Episode 27
Episode 17. Adeline of the House of Ouse.
“What are you doing? Somebody hurry up and take Shonan to the doctor.”
said Duran. The attendants hurriedly moved the collapsed Shonan. The nobles at the banquet looked at Zishka and Duran.
“This is my victory, brother. Your knight was afraid of death and broke the rules and put an aura on his fist.”
Zishka said in a calm voice.
“What is it? I would like to ask the witness of this duel, Lord Duran.
Prince Duran Was there such a thing?
I didn’t see it.”
Hella smiled and said to Duran. Duran put his right arm on his chest and took a respectful stance.
“Hey, I didn’t see either. I just know that someone was playing with Yuma’s sword.”
“Oh, that is unimaginable. How dare any human do such a fearless thing in a duel where the honor of the princesses is at stake…?”
Seeing Hella and Duran laughing and exchanging questions and answers seemed like a good couple.
“I don’t know what you are talking about. I said I had seen it.”
Zishka glared at Duran.
“Look, you are my disciple.”
Duran gave strength to his voice and continued.
“Has anyone seen my pupil use an aura?”
The nobles only whispered, but no one readily answered.
Clearly, it was a situation where Zishka first offended Duran and Hela in many ways.
If you don’t answer as a group, you’ll just get a little hated by Jishuka, and it’s enough if you notice for a while.
However, the moment he sided with Zishka, he turned Duran and Hela into enemies.
The second princess who is loved by the empire’s strongest hero and all the people.
“Have you not seen Mama?”
Zishka showed irritation and asked the Empress.
“The princesses growled at each other like female cats in a gathering of so many people. Like stupid bitches.”
“Oh, even Mama didn’t see it. It seems like everyone but me has eye problems.”
“Let that bitch sleep in the servants’ bed today. Your snout looks tickled.”
“His servant’s sleeping quarters. Do you think I still look like a ten-year-old? The imperial authority is hitting rock bottom thanks to my mother favoring Duke Duran.”
Empress Asuka Rose stood up from her seat and approached Zishka.
In line with the footsteps of the empress, the royal family members followed.
match!
The Empress slapped Zishka on the cheek. Drops of blood formed on Zishka’s lips.
“Don’t mess around, failure.”
From the point of view of the nobility, there was literally no separate cushion for thorns.
Zishka laughed heartily, sticking out her tongue and licking her bleeding lips.
“I used an auror.”
said Yuma. In an instant, all attention was focused on Yuma.
Even the empress looked straight at Yuma.
“It is also true that there was a problem with my sword.”
Clap!
The Imperial Guard knight Varis, who was standing next to the Empress, took a step forward and aimed his sword at Yuma’s throat.
Yuma met Varis’s eyes.
Varys was also a person to be punished if he came to power one day.
Skilled opportunist.
That was the Varis that Yuma had evaluated internally during her time as a eunuch.
The last time I was with Zishka in the mountain behind the imperial castle was also suspicious.
“Your Majesty and I are having a conversation, where are you interfering!”
“Stop it!”
The Empress shouted, and Varys withdrew her sword.
“Anyway, today is an event made to celebrate this boy with the knights of the Empire, including Prince Duran.
If anyone ruins the place more than this, I will personally punish them. Treat the boy and finish the banquet.”
After those words, the empress left with the imperial family friend Widae. Duran also followed the Empress.
The Empress had saved Yuma several times today.
It wasn’t simply because Yuma was Duran’s disciple.
‘There are not just one or two problems related to that boy. Contradictions between the magic stone Black Wolf of Duran’s Duke Puang Sang and Hugo Cahel Povian’s identity policy, now even the princesses. I have to tell the white butterfly to increase the concentration report.’
Yuma thought. What were the words that Varys had moved his lips while aiming the sword at him?
‘You say you’ll wait? It’s clear what the plan is. Maybe you thought it was worth using. coon.’
The banquet continued through the night in an awkward atmosphere, like a crappy play. People asked each other how they were and talked about wars and sagas.
Zishka and Hela kept the high seat in place of the empress. A chill flowed between the two.
Yuma was planning to leave the banquet hall under the pretext of bleeding from his throat. It was because he judged that among the aristocrats present today, there was no one worth betting on.
Yuma visited the princesses and thanked them.
Hella had many things she wanted to ask Yuma about.
What was the life of the common people like? How did he become such a strong person? Why did he stare at himself so much during the victory ceremony…
But he didn’t say anything.
There was nothing better than paying more attention to this commoner.
“It took a lot of hard work to fight for me. Is the wound okay?”
“it’s okay. Lord Shonan probably does too.”
“Okay, go back and rest.”
“Thanks to you, I will be sleeping in the servants’ bed today.”
Zishka spoke into the back of Yuma’s head. Yuma turned around and bowed to Jishuka before leaving the banquet hall.
Varys was probably waiting for Yuma in the mountain behind the imperial castle.
Yuma internally laughed at Baris and just left the castle.
After the banquet, Yuma rested for a while on the pueang table.
Thanks to the precious herbs Duran sent, the wound on his neck healed quickly.
Yuma immediately sent the ogre blood bestowed by the empress to Kahel.
Delivery was handled by Cindy.
