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Episode 186 “Hey! Come on! I’m busy digging here!” I whirled around and shot a burst of magic at the thick hand reaching for me. “Wh-what, aghhh!” Thump! The thugs, reeking of alcohol, went crashing into the pile of crates that filled the alley. Oops. I mustn’t let it show that I’m a mage. At last, it was time to use the fancy bow I’d been carrying on my back. “Magical device, fire!” I rattled off the skill’s name and shot an arrow carelessly. The crooked…
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187What the—! You said your back hurt! “It seems you’re a bit injured, so let me take you to the physician.” I felt the firm arm wrapping around me like a vine. The slight trembling—was it because… he was trying not to hurt me as he held me? “Pardon? Sir Khalid, you? But why? And you’re so talkative today? This is the first time I’ve heard you say more than three sentences!” No way. He’s always been a bit of a chatterbox. I thought this to myself as I gripped…
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188“Huh?” “Your mana!” Rubian shouted sharply, rubbing the hand that had touched his and grimacing. “Why is it so heavy now? That scared me! Ah, it’s tingling…” “Sorry. Are you alright?” He quickly moved closer to Rubian. “Geez. Put your bracelet back on! Where’s the other one?” “That… I’m sorry, but I can’t. I’ll make sure it doesn’t hurt, so give me your hand again.” Khalid suppressed the surging power within him, refining his mana as soft…
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Episode 189 By the time we finished our conversation and left the café, it was late afternoon. Sevelena dashed off toward the square, eager to see more of the festival. Kal and I exchanged brief glances and followed after her. An arm-wrestling competition was in full swing in the square. “……” Amidst the hulking competitors, the foreign princess boldly threw down her gauntlet. And then… “Oh my, this is so much fun!” “Urgh!” Thud. She won. “The prize…
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190Khalid’s ears inexplicably burned, and he turned his head away. Rubian nudged him, saying, “What’s with you? I can feel your gaze boring a hole in my head,” then went on chatting with Sevelena. “It’s really fascinating. A failed love story.” “Just in time, our Academy’s graduation symposium is putting on a play about it!” That caught Khalid’s attention, and he interjected. “A play? Ruby… You’re in it?” Rubian was a member of Professor Yuliope’s ancient…
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Episode 191 A short while later. After hearing my whole story, Father stroked his chin and muttered. “So, the King of Kassalia is a traitor.” “Yes. But the princess says she’s on my side. She told me because she wants to help me.” “Hm.” Father fell silent for a moment. I sat beside him, nabbing a chocolate chip cookie from the table and popping it into my mouth. “What should we do? If we want to trust the princess completely, it’s best to watch her for a while, but…
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192“Wow, you’re really big. I mean—” Rubian murmured, tugging at the oversized jacket. “It feels like I’m wearing Dad’s. But why did you come?” She sat on the large sofa and asked. Kal pulled over a blanket and wrapped it around her before finally allowing himself to breathe. “I didn’t think you’d be asleep.” “Ah… I’m busy.” Rubian glanced toward the table. It was cluttered with formulas and all manner of books. It didn’t look as if she had any…
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Episode 193 ‘No, no, no.’ It wasn’t quite a crash and bang. It was just… just… “Wah, wah?” “What was that?” “Huh? No…!” I swallowed back my confusion. The sudden contact of our hands was driving me to madness. ‘Mother.’ It felt as if I were falling endlessly somewhere, spinning round and round. What am I going to do. ‘Right now…’ I might be on the verge of tumbling deeply into something. The next day. The procession…
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194 Several days passed. Next week at last would be my long-awaited coming-of-age ceremony! “Hm.” Wrapping myself tightly in a blanket and clutching a handful of warming stones, I was out at the training arena. ‘If the Mage King comes after me, how would he approach?’ There had been no particular word as yet from the princess, who was still staying at the imperial palace. I recalled recently accompanying Father to meet His Majesty the Emperor. “I had a hunch, but as…
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Episode 195 “My biological father?!” Bang! Balok didn't hold back. “Please calm down.” “Is this something to calm down about?!” Leviathan clicked his tongue lightly as he stared at the wall, now cracked open. “Getting worked up won’t solve anything.” For the first time in a long while, the three elders of the ducal house were gathered in the large parlor. A small bundle lay on the table. Partially unwrapped, it revealed an old portrait, an equally worn baby…
