New Cogs (2)
“Huh.”
“… … .”
“her.”
“… … .”
“How are you?”
George circled around Roel, the golden-haired child, observing it.
If I had had a magnifying glass, I might have looked more closely.
“… … Is this what it means to be fifteen?”
Finally, the boy’s expression darkened.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that her slender and petite frame made her look around ten years old at best, or less to be honest.
Besides, what about that anxiously lowered head? It was a face that could only be described as a child.
But what about the facts?
The Magic Tower Lord replied with a hearty laugh.
“It’s hard to believe, but it’s a true story. But I thought that Your Highness might also know about it.”
“… … What, because of the royal castle’s labor laws?”
“Um, yes. Isn’t it said that children under the age of 15 cannot be admitted as servants of the royal family?”
The Magic Tower Master said that while looking at me.
However, I answered roughly with my chin hanging indifferently.
“What do I know about that?”
“hahahaha.”
“All I knew was that he had a talent to use.”
“I thought Your Highness would say that.”
At least one year difference.
It was a story that had nothing to do with being unable to enter the royal family due to lack of age.
Only one thing is important. It was whether he had the ability or not.
If I had that kind of talent, I would have taken it in without delay, even if I was younger.
Who would object to me doing that?
Already, my status in the royal castle was gradually approaching omnipotence.
In the meantime, using a child as a servant was not even a topic of conversation.
“No, but why is he not saying anything?”
George asked, looking at the golden-haired child, Roel.
Now, tapping on the shoulder was showing a behavior similar to that of a monkey that found something strange.
I’m trying to look at it pathetically.
“… … don’t do it.”
“huh?”
“… … Stop.”
“… … .”
Roel glared at George, showing his first reluctance.
George wiped his eyelids as if he were dumbfounded at the gaze as if he were looking at the person who was bullying him.
“… … What will he become now?”
“You will be my personal attendant.”
“In other words, is this the guy who came in as my successor?”
“It will be like that.”
“… … Huh, really me.”
George’s expression, which was so stunned, was even more distorted than before.
It was a very pitiful expression.
“Even if you come in, why are you such a successor? Is there anyone who is a little more savvy?”
“Heh heh, don’t be like that. That child is just wary of Cromwell, having suffered under him. Take good care of you.”
“no… … Having said that… … .”
The guy sighed in embarrassment at the words of the Mage Tower Master.
At that moment, a low voice broke the awkward atmosphere.
“so.”
My gaze reached Roel.
“Five months. He said that it will surely produce results that will surprise me.”
“Yes, Your Highness. That’s right.”
“That means, that kid you brought with you now deserves it.”
Esteban’s only child who was directly trained in magic by the Archmage.
What the hell was taught, I had no idea. But if he had made such a boast, he might have taught him something great, though he didn’t know it.
The realizations he felt when he rose to the position of ‘Road’.
As expected, the head of the mage tower staring at me was nodding with confidence.
“Then would you like to check it yourself?”
“That’s not a bad story.”
I raised one corner of my mouth and stood up.
Although he has achievements as a wizard, his talent is similar to that of a knight.
Because of one mutation that does not belong to either.
What kind of growth did such a guy achieve in five months. I was very curious about it.
* * *
1 Prince’s private training ground. Roel stood across from me, stiffening his body nervously.
You must have already heard the story from the owner of the Magic Tower. The fact that from now on you will be working as my personal attendant.
And the fact that my future talent will bloom from my hands.
Since the training ground is a place where you can face such a person in earnest, you must be nervous.
I looked at Roel indifferently and said.
“black?”
“… … yet.”
“Then raise your sword.”
He was just a wizard who used mana like any other wizard.
However, his talent lies in amplifying and manifesting that energy. That was the strongest talent given to a knight who uses an aura.
It was said that even if he had learned magic so far, that talent eventually urged him to become a knight.
‘That’s what I want too.’
I glanced at George and continued.
“I won’t ask you to use the sword freely right away. However, it would be better to get used to holding a sword from now on.”
Before I knew it, George understood my words and came with a sharpened sword.
A real sword that is too heavy for a frail body to carry. But in the future, there will come a time when you must wield it.
I had no intention of overlooking it just because it was practice.
“Listen. And even if you can’t wield it, don’t let go of it until the sparring is over.”
“… … .”
Roel silently followed my instructions.
One hand to use magic. And in the other hand was a heavy sword.
Rather, it was the owner of the Magic Tower who was restless.
“Your Highness, isn’t the real sword still early? Rather, give me the sword now so that I can get used to it.”
“There is no such thing as a sword on the battlefield. There are only means to kill people.”
“Huh.”
