After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me chapter 164

164 – Off-grade material, ether.

“First, let’s try to get the ether inside somehow.”

Asteria is also a wizard.

Once she realized that what was inside was ether, she easily went along with my plan.

We moved to Asteria’s personal training room.

“Is there something like a large box? So that the ether can’t escape to somewhere else.”

“Just a moment.”

Asteria said something to her attendants, and then she brought in a glass box the size of a kimchi container.

“Is this enough?”

“I don’t want to give you a big shock and wake you up.”

To be precise… You must not break it.

If you think about it carefully, it is a simple problem.

“If you look at this hourglass, it was a vessel that could contain ether.”

“…Ah.”

I was almost mistaken at first glance because of the classic-looking visual of an hourglass, but if it can hold ether, that fact alone has great value.

‘Because I also need a vessel to contain ether.’

“Then, rather than waking up…”

“Yes. It is advantageous in many ways to open it completely.”

Now. So how did you open this?

After putting the hourglass in the box, I placed my hand on my chin and was lost in thought.

On the outside, it is an ordinary, beautiful hourglass, about the size of your index finger and thumb spread wide apart.

“Do you see anything like a seam?”

“No. I can’t really see it.”

Asteria also fell into trouble like me.

A neat hourglass that is so perfect, not even a trace of the mold is visible.

“How did they get the ether inside?”

“That’s right. I think there should be at least a trace of a small hole.”

I agree.

There is no other way than to capture the ether and cover it with glass. There is a way.

“Ma’am, it feels like she’s solving a puzzle for the first time in a while, and her head hurts.”

I completely agree.

Because my head started to hurt.

Wait a minute.

“It’s a puzzle…”

The problems of a puzzle ultimately cannot exceed the concept of the object.

How do you get out something trapped inside a strange box? To the question, you can’t give the correct answer as ‘hit it with a hammer and destroy it’, right?

‘… Then.’

In the end, this guy is an hourglass.

What can you do with an hourglass?

‘It’s just a matter of measuring time by flipping it up and down.’

Percussion.

I turned the hourglass upside down.

Ether particles falling gently.

There is definitely some meaning to this situation.

“… Wait, Ian, do you see this?”

The princess pointed to one side of the hourglass body with her hand.

What looked like semi-transparent, blurry letters was visible.

“It seems to me that there is a ‘て’ shape drawn on it.”

The princess waved her finger long in the air.

Hmm. If you look closely, you can clearly see it.

Why is that shape drawn there?

“… Wait a minute.”

If this letter is

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If we turn it over and look at it from the other side…….

[ て ] -＞ [ 2 ]

It will look like this.

Let’s wait until the sand runs out.

“… As expected.”

The pattern soon changed to 1.

What this means is simple.

I immediately turned the hourglass upside down.

Is it about 10 seconds at most? The wait for all the sand to fall wasn’t long.

[ 1 ] -＞ [ 0 ]

Asteria quickly pointed and shouted.

“…Ian!!!”

One side of an hourglass.

Ether began to flow through the surface.

It is a truly mysterious and unique sight, as if a star is rising over the horizon.

It does not pour out quickly.

But if you just watch it like this, it will all fly away into the air.

Are you sure it will be okay since the ethers stick together?

Anyway. Let’s focus.

The first process of [Extraction].

I closed my eyes and concentrated on feeling the ether.

I touch them and feel the ether passing through my hands.

‘This is what it feels like.’

Intangible and tangible. Formal and atypical. I feel this existence, which seems philosophical at first glance, with all my reason and senses.

Then it is drawn.

From the tip of my finger, a thin white line connected to one element of ether.

It is drawn in the image.

I call this process linking.

As soon as the link with one ether element ends, white lines expand like spider webs.

When all ethers are connected.

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Suck them into the body.

Turn around the mana circuit and think about its shape.

In what form will this be released?

This is my first time handling ether.

Let’s think of the simplest and most powerful weapon.

Yes. A sword would be nice.

“Big… Big and beautiful.”

I opened my eyes with the princess muttering.

In my hand, I held a translucent, sparkling sword.

Out-of-grade material.

The only sword in the world created with ether.

“… Is this what happens?”

Ether is clearly a material that no one can handle, and is only known to exist.

