42 – Curse – 3
“There…”
I was surprised that he was suddenly embraced. So she thought about what to do, then opened her mouth, surprised that she who was holding me in her arms fell behind her and gave an awkward smile.
“Hmm. Sorry. I think I can easily solve the unsolved problem…”
An awkward atmosphere enveloped the laboratory.
Ugh. I guess I have to say something here.
“Ha ha ha. I don’t care. Anyway, it smells nice. I guess you wear a good perfume?”
“Huh? No. I don’t use perfume.”
She sniffed her silver hair, which fell down in front of her shoulders, and tilted her head. As for her own smell, she said she didn’t know, and she seems to be true.
“Does it smell good?”
I went over to her and gently ran her face through her hair. It definitely smells good. Does this smell like lilies? Or not…
– Smart.
I stepped back at the sound of a knock on the door.
Cecil also took a step back and turned her gaze to the thesis, while the door opened.
“Here you are.”
It was Diago. He came inside with a rather tired face, looked at me and Cecil alternately, then looked puzzled.
“But why is the mood like this? Did you fight?”
“What do we have to fight for? What’s the matter? I think you’ve come looking for me…”
“Ah. That’s right. I came here because of a problem with the curse. I know the subject of the curse.”
“Huh? Really?”
The curse on Princess Ozria has been lifted.
Curses generally return to the target when cursed.
As much as he suffered from the curse until now, he must have become stronger when the curse returned… So he asked Diago to investigate the Empire, and it seems that the result came out.
“He was the third prince.”
“Hmm? The dream horse we met in our dream was in the form of the 2nd prince. But why is the 3rd prince?”
“The 3rd Prince is the faction of the 2nd Prince.”
“Aha.”
If that’s the case, then it can be said that it was ultimately bet on the side of the second prince, Prince Terubian.
“And after investigation, the third prince’s bed was found in the imperial note. This is it.”
He held out the book he had brought. Upon receiving the book, which looked quite old, Cecil took a quick glance at it and held it out to me.
“Do you know anything?”
“Um…”
What do you know? There was.
I’m not sure about the details because it seems to be related to magic, but looking at the overall stem, what I knew was correct.
“This seems to be based on the curse of the Demonic Cult.”
“The curse of the Demonic Cult… Sage Diago. How about the Sage’s analysis?”
“No matter how you sleep. It’s very similar to the way black alchemists use it.”
After looking through the book again, I asked Diago.
“I heard that the Black Alchemist is doing research on dimensions. How are they connected to the world I was in?”
“I don’t think so. In fact, I attacked the Black Alchemists’ base a while ago and obtained their research results.”
“Huh? You can’t use things like the research results of black alchemists, right?”
I looked into it once before, but what the black alchemists did was really unusual.
In order to develop poison, a manorial land was completely destroyed, and people were kidnapped and experimented on.
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Not only that, but I heard that a chimera was created by combining a living monster and a human, and during the experiment, a mother made a chimera killed her child to see if maternal love was maintained.
Even in Murim, there were only a few demonic or blood religious people who did this.
To think that the academy holds the research results of those who do such things without hesitation. Is this really good?
“Several schools are trying to use the results of their research. By the way, not me.”
“Neither do I.”
They said they knew it because they were both serious.
“Anyway, so I found out through that… I heard that black alchemists are also getting things through the gaps in the dimension that happen to open. Perhaps the reason they study dimensions is not to prove the existence of God, but to bring things from other dimensions. Maybe it’s for writing.”
A dimensional rift opened by chance…
“Anyway, it’s a curse that uses a technique related to the black alchemists… Maybe the 3rd prince will take a big hit. And the power of the 2nd prince, who had the 3rd prince as a faction, has been shaken a bit. “
“It’s a good thing for Princess Ozria.”
“Well, can you say that? Anyway, it is said that quite a number of people moved toward Princess Ozria because of that.”
“Ohh… So what?”
“So that’s what I’m talking about. The Empire says they want to invite you. It’s an invitation, so I’ll prepare a place in the Empire. I’m sure it’s something like that.”
