Heavenly Magician
Chapter 3: The Devil's Curse

It's not that it's too weird for an ordinary person like me to call him by a nickname without an honorary title.

I felt bad in my mind, but I threw the thought away and nodded awkwardly towards the Princess.

"Well, if that's what you want, I'll call you Sora from now on."

Princess Sora only smiled when she heard my answer.

I just got here, now I have to deal with the nobles.

While thinking about that, I sighed deeply and looked back out the window.

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After a quite exhausting journey, we finally arrived in front of the palace of the Allent Kingdom.

Having just set foot in front of the palace, my eyes were immediately fixed on the beauty of the palace.

On the doorstep, we were greeted by a muscular man, wearing only those clothes I knew who he was.

"Please follow me Princess, and Lord Shin. The king is waiting for you both inside."

We were led into the palace by the Commander of the Knight Order of the Allent Kingdom.

Throughout the hallway, my eyes were completely unwilling to stop paying attention to the shapes and ornaments of the palace.

It seems like the King is a type of person who is quite thorough yes, it can be seen from the interior of his palace which is made very complex.

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Walking for a while, we arrived at the audience room, the two of us were also greeted by a man in his thirties.

But there was something that gave me a little goosebumps, it was because the man started running towards us with red eyes and a messed up face. A woman who was the same age as the chaotic man also followed him from behind.

"Daughter, thank goodness you're safe."

"Thank God Sora."

The Queen and the King cried out in tears as they hugged their beloved Princess.

"Dad, mom. Please stop, it's a shame, we're also in front of Shin right now."

"I don't mind at all about that."

I tried to refute the words of the Princess so as not to damage the atmosphere of this day, but the Princess even glared at me.

Did I say something wrong.

The king who finally realized my existence here began to release the embrace of his son and instead directed it to me.

Its bad. Wait for.

The old man's embrace attack I couldn't avoid at all, he hugged me very tightly and mercilessly.

"Thank you for saving our daughter's life." His word.

"That's not a problem. But, can you take it off, I can't breathe."

The neck all the way to my face had started to change color before she finally let go of her embrace.

"Huh huh."

"I'm sorry, I seem to be too excited."

"Y-yes. N-it's okay."

What is his power.

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An hour after that chest-stifling incident, I, the King, Queen, Crown Prince, and Princess Sora gathered in the palace garden while eating the food that the palace chef had provided.

While eating, not forgetting that I also noticed the Crown Prince, he was like he was about twenty years old, with yellow hair and a good-looking disposition.

When I asked about the whereabouts of the first Princess, the King stopped his spoon and lowered his head.

"My daughter's been lying sick from a year ago."

One year ago. This is a fairy tale Princess of sleep, huh.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that."

"Ah. Its alright. I have also tried to find the best medicine or special magic owner in the entire Kingdom or other Kingdoms, but I have never found it. Now I can only resign to the fate of my daughter."

From the explanation he gave, it seemed like the King had been searching for the owner of the magic [Recovery] but the last owner of that special magic had died five years ago.

It's not like magic is on me now. Even from the name, it seems like my spell is stronger than the one he was looking for.

But when I was thinking about it, all of a sudden.

"Hahhh!?"

"What's Shin?"

My voice that suddenly exploded in the middle of the dining table made everyone who was there shocked.

Even a cat that was sleeping on top of a tree had a branch on it and ended up falling down and running somewhere.

Wah-wah. The poor cat.

"Ehh. Hmm Y-yeah. I'm sorry, everyone, it seems like my voice surprised you. I'm fine, really."

With a forced face, everyone started to sit back and continue eating them.

Actually what makes me surprised is that there is a voice that suddenly rings in my head. I don't know why the voice says "Is this working."

I thought and drew the conclusion that it was the voice of the Goddess of Love, because only she could speak telepathically with me.

Goddamn goddess.

"Shin's."

While my mind was mixed, suddenly a voice resuscitated me, I quickly searched for the source of the voice, and it turned out that the one who was talking to me was the King himself.

"Is there anything you want. I'll definitely grant it?"

"No-no, I didn't expect any gifts at all."

"Hmm." The king just nodded with a face hesitating over my words.

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After we all finished eating, the King guided me to move to the palace garden for tea.

In the midst of the banquet, I began to venture to ask the King who was chatting with his Crown Son.

"Regarding the request His Majesty gave me earlier."

"Is there something you want?"

The king who was chatting with his Crown Son stopped the conversation in response to my words.

All those who responded to the words of the King began to look at me with great curiosity about what gifts I wanted.

Hey all. Why are you looking at me like a suspicious person.

"Yes. If you don't mind, can I meet the first Princess?"

"Hahh, first princess!?"

A woi-woi. I know the four of you are a harmonious family, but I did not expect that you would be so compact in responding to my question.

I wanted to say that, but in the end I decided to hold it in deep rather than adding more trouble.

"Can't it?" My toot.

"Ehh. I can, but why did you meet him?"

As the King said that, the other three people also nodded, as if they also wanted to ask me that.

After hearing my explanation, the King's eyes began to emit a light of hope, they excitedly began to lead me to the room of the first Princess of the Allent Kingdom.

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After aisle after passage, turn after turn we passed through, we finally arrived at a large door.

With trembling hands, the King began to open the door. And when the door opened, the atmosphere of the girl's room was visible to me.

The walls are pure white, the aroma of the room is very typical with the scent of girls makes me a little dreamy.

In the middle of the room was a white bed with curtains covering its surroundings.

