Count Darren sold his businesses to Gawain for a bargain.
After that, the misfortune that befell Campsprin’s workshop was resolved in an instant.
“Can I really just take this profit?”
“of course. The bigger the workshop, the bigger the profit. The rest will go in the form of reinvestment.”
Gawain smiled and said.
Baron Campspryn put on a thrilled expression.
“I can’t thank you so much… !”
Gawain, a commoner, was of a lower status, but the baronet didn’t care about that and held his hand.
How much heartache he had suffered because of Count Darren.
The whole studio, which he had been cultivating with great care, almost passed over to him.
In such a situation, what does it matter whether the newly acquired shareholder is a commoner or not?
“hahahaha. no. Please give all thanks to me, Leo.”
“Leo degraded?”
“Yes. I only moved because he commanded me.”
“Huh… .”
Baron Campspryn was genuinely surprised.
I had heard about Gawain at first glance because he was also an aristocrat.
A new guild from the underworld that has recently emerged and is terrifyingly rising.
Nevertheless, it is said that he completely dominated the underworld with tremendous power.
‘But to think that the Gawain Information Guild was an organization that was touched by poor Leo… .’
The lower eyes were admirable.
At that time, the baron’s gaze glanced at Sonia.
Come to think of it, Sonia also said that he was sponsoring it.
The reason why he accepted her as a newcomer after graduating from the academy into his workshop was purely because he remembered the past.
Because of her status as a commoner, she cannot easily enter any workshop in the capital.
That shook the heart of Baron Campspryn, who was talented in his youth but was discriminated against for being a ruined baronet.
That’s why I accepted her first, but after teaching her a few times, I came to know her talent.
‘If there is a god of alchemy, I wondered if he would be an apostle.’
If you teach one, it is a talent that awakens more than ten.
In addition, his intuition for understanding alchemy was superior to his own.
I thought that if I continued like this, I might be able to catch up with her in less than a year.
However, to find out her talent in advance and support her.
‘Leo wasn’t just good at magic.’
Even though I was still young, I felt that each and every one of the mental systems that showed this way of handling things was so great.
While the Baron was lost in thought, Gawain looked at Sonia.
“And Sonia-sama.”
“Yes? Did you call me?”
“Yes. Your Highness recommended that you enter the palace if you have the time. He said he has a gift for you.”
“This, entrance to the palace?”
Sonia put on a tense expression.
To enter the royal castle as a commoner.
It was unimaginable.
* * *
Sonia was invited by Leo to enter the palace.
She came to Leo’s room hesitantly and looked around.
‘Wow… .’
For the first time in my life, the royal castle was so splendid.
I’ve never been to a place like this in my entire life.
Every time I turned my gaze, the ornaments I saw were so gorgeous that I couldn’t even tell what they were made of, and I was afraid to touch the statues or artworks.
When she passed through the royal hallway and met Leo, she couldn’t help but feel intimidated.
“Oh, hello. Lowering.”
I knew from the beginning that there was a big difference between the royal family and the status.
But Leo treated me so well, so I thought we had gotten closer.
However, coming to a place like this, I felt a sense of distance again.
“Sonia. I’m here?”
“yes… .”
“what. the answer is not cool Is this not good?”
“Oh no! It can’t be!”
Sonia shook her head desperately.
It was so cute that Leo smiled.
Sonia’s ears turned red at the thought of embarrassment.
Thanks to that, the atmosphere softened a little.
“Anyway, come over here and sit down. Did you hear from Gawain?”
“Yes… . He said he has a gift for me.”
Sonia had a lot of questions in her mind as she came this far.
‘What gift did you give me?’
I’m grateful for the usual support, but it’s a separate gift.
I didn’t even think of it.
But it felt good to take care of it like this.
Isn’t this why people like Gawain act like limbs?
Even Sonia, who didn’t know much, knew that Gawain was a great person.
After taking over the world behind the capital.
Leo looked at Sonia and said.
“Before that, I must say this. Count Darren You’ve dealt with the problem perfectly. And we will take action to ensure that something like this never happens again. Now don’t worry about those outside things and focus on alchemy.”
Hearing that, Sonia brought up a question she wanted to ask from before.
“… Why are you helping me like this? I am just a commoner.”
“You have great talent.”
Leo said indifferently.
“I see what you are mistaken about, Sonia. You’ve taken care of Count Darren’s problem this time. How do you think that was possible? Because I am royalty?”
“… Yes.”
“Wrong. Being able to do that is not a matter of status.”
Leo finished his work by saying a few words to the Marquis of Gessen.
But what pressure could a 12-year-old royalty put on a nobleman the size of the Marquis of Geshen?
It is these nobles who can play tug-of-war with the king for policy reasons.
