Transmigrated as Baron, Married with my Lovely Maid-Chapter 75

Upon arriving at Fort Vermillion, Leysha and I immediately headed to the fortress’s secret underground chamber.

Along the way, walking side by side with Leysha, I reopened the black book left behind by Lord Vermillion in search of clues.

"Are there any new clues, Baron Atreus?" Leysha asked, curiously.

"Not yet," I replied curtly, my gaze still fixed on the last black page, which described the ’key’ to unseal Baroness Sheiza.

"...there might be a few more sentences after that last explanation, Baron," Leysha said, glancing briefly at the black book’s pages.

"Yes, that’s possible."

Leysha and I continued down the hallway, descending the stairs to the basement, while thinking about any missing clues.

Perhaps I could find Dezy, a.k.a. Ulrich Aurelius, when I return to my world.

But even if I managed to find him and force him to give me the "key" to free Baroness Sheiza, it would likely be quite complex and convoluted.

If only there were other clues pointing to the location, shape, or anything else related to the "key," perhaps I could find it more quickly and precisely.

Upon reaching the center of the room, Leysha and I stopped.

We both returned to staring at the page of the black book containing Lord Vermillion’s final clue.

Still, nothing had changed.

"Baron Atreus...perhaps we could try opening it again with our combined magical powers," Leysha suggested.

"Good idea, Leysha."

Leysha and I held the black book, closed our eyes for a moment, and concentrated.

At first, my magical power was too strong to keep up with Leysha’s, who was far inferior to mine, causing the black book to tremble.

I controlled my breathing rapidly, restraining myself from releasing the Black Star in my hand, fearing it would boosting black fire that can burn the black book.

At the same time, Lyesha’s power gradually increased, matching my declining magical power.

And I could feel our flow of magic drawing closer, until it finally became one and gathered in the black book.

The black book, which had previously been shaken violently by my excessively high magical power, now stopped shaking and emitted a white light on one of its pages.

With the magical powers of Lyesha and me now fused and harmonizing, the white light gradually formed new words, sentences, and finally a full paragraph containing new instructions from Lord Vermillion.

"...Baroness Sheiza said the key is a blue magical pendant, one of the core healing magics. If there’s anything King Bahamut fears, it’s that magical healing pendant. She said King Victor Dragomir’s family holds the secret to this healing magic, and even loyalists like Duke Archer possess only have few of the magical healing pendants that the dragons fear. Some say the metal is shaped like a teardrop because it’s the water droplets of angels fed up with the chaos the dragons have wrought..."

"Oh...look, Baron Atreus...! A new clue!" Leysha said happily.

"Yes...it’s clearer this time, Leysha. A pendant shaped like...angel tears? Well, I don’t know if it’s a metaphor or not, but at least I have an idea," I replied calmly.

Now the item I was looking for was clearly visible.

But I knew I couldn’t just go to my world without more thorough preparation.

I could easily fight Dezy and Ulrich with my Black Star magic, but if it caused unnecessary commotion in my world, I’d be in trouble.

I stared at the Black Star in my palm and knew that not only had my elemental magic evolved into black magic, but also my time and dimension magic.

With my time and dimension magic leveled up to time and dimension black magic, I could manipulate time and dimension for myself and summon people from this magical world to my world for a single chance, provided I was already there.

’Single chance’ here meant I had to accumulate magical energy for a considerable amount of time after summoning someone to my world.

Despite these constraints, I felt that developing my time and dimension black magic was quite useful.

"Leysha, I’ll go first, you’ll catch up later," I said calmly, handing her Lord Vermillion’s black book.

"Eh? Are you serious, Baron Atreus? Don’t you want to take this black book too?" she asked, confused.

"No. I’ve memorized it. And I’m serious about this, Leysha. I have another task before I summon you to my world."

"Yes, Baron Atreus. What is my task? I’m certainly ready to carry it out."

"Send a letter to Azalea to prepare the finest gold from Aaren’s golden mountains. I want you to bring it with you when I summon you to my world. Also, bring the Azure Crystals."

The best Azure’s crafters have ever produced in our territory."

"Understood, Baron Atreus."

"When do you think you can fulfill my request, Leysha?"

"One day is enough, Baron Atreus."

"Oh...are you serious? One day to gather such a large number of items is quite a challenge."

"I have my own way, Baron Atreus. Don’t worry. I stand by my promise that today, I will definitely fulfill Baron Atreus’s request."

I smiled at Leysha’s firmness.

If she spoke with such confidence, I felt confident in giving her my trust.

"Good...then I’ll be going, Leysha."

I approached Leysha, pulled her waist closer to mine, and then gently kissed her forehead for a long moment.

Leysha smiled, her face flushed red with embarrassment.

Her warm smile was directed only at me; no other man could enjoy it.

"Be careful in your world, Baron Atreus. I will definitely be there soon to answer your call," Leysha said firmly.

"Yes, I know you dislike my ex-wife, and neither do I, Leysha. But we must go there for something greater. For the glory of Vermillion." I replied reassuringly.

After one last hug and kiss, I broke free and walked to the center of the room.

The Black Star in my hand reacted strongly, black flames appearing on it.

Time and Dimension magic activated, causing a black aura to spread throughout the basement.

The star-shaped magical lines that had previously been emitting red light on the basement floor now turned black, following the black aura of my magical power.

I looked at Leysha, who was still standing there, watching me leave with a smile, and I returned it with a brief smile.

A second later, the black aura expanded until it filled my world.

I no longer saw Leysha, nor did I see the basement of Vermillion Castle.

The pentagram star magical lines disappeared, as if swallowed by the earth.

I no longer even heard the voices in my ears.

I closed my eyes to sharpen my concentration.

My feet felt like they were floating, as I no longer felt the floor beneath me.

The current process of time and dimension spell was indeed faster and less exhausting than before, thanks to Black Star development.

Then I heard the sound of car horns, telephones ringing, ambulances passing by, and people in loafers walking.

I opened my eyes, and I was on a pedestrian street, where people in suits and office shirts were walking back and forth, busy with their daily routines.

Oh, even the people in casual clothes were walking leisurely, as if enjoying the bustle of the city today.

I looked down at myself, wearing only a t-shirt with a jacket and worn jeans.

Sneakers, the rubber of which had almost worn out, were my footwear.

It was a complete contrast to the nobles’ attire I usually wore in the wizarding world.

Well, I didn’t really care about my appearance in this world.

I looked down at my right palm with the Black Star symbol on it, which radiated a dark magic aura, and I smiled.

As long as my magic remained active while I was in this world, I could solve more than half of my problems.

Among the people who passed me, my attention was immediately drawn to a large screen on the side of the road, which turned out to be showing an auction of a most valuable item, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

And that precious item turned out to be a blue teardrop pendant that matched the description in Lord Vermillion’s notes.

Well, this is a good start for searching for the key to free Baroness Sheiza!

Even though I knew there would be many defenses blocking my way at an auction site with items worth millions of dollars, I was sure to find a way to sneak in and participate in the auction.

I had just written down the auction site’s address when I suddenly heard the sound of a loud car coming from behind.

It might have been a sports car from a slick driver, but something was off.

At first, I thought it was just a car speeding down the street, but the sound grew closer, and even the people behind me started screaming.

"Watch out! Crazy car!"

"VROOOMMM!"

The roaring sound of the sports car’s engine was right behind me, just a few steps away.

Shit!

There was no way I could jump out of the way!

There was no time!