How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

After the negotiations, Leo came back to find Samuel in the dungeon.

Seeing Leo, he laughed.

“Uh ha ha. Are you here?”

“Why are you smiling?”

It was Samuel who spoke rudely, but Leo was curious about why he was laughing.

Samuel said with a smirk.

“Are you asking because you don’t know? I heard you talking to the jailer earlier. Did someone come from our family? If I’m freed, I’ll tell the whole world that you tortured me, a nobleman!”

“I don’t mind. Why do you think you’ll be released?”

“If Viscount Blentz and the like don’t want to be attacked by our estate, then of course you have to let me go!”

Samuel was proud.

but. It was worth thinking about.

Originally, the gap between the Viscounts of Blenz and the Viscounts of Calne was great.

The highest level of each other was Sword Expert, but the number was three times higher.

However, thanks to Leo, the situation has completely changed.

One of the three was imprisoned in the dungeon, and the seal on the weapon was also released, making the Viscount Blentz knight a top-notch sword expert.

Now, if the war unfolds, Viscount Blenz may win.

“Adam Calen and Martin Calen visited just now.”

“… brothers?”

“yes. He asked me to release the hostages for a ransom.”

Samuel’s expression changed strangely.

“Huh true. It seems the brothers have finally come to their senses. but. I’m not someone else, I’m my younger brother, so I have to save him. yes. So hurry and release me!”

“Not you. I was talking about knights and soldiers.”

“… what?”

“Pretend you didn’t hear anything. let me say it again You said it doesn’t matter what happens. Only knights and soldiers pay the ransom.”

At Leo’s words, Samuel put on a puzzled expression.

“Wow, what nonsense! I am the heir to Viscount Calne! My father’s third son!”

“It is your idea to be the heir. Your brothers seem to have judged you useless.”

Leo chuckled.

“I have no talent, and I have grown old for no reason, but now I am abandoned by my family. Samuel Carne. What do you have left?”

“… … .”

Samuel’s face turned red at Leo’s words that struck him.

Since Samuel had no talent of his own, he was even more obsessed with his position in the family and the position of successor.

But when it disappeared, I felt like I was stripped naked.

“I, I… .”

Samuel stutters his mouth to say something.

However, nothing could come out of him.

Despair crept up and filled my heart.

To the frustrated Leo, he blew an Ice Arrow.

– Pleasant!

“Keheo-eok… .”

“There is no need to be too upset. Still, by sparring with me, you will have a very small chance as a mage.”

Even though Leo’s magic was a simple ice arrow, it boasted high-purity mana and an outstanding level of arrangement.

Whether it’s a knight or a wizard, when you’re beaten with your body like this, you instinctively learn something.

Even if that’s how talented a person is.

In the past few days, Leo had not simply defeated Samuel, but had actually practiced teaching through sparring.

“So, from now on, keep your senses and live.”

Of course, even if you do, it’s all in vain if you don’t try like crazy.

All Samuel has is a little soil.

If I didn’t take care of it, it was obvious that it would fall into ruin again.

-Perbubbubuck!

A bunch of ice arrows embroidered the air and rained down on Samuel.

Leo smiled lightly.

‘I mean, I have a good heart. Even a guy like him takes care of me like this.’

To be honest, it was more for stress relief, but it was Leo who put more weight on the grace he gave.

Samuel, who had already passed out with his eyes closed, would have trembled if he heard it.

* * *

After defeating Samuel, Leo visited Douglas, who was imprisoned in the next room.

A knight who was Samuel’s uncle and was once the head of the Calne estate.

He was sitting in prison with a face emaciated after a few days.

If you recall that the treatment of the guards was not bad, it must have been because of mental fatigue rather than physical fatigue.

“hey.”

“… did you come Lowering.”

“You still speak with respect. Sir Douglas.”

Douglas gave a self-deprecating laugh at Leo’s words.

“Wonderful. I don’t deserve that title.”

Abandoning his honor as a knight, he disguised himself as a bandit and attacked the royal family.

Even if it was a shameful thing to succeed, it even failed and got caught.

Where can there be such disgrace?

Besides, Samuel, who is his nephew and his supporter, was fighting against Prince Leo without knowing anything.

After watching it for a few days, the amount that Samuel had was all gone.

“Did you hear what I said to Samuel earlier?”

“Yes.”

“That guy told me to take care of it myself, but not you. The Calne estate said they would pay a ransom, so they wanted you to take over your identity.”

“… … .”

Douglas was silent.

He knew from before that the first and second sons of the Calne Territory wanted him.

However, as Samuel’s uncle, he refused their request and supported his nephew.

However, my mind has changed over the past few days.

“If you release me, I will apologize to you and return to your territory.”

“They will go even though they are Samuel’s rivals?”

“Yes. To be honest, I am very disappointed in Samuel over this. Despite my lack of ability, I seem to have dreamed of becoming the heir to the viscountcy because I, as my uncle, is sponsoring him. It is time to correct that.”

