I couldn’t look at it because I wasn’t in a situation at the time, but the soul of Viscount Jimnus Klagel must have been special. Maybe he was a human endowed with special abilities like the Demon Beast King and me.
Anyway, after that, the tracking party pursued Viscount Jimnus for quite some time, but there was no result, and it seemed that he had fled to another country.
After the Viscount’s execution, the patrol team began searching the Viscount’s estate like a mouse, and numerous evidences began to emerge. Since it has already been reported to the palace, Aether will stay here until temporary officials come from nearby.
There was nothing wrong with Ether. If you had killed a simple corrupt noble, you might be offended by the nobles, but you killed an unholy warlock who was experimenting with humans, and this was a great achievement.
The people of the Territory, who escaped from the tyrannical and evil lord, were also sincerely praising Ether. Either that or not, Ether was focused on receiving Ether Simbeop from me without having to go abroad.
It wasn’t the end of the story just by imparting the simbeop. This is raw energy. It could not be used with the existing magic expression formula, and the conversion to aura was the same.
Of course, this part was theoretically completed in terms of magic. However, there is a problem in the application part, but it is believed that it is possible enough with the talent of ether.
However, there was a problem with converting to Aura and using it. Since the source of my talent was Fortega, I had a little difficulty understanding the knight’s knowledge.
It would be nice to absorb at least one of the Sword Master’s soul, but the Sword Master wasn’t just rolling around on the street, it was in a distant state.
Soon the deputy lord arrived and the patrol team set off again. And after going around 15 territories and patrols, he finally returned to the palace.
While Ether went to report to the King, I went to see Ether’s younger sister, Princess Elizabeth. Although she was still a child, she resembled Isabelle a lot.
[Can you hear me, Elizabeth?]
I approached and spoke to her several times, but Elizabeth did not respond. I was very disappointed because I had high expectations. Even so, Elizabeth is an affectionate child. Because he resembled Isabelle and was named after Elizabeth, his former wife.
It is not always possible to communicate only through words like in the past, but now that I can write quite a bit, there are many ways to communicate.
Life in the palace is intense but monotonous. Aether really liked the stories of the outside world that I sometimes tell her even during training.
Among them, the story I liked was, of course, the story of the Demon King.
“So when are you going to see me again?”
Upon hearing the story of my breakup with the Demon Beast King, Ether seemed to know that I would leave again soon.
[I haven’t thought about it yet]
For the time being, there were no plans. There was still a lot left to pass on to Ether, and I intended to remain here, at least until Aether fully solidified his position as the successor.
The queen has yet to give birth to a son. And since Ether was treated like her own son, it was unlikely that the queen would threaten Ether’s succession.
However, newcomer Bin gave birth to a son, and there is a 9-year age gap with Ether. Looking at the age difference, it wouldn’t be a big threat, but Bin was the daughter of a duke. Ether, on the other hand, has almost no powers from her mother’s family.
But the ether has me. Although you may wonder what kind of power the invisible soul is, you are afraid because you cannot see it. There is also the weight given by the name Guardian Spirit.
Anyway, I won’t leave until Ether and Elizabeth can fend for themselves. It could be seen as a small atonement for not keeping Isabelle’s deathbed.
Years passed like that. Ether finally completed the Ether Simbeop and was able to use magic using the energy of the natural world as it is. The magic used by Ether had a difference in power up to 5 times compared to the existing magic.
When this became known, there was an uproar among the wizards. There was a lot of request and pressure, but Ether didn’t let anyone know how. Of course, I asked if it would be okay if I passed this on to someone.
I replied that it doesn’t matter. It’s not like I can use it again after becoming a human, so it didn’t matter how the ether used it.
Ether received my permission and tried to pass it on to Elizabeth, but there was a fatal problem with the Ether Heart Method, so it was very difficult and required innate talent. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough for Elizabeth.
Given the size of the soul, it probably won’t take a lifetime to learn. He didn’t bother to tell Ether and Elizabeth about it.
Anyway, thanks to the ether heart method, the position of ether became a little more solid. The new Vienna was ambitious. Although the difference was large, he did not give up and was working little by little to make his son his successor.
Aether was neglecting it even though she clearly knew that it had been doing that for several years. Rather than leaving him alone because he was not an opponent, he did not have much greed for the kingship.
But when Ether really doesn’t become king, will that Bean and his still-younger brother keep Ether alive? I viewed it negatively. Bin’s soul color was very muddy, but it was because of the greed of power and people.
So, aiming for when Bin was alone, he picked up a pen in front of him and wrote on a piece of paper in front of Bin.
‘If you pose even the slightest threat to Ether and Elizabeth, you, your son, and even a bastard of the duchy will all be cursed and annihilated.’
Of course, I don’t have that power, but intimidation is what I do. Bin’s face went white and he only nodded his head.
A few days later the ether spoke to me as if passing by.
“You could have just let it go, but you did something stupid.”
