Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

He was only sixteen years old, yet he could master Sequence Four magic.

If he were to ask another question: "Have you ever studied in a formal magic school?" and get a negative answer, it is possible that the magician would faint.

What kind of talent and ability is that? Don’t you think it’s a waste for him to stay in such an insignificant little barony?

Georg returned to the river bank and threw the ball to the children.

"That's awesome! Brother Georg! I want to be as awesome as Brother Georg in the future!"

"Then you have to study hard."

Georg smiled and high-fived the child.

"I'm scared to death, Brother Georg. If anything happens to you, Lady Marta will be very sad."

"Yes, yes, Lady Marta always cares about Brother Georg. She must like Brother Georg!"

"Well...you can't say that casually."

Georg deliberately frowned and pretended to scold. The children stuck out their tongues, picked up the balls, followed Georg's instructions, and returned to play near the barony.

Georg picked up the firewood again. Needless to say, his extraordinary strength was also a blessing from magic.

Not long after, Georg returned to the Barony of Mephisto, where he was born and raised. Although he possessed magical talent that was not in line with the size of the barony, his status in the Barony of Mephisto was not very honorable.

Georg is not a noble, but a servant of the nobles who manage the Mephisto Barony. If there is anything special about him, it is probably that Georg's deceased parents were also servants of noble families. Coincidentally, Georg's parents had a son in their old age, and his birth time was close to that of the noble family's only daughter Marta. The old servant immediately promised that this child (Georg) would become the eldest lady's most loyal servant and protect the eldest lady for life. They believed that such close births must have a fateful connection.

Georg fulfilled his parents' promise and continued to do his duty even after they passed away. His parents only mastered some rudimentary Sequence IX magic, but Georg possessed a magical talent that was enough to make many magic schools scramble for it.

However, Georg does not like to show off. Even the people closest to him do not know how powerful Georg's magic is. He does not desire fame and status, but only hopes to live a stable life in the Barony of Mephisto.

He loves this town and the people who live here.

336 Rat Plague Spreads

"Oh! Georg! Good afternoon!"

"Good afternoon, aren't you going to take a nap?"

"How can I have the energy to take a nap? I can't even catch mice!"

"Georg, can you teach me the magic you used to carry so much firewood?"

"Yes. I will try to make it understandable to you."

"Georg, would you like to bring two loaves of toast to Lady Marta? Fresh from the oven!"

"I thank you for your kindness on behalf of the young lady, but she said she is trying to lose weight recently."

As soon as he returned to Barony Mephisto, the residents of the town all greeted Georg warmly.

Georg is our star. That's what everyone in Mephisto's barony says.

With his handsome looks, powerful magical abilities, and a helpful heart, it was natural for Georg to be very popular in Barony Mephisto.

The only thing that made the villagers feel regretful was that the Baron's only daughter, Marta, and Georg were childhood sweethearts, and Marta seemed to have a special affection for Georg. Although the Baron had complaints about Georg's humble background, he did not do anything to break up the couple. I guess he decided to let nature take its course.

Georg put the firewood in the kitchen, exchanged a few words with the cook, and then turned to the backyard of the baronial territory.

The baron, who doted on his only daughter, opened a small garden behind the castle as his daughter's private space, and Georg, who was almost equivalent to Marta's personal servant, was given the privilege of visiting the garden at will.

Marta sat on the swing in the backyard, enjoying the comfortable breeze. Born as a noble, she did not need to worry about her livelihood and lived a carefree life every day. If one were to describe Marta's daily work, it would probably be to take care of her beautiful golden curly hair and her skin as smooth as milk.

"Miss."

"You're back, Georg... eh?"

Marta was acutely aware of the nick in Georg's clothing.

"Did you go to the fight, Georg?"

"No, miss."

Georg told Marta exactly what had happened.

Marta sighed helplessly.

"Those kids...are really good at causing trouble for others. Take off your clothes and I'll mend them for you."

"Don't bother me, young lady. I will..."

"Take off your clothes."

Marta smiled and gave Georg an order in a firm tone.

Marta was indeed a spoiled eldest daughter, but her father still required strict family education of Marta. Although she could not make a piece of clothing by herself, she was more than capable of sewing to mend holes.

Georg watched Marta mending her clothes quietly, and recalled the children's jokes in his mind.

When Georg was honest with himself, he admitted that he had a crush on Miss Marta.

If Georg really didn't want to trouble Miss Marta to mend his clothes himself, he could just change into a good pair of clothes first. After all, he had not agreed on a time to meet with Marta.

He knew that Marta would take the initiative to ask for mending, and Georg was very willing to enjoy a pleasant time.

It's like a husband who has finished a busy day of work and his wife's tenderness wipes away his fatigue.

Marta seemed to have vaguely noticed Georg's gaze, and a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.

"What's wrong, Georg? Is there...something on my face?"

"I have a gift for the young lady."

Like a magic trick, a bunch of flowers appeared in Georg's hands.

Georg went up the mountain today partly to chop wood, which was his job as a servant, and partly to collect a bouquet of flowers for Miss Marta.

"What beautiful flowers...it must have taken you a long time. How did you think of giving me flowers?"

"Because, I saw the young lady was sad a few days ago. Please allow me to guess what she was thinking. I think it was probably because the flowers in the garden were destroyed."

The barony's castle is the nobles' private territory, and even if the gardener wants to clean the flowers in the backyard, he has to get Marta's personal approval.

But if it is the flower of mice, it is a different concept. They don’t care about nobility.

