How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

Seeing the thieves blocking her way, Celise drew her sword.

“How dare you guys stick your sword in front of anyone? Everyone wants to die!”

A terrifying cry.

However, the besieged bandits sighed and laughed.

“hahahaha. If you have eyes, keep them open and look. Do you think you guys are in danger of dying?”

“Can’t you see this difference in numbers?”

Leo’s party consisted of Leo, Celise, and about a dozen soldiers.

I didn’t think it was necessary to bring it with me, so I returned it to the capital.

On the other hand, the number of bandits surrounding this place was close to 100.

That’s almost a tenfold difference.

Even the leader of the party was an 11-year-old kid (he looks 170 cm tall, so he looks a few years older than that) and a beautiful female knight.

It was nice to see him with a handsome and pretty face, but he didn’t look very talented.

“Whoops. little boy there. He seems to be a nobleman, but he won’t get hurt if he’s caught quietly.”

When Leo heard that, he laughed.

‘You grit your teeth and ignore that I am a member of the royal family.’

Silver hair and silver eyes.

There is a prominent feature like this, but they pretended not to recognize Leo and treated him as an ordinary aristocrat.

“Selise. Can you handle it alone?”

“The others aren’t a big deal, but one of them is a pretty strong knight.”

Celise pointed forward.

Among the thieves, there was a guy wearing a mask and looking this way.

“It seems to be about an advanced sword expert.”

“Oh yeah? That’s enough to make him a fairly competent person in a small territory.”

Only in the capital city do you occasionally see a graduate-level strongman, but in the territory, usually at the level of an expert, you are in the ranks of the strongest.

It’s to the point where the highest level of experts are stationed at the level of a slightly larger viscount.

“Can you deal with it?”

“I will try it.”

Selisse expressed confidence as she fixed her sword.

She has not yet risen to the advanced level of expert.

However, since she had undergone internal growth after defeating the Hydra, the barriers to her path had become very thin.

Maybe now could be a good opportunity.

“great. I’ll take care of the rest of the small fish.”

Leo swung both of his hands wide and they collided in the middle.

An orb of light floated between the palms and casting began.

[Waving Ice – Ice Golem]

After a while, cold air blew in from all sides, and 2m-tall ice golems were created.

-thud! thud!

Dozens of ice golems wrapped around the thieves in a wide siege.

‘This is all I can create right now.’

Because it was an unfinished magic, it was difficult to control more golems.

However, this was enough.

“What, what is it? Are you a summons?”

“I know that! Golem! It is a golem commanded by a wizard!”

Fear flickered in the thieves’ eyes.

To the knights who use the sword, the golem was only a tricky opponent with a lot of stamina, but it was feared by the common soldiers.

A hard body that doesn’t stick well with spear knives, even the destructive power that goes straight to the goal with one hit.

“where. Let’s check how good thieves are these days.”

When Leo flicked his hand, the ice golems started attacking the soldiers, making the ground tremble.

* * *

The Viscount Calne was on the strong side among the surrounding territories, but the lord had fallen not long ago.

Since the successor was not decided, the three sons started fighting each other for the position of viscount.

Among them, the youngest, Samuel Calne, was much less capable than his older brothers.

Hot-tempered and hot-tempered personality.

He didn’t even think deeply, so there weren’t many people who liked him.

However, there was an ax that I believed in.

My maternal uncle was a knight with a high level of sword expert, and one of the top three knights in the territory.

That’s why Samuel was recognized as a competitor even though he lacked a lot compared to his brothers.

“Samuel. Think again. To attack Prince Leo? If you do it wrong, it can cause big problems.”

“uncle. Don’t you know that if you leave it as it is, things will only get worse? What if they go to Viscount Blentz and form an alliance?”

The three brothers sent many spies to Viscount Blenz, but Samuel got some disturbing information.

That Prince Leo of the Kingdom of Rome is being invited by Viscount Blenz!

I don’t know why, but it couldn’t have been a big deal.

If the Blenz Viscounts received even the support of the Roman Kingdom, their neighbors could be in danger.

“Fortunately, Prince Leo’s forces are said to be in the minority. They say there is only one young female knight, so the chances of success are high.”

“Still, this isn’t it. To attack a country’s prince disguised as a bandit. If it goes wrong, there may be a big diplomatic problem, and even if it succeeds, it is not honorable.”

“Does honor feed you?”

“… … .”

Uncle Douglas was at a loss for words.

Is that what the heir who is aiming for the Viscount’s position would say?

An upper class that exists above the commoners. For a knight or wizard, honor was a very important virtue.

Even more so if it’s noble.

No matter what they did behind the scenes, it was necessary to show honor and aristocratic appearance, at least outwardly.

However, Samuel showed a figure like a back alley parakho.

Douglas sighed and tried to convince his nephew.

“I have heard rumors about Prince Leo. He is said to be the greatest genius in the history of the Roman royal family. It is dangerous to attack such a person.”

“under! what is a genius I’ve heard that he’s only 11 years old, but he must have learned a few attack spells at most. I did that too when I was that age. uncle.”

Samuel stared at him with eyes burning with inferiority complex.

Douglas said nothing to it.

Samuel, the third son, received various education from a young age, but did not stand out in either sword or magic.

In such a situation, when he was in a situation where he would lose the position of successor to his brothers, he even built up a lot of inferiority complex.

