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Leon, who returned from his dispatch mission in Aios, was immediately ordered to convene the family.
Leon’s achievements in this mission spread throughout the continent, and the Marquis of Parostel, who was greatly satisfied with it, prepared a place to praise Leon’s achievements.
Ibrium, the Millennium Empire with the largest military power on the Radiant Continent,
Leon and Princess Ailee achieved an alliance with the mining city of Aios, which even the Holy Empire, Saint Lane, with the ability to summon the Elyos of the heavens, could not achieve.
Naturally, rumors about him spread all over the continent, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that Leon’s fame has now risen to the top of the Philo Kingdom.
All the servants and soldiers knelt and bowed their heads toward Leon, who went through the castle gate to the main building of the lord’s castle.
It was an unimaginable change compared to when Leon first visited the main building just three years ago.
At that time, Leon was to the point of being grabbed by the guard who did not recognize his face.
“insect! See you, Master Leon!”
“Choo-woong!”
The guards guarding the main gate of the main building raised their voices and saluted at the appearance of Leon.
But Leon just pretended to see them and passed them by.
It was one of the family’s servants who greeted Leon at the front door.
A butler who seems to come from some famous nobleman.
“welcome. Master Leon. The Marquis is waiting. I will guide you.”
“Well.”
With the guidance of the butler, Leon was able to face the audience room, and soon the huge door opened wide, revealing the scene inside.
When Leon visited this place before, there was no one there.
Only the head of the family, Marquis Mellit Flair Farostel, sat on a high chair and looked down at Leon.
But now the wide audience was full of people.
To the left and right of the Marquis of Parostel were four wives, two each.
And the 11 children were lined up on the left and right along the seat where the wife was sitting.
The higher the succession rank, the more inward and closer to the marquis.
Outside there were vassals who served their children, and Leon, who looked at them slowly, raised his head and asked the Marquis of Parostel.
“Where would you like me to stand?”
There is no place for Leon here.
Neither the vassal who followed him nor the mother who gave birth to him belonged to either side of the faction that was formed without knowing it within the family.
Here, Leon was a complete stranger.
“Stand where you want to stand. That will be your place.”
A soft sigh flowed through the audience at the Marquis’ remarks.
What that statement meant was that he would support Leon no matter what he did or where he stood.
Anyone who heard those words, no matter who they were, had no choice but to drool.
At that, Leon strode out and stood in front of the Marquis.
When everyone was divided left and right and dared not look up at the face of the Marquis, only Leon looked up at his face from the front.
Its position is closer than the first place in the succession sequence.
“Such a whimsical…!”
“After all, low blood cannot deceive.”
“Do you know what you are doing now?”
know.
Because Leon memorized the entire nobleman’s literacy book.
In the aspect of etiquette, he must have memorized it more quickly than anyone else in this place.
But Leon didn’t protect it on purpose.
Rather, Leon asked, making eye contact with one of the vassals who were proudly shouting at him.
“Do you really understand what you are talking about?”
“What, what?!”
“This is what my father commanded. The place where I stand will soon be my place. Are you protesting against that word now?”
“··········!”
Astonished, he looked at Leon’s and the Marquis’ faces alternately, then lowered his head with a pale, tired face.
The Marquis had a smile that was interesting to Leon’s actions and words.
it’s only been one year
When he requested to enter the academy after winning a friendly match against the Rothbane family prospect, the child grew up in just one year.
I wasn’t talking about outward appearances.
Magical state and momentum.
As if it had been hidden until now,
However, as if he had no intention of hiding it any more, the momentum that was showing up defiantly filled the audience room.
However, only the direction in which the momentum was headed was vague.
Depending on the view, it looks like a frightened beast has inflated its size by just releasing its magical power without any purpose, or maybe it’s a fearless challenge to everyone in this audience.
“good night. Considering the achievements you have made this time, please don’t allow me to be disrespectful just this one time. All of them have been convened today to congratulate Leon for successfully carrying out his dispatch mission. As everyone already knows, Leon not only performed his dispatch mission, but also succeeded in discovering and solving the unpredictable cunning tactics of the Demon Realm, contributing greatly to the conclusion of the alliance between Aios and Philo.”
At those words, the chaotic atmosphere subsided.
The writers, who were anxious because they could not eat Leon’s actions or words, could not even breathe and rest comfortably in front of the Marquis.
In particular, closet, 8th, and 9th Livid, who went on a dispatch mission with Leon, were unable to move due to their lowered heads.
“Good work. Considering that achievement, I will place you in the 7th place in the line of succession and grant you the right to own a single wizarding corps.”
“This is ridiculous!”
Naturally, the closet, who was originally ranked 7th, raised his voice.
“Why?”
“I have been loyal to my family and have contributed even more! But a guy who has no manners or loyalty towards the governor is a higher rank than me! I cannot admit it!”
