next day.
Leo came out early in the morning to go out.
Originally, I was going to move right away yesterday, but it was late, so I had no choice but to postpone it to today.
After thinking about how to solve Sonia’s crisis all night, the conclusion she came to was that she had to meet and listen to the circumstances before making a decision.
I’m leaving the castle so quietly… .
“Where are you going, my dear?”
“Drexla?”
I ran into Drexla.
Leo tilted his head as he walked out of the garden as if he had been waiting.
“What are you doing here?”
“I was waiting for degradation.”
“me? Why?”
“As soon as he returned, there was an order to stop him from going anywhere.”
“… Could it be your father?”
“Yes.”
Drexla nodded and Leo sighed.
‘Damn it. I thought it went well… .’
In order to avoid the king’s nagging, he delivered the news that Logan would become the official Mage Tower owner.
‘Was the news that the School of Medith was entering the Duchy of Lyant weak?’
He must have thought that he would not care about me because he was having a frantic meeting with other nobles.
But to put Drexla in front of you as if you were waiting for it.
To be honest, I didn’t expect it.
‘What the heck… Because my father has been looking after me for a long time.’
I possessed this body when I was 7 years old, so it has already been 5 years.
At first, he was a father who was awkward because he was a child and said he was too mature, but now he has adjusted to everything.
On the contrary, to the extent that he learns the accidents that Leo is running into and shows how to deal with them casually!
“I will escort you to your room. You go in like this.”
“… no. I have to go and see.”
“Lowering. His Highness the King wants you to stay in the castle for a while.”
Drexla made a stern expression.
No matter how close he was to Leo, he couldn’t be allowed to refuse the king’s orders.
Seeing that face, Leo changed his direction to convince Drexla instead of just leaving.
“You know Drexla. I’m the type to wander around all over the place. I’m not the kind of person who can’t go out just because I’m locked up in the palace like this. Honestly, who do you think can stop me if I try to sneak out?”
“… … .”
Drexla couldn’t answer.
No matter how closely he marks, Leo is a high-level mage.
Even when the level was lower than now, I went out of the palace to my heart’s content, but now it must be even easier.
“Um… Then do this.”
After thinking about it, Drexla made a suggestion.
“Come with me. I will escort you to where I am going. Then His Highness the King will be relieved.”
“what… yes. OK. Are you the only one following?”
“no. Four royal knights, including myself, are the minimum unit of an escort group. So, the four knights will protect you from now on.”
Leo frowned.
‘Tsk. It’s annoying to carry around many knights.’
It’s not like they’re advertising that they’re going to the royal family.
Didn’t I wear a wig and dye my hair because I didn’t want to draw people’s attention for no reason?
Now that he was Leo, a 5th-class mage, he didn’t even need an escort in the capital.
Even if there was any danger, I was confident that I would solve it all by myself.
“Eh. okay. Let’s go, go.”
But I couldn’t help it.
It wouldn’t do any good to stretch out here.
‘But since he came back yesterday, I’ll have to pay attention to my father.’
Leo took the lead with slightly drooping shoulders.
Seeing Leo like that, Drexla remembered the conversation she had with the king yesterday.
– Sir Drexla. Please stop Leo from running around again.
-… Majesty. It’s a very difficult mission.
– I guess so. Who can stop that trouble?
-… … .
-In that case, I’ll make it so that the knights can be attached as escorts. I need to do minimal surveillance. If you strongly say that Leo Go can’t go out at first because he’s smart, you’ll be able to negotiate moderately.
– I understand, Your Highness. Let’s try.
Recalling the memory of that time, Drexla smiled.
‘As expected, the Highness is amazing.’
Wasn’t it just as ordered?
he clenched his hand
Then, the knights who were waiting at a distance gathered in an instant and started to follow Leo.
Looking at the knights who appeared as if they had waited, Leo narrowed his eyes.
“Drexla. Couldn’t you have been aiming for this from the beginning?”
“It can’t be.”
“… … .”
Leo stared knowingly, but Drexla stayed upright.
Eventually, Leo relaxed his eyes and sighed once more.
“Sup. I feel like I’m being tricked… .”
But Drexla still looked like she didn’t know anything.
After being defeated by Leo several times already, it was Drexla who had trained her poker face before she knew it.
