“You bastard, did you use mind magic?”
Morgan asked with trembling lips in disbelief.
“Yes, I did.”
“Why such rubbish magic!”
“I wrote it because it suits me well. Didn’t you actually draw with your older brother thanks to that?”
Morgan had a complex expression mixed with dejection and anger.
Because I couldn’t refute what I said.
‘If it wasn’t for this, there would be no way for me to break his defensive magic right now.’
Morgan was stronger than expected.
Because of that, I also consumed quite a bit of mana.
This alone was not enough to subdue him.
The mentally driven guy gave up counterattack and focused only on defense.
‘In terms of the game, it was the right decision.’
There was no means to pierce the determined and defensive guy.
If I had just retreated, I would have been defeated by someone who had recovered to some extent.
That’s why most of the remaining mana was used for mental magic.
Thanks to this, Morganan must have felt the weak level of invisible magic like a huge explosion.
‘It was half a gamble.’
Although he was eroded by darkness, he was an opponent two levels higher than me.
So I wasn’t sure it would work.
This result must have been because he had consumed quite a bit of mana and was mentally agitated.
“… … .”
There were people watching the situation of these two closely from the spectators.
They were among the elite of the royal troops.
A first-class court wizard, the pinnacle of royal wizards.
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Likewise, a high-ranking knight who is considered the elite among the knights of the royal palace.
In addition, the Queen’s limbs, the Royal Guard Knights and the Amcheongdae.
All of them had different positions, but they had similar impressions of the festival.
‘What the hell is this?’
I couldn’t help but feel confused when something out of common sense happened one after another.
A sense far out of the realm, handling both spirits and magic, and the subject of the contract being the spirit king.
Here, the magic that is less practical is adjusted and used by oneself.
There were not one or two cases that deviated from common sense, so I felt that I was far away from knowing what it was.
‘The last attack was obviously mental magic.’
Everyone thought the match had been decided the moment Morganan made up his mind and went into a defensive posture.
It was because Cruz’s remaining magic power couldn’t pierce it.
However, after feeling the presence of strange magic, Morgan suddenly began to consume mana at random.
Although Cruz used invisible magic outside of defense magic.
It wasn’t so terribly threatening.
Even if Morgan had only maintained his defense magic and endured, Crus wouldn’t have been able to penetrate it.
‘This mental magic can only be used by me.’
This is because it only shows effectiveness against opponents engulfed in darkness.
If the opponent’s level is low, you don’t need those prerequisites, but… … .
If it was an enemy of that level, there would be no need to use such a cumbersome thing.
‘One thing has become clear with this.’
The comparison of the three princes was a topic that was surprisingly often discussed.
In the past, he was evaluated as the least talented among the three, but Morgan’s skills surpassed this evaluation.
Hones is said to be able to reach 8 stars in the future.
And, Crews has shown an incredible growth rate in the past half year.
Although they all had one thing in common: their potential was great, just like royalty.
Most rated Cruz the lowest.
Rapid growth was bound to be accompanied by instability.
There were many who thought that the limit would be visible soon.
However, Cruz vehemently denied those evaluations.
There was talk among the Mage Tower and the royal family that it was enough to match the Queen’s talent.
Everyone had to admit that that wasn’t an exaggeration.
‘… … Is that the lower Crus?’
And among them, there was a woman who was watching this confrontation the most closely.
It was Leah Onstad, the leader of the Amcheongdae.
[Leah gave Cruz the authority to investigate the Resurrection Church.]
[…] … Do you mean to follow the command of the lower Crus?]
[No, I gave you the right to move together, not the command of the Amcheongdae.]
[That means… … .]
[After experiencing it, decide whether to follow him or not. Whatever you choose, I won’t care.]
These were the words of the queen who suddenly called her before the New Year’s party.
I was puzzled by the sudden mention of the name of an inexperienced prince regarding the serious issue of the Resurrection Church.
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Looking at it now, I understand a little bit.
If you show that kind of potential and skill, you’ll have good expectations.
‘Whether to follow it or not is a separate issue from that talent.’
With that thought in mind, Leia quietly left the arena.
* * *
“Ha ha ha! what did i say? He said there was a chance of winning unexpectedly!”
the day after the festival.
A banquet was held to celebrate the victory in Ireland.
The result was a draw, but it was to solidify the perception that it was practically a win.
Surprisingly, those who participated were in a situation where they enjoyed the banquet with genuine joy.
“Honestly, I thought the Marquis was speaking for us.”
“ha ha ha! No, but I was surprised. I never thought you would fight on an equal footing with lower Morgan.”
Those who followed me, led by the Duke of Leon and the Marquis of Brisman, laughed and tilted their glasses.
It was so exciting that I couldn’t believe it was a gathering of influential people.
I thought it was best to do my best and lose, so it was understandable.
If it ended in a one-sided defeat, the fight for succession would have been difficult.
“As soon as the festival was over, people came to visit as if they had been waiting.”
“I did too. Some of them have been keeping their distance.”
“Isn’t that obvious? You even use the power of the spirits with your ridiculous talents.”
“Because in the history of the kingdom, there have been only two owners of heteromorphic souls.”
“With this, you become the third member.”
“Yes, first among the royal family.”
At this, I smiled and tilted my glass.
Hearing the excited voices of the supporters, it was a reaction that came out without me knowing.
Basically, I like to be praised, so there are things like that.
