How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 283
Only Noblemtl
Episode 283
“The magic sword won’t do, Taegong.”
“It’s not a magic sword…….”
“…Is that so? But it looks very dangerous.”
“It’s a little dangerous.”
“Then that won’t work.”
“…Can’t you at least listen to my explanation?”
“…….”
Lianus looked down at the two black swords contained in a coffin-like container, leaving behind the adults’ heated argument.
If it were metal, it would be expected to show some reflection, but it was only black, so I was mistaken as thinking that it might be a toy.
“Kui.”
“No, I can’t hand this over.”
At that time, Somsom began to covet her brother’s birthday present again.
Even though there was no blue jewel in particular, it seemed that Somsom placed significance on the fact that it was given to her by Taekong.
“coup!”
“Absolutely not.”
“Kuu…….”
Som-Somi’s lips pout. It was strange and exciting to see my best friend’s various expressions.
Somsom glared at her brother, but didn’t rush in and take it forcibly. It was really amazing how she could act like a child and still keep the line in strange places.
In the meantime, Somsom turned around and looked at me.
“……!”
When his eyes met with Somsom’s, Lianus was startled and quickly covered his birthday present with his body. Even though it was Somsom, he couldn’t hand over his present.
“Somsom, this isn’t it either,”
“coup!”
Just as I was about to firmly refuse, Som-Som saw my birthday present and frowned as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have seen, then slowly backed away, wary.
“……!”
Lianus felt as if he had been hit hard by something. Was this something that would ruin that pretty face?
“Hey, why don’t you covet what’s mine…?”
The shocked Rianus muttered as he glanced down at the sword he had received as a gift. The black thing looked a bit sinister, but upon closer inspection, it was a very… , very pretty sword… .
At that moment, Taekong’s worried voice was heard.
“…Don’t you like it?”
“Oh, no!”
Lianus was surprised and quickly replied. He didn’t like it, he was just a little surprised by how dark it was. And he hadn’t even properly examined the sword yet…
“Kuiaaaah!”
“……?!”
While I was thinking about it, Somsom suddenly came towards me with a scream and stood in front of the sword with a solemn expression.
“coup.”
And he stretched out his hand as if to pick up the sword, but Taekong was faster than him in picking up Som-Som.
“Baby, you don’t have to force yourself to please me. Besides, I think it would be even more upsetting if something happened to you.”
“Kuiyah……”
Although Taekong tried to soothe her, Som-Som-Yi buried her face in his arms as if she was upset that she couldn’t touch the sword.
“…Why won’t you let me touch it?”
Sedes, who was watching the scene, asked with a puzzled look.
Even though it was a gift to Lianus, it seemed a bit bleak that he couldn’t even touch it.
“Because it’s dangerous.”
“…Didn’t you just tell me it wasn’t dangerous?”
“Now that the sun has set, it’s dangerous.”
“…….”
Sedes narrowed his eyes in betrayal. Just now, he had given his permission, believing that it would not harm Lianus at all, so this was problematic.
“Please step back.”
“Didn’t you already give permission?”
“But Taekong didn’t lie to me.”
“Not really.”
“…….”
“Rex, you have a cocky gaze.”
“…I was wrong.”
Sedes tried to engage in a fight that was not even possible, but quickly backed down at the Archduke’s one word.
“…Can I hear it first?”
“Well, just for a little while…….”
“…….”
Sedes held his hand to the pitch-black sword with great caution. He was planning to put the sword down immediately if something unknown spoke to him or he felt something strange.
However, Sedes had to retreat in shock as soon as his fingertips touched him. It felt like the sword was sucking the life out of him!
“I said it wasn’t dangerous!”
Sedes screamed. It felt like he had lost a year of his life. It was unfair!
“Rex, your snout is getting lighter by the day.”
But he gave in to the Archduke’s criticism again and made excuses.
“…I was wrong. But, that thing sucked the life out of me!”
“That’s not vitality, that’s mana.”
“…Mana?”
Sedes opened his eyes wide and looked at the sword again. How on earth would he swing it if the sword was consuming mana? No, he couldn’t even hold it in the first place.
But Taekong seemed to have read my thoughts and answered quietly.
“If you don’t have mana in your body, you can hold it.”
“……!”
At those words, Lianus was startled and looked at Taikong. How did he know that he couldn’t control mana?
“…How did you know?”
“well…….”
However, Taekong continued his explanation with a meaningful smile without saying anything properly.
“Without a mana vessel, you obviously can’t sense mana, and you can’t create aura either.”
“That’s right. But Neil….”
Lianus was about to reply that his friend was teaching him how to destroy the Auror layer without Aurors, but then he hung his head.
It had been several days since I had practiced reading and observing the flow of mana in order to break the Aura layer, but I had made no progress at all.
Nihil had originally told him not to blame himself too much, since it would take a long time, but he had no idea how many years it would take, or if he would ever be able to properly master the method.
“Since we can’t clearly see the flow of mana, it won’t be easy to find the resonance point.”
“…I’ll try anyway.”
Lianus clenched his fists in a desperate manner. In the first place, he had no other choice. Of course, he had the option of not holding his sword, but he wanted to avoid that option.
“This sword will help with that.”
“……?”
“Even if you come, won’t it be okay?”
“…Can this sword absorb Aura?”
“The opponent won’t just take your aura away. However, it is possible to create a weak point. If your aura is slightly disturbed, it will be easier to find the resonance point.”
If you find a resonance point like that and successfully strike it, the opponent will lose a large amount of aura, which will again lead to a large vulnerability.
