Chapter 12. Living (5)
– True. I have one thing to tell you, Master.
– yes. Please tell me.
– Rachel Grace and Veronica Manasil are here. We met briefly today.
They said Rivern was different from Kairis and would not change it to the matriarch’s last name even if they got married, and the same was true for Rachel. He used his own last name, not ‘Manasil’.
Alan, who heard Calian’s words, let out a welcoming voice.
– It went very well.
– I think we will return to the capital together.
– You’ll have to come with us. If you come together, you will be able to live at least as well as on the forest path where elves travel.
– What do you mean by that?
– Rachel is also a capable wizard. I am a professor who teaches students at a magic academy, but I also personally research movement magic.
– Oh, then. Could it be that Lord Siegfried arrived earlier than expected…
– Has he already helped you?
It was only then that I realized why Slayman, who had gone on an inspection trip, was able to arrive sooner than expected. This was because Slayman met Rachel while returning from an inspection.
Calian, who had heard some very pleasing news, called Rachel and Arsene into the parlor as soon as he returned to the castle after his conversation with Alan.
“I called you two because there was something I wanted you to prepare for.”
“Yes, my prince. What do you want me to prepare?”
“Because Kairis’ land is so large.”
Kalyan started his luck like this.
Kairis is wide. It’s too wide.
I realized this clearly when I came to Siegfried’s estate. It takes several months to travel from the capital to the duchy. Isn’t it bigger than you imagine?
however.
Sispanian said to Calian, ‘Come again.’
Meeting Sispanian wasn’t something I was too reluctant to do, but I didn’t want to waste another long time on the road to come back to Siegfried.
“It is a waste of time to waste traveling from the capital to other places. Meeting the elves again to shorten the route is not even worth considering.”
Arsene nodded without another word.
“So, I decided I wanted to shorten the travel time between regions.”
If you can move quickly between each region, the Wizards Vulcan will be able to operate much more efficiently. I don’t know how the princes’ fight would spread, but if it did turn into a civil war, the one with the fastest travel time would naturally be several times more advantageous.
Calian, who took a moment to think about what he had been thinking until now, continued.
“What is needed to reduce travel time is space movement, and what is needed for space movement is, of course, a movement magic circle. So, I plan to build space movement magic circles here and there in Kairis.”
A space movement magic circle that will allow you to travel between Kairis areas in an instant. I was thinking about making it and found two suitable people to build the magic circle.
A wizard who studies movement magic.
And a wizard with nothing to do.
“Ah…”
Arsene made a face that said something was coming.
To put it simply, he looked like he wasn’t going to sleep for a while.
In fact, when Calian first became interested in spatial movement, he already made an uneasy prediction that it would come to him. Moreover, while Calian was in the cave, Arsene heard about what Rachel was researching.
Calian, who pretended not to notice Arsene’s face, spoke to Rachel first.
“I heard that there is a moving magic circle in Riverne that leads to each region.”
“Yes. It’s not just that it exists; it’s that it’s very well made. Although it’s expensive, anyone with enough money can use it.”
Calian did not yet know exactly about space movement. Moreover, magic circles were not the old Calian’s specialty. Therefore, Calian, who nodded appropriately in response to Rachel, asked the question again.
“As I said, I want to build it in Kyris as well. However, it may have a longer travel distance than Rivern. I wonder if it would be difficult.”
Rachel had already helped build Rivern’s moving magic circle several times. Therefore, I knew well how to solve long-distance travel.
“Even if the distance is far, it’s not that much of a problem.”
Calian smiled in satisfaction when he saw the expression that said it was no big deal. And Arsene looked very relieved.
But Calian’s words were not over.
Kalyan added the most important condition.
“That’s good. But right now, only my forces can be used. There is no benefit in building a magic circle that anyone can use when we don’t know what kind of conflict will break out with my two older brothers’ forces.”
Rachel, who was thinking about those words with a slight frown, asked.
