Episode. 07 divine power (3)
“under.”
Ludwig opened his mouth in surprise.
Even when I was surprised by the magicians, I wasn’t as surprised as this.
The mana my son boldly poured into his body.
It was full of holy energy and was giving Ludwig vitality.
No, not just vitality, but even increased physical ability.
‘strength… … It rises.’
He clenched his fists and looked down at my hands.
He had the power to shake the heavens and earth in the first place, but now he has a stronger power than that.
This came as a great surprise to Ludwig.
The greatest knight on the continent, Ludwig Battenberg.
After ascending to the top, he could not increase his power with a few elixirs or artifacts.
It’s the same logic as pouring water from a bowl into the sea and it doesn’t show.
However, the divine power that circulated inside his body was different.
It was obviously not a big difference, but it was clearly showing a noticeable effect.
“Is this your characteristic?”
A mana attribute that is found with an extremely rare chance.
That my son, Richard, who had troubled me so far, had it.
Richard, who was staring at Ludwig, opened his mouth.
“That’s right.”
“I named it divine power,” Richard added with a smile.
“Do you feel an increase in your physical abilities?”
“Yes. It has definitely increased.”
The family head’s answer made Richard firm in his conviction.
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The buff effect of divine power.
It was to increase the target’s ability at a certain rate.
No matter how trivial the target has, or no matter how great the ability.
A force that shows a constant rate of rise regardless of such things.
Considering that the higher the level of military power, the more difficult it is to grow, it has tremendous value.
The more I got to know it, the more amazing it was.
“Since when did you start being able to handle mana?”
“Not long ago.”
Ludwig looked down at Richard.
My son’s mana, no, the holy power wasn’t that much.
It’s been a while since I’ve definitely started piling up, so I can’t see it.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Actually, my insensitivity to mana was cured today. In the meantime, the symptoms were only alleviated little by little.”
He did not bother to ask how he cured the incurable disease like that curse.
‘There must be something hidden.’
I was just suspicious.
Richard is his own son. So there was no way I didn’t know his personality.
Insensitivity to mana, which he wanted to cure even while coveting countless elixirs.
Even though it was alleviated and he felt mana, he hadn’t spoken until now.
No matter how different Richard was now, the head of the family could never believe it.
‘It was rather mana insensitivity, but it is credible that he was pretending to be mana insensitivity.’
If Richard had made up his own personality from the start.
If you’ve been like that ever since you were born.
A fact came to mind that supports that hypothesis.
It was the contents of Richard’s training that he had heard through reports from the knights.
Even if it was said that an incurable disease called insensitivity to mana could suddenly be cured one day by conceding 100 times, common sense could not believe that a talent that was not there would arise.
Was it not a bird that could not fly, but a bird that was not flying?
Even with very large wings hidden.
“Kuk!”
Gide risked his life and went to catch the dragon without knowing that fact.
Ludwig couldn’t understand his son who had been hiding himself all this time.
But I had no intention of prying it out.
“It will be fun.”
I just decided to watch the decision on the successor a little longer.
An inscription engraved on the back of Richard’s hand.
That strange twist solidified the decision.
“father.”
Richard opened his mouth. Unsuitably, the brightly open eyes blinked, looking like they were looking for something.
“I finally got the same conditions as everyone else… … I don’t think it’s too late to start.”
“It’s the same condition… … .”
Ludwig sneered at the nonsense.
Today, he was surprisingly diverse in expressing his emotions.
“Are you saying that as a trait holder?”
He could roughly guess what Richard wanted.
He must have asked for an elixir since he finally started using mana.
It is, though. Isn’t it too much to say that the conditions are the same?
Characteristics just couldn’t be expressed to such an extent.
What’s more, it was Richard’s divine power.
“I felt it only after my insensitivity was cured. How insignificantly little mana is stored in my mana heart… … .”
“It’s a long talk.”
Ludwig, like Ballack, hated word-for-word.
In the end, Richard made a straight-forward decision to leave.
“Please get me some elixir. As a bonus, good weapons. Oh, and the battle at Snowfall ruined my escort knight Aaron’s favorite spear.”