That’s why, even though he had never seen it, he was expressing meaningless anger toward Prince Leo, who was rumored to be a genius.

“And there is a reason for this raid. Isn’t military funding lacking compared to my older brothers? Armed forces are fine because my uncle is there, but the merchants who support them are significantly lacking.”

“… That’s right.”

Douglas nodded.

Samuel, who had a raging temper, was not a style that was very popular with the rich.

They are full of thoughts of stealing their property, but how can they like it?

“Damn it. Fools. You don’t have eyes to see people, but you’re supporting the older brothers. They will arrest all of them and confiscate all my property when I become Viscount.”

“… … .”

“Anyways, this time we’re kidnapping Prince Leo and pretending that we accidentally rescued him. That’s why I ransom it to the Kingdom of Rome and give it back.”

Samuel raised his eyes as if it was a good idea.

“hehehe. The kingdom of Rome is rich, and Prince Leo is said to be the king’s favorite prince, so he will give you a hefty price. Maybe you can help me become a viscount.”

Of course, Douglas knew that reality couldn’t be solved so easily.

But there was no Samuel’s stubbornness.

He was a nephew who would act alone if he objected.

Finally, he nodded his head with difficulty.

“… yes. i get it. Prepare for a sortie.”

“As expected, I thought my uncle would understand me.”

Douglas, who was moving to get his gear, tried to think of only good things.

‘yes. Maybe everything will work out just as Samuel said. If we receive a hefty ransom and collect military funds, we might win the race for the successor.’

If I didn’t think that way, I would be so desperate.

* * *

again at this point.

‘That’s wrong.’

As soon as Douglas saw the ice golem, he realized that the operation to kidnap Leo had failed.

The soldiers couldn’t deal with those golems.

That’s why you can’t escape, the ice golems are fighting with themselves while surrounded.

Because they were so large, it was possible to form a siege even with insufficient numbers, and the soldiers were being lynched in it.

“Keep! Aagh!”

“Sah, save me!”

Every time the ice golem’s fists and kicks advanced, the bones of the soldiers broke and collapsed one after another.

Douglas drew his sword and stepped forward.

The only one who could penetrate the golems was himself.

As if Celise had been waiting, she blocked his way.

“Your opponent is me.”

“… get out of the way I must save my men.”

“If you can go, please go.”

-Chaeeng!

As soon as Selize finished speaking, Douglas swung his sword, but Selize blocked it.

At the same time, the two knights divided sword attacks.

– Chae-chae-chae-chaeng!

A sword that strikes multiple times in an instant.

The two knights shared a one-step battle.

Before I knew it, mana like blue flames overflowed.

-bang!

– Quaang!

There was a roar as the sword collided and exploded, and the hem of the sword bounced off and destroyed the surrounding land.

After a few bumps, she knew.

‘Not yet… I am less than this man.’

Currently, her level is Intermediate Sword Expert.

It was unbelievable to say that it had only been a few years since holding the sword, but it was impossible to beat Douglas.

However, she didn’t give up.

Even though he knew he would lose, he risked everything and ran into it.

Douglas had to capture her, so he couldn’t land a blow that would end it all at once.

That’s why Celise somehow managed to hold on even though she was being pushed back.

-Chae Ae-Aeng!

-bang!

Douglas must somehow quickly defeat Celise and capture Leo.

But it wasn’t easy.

Even in the midst of splitting sword strikes, Seliese’s sword blade was sharpening in real time.

Gradually, he picked only the places that were difficult to defend and flew, and before he knew it, the frequency of Douglas’ attacks decreased.

He opened his eyes wide.

‘Nonsense. Are you growing while fighting me?’

No matter how much you say you can’t use your strength, is it possible to become stronger so quickly?

It was strange to common sense, but Leo thought it was worth it.

The experience of meeting Garibaldi and the experience of cutting the head of a hydra.

In addition to that, it was Selise who had grown a lot while defeating various monsters.

In such a situation, he was fighting a full-on battle with a knight like Douglas, so he was throwing off a piece of his skin every time they crossed swords.

The flames of the blazing sword became more distinct and powerful.

Suddenly, Douglas could no longer overwhelm her.

Still establishing an advantage, Celise was not easily pushed aside.

– Kaaang!

In the end, Douglas swung his sword and retreated.

His eyes were wide open.

“It’s amazing.”

“Sigh… Sigh… .”

“No matter how close you are to the wall, to be able to reach the level of advanced expert at this moment… .”

Celise couldn’t answer because she was breathing, but a smile was on her lips.

She does high-intensity training for more than 15 hours every day without a day off.

I went with Leo and got many opportunities, and my own efforts were not lacking.

Only those who work hard can reap the fruits of success.

The joy of growing one step forward was something that only those who experienced it could know.

– Damn it!

And at that moment, ice gushed from the soles of Douglas’ feet.

“Big!”

Surprised Douglas tried to avoid it, but Sellies attacked without missing the gap.

After confirming Celise’s growth, Leo stopped watching and intervened in the battle.

“Slowly finish. All of your soldiers have already fainted.”

At Leo’s words, Douglas despaired.

All of the soldiers were overpowered by the ice golems.

Leo kept Douglas in check with a light tuk-tuk magic.

With that alone, Celise was able to pierce his gap.

“Damn it!”

And not long after, Selyse’s sword came to rest in front of Douglas’ neck.

dangling.

“… I will surrender.”

Douglas closed his eyes, let go of his sword and raised both hands.