Chapter 149: The enemy of your friend does not necessarily become your enemy too
"Your Excellency,"
I stood up as Issa and the other elves came to the greenhouse the next day. They had asked to meet me during the banquet, but thanks to yet another mishap on my day, I couldn’t receive them yesterday. So I invited them to my private space as an apology.
"Oh, you don’t have to stand," Issa hurriedly extended her arms and grasped my hand. "I heard something bad happened yesterday."
I looked at the smooth, fair hands clasping mine, wondering when did we become this friendly? But the genuine concern on their face made it impossible for me to retract my hand. Well...not that it was uncomfortable.
"Ah, it’s just...a little mishap," I told them with an awkward smile.
"A little?" one of the elves gasped. "The vibration even reached our lodging."
Oh, wow--I didn’t know that. After talking with Natha in the greenhouse, he told me not to think about the accident anymore. He just told me he’d repair the place so casually as if all I did was just flipping a cart or something. So I had no idea of the full extent of the accident.
But to think the explosion could be felt from the mansion that the elf used--which wasn’t really far from the main castle, but it was still outside the castle nonetheless.
[That’s right, Master! Yesterday big boom! So big! Jade surprise and scare! Nightmare scare too!] the little bird chirping in agreement from my shoulder.
"Oh, I’m sorry," damn...how many people were in a panic yesterday? Natha grounded me in the private quarters for the rest of the day as punishment for being reckless, so I had no idea about the situation outside. "I was testing a new magic contraption yesterday, and it was greater than I thought."
Yeah, so much greater. I wondered what would happen if we did it outside, without the safety net of the barrier formation within the chamber’s frame. How big of an explosion would it be? Might it be enough to destroy a part of the castle?