The Possessor Mistook the Genre for 20 Years

70 – The Secretary Gathered Courage and Asked.

“What about the coachman? Don’t we need to call one?”

Arian tilted her head and asked at the suggestion to get in the carriage.

It was a natural question.

A carriage usually has a coachman to drive it.

But.

“We don’t need a coachman. I’ll drive it.”

Naturally, there isn’t a single coachman in the world who can drive this carriage.

Since it has just been developed.

It’s hard to even call it a carriage since it doesn’t get pulled by horses in the first place.

“Then that’s a problem…?”

“What’s the problem?”

“Oh, no…! We just need to get on, right?!”

Arian muttered to herself, and when Franz asked, she quickly shook her head and changed the subject.

Franz was just puzzled.

She said it was a problem in a very serious tone, but when asked, she didn’t answer.

‘Well, if it was really important, she would have told me.’

Arian didn’t seem to care about the Tower Master.

She didn’t say anything because it wasn’t important.

Franz, convinced, said,

“Just get on.”

“There are four doors, which one should I get on…?”

That was the problem from the beginning.

Well, it’s understandable to be confused since carriages only have one door.

“Here, get on this side.”

In the end, Franz personally opened the door to the passenger seat.

“So, I have to get on in such a narrow space….”

Arian muttered as if she found it fascinating and awkwardly got into the car.

Even though it was quite spacious for a car since all the miscellaneous devices were removed, it still felt cramped for someone who had only ridden carriages.

‘It makes me feel bad for no reason.’

Franz knew Arian didn’t mean any harm, but he felt a pang of sadness because the car he proudly introduced didn’t get a good evaluation.

But it’s okay.

Once they start driving, her thoughts will change.

Franz comforted himself and got into the driver’s seat.

“The seat is nice. It’s just the right amount of softness, so it won’t hurt my back even if I sit for a long time.”

“I paid the most attention to that. You have to sit for a long time, so it shouldn’t be uncomfortable.”

Franz’s mood quickly improved with Arian’s compliment.

They say parents are happier with compliments about their children than about themselves.

It felt just like that.

“Arian, you need to wear a seatbelt when you get in this carriage.”

“Seatbelt… what’s that?”

“If you look behind you on the right, you should see a metal clip. Can you find it?”

At Franz’s words, Arian turned her head to the right, but soon turned back to Franz.

“Uh, where is it?”

Of course, Franz could see the belt clip very well.

But that was only because he knew exactly what the clip looked like.

For Arian, who was encountering a car for the first time, it might have been difficult to find.

“Hold on a second.”

In the end, Franz decided to take action himself.

He leaned his upper body towards her, stretched out his arm, and grabbed the belt clip with his hand.

And as he turned his head to explain,

“Here, this…”

He was at a loss for words because their faces were so close.

Exaggerating a bit, they were close enough to hear each other’s breaths.

But this situation was a golden opportunity for Arian.

If she mustered up the courage and leaned in just a little, their lips could touch.

By sheer coincidence, Franz had leaned his face in.

But.

“Huh, huh, huh?”

Arian, who was weak in both offense and defense, was already in a state of mental overload.

The usually clueless Franz had suddenly made a move, which made the difference even more surprising.

For a moment, silence flowed in that state.

Gulp.

At the sound of Arian swallowing, Franz came to his senses and quickly returned to his original position.

An awkward atmosphere began to flow between the two.

“So, this is a seatbelt, right…?”

“Uh, yeah.”

Franz answered calmly as if nothing had happened, but he was secretly concerned about the situation that had just occurred.

If you were a man, no, if you were a person, it was a situation you couldn’t help but be conscious of.

Really, if you just leaned your head a little, your lips would touch.

It happened yesterday morning too, so why does this keep happening?

‘Be careful…’

Workplace s*xual harassment is the part you need to be most careful about.

Not only your honor, but also your family’s, and even the prestige of the Magic Tower could be at stake.

“So, how do I do this…?”

“Ah, there’s a hole in the bottom left where you can insert it. Give it here.”

“A hole to insert it…?”

Arian’s voice sounded strangely meaningful, but Franz ignored it and took the belt clip from her.

And then click-, he inserted the clip into the hole.

“When you hear a click-, it’s done.”

“But why do we do this?”

Why, you ask.

To think you’d ask such a basic question.

“In case of an accident, to survive.”

“…Will we die if there’s an accident with this carriage…?”

Come to think of it, yes.

Could there really be a case of dying while driving a car in this world?

This is the only car that exists in the world, after all.

‘But just in case.’

You never know if you might hit a sudden bump and the car flips over.

It’s best to think of it as preparing for the unexpected.