“In Rivern, the magic circle itself is guarded. But what the prince said… is it true that outsiders should not be allowed to use the magic circle itself, rather than the security facilities in the area where the moving magic circle is located?”
Calian answered with a smile on his face.
“That’s right. Good things are better when they are monopolized.”
It is an eternal truth.
Rachel, who thought that Calian’s smiling face somehow resembled Alan’s, answered.
“We have never applied such conditions. It is difficult to say right away, but I will think about it.”
Rachel, who came to take charge of the wizards’ education, gave them homework even before they arrived at Kairisis. Calian, who was both sorry and thankful for that, smiled.
“Yes, Thank you.”
After that, Calian opened his mouth to Arsene.
“I hope Lord Hertz will also consider this.”
Arsene asked those words.
“Is there anyone in the capital who would object? I think it would be right to speak to His Majesty first.”
“It is a natural step for me to tell you, but Your Majesty will not oppose it. Other powers will not be able to oppose it forever, so it is okay. So even if you do not proceed immediately, it would be better to make a plan in advance so that you can start as soon as the time comes. .”
I’m going to make it happen somehow, so I’m saying don’t say anything else and just think about it.
Arsene, who could not bear to ask the prince if he was a wizard too, went to the library of Siegfried Castle.
* * *
After meeting Rachel and Arsene, Calian went to see Slayman.
“There is a perfect place where we can talk quietly.”
The place where Slayman went, who readily responded to the request for conversation, was a place Kalian had never expected.
Usually, in cases like this, we talk in the drawing room, study, or office.
Calian awkwardly looked around Slayman’s personal training room, which had a strong smell of sweat, completely different from the faint scent of tea or the silent scent of books.
“This one deserves to sit quietly again.”
Slayman, who did not notice Calian’s awkwardness, pointed to a log placed on one side of the training room and said this.
In the end, Calian burst out laughing.
If Jan had seen that, he would have made a fuss right away, but Calian didn’t hesitate and sat comfortably on the log and said,
“I think I’d like to ask you to go to the palace together. I want to see what it’s like to be with you, Master.”
I said this because I couldn’t imagine what it would be like if two people who seemed strangely similar or not were together.
Words spoken out of pure kindness without any other meaning or intention.
He expressed regret for not being able to see Slayman often as he would soon have to leave Siegfried’s land. Slayman also nodded willingly and answered.
“I think I would like to tell the prince to stay here and fight with me.”
Soon, conversations were taking place between the two that would be difficult to have with anyone listening. Jan’s dullness became the main topic of discussion. When Yan said that he believed that Calian had only learned a little bit of self-defense swordsmanship, Slayman laughed with tears in his eyes.
Still, Slayman did not doubt or wonder how Calian came to be able to control Aurors overnight. There were a lot of places to be suspicious, but it was because he didn’t think it was particularly important, and for the same reason, Calian didn’t bother to explain.
Even after that, it was only after talking about Lemain’s recent attitude towards princes that had changed a bit and that it was thanks to Alan’s harsh words that Calian’s main point came out.
“I met Sispanian today, Lord Siegfried.”
“Yes, I know. What did you talk about with the Cispanian Will?”
“No. It wasn’t will.”
Slayman’s eyes widened as he realized what Calian’s words meant.
“No way…”
Calian nodded and opened his mouth in response to a question he couldn’t even put into words.
“Yes. I met the main body.”
The big smile that was always on Slayman’s face disappeared and then reappeared. Then it soon became loud laughter.
“Hahaha! I knew it! I thought you’d be alive!”
He was the head of a family that had protected the empty nest of an ancient dragon whose existence he did not even know existed for 500 years. What a happy feeling it would be to confirm that Cispanian is alive.
Because of this, Sleiman continued to laugh for a long time and then said.
“I’m glad. Our family wasn’t stubborn for no reason.”
“Yes. I think so too.”
After saying this, Kalian resumed what he had originally intended to say.
