Return of the Class 8 Mage
16. The crown prince (1)
The Crown Prince (1)
Ian and his convoy had been living in the village for a while.
Since the village was still recovering from the attacks of the thieves, they decided to stay to free them.
[Spearmaster, ‘Luki’ dare. Facing thousands of enemies, he was not affected at all. He trusted the perfect support of a grade-6 archmage. Then ‘Dragon Spear Luganis’ swung and slashed around him while waving his own red fur.].
Under the zelkova tree in the village,
Luca was writing his novel in his notebook while putting his spear with red feathers on his thigh.
“Wait, what kind of magic will that witch use? He should be supportive. Hmm, maybe the ice spear that Mr Ian used? With a large number of them, destroy, destroy, destroy....!”.
“I can. You want me to show you? ”
“Ahhhh!”
In a sudden voice, Luca shouted.
Ian was standing right next to her.
How long has he been standing here?
“…..Sired. Witch?”
“I didn't mean to scare you, I'm sorry.”
“T..no problem. I'm doing fine. H..haha..”.
He made his best smile, but he did not smile on the inside.
Thanks to him becoming closer to Ian recently, he was able to manage himself to smile.
Otherwise, he'll piss his pants.
“Dragon Spear Luganis.”
“......yes, yes?”
“I can see red feathers on it. So that's it...?”
Ian said as he looked at Luca's red-furred spear.
The sound of teasing and winking as a child.
‘So she read ....’
He did not show his novel to anyone else.
His first reader was Mr. Mage now.
Luca was embarrassed and wanted to hide in the hole.
‘By the way, how can he read?’
It was a pretty interesting fact that Ian could read those letters.
Although he became a mage, but it happened a month ago.
Previously, he was only the son of a kitchen maid.
He would not have the opportunity to learn letters.
‘When a person becomes a witch, then does he learn letters automatically?’
It took Luca several years to read and write letters.
Of course, he doesn't know everything yet.
He still had to learn a lot of words and a lot of grammar.
“K..you can read?”
Luca asked boldly.
What if magic allowed her to read letters?
This will be very useful information.
“Of course. I am a witch. ”
“J..so a magician can read letters with magic power?”
“Of course. A Mage is the best.”
“Wow....!”
Luca takes Ian's jokes seriously.
Ian laughed softly as he watched his stunned face.
“I always wondered, but now I'm sure.”
Ian knows Luca.
To be exact, he knew the book Luca had written.
He never read it but heard it.
‘I heard about him when I just decided to leave the capital in my previous life.’
In the province of Mogrian, Ian is the most famous.
However, there was another man who had a lot of money and was as famous as Ian.
‘Luca Luca’
The novelist made a lot of money.
The novelist used the nickname ‘Luca Luca.’
Ian believes he's the one who's gonna be the novelist.
Even though he's not famous.
“Bapak. Witch, here it is. ”
Someone named Ian.
That's the veteran knight, Eric.
“We are now ready to return to the provincial castle.”
Ian looked at Ledio's house.
Since the village was small, he easily found it.
‘Does he need more time?’
Ledio said to give him time to think.
Ian thought he had given Ledio enough time.
“Oke, let's move.”
“Then, we will leave an hour later.”
The village of Lloyd is restored.
Just like the village of Tanah that was attacked as well.
Macspadden's house doubled the number of guards.
“By the way, Luca, what are you doing here?”
After finishing the report, Eric asked Luca.
“A..I'm taking a short break....”.
“While your partner prepares to return?”
“I can't see anything that needs help..”.
“Is there any more reason?”
“M..sorry sir!”
Eric was a knight born to a non-noble family.
Thanks to that, he did not look down on the other soldiers and he was friendly to them.
Of course, he knew his duty and respected his orders.
“Yes, he will have trouble.”
Ian immediately felt sympathy for Luca.
Ian walked over to Ledio's house.
Does he need more time?
*Scree…*
At that moment,
The door to the hut opened.
“Hah? Master Witch?”
Douglas and Ian make eye contact with each other.
Behind him, Ledio walked out.
Carrying a big bag with him.
Not just on his back but on his hands.
“Have you decided?”
Ledio nodded.
“I have no choice. I'd better live longer at least. ”
Ledio violently ruffled Douglas' hair.
He decides to survive by any means necessary for his only son.
“Wise decision.”
“Please keep the promise.”
“Of course.”
The enemy from his previous life that Ian had met by chance, was now joining him.
That was a good start.
“Have you said goodbye to the villagers?”
