The Duke of Ryant and Selize stood tall after sparring.
“What is this… .”
Leo was invited to request an extreme environment.
All they wanted was the cold so they couldn’t even breathe.
That was successful, and the two were now in an environment where they couldn’t live long without using mana.
If you practice sparring here, your body will quickly break its limits and grow!
That’s why I spend a lot of mana and devote myself to sparring… .
“Duke decline. My mana is not working properly, is it just me?”
“… no. me too.”
Duke Lyant made a serious expression.
I feel a strong sense of resistance to the mana in my body.
It feels like being submerged in soggy mud.
You can move if you want to move, but it’s much more powerful and difficult to control.
The cause was obvious.
‘Did it deteriorate? how?’
Prince Leo, who has been concentrating on something with his eyes closed for a while.
It seems that he created the present anomaly.
But I don’t know how.
Although he is over 60 years old and has fought many opponents while living as a swordsman, this is the first time he has experienced such a strange phenomenon.
‘If degradation was the enemy… .’
I’ve been imagining
Seeing Leo so focused, this power doesn’t seem easy to use.
It must be that there are limitations, or that you are not used to it yet.
If you face it now, you will be able to win.
However, if you get used to it and can unfold it naturally, those gaps will disappear.
‘What kind of monster will you be then… .’
This ability to bind mana was a deadly ability for many strong people such as wizards and knights who are active on the current continent.
Duke Lyant let out a sigh as if his head was complicated.
“Sigh. I will start training again.”
“… All right, poor duke.”
Celise nodded and raised her sword.
-visor!
The two started fighting again.
* * *
Training in extreme environments.
Duke Ryant thought that Leo’s joining would be of great help.
And the results were beyond imagination.
– Ugh!
It’s been only three days since I’ve been thirsty for training.
After 3 days, a weak strong energy rose from Selize’s sword.
“… All right, all right!”
It was embarrassing to even call it a proper swordsman yet.
At most, it was a level where the sword skill was a little lumped together.
In terms of destructive power, there is not much difference between sword and sword.
“Enough!”
Celise exclaimed in a high-pitched voice.
She has suffered tremendously for the past 3 days.
Leo’s mana control became stronger as time passed.
Although he learned the ability of Karst Great King over his shoulder, he was slowly digesting it as his own.
It was Celise who suffered as a result.
I still have to use mana for every action because of the cold, but to make matters worse, even that mana doesn’t move well.
He had to struggle to resist Leo’s control, and eventually both his body and mana control grew rapidly.
“Are you that happy? So you stick with your father and lose after less than 10 seconds. Raise your sword again!”
Duke Ryant yelled loudly.
‘It’s a monster.’
He too wanted to admire this crazy swordsmanship genius, but he didn’t want to conceit by praising him already.
That’s why I treated it more strictly.
“Yes! All right!”
Fortunately, Celise was intoxicated with her power and wasn’t that kind of personality.
Looking around, the princes of the Kingdom of Leo and Rome were so great that they couldn’t think highly of themselves.
I just made up my mind again and raised my sword.
Leo also smiled beside him.
‘You’re doing well.’
This was a statement to Celise and to herself.
Both were doing well.
Celise is on her way to becoming a sword master.
And he freezes the magic of Karst the Great.
It was going smoothly.
However, the inevitable time has come.
Leo walked down the royal hallway with trembling steps.
“Are you here, my dear?”
“yes.”
“Your Highness is waiting for you.”
The chamberlain bowed his head and opened the door to the audience room.
‘no. Can the king not be so busy? Shouldn’t we have to wait a month if we want to meet once?’
I complained inwardly, but nothing changed.
Eventually, Leo met King Biden.
He was looking at Leo with a crooked face.
“It’s been a while, Leo.”
“You live forever, Father.”
“I couldn’t. How can you have such a rotten son-in-law? It must have had all its hair pulled out.”
“… … .”
At King Biden’s strong words from the beginning, Leo smiled awkwardly.
“hahahaha… . Does Yongan look much better than before?”
“Your face looks good.”
“Didn’t I take a temporary professorship at the drafting academy not too long ago? I think it’s good to think that I raised the national prestige of the Roman Kingdom while teaching students at that time.”
“You speak well.”
King Biden clicked his tongue.
Even so, his expression seemed slightly brighter.
The majesty of the drafting academy was really great.
A place where you can never enter with only your status.
Even if they were children of the emperor, if they did not have talent, they would be barred from their doorstep.
Since Leo was the youngest professor in such a place, it was natural for him to be proud as a father.
“And when did you come back? There have been no reports of your return.”
“hahahaha… .”
Leo laughed awkwardly again.
“that is… It’s a little complicated, to say the least.”
I met transcendent people in a place called Cheonoecheon, and a guy named Nell moved me to my room.
If I said that, it would be perfect for being treated like a madman.
I’m sure you’ll hear questions like, “Did my hair turn gray while practicing magic?”
In this case, it was only appropriate to pass in moderation.
“Huh, true. How long are you going to go around like a thief like that?”