“I don’t know if Sispanian will come here in person, but I think I will meet Sispanian one more time in the near future.”
At those words, Slayman looked surprised once more.
This was a continuation of the story Calian shared with Arsene a moment ago.
“So, I want to create a road that can travel between Kairisis and Siegfried a little faster. Starting with connecting Kairisis in the north and Siegfried in the south, I am thinking of increasing the number of movement magic circles throughout Kairis. “I asked for a conversation to ask for the prince’s permission for that matter.”
“It’s a moving magic circle… My opinion is important, but will Your Highness give permission?”
Slayman said with a not very positive expression.
“Because there is a royal capital in Kairis, I understand there were many opinions that the presence of a moving magic circle would increase the risk of exposure to external invasion.”
“I know. If the Lord agrees, I think we can try connecting the route with Whitlin Territory even if it is not Kairisis.”
Whitlin, Calian’s fiefdom, was four days’ journey from Cairisis. So, if it was difficult to connect to the capital, they were saying that they would create a magic circle on Calian’s personal land.
Calian continued speaking.
“If I build it, I plan to restrict its use to only those who have my permission. And the mobile magic circle that will be built here will be built more than a day away from Siegfried’s Outer Castle. The magic circle will pose a risk to the safety of this place. “If you decide it’s okay, you can get rid of it at any time.”
When this was explained, Sleiman thought for a moment and nodded.
“If your Majesty approves, I will not object to building it more than a day away.”
“Thank you. And I have one more favor to ask you.”
“Yes. Please speak.”
Calian grinned and raised his hand at Slayman’s words. Then, the sharp energy of mana began to condense at the tips of Calian’s fingers.
Slayman, who saw this, smiled brightly and said.
“Are you applying for sparring? I already brought the prince here with that thought in mind, but it’s great that you spoke first!”
“It’s similar to sparring, but it’s a little different.”
Calian paused for a moment, and the mana that had condensed in his hand suddenly grew to the size of a large apple. It had grown larger. A sharp light appeared in Slayman’s eyes when he saw it.
A shape he had never seen before.
It was not fire, ice, or wind, but a completely new power.
Calian had erased all of its attributes, and only the pure aura energy that had become the source of the circle was present. It was a lump left behind.
Calian spoke in a low voice as he looked at the mass that seemed to be a swirling mass of countless glass shards intertwined with each other.
“It was made with the energy of an Auror. Normal auras have to be layered on top of a medium, but luckily I can use magic as well. By concentrating magical power using the method used by wizards and then condensing the aura, it became possible to manifest the aura without a medium.”
Now Calian was showing the power he had thought about deeply for several days in front of Slayman for the first time.
He said it easily, but the auror It was not an easy method at all since it required using both magic power and magic power.
“Seeing you create something like that, it is fortunate for our family that Sispanian’s true body remains, and it is fortunate for the prince that Sispanian’s blessing is working properly. I guess it’s something.”
Calian smiled silently.
It may have been possible because Bern, who was actually a sword master, entered the body of an old Callian with a talent for magic, but he couldn’t give a detailed explanation. “Anyway, that’s what I was going to ask you
. “The thing is.”
As Calian closed his eyes for a moment and concentrated, the shape of the mana condensation began to change. It gradually increased in length and became thinner, soon creating a ‘sword’-like appearance. Slayman, who saw it, let out an involuntary exclamation
. .
Calian continued,
“I want to use this as my ‘sword.’ I haven’t really used it yet. Therefore, I don’t know exactly the strength or sharpness.”
“Do you want to check that?”
“Yes. It’s difficult to estimate how much power I have. Now that I have met the ball, I want to confirm exactly.”
Now that he had realized what Kalian wanted, Slayman showed intense courage. The wide smile on his face was directed at Kalian’s ‘sword’.
Slayman said briefly.
“Please come. .”
Before I knew it, a blue aura formed on Slayman’s sword.
At the same time, Calian’s new form disappeared.