Douglas let out a deep sigh.

“And what is wrong with the soldiers who have been brought here? Samuel and I ordered it, so they had no choice but to follow. Since it is an elite force, either Adam-sama or Martin-sama will accept it.”

It sounded like he had given up a lot.

Leo nodded.

“As you wish.”

* * *

The process of freeing the prisoners was expedited.

Adam and Martin, who are in charge, are visiting, so everything from negotiations to release was completed like lightning.

Leo received a satisfactory price (gold coins), and Gawain’s information guild was soon able to advance into the Viscount Calne as well.

It was difficult to start, but at this speed, it was only a matter of time before the entire kingdom of Hamtroy was in Gawain’s hands.

Adam and Martin’s faces were bitter as they returned.

It was because he could no longer fight against the Viscount Blenz, and he suffered a great loss.

Ah, how long will it take to repair the damage?

Fortunately, Douglas abandoned Samuel and came to the two of them.

Now, when they return, the two brothers will enter the successor match anew.

“Thank you, low. Thanks to that, we were able to overcome what could have been a major crisis for our family.”

Viscount Blentz bowed his head to Leo.

Until Leo came, I couldn’t sleep and how nervous I was.

The fact that he unlocked the seals on the weapons passed down from his ancestors, and the fact that the war ended without any damage.

What was a big problem for him was solved in vain by Leo’s hands.

The gratitude was indescribable.

“You don’t have to thank me so much, viscount. It was a deal anyway.”

Leo smiled lightly.

He also gained a lot from coming to the Blentz estate.

While dealing with the ice caps of King Karst, I not only deepened my understanding of Breath of Frost, but also heard information about the fairy forest.

The fairy forest is a place where you can stay clean and build mana faster.

In addition, there were many precious herbs in it, and if you looked carefully, you could find rare treasures.

A place like a treasure island for knights and wizards!

However, since the location of the fairy forest changes every few years, even Leo only knew where it was in a certain era.

‘So I thought it would be at least a few years later to find the fairy forest. To find out like this.’

Is it because you live a good life? Very lucky.

* * *

– All right, all right.

Inside the carriage back to Viscount Calne.

Two brothers, Adam and Martin Calen, sat across from each other in silence.

There were so many heartaches they had during their visit to Viscount Blentz this time, so they were struggling to deal with it.

Martin was the first to speak.

“brother.”

“Why are you calling?”

“Why did you give information about the fairy forest to Prince Leo?”

said Martin in a crooked tone.

“Why did we quarrel with Viscount Blentz? Isn’t it to steal the land where the fairy forest is located? But I can’t keep it, but I’m telling you a secret… .”

“Then what should I have done in that situation? Did you have anything to give Prince Leo when he asked for more?”

“… … .”

With that said, Martin was speechless.

“And there wouldn’t be much of a way to tell them anyway.”

Adam laughed softly.

“You can’t go to the Fairy Forest knowing the location. Don’t you know that there is a strong barrier around it?”

“… It is.”

“I was embarrassed at first, but when I saw Prince Leo, I remembered. It was quite famous news in the Empire and the Kingdom of Rome. I heard that the 11-year-old Prince Leo is a fourth-class mage.”

“Huh. A mage at that age. Is that possible?”

“I don’t know if it’s real. But even if it’s true, it doesn’t matter much. Obviously, being a 4th class mage is amazing, but you won’t be able to break through the barriers of the fairy forest with that.”

Even though Viscount Calne discovered the Fairy Forest, the reason why they wanted to secure only the surrounding area was because they couldn’t enter right now.

Later, when the war is over and the stability period comes, I was planning to invite a high-ranking mage to penetrate it.

“That’s why I only gave you the ‘location’, not the ownership of the fairy forest.”

Adam grinned.

“Anyway, Prince Leo, the prince of a foreign country, cannot stay here for long. I’ll probably go back after trying a little to break through the barrier. We just have to bring the fairy forest rights back after that.”

“… It’s a good plan that doesn’t look like an older brother.”

Martin also nodded.

not bad.

“However, the possibility of Prince Leo breaking through the barrier… .”

“none. Rumor has it that a long time ago, even a 5th-class mage could not penetrate it.”

I wonder if Prince Leo’s barrier piercing ability is superior to that of a 5th class mage.

But there will be no such nonsense.

Even Adam, a stranger to magic, knew very well that a 4th-class mage could never outperform a 5th-class mage in any field.

Now the problem wasn’t that.

‘As soon as I go, I’ll persuade Sir Douglas to join me, then I’ll have to knock him out.’

‘Since that guy, Samuel, has been eliminated, now I can become the successor as long as I get rid of my older brother.’

Now, if you beat one more person, you will become the successor.

At that thought, the two brothers glared at each other with unkind eyes.