Hero’s Footsteps (3)
The moment the topic of escape came out of Hesperon’s mouth, Princess Riley unknowingly looked everywhere and was wary of her surroundings.
It’s been two months since she was imprisoned here in the immortality.
Two months was a fatally long time in the political arena where enemies and allies could be switched in one day at the moment of being careless, and naturally, as the head of the faction, her mind was in a hurry.
It was also true that I was worried that Lee Se-ah might injure herself by trying to save herself quickly.
It was natural to react sensitively to the word escape.
A simple soundproofing barrier was put around the area, but since this is the home of the Immortal King, how low will this level of security be?
‘for a moment?’
But her reaction was short-lived.
Soon, the thought crossed my mind that the person who said that had only been in this world for a little over a month.
Wasn’t he even learning magic from her just a little while ago?
‘I’m not the kind of person who would make a joke like that all of a sudden. It might be true…’
In the end, she didn’t really believe it, but only showed a subtle sign full of wanting to believe it.
“···how?”
“what? Can’t you believe it?”
“Whoa, I wish I could believe it too. Even though it’s only been two months, it’s so hard.
At first, it was a situation that he could not do anything about, so he rather tried to relax as much as possible as if he had come for a vacation.
However, as the situation she was in was a situation, her mind control, which was close to self-hypnosis, was gradually reaching its limit.
Without Hesperon, I probably wouldn’t have been able to last this close to two months.
Teaching him magic and concentrating on other things helped a lot in turning a blind eye to the situation.
…Now that it has been overtaken to the stage of gear nose, the future is only bleak.
As if understanding her feelings, he opened his mouth with a humorous smile.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t told you what my unique skill is yet, right?”
At that, Riley opened her eyes wide and nodded slowly.
One day, out of curiosity, I asked a question, but at that time, I did not get a clear answer.
“…what is it?”
Originally, it was rude to ask about the opponent’s abilities, so after that, I just waited for him to tell me first…
It seemed he was trying to tell me now.
In response to her anticipation, Hesperon acted silently.
The ability of something that claims to be one’s own unique skill.
He lightly stretched out his hand into the air, and before he knew it, he was holding a skewer with delicious meat threaded through it.
“···stick? …No, subspace?”
Riley involuntarily put on an awkward expression, then focused on it again and involuntarily snorted.
The meals served here at the castle weren’t too bad, but they weren’t so good enough to satisfy her as a member of the royal family.
That appetizing appearance of the meat gleamed as if it had been freshly cooked, and the pungent smell rising along with the hot seaweed stimulated her salivary glands mercilessly.
‘Looking at the storage condition, it certainly doesn’t seem to be a simple sub-space, but how can you escape with that ability…’
“Now, here.”
Contrary to such a negative thought, she accepted the skewer as if possessed by Hesperon, and was horrified at the moment.
However, it is impossible to do anything about the food that is already in hand.
After all, since she wasn’t even an opponent to flirt with, she just took a big bite of the meat as her desire dictated.
The smell of fire that penetrates the nostrils, the chewy texture that fills the mouth, and the explosive juices burst out between the meat being mashed between the teeth, harmonizing with the sweet sauce.
It couldn’t be said to be a very luxurious dish by her standards, having tasted all kinds of delicacies, but it was overwhelmingly superior to the food she had eaten here.
To be more honest, personally, I liked this way more than most high-end dishes.
“…Did you bring this from Earth?”
“No, it was not taken out of subspace. It’s food somewhere in the world. I just paid a certain price for it and called it here.”
To be precise, it was a skewer airlifted from ‘Dancing with the Orcs’, a restaurant that was reborn as a specialty of Tarak after it was established by investment from Hubert Firm, which is seeking to expand the octopus foot style.
Although the seasonings and sauces that went into it were from Earth, it was correct that the food itself was made in this world.
“Summoning ability? Is that why you were so interested in summoning magic?”
“It’s a little different… Well, could it be seen as similar?”
At the ambiguous answer, Riley’s forehead creased lightly.
Also, the attempt to gently let go of the words from earlier was just as intrusive.
She flicked the stick of the skewer she had eaten before she knew it, expressing her discomfort.
“To be precise, it’s not only possible to summon, it’s more like the ability to break free from the constraints of space under certain conditions. Also, perhaps thanks to the enlightenment gained while learning magic this time, the skill has evolved and can be used in other ways.”
Then, this time, as if looking at her, he politely explained again.
It was a snarky look, but it wasn’t that important compared to the content of the words that followed.
“… that’s what transcends space.”
Right after he finished speaking, Riley’s eyes widened and her heart started beating wildly.
If space movement is really possible, escape was a story with plenty of possibilities.