As if to prove that, I picked up Elbern.
A renowned sword of the century created by the two elements of Dwarves and Mithril.
Perhaps even if you touch the blade, it won’t stop at just getting hurt.
Of course, I didn’t mean to wield it wholeheartedly.
“come.”
It was the signal flare of Dalian.
As soon as those words were finished, magic power began to emanate from Roel’s left hand.
Woo woo woo!
“Hoo.”
However, it was different from general magic consisting of spells and formulas.
Truly a mass of magical power. What came out of his hand was the bomb itself, which was manifested by amplifying mana to the extreme.
‘Does that mean I focused on making full use of my talent?’
I smiled in satisfaction when I realized what kind of intention and direction the Master of the Magic Tower had in training.
But even such an attack is useless if it doesn’t hit. Rather, it was raw and unprocessed, so it was not easy to match.
Shuuk-
“… … !”
The flying mass of magical power pierced through only the blurry afterimage.
Soon it reached the ground and scattered dust, but of course there was no damage.
Meanwhile, my body was already occupying Roel’s back.
“As expected, I was right.”
“… … ah!”
first. When I found this child, the function of the magic imprint was partially nullified by the magic that I unconsciously came into contact with.
However, over the course of 5 months, the quality of magic had also grown stronger, and he could feel the magic of the magic imprint fluctuating just by getting close.
Besides, the level of magical power gushing out of that left arm… … !
Feeling the strength of that immense magical power, I thrust out my sword.
Shook!
The sword barely grazed through his golden hair.
Of course, it wasn’t to hurt. It was to check the ability to cope with the urgent situation.
But at that moment, to my surprise, magical energy radiated around Roel’s body, and it began to push my body away with a strong repulsive force.
‘A barrier of energy?’
It was a power that could be believed even if it was the skill of a knight who had reached the stage.
Out of curiosity, I tried to scatter it by activating the magic imprint on my right arm.
However, even though the magic of each mark activated ‘Magical Control’, the barrier did not dissipate at all.
Obviously, the quality of that amplified magical power surpassed that of the magic imprint.
Finally, a deep smile formed on my lips.
“Well, you mean there’s a reason for boasting.”
snap-
“… … ah!”
I grabbed Roel’s hem with my left hand and pulled it lightly.
Then, the magical shield disappeared in vain and scattered into the air, and Roel’s body was also pulled weakly.
Before long, the child’s eyes, closely attached to mine, blinked in disbelief. And it was the same for the Mage Tower Lord.
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“Hey, that’s great. To destroy that magic barrier with your bare hands.”
The Magic Tower Master exclaimed in a surprised voice. I shrugged and replied.
“Looking at the quality of pure magical power, it seems to be at least at the level of a chief.”
“You saw it right. At least, unless you’re a chief-class wizard, you won’t even be able to scratch that shield.”
If you are a chief-level wizard, they are those who are at the level just below the so-called high-ranking wizard.
Of course, that’s thanks to an unusual level of amplification. It’s not like he’s really that skilled.
Rather, considering that the talent is only in ‘amplification’ and ‘expression’, it would be useless.
Literally, it means an unfinished stone.
“also… … Your Highness intends to use this child as an opponent of the wizards.”
“okay.”
I replied with a small nod.
That was the meaning of amplifying and operating magic power like an aura. At least, it was said that even a wizard of a higher level than himself would never lose in terms of magic quality.
Then, what if they taught swordsmanship like an ordinary knight? Even with my own hands?
“It will probably have an overwhelming advantage against mages. Is that what the compatibility of a knight and a wizard is like?”
“In addition, no magic will work in front of high-ranking magic.”
… … A swordsman with the magician’s talent.
The situation was the same when facing a knight.
Since he learned swordsmanship, he was not pushed back even by the opposite s*x, and rather, he was able to make irregular attacks using magic, so he could be said to have an upper hand.
Literally, it means overwhelming talent over any other power.
“Anyway, that was enough to surprise me. Good work.”
“I just followed the picture Your Highness laid out.”
The Master of the Magic Tower asked with such a humble reply.
“If so, when are you planning to start training that child?”
“There is no need to delay. I will start after I finish adapting to work from beginning to end.”
“Hmm… … okay.”
However, there was something subtle about the expression of the Master of the Magic Tower when he said that.
It’s like you’re hiding something.
“If Your Highness wishes to do so, I will do so.”
“… … You are hiding something.”
“It’s a fact you’ll find out soon anyway, but it’s absurd to say it’s hidden.”
… … It’s a little secret.
The Magic Tower Master let out a meaningful laugh with such a mischievous face.
Oh is that a young girl not a boy?