Book 8: Chapter 2: Mary Harvey, [Star Oracle Witch]s Exciting Horoscope☆ (1/2)
At night, two days before the upcoming school festival. Monica was invited to a luxurious mansion, in there, she sat squirming uncomfortably on the couch, attended by the handsome servant boys. While Louis Miller, the [Barrier Magician], crossed his legs arrogantly, after receiving a drink from the handsome servant boys.
Across from her sat a silver-haired charming beauty, who was also attended by a group of handsome servant boys as she sipped her glass of wine. She was the owner of the mansion, Mary Harvey, the [Star Oracle Witch], a Seven Sage who was similar to Monica and Louis.
With the charming innocent girl and the gracefulness of a mature woman, the [Star Oracle Witch] was a beautiful woman whose age was unknown. However, it has already been more than thirty years since she was appointed as the Seven Sages, making her the oldest of the current Seven Sages.
Through Louis, Monica has been invited to this mansion this morning.
Mary was eager to talk to Monica, but she was working on a top-secret mission outside her mountain cabin at the moment. Which the details could not be talked about. To hide this fact, instead of wearing the Serendia Academy uniform, Monica dressed in simple casual clothes and slipped out of the dormitory with the help of Louis to visit Mary's mansion.
”U-Um… I-I'm very grateful for invi, invi, invi, invite—”
When Monica uttered the words of greeting with a tense face, Mary giggled like a tinkling bell.
”Oh dear, you don't have to be so tense. Okay, how about a glass of Perle Dande red wine? You're already a fully grown adult, so you can drink wine, right? Maybe a light sip will help ease your tension~”
The handsome servant boy quickly came to stand beside Monica with a bottle of wine in his hand, but Louis dismissed it with a wave of his hand.
”I would advise not doing so if you wish to have a proper conversation. Miss [Silent Witch] can be quite a handful when she is drunk… I once accidentally gave her some drink at my house and the result was a disaster.”
”Uu…”
Monica clutched her chest at Louis' harsh words.
It happened when Monica was staying at Louis Miller's mansion in preparation for her mission to escort the second prince, and there, Monica accidentally drank some of Louis' treasured wine… what happened later was devastating. Though the rest was drunk by Louis himself.
”Aw, that's too bad~ Guess juice will do then.”
”T-Thank you…”
Monica sipped the juice poured by the handsome servant boy and scanned the room.
Mary Harvey, the [Star Oracle Witch], was born from the Marquis family and had served the kingdom as one of the Seven Sages for many years, so it was quite fitting that her mansion was gorgeous and opulent. The windows were especially impressive. The glass used here was so luxurious that allows one to see the outside scenery clearly. It may have been made this way because she needed it for her ”prophecy,” but it was extravagantly nonetheless.
”U-Um… S-So, what do you want to talk about?”
When Monica asked timidly, Mary sipped her glass and smiled softly.
”Oh please, there is nothing serious here. I just wanted to chat with you for the first time in a while~”
With that, Mary moved her half-closed eye toward Louis and looked at him.
”Though I believe I didn't give you an invitation, I will permit it in consideration of your beautiful face, Louis. I do love beautiful things, after all.”
”Hahaha, I am so flattered to hear that.”
Louis might have said he was flattered, but his manner said the otherwise. Which made Mary let out a sigh sadly.
”Such a pity. If only you were fifteen years younger, I would've made you my personal servant.”
”Oh, how kind of you… Maybe you could expect me grown some beard in the next meeting.”
”You're not cute!”
”What do you expect from a grownup man to look cute?”
When Louis responded brusquely, Mary put a fan to her mouth with a sorrowful look on her face and said, ”This's why I don't prefer grownup men…”.
Both Mary and Louis have rather stubborn personalities, but they were unquestionably beautiful. Watching them chatting and laughing while being served by handsome boys was quite a sight to behold.
It made her wonder why she had been invited here. She was the only one who didn't fit in this place. Even the servants would find it hard to relate Monica to the Seven Sages like Louis and Mary.
As Monica fidgeted with her glass, clutching it with both hands, Mary gave Monica a friendly smile.
”I'm actually happy to have you around, Monica. We are the only girls among the Seven Sages, aren't we? So I want to get to know you better.”
”R-Right…”
Monica gave a vague response, and Louis was about to say something but held back.
He probably wanted to say something like, ”Isn't it too much to call yourself a ‘girl' at your age?” Even so, he showed her some consideration to the extent that he swallowed those words.