Return of the Class 8 Mage
41,2. Fashionable society (3)

“this necklace”

Oliver took off the necklace around his neck.

It was a necklace that had no decorative jewelry at all.

“When I was ordered to serve the crown prince on the first day, His Majesty gave it to me. He said it had a special magic so it would replenish my mind clearly. ”

A magic necklace?

Ian looked at the necklace carefully.

There's nothing special about that.

"When I wear it, it does have power."

And now Oliver says it works.

Then what he said must be true.

Oliver is also a knight, with a heart of mana.

'Ah, maybe then,'

An old memory hit Ian in the head.

Artifacts of a lost royal treasure that never existed, of which the queen was its last owner.

And it says necklace.

"No way."

That's very possible.

In his previous life, Oliver's body was split into pieces.

When many high-class spells attacked him.

The necklace will most likely be burned with Oliver.

“I'll give it to you as payment. I'm sure this will work better on you, than I do. Magicians rely on their heads, but swordsmen rely on their instincts, don't they?”

And that was why he had to duel many times with Ian.

An instinct that needs to be awakened against the witch.

His body did not have such instincts.

"But isn't that the necklace left by the deceased queen?"

“He gave it to me so that I could better protect His Highness the Crown Prince. And I want to duel with you to keep his last words. So I think the Queen of Her Majesty will understand my decision. ”

Oliver's determined.

For Ian, it wasn't a bad trade.

Witches always have to prepare their brains as best they can.

That level of a high grade artifact might be quite useful to him.

"Well, that's a deal."

Gently, Ian received the necklace.

As he injected a bit of mana, it began to oscillate.

A unique reaction that can only be observed by artifacts with high-class magical formulas.

Suddenly,

*BANG!*

An explosion suddenly sounded from outside the royal palace.

Black smoke is rising.

And it doesn't end.

* Bang! Bang out! Bang out!*

Continuous explosions occur in sequence.

Not a big enough blast to shake the ground.

However, it threatened the entire royal palace from the outside and inside.

Almost all, almost all,

A baaang!

Similar explosions occurred from inside the ballroom.

In a cornered location, a small fire lit up.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

"Your majesty!"

Oliver rushed to the crown prince.

Ian carried his mother's arm and stood beside the crown prince.

With the princess that was with Vanessa.

"What barrier."

Ian made shields on the crown prince, his mother, and the princess.

Without hesitation, Ian asked the princess.

"Do you know how to inject mana into the barrier?"

"........ What's?"

Ian's question has a lot of meaning.

Shamed, Princess Hyree's eyes shook.

It was a secret that he practiced with magic.

But how did the youngest archmage know about it?

“Quiet, just answer my question.”

“I, I did learn...”.

“Inject a little mana. That'll stay for a while. ”

After ordering, Ian threw away his face.

It was a situation so urgent that Hyree could not ask any further.

He decided to focus on the barrier.

“That's too small an area. Shouldn't we leave the room?”

Oliver asked in an urgent voice.

Ian thought the same way

A few seconds ago.

"Something's wrong."

To be exact, it was too unprepared.

A chain explosion occurred from outside the royal palace.

It must have been planted before.

'What's the aim?'

Because the explosion came from inside the palace, so there must be spies.

It must have been prepared some time ago.

However, it was too weak.

Ian was unable to find any particular benefit from the explosion.

It was not big enough to destroy the royal palace.

Instead, it was not even strong enough to destroy a single wall of the castle.

Also, it seemed like the explosion was not aiming to kill people.

"Your majesty! Are you all right? Your majesty!"

After they heard the explosion, the orders of the 2nd royal knight arrived quickly.

As they trained, they set up a vast formation.

A formation to protect the crown prince firmly.

"Captain, any injuries?"

"I'm fine. How's the situation out there?”

"We activated the emergency communications ball."

Royal palace emergency communication ball.

It was connected to the headquarters of the Knight Order, the Imperial Barracks, and the Ivory Tower.

Emergency call to gather most of the troops to the royal palace.

Emergency operations have just been activated.

'Emergency communication ball?'

Most of the troops came to the Royal Palace.

What if this explosion was meant for this?

What if I'm not ready, but the best?

'Maybe.'

Ian's approaching the corner of the ballroom.

There was a servant who was shaking his body while lying down.

"Please lift your head."

“S, Sir! A, we don't know anything ......"

“You just need to answer my question.”

With his words, the servants raised their heads slowly.

All their faces were terrified.

“A servant from a separate palace, Isabel.have you heard his name?”

Suddenly, why did he ask her name?

A frightened looking servant opened his mouth.

“Y, yes I know.”

"Did he come to the dance hall?"

"Yes? Ah yes! She said she wanted to visit and experience it, so she swapped with my friend who was supposed to come ......"

The servants of the crown prince's palace were expected to be here today, and Isabel changed her position to one of them, arguing that she wanted to see how the match went.

'Cold track.'

The servant of a separate palace, the future butler of a separate palace, Isabel.

He was one of the Coldwood Empire's spies, A Coldwalker.

Ian had mentioned it during the battle between Cecelia.

Isabel must have planted the bomb in the dance hall.

"It's a deceptive gesture."

The faint movements prepared by the spies for a long time.

Fortunately, there was an announcement from the Fashionable Society, so they found the right time to act.

The action of******, which occurs when most high nobles gather in one place.

It was good enough to confuse them and blind the eyes of their enemies.

So they operate emergency calls.

Like now.

'Their real goal must be to save Cecelia.'

When the Ivory Tower loses its guard, they will infiltrate.

Saving her? No, it's not possible.

Even a Coldwalker won't be able to save him.

For a moment, they will try to contact him.

And after they took the information from Cecelia, the,

"They'll eradicate it."

It is a natural process to remove traces.

Cecelia's death won't be a problem at all.

However, Ian-related information, such as a boy named Ian Page knew of the coldwalker's whereabouts and knew most of their lists.

Ian has to stop that