of the ball, we want to minimize the number of high-security knights as much as possible.

In order to solve this problem, the Scarlet Rose Ball is said to have selected elites from the Royal Order of Knights and Royal Court magicians secretly mixed in with the attendees to be prepared for any problems that may arise.

Although women working with magic is becoming more and more commonplace, there are still few who have risen close to the holy gold (adamantite) level. At the meeting, they needed more palace mages to play female roles, and that's why I recommended you.

"But I'm still white porcelain grade ......

I'm going to be there, so it's not surprising to see you, my buddy. You broke the wall and passed with that '60 seconds of blood'. You're already a household name in the Royal Magic Division.

"Well, are you serious? ......

It's true that I've always thought that I could feel the eyes on me when I walked around, but I'm just a commoner from a small town.

But I'm just a commoner from a small town. Are you sure you want to attend a ball where only a few of the nobility are allowed to attend?

To be honest, there was a lot of disagreement about that. Well, we've done everything we can to get it through.

"...... What did you do?

Want to know?

Luke smiles.

Unlike simple me, you're really good at this kind of trickery, aren't you, Luke?

I don't want to. If you ask, I might accidentally slip up.

I think it's better that way. Once you hear it, you won't be able to go back to your life.

"Uh-huh. ......

Scary.

I'm afraid of the nobility.

But to the extent that you want to be deployed by any means necessary, I believe that Noel's power is necessary for this ball. You know that there was an assassination attempt on the Crown Prince the other day at a commemoration in another country.

I'm really glad to see that you're alive. I'm really glad to see that you've managed to survive.

There are a lot of countries that are still struggling for power inside, and you never know when something will happen. "There are a lot of countries that are still fighting for power inside, and you never know what's going to happen, so it's good to be well prepared. Above all, it's an opportunity for me in a way.

"Chance?

If we can prevent an attack at the ball and catch the perpetrator, we will be much closer to becoming the youngest Seigneurys, right?

"Oh my God, this guy is really

I sigh.

'You want status and honor so badly?　I don't think it's very good for your mental health, you know.

I'm not that interested in status and honor. But there's one important thing I definitely want to have.

"The most important thing you want to get?

Yes, and you have to be the best wizard in the kingdom to get it. And you have to be the best wizard in the kingdom to get it. That's the kind of power you need to be able to push through your family history and the ideas of those around you.

Hey, it looks great.

Apparently there is such an amazing thing.

What on earth is it?

Is there some kind of legendary grimoire that you have to be the best in the kingdom to get?

But it's surprising. I'm sure you'll find it easy to get everything you need because of Luke's dexterity and ability to get everything done.

I think I can get most things. But life is so good. There is only one thing that is really important. That one thing is so important that I don't need anything else, and I'm willing to lose everything for it. But that one thing is so important that I'm willing to lose everything for it, and yet it's not going to be mine. That's just the way it is.

The only one that is much more important than all the others.

It's a lovely story, I honestly thought.

For me, it's like magic, something important that I never want to give up.

For a black-hearted and calculating man, Luke is surprisingly pure at heart, isn't he?

But what is the one thing that is so important to me?

Wait for me. Let me guess.

Since we were together for a long time, I should know Luke pretty well, but I was confident that I would be able to guess correctly.

I was confident that I would be able to guess correctly, but to my dismay, I couldn't find a suitable answer at all.

"Did you meet him after you graduated?

No, since college. It's been about six years now.

Six years. So that's just around the time I got to know you.

If so, I'd like to make a guess: ...... hmmm, what?　What is that important to Luke?

Only a few people know about the legendary and most powerful grimoires.

I knew you were one of those people.

Luke sighs.

'Surrender!　Tell me.

Then Luke narrowed his sapphire blue eyes, chuckled, and said, "I'm not going to tell you.

'I won't tell you,'