Closett’s argument seemed reasonable at first glance.
But the Marquis just smiled emptyly and spoke.
“Then prove it by a duel.”
At those words, Closett’s face hardened.
“If you prove that you are better than Leon, better than Leon, I will admit your objection.”
The ideology of this family is only meritocracy.
No matter how long you have been loyal,
No matter how much you have contributed to the family,
Ultimately, if you lack skills, you cannot go up.
It was a simple and clear philosophy that only the powerful can enjoy everything.
But the closet has already seen.
Leon’s power, its overwhelming magic.
Will he be able to fight Leon and win the duel?
There was no choice but to raise doubts about the result, but the closet sharply sharpened his teeth.
“good. I can’t just step back like this.”
Leon looked at him with a surprised expression.
The closet is the 5th circle.
As a child of the Parostel family, he was quite talented for his age, but it was at a level that could never be compared to Leon.
If there is something similar, it’s about the amount of mana, but even that is the story of when Leon was in 3rd circle.
Each time one circle increases, its magical power doubles.
Leon’s current magical power was comparable to that of a 6th circle wizard, and Leon did not hide it.
Even now, he was unleashing all his magical powers and demonstrating by force.
You don’t know it’s a closet, but you’re asking for a duel?
If it’s a matchup, do you think Leon will lose his strength and face him?
Leon couldn’t quite fathom Closett’s thoughts.
However,
“Don’t accept the duel.”
The duel with Closett in front of all the vassals would be an opportunity to clearly demonstrate Leon’s abilities.
* * *
Leon looked around at the center of the great amphitheater.
As a facility that only the upper-class of the family could use, huge training centers were built around the arena.
Heard of such a place within the family’s premises only through word of mouth from servants, but it was the first time I had actually visited it.
The arena was oval in shape and appeared to be between 400 and 500 meters in diameter.
Most of the magic of high-level wizards was wide-area magic, so in order to avoid it or even expand it out of the range of influence, the size of the arena would have to be enlarged.
Of course, even taking that into account, it was undoubtedly a jaw-dropping scale.
If you pay attention to detail, you can feel the subtle flow of magical power flowing through the walls of the arena.
Deep underground in the arena, powerful magic was pulsating, so I could tell that a permanent protection magic using Dragon Heart was applied.
‘There is no other luxury like this.’
If you want to do practical magic battles, you can just go out of the territory and fight in a nearby forest.
Leon shook his head and looked at the Closet Parostel, which was facing Leon, once, and once at the Marquise Mellit Flare Parostel, who looked down from the high crowd.
“Then, let the duel begin!”
With such a signal from the Marquis, a holographic image appeared above the arena.
With a huge number, the countdown for the duel had begun.
“We don’t need to introduce ourselves to each other.”
Leon immediately began deploying various magics, starting with the hatching thunderbolt, and entered the battle mode.
“Why the hell does a bastard like you appear and block my way…!”
And the eyes of Closet Farostel, who responded to such Leon, began to turn red.
The light in his eyes, which could not be explained by just standing with blood and frantic, was spewing out like a magical light.
‘This······?’
A magical reaction occurred that was incomparable to the ability of the Closet seen in the dispatch mission.
It was by no means the amount of magic that a 5th circle mage could handle.
And the flames that fluttered around its body were clearly a magical resonance phenomenon.
Closet Farostel.
A genius who reached the level of 5th circle at the young age of 17.
However, the expression of a genius who modifies the closet did not include the ability to resonate with magic.
It meant that he had awakened the magical resonance ability that could not be dealt with just a few days ago.
‘Is that the basis of the confidence that asked me to a duel.’
There was no way Leon could become an opponent if he had awakened the magic resonance now.
Because Leon also had magical resonance.
But his ability was no ordinary magic resonance.
The flames rising around the body are condensed.
Gathered, united, woven, and wrapped around the closet’s body as armor of flames.
Little girl and little girl!
At that moment, Dice, who had been hiding in Leon’s mental wave, appeared on Leon’s shoulder and rang a bell.
A warning bell handed down from Dice.
‘What’s up?’
At Leon’s question, Dice immediately shared his feelings with Leon.
A magic circle appeared in Leon’s pupil, and he began to see things he had never seen before.
“What is that······.”
And Leon couldn’t help but panic at the sight.
Extending over the closet’s head.
It was a huge horn.
Not just physical horns, but spiritual horns.
A connecting bridge between the human body and the world made of Rielon, the soul material.
And Leon remembered for a moment.
Rumors that were floating around like a superstition before the return.
Rumor has it that among humans there are beings who have sworn allegiance to demons and have been granted the powers of demons.
Wings of flame spread wide behind Closett’s back.
It was the appearance of a magician.