I saw Cecil. Invite them to the Empire. So, are you going to give me a seat over there?
“I’m not going. Had I been going, I’d have gone before.”
“In the past…?”
“When I got my sage degree, there was a love call from the empire. But what will happen to our territory if I go there? I’m also a nobleman.”
Well, that’s true too.
“I knew what the sage Cecil would say. So what about you?”
“I’m not going either.”
“Even if it’s a bit difficult to get to the territory, you’ll be able to get the title? And if your skills are at your level, you’ll be able to get the territory right away.”
“hahahaha. I’m not going.”
If you want to achieve something by working hard, you did it before.
I already got what I wanted. There is nothing more to do and nothing less to do here, so why bother going all the way to the empire?
And going to the empire is also a problem.
The only thing you can get is a dirty, cowardly, and fierce fight in the middle of a fight over the succession for a long time.
It’s better to just fight the monsters in the Starin Territory than to see that.
“Yes? Hmm… Yes. Well. I thought that would be the answer.”
“Yes?”
“I think that there is a reason why someone as powerful as you is in the Star Territory.”
“There is a reason.”
“Oh. Yeah? What is that?”
“hahahaha. That’s right.”
At that moment, I felt their eyes on me, so I slightly turned my eyes towards Cecile. Why are you staring
When I saw Cecil startled when her eyes met with mine, I gave her a smirk.
“Anyway, you’re saying they’re both rejected? Then I’ll pass on their opinions. Ah. And Sage Cecil. About the next research project… Sage Cecil?”
“Oh yes.”
Cecile, who was staring at me, responded in a flurry of surprise. It’s not like her reaction.
Are you tired?
***
There was something I learned while defeating monsters together the other day.
That Cheonyoung is a very talented person.
Destroys most monsters, whether they are intermediate or advanced monsters, with one blow.
That meant that his skill surpassed that of a moderate master.
With that level of skill, he could be treated as an honored guest wherever he went.
Still, he wanted to remain as his vassal instead of leaving the Starin estate.
What is the reason?
I’ve asked him once, but he just grinned instead of answering.
But that wasn’t a bad thing.
It didn’t seem like he had any particular malice, and his actions weren’t too different from those of the predecessors.
Of course, blood and tears will disappear when necessary, but as a noble, I would rather give it a good score.
As much as that, I have always been grateful for Chunyoung to remain as my vassal, but today the question raised its head again.
This is an opportunity to join the faction of Princess Ozria, who has succeeded in striking a blow to the faction of the second prince, who are said to be closest to the current imperial succession.
If it’s Chunyoung, she should be able to play a big role there and get a high position.
But to pass that opportunity casually.
I was looking at it in surprise, but Cheonyoung’s eyes turned to him.
Somehow, that gaze that seems warm and somehow desperate.
“I think that there is a reason why someone as powerful as you is in the Star Territory.”
Yes. There must be a reason. Then why?
Cecile continued to look at Cheonyoung, and then an idea came to her mind.
Why men move. That…
‘Eh, ah. No way.’
The reason why he stays in the manor, and why he obediently helps with his own experiments.
Maybe…
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Naturally, heat rises on his face. Okay. If you think about it, the answer comes out clearly.
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Not leaving the territory, and coming right away when called.
It is also easy to fulfill difficult requests.
If you think you are at the center of everything, the answer will come.
‘Is it because of me?’
The gaze fixed on Chunyoung does not change. In an instant, a pounding sensation rose from his chest and spread throughout his body.
“There is a reason.”
After saying that, Chunyoung’s eyes met. My heart is pounding for nothing.
She remembered what had happened earlier. The thing she held in his arms. A hard, broad chest.
That’s when he told himself. That it smells good
Among the academy’s research, there was a research result that a person with a crush smells a good scent.
Then…
If that’s the case…
Ah. What should I do?
Chunyoung wanted to connect with Lucy.
‘Ah. What should I…’
Worries come first.
And, although it was very small, she did not deny the pleasant feeling that somehow came to the end.