Franz, who had fastened his seatbelt like her, pressed the start button.

“Wow…”

Arian let out an exclamation as the blue light started from the front of the car and followed the intricately drawn magic circuit.

You shouldn’t be surprised by just this.

The real thing starts now.

“Arian, here we go.”

Franz shifted the gear to drive and stepped on the accelerator to start the car.

“Uh, uh?”

As the car started moving forward, Arian turned her head towards Franz with wide eyes.

“Isn’t it amazing?”

“You said it was a carriage?! But there are no horses?!”

“That’s just a saying. And since it moves by magic, it’s still a carriage.”

Arian’s expression was like that of a child visiting a zoo for the first time.

She looked both amazed and a little scared at the same time.

“How is it? Do you like it?”

“This isn’t just a matter of liking it, this is a revolution…!”

As expected, she liked it.

It wouldn’t make sense for a magician to dislike this.

Franz felt immensely proud of her reaction.

Franz drove the car out of the tower’s grounds and headed towards a quiet road, away from the crowded city.

Driving along a road where mountains and fields were in full view, he felt a sense of liberation.

This must be why people go for drives.

It felt like all his worries, along with the worries of tomorrow, were flying away.

As the car was slowly moving along,

“Master of the Tower.”

“Yes?”

“I have a question, just in case.”

“Go ahead.”

“Well… it’s nothing much…”

Arian trailed off.

Her voice had a slight tremble, indicating she was nervous about something.

Franz felt a sudden unease, wondering if something had happened at the tower.

But the words that came out of Arian’s mouth were far beyond his expectations.

“Do you have a woman you admire…?”

“Uh…?”

Franz turned his head to look at Arian.

It was such a shocking question that he turned his head even while driving.

Franz soon pulled over to a quiet corner.

It was to focus a bit more on Arian’s words.

After all, it would be a disaster if they got into an accident while chatting and driving.

“Why is that?”

“Well, you know, just because. We’ve defeated the Demon King, right? And now that I’ve settled in the Magic Tower, I was wondering if you had any thoughts about marriage.”

What on earth?

Franz was quite taken aback by Arian’s sudden question.

Of course, he had thoughts of marriage.

He would live leisurely with a pretty wife, having one daughter and one son in a quiet place.

But he couldn’t understand why Arian was asking that.

‘Is this normal…?’

Since Franz had almost no interaction with other nobles, he couldn’t judge whether Arian’s question was normal or not.

Well, setting aside the intention of the question for now.

“No, I don’t.”

There wasn’t any woman he particularly liked.

Or rather, he didn’t have the leisure for that.

He was too busy, both physically and mentally, to even think about dating, let alone marriage.

“What about Yuna?”

“Yuna?”

Marriage with Yuna…

He hadn’t really thought about it, but it seemed like it would be fun if it happened.

She was always smiling, so it felt like the house would be harmonious.

But as for liking her as a woman, well, he didn’t have that kind of feeling.

“Not really?”

“Then what about the Saintess?”

“Absolutely not. She’s a Saintess. I’d get stoned by the believers.”

Marriage with Justia was really out of the question.

Leaving aside the relationship between a man and a woman, the idea of the Saintess of the Goddess Church marrying another man was simply absurd.

And she wasn’t going to quit being a Saintess either.

“Then what about that elf who came before?”

“He’s insisting on becoming my slave, so what….”

Marrying them in the first place is out of the question.

We were in the hero party and really fought every day.

In the process, of course, harsh words were exchanged.

Of course, back then, we were fighting for our lives, so now that we have some leisure, we’ve become much closer.

But does that mean we have romantic feelings for each other? Absolutely not.

We’ve been together for years, and frankly, we’ve seen all sorts of things.

Of course, I can’t be sure what will happen with people.

Anyway.

“For now, there’s no one.”

“Right….”

Arian’s expression was quite complex.

Should I say she was smiling but not really smiling?

There was a sense of bitterness in her smile.

Is she in a bad mood?

Thinking that, Franz decided to take drastic measures to cheer her up.

“Hey, wait…! If we keep this up, we’re going to die…!”

Indeed, when feeling down, you have to step on it.

It was so nice not to worry about bumping into anything else.

The next day, after safely finishing the drive with Arian.

“If anything happens, contact me with this.”

Franz handed the staff emergency contact necklaces imbued with telecommunication magic.

There was no problem as long as they could receive the call and teleport.

Just hoping nothing would happen.

“Arian, let’s go.”

“Yes, Master of the Tower.”

Franz got into the car with Arian.

Finally, the northern part of the empire.

They were heading to the Duchy of Frigia.