The Grand Prince Has Run Away

In the middle of a windless wasteland, dust settles. As I stretched out my lumbar cordon, I looked at the ruined scene with a perplexing look on my face.

Everywhere cactus are plucked from the roots and scattered around. The boulder, filled with the warm energy of the spring sun, was torn apart and rolled around, and in front of me was a sprawling scraped earth.

It was a new magic that came out of nowhere.

Stress also followed Pool and Armida and Shura to the desert and swung the yojo at a steady pace. Suddenly, Blade woke up and was shot in front like a whirlwind with a strong storm.

It was a powerful magic I could not even imagine. Even the sturdy desert rocks burst out from this storm, and all objects touched by pieces of Aura Blade have been slashed. A so-called human could never survive being struck by this spell.

Perhaps this magic, along with the sword of gravity, has given me great power.

Armida Nun, who had taught Shrah the magic of Dalahan from afar, hurriedly ran.

“Brother! What's going on? ”

I straightened the expression and put the urinal cord into the sword in a calm manner.

“That was a mistake. I didn't show it to anyone before, but it came out of nowhere. I've been a lot of really annoying things lately. ”

I watched as Armida's sister became king.

“No. I'm annoyed. Could this magic just happen on its own? ”

“Yeah, that's what our luminaries are like. I'm very emotional not to look like I have a child. ”

“Really? What kind of sword uses this magic? This should be the best magic of the 7th century. ”

Armida looks at the fascinating sight of Jojo. She doesn't seem convinced that a 7th-century weapon exists in this world.

I shrugged.

“Well, I don't know. I'm going to make sure you're there. ”

Armida's sister quietly snapped her chin.

“Hmm. Most likely a sword made in Kronos, but · · · · · · · · who left it in the world? ”

“Making my lumen in Kronos? ”

“Or could there be such a powerful magic? We can't make a sword like this with our current Mado Engineering technology. ”

I didn't like it, but it was a reasonable reasoning. Humans can never make a sword like a beacon. Of course, you can't make magic armor that can trigger high-level magic at all, but you can't make it as small as a beacon.

Then, all that remained was the heavenly city of Kronos.

I looked at Armida with interested eyes. Maybe we can find the maker of the illiteracy.

“Then who do you think made it? ”

“Well. With no essence, there's a good chance it was made of duck. Only three of our Valkyries are refined. You need your spiritual ability to train Orchard. ”

“Two Valkyrie Queens and Savannah? ”

“Uh. If anyone made this sword, it's one of these three. ”

I rolled my eyes.

“You can't be Nemisona, can you? ”

“I don't think so.”

“Why?”

“He doesn't make it in the shape of your sword. He's such a hypocrite. He's gonna make me look like an asshole. Definitely not. ”

I was offended by the fact that he was absent, but on the other hand, I was relieved. If it was Nemisone who made the illiteracy, my heart would be very complicated. It's like loving the child of an enemy family.

“Then who is it? ”

“I don't know, but Prosia is most likely. ”

“Why?”

“You've done this before. asking.”

I had heard that story before from Armida. It was the Prosians who crossed this land many years after the dawn of civilization.

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Anyway, Prosia was in a lot of trouble because of that. Leaving the same things we asked for in the world is part of getting involved in the world. That's why Nemisona didn't have much to say about the Urubos incident. ”

“What are you talking about? Then why did you leave the 7th in the world? ”

Armida's sister makes a handsome face.

“The 7th is the exception. I didn't leave it for Humans to use.I left it as a symbol of faith. I told them to watch the seventh century and defend their sacredness. ”

“But now that the 7th century has chosen man as its master, isn't that what the humans are using? ”

“That's a little weird. It's not unlikely, of course, but it doesn't happen often. But how did you get five out of five? ”

“What, because of the collapse of humanity? ”

Armida smiled, holding her belly button.

“That's ridiculous. No matter how spiritual the 7th Wonder is, it's not that much. Just enough to choose the owner. ”

“Then why all of a sudden? ”

“I don't know.”

It was Armida's sister who ended up saying she didn't know. I turned my mind off because I didn't expect much. Honestly, I didn't want Nemisona to make the yo-yo.

‘New magic, by the way.' This should do it. ’

I had great expectations of the new magic of the jojojo I stumbled upon. Conventional gravitational swords are magic that attacks a single enemy, but this was a straight-line, broad-spectrum magic. There are several strategic benefits, such as being able to attack multiple enemies simultaneously or hit long-range targets, so it was important to be familiar with.

* * *

I have been continuously polishing the jojojo's new magic to trigger it again.

But it wasn't easy. I had to find it just by accident.

Unlike the 7th century, Yojo had no enclosed grimoire, so I had no choice but to find it myself. In addition, there were disadvantages that magic unfolds in the spiritual realm and is harder to trigger.

It took a year of firewood to activate the first magic, the Gravity Blade.

But the new magic was progressing fairly quickly.

Unlike when I mastered the sword of gravity, I was now a Mind Master. Coincidentally, it didn't take long for the magic to reopen.

I first named this new magic ‘Whirlwind Sword'. It's because this is what they looked like when they laid the whirlwind on its side.

But soon I thought differently. When it was triggered in Lake Kara as a test, it was because the rough waves, not the wind, were flying in a straight line.

The magic of the wind and the magic of the water are different, but the same thing happens? Then it must mean that magic is closer to the root. I changed the name of the new magic back to 'Helix Blade’. The original name was too long anyway, so it was easy to remember if it was shortened to three.

