Episode 73
“So this kid… saw the magic string?”
The meaning of Clayton’s eyes when he first heard Victoria’s story was clear.
To put it more bluntly, adults should not play around with young children. To put it more bluntly, they should not talk nonsense.
However, after going through a few tests, his eyes soon turned into one of astonishment.
“I will raise it! This ridiculous talent!”
It is said that even the legendary great wizard could not see mana with his own eyes.
He also said that his sensitivity is the best among all the wizards he knows.
They started to cause an uproar, even reaching the point of blood.
This was a complete surprise to Logan, who had been expecting an answer such as “No because it’s a girl.”
‘Was it that level of talent?’
How much more of an uproar would it be if you told them that you could see it from up close?
Thinking about that, Logan chuckled.
Then he opened his mouth again to the girl with a puzzled expression.
“Victoria. Do you really want to learn magic?”
“If that means controlling giant puppets, I want to learn.”
“why?”
“That’s…”
Looking at the child’s hesitating eyes, Logan waited slowly with a smile on his face.
“…If I have a strong doll, there will be more things I can do.”
The girl’s mind, still looking for something to do on her own, has not changed.
Logan nodded, feeling sad but also amazed by it.
“Yes. If that’s what you mean, that’s fine. Then, Clayton, please take care of me.”
“No! It’s me!”
It wasn’t a very good picture to see a middle-aged wizard with a ferocious look smiling at a young girl, but in the end, it was mutually satisfying.
Even Logan watching them from the side.
‘It’s the talent of an archmage…’
Even if Clayton’s expression was exaggerated, there was no doubt that it was a rare talent.
‘So the siblings are both geniuses?’
Both children with unusual appearances that are rarely seen had genius talents in certain fields.
Now that it was like this, I was almost curious as to what kind of bloodline I had inherited.
but.
‘Well, there’s no need to know.’
Seven years until the Imperial War.
I don’t know how far Victoria will grow, but having another powerful force wasn’t a bad thing.
With another critical moment ahead, some unexpected good news made Logan feel a little lighter.
* * * After calming down the shocked family and retainers and settling the affairs of Ronian and Victor, Logan announced his intention to go straight to the capital, Grand.
Because the price of the play that took place in Bipros had to ultimately lead to finding the swordsmith.
Of course, even if it was not a call to become a swordsman, a trip to the capital was necessary to find out the trend of the most important events that would occur this year.
In addition, for another important purpose.
As always, Logan wanted to leave alone again, but this time he had no choice.
“It is not polite to the swordsman. Please bring at least some attendants.”
Even his reputation as a well-established successor was of no use to this statement.
Thanks to this, Logan had to go on a trip with an unwanted lump.
“This is Henderson, commander of the 18th Order of the McLane Knights. It is an honor to be with you, Confucius. I will serve you with all my heart.”
Henderson shouted loudly and lowered his head without hiding his excitement.
It was the same for the five subordinate knights who followed behind him and showed their respect in the same way.
That’s how happy I was about this reality of being able to go on a expedition under the direct command of the Grand Duke.
‘I must seize this opportunity and remain as the Archduke’s close associate.’
That was the only thought on Henderson’s mind.
A phenomenal swordsman genius who only appears in legends, with the strength to kill a high-ranking knight by himself at the age of only 21.
Was it just incompetent talent?
McLane’s savior, who was once called a bastard and was a benefactor, but when the family faced a crisis, he finally showed his true light.
He was a great genius of the century who turned a war in which he was at a disadvantage into an overwhelming victory and even achieved the miracle of turning a wasteland into a plain.
How many colleagues did you compete with to volunteer for this expedition?
Although he was jealous that he had been chosen because he was so large, he believed that his lord recognized his loyalty.
‘I am now serving someone who will become a legend in future generations. And the legend will say Next to him was always the immortal knight Henderson…’
The delusion that unfolded with a pounding heart continued without knowing the end.
However, after leaving McLane territory and after more than half a day of silence, the hero’s first command was different from his expectations.
“Get me some firewood.”
‘Why are you asking the knights when you have servants with you?’
Henderson’s pride was hurt, though.
– The Archduke’s thoughts cannot be fathomed by criminals. No matter how ridiculous it may seem, there is a reason for it, so don’t guess and do it with sincerity.
Remembering the words of the knight commander who encouraged him even before departure, Henderson regained his motivation.
“All right.”
However, the forced motivation led to excessive action.
Rumbling.
An intermediate knight who has learned the Iron Blood Sword does his best to swing the sword against a tree.
It was nothing short of a disaster in the quiet midnight forest.
“…What is that crazy guy?”
After collecting firewood for a long time, they were causing a ruckus in the forest.
Since it was near the highway leading to the capital, there would be few wild beasts or monsters, but there was nothing good about making such noise at night when the sound spread far away.
I looked at the remaining knights with an absurd gaze.
“What? Is the tent ready?”
“I need to get ready to start a fire.”
“I’m preparing dinner.”
They were watching the leader’s crazy actions in a daze, and as if they suddenly remembered something else to do, they scattered in all directions and looked the other way.
‘What the heck…’
Should we say that this is the harmful effect of selecting leaders based on force?
It seemed like that stupid leader had only chosen people like himself as his subordinates.
The good news was that there was at least one summit.
“Chief Henderson has good strength, but he’s not smart. I’ll take care of it. I’m sorry, Confucius.”
“…DeGrom.”
Logan forced himself to nod at the words of the knight he knew.
Because that wasn’t important right now.
Logan glanced a little distance away and gestured toward Rick, who was only looking at him.
“Come here. Let’s talk.”
“Hehe. Confucius, do you need anything?”
