I materialized a sci-fi fortress in a magical world.

"Why won't you let me see him? Is he some kind of scumbag?"

"I've explained it three times already, it's because he doesn't want to see you..."

"So you're saying I'm something shameful or disgraceful?"

"You...sigh~"

As Luo Yue passed by the workshop, she heard the noise coming from inside and instantly imagined a whole bunch of tragic love stories.

Tsk tsk tsk~ Could that woman inside be Austin's girlfriend?

Has he fallen for someone else? Or has the fishpond exploded? Or has the hypnosis failed?

To be fair, Austin is quite handsome, only slightly less so than me. He also comes from an aristocratic family with a wealthy background, so he deserves what happened to him!

Luo Yue chuckled to himself as he slipped back to his workspace.

Before he could even start working, Austin came knocking on the door.

When I opened the door, apart from his eyes and face being a little red, he was dressed neatly. It seemed that the fight next door was just a verbal one and hadn't turned into a physical one.

"Ugh~ My supervisor picked up this spoiled brat from somewhere, she's driving me crazy! Sometimes I just want to strangle her!"

As soon as Austin walked in, he started ranting about the woman. One minute he was complaining about the food and accommodation, the next he was complaining about how cramped and oppressive the workspace was, or how rudimentary and dirty the mage tower was. She was making a fuss every few days, driving Austin crazy.

Luo Yue had been listening with a "let's see what happens" attitude, but before he knew it, the gossip was happening right to him.

"She didn't believe you carved that scroll, and insisted on watching you carve one in person before she would be satisfied."

"ha?"

"Don't worry, I know that engraving scrolls requires absolute quiet, especially for something as difficult as this, so I directly refused on your behalf."

"Thank you so much."

Luo Yue said sincerely, and was also puzzled as to how she had come to have this "princess syndrome", so she asked about the cause and effect.

"She came to me this morning and said that the illustration was too difficult and impossible to complete. She suspected that I was trying to make things difficult for her, so I had no choice but to show her the one you carved, and that's how it is."

"Uh~ Didn't you carve one yourself? Why don't you show her yours?"

"I didn't explain clearly. Objectively speaking, this madwoman does have some skills, and her craftsmanship is better than mine. But her standards are as high as obsessive-compulsive disorder. She will give up if the quality is not excellent, and in the end, she wastes a lot of materials and doesn't have a single finished product."

"Why did Uncle Hugo want to see her?"

"I don't know either. My advisor didn't answer that question. Maybe it's because he kidnapped a princess from an enemy country?"

"A princess? She must be very beautiful!"

"Objectively speaking, she is indeed beautiful, but she is short, much shorter than my girlfriend... and although she is dressed simply, she has an air of aristocratic arrogance. Even if she is not a princess, she must be a noble lady."

Austin said, a mischievous grin spreading across his face, and nudged Royole on the shoulder.

"What? Interested? How about I take you to meet her? She seems quite interested in getting to know you."

"No, no, no, I'm from the mountains, I can't afford to offend Her Highness, and besides, you know what my senior is like..."

Upon hearing Luo Yue mention his senior, Austin couldn't help but show some fear and shrink back, as if recalling some terrible memory.

"By the way, my senior also came to Maple Leaf City after leaving the Mage Tower. Have you seen her? Do you have any news about her?"

"No, no, I only found out she came to Maple Leaf City today. You know, she hates me the most..."

Seeing that the conversation was getting a little awkward, Austin didn't stay any longer. After promising Roy that he wouldn't let the crazy woman next door bother him, he left.

However, Luo Yue thought to himself, "I've received so much care from Austin, so shouldn't I help him share his burdens?"

So after the two scrolls were engraved today, I tore off half a sheet of draft paper and wrote down two points about the difficulties of this illustration.

He figured that this girl must have lost her temper because she couldn't carve a satisfactory scroll, which led her to make things difficult for Austin. So he decided to help her out a little to prevent her from using the situation as an excuse to cause trouble later.

Meeting is out of the question. Back when I was a beast of burden on the other side of the world, I was tormented by similar people countless times, and I almost got posted online.

So when Rojo looked at Austin today, it was as if he were seeing his former self, and he felt a deep sense of empathy.

Unfortunately, that uneasy feeling still lingered in my mind...

........................

"Your Highness, someone left a note outside the door."

"The note? Just tear it up for me. It's probably just some bored guy trying to hit on me anyway."

"No, this one is a little different. I suggest you take a look."

"Huh?"

A petite girl looked up and watched as the note slowly floated down from mid-air to her.

Then, out of nowhere, came a gentle and kind voice, like that of an old woman:

"It seems to have been left by that young man next door whom you care about a lot."

"Hmph~ What do you mean I care? All you can do is engrave scrolls, and it's only at the third level, I wouldn't..."

As the girl spoke, she kept looking at the note in her hand, and gradually she couldn't continue.

"So that's how it is... the problem was actually here..."

She quickly waved her little arms, sweeping a large pile of draft paper and discarded scrolls off the table and onto the floor. Then she picked up a quill pen that gleamed with a faint white light and began to carve on the new parchment.

Several unseen hands picked up the trash on the ground and threw it into the trash can, while the old woman's voice gently reminded them:

"Your Highness, it's time to eat. Shall we try it after we finish eating?"

"No need, I'm not hungry yet."

"You're getting a little too caught up in the scroll engraving, but that's not the purpose of our trip."

"Alright, alright, I know what I'm doing. That Hugo is so cunning; he already saw through my identity and used Lady Purple Lily as a cover. It won't be easy to find out about his problems. We need more patience."

I'm just trying to find something to do to pass the time, otherwise I'd be bored to death staying in this remote and impoverished place!

Besides, if I could carve such a perfect scroll, my father would definitely praise me when I got back, and those annoying older brothers and sisters wouldn't dare treat me like a child anymore..."

The girl kept talking, her eyes sparkling with longing.

As a result, with just this slight distraction, my arm wobbled, and the lines on the parchment went crooked.

"Damn it! I failed again!"

She immediately puffed up her cheeks, like a little pufferfish, and picked up the note again, asking hesitantly:

"Granny, do you think I should go and find him? He's right next door anyway..."

But he immediately shook his head vigorously, dismissing the idea.

"Hmph~ I'm not going. If that bastard Austin finds out, he'll definitely laugh at me!"

"However, if he is willing to pay his respects, this princess would not mind meeting him..."