Asteria keeps pointing her finger with a surprised expression, as if this makes no sense.

Well, I admit this too.

“It was torn.”

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The inside of the banquet hall was spacious, luxurious, and gorgeous.

Birthday banquet of the 2nd prince.

This banquet hall, where all of the greatest figures in the Britannian Empire (among them specially selected people) gathered, was noisy with endless chatter here and there.

“Oh my, Lady Laurent, it’s been a while.”

“Nice to meet you, Countess of Montmartre.”

“I’m sorry, but it’s such a beautiful dress that I have to ask. Which craftsman designed this?”

“hehehe. This is a new season dress designed by our Laurent Sangsang chief designer, Sharel.”

Silvia walked around the hall busily.

That’s the duke’s wife.

This is the top stock of the cooperative top.

Even politically connected high-ranking officials.

Silvia elegantly and skillfully deepened relationships with her network and expanded them through introductions.

Emilia Raymond appeared in her eyes.

Like Sylvia Laurent, this girl is the center of attention in this hall.

The two made eye contact and exchanged intense glances for a moment.

But that is only for a moment.

At someone’s call, Emilia quickly regains her fake smile and looks behind her.

‘… I definitely feel that Emilia’s strength has decreased compared to before.’

Rumors spread quickly among nobles.

At the first banquet that Sylvia attended after taking the lead in Liechten, she had an intuition that she was pursuing Emilia quite quickly.

It is said that it was not by chance that Emilia frowned at herself.

‘… hehehehe.’

Elegantly sipping champagne with a light smile.

A not very loud but strong voice came from the entrance.

Important — In other words, it is a kind of entrance alarm that the gatekeeper shouts whenever an important person enters this place.

“Your Majesty, Third Princess Asteria Estrid.”

The hall was still noisy, but people’s attention was focused on the entrance. There were two people walking in side by side.

“… Huh.”

The men gasped.

The princess, dressed in a thin dress that was unclear as to whether it was covering her breasts or only important parts, entered with a fatal smile like a femme fatale.

“…Wow….”

And some women also let out small gasps.

Among them was Sylvia’s.

A black-haired man who escorts the Third Princess.

Silvia Laurent was confident when she saw him dressed in a stylish uniform.

It’s clear that Ian Black Angus has become cool before we know it.

It’s not just those beautiful, deep, dark eyes. Not only was he originally tall, but his shoulders were now wide enough to make me want to hug him.

Although he will definitely feel the attention of those around him, his indifference of not caring about such things is also attractive. Above all, the neat appearance of the uniform worn, and the way it was worn with all the details that Sylvia taught us……. It’s completely rare.

“…Take me.”

Silvia muttered without realizing it, then hurriedly covered her mouth and looked around her. Fortunately, she said, no one seemed to have heard.

In response to the nonsensical line coming out of her Dantian, Sylvia spread her fan to cool her hot face.

Fortunately, Sylvia’s embarrassment did not last long.

“Your Majesty the Second Prince Estrid, Guillotine!”

The main character of the banquet has appeared.

Everyone’s attention was focused on Prince Guillotine.

Sylvia also swallowed her saliva and stopped looking at Ian.

If I continued to look at it like this, I felt like my reason would melt away.

She looked at the prince instead.

A blonde-haired, objectively and aesthetically handsome face.

A lot of rhetoric came to mind, but she was probably a good thing for Sylvia.

Because her characteristic is the coldness of not even looking at rice cakes that she is not interested in.

Contrary to her outward appearance, the second prince’s expression was not very good.

‘Because Richard flew away.’

The two large axes that support him are Richard Pierce and the upper ranks led by the Duke of Raymond. One of the axes had officially been blown away as the Emperor’s reward for Ian Black Angus, so his expression couldn’t have been good.

‘It could be said that he was cut off by a group of traitors.’

The political landscape of the Britannian Empire began to be engulfed in torrents.

The reason is the fall of Guillotine Estrid, second in succession ranking.

Guillotine’s birth banquet was important to Sylvia and everyone here.

The banquet began with the soft sounds of the orchestra.

And Ian, who was watching the surroundings, left the banquet hall.

Far away.

The sight of masked people roaming the roof of the imperial palace caught my eye.