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Episode 196 Dagdak, dagdak! The horse picked up speed. “That mage is obviously a fake, right?” I pulled a small flask from inside my cloak. The water inside shimmered, flecked with glittering particles like scattered fine pearl dust. “The potion looks pretty real, though?” “Yeah… But look ahead.” Khalid’s low voice drew my eyes forward. In the reflection glancing across his eye, there still lingered a faint trace of red. ‘I haven’t used Wizeria’s power like…
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Episode 197 The mage, somewhat flustered, spoke with a face full of emotion. “Th-thank you, Your Excellency.” “I told you to come at once.” “Pardon?” Just like that? Leaving the bewildered mage behind, Leviathan turned to Leon as scripted. “Leon.” And just as planned, Leon vanished from sight. Only a moment passed. “Oh, goddess!” Rubian entered the cabin, following the script. Her hair thoroughly disheveled, her clothes in disarray—she looked, by…
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Episode 198 Around the same time, at the Zevert ducal residence. “Hmm, so this is the man presumed to be the youngest fairy’s real father.” Liam murmured to himself. “We need to decide how our family should respond to this situation.” In the large inner chamber, a round table stood at the center. The family was gathered around it. “We will now begin an emergency strategy meeting.” A family council of House Zevert was convening. “Just do what Ruby says and keep…
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Episode 199 While the family rolled the mage about, making sport of him— “They seem to be enjoying themselves. That’s a relief.” I swept the curtain closed at the window with a brisk flick and turned away. The last thing I saw was Hazel casting a dark shadow as she approached the mage. “Well, of course. Who wouldn’t, with such a warm welcome?” Turning, I saw my father lounging at an angle on the sofa in my room. “Now that Hazel’s got hold of him, things should stay…
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Episode 200 Past midnight. Knock, knock. Someone rapped at my door. Sleep wouldn’t come, so I rose from bed and flung the door open. “You.” Khalid stood outside, his sleek eyebrows knotted in a mess. “What’s wrong? Did something not go as planned?” Did the straw mage not behave as he wished? “Hazel said she locked him securely…” A little uneasy, I asked. Khalid let out a low sigh. “Don’t you know better than to open your door without checking who it…
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Episode 201 “Y-you… how could you…” “That’s enough.” “Sevelena!” “I’m talking about using the kingdom as an excuse to pursue your own ambitions.” The palace knights who had been hiding with him appeared like the wind, the clatter of their cold armor shattering the calm of dawn in an instant. “I wished you wouldn’t show yourself here.” The last to emerge, face set in stone, was the Emperor. He casually tossed a thick letter. It was exactly the same…
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Episode 202Ch. 21 The sky was overcast. Everything was shrouded in gray. That was how I knew. ‘A dream? Suddenly?’ That this was a dream. I was walking down a street. Even my shoes and clothes felt utterly unfamiliar. My body didn’t feel like my own. What is this? A possession-type dream? As I thought that, my reflection appeared in a puddle by the roadside. Haggard cheeks, parched lips, lifeless eyes—a face as unsightly as could be, yet still strangely familiar. Older,…
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Episode 203 Startled, I sat up. "Damn it." What is this! I hurriedly kicked off my blanket, ran over, and swept aside the curtains. The sun was just beginning to cast its pale light, birds chirped peacefully outside, and I could hear the shouts of the knights in training, as usual. It was an ordinary morning at the Duke Zevert's residence, nothing out of the ordinary. "What a dream…" My body slumped down onto the floor. How could a dream feel so wretchedly real? ‘What…
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204“Alright then, gather the maids and head to the dressing room! You have a banquet later, don’t you? Go and get yourself scrubbed and polished until you’re even more beautiful! Meanwhile, I need to clean the bedchamber!” In the end, Licht was practically chased out of his room. ‘Perhaps I should tidy up a bit myself.’ Today was Rubian’s coming-of-age ceremony. A party was to be held at the Imperial Palace, a special occasion. The Emperor had even granted use of one of the…
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Episode 205 Khalid was perched atop his horse. A long procession was leaving the ducal residence, heading toward the imperial palace. People who recognized the crest on the carriage each paid their respects, bowing their heads or prostrating themselves on the ground. Some betrayed their curiosity about the princess presumed to be riding inside. Kal stayed alert, sharpening his senses as he guarded the surroundings, wary of any potential threat. “Ugh, it’s getting chilly.” A…
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