Marta has long had the habit of growing flowers in the backyard. Not long ago, the flowers that Marta carefully cultivated were destroyed by mice. Georg blamed himself for not being able to protect the flowers that Marta cherished, but Marta generously said that it was not Georg's fault. After all, it was impossible to arrange for Georg to stay in the backyard to grow flowers for her.

"Thank you, Georg. But... even if we replant them, they will be destroyed by rats. Mephisto has been plagued by rats for some time. Father is also very distressed. A lot of crops have been destroyed by rats."

"The master has posted a notice to recruit rat catchers to exterminate the rats. I believe there will be results soon."

Georg paused for a moment.

"If I could find a way to deal with the rat plague, maybe you wouldn't have to spend so much money."

Hearing Georg's self-blame, Marta smiled.

"You always like to take the blame on yourself. This is not your fault anyway. You have protected Mephisto many times, haven't you? Just now, you helped the children drive away the crocodile."

"I love this town and I hope I can protect it. This is the oath I made to my parents."

The magic that Georg possesses cannot be used to deal with a rat plague. He can tear the rats' bodies apart with his sharp blade, but rats win by numbers and they will inevitably damage crops or buildings. Georg is helpless in the face of a rat plague and can only eliminate the rats he sees.

However, after Georg said this, Marta pouted in displeasure.

"That's not what you swore at the time."

"Uh...I will protect the town where the young lady is."

Georg made a slight correction, but in fact this correction had no practical significance. The world is big, and Marta has no habit of looking around. She will probably spend the rest of her life in the Barony of Mephisto.

Protecting the Barony of Mephisto is the same as protecting Marta. Despite this, Marta still hopes to hear it from Georg himself.

In a good mood, Marta stuffed the mended clothes into Georg's hands.

"Here. Don't do such risky things next time, even if you know magic."

That's Sequence 4 magic.

Georg said this in his heart. He usually wouldn't use high-sequence magic in public. If the news got out that Baron Mephisto had a powerful magician, his peaceful life would be disturbed. Georg, who had an excellent magical talent, didn't desire fame. He just wanted to stay in the town he loved.

"Remember the young lady's teachings."

Georg nodded, taking in Marta's satisfied smile.

337 The Flowery Magician

The rat plague that has plagued Baron Mephisto's territory has a long history. Rats have become a disaster here. The baron once called on the villagers of the entire barony to gather together to catch the rats, but he was never able to drive them out once and for all.

The notices posted by the barony attracted some experienced rat catchers, but they all ended in failure.

Not only that, the rat plague spread to the castle, the kitchen was in a mess, and even the bedrooms were invaded by rats. Some people's hair was unfortunately damaged while they were sleeping at night.

Georg had to start acting as Miss Marta's loyal guard, keeping watch all night to ensure that no rats entered Marta's room. The price of doing this was that Georg suffered from a little lack of sleep.

"As compensation, can I escort Georg during the day?"

"My lady, it is my job to protect you, and I don't need any compensation."

"That won't do. Oh, there's a nice place outside to cool off. Come with me."

Marta pulled Georg out of the castle like a naughty child because there were mice everywhere and Marta didn't want to stay in the castle any longer.

Georg had a vague idea of ​​where Marta had found herself.

"I really miss it... When I was little, the eldest lady always liked to run to this old tree to enjoy the coolness. In the end, everyone regarded this place as the eldest lady's throne, and no one came here anymore."

"I didn't say I wanted to keep me all to myself. You just took it upon yourself to treat me like a princess."

"To us, you are the princess, young lady."

Georg whispered that the real princess was far away from the Barony of Mephisto and they could not see the real princess, but to the people living in the Barony of Mephisto, the innocent Marta was almost like the apple of their eye.

"Hmph, you're using sweet words again."

Marta's face turned slightly red and she urged Georg to rest quickly.

Georg lay on the grass. Feeling tired, he planned to take a nap but soon fell into a deep sleep.

By the time Georg woke up, it was almost dusk.

"Miss!"

Georg was suddenly startled and looked around for Marta. Fortunately, Marta's golden curly hair was always so dazzling, and Georg quickly found Marta on a fruit tree.

Marta stretched out her hand to pick the fruit from the tree, but she was not good at climbing trees. In addition, the long skirt did not suit her, so she inevitably stepped on empty air.

"Danger!"

Georg quickly activated the Bootes sequence 6 rapid movement magic, which, as the name suggests, is a magic that can accelerate. However, the seemingly simple rapid movement magic is not easy to use freely. If you can't master it accurately, you will not be able to brake in time due to inertia and fly far away.

In addition, Marta had already fallen from a tree, and the collision would undoubtedly cause more serious injuries. Given Marta's delicate physique, she might even suffer permanent damage.

...The premise is that Georg cannot fully master the magic of rapid travel.

Georg made an emergency stop precisely under Marta. Not only that, he even used Charity sequence nine: Rose-giving magic combined with Apus sequence six: Levitation to cushion Marta.

Marta fell smoothly into Georg's arms, as if a beautiful princess was throwing herself into his arms.

Marta, still frightened, blinked her eyes and saw clearly that the person hugging her was Georg.

"Are you hurt, Miss?"

"You saved me in time? As expected, you will always protect me, right, Georg?"

"I will always protect you, Miss, but please don't do anything dangerous again. It was a close call just now."

If Georg had woken up a little later, Marta would have fallen hard.

Facing Georg's rebuke, Marta lowered her eyes.

"Because...Georg is hungry."

"what?"

"When Georg was sleeping, his stomach growled, so I wanted to pick some fruit and give it to you when you wake up."

As Marta spoke, she took out the fresh fruit from her arms and handed it to Georg.

Georg opened his mouth. He was sure that the eldest lady was a gentle person, but he didn't expect that Marta would be willing to think so much about him, a servant.