I pretended not to know and didn’t answer. In any case, the effect was so great that Bean stopped all activities after that day. And how far did the rumor spread? The king also wrote a sentence and sent it to me through the ether.
‘You were playing too much.’
It was a short but meaningful sentence. I can’t say anything outright, but it’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of It also meant not to interfere in the affairs of the royal family.
So what can I do? Nothing can stop me, the soul. I also wrote a sentence and returned it to the king.
‘No kidding’
Ether saw it and laughed out loud. Having lived as a soul for over 10 years, there are times when playfulness comes out. It’s up to you to think about it, but if it’s boring, it’s a boring routine. If I had a human brain and lived the same life as I do now, I might have gone crazy right away. Sometimes you have to do this and let go.
Anyway, time passed again. The kingdom was relatively peaceful. At least, the current king was superior in many ways than the previous king. He purged many corrupt aristocrats, and since the royal authority was strong, various national projects were carried out without opposition, and the lives of the people improved a little.
However, the situation in neighboring countries was not so good. It became very rare for Sejak to enter the palace as the family members who entered were caught and killed.
However, these days, the number of three works has increased significantly. The nationality of Sejak caught has also diversified. The problem was food.
After I was born and died, the name of this kingdom where I have been wandering until now is Venus. It doesn’t mean much. It is just the name of the founding king.
The Kingdom of Venus is a country with a fairly large territory occupying the northwestern corner of the western continent in a huge continent divided into east and west. Although the territory is large, it is a bit barren and the resources coming out are not so many, so it is unfortunate that the national power is not proportional to it, but it is a country that can barely survive.
In the eastern part of the Venus Kingdom, several countries with relatively small territories are living in harmony. However, one of those countries, the Kingdom of Lionia, is traditionally a country that produces a lot of metal and has a strong military power. However, there was very little land for farming, probably because the land was mixed with a lot of metal, and they were chronically suffering from food shortages.
The problem is that this time there is a record bad harvest in the central part of the western continent. Of course, this is not the first time in history that such a famine has occurred. Normally, it would be difficult to import food from neighboring countries even at several times the high price, but they would have escaped the crisis.
However, the Kingdom of Silimaron, which had the most fertile land among the neighboring countries and had plenty of food, began to demand excessively high prices.
Of course, there was a cause. The cataclysm did not evade the kingdom of Silimaron, and it was that Silimaron could not afford it. Even if it ended like that, the problem wouldn’t have grown, but Odyssey, which has a second granary, also refused to export food.
However, the reason for refusing to export this food was that it flowed into Lionia due to sejak. It was revealed that this was an intentional operation to inflict a heavy blow on Lionia at this opportunity.
Naturally, the Lionian kingdom was greatly angered. And they decided to do what they do best.
In other words, it was the eve of the storm and the immediate situation right before the three lowest kingdoms in the vicinity started a war. In this situation, depending on whose side the Kingdom of Venus takes, the battle situation will change greatly, so all sorts of spies and spies will play the game.
[So Ether, how do you view this situation?]
I asked Ether.
“It’s an opportunity. It’s a big opportunity. But it’s a gamble.”
[That’s what war is like. Lose it all or win it all, it’s like gambling]
“I don’t like it when our people get hurt by intervening in a war in another country.”
He’s starting to look like a young man now, but he’s still young. and he’s a good kid As you can tell by looking at aristocrats with excellent political power or the current king, people who are a bit bad tend to be good at politics.
However, the soul of ether is not completely white. I still haven’t seen a human with a white soul. Even the soul of a newborn baby is not white.
I saw this war as a great opportunity for the Venus Kingdom. Excluding local warfare, it has been over 300 years since the Kingdom of Venus has waged a proper war. I don’t know what the eastern continent is like, but the western continent has had too few wars in the past few hundred years.
In other words, if this opportunity passes, a great opportunity may not come until Ether dies. Of course, it might be best to just live peacefully like that.
Of course, no matter what the will of Aether and I was, there would be little change in the way the Kingdom of Venus would react. So I spent more time chasing the king. Because are you just curious?
Several times a day, envoys from various countries came and went, and hundreds of letters from Sejak and spies came in every day, but the king was still undecided.
Since the war had been going on for so long, it was difficult to determine which side had the upper hand. From the standpoint of the Kingdom of Venus, there was no need to rush because it was a position where a war could occur and even if you were on the winning side after watching it for a while, you could benefit from it.
The king, who was reviewing the hundreds of letters posted today, sighed and leaned back in his chair. Even so, there are hundreds of letters from the intelligence department’s subordinates. The king suddenly ordered all his subordinates to step back and began to write on paper.
‘Guardian Spirit, are you watching?’
I was startled enough to flinch for a moment. Did this bastard gain spiritual power without my knowledge? But it’s not like I’ve been hiding. Of course, it may not be visible to the human eye, but there is nothing to be ashamed of because I saw it proudly in front of the king. It was a very shameless idea, but after living as a soul for a long time, it becomes like this.
I picked up a pen and drew a circle next to the King’s letter.