Fortunately, King Biden wasn’t too suspicious.
Leo used to run away often since he was younger than he is now.
Compared to the past, he was much stronger now, so he seemed to think that hiding and infiltrating the castle was also the case.
“to… I won’t do that anymore.”
“yes. I can’t believe it. i get it. Go and see.”
“… … !?”
Leo looked at the king.
“Why. Is it weird that I just told you to go quietly? If so, would you be satisfied with a stay-at-home order for the next year?”
“Oh, no. It can’t be.”
“Whoa. If I had been the one who would have heard you give such orders, I would have given them a dozen more. But even so, if something happens again, I’ll run out. Am I wrong?”
“… … .”
You saw it very accurately. father. You have a perfect understanding of your son.
Leo couldn’t bear to say this and slightly lowered his head to avoid his gaze.
As if that was the answer, King Biden waved his hand.
“So, please tell me in advance from now on. Do you know how surprised I was when she ran away from home with Alice and Kizan to go to the Empire together?”
“… … .”
In fact, when this story comes up, it was all done by Ellis-sister! I was trying to make an excuse.
However, he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut in the eyes of King Biden, who seemed to know everything.
Still, it ended well without any punishment.
‘This is the best result.’
Leo finished his audience with the king with a satisfied expression and came out.
* * *
Although he had crossed the great mountain of King Biden, there was still work to be done.
-Lowering. I was surprised by the sudden disappearance.
“I’m sorry. There were circumstances that were difficult to talk about.”
Leo returned to his room and communicated with Countess Ermeri.
Even though the signal didn’t go through several times, she was quickly contacted, and she looked very worried even though she could only hear her voice.
– Phew. I’m glad you’re okay though.
“My body is always strong.”
-Do not lie. If you hit it, it looks like it will break.
“… … .”
no… Talking about facts like that hurts my heart.
Leo cleared his throat once and continued.
“Anyway, I have a favor to ask you about this. His Majesty the Emperor and the Honorary Duke of Bahelm. Also, would you like to tell the drafting academy that I have returned to the Kingdom of Rome well?”
They must be worried because they didn’t even say anything.
-Don’t worry about that. I’ll tell you well.
I was relieved to hear Countess Hermery’s definite answer.
She was a person of power who could even stand alone with the emperor.
If you leave it behind, there won’t be a big problem.
“thank you. By the way, what happened to the Casein Guild?”
Denapart, who was the previous guild leader, and other executives were robbed by the emperor.
After that, Countess Hermery took only those who had a low rate of participation in crime and organized the organization again.
-Sooner or later, the organization will start operating again.
“What about your grip?”
-It won’t be able to spread its influence across the entire continent as before, but… It’s a matter of time. It will be faster if the Gawain Information Guild cooperates.
Glad then
Sooner or later, organizations capable of secret societal activity appeared on a continental scale.
And this will be of great help later on.
“All right. Then, if anything happens, call me again.”
Leo smiled and cut off the communication.
* * *
After Leo returned to the royal castle, he spent most of his time with Celise and Duke Lyant.
Selise, who seemed like she would jump over the wall at any moment, was slower than expected.
‘but. If it was that easy, a dog or a cow would have become a sword master and wield a sword.’
It was the same that Leo’s research on mana freezing did not make any progress.
In the first attempt, it made it difficult to control by increasing the viscosity of the magic around it, but it was far from completely immobilizing it like King Karst.
I thought this would take some time too.
I lived the same routine for about a month.
Helping Sellies train and working on her own research and development.
To refresh his mind, Leo wandered around the castle during the day.
As a result, I met some familiar faces.
“sister? brother?”
Alice and Kizan.
Leo’s silver-haired older sister and older brother were standing on one side of the hallway.
Elise looked at Leo and opened her eyes wide.
“uh? Leo!”
She jumped up and jumped at Leo.
“what! When did you come?”
“It’s been a while. What is your older sister doing so you can’t even see her nose?”
No matter how busy Leo was, he still tried to take care of Alice and Kizan.
However, each time the two of them retreated to the corner of the room and practiced, so no one met them.
Leo also visited several times, but was forced to return after being blocked by attendants.
“hehehe. Haven’t I changed?”
Elise moved slightly away from Leo and smiled strangely.
Leo tilted his head.
“Did you grow taller?”
“no. Not that.”
Ellis shook his head, and Leo focused a little more.
His silver eyes sparkled.
And then I realized
“no way… Did you become a mage?”
Alice and Kizan. The two of them crossed the wall and took a step forward.
Elise raised her finger with a V as if she had guessed.
“hehehe. right!”
“Wow… My sister is a truly unbelievable genius. I’m not even 14 years old yet, is that possible?”
Leo murmured in admiration.
Although he played the game many times, no NPC had reached the level of a mage at that age.
I wonder if even King Karst when he was young wasn’t like that.
Of course, upon hearing that, Alice and Kizan looked at Leo with puzzled expressions.
“you… Is that what you say to us?”
It’s dumbfounded that a kid who has heard everything about being a genius is doing this.