"This is... an old Hinga..."
Your Majesty, when you heard my whisper,
"Oh, you know Dr. Hinga?"
"... I hear he was a leader in covenants and talent research."
That's what I heard from Elle, the rabbit's prime priest, in the Holy Kingdom of Kurvan.
"Hmm. It's a short life for a human race, but I'm doing some pretty deep research.Ten years, maybe twenty years... and you'll have stopped studying hard. "
"Dr. Hinga (...) appears to have been a nobleman or a high-ranking man in the Kingdom of Forsha.I wonder if the demise of this country has cost us our research. "
"... I see, the kingdom of Forsha..."
"Anything come to mind?"
"The kingdom of Forsha is said to have been defeated and destroyed in this power struggle within the Keysgrain Federation, but it is not.A local epidemic killed a large part of the population.And when the illness came to an end, there was not enough population left to support the country, and I heard King Geffeldt swallowed it. "
"Could there be a local epidemic like that?
I know it's not a world where you can travel by train or plane to your neighbor's country, but there should still be frequent carriages and ample movement of people.
Even so, a disease that destroys only one country....?
"Impossible, perhaps —— if it were normal."
"What does that mean?"
"The disease was aimed only at the Kingdom of Forsha... by this sin..."
Tong, and His Majesty the King's thin fingertips pointed to an old Hinga paper.
The inspiration simply has the title "Consideration of the inner composition of the gifted ball", but what kind of contents?
"... can I look inside?
"I don't mind. But keep your mouth shut."
I took a bunch of faded paper after a long time. [M]When I look inside...
"This is...."
I understood the contents immediately.
"Discussion on the modification and destruction of gifted jewels...."
"Exactly. This is a paper that examines how to change the number of stars or destroy talent balls that cannot be destroyed."
Can't you destroy it? Can't you destroy a talent ball?I never thought of breaking it.
It looks like an ore, but it's a mysterious object that can be taken into your body.
Even in the case of the "Mori Ra Magnificent Event", talent jewels can only be distinguished as "talent jewels".
"No, but the dragon did destroy the ball of genius."
I remember when I fought a dragon in Ewermine, the territorial capital of the Duke of Ahenbach.
The dragon must have broken the gifted ball by spitting a brace out of his mouth.
"Reggie, the dragon is a mediator."
"Ah...."
"Naturally, you can interfere with the gifted jewel.But we can't —— no, not entirely.It was Dr. Hinga who studied it. "
I glanced to the end. [M]Let's memorize the details and review them later.
"'A gifted ball can be destroyed or modified by mixing all of Hachido's magic in the same amount'...?Did you use this technology to make something like a heart that leads to the life dragon Kurtusvita? "
"Exactly. It was incomplete, but...Nevertheless, this technology was completed by a much older king than the rest.Dr. Hinga has just rediscovered our technology. "
"I see...."
The life dragon Kurtusvita fell asleep a long time ago, so it was hundreds or thousands of years ago that the King of the High Elves discovered technology.
"Although rediscovered, there were a few things I didn't know... and I was impressed that the human race would do this kind of research, but did they still get punished for touching the taboo?"
"... you say the epidemic that struck the kingdom of Forsha is a 'forbidden punishment'?"
"Otherwise, unnatural diseases like the ones you've been telling me about won't be prevalent."
…………
I remember.The Hinga old man said at the end —— looking at the sun with his eyes.
This body is there to be punished.For I have committed a sin that cannot be atoned for by death.However, I took a bath in the sun.Blessed be this abomination, Almighty God who reigns in heaven and earth...
Did Old Hinga know the Kingdom of Forsha was destroyed because of him?
Is that why you were in the Six Mines for that sin?
--Reggie, I hope you're not too happy with your life.
You think that my man, who died wishing me happiness, was the one who brought in the disease that killed so many people -- the great sinner?
"... I'm kidding."
If dividing the world into two and creating something like a gifted ball is the "all-powerful God who rules the heavens and the earth," why complain about the work of people?
If there is a wonder in front of you, it is obvious that you want to solve it.