“Of course, if you’re not an Auror user, you’ll have to deal with it based on pure skill alone. That would require a lot of practice.”
“Oh, of course! I’ll work hard!”
Lianus returned his gaze to the pitch-black sword, his eyes shining.
Looking at it again, it looks like a holy sword.
“…Taigong, I understand the explanation, but…….”
At that moment, His Majesty opened his mouth as if he was puzzled.
“The sword is a bit… big, isn’t it? It seems like it would be difficult for a child to swing it around….”
It certainly was. Even though it was a dual sword, it was similar in length to the longsword he had given to Lawrence. The hilt of the sword also felt a bit thick for Rianus to hold.
“It’s a mineral that absorbs mana, so I couldn’t use transformation magic on it. It’s not a mineral that humans can handle, so it’s hard to reuse, and there aren’t enough materials to make several of them… ”
“Uh…, then…….”
Lianus became a little uneasy. Did that mean that he had intentionally made it larger than his body?
no way…….
“…I have no choice but to swing it after I grow tall.”
“!?!”
That can’t be!
* * *
“Taegong and Baedong have the same hair color… Could they be sons?”
“No way. Then wouldn’t Baedong and the Grand Duke be brothers?”
“That’s true. The Grand Duke almost killed Baedong before……”
“You said it was a mistake. In reality, didn’t you seem very close with Taekong?”
“Rather, isn’t it because of the Grand Duke that we got along?”
“I heard that the Archduke is actually human….”
“Then it could be that the Grand Duke is the adopted son and Baedong is the biological son.”
‘Soon we’ll hear rumors that the wildcat guy will be fighting with the Grand Duke for the successor.’
Evan, who was sipping his fifth glass of champagne, clicked his tongue at the speculative remarks coming from here and there. The cat will take care of it anyway, but I hope he won’t get tired of talking nonsense.
“Brother, there’s an island floating in the sky! It’s really killing me!”
“Hey, Revan, don’t you want to speak nicely?”
“I think it would be awesome!”
‘An island floating in the sky.’
To be honest, I’m a little curious. However, if I combine the story of the Grand Duke and guess, the Grand Duke’s spirit is likely to have been corrupted by magic.
Even the Grand Duke could not do anything about the erosion, so he separated part of the land into the sky and the sea, but it was uncertain whether the scenery would be beautiful.
“Well, Sir Evan, have you…, given it some thought?”
At that time, a noble man approached me. There is still a man who has not given up. It is really annoying.
I think he was one of the people who spoke to me today, but honestly, I didn’t know his face, let alone his name or family name, so I couldn’t understand why he asked me what I was thinking about.
Evan was annoyed with the conversation, so he repeated what he had been saying since earlier.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not poor enough to be sponsored, I have no intention of dating anyone, I have no intention of leaving the prince’s side, and I don’t have the skills to take on a disciple.”
“Don’t do that……”
“I don’t like it.”
“…Think about it carefully. I told you that this is something that affects your future.”
“…….”
Evan furrowed his brow as he looked at the nobleman who didn’t seem like he would give up easily despite his firm refusal. When would Karus, who said he would only leave for a moment, come back?
As I was thinking about chasing it away to let off some steam, a cyan head suddenly popped out next to me, its tail feathers fluttering.
“Oh, you don’t like my secret friend! It’s embarrassing when you come at me like this.”
“…….”
“Evie, Evie! Go away!”
Karus sprinkled some white powder from some unknown source to chase the man away, then turned around to look at me.
“If I take my eyes off them for even a moment, they’ll all come rushing in. How can I leave my seat?”
“Do you usually carry salt with you?”
“No, it’s sugar. It’s placed over there.”
“…….”
“Why are you bothering with that bastard who’s sticking to you? You should just poke his eyes out!”
“…They can’t do anything to me.”
Whatever the process, I am now a Sword Master. It still doesn’t feel real, but those who can’t even use Aura won’t be able to attack me.
“Have you seen everything there is to see?”
“Oh, I brought you something.”
As he spoke, Carus tapped an old, worn-out book.
“…What is that?”
“This is an ancient dictionary. I brought it to help me interpret the conversation between my Grand Duke and Grand Duke.”
“Do you remember the conversation?”
“I only remember a few words. In fact, there are few records left of the ancient language, so it would be difficult to interpret it……”
“hmm…….”
… I think it would be better not to do that.
“Doesn’t it seem like Taekong won’t come anymore?”
“…Why are you waiting, Taegong?”
“Because I want to be liked too. I even prepared a gift.”
“…….”
Evan’s face became delicate. He didn’t know how to react when he thought the contents of the spaceship were a lynx.
“Besides, didn’t you say that our Kara was cute? I can see potential in it.”
“That’s just Taekong’s kid… um, yeah. I think so.”
Evan was about to tell the truth, but then changed the subject. There would be no benefit in revealing it himself. It seemed like Karus would find out quickly in the first place.
‘… Wait, is there anything good to be gained by finding out?’
Rattling, squeaking-
As I was debating whether I should stop, the banquet hall door opened and the cutest creature in the world appeared.
“Sir Evan!”
“Prince!”
“this!”
“……?”
The prince was dragging a very long box, and it was slightly swaying as if it was very heavy.
“It’s dangerous!”
Evan quickly ran to his master and took it.
“Why are you carrying this heavy thing yourself?”
“No, Sir Ernest has been telling you up to this point. And I wanted to tell you myself!”
“Who should I tell this to?”
“No need to tell him! That’s Evan’s!”
“…Remove?”
Evan looked puzzled.
“…Who gave it to you?”
“Your Majesty!”
“…….”
Damn you lynx.