* * *
Magic has many fields.
Combat magic, research magic, alchemy, magic spirits, summoning, barriers, buffs, debuffs, etc.
Most wizards learn magic for combat and research among them.
that was popular
On the other hand, alchemy, which involves locking yourself in a room and fiddling with reagents, was not very popular.
It’s because it doesn’t look cool from the outside.
But surprisingly, there was a lot of demand for alchemy in real life.
Potions and various potions for doping can be found regardless of nobles or commoners just by making them well.
That’s why the skillful alchemy workshops grew rapidly, and one of them was the Camp Sprin workshop.
The Campsprin Workshop was run by Baron Campspryn, and although it had just been established, it was rapidly growing.
However, the studio, which was lively not long ago, has been very cold these days.
Almost none of the staff had gone to work, and Baron Jun, the workshop director, was drinking alone in broad daylight.
“Whoa… .”
The complex mind is revealed as it is in the facial expression.
“I… Mr. workshop. Are you okay?”
“Well? Oh Sonia. You’re here early.”
Then Sonia, a silver-haired, green-eyed woman, approached me with a worried expression.
Baron Campspryn quickly erased the bitter smile he had been holding a moment ago.
“Are you at work already? I said you can rest for a few days.”
“No. I have nothing to do, so I will continue my research.”
“That’s great. No matter how great your talent is, if you don’t work hard, you won’t develop, but you will definitely become an outstanding alchemist. I will vouch for it.”
Baron Campspryn smiled and tapped Sonia on the shoulder.
“yes… .”
However, Sonia’s voice in answering was not very good.
In the past, she would jump with joy when the studio manager gave her such a compliment.
The workshop manager was a decent person.
Because he was a baronet, he had no authority, and he judged people only by their skills.
Above all, his passion for alchemy was very high.
That’s why he recognized Sonia’s talent, who had just graduated from the academy, and fully supported her, and the result was a great success.
In just a few months, Sonia developed a series of effective potions and spread the name of the workshop.
But the problem was that the bad guys were also twisted.
Sonia asked cautiously.
“I… Is there anything I can do to help?”
“No, no. I’ll take care of the studio issue, so Sonia, you should go and work harder on production. That is what alchemists do.”
“But… .”
Baron Campspryn pushed her on the back.
That was the moment.
– All right, all right.
The sound of horses’ hooves and wagon wheels could be heard outside the studio.
The expressions of Baron Campspryn and Sonia darkened at the same time.
“Oh, what should I do? It must have come today… .”
“Um… . Sonya, come on in. I have to work diligently from now on to get off work on time.”
Baron Campspryn tried hard to let Sonia in.
But Sonia shook her head.
“I will be with you today too. After all, he seems to have business with me too.”
“Ah, well. Because it doesn’t. Come in!”
“Please let me stay with you!”
While the two were arguing for a while, someone knocked on the studio door.
-smart.
-Do you have a master?
“… … ?”
Baron Campspryn’s eyes narrowed.
It wasn’t a voice I was used to hearing.
It appeared to be a little younger than that.
“… What kind of bizarre trick is this?”
I wondered if he was up to some other trick, but Baron Campspryn sighed and opened the door.
“Count Darren. You came today… ?”
However, soon his mouth was closed.
Because there was a completely different person than he expected.
Silver hair and silver eyes.
Although he still has a youthful look, he has a face that anyone can look at and say he is handsome.
That was the first impression that Baron Campspryn had upon seeing him.
Soon, however, I was surprised to remember what it meant.
‘wait for a sec. Silver hair and silver eyes?’
At that time, the opponent opened his mouth first.
“Nice to meet you. It’s called Leo Asian Rom Karst. You seem to be the workshop manager, so if you don’t mind, can I come in for a while?”
Leo was smiling.
* * *
‘The facilities are nice.’
It was the first impression Leo felt after entering the studio and looking around.
Leo also learned about alchemy as a side branch while learning sorcery in depth.
In particular, he knew quite well about alchemy instruments because they made a lot of money.
‘I didn’t have enough money to supply Gawain, so I was looking for things that could make money, and then I started studying.’
anyway.
Seen from that point of view, the Camp Sprint Workshop was a pretty decent place.