It is impossible for Leo, who is not even the crown prince and is the youngest prince, to do anything by force to the Marquis of Geshen.
However, there is one reason why this was possible.
“My talent as a mage made the Marquis notice.”
A mage from a royal family.
After the Karst Emperor, he had the ability to become the 4th great wizard in the history of the continent!
Knowing that, the Marquis of Gessen and many other high-ranking nobles show a crush on Leo.
Leo was well aware of this fact.
“Outward appearances aren’t everything. In the end, it’s a matter of skill. What matters is how much you train yourself to reach a high level. Sonia. I think you can be like this too.”
“Can I really… ? In the future, I want to immobilize people like Count Darren.”
“then! Possible enough.”
Leo nodded confidently.
Future great alchemist Sonia.
If it was her, it was possible.
Her eyes lit up at Leo’s words.
A royal family, a mage, and a great person who supports him.
When such a Leo spoke with conviction, his confidence rose.
‘This should be enough.’
Leo smiled when he saw that Sonia was feeling better.
There were still times when she was mentally shaken, unlike an alchemist with a cool-headed mind.
That’s why I needed to get it all done once in a while.
Now it was time to get to the point.
“By the way, take this.”
Leo handed Sonia a small pouch.
“what is this?”
“Alchemy ingredients.”
She tilted her head.
If there were ingredients that could fit in such a small bag, the amount would not be much.
Did you hear something very important?
However, when the pouch was opened, all sorts of rare herbs poured out like a mountain.
“This, this… !?”
“I brought them all from the fairy forest.”
“… … !”
These were the things that the fairies, including the fairy queen Vivian, brought with them when they returned home.
Sonia’s eyes widened several times.
“Yo, materials from the fairy forest… ?”
She is the Celestial Alchemist.
All of the hardships a little while ago disappeared the moment I saw the ingredients.
“Oh my gosh… Unbelievable… . It’s something I’ve only seen in books… Besides, this… what?”
She murmured as she carefully touched the various ingredients.
How can I use this for alchemy?
My head was full of such thoughts.
“And I mean. I have something else to ask for.”
“… … .”
“Sonia?”
“… ah! Yes!?”
Sonia, who was preoccupied with the ingredients, answered Leo’s words a beat late.
She was startled and apologized.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine. It’s nice to see.”
Leo waved his hand.
How passionate are you about your field?
Seeing that, my trust in her increased even more.
“Anyway, Sonia. I have a favor to ask of you.”
“Please. You can give any order.”
What Leo gave to Sonia was a jewel.
The seven jewels that were embedded in the crown, which was the treasure of the giants.
“I want you to make one of the elixirs I want with this.”
He had a rare strained look in his eyes.
* * *
Indeed, Sonia was a skilled alchemist.
Although it is still lacking in the field of direct creation, it was perfectly successful even though it was a difficult manufacturing process when the recipe was given to it.
exactly ten days.
It was the period of time it took for Sonia to succeed in manufacturing the elixir and for Leo to receive it.
“Whoa.”
Leo glared at the potion container containing the golden liquid.
“Let’s not be nervous… It’s nothing… No big deal… no big deal… .”
It can’t be anything!
He jumped up from his seat.
Then, he started walking around the room.
“An elixir that randomly removes 1 of 7 penalty traits… . The probability is 1 in 7. Roughly 14%… .”
Can [Heavenly Talent] be won with that 14% chance?
Can this time-limited life be extended?
To be honest, the chances are very low.
While studying magic in depth, Leo developed a cool-headed intellect rather than luck.
That’s why I don’t usually think of relying on luck… Now I had no choice but to pray once.
‘God please… .’
But wait a minute.
Who is the god of this world?
Is it the operator I’m guessing that brought me here?
Or a god that appears in the game world?
It was a sudden thought, but that wasn’t what was important right now.
After closing his eyes once, Leo drank the potion at once.
– Dig!
A golden aura began to surround him.
* * *
Celise started practicing by waking up at 5:00 every morning.
The first thing I did was strength training.
Waking up before anyone else and using the underground gymnasium alone would not have been so refreshing.
However, there was a passenger today.
“Lowering?”
“Selise. I’m here?”
“no… Why are you here… ?”
She tilted her head.
Unexpectedly, Leo had come down to the gym first.
“Is there anything you want me to do? If that’s the case, you can call me.”
“Not like that. I also want to try exercising today.”
“… Exercise?”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“… no.”
Celise slightly averted her gaze.
I thought it was a word that didn’t really suit Leo.
Of course Leo knew what she was thinking.
But I couldn’t help it.
‘Damn it. All in all… .’
I hope that feature disappears.
It looks like it will hurt quite a bit in the future.
HHAHAHA. Guess he lost the Chronic Physical Weakness