gale (1)
After the conversation with the King.
The steps in the corridors of the Arendelle Royal Palace were unchangingly leisurely. The mage tower owner seemed suspicious about that.
“Your Highness the First Prince.”
At that question, I only turned my head and looked at the owner of the mage tower.
Then, the mage lord spread his magic power and surrounded the surroundings, creating a space where no sound could escape. It was a clandestine movement so that the servants passing by the hallway would not notice.
“what?”
“I didn’t dare to question Your Highness’ will, but I’m worried that I may have wasted the opportunity easily even though there was a better way.”
The middle-aged eyes were a pond deeper than any old wise man. In fact, the knowledge possessed by the Master of the Mage was vast enough to befit the name of a great wizard.
Even so, expressing concern about my decision was also said to be difficult to understand.
I shrugged and said.
“If you feel that way, it must have been the right choice.”
In an instant, what had happened in the study passed through my mind.
– Maybe Arendelle would be nice now?
The king handed me the hilt with a firm look in his eyes, even though he was engulfed in anger.
that. It was also a willingness to become an alliance forged with Arendelle’s blood if Esteban wanted it, and it was also an expression of revenge that he would stick a dagger in their back at any time, just as they were worried about.
But I didn’t suggest any of that.
No, I suggested that they lead a normal life.
-Stay still like this.
-What is that… …
– Arendelle doesn’t show any movement, just stay as it is now.
do you stay still? This time the Crown Prince was even more surprised.
-1 Prince. Guess you didn’t need a new card to attack the Federation Empire?
That was my move that the crown prince had guessed. It is an extremely common sense reasoning that there is no way to intervene in a crisis in a distant country otherwise.
But that was literally the realm of speculation. No obligation to explain, just a cheeky guess.
-Does Arendelle really need to do that?
-… …
-The card that attacks the Federation Empire is not Arendelle.
In the end, attacking and trampling on them was my only role that no one could replace.
The variables created in the process were just a means to move with my hands, and I had no intention of relying on them.
-You’d rather be neutral and get what you can get. There’s no need to scratch the Commonwealth to create an alarm.
-… … Is that really the ‘strategy’ you want?
-yes. You just have to wait for the right time to take advantage of it.
… … variable.
okay. Arendelle was just a variable that could be controlled. However, it was a means of containment that could make the Federation Empire look like a thorn in the eye.
That’s all. Still, that was enough.
“Be mindful. Arendelle will eventually act the way I want.”
After I muttered that, I started walking again. As a result, the magic tower dismantled the magic that spread like a shield and followed.
“Yes, it’s what Your Highness did, so I’ll believe it and follow it.”
It was a blind faith.
Of course, if you said there was no direct income, it wasn’t. After all, wasn’t there a ‘return’ he received directly from the King of Arendelle?
That much to the Crown Prince and the King. And even the owner of the Mage’s Tower couldn’t shake the air that he couldn’t understand it, but to me, going to Arendelle itself was the whole of the plan.
‘Then, what to do in Arendelle now… … .’
… … Is it only one?
I smiled contentedly and moved on. The destination was a place where Esteban’s envoys rested.
“yes? Are you saying you have somewhere to go?”
Upon hearing the matter, Baron Vidor expressed his doubts. Then, he turned his head toward the envoys who were still making dumbfounded expressions.
The scene where close to a dozen nobles were absent-mindedly was quite spectacular, but isn’t that what’s important now anyway?
“Your Highness, then what are they going to do… … .”
“Let you take it and move it on your own.”
“I, Your Highness… … !”
I shrugged at the bewildered Baron.
“Well, I’d like to tell them to lock themselves in their room until I return, but if it’s too much trouble to manage, I’ll ask them to attend a party.”
“That, how can I do that… … .”
“I have delegated authority to you. Is that not enough?”
“… … .”
Baron Vidor was in tears in an instant.
Those who came to this place as delegations held various positions, from barons to counts. But is it possible that only a baron or something like that would supervise their movements?
‘That’s also in a situation where I came as a delegation to another country… … .’
Even more so, isn’t now the time when harmony between the two countries is important? If anything happens, it will be really big.
The baron’s tears deepened. Either that or not, I continued talking while glancing at the owner of the mage tower following me.
“I hope you do well so that you don’t harm Esteban.”
“majesty… … .”
“Come.”
“… … .”
So I left the baron and the delegation and went outside.
After that, I pretended not to know the baron’s sigh.
* * *
If the word “hell,” which was strong in Arendelle, was an expression modeled after the wildness of barbarians, then there was a place that fit the title of “hell.”
“The Tavar Gorge in the eastern part of Arendelle… … okay.”
Elade, the Mage Tower Lord, looked down at the canyon.