Yuma did not attach any escort to Cindy, who was carrying that valuable item to Matan.
“Why on earth are you not attaching an escort!”
Poin shouted again this time, but Yuma only said that Cindy would do well, but didn’t tell her why.
The reason for not attaching an escort was this.
This is because if Cindy loses her ogre blood, she can somehow hold back her role as a spy for the Imperial Family Task Force by holding her accountable.
He could also make Yuma mistakenly believe in him.
In the end, Cindy was only in Yuma’s palm.
The capital, Hale, was abuzz with Yuma’s refusal to be knighted by the empress and his brilliant victory in a confrontation with Shonan.
It was the latest fashion among minstrel poets to sing the story of Yuma.
It was proof that the common people were waiting for someone like Yuma.
The story of a commoner who overcomes his social status and becomes the protagonist of a splendid incident.
“Yuma-nim Puang, the leader of the upper ranks. “This is Puang-nim. No matter how famous or influential I become, I have no intention of usurping my seat. This guild is going to become the backbone of the empire’s economy someday.”
“yes?”
Yuma didn’t answer and just laughed.
Yuma actively accepted his teacher’s opinion and walked around the capital wearing a coat made of the finest fabric.
Quite a few people recognized Yuma and said hello.
‘I guess this is how it feels to be loved by the people.’
The place where Yuma walked for a long time was the Woods family’s mansion. Where Hi-Wan Woods and Adeline Woods are located.
Of course, he had taken a bribe to feed Haiwan and a magic crystal to give to Adeline.
Adeline had her servants escort Yuma to the drawing room.
Haiwan was absent. On the second day, he was taking care of lodging and meals at a gambling house in Povian Street.
Yuma held out the magic crystal to Adeline. Wizard Adeline Woods, who will be the apprentice of the dragon during the Dragon Demon War.
“I’m fine with a gift like this.”
Adeline used honorific words for Yuma.
“Sir Cahel sent ogre blood. I’d like to give Sir Adeline a present too.”
“If it’s to save your life, I’ll just do my job as the Hwangseong Wizard…
“What do you think?”
“yes?”
“This magic stone. Please take a closer look.”
Adeline carefully inspected the magic stone. The magic crystal was the artificial magic crystal from the Puang Merchants, which was harvested for the first time this time.
“It’s strange. It has a different feel from the magic stones I have used so far.
A little bit of poor quality…
“Sir Adeline, do you know the current financial situation of the Woods family?”
“It’s just…serious…
”Because the former head of the family, Sir Haiwan Woods, is addicted to gambling.”
“Still, my grandfather…
Yuma remembered Adeline before returning. A shy woman who couldn’t fix that stuffy tone even after becoming a dragon’s disciple.
Even now, it was hard to believe that he was a famous aristocratic magician in his mid-thirties.
Originally, wizards were often overconfident, eccentric, and arrogant.
It was a good thing for Yuma. Because there was no character that was as good as a good and naive person.
“Which field would be best for Sir Adeline to use this magic stone?”
“I think it would be suitable for amplifying magic…
“That’s right. Can Sir Adeline create a magic bombardment amplifier based on the magic stone?”
“A magic bombardment amplifier…?”
“yes. The Fuang Merchant needs a new exclusive technology. Something useful for national defense.”
“I think it would be possible if there were enough magic stones… But why, why, why Adeline Woods? It was the context in which she could become the dragon’s apprentice.
She wasn’t the type to handle mana perfectly like the geniuses of the Povian family. He’s just a genius from the Woods family.
However, her way of understanding and accepting objects and phenomena was different from that of ordinary wizards.
That’s why it was the most suitable for learning the magic of dragons.
The dragon who became her teacher evaluated her as ‘it was possible because she was a very unique idiot’.
“Sir Adeline, don’t you want to raise the Woods family from falling?”
“Of course I want to raise…
“I’m a merchant. We will provide full financial support to the Woods family. If only you could make an amplifier. A secret deal, of course.”
“Is that really all…?”
“sure. If you accept, I will immediately write off 50% of the Woods family’s debt from the Puang Merchant. After it is completed, I will pay you back the remaining 50%.”
Adeline just nodded, unable to blink, like a madman.
“great. Just think of it as a belated repayment to the benefactor who saved my life in the past.”
Adeline cried and escorted Yuma to the entrance of the mansion.
From Adeline’s point of view, what she did in the lab was possible if she spent only a year developing it. Anyway, even before returning, it was Adeline Woods who made the magic bombardment amplifier.
Yuma intended to exclusively produce the amplifier and deliver it to the imperial family.
It was a penny that went into paying off 50% of the Woods family’s debt right away. It is compared to the royal family’s money to be ripped off through exclusive delivery.
‘As a bonus, I can prepare for the dragon horse war.’
If the Magic Bombardment Amplifier was produced from now on, the damage that would be suffered in the Dragon Horse War could certainly be reduced to some extent.
Duran should be able to prevent the infringement of monopoly rights heard from the imperial family.
If desperate pressure came in, new conditions could be put forward as a condition for handing over monopoly rights.
Yuma confirms that Adeline Woods has entered the mansion and entrusts the bribe brought by Haiwan to the gatekeeper.
“When Lord Haiwan returns, tell him.”
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