It was also an emotion that came out of the mindset they had recently experienced.
I was carefree because I had a corner to believe in.
Others would have seen me running for the worst.
‘If I had informed some people in advance, it would have been less painful… … .’
I didn’t want the information that I could use the spirit’s power to leak out at all.
No matter how much I have the experience and talent of my previous life, and the power of Skadi.
It is very difficult to deal with a 6-star with a normal 5-star intermediate body.
Moreover, Morgan’s skill itself was never bad… … .
‘Actually, it was because of the information gap that I was able to push.’
In the state where I didn’t use Skadi’s power, I also belonged to the axis that fought fairly well.
‘Anyone seeing it for the first time would be very surprised.’
However, Morgan did not panic and responded calmly.
This is because I personally confirmed my skills at the proof of struggle.
If Morgan had not been taken aback by Skadi’s power and had calmly dealt with it, this result would not have been achieved.
“Everyone pay attention for a moment.”
Those who were delighted with my words fell silent all at once.
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but the eyes looking at me seemed more passionate than before.
“Today, only we gathered, but from tomorrow, other guests will come, so I hope everyone responds well.”
If today’s banquet is a place to enjoy and celebrate innocently among ourselves.
From tomorrow, it could be seen as an event with a political purpose added.
“Of course, low.”
“Thanks to this incident, the issue of technical exchange between Rothstein and the Illami family has also been opened, but we must not be vigilant.”
When the festival was over, some of those who were in an ambiguous stance began to move.
Thanks to you, I solved some of the problems that I couldn’t find a way out.
Nevertheless, Morgan’s power was still strong.
“From now on, the opponent will also be serious, so always keep that in mind. You will have to pay more attention to your surroundings than before.”
“Yes, lower.”
After such a banquet for two days.
Headed to Ifalo, a small city somewhat far from the royal capital.
It’s because of the meeting with Amcheongdae, which the queen recommended to me the other day.
The reason why he went here was to avoid the eyes of the royal palace to some extent.
‘It’s hard to get away from attention now.’
The aftermath of the appearance at the festival was really great.
After the construction of Jeonghwan-ro, there were quite a few people pretending to know.
Many more people have reached me now than then.
This was especially true of wizards and knights belonging to the royal palace.
Rather than seeing and approaching power, there were many actions that stemmed from pure interest.
‘The good people notice me recognizing me.’
Because of that, I arrived at the rendezvous somewhat secretly.
It was a bar with a fairly shabby exterior, but no one was inside.
It was around the time when I was thinking that I had no idea whether there were no customers because of my appearance, or whether I purposely created this situation.
An old man who seemed to be the owner secretly appeared.
However, I felt a strange sense of incongruity in him.
As I focused my senses and looked at him, the old man’s appearance shook like a mirage.
After a while, the true form came into view.
“… … This is kind of surprising.”
He had been hiding his true face with a camouflage with psychic magic added to it.
What appeared was a woman.
“nice to see you. My name is Rhea Onstad, the captain of the Amcheongdae.”
His jet-black hair and intense eyes were impressive.
Despite the lack of animosity toward me, I felt a calm sense of intimidation.
“As expected, you’re low, to be aware of this sense of incongruity.”
“Aren’t you disguised enough for me to notice?”
“It is.”
Then, as if they had been by her side from the beginning, three men appeared next to Leah.
I didn’t say much about them though.
Judging from the atmosphere, it was judged that he was a member of the Amcheongdae.
I felt like a fairly trained assassin.
“I’ll get straight to the point. I have received one instruction from Your Majesty. Do your best in the investigation of the Resurrection Church.”
“That means there was no order to listen to me.”
“yes. Is there anything wrong?”
“No, there is not. Because I heard that from my mother too.”
“Then it will be quick. I have no intention of listening to instructions from the lower ranks regarding the Resurrection Church.”
“Why?”
“Because it is dangerous to be swayed by the will of an inexperienced person.”
It was not difficult to understand the meaning of Leah’s words.
It must be said that it is dangerous to follow the command of an unproven person in the very important mission of destroying the Resurrection Church.
“How much did you hear about me from your mother?”
“I even know you got information from a man named Syke.”
“You still can’t believe it?”
“Being competent alone and commanding a group are two very different abilities. We ask for your understanding.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
Then he looked into Leah’s eyes.
It’s covered in a blunt tone, but that’s not to reject me.
You’re trying to test me.
I knew it because I was placed in an environment full of hostility that tried to exclude me from a young age.
‘curiosity… … I’m also feeling a bit of interest.’
It’s self-praise, but it was well worth it.
The strong people who saw me fighting at the festival would be more or less interested in me.
Besides, my specialty magic had many overlaps with the assassin’s skills.
Secret magic or mental magic, led by invisibility, reminded me of an assassin’s skills.
‘Oh my God… … No, the queen is also going to wait and see how I deal with them.’
After thinking about it, I smiled slightly and opened my mouth.
“It makes sense, but you can’t just let it go like this. is not it?”
“It is.”
“So let’s take a test.”
“… … yes?”
“A test to be able to recognize each other. Just as you can’t believe in my abilities, so can I.”
“… … .”
It was only for a moment, but Leah’s eyes were filled with strength.
But I didn’t care, and continued.
“I also want to know exactly what level Amchungdae is.”
“… … You mean our level?”
“okay. That way we can decide how to use it.”
At my provocative words, a heavy silence hovered around the tavern for a while.