Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

In the 969th year of the Hesedonian Empire, 20-year-old Rafa had to follow his teacher, the court magician, in and out of the Castle of Geldona in the imperial capital every day.

Since the teacher and Her Royal Highness Princess Florence of the Empire were close friends regardless of age difference, Rafa often saw the cold-hearted Princess.

However, the friendship between people of different ages was just what his teacher said to him. In the eyes of Lady Florence, Rafa thought that his teacher was more like a grandfather.

As for why he thought so, it was because the mature, steady and taciturn Crown Princess always behaved in a way that seemed very childish in front of his teacher.

For example, he and his teacher made Prince Egbert, who had just turned five years old, cry, and then they worked together in a hurry to comfort the child.

His Highness Prince Elias, the eldest son of the Emperor, and His Highness Egbert, the only son of Lady Florence, is a somewhat spoiled but emotionally stable child.

When Rafa first saw this prince, the little prince, who had lake blue eyes just like his father, was having a tantrum with wet platinum curly hair.

That was also the first time that Rafa felt that not all children were as difficult to deal with as devils when they got upset.

His Highness Egbert looked very angry, but he still managed to say in a baby voice: "It's okay, I forgive you. Don't do this again next time, or I will be angry."

Only after she had said this would she confidently put forward her own requests, which were the kind of requests that the Crown Princess would never agree to under normal circumstances.

The little prince is very smart and very cute, but sometimes he likes to keep a stern face, which is similar to that of the princess. However, having a stern face does not prevent him from liking to be hugged.

Every time I followed the teacher to see Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, as long as the little prince was there, the little prince who was transferred from the Crown Princess' arms to the teacher's arms would always run to Rafa in the end and stretch out his two little hands for him to hold.

Although 20-year-old Rafa looked calm while holding the soft little prince, he was actually so excited that he wanted to jump up and down.

He was the eldest son of His Highness Elias, the glory of the empire. In the future, he would become the emperor of the empire. Such a child liked to be held in his arms and played in the courtyard, which greatly satisfied the vanity of the young man.

The period from February 969 to January 971 in the Heiseidon Empire calendar can be said to be the happiest two years in Rafa's memory except for his childhood. It was also the two years that made him feel extremely painful whenever he recalled them in the many years that followed.

At that time, His Royal Highness Elias was busy changing the laws. Some laws that were beneficial to civilians and women encountered great resistance when they were implemented, which made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very anxious but also strengthened his determination.

Like most of the citizens of the empire, Rafa admired His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Although His Royal Highness Elias was busy with affairs and was often not in the imperial capital, Rafa saw His Royal Highness Elias much less often than the Crown Princess. But those few times were enough to make him miss him for the rest of his life.

In Rafa's opinion, His Highness Ilias's appearance had a kind of beauty that made everything around him lose its color.

This statement was a bit exaggerated, but Rafa really couldn't find any adjectives to describe His Highness, because in his limited life, the person who amazed him the most was His Highness Elias.

After the decree was gradually implemented, everything was moving in a good direction. Civilians had more ways to change their destiny, women also gained many rights that should have belonged to them, the sale of banned drugs was prohibited in the empire, and merchants who illegally trafficked in people were punished. His Highness Elias also planned to open up trade routes with the Far North Territory and form an alliance.

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After Xie Wei left, Rafa recalled many past events alone. He remembered that Lady Florence called his teacher "old man" and occasionally called him "Grandpa Chia".

Every time at this time, Rafa would find that his somewhat eccentric teacher would become serious for a short while, and would be as happy as a child who had found a candy, so happy that he was at a loss as to what to do.

When he was young, Rafa's mind was full of magic, even a little utilitarian. In fact, he did not respect his teacher very much at the beginning.

Because he felt that the teacher did not teach him seriously, and he did not think highly of the teacher who was 126 years old but had only reached the level of a wizard.

But in fact, as a commoner, he was extremely lucky to be accepted as an apprentice by a wizard-level magician.

Most civilian magicians like him can only rely on self-study after leaving the academy, relying entirely on their own understanding and finding suitable magic books, and it often takes more than ten years to get a little improvement.

Humans are different from immortal races and do not have that much time to waste. Rafa desperately wanted to become a magician who could stand on his own. So after studying with Teacher Chia for two years, he had obviously made some improvements, but he felt that it was too slow. So after another magician at the mage level extended an olive branch to him, he resolutely left the imperial capital.

Rafa still remembers the day when he said goodbye to teacher Chia. The heartless teacher gave him many instructions for a long time, and finally gave him a whole space ring full of magic materials and magic books, as well as a staff that he cherished very much.

At that time, Rafa knew in his heart that he had betrayed his teacher but did not want to admit it, so he accepted those things with an awkward mood. He did not notice at all that the teacher had known that he was leaving and specially prepared those things for him.

Sensei Chia gave him all his treasured possessions, as if they were no longer needed.

But he did not notice these things. He felt as if he was pricked by thorns and did not want to talk to his teacher any longer. He took his things and wanted to leave. He also said shamelessly that he would soon become a magician capable of standing on his own, and then he would come back and work as a court magician with his teacher to serve His Royal Highness Elias, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess and the little prince.

After hearing what he said, the teacher did not tease him as usual, but spoke seriously for the first time.

"Then I will wait for you to come back in the imperial capital. Don't make me wait too long. After all, I am an old grandfather."

Later, Rafa realized his ambition and received good teaching from Mr. Chia's magician friend.

But it was not until he left the magic tower that the magician told him that his teacher had begged him for a whole year and drew nearly a hundred magic scrolls for him before he was willing to teach him.

Kolafa reached the level of being selected as a court magician at the fastest speed among human magicians. When he returned to Geldona Castle again, his teacher was not waiting for him in the imperial capital. He would never be able to be a court magician with his teacher.

And His Highness Elias, Lady Florence, for whom he wanted to devote his life, and His Highness Egbert, who would act coquettishly and let him hug him, also became taboos in the imperial capital, and even their names could not be mentioned casually.