I opened the curtain and saw a girl who I thought was the same age as me, her face beautiful with her family's unraveling yellow hair.

I looked at the King standing behind me, he cried as he lamented his daughter who was lying weakly on the bed, not only him but the Queen, the Crown Prince and Princess Sora were crying as well.

Ignoring the expression of the person behind me, I tried to channel a bit of my magic into the body of the first Princess, and at once the flow of mana moved as if there was a disturbance responding to my magic.

Another magic responded. So this disease is caused by magic huh. It is just so hard to cure.

"Has the condition always been like this for the past year?"

The queen nodded in response to my question.

"I'll try to cure him."

The room that was filled with crying sounds instantly became silent. Princess Sora quickly became aware of the situation and dared herself to ask.

"Are you really able to heal my brother, Shin?"

"Maybe. Actually I don't know for sure, but I'll keep trying."

Their faces began to change when they saw my confidence in me as I said that. Maybe they feel that there is still hope for the safety of one of their family members.

"Then. Shin, please heal my daughter, I beg you."

The queen who had originally intended to prostrate before me caused me to panic a little, I quickly grabbed her shoulder and asked her to stand back up.

Bruukkkc.

At the same time, several people forced their way into the Princess' room.

It turned out that the sound of the family's cries invited the suspicions of those around him. With a bit of coercion, Knight Commander Galih with some Knights, Chief Servants and Royal Magicians came to us.

When they forced their way in, it was a shock to all of them to see the Queen who was seen prostrating before me.

The commander who sensed that something was wrong started to pull out his sword, but his actions were stopped by the Crown Prince.

The order from the Prince was enough to make the Commander put his sword back in.

"I'll try to cure him, is that okay?"

The four of them simultaneously nodded their heads at my serious question.

The Knight Commander, the Chief Servant and the Royal Witch looked at me with a puzzled expression at what was happening.

But of all of them, the one who dared to ask about what happened was only the Royal Witch.

"Your Majesty. I'm sorry if I was presumptuous, but what really happened here. Why are Her Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen trying to appeal to that person?"

"Oiko. Shin said that he could cure brother." Sora said with a tone of spirit mixed within his voice.

"W-what. That's not possible? It was not that the illness of the Princess could only be cured by the special magic [Recovery] and the owner of the magic had long since died.

"It's impossible for someone like him to cure the Princess' disease. Don't lie to the commoners, you just want to take advantage of the Royal Family. Don't be arrogant by saying that you can cure peny_"

"[paralyze]"

"Ghaugh's....."

Oiko's body, the Witch of the Allent Kingdom crashed heavily onto the floor, she was in a lot of pain but I didn't care about it.

"What just happened. What did you do to Oiko, Shin. He looks in pain, please let him go, Shin."

"I understand how you feel Princess Sora, but I can't do that."

"What do you mean?"

The Crown Prince asked me with a mixed expression.

"He was the mastermind of the illness that the first Princess had suffered so far."

"Hahhh!?"

They all could not hide their disbelief. That was natural, since Oiko had already been a Royal witch since three years ago.

"What do you mean he's the mastermind?"

"When I channeled a bit of my magic into the Princess' body, I felt a black aura responding to my magic, it came out and floated in the air, but after Oiko arrived here, it was only after I got there, that aura went straight into the necklace she was wearing."

After hearing her explanation, everyone started staring at the necklace that Oiko was wearing.

Oiko who felt that the necklace continued to be noticed quickly closed the necklace with both hands and glared at me sharply.

"He lied, Your Honor. How could I who have been a Royal witch for three years do such a dirty thing."

Still trying to lie in front of me again.

"Knight Commander. I'm asking you to please, please destroy the necklace that witch is wearing!"

Commander Galih who still did not understand what to do chose to stay in place, but after seeing the gaze of his King, he quickly pulled the necklace forcefully from Oiko's neck.

Right in front of everyone, he placed his necklace on the floor and smashed it using the sword he was carrying

When the necklace was smashed into pieces. The first princess who was still lying on the bed started to shout, and from her body came out a black aura that resembled a demonic figure, the demon cried out in pain but slowly disappeared in the air.

"Yes, that's how it happened." I said towards Oiko with a satirical tone.

Since he could no longer lie, he with a resigned face began to tell the truth.

"You scoundrel. You'll never be able to eliminate the disease forever, because it's a demon curse."

"No way."

Hearing that sentence left the King, Queen, Crown Prince and Princess Sora instantly shocked to the point that they fell limp onto the floor.

"It can't be cured, it's just your mind."

"What do you mean?"

"Shut up and see for yourself that you don't believe." I said with confidence.

I sat down beside the First Princess who looked increasingly weak, holding her warm hand, I began to cast spells.

~Absolute Recovery~

A white-colored light appeared all over the First Princess' body, covering it for a few seconds and finally the light faded by itself.

Slowly but surely the Princess began to open her eyes and stare around.

"Are you okay?" Ask her.

The girl just nodded gently at my question.

"My. You're finally awake, baby."

With tears beginning to trickle down, the entire family immediately hugged the first Princess who last opened her eyes about a year ago.

I who wanted to let the family reunion last a little longer walked up to the Witch.

"I told you that if I could cure him, you are human but you are humbling humans and instead exalting demons, people like you are unforgivable."

"The "impossible curse of the devil can be broken that easily. Who the hell are you?"

"I? I'm Tatsuya Shin, an ordinary man."

The calm king orders Commander Galih to capture the Witch and imprison her in a dungeon.