Riley swallowed her saliva in sudden tension.

Somehow, she felt a chill. Even though it wasn’t wrong, she had a momentary thought that it was slightly dangerous. Even though he didn’t threaten her.

“By the way, Baron Ryan has settled all the affairs of Rufla. He has even retired from his minor lordship and packed up everything. Only the move is left.”

“Oh… when will he come?”

“Probably next week at the latest. I think it would be good to set the meeting for next week. How about it?”

A meeting with the families.

Riley smiled nervously. It was a burden to reunite with her aunt’s family, but it was dark in front of her eyes to think about becoming a family with those burdensome people and meeting Gibnen’s family.

She would like to stay as a couple forever, but it’s impossible in reality.

“Let’s do that.”

If his family opposes, what expression will her aunt make? That development would be okay in its own way.

She was concerned about the stupid Clare, but she doubted that Clare would do something stupid in front of Gibnen’s family. Sipping champagne lightly, Riley suddenly remembered what she wanted to ask him.

“…I have something to ask.”

“What is it?”

“They say wizards are registered as wizards when they are born, like a birth certificate, but why am I not? Do you know anything about it?”

“….”

“If my father was a wizard, he wouldn’t have been unaware of this, and they say it’s a matter of life… Is it possible to register now? If possible, I think it’s better to do it now.”

At Riley’s words, Gibnen didn’t say anything.

He was just lost in thought. And this silence lasted quite a while.

Is this such a profound question? Riley was taken aback by the unexpected reaction.

After hesitating for a while, Gibnen opened his mouth.

“Well, yeah…”

“…Huh?”

“You can’t keep going like this forever.”
“Do you know anything? You said you don’t know much about your father.”

Gibnen firmly shook his head.

“No, I don’t. It’s strange, but not surprising. Something must have been missing.”

“Is it common?”

“It’s not common, but it’s not impossible either. How can there be no mistakes in human work?”

“I see. So where should I get the magic presence or absence test? Can I go to a nearby government office?”

“You can’t do that.”

“……Why?”

“It could cause a commotion.”

Riley, who was pondering what he meant, nodded her head.

“You want to keep the marriage a secret? You don’t want it to be known publicly. If I’m exposed, the fact of the marriage can be revealed, which could damage the reputation of both you and the Lianster family. I understand, I get it.”

“That’s not what I mean…….”

For some reason, Gibnen brushed his dry face and sighed.

Riley looked at him as if she didn’t understand.

Isn’t this the reason? The gap between the Lianster family and the Eadalin family is so large that the news of the marriage would naturally spread. Where else would there be a scandal as big as a duke marrying the daughter of a remote count’s family?

Furthermore, wasn’t he recently in a relationship with the princess? Such a marriage to a count’s daughter, and a twin daughter at that, could naturally negatively affect his reputation. Isn’t this the meaning?

“First…… as a wizard, I agree that management is needed. You can get a magic presence or absence test and management at Horizon’s Academy.”

“You don’t have to go to the government office?”

Gibnen nodded his head.

“You can get a magic presence or absence test, and I’ll manage you as a wizard through my contacts. But you can’t register as a wizard.”

“Why?”

“If you’ve lived unregistered, registering now won’t do any good.”

“…….”

“You don’t need to live a life controlled all the time. If being managed as a wizard is the goal, I’ll do it for you. You don’t need to register as a wizard with the government office. It would be a loss for you, at least. This is advice from someone who has experience, so listen to me.”

Gibnen was so firm that it was embarrassing for the listener.

Such firmness was a first, and Riley could only nod her head.

But she still had doubts.

She had heard that wizard registration was a duty imposed on all wizards without exception. Was there a reason to refuse wizard registration even if it involved illegal activities?

Father, Gibnen, wizard, previous tower master, will.

The complex keywords seemed to connect but did not, and it was frustrating.

In the meantime, Riley suddenly became curious about Horizon, the connection between Gibnen, the previous tower master, and her father.

“……Hey. Can I ask one favor?”

“What is it?”

“Horizon.”

“…….“

“I want to see it.”

There was no immediate solution to the doubts about her father and Gibnen.

However, she faintly guessed that something might be answered if she went to Horizon, the intersection of her father and Gibnen.

“Can’t it be done?”

After a moment of consideration, Gibnen nodded his head.

“There’s no reason why not. Shall we go as early as tomorrow?”

Riley was rather taken aback by his cool answer.

“Can I?”

“It’s not a difficult thing.”

“……Then I want to go.”

“Alright, then.”

He promised to show her Horizon as soon as the day broke.

Riley nodded her head and thought of her father.

‘……I don’t know if it’s right to dig into my father’s past now that he’s dead.’

But she still wanted to know.

Many things were tangled up now, and it was frustrating. The constant doubts about her father, because of the huge gap between the father she had known and the father she heard about from others, made her dislike the situation.

She became curious about the inner situation of her father, who was born a brilliant wizard but had to live as a mountain keeper.

So she thought of finding out.

She didn’t want to live the rest of her life with doubts about her dead father.