It is only natural for scholars to study the ball of talent.
And you -- you punish them, you give them a disease, and you try to stop them?
"Fu, you're young, Raige.But it's also good for young people. "
His Majesty says with a small smile.
"When it rains, the earth moisturizes, and when the wind blows, the greenery shakes.And who complains? "
"... do you want to say that my anger is exactly like spitting in heaven?"
"The king, who first started researching the alteration of gifted jewels, seems to have died of a strange disease that gradually decays from his fingertips.The next king died coughing and vomiting blood.Next, the hair inside my body fell out...Until the rest of the age, it's not as heavy as it was at first, but it's still much shorter than the average high elf life expectancy, and you're going to die like this.From the perspective of the elves and the unknown high elves, the king's job is cursed. "
"Still... you've been doing research?"
"Without Kurtusvita, all the elves would have been dead.It would not be as much as the king's life if it were to reward the great favour.Even if your fingertips rot and you lose your elbows, you can continue your research, die spraying blood on your papers, and succeed the will of your predecessors who lost their hair and froze in winter while continuing their research... the rest is happy.I can transfer my research to the next generation and die. "
…………
"Yury has a great ambition.I'm sure you'll do this "responsible work" while leading everyone as a queen.No... not just Yuri, but all the brothers are fine.I know that the king's work is cursed, but I want to inherit it it.Of course, so is Matvey. "
"... how about Asha?Is Asha out of the country because she's not good?
His Majesty shook his head to the side.
"That's not true."
"The gifted ball embedded in Asha had a star I had never seen before.Isn't that what your Majesty created?
It was a gifted ball called Magic Propagation .Though the stars were floating, they emitted dark and weak light.
"Yes, Asha couldn't speak, but she was able to communicate by writing, and she knew she had a good mind.That's why I gave you the rest of the gifted balls I created... that are gifted balls that naturally exhale magic, so that even if I activate Fire Magic , it won't cause a big fire. "
"God could have punished Asha, too."
"She wanted to be useful for her high elves.If the king's work were to accept punishment, he would have been involved in the king's work. "
I thought it was distorted.This man's affection is distorted.
But that's what underpins the spirit of the elves and supports the forest as a whole.
Even if we modify the ball of talent and know that disaster will strike us ourselves —— by demonstrating the spirit of self-sacrifice, we bring everyone's feelings together.
"... I don't understand."
Honestly, I did.
"That's all right, son of a man.That's why I can entrust you with Asha. "
"Eh...?
In front of me, Your Majesty,
"For now, I want to ask you... as a father, not a 'forbidden king'."
I lowered my head deeply.
"Please... make Asha happy.He has suffered misfortune since he was born not king.So I guess that's enough.From now on, I want to travel out of this forest and fly under the sky. "
"Ah, please raise your head."
"Will you do me a favor?
His Majesty the King glanced at us with his head down.
"Okay —— if she wants to."
"I want you to take me out if you don't want me to.She can say she feels responsible and stays. "
"That's... that's right, but it's impossible."
Are you saying that Asha isn't cute?
No, it's cute.
"And I like you.There's no reason not to ruin it. "
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.Asha, did you...?
His Majesty, who woke up, shook his head sideways in astonishment.
"Why are you (...) so dull?I don't suppose there are any other women that easy to understand. "
"Eh, eh? No, but Asha wants to be with me as the same adventurer...."
Did he even say, "I want to be with you?"And you took it as an adventurer or something?
"Ah, eh, uhh...."
"Be clear. My daughter would be the cutest girl in the world."
"Oh, well, yes, I think it's cute."
"Then take him!
"No, that reasoning....."
The rising emperor is shaking my chest. [M]
"Hey, Majesty!?"
"My father says I can take it.Tomorrow!Get out of here tomorrow!
"Yeah!?"
Bang, the door opened and Secret Service jumped in.
"Your Majesty, what happened!?"
"This man is still ruthless... that?
Instead of me going mad, the Secret Servis solidified when I saw His Majesty going mad.
That's how it reacts...