After spitting out words like a rapid-fire cannon, Richard laughs awkwardly.
It was unimaginable. Doing such an impolite act in front of the householder.
However, Richard had now put an iron plate on his face.
‘Honestly, you can do this much. It’s too late compared to the other brothers.’
Since you are biting a golden spoon, shouldn’t you eat gold?
Of course, asking for Aaron’s spear was half-reasonable.
Still, Richard wanted to get him a good spear if possible.
Swallowing a gulp, he looked at the housekeeper.
Luckily, Ludwig didn’t look too bad. On the contrary, he felt a feeling of cheerfulness.
He had four children, but none of them showed this attitude towards him.
I am often frightened by the momentum that flows out of me without even knowing it.
No matter how cold-blooded he was, there were times when he felt bitter.
“You are cheeky. How dare you ask for the escort knight’s.”
So even when he said that, his tone wasn’t that hard.
“Aaron is mine too. I did it because I wanted to save the best thing possible.”
“hmm. good night. I will send a message to the dwarves.”
At the readily accepted acceptance, Richard inwardly sang for joy.
“However, I will not save you the elixir.”
“yes?”
go well what does this mean?
Hearing that he would not retrieve the elixir, Richard had doubts.
‘I didn’t know anything else, but I expected that he would save me the elixir?’
The best gift for a son who has been cured of mana insensitivity is, of course, an elixir.
Rather, I accepted the weapon that I thought might not work, but it really didn’t work.
The housekeeper calmly opened his mouth.
“Gide went to get a dragon heart for you.”
Because of that, a new question arose for Richard. A much bigger question than before.
“You mean Dragon Heart? what is that… … .”
The supreme elixir that contains mana so pure that it cannot be consumed at once and must be shared several times?
Gide, who left suddenly, went out to save it. Even for yourself?
Richard’s eyes shook as he heard the unexpected story.
“Seeing you come to your senses, it seems that you made up your mind. He said he would come and hunt the dragon.”
To cure you, Ludwig added.
Richard almost grabbed his forehead in front of the family head.
‘What the hell are you talking about! That old man can’t think of his age… … .’
Richard couldn’t stop the furrow between his brows.
Where is the dragon? How would you hunt the monster, the strongest race worthy of its name?
“Why didn’t you stop?”
“Everything is his choice and determination. I respected it in the name of a mission.”
“… … please let me know Where is Gid now?”
“Gide and the 3rd Knights headed for the Hobson Mountains.”
Hobson Mountains.
It was a huge mountain range far northeast of Battenga.
‘The Hobson Mountains… … .’
Richard let out a sigh of relief at the family head’s words.
According to the information in his head, a young dragon lives there.
Still, if it were a dragon, it was a monster so powerful that it would eat a high-ranking knight even when it was just born.
Richard was thinking of going to find Gide and tearing him apart.
“Are you going to stop him?”
“That’s right.”
Ga-joo continued speaking while maintaining a polite, expressionless face. As if it’s none of your business.
“late. Gide has already entered the quenching process. We decided to have a preparation period of four months.”
“… … .”
Richard bit his lip.
‘It’s like quenching.’
Of course, if you finish that, even the dragon has a chance.
‘But how old is that old man?’
Even if you win the battle with the dragon, your lifespan will be greatly reduced.
At least life as a knight would be impossible. If you go further, you may lose your life.
Quenching was a means of gaining great strength at the cost of life.
Magicians also called this act ‘ignorant iron work’.
‘It’s literally training for months without a break.’
He chews preserved food and doesn’t sleep, and he trains with all his mind in each swing.
In the first place, it is something that one could not even dream of with normal mental strength.
After completing such penance, he could gain great power for a short period of time.
It was like forcibly stepping into a higher level.
With such strong side effects.
“I can’t wait and see.”
“You must know that forcibly waking you up from quenching will ruin your mind.”
Even at the words of the family head, Richard’s eyes lit up.
“I have one way.”
If this happened, the Dragon Heart would be obtained and Gide would not be lost.