How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

said Leo urgently.

“ball. Wait. I have some talent for magic, but my physical ability is so bad, so if I get hit wrong with that, it will be a big problem.”

It is a sunfish that needs to be handled with care.

It was Leo who told me in case Verdict didn’t know about it.

Then Verdict, now obscured by lightning and light, spoke.

“Cluck. Don’t worry. Lowering. Rather than that, feel the surroundings.”

“around?”

Leo tilted his head at first.

Then I realized what he was talking about.

Verdict’s will and magic.

The so-called dominance couldn’t fill the space around here, and it was completely in his hands and grasping it!

‘Is that why I was momentarily put under such pressure?’

Leo tends to keep his cool in any situation.

That’s why he was quite flustered in front of Verdict.

It was all for a reason.

“Cluck. Why don’t you try resisting?”

“… All right.”

Leo closed his eyes.

Vision is not very helpful in recognizing space.

It should feel like a gut feeling.

And what I felt was how thick the concentration of Verdict’s controlling power was.

‘Is this the same person doing it?’

With my eyes closed, I couldn’t even think of Verdict’s decrepit appearance.

It was as if a dragon holding a thunderbolt breath in its mouth was standing in front of it with its mouth wide open.

‘It’s certainly one step higher than Logan or the Marquis Merverd.’

Both of them were 6th class mages, but they couldn’t show that kind of pressure.

Leo caught his breath and concentrated.

Even now, I feel a terrible pressure, but I can’t just sit there and watch it.

Something has to be done.

Leo tried to spread his willpower in the space as it was.

Of course it wasn’t easy.

No matter how hard he tried, Verdict’s dominance did not budge.

Rather, it was not enough to fill the space, and it invaded the inside of Leo’s body.

Soon Leo’s face was drenched in sweat.

After barely trying, he was able to defend against Verdict’s dominance to some extent and secure the space around him.

‘Only 1cm… .’

In the end, the place where Leo’s willpower dwelled was only 1 cm around his body.

He sighed bitterly and sat down on the floor.

“It really makes a big difference.”

Even though I did my best, I was in a hurry to protect myself.

That too almost failed.

If he had failed to cut off Verdict’s dominance, he would have been able to create lightning within Leo’s body if he wanted to.

‘Of course, even if I create a lightning bolt 1 cm outside my body, it’s almost impossible to block it.’

At least there is ＜Self-defense＞, so maybe you want to stop it at least once?

It was pretty disappointing.

Although he was in a weakened state, he was Leo who captured the head of the Grenoch School.

However, Verdict was no match at all.

However, unlike Leo, who was in a state of collapse, Verdict was stunned inside.

‘Heh heh heh. To think that a 5th class mage could stop my willpower.’

Verdict felt the limits of his own talent, but that was because he was frustrated by the 7th class wall.

To be honest, I was confident that I would not be pushed by any of the 6th class mages.

However, even though it was a part of himself, Leo blocked it.

Even if you put any 5th class mage in front of you, you wouldn’t be able to do this.

‘Is this the difference in talent?’

Verdict felt eerie.

Leo’s current age is only 12 years old.

How will this person change in 10 years?

‘He’s really a next-generation archmage.’

An enormous treasure was born in the Roman family.

he said with a smile.

“To be honest, it won’t help much if I try to teach you some magic. Right now, I am using a lot of shortcuts to somehow move forward.”

In order to move forward even a little bit, I strayed from the path of Jeongseok.

If you tell Leo about those methods, you will only develop bad habits.

“But I think I can tell you about the use of willpower.”

Amplifying willpower, inflating it, hiding it, and so on.

The reason why Verdict usually looks like an old man who is about to collapse at the slightest blow and now looks like a gigantic dragon is all because he is a veteran in handling such willpower.

“And by training this willpower, you can also amplify the power of your magic. So, start practicing with me from today.”

“This is what I hoped for.”

Leo nodded.

And then, as I was about to get up…

My legs loosened and I picked it up and sat down.

“Well. Can you take a little break and do it?”

“You are in very poor physical condition. When I was younger, I could run 12 hours a day without getting tired.”

“… don’t lie ball.”

“Ask the others.”

“If the ball was at my age, wasn’t it almost 80 years ago? No one can remember that.”

“Cluck. Then I’m right. Anyway, stamina is important to deal with magic in depth. I’m going to talk to Albert and ask him to exercise for two hours a day.”

“… … .”

Leo’s face darkened.

‘I think I’ll collapse in 20 minutes instead of 2 hours… .’

However, there was no mistake in Verdict’s words, so I couldn’t refute them.

* * *

“Whoa… .”

Logan sat by the window of the duke’s castle and looked out.

He had a very complicated look on his face.

6th rank black mage.

The owner of one of the Black Towers of the West.

The head of the Medith School.

Logan knew that the achievements he had made throughout his life earned him the respect of many.

Of course, this was only true among warlocks, but at least the School of Medith had quite a name in the West.

Some say that they pretend to be noble in the same warlock subject, but that’s why the reliability was high.

And Logan didn’t want to do anything illegal in the first place.

It was because of the mindset I learned from an early age because I was born in an aristocratic family.

It didn’t go away no matter how rough life was.