At this point, more good news came from the construction of the central rail line and the western route that had been dragged for two years. Of course, some of the slow routes and railway lines on the outskirts of the island of Jores were still obsolete, but it could be seen that the Kara Kingdom has laid the foundation for great progress. Now the Orcs are in full force.

I was able to initiate a mass trade with them.

In the future, Kara will be able to buy a large quantity of Chaos pieces that Orcs have by selling food, weapons, etc.

Moreover, the railways were crucial for the refuge of the citizens of Kara Kingdom during the time of destruction. Now, if Padilla ordered proper evacuation, the history of blood that would kill most of Kara in the early days of destruction would be lost.

“Grand Duke, hurry up. We're going to be late for the opening ceremony.”

Padilla has been shaking since morning.

The Central Route Opening Ceremony has sent expeditions from around the world to celebrate missions. The celebration became a nationalized diplomatic event, so I couldn't help but pay attention to her.

I put on a blanket like a nuisance.

“It's not time yet. ”

“I only have three hours left. ”

I frowned. It only takes 20 minutes to wash and get dressed, plus 10 minutes to get there, and I don't know if it's been this crazy since three hours ago.

“Do I have to go? ”

“Of course. The Grand Duke is proposing the railroad business. ”

“But you made it in Kara Kingdom, right? ”

“Come on!"

Finally, a rock burst from Padilla's mouth. I stood up with a fabulous face and shouted a deaf snort.

“I can be there in a minute. Fly away.”

“Okay, well, in the meantime, take a look at Charles instead of coming back later. ”

I woke up in a flash. That made me feel sleepy.

“Let's go. Hurry. Nothing bad. ”

Padilla glanced at me with shrugged eyes.

“Do you really hate taking care of Charles? ”

“I like it. When Charles plays with me, he's just avoiding what he can as a father. ”

“It's because you're always blowing air. ”

“There's nothing you can do about it in terms of early education. If you're a Mind Master, you'll need to be familiar with aerial mobility skills, but you should have learned that when you were a kid. Now, I know this must be awkward for you, but I'm sure you'll be very grateful for my father's consideration when my Charles grows up to be a Mind Master. ”

Padilla sticks her tongue out. It was as if it were an excuse.

“All right, get ready. ”

“Got it.”

Eventually, I had to prepare for departure over an hour. Washing up took five minutes, but it took me a while to get dressed.

Later, I rode with Padilla to Kara Station in a wagon.

Inside the wagon, I complained about a small grumbling room every time I ran.

“Do I really have to ride the wagon? Magic cars are much more comfortable. ”

“The magic car is a two-seater, so there's no driver's seat for the two of us. ”

“Why don't I drive? ”

“Then you're not angry. Foreign diplomats and missions mock the king when he drives his magic car directly to the main event. ”

“Huff. Don't look at other people's eyes. We can relax. ”

Padilla complained calmly.

“If you want to live comfortably, you should not be king. ”

“But it looks good on the people, right? ”

“But a king only meets his people. We need to see more upsetting nobles and foreign diplomatic missions. They despise us for being so cruel when they see us as unassuming. And this is detrimental to national interest. ”

I answered, touching the yo-yo.

“But you don't have the guts to say it out loud. ”

“Of course you are. because Kara is a great nation, and she has a Grand Duke. But the world is scarier with words coming out of the back than the front. So never make a book out of it. ”

“No, I don't think you'll get a hint. ”

“How?”

“The dead have no words. ”

Padilla sweeps her face away.

“Politics can't be just about violence. ”

“No. Violence is the foundation of the country and the politics of it all. Do you think there could be a kingdom without an army? I can't do it. The threat of that violence means no foreign invasion of Kara, and the people are safe from war and crime. That's why all countries rise in violence. ”

“But there's no king in history who makes politics by virtue of it, is there? ”

“That's the fantasy of history. History doesn't mean anything's true. The author is the king, so you can't lie about it. Ducky can only do that if he's violent. The king who claims to be a duck is just a friendly old man in town. So nonviolent politics eventually collapses to violent politics. But...

This has never happened in history. There's no king who doesn't know too much about fundamental political philosophy. He's just too much of a tyrant. Even a fool king knows that. You know that, right? "

“Yes.”

Padilla quietly listened to me. She couldn't have known because it was so basic. Violence is an indispensable means of creating and maintaining a country.

So, if you ask me to say the most incompetent king's pronoun, I can say that I am a king who ignores his army. No matter how poor a country is torn, it is still as poor as an army.

“Who's coming to the mission, by the way? Is Duke Fabious coming? ”

“No. He's joining the Alliance to clean up the magic on Jorges Island. ”

“Phew. That's good. ”

I smiled in relief. When he comes, he talks too loudly.

You have to start a war so you don't do anything stupid. Before that, every time I followed the Mission to the Kingdom of Bastein, I was in trouble.

“But this time it looks like the Yosrahim Imperial Mission includes a pretty big head. ”

“Who?”

“Duke Rupert. ”

I wiped my face. He's not coming. He's coming. But the Grand Duke's intentions are simple. I'm more interested in his ashes.

“Ignore him. He's trying to lure Kara into the civil war he's about to unleash." ”

Padilla opens her eyes wide.

“Really?"

“Yes, his ambition. If we stay close, we can get involved. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

I looked over the front window at Kara Station. He is tougher than the sales people visiting his home. I used to avoid church work as an excuse, but now I don't know what to do with it.

< New Magic Helix. > End