Sir Mage, You Said We Would Only Hold Hands! Chapter 11 - Please Don't Contact Me After Work

 

Watch number 6 o’clock 6 minutes 6 seconds. Birkin checked it and furrowed her eyebrows. Although her own watch number was unusual, 6 o’clock 6 minutes 6 seconds was still unusual.

 

Who would bother to use the devil’s number as a watch number?

 

All Magic Tower members register their watch numbers, and the Magic Tower manages numbers to avoid duplication, so the other person must have chosen their own watch number.

 

She suddenly remembered when she first joined the Magic Tower and chose her watch number.

 

She was very happy that her favorite number was still there, but her happiness was short-lived. As a newbie with no connections, she was the only one who didn’t know. Even though it’s easy to contact her at work, she ends up taking on tasks she doesn’t need to take on.

 

That’s why no one owns watch numbers like 7 o’clock 7 minutes 7 seconds and 6 o’clock 6 minutes 6 seconds. Most of the time, people picked this number without knowing anything and then changed the number again many times.

 

Birkin had a strong desire to change hers, but by the time she realized she needed to, inquiries about designation had already been coming in on a regular basis. Anyway, unless it was a special case like Birkin, there was no reason to use this number.

 

Birkin tapped the watch face twice and brought her wrist to her mouth.

 

“…This is Vice Birkin Redfield, Team 3, Service Division, Deepdale Branch, Magic Tower. Who is this?”

 

Birkin, who was curious, carefully introduced herself. Anyway, since it was probably one of the Magic Tower members, there was no harm in being careful.

 

However, there was no voice coming from the other side. Birkin glanced at her watch.

 

“Who are you.”

 

It was also strange. It was now time for most divisions to leave work. So, any phone call that comes in right now should be urgent, yet the person she was calling seemed relaxed.

 

Birkin, who wondered if some strange prank was popular within the Magic Tower, spoke softly.

 

“If you don’t have anything to do, I’ll hang up.”

 

— …am.

 

What?

 

Immediately after she spoke, the voice sounded broken because the answer came quickly and she wasn’t concentrating. Birkin frowned and asked again.

 

“Who are you, you say?”

 

— It’s Liam.

 

“Liam, who is that… Craz—?”

 

—y terrible guy?

 

Birkin, who almost accidentally added so, quickly closed her mouth. Liam, Liam. She wondered where she had heard it before, and it was the name of the man who asked her for mana in the break room today.

 

Actually, she had a lot of work to do after that, and thanks to the chick siblings who were handling general inquiries on their own for the first time, she was so distracted that she forgot about it. Birkin answered calmly, without revealing it as much as possible.

 

“Ah, Sir Liam Moore. What’s going on?”

 

— I’m hungry.

 

“Well, I guess the Magic Tower won’t serve dinner. I hope you get home from work and have dinner soon.”

 

Birkin hurried back to the office, thinking that she was now getting used to his unfamiliar way of speaking. She didn’t want to work overtime on her first day at work, so she had to hurry up and get ready to leave work at 1 PM.

 

Birkin, who was hurriedly organizing her luggage with one hand while holding the watch to her mouth, heard a man’s low voice.

 

— Let’s eat together.

 

“Yes? What did you say?”

 

— -Dinner.

 

Is he asking her to meet people from the Magic Tower even after work?

 

Birkin thought for a moment. Should she reply that his voice is hard to hear because her contact watch is old, or that she has already left work?

 

The answer she decided on was the latter.

 

“I apologize, but I have already left the Magic Tower. I’ll be home soon…”

 

— You live in the Magic Tower?

 

“Pardon?”

 

Birkin, who was standing alone in the office, suddenly got goosebumps. This is because the man’s voice sank somewhat low.

 

The sunset, which had only been glimpsed through the window, had already become darker and was coloring the office. Birkin looked around the space and looked blankly at the window showing the sun. She could see the sea in the distance.

 

“…No, I don’t live in the magic tower.”

 

— Here is the Magic Tower, though.

 

“Here is the Magic Tower, though.”

 

It felt exactly like when she received Herion’s watch number this afternoon. At that time, Herion was right next to her talking into the watch, so she heard the sound twice…

 

No. He’s not even next to her, so why does she hear this person’s voice twice?

 

Birkin, who was looking at the window, suppressed her pounding heart for some reason and turned her head. Just then, the sun that had made the office red disappeared for a moment due to clouds. Darkness fell in an instant.

 

“You said you don’t live in the Magic Tower, Birkin.”

 

A man was standing by the door, looking at her with a deadpan expression on his face.

 

Birkin suddenly felt a pain in her stomach, so she unconsciously placed her hand on her stomach. It was a familiar symptom that she had forgotten about. Gastritis caused by stress.

 

Liam took a step into the office. Birkin gulped and opened her mouth.