Naturally, the Black Tower he ruled had similar tendencies, so those in the know knew.

That the Medice school was quite good for warlocks.

Some nobles from other countries even unknowingly supported the Medice School.

Knowing their tendencies, we invest in advance to receive help someday.

‘But this is a completely different story.’

After the meeting not long ago, the duke called Logan again.

– What I said earlier is true. If you help me with this giant hunt, I will accept the Medice School as the official magic tower of the Duchy of Lyant.

– Would that be possible? As you know, we… .

– A black magician. But I’ve also done a lot of research. The reputation isn’t bad, and the internal members are fine. Of course, I’ll have to do a more intensive investigation when I become an official mage tower, but for now, it’s a passing grade.

Duchess-class nobles are no different from kings in their own domains.

As long as it proves that it is not evil, it is possible to bring the black tower into a normal magic tower.

In addition, Logan was a citizen of the kingdom who had even been issued a citizenship card by the first queen, and was half-recognized after undergoing various investigations in the royal castle.

In such a situation, now the entire tower might be able to enter the Roman Kingdom!

‘After meeting Degradation, unexpected opportunities arise.’

Logan laughed.

Prince Leo found out while chasing the man who killed a colleague of the Medith School.

I never imagined that I would be so close to him.

And even after getting hooked up, I never expected that these things would happen.

After sulking and taking another sip of tea, Logan stood up.

“So, hunting giants. You must succeed.”

A black light flashed in his eyes.

Now is the time to step out of the Wild West and rejoin the human nation.

When he was young, he did what would have been natural if his family hadn’t fallen.

To do so, you must help the duke on this hunt successfully.

Logan felt his will burn for the first time in a long time.

* * *

Leo’s daily life in the duchy was monotonous.

In the morning, I practiced physical strength with the duke (I felt like I was going to die), and during the day, I practiced with Verdict.

After about two weeks, I got used to it.

After the day’s work is over.

Leo was communicating through a crystal ball in his room.

“Gawain. How are the preparations going?”

-The ingredients you said are ready. I asked Lord Sonia to treat it with a mixed solution, so now all I have to do is transport it.

The communication partner was Gawain.

Recently, he has been busy expanding his branch to Hamtroy Kingdom.

In the meantime, Leo even made a difficult request.

“Wasn’t it difficult to find?”

– To be honest, it might have been difficult if it had been a while ago. However, this time, it was not that difficult because he had expanded his influence to Hamtroy Kingdom and was also making inroads into the empire little by little.

“Already to the Empire? Is there going to be a lot of competition there?”

-That’s true, but don’t we have a hydra carcass? They’re selling it on the black market little by little to increase their influence, so so far it’s going pretty well.

“Good. For the time being, there will be no worries about finances.”

Leo smiled wide.

Money is such a scary thing.

Before I came here, I had received a lot of money from the Viscounts Blentz and Viscounts Bordens, but since Gawain used it profusely, I was almost in trouble again if I made a mistake.

It was Leo who naturally laughed at the lack of financial pressure.

“Then can I receive it within the next week?”

-That’s right. But where are you trying to use this… ?

Gawain asked in a puzzled voice.

“Ahh. There is such a thing.”

Leo shrugged.

What he asked of Gawain was nothing special.

The last giant, Uranus.

Leo was well aware of how strong he was.

No matter how great Duke Lyont or Verdict is, you can’t win by sticking with them.

Even if Logan and Leo are together, we have to think about the number of cases where they fail.

‘It should never be like that, but I have to prepare for the situation.’

That’s why I prepared Leo’s own special way to kill him.

* * *

Two weeks had passed since Leo stayed in the Duchy of Lyant.

Leo worked hard on persuasion throughout that time, and eventually received permission from Duke Lyant and Verdict to join him in hunting giants.

After that, originally, I was going to train hard for about a month.

In fact, for most of the past two weeks, Leo has been taught by Verdict, and Selisse has been training alongside Duke Lyant.

But the plan went a little wrong.

“Let’s start tomorrow right? Isn’t it too soon?”

At Duke Lyant’s words, Leo sighed.

“I also want to learn more from Lord Verdict. But my father in the capital told me to come quickly. If it’s too late, they say they’ll send a team of knights to bring them here.”

King Biden issued an ultimatum after enduring patience.

Originally, he should have returned straight from the hydra’s den, but he had been wandering around for months.

In addition, there was also Leo’s birthday in the middle.

Even his 12th birthday passed without seeing his face, so it was brave that the king had endured this far.

So, he was even thinking of sending out the Knights to find Leo sooner or later.

When Gawain sent this information, Leo had no choice but to shorten the schedule.

‘It doesn’t matter much anyway, since I received everything from Gawain… .’

I liked the training that deals with willpower, but I felt sorry that it was only short.

Duke Lyant cleared his throat.

“Hmm. If His Highness the King is like that, there’s nothing we can do about it. All right.”

Duke Ryant’s eyes shone.

Anyway, he and his uncle, Verdict, had already finished their preparations and made up their minds.

All that remains is to move yourself!

“In that case, we will set off tomorrow morning.”

ruler of the west.

The Last Giant, Uranus.

It was time to go hunting him.