Return of the Class 8 Mage
18. The crown prince (3)
The Crown Prince (3)
“So, is that you?”
It was the crown prince's first sentence when he saw Ian, standing in front of the provincial castle and it was the end of his words.
The deliberate and blatant folly of Ian.
It seemed that he did not care much about what the emperor had asked of him before.
Of course, Ian didn't care about that either.
‘She acted exactly the same as in my previous life.’
He did not inherit the talents of a king like his father, nor the wisdom of his mother.
Literally, he was a lesser man. Ian expected nothing from him.
If there was no love of the emperor, he should have been expelled some time ago.
‘Who I really care about,’
Instead of the emperor, Ian paid attention to others.
Three witches who came with the emperor.
Among them, he focused on the mage, who was the only woman among them.
‘Cecilia.’
Ian could remember it clearly.
Of course, the other two witches also he remembered.
However, Cecilia is a special case.
‘He is a spy from Coldwood Empire.’
In his previous life, this truth was revealed much later.
A very rare case in which a witch is revealed as a spy.
It shocked the entire empire at that time.
“I thought they would try to contact me, but.”
Of the Coldwood kingdom, or Lo Republic.
He hoped they would try to contact him.
However, they did not send another spy, but him?
‘In an emergency, did they try to suppress me with her magic?’
Coincidentally, Cecilia looked at Ian.
With a fresh and attractive smile.
Ian also did not avoid his eyes,
He returned his gaze with an innocent child face.
It's gonna be a long night.
Late at night, in the provincial castle's dinner hall.
A large dinner party was held to welcome the crown prince.
Considering they only had two days, it was quite a satisfying feast.
Forgetting the position of each side in public, but welcoming guests.
It was the old traditional way of the northern nobility.
A tradition looked down upon by the crown prince with hatred.
However, the crown prince did not deny the feast.
“Ha ha! I never knew that Northern wine was so delicious!”
Instead, he enjoyed the party.
He loves alcohol more than anyone else.
Actually, it's more like persistence, more than love.
A magic potion that made him forget everything.
‘Crown silk does not have a strong standard at all.’
A woman saw the empire among the crowd.
That woman, Cecilia clicked her tongue.
“Yeah, it's good for us.”
He's a Coldwood royal spy.
The stupid crown prince? Nothing bad for his country.
Even the so-called good and wise emperors always tried to cover it up.
That is clear evidence that Greenriver's future is in doubt.
‘Where the boy ...’
He didn't need to spy on the stupid crown prince forever.
Today, his only target is Ian.
Cecilia's eyes are looking for Ian.
He did not appear in the dining room.
Of course, he's a kid.
“I will find it in the end, no need to rush.”
Cecilia left the dining room quietly.
The first commandment of his country is simple (.E/N: execute order 66!)
Join the march of the crown prince, who is heading to the northern region.
‘Yeah, at least I reached it.’
That's not hard.
She is a 3rd class magician who will have power in the ivory tower.
If he wanted to, he could come easily.
‘Is that true?’
Report about Ian from the conductor witch.
Some rumors about him coming from the northern region.
He reported everything to his country that he heard.
However, every time he sent a report, he doubted it.
Learn how to manage mana?
Cast a magic that was never taught to her?
Just like the first witch of the same legend?
The country has the same suspicion.
“I still don't believe.”
A few days ago, a second mission was ordered.
“Find out if the rumors are true or not.”
That meant he had to check it out in person.
What if the rumor was just an exaggerated story?
He could only make a simple excuse, though,
As a witch and senior of the Ivory Tower, she challenged him with her curiosity.
The tower lord also ordered him to pay attention to Ian.
But if the rumors were true, then everything would change suddenly.
‘Kidnap him and his mother alive, then go straight back to the kingdom of Coldwood.’
The chances will decrease later.
Definitely now, when he was living in the northern region, the mission had to be completed.
“But kidnapping is quite a strange mission.”
Try to make it live in whatever way it takes.
We will try to convince him after that.
But if it turns out to be ugly, he better be killed.
We cannot allow other countries to take such dangerous weapons.
The order clearly showed Coldwood's imperial will.
“She is not in the bedroom.”
Her mother helps a kitchen maid, which is very unusual.
Rumor has it his mother was a kitchen maid, and it seems to be true.
‘As I heard, he usually stays in the gymnasium, right?’
That's what the castle servants said.
Gymnasium 1 which is the largest area of provincial gymnasium.
They say he always stands in the middle.
Some say they saw some great wonders.
To be honest, he thought it must be overkill.
‘Rumors always get bigger and bigger like a snowball.’
Hundreds goblins? It must be about a hundred goblins.
After all, it would be an incredible talent.
A considerable talent that gave him a good enough reason to kidnap her.
‘Is he here?’
Cecilia arrived near the first gymnasium.
He looked inside with a sneer.
With magic, he also erased his tracks.
‘That's it,’
As expected, Ian was there.
Just like the waiters explained.
He stood in the middle quietly.
He didn't move at all.
‘Let's start with,’
The testing time has arrived.
‘Heating rate.’
Above Cecilia's head, several blue spheres appeared.
Un-elemental, Pure piece of mana.
It was an entry-level magic whose strength was almost the same as a light blow.
‘Magic missile.’
Three balls flew to Ian.
If the rumors were true, he shouldn't have been defeated just like that by a magic missile.
Even that was just a rumor, it would not harm him too much.
* Bang! Bang out! Bang out!*
The noise is boring.
It was different from Cecilia's expectations.
It was not the sound of meat being struck.
‘Protect?’
So that's.
A semi-transparent shield covered the boy.
It was a boring sound source.
‘How?’
React with the shield with this surprise attack.
Was he expecting it?
This is impossible.
‘So this is not just a rumor huh?’
Cecelia revealed herself in front of Ian.
It means nothing to hide.
“Who's there?”
In the voice of the child, there was no emotion.
The emotions he should have felt in this sudden situation.
Shy, Curious, Afraid, etc.
It's weird, and suspicious.
“Did you not see the magic? I am a great and great Ivory tower senior.”
Cecelia answered without swaying.
She smiles.
He wants to talk to her.
“What are you doing?”
“Can't witches greet each other?”
“Do you call this roughness a greeting?”
“Hah? See what this young man has to say.”
While making some funny moves, Cecelia approached.
He wanted to examine Ian's face more closely.
“Come, A Senior should be able to do some small tricks on a beginner, do not be rude.”
As he expected, though,
Ian was not ashamed at all.
“Should you really make that serious face? You're embarrassing me..”
“Stop. Cecelia.”
Cecilia stopped suddenly.
Did he tell the boy his name?
No, he never did.
“Cecelia Coldwalker.”
“…….. What?”
cold walkers.
Children who were born to be trained as Coldwood spies.
Read the latest chapter in the novel Only
The children who survived the last training and started the mission.
It was a secret family name that was only given to such children.
Even in his country, few knew about Coldwalker's whereabouts.
But then.
“Only who…. Are you?”