“I only drink briefly with the villagers, only drink a little. I'm just a stranger who is making weird medicine.”
Tedio's voice was bitter.
Of course, the villagers were acting normally.
Ledio did not blame them either.
“S..Mr...”
Douglas came up to Ian and opened his mouth.
He acted carefully.
“Can you really.... can you really heal my father?”
“I promise.”
“Bulkah?”
“Bulkah.”
“Then…. You are my captain now! ”
“Hah?”
Capcaptain.
What a funny word for a child.
In his previous life, this innocent child became a man filled with anger and hatred.
“Good. Call me that then. ”
“Iya! Captain!”
The conversation between the youngster and Ian was acting like an adult man.
While Ledio was listening to this strange conversation, he took out something from his bag.
It was a bottle with a long lid.
“This is my contract gift.”
Ledio handed it to Ian.
Ian gently shook the flask.
“There's something here.”
It was a bottle filled with an unknown liquid.
Is that the potion he made?
But normally, the elixir would not be contained in such a gourd.
“It's alcohol.”
“Alcohol?”
“I drank it with other men all night, and it was the last ..”
Even though Ian acted like a grown man, did he just give alcohol to a child?
“Well, I didn't say it was real alcohol. Actually, it is alcohol, but .... What to say.”.
“Alcohol is good for your body?”
Douglas was trying to help his father.
However, that was not the description that Ledio wanted.
“It's kind... half a potion.”.
“Hmm, half a potion.”
“What do you mean ‘half’?”
“It's good for your body but it tastes like alcohol.”
“Then it won't make me drunk?”
“It makes you drunk.”
Then not alcohol?
“But the effect I guarantee. Unlike standard elixir that improves your strength in the long run, It is a herb that gives immediate effect...”.
Ledio added a long description.
It was a new side of Ledio that he had never shown Ian before.
Maybe this is the real character.
It also proves that he decided firmly.
“Bapak. Witch!”
Suddenly,
A soldier came to Ian.
“A messenger from the provincial castle is coming.”
A soldier pointed to a hill outside the village.
Indeed, a man came riding a horse.
With the flag of Mogrian on his back.
* Clips! The clips! The clips!*
The sound of feet approaching.
Ian walked to the village entrance.
Other people followed Ian as well.
“Wow! Wow!”
The rider calmed his horse when he saw Ian.
From his appearance, he was a provincial soldier.
“Bapak. Witch.”
“You can talk.”
“You should quickly return to the provincial castle.”
An urgent voice came from the driver.
“Is there a problem?”
“That extension tells us that the crown prince has passed the river Garmath.”
“Garath River? Already?”
“The message arrived this morning.”
Not only Ian, but Eric and the other soldiers started to make a fuss.
The Garmath River is a river located at the beginning of the north side.
It would only take about two days to the provincial castle.
‘Why they were told so late ..’
In general, they had to notify the castle ten days in advance, via the communication post. So the provinces have enough time to prepare to welcome the crown prince.
“I'd better move fast.”
There was not enough time to move at all.
Except for every convoy and the Ledio family riding horses.
“Please lend me a horse.”
After Ian decided, he said to the rider.
“Do you know how to drive?”
“I don't know riding technique, and my legs are too short.”
Ian's body was too small so he needed a special saddle.
Therefore, the rider asked in confusion.
“Then how to...”.
“I'll be friends with him in a moment.”
Ian approached the horse while saying that.
While caressing the horse, Ian cast a spell on it.
Magic that allows him to control peaceful animals.
“Taming.”
Then, the horse waved its tongue at Ian.
Taming magic starts working.
“I'll see you there later.”
Ian was riding a horse.
To be honest, he depended on her as much as he could.
“Mr Eric, please come with the alchemist there.”
“Yes? Who is he...”
“Thank you. See you.”
After Ian asked Eric to escort Ledio and Douglas, he whispered to the horse.
“Come go to the provincial castle. Will you?”
*Prrrrghh!*
In return, the horse whined.
It started running straight into the provincial castle.
There was no need to pull the bridle, or kick his stomach.
“……”
Eric suddenly receives Ian's help.
He looked at Ledio.
Lethio did not avoid his eyes.
It was a really awkward situation.
“My name is Ledio. I am an alchemist.”
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Ledio tried first to get rid of this strange situation.
“My name is Eric, a knight of the order of the knights of Mogrian.”
However, after the greeting, awkwardness begins again. (E/N: cue the tumbleweed)
Finally, they only looked at Ian's back that was getting further away.
For a long time.