I’m in the process of inheriting the family head-2
[It has been secured.]
The meaning of this short letter to me was considerable.
When I lifted the enclosed vial and shook it, the transparent drug flowed inside.
I expected it, but I didn’t know that I would really try to lay my hands on my father.
If successful, it would have been difficult in many ways.
It’s not like there’s no way at all, but if I had to go over to my father when I had time to do other things… well, it would have been quite difficult.
It was something I had warned Ronald about a long time ago.
Even if it was the least likely, it would be a headache if Yuria moved like that and obtained the position of head of household first.
Of course, this won’t be the case as long as this vial came to me.
I had no intention of being careless. It only prevented the worst case scenario.
Since the vial was secretly stolen, it cannot be used as evidence, and it is merely prevented.
It was confirmed by this incident that Yuria was very desperate.
Even if I gradually get to know why, it must be that while I was gone, things didn’t work out the way she thought.
Perhaps by now word had come that I had made my way to the center.
What will you think and what decision will you make? It was still time to watch.
Depending on YuRia’s movements, my response will be different, and the day I will leave this wall tower will be set.
Although he had returned from the south, he had not yet been able to return to the duke’s residence.
The letter sent by Ronald was not a single short sentence.
The summary of what Yuria has been doing, and even the reason why she can’t head to the duke’s residence right away.
[Yuria Taylor summoned the nobles. It’s an invitation to a social church, but the purpose is to let your will be known. Perhaps the political maneuvering will continue. Rumors are circulating that there may be impure intentions in heading south with the Church, so perhaps it would be best to hide for a while.]
It was an impure meaning, I didn’t expect to spit it out even after knowing that I had a connection with the imperial family.
I’m not sure why Keitel doesn’t respond.
Maybe there is no reason to kill me at this point.
But why kill me after a year?
Whenever Keitel kills me, I always thought he would use it for reasons related to treason,
Even though the imperial family knew about this, they did not respond.
I was ignoring Miragen, saying it was nonsense. As long as the princess appeared with that attitude, it would be difficult for me to do anything right now.
Even if the aristocrats shout, won’t I find evidence if I do something.
So I didn’t go to the duke’s mansion. If I go to the Duke’s residence… it will probably be after everything has been successfully completed.
To visit the duke’s house now is to walk into the jaws of a tiger.
At least there was no need to go into Yuria’s stronghold unless she was convinced.
[I think the Duke will probably move soon. I will enclose the schedule, so if you have something to say, I recommend that you contact me privately.]
Reynold’s ability was quite unexpected.
The reason I didn’t think of using it was because there was no situation to use it, but
I was reevaluating quite a bit about Leonald in this life.
I didn’t know it would be so useful. Should I say I got this?
I was well aware of what Leonald had done to me.
However, I really didn’t know if the evil act would be effective even if I used it in a slightly different direction.
Unexpectedly, Leonard’s help was great for things to go smoothly.
The fact that I have a little bit of support in the duke’s residence is probably thanks to the rumors that Leonald spread by jumping on the pitch.
Because of that, my reputation is much better than before.
If in the past he was just a weak youngster who lacked anything he was good at, now he’s better than before.
If I become the family head, this kind of reputation will hold me back, but I thought I would work on it beforehand.
It was a natural task to spread bad rumors about YuRia and raise my reputation instead.
I had no intention of becoming the head of the family fair and square.
Legitimacy should be taken care of, but that is only the result after all.
I have no intention of becoming a monster like Yuria.
Who would sincerely follow the position he climbed while killing people?
Putting Leonald’s letter in my bosom, I got up quietly and got ready.
From her point of view, I may look cowardly, but that is Yuria’s situation.
I didn’t bring artifacts from the South for nothing.
With Keitel’s help, it was certain that the situation would be much better than now.
The Imperial Family, the North, and the Order. Having gained the support of these three forces, there is no way that I lack any more justification.
When the fight starts, it is Yuria who should be in a hurry.
So what I have to do is prepare before the fight.
In order to surely win a battle, I must first meet the crown prince.
My steps after leaving the Wall Tower were light.
The skirmish, perhaps, was just the beginning.
#
“So, are these artifacts from the South?”
Arwen muttered after receiving a small spherical artifact from me.
The legs on the chair swayed back and forth, and Arwen’s eyes narrowed as he touched the glasses he was wearing.
I had to get one from the list of artifacts she sent me, but it seemed better to show it first.
Maybe there is a function in the artifact that I don’t know about.
It shouldn’t have been a hindrance to killing Keitel later.
Even if there is such a function, I don’t know if I can overcome it. After all, isn’t it best to ask an expert?
Arwen, who was examining the artifacts, shrugged and placed his hand on the table.
When the flowing magic power touched the artifact, a flame burned with a small light.