However, the problem was that the content of Sonia’s letter was the same, and the workshop manager’s face in front of her didn’t look very good.
“… It’s an honor to meet you. Lowering. The reputation of degradation has been heard many times.”
Baron Campspryn bowed his head in greeting.
However, there was a subtle wariness around the eyes.
It was as if he was wondering why he was here.
‘I heard you fought another noble. It must have suffered quite a bit.’
That’s why I wondered if he was wary of himself as a member of the royal family.
“Sonia over here is supported by me, so I came to see her face.”
“… Yes? Are you Sonia?”
“Didn’t you talk?”
Leo looked at Sonia and asked.
Sonia had been staring at her with an expression that made her wonder if this was a dream.
“Uh, uh… yes, lower Still speaking… I couldn’t give it to you.”
“Right. Well, it’s not that important.”
Leo shrugged, but Baron Campspryn just couldn’t get over it.
‘So, did Sonia have royalty behind her?’
Even if Prince Leo is a great person, the adjective of the second coming of the great king of Karst comes along, isn’t it?
“Let’s talk coolly once in a while. I’ve heard roughly that there is a problem with the studio, but I don’t know exactly what it is.”
“uh… .”
Baron Campspryn wondered if he should tell the truth.
But that worry was short-lived.
‘It’s a useless worry. Anyway, now it’s almost on the verge of ruin… .’
I don’t know if I can trust Prince Leo yet, but if I keep going like this, it won’t be long before I end up on the streets.
It was hard to hold on to this problem alone any longer.
If there was no way to do it, I wanted to tell him even if it was inside.
Since you’re Sonia’s supporter, there’s still some hope.
He carefully opened his mouth.
“… In fact, this workshop is in danger of being taken away by someone else.”
“Take it? maybe by force? If you do something like that, you won’t just watch it in the castle, right?”
“Of course, it is not illegal. They cleverly cut off business partners and put pressure on them to finance them.”
It was not a large-scale workshop, but such manipulation was fatal to the growing Campsprint studio.
The brakes were put on at the time of growth.
That’s why now the money to be delivered was overdue, and the staff couldn’t even pay their salaries.
Sonia, too, had been working without pay for months.
Upon hearing this, Leo’s eyes lit up.
‘What kind of guy dared to put his hands on the workshop we let Sonia grow well?’
Ever since Sonia said she was entering this place, I had done a rough background investigation.
It was because she was worried that if she went into a bad place, she would be jealous or ostracized by her superiors who saw her talent.
However, since Baron Campspryn had skills and had a good reputation, he did not stop her from entering.
“Don’t worry about that. I don’t know what kind of petty bastard he is, but I’ll take care of it.”
“Ha, but the opponent is also a fairly high-ranking noble.”
said Baronet Campspryn in a worried tone.
No matter how much Leo is of the royal family, he is not a crown prince, he is the youngest prince.
There he is only 12 years old.
It was true that it was a burden when there was friction with a high-ranking aristocrat.
“Could it be a duke?”
“no. This is Earl Darren… .”
“I don’t think it would be much of a problem at the count level.”
“By the way, it is said that Count Darren has a very close relationship with one of the marquises. That is the reason why we can go out like this in our studio.”
A count with a marquise as his back.
That’s pretty tricky.
It was because Leo was a great nobleman who couldn’t be careless if he was a marquis.
‘Besides, it could lead to a tug-of-war between royalty and nobles if you touch it wrongly.’
Originally, politics is a law that trivial beginnings become a fire.
So Leo asked.
“Who is that close Marquis?”
“I am the Marquis of Gessen. I don’t know if you know that, but as someone who has a territory near the capital and a lot of power… .”
“Oh, wait a minute.”
Leo smiled lightly.
“If you are the Marquis of Gessen, I know very well.”
Actually, I’m not familiar with that level.
They broke up when they went looking for the Orb of Light, and they’ve been friends ever since!
Even his son, Ménez Gessen, was one of the people who greatly admired Leo.
-bang! bang!
That was the moment.
-hey! Is there a workshop! I am Count Darren. Open this door!
There was a rough knock on the door from outside.
The gazes of Leo, Sonia, and Baron Campspryn all headed toward the door at the same time.