 

“For what reason, you’re… here.”

 

“Because I’m hungry.”

 

“Ah, that’s right. But what should I do. I… I already ate.”

 

She wonders if the man even knows that she had dinner. Birkin, who didn’t want to get involved with people at work or anything else, first tried to get out of this situation.

 

To do that, get off work. Getting off work is the answer.

 

“I don’t want to eat either.”

 

“…Huh? You definitely said you’re hungry.”

 

“Let’s go. I’ll take you home.”

 

There was something strange about Liam’s insensitive words. He suddenly started talking to her through the phone and said he was hungry and wanted to eat, yet then he said he wasn’t hungry anymore?

 

Although she wanted to talk more to the man, she couldn’t. This is because Liam had already turned around and left the office. When Birkin hesitated and didn’t follow straight away, he stood in front of her and glanced back at her.

 

In the end, Birkin couldn’t find a way to refuse and followed him, holding her bag in her hand. He was subtly slowing down his walking pace to match Birkin.

 

It was difficult to even glance at the man’s dazzling appearance or golden eyes because it was too burdensome. Plus, the eyelashes are so long that he looks strangely pathetic.

 

Birkin quickly turned her head and looked in front of her.

 

“I wish Birkin would come to the Item Development Division.”

 

“What should I do when I go there, I wonder. I don’t even know how to do magical engineering.”

 

Magic engineering was one of Birkin’s painful past. She spent her childhood in an ordinary village, growing up only hearing, ‘You’re a genius’ and ‘You’re a gifted child.’ At least there, Birkin was considered a ‘genius’.

 

But when she arrived at the Magic Academy, all the children from all over were there. On her first day she learned about the basics of magic. She went back to her dorm and was just as upset.

 

She already learns everything at home, from the children who come to the Academy to the teachers who don’t monitor their progress.

 

It was the first time she felt afraid to learn something. As her fear continued to worsen, she felt sick and vomited without realizing it.

 

…Birkin, who was reminded of her past, shook her head without realizing it. Even if she went back, it seemed like she wouldn’t have the courage to learn magic engineering.

 

“Then, we can work together.”

 

“…I’m not doing anything?”

 

“I’ll teach you.”

 

Liam was quite sincere when he said he would teach her. If they can work together, he will naturally receive more of Birkin’s mana.

 

However, Birkin didn’t even think about it and answered firmly.

 

“I like the Service Division. There are a lot of things I can do.”

 

“…It’s a shame.”

 

“Still, thank you for those words…”

 

“I could have freely received Birkin’s mana.”

 

The ending of the man’s words was strangely bitter, so she knew he truly felt it was a shame Naturally, Birkin, who thought that Liam’s suggestion was coming from a human interest, stopped in place for a moment.

 

“Mana, you say.”

 

“Yes. If I can get Birkin’s mana, I can teach you magic engineering.”

 

“…Ah, come to think of it, I told you that the reason I couldn’t give you mana was because I belong to the Service Division.”

 

[I belong to the Service Division and am in charge of recharging items. I can’t give mana carelessly.]

[My mana exists to recharge items.]

 

Birkin remembered what she said and sighed softly. She felt funny as she sympathized with Liam as she was in a similar situation.

 

This man’s only goal is her mana.

 

Birkin realized that. And she decided not to be swayed by Liam Moore anymore. He was a person in a very different situation from hers, so she had no reason to feel sorry for him.

 

Since Birkin had found a place not too far from the Magic Tower, the distance of her coming home wasn’t far, but as soon as they left the main gate of the Magic Tower, she stopped there.

 

When she didn’t move, Liam followed her with a puzzled look on his face.

 

“Sir Liam Moore.”

 

“Huh.”

 

“Hand.”

 

Birkin reached out to him first. There was a subtle anger in each soft word. Only Liam didn’t know that.

 

There was no conversation between the two. Birkin stood still for about 10 minutes.

 

“Would this be enough for a month?”

 

“…One month?”

 

“Or maybe a week?”

 

Birkin withdrew her hand and clenched and unclenched her fist a couple of times. Even though it was only 10 minutes, she felt stiff, perhaps because the amount handed over wasn’t small.

 

“It will last at least a week. Originally, you would have spent more time without it than now.”

 

“Birkin, what do you mean?”

 

“Then I’ll see you in a week. Well, if I’m busy, it could be in a month.”

 

Birkin added quickly, as if she wasn’t going to give Liam a chance to intervene.

 

“So let’s not contact each other personally. We meet for work, right?”

 

She was wondering if it was too sharp among colleagues, yet she decided not to care. Because she’s already home from work now.

 

It was best not to contact colleagues after work.

 

— Wise Magic Tower Life TIP! —

Today, the Item Development Division left work at 3 PM, while Birkin was doing general consulting work.