The air dyed black due to the influence of magical power. A desolate land where not a single blade of grass can grow. Finally, the gray storms that are so vivid that they can be seen.
Those who directly witnessed that feast of merciless violence would have no choice but to call it hell.
The eyes that looked down on it flashed in an instant, and the senses that pierced through the reason covered the entire canyon.
“… … As you’ve heard, a storm of intense magical energy is covering the entire canyon. The peculiar thing is that the closer you get to the center, the stronger the concentration of magic power.”
“hmm.”
“I think this is the limit for me.”
I nodded and looked around.
Powerful magic that can be felt from the storm. This was something that even the mage master, who had risen to the ranks of superhumans, could not easily endure as long as he was a wizard.
So, it was okay to say that the number of people entering there had been decided from the beginning.
“Even a little exposure to that storm would tear apart the human body in an instant.”
“yes. Perhaps even knights and wizards who can protect themselves will not be able to withstand it.”
It was an honest impression.
At that moment, the voice of the Master of the Magic Tower continued to speak as if he were sure.
“Did Your Highness come to obtain the power of the artifact I mentioned before?”
“I know you well.”
pure element. The mage lord guessed that if he absorbed it, he would be able to handle the elements with magic inscriptions.
Although it was just a guess, it was said by someone who had reached the level of a great wizard, so it would not have been wrong.
“And this storm of magical power, can be said to be the element of pure wind itself.”
“… … it will be dangerous It may be difficult to preserve the jade body.”
“I know.”
The magic of the storm was clearly felt even to me who had sharpened my swordsmanship.
It was proof that the level of magic that could be seen inside was so great. Unless you’ve reached the level of a superhuman, you wouldn’t even dare to feel the danger.
Even so.
“I can’t do that. Can you turn a blind eye to the benefits right in front of you?”
I laughed heartily at the danger in front of me.
Now, to some extent, it has regained the status of the past. The ways in which I could grow were extremely limited.
Moreover, since the body is also unstable, even such growth methods were limited.
So, this place will be the most suitable food for me now… … It was natural to take risks.
“It just moves in the right direction, as always.”
At the sound of my voice that flowed out of my mouth, the eyes of the owner of the Magic Tower smiled.
“Heh heh, I knew you would say that.”
The Master of the Magic Tower, who had been looking at the canyon for a long time, stroked his chin.
“Originally, the mana in the air is supposed to be pure and stable, but naturally generated mana moves so violently… … .”
“You mean someone created it artificially?”
I asked a question as if floating.
At that question, the owner of the Magic Tower narrowed his eyes and said something that seemed neither negative nor affirmative.
“However, it is impossible to intentionally generate this much magic.”
“then?”
“In this case, it would be correct to say that it is a phenomenon caused by the addition of several factors centered on one cause. It’s hard to believe, but it means that it was a disaster mixed with someone’s intentions.”
“Right.”
I nodded, hiding my surprise. It was because it was a guess that was close enough to the correct answer, even though it was only a brief look at it from a distance.
‘… … Obviously, even in the future, opinions about this continued to diverge among mages.’
How many years from now has all the facts been proven?
Well, with that in mind, I can’t help but admit my abilities.
After all, there was a reason why archmages were called masters of magic.
“To be sure, this phenomenon itself is worth studying.”
“research?”
“yes. Understanding its cause and nature will help Esteban.”
The hand of the Master of the Magic Tower was thrown into the air.
Then, the blue mana hovered in the air and began to coalesce into small stones. Its color was a transparent blue.
“A temporary familiar created by condensing mana.”
“It doesn’t look like that.”
“yes. It will be different from your normal familiar in many ways.”
“… … .”
I looked at the Master of the Magic Tower with a suspicious look.
Wasn’t the familiar in the first place the will of a wizard embodying the will of a living animal? No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed absurd to call a stone that I made quickly as a familiar.
But he just smiled and passed the stone.
“The purpose of fostering a familiar is surveillance. In that sense, this object could replace that role.”
“Are these temporary eyes?”
“That’s right. According to the laws of the elements, it will dissipate quickly, but it will remain intact for at least two hours.”
“Hoo.”
You mean there was such a thing?
If it wasn’t for the Archmage, he wouldn’t have even tried it, so it wasn’t bad.
I let out an exclamation and accepted the stone in the hand of the owner of the tower.
“Well, it’s probably the most appropriate way to get inside information.”
“Please take good care of it so that it does not break down due to the influence of magical power. During that time, I will walk around and survey the environment.”
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“hmm.”
before regression.
Only I, who was called the Sword King and admired by the knights, would be able to set foot into that hell.
“Then let’s go.”
I jumped down a stormy canyon.
Before long, the darkness in the storm like the abyss swallowed my body.