novelraw Chapter 260
Chapter 260
Chapter 260
Max turned her head to the sound of loud knocking against the door. She was exhausted from last night, reviewing magic formulas until her eyes were bloodshot. She was all bundled up in a duvet like a cocooned caterpillar and was dazed for a moment. Then, she weakly rolled up the thick curtains. The bright sunlight struck her eyes. The sun is already up in the sky. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and groaned. As if the guest who was knocking on her door could not be more impatient, the knocks grew louder. She stood up wobbly and stuttered.
“W-wait a minute!”
However, the ratty knocking did not cease for a moment. Max quickly pulled her slippers from under the bed, wore them, and ran to open the door. Miriam’s aggravated face came to sight.
“Didn’t I warn you already that if this frigging beast crawls into my lab again, I’ll skin it alive?”
She growled and waved the black cat to Max’s face. Max exclaimed as she felt all the drowsiness slip away. “Roy!”
Miriam was holding the cat by its neck, away from her to avoid its paws. Roy let out a pitiful cry but the evil witch did not even blink an eye.
“D-don’t hold him like that!” Max jumped to retrieve her own pitiful cat. “Give it... to me! S-stop being so mean to it!”
“And what about the meanness of this damned brat? Have you seen what he has done to my lab?”
Miriam stood on her toes to place her hand on top of Max’s head to push her down and she grew red at the blatant insult on her height. Miriam, who was much taller and had long limbs, always used that method on her. Max shook Miriam’s hand away and stared defiantly at her.
“It’s because Mi-Miriam’s pet, Peori, keeps teasing Roy! That little fly-like creature was the one to taunt Roy first...”
“And so? Are you saying that it was deserving for this ball of hair to run wild in my lab?”
Max’s tail immediately went between her legs at Miriam’s venomous glare. She spoke sarcastically while maintaining a contemptuous look at her.
T/N: (basically like an elevator)
Countless iron chimneys protruded from the tower walls like lint, emitting puffs of smoke. There were many other strange devices in the dark vivid castle tower. An intricate mesh of cast iron pipes-like and squeaking gears like a clockwork were all over, there were also big and small pulleys used to transport objects, and a huge windmill spinning around on top of the tower. Roy began to squirm uncomfortably as they stood in front of the large, crude, cluttered exterior of the tower.
“N-no. You have to stick to me today.”
Max quickened her steps as she held the cat close to her chest. A loud sound of banging hammers pierced her ears as she crossed the forest road lined with overgrown pine trees and entered the tower gates. Perhaps frightened by the loud noises that came from everywhere, Roy squirmed harder and cried sharply. Max moved quickly to appease his discomfort. She wanted to leave the cat in her room if it were possible, but if he somehow escaped again and made trouble, Miriam would not let it slide.
Max muttered to Roy almost pleadingly. “There’s no other choice until I am able to place a repellent against Peori on the window. I promise to give you something delicious later so hang in there, alright?”
“What are you muttering all to yourself?”
As she was about to enter the communal laboratory, a cheerful voice came from behind her. Two boys with short stature less than 5 kvettes (150 cm) and round reddish faces with large sacks slung over their shoulders, were looking curiously at her. Max quickly hid her cat under her cloak and gave them an awkward smile.
“H-hi, Alec...Dean...”
“Are you practicing for the competition in Urd?” The twin brothers from the Umli tribe tilted their heads at the same time as they asked.
Max stepped back and smiled blankly. “That’s...”
As she searched for the right words, Roy popped out of her cloak and sprinted towards the door and Max hurriedly screamed his name. The cat ran across the hall and went out the door as if he didn’t hear her. At that moment, Annette Godrick, who was walking into the tower just a few steps away from her twin brothers, snatched the cat by its back.
“Roy!”
Note – LF: Tower life here we gooo! Lezzgo book 2!