Did you say you can’t spit on a smiling face?
However, seeing Logan rubbing his palms and smiling made him feel jealous.
Naturally, words that I couldn’t bring myself to say when my parents were watching came out of my mouth.
“Why are you following me?”
Even if a small number of knights were unavoidable, we tried to exclude non-combatants as much as possible.
But no matter what this guy said to his parents, he ended up joining the group.
“Why! What would other people think of the McLane family if the heir of a proud noble family always walks around without an attendant!”
“Well… I guess they think he’s a beggar.”
“I will protect the honor of the MacLine family so that such rumors do not spread! For sure!”
Rick had a determined expression on his face, but it was obvious that he didn’t mean it.
“…Is that because you want to go to Grand?”
“I guess that’s not possible. I always think of Confucius out of loyalty…”
“Hmm. It looks like that loyal servant will soon return home injured. Where do you want to get hurt? Take your pick.”
At those words, the guy immediately fell face down.
“I really want to go! The capital!”
“Haa… hey man.”
“Take me with you! Just a little! Let’s go to a bigger city!”
“It’s hard to leave home…”
“Now even the maids won’t even deal with me, not even Mary! I feel like I’m constantly smelling like shit! Who’s causing this!”
At Rick’s exasperated shout, Logan let out a hollow laugh.
“No, then the reason I want to go to the capital is….”
“I have to go get married too!”
Eyes burning with desire were refusing rejection.
And along with that, another gut-wrenching sound of cheers was heard from the forest.
“Eurachacha!”
Rumbling.
Awwwwww!
Wow!
As if in response, cries were heard from afar.
‘Ah-oh. ‘This lump of luggage…’
I already have a lot of work to do and my head is already hurting.
* * * The purpose of this trip to the capital was twofold: to find out if there would be any variables related to what would happen in the future, and to meet the three princes and form a relationship.
These are all important things, but they do not pose a direct threat to your life.
‘I owe Rick a debt from my past life.’
Because of that, Logan no longer expressed any objection to Rick and the knights accompanying him.
But….
“Wow! Of course it’s him!”
“oh my god!”
“Look at that over there!”
The fuss that started even before entering the capital made me immediately regret that thought.
It is basic to show off everything you can to show that you are a hillbilly.
Whipping~!
“Hey, young lady. McLane’s man, the man among men. With this Mr. Henderson…”
A ridiculous modification that could have been a street job was an option.
Ugh.
“Ugh. What are you doing…”
“You crazy guy. Let’s do it in moderation! Are you horny!”
The moment Logan’s frown became more and more frowning, deGrom took the initiative and hit Henderson on the back of the head, who had not realized how embarrassed he was.
“Anyway, since they are the ones who became knights after just training at a young age, they are a bit horny… I’m sorry.”
DeGrom then looked at Logan’s notice.
“no it’s okay.”
I breathed a sigh of relief at the unexpectedly calm response.
Of course, if I knew what was going on, I would have cried.
‘I’ll beat you to death from the moment you arrive at the Sword House. ‘To the point where I don’t even have time to think of harsh thoughts.’
The number of nameless women and children in the capital who were already rushing away from the group seemed to be close to a hundred.
It is a capital city that creates rumors that do not exist, so it would not be surprising if some kind of scandal was created at this level.
Logan rode his horse quickly, suppressing the urge to beat up the knights in the street.
To meet normal people who don’t exist in this group.
however.
– MacLine special product! Imporic Huge Sale Explosive Sale!!
– Our Confucius is crazy! I’m closing down a thriving business!!
– Fire Sale! It shoots as cool as a flame as the burning heart of a merchant!
A guy who should have been a normal person was dancing in a clown costume, carrying signs with strange phrases on his back.
“It’s not an opportunity that comes every day! Now, it’s a staple of the capital’s social scene that made the nobles burn. Cool for today! Confucius, I’ll give you a cool shot. You look exactly like our Confucius… Haha. Ha. When did you come here? ”
Crackling.
Logan’s hands suddenly gained strength.
* * *
“No, it’s just that there are more competitors, so I have no choice….”
“It’s shaking. “Stay centered.”
Philip, who was resting his head on the floor with Logan on his back, was extremely mortified.
No matter how many competitors there were, Imporik, the starter, had taken over the market.
A honey-like product that didn’t need to be folded. When he was told to close down his business, he just looked for the best solution.
‘A man who laughed and said that all he needed to do was make money even if he heard more bullshit than this.’
How could he know that he would suddenly change like this? Philip was aggrieved.
Of course.
“I said it was time to change my image, right? But I never imagined that they would try to change it like this.”
Although I heard something like that.
“You should at least tell me the reason…”
This employer was always the same.
He always did what he told me without even telling me the reason. I told him to do it.
Of course, the results have been good so far, so I have nothing to say, but if you try to work without a clear direction, this kind of division arises.
‘It’s not my fault! I feel wronged!’
Philip felt the need to correct this flawed work structure:
‘I need to be clear.’
After strengthening his resolve, he opened his mouth resolutely.
“I…”
“I told you not to worry about Imporic performance bonuses because I will make you make more money, right?”
“…I will be very careful from now on!”
What is the importance of the work structure? Should I do it?
Money is important.
“Okay, that’s it. stand up. And recite what I told you to know.”
At those words, Philip’s expression hardened slightly.
The story to be discussed from now on was a heavy topic just to think about.
After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Philip began to speak carefully.
“Contrary to what you say, there is no bad news related to the royal family. However, as the king gets older, the factional fights among the nobles who support the princes who are heirs to the throne are intensifying. At a recent cabinet meeting….”
That’s how the story started. lasted longer than expected.