“Seeing that it is clearly reacting, it is certain that it is a relic of the dragon. Maybe this shape is ‘eye’?”
“If you didn’t bring it by mistake, it should be enough.”
“As far as I know, I heard that it is an artifact that offsets attacks through magic. I don’t know if it’s okay to give this to you.”
“Because I came here on purpose. It’s just that you don’t use magic, right?”
Offsetting magical power does not mean blocking magical power.
Even if I use magic when I use a sword, the only thing that offsets it is sword power.
In the first place, I saw the extreme with the sword, but it means that I can’t kill Keitel just because I can’t use magic means it’s ridiculous.
Even if he couldn’t kill him because his magical energy was canceled out? It must be that I couldn’t kill myself in the first place.
At least with a sword, there was no one I couldn’t kill.
Even if it was Berod or Adele, it was possible to cut them.
Keitel’s military power is not as good as expected.
Of course, it’s above average, but it doesn’t mean that I’m not an opponent I can’t kill.
If I gave him an artifact like this, wouldn’t it be clear that I wouldn’t harm him?
A common sense planner to kill would not give such an item.
Arwen nodded as if he understood what I was saying.
And the reason why Keitel needs the artifact is to use the evil dragon’s thoughts.
When asked about him, Arwen, who had been looking at the papers for a while, spoke cautiously.
“The sure way to extract evil thoughts is to destroy artifacts, but research on extracting them without destroying them has probably progressed. I found it in a few days, so unless you’re an idiot, you must have found that much.”
“So you’re saying you’re going to use the relics as they are, and use only your thoughts separately?”
“The evil dragon’s thoughts basically cause the impulse to destroy. Would you understand if I said it was a kind of adrenaline? It’s similar to Adrenaline, but it can be said to be upward compatible in that the user is relatively calm.”
I tilted my head at the word calm, but I seemed to understand a little bit what it meant.
It must be that the impulse arises, but not completely captured.
Rather, it was more dangerous.
If it’s an impulsive action, there will be a gap, but if reason takes over, only the increased ability will remain.
Considering the power of thoughts, the very idea of using thoughts was quite dangerous.
It is not known what effect the use of evil thoughts will have on the evil dragon.
Arwen, who stared at me for a moment, pursed her lips slightly.
“Maybe he’s trying to use the dragon itself. If it’s a resurrection, it’s a problem, but I haven’t been able to pinpoint it yet. For now, giving the relic is the priority.”
“Is the resurrection of the dead dragon possible?”
“…I do not know. It’s not something I’ve considered until now, but I guess I’ll have to do some calculations based on the impact of my thoughts.”
Arwen could not easily answer that question. The conclusion I knew right away was ‘impossible’.
There is a possibility that the seal of the four dragons will loosen over time, but the possibility that the seal sealed by God himself will be released is also extremely low.
Even if you use the thought, you are using it from a relic. One, not all.
Arwen himself was at a loss as to whether it would have an impact.
All I can do right now is to give the artifact to Keitel.
Through this, the support of the imperial family is built more reliably, and furthermore, it is to challenge the position of head of household.
Even if you worry about the future, right now is more important.
Possibility of resurrecting the dragon?
Of course you have to consider it, but there’s nothing more stupid than stopping to consider such a near-fictional possibility.
It was Arwen’s job to pay for it, and Arwen’s shoulders trembled when he handed over the payment for this job.
“There are…a lot more than I thought?”
“Because it is difficult. We may need more information in the future.”
One Ronald isn’t enough.
There was enough time to find out about YuRia’s movements and what she had done, but even so, it was necessary to accelerate further.
Looking at the box full of gold coins, Arwen swallowed for a moment, then carefully wrapped his arms around the box.
He knew very well that she was living in poverty.
How much would he earn if he sold potions at a general store?
No matter how bad my situation in the duke’s residence was, there was no problem in mobilizing funds.
This amount could be paid well enough.
“So, what am I supposed to do? Shall we proceed with the research on the dragons?”
“No, I want you to keep an eye on Yuria Taylor this time.”
“I think asking to watch is asking for surveillance.”
“Aren’t you the most confident? I think it’s easier to monitor than to get information.”
Arwen laughed bitterly for a while, but I could clearly read the confidence in his eyes.
She was superior to anyone else when it came to magic related to illusion and space.
If Arwen gave me information that Leonald was not sure about, at least I wouldn’t be left without knowing anything.
It was time to move.
I’ll probably have to be pretty busy for a few days, but I didn’t feel like complaining about it in the slightest.
Rather, I should expect a little more.
How will Yuria deal with it, and when all of that is destroyed and even the goal she has been aiming for her whole life has failed.
What will be the reaction then? It was the moment I was most looking forward to.
I thought that YuRia and downfall were really inappropriate words.
Although it was more ridiculous that it was the future that I would create.