Seeing that he even summoned a skewer, it seemed that there was no problem in activating his abilities even inside the Immortal King’s castle.
Hesperon nodded in satisfaction as he looked into her eyes, which began to twinkle with hope.
‘Originally, I was going to summon a perfect Harley to escape, but the level of this immortality is too high to break through head-on. As expected, sneaking away is much cleaner and more persuasive.’
So I roughly mixed “Avatar Cloud” and “Hero’s Footsteps” and created a suitable space-type skill.
Since it was an improvised skill, I hadn’t thought about its name or conditions yet, but it didn’t really matter since I was trying to gloss over the details by saying that it was a secret anyway.
“Then, right now…!”
“Oh, but there is a little problem with that.”
But first, he poured cold water on her anticipation with a firm tone.
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Maybe it’s because I’m still lacking in myself, but it’s a bit difficult to move with other people.
At those words, Riley’s face drooped again in disappointment.
It was fun to see his expression change colorfully as if he were riding a roller coaster, but he didn’t show it and continued talking slowly.
“There is one thing I thought of…”
It is said that they shared the joys and sorrows together in this extreme environment, but strictly speaking, it was only a bond of a little over a month.
If you leave this place, it’s a shallow relationship that you don’t know when and how it will end.
‘I can’t leave it like that. If Riley goes back, he’ll be the most likely next emperor, but just sticking next to him will give you all kinds of opportunities. A bond with Isea, who will develop as an Awakener, will also be helpful.’
So, what was needed was to forcefully leave a link at this opportunity.
“It’s still a bit difficult to be a complete stranger, but wouldn’t the possibility increase if we were bound by a contract?”
“···contract?”
Fortunately, contract magic was a general-purpose magic that could be used even at their level.
As the caster’s level increases, the performance increases, so in the opposite case, we couldn’t expect a big effect…
“Does contract magic between wizards of our level have that much binding power? I don’t think it will be of much use.”
“Ah, that’s fine.”
Hesperon gave a meaningful smile.
Because he had a skill called [Binding String] that binds the caster and the fish warrior even more strongly, and even compensates additionally when contracting.
‘I didn’t expect to use it in this way.’
Like that, it was only a few days before the planned exodus.
It was the moment when Hesperon, a novice Awakener who had been transferred to another world for a little over a month, succeeded in putting a strong straw into the influential successor of the world’s most powerful nation.
***
The kingdom of New Thalia suffered from various types of body ailments along with rapid changes.
No matter how many situations were assumed, countermeasures were devised, and even preparations were made in advance, there was no pain in the face of a change in the basis of a country.
A royal castle located in the heart of Thalia, the capital of the Kingdom of Thalia.
In the luxurious king’s office, which had just changed owners, ‘Heinz Hybrid II’ frowned while examining the documents that came up from below.
“Tsk, things don’t always work out as easily as you think.”
He made a lot of preparations in advance to create a country where vampires and humans could coexist, but things in the world didn’t go as planned.
Seeing conflicts between humans who resist change and vampires who misinterpret his will, it seemed that a considerable amount of time would be needed to stabilize this chaotic political situation.
‘Still, it’s fortunate that the officials didn’t make any noise as they thoroughly cared about it. If that was a problem, it would have been quite annoying.’
Instead, the public officials were being crushed by the heavy work that was being poured on them, but the arrangements prepared in advance for such times were shining at this moment.
From fatigue recovery potions to awakening potions to chase sleep, vitality potions to boost vitality, and all kinds of other health potions!
Isn’t it the foresight of a wise monarch who thinks of everyone to prepare this far for humans who are weak compared to vampires?
Heinz, who had been praising himself like that, then went through the papers again and stroked his chin.
‘But still, it’s easier to be a vampire to pamper yourself. I can’t indiscriminately increase the population because I have to control the population, but for the time being, I’ll continue to give priority to applicants for civil servants.’
Discrimination with humans is avoided as much as possible for the normal operation of the country, but it was inevitable that vampires, the ruling class, had more benefits.
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Most of all, unlike humans who couldn’t completely control it, vampires who were subordinate to Heinz couldn’t refuse his orders.
However, benefits are just benefits, and in the kingdom of New Thalia, which advocates thorough meritocracy, even a pure human could rise to a high position as long as he had the ability.
‘That makes things easier. If stupid things are taking their place, I’m the only one who gets tired.’
Practical work was left to competent people regardless of race, and vampires without talent were spread throughout the country as inspectors and local security officers.
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Most of the nobles of the old kingdom, who could be called intellectuals, also held government posts, but among them, there were not a few who quickly rose to prominence even though they were commoners.
It was also the task of the vampire inspectors to excavate such people, so perhaps the kingdom would be able to stabilize quickly as time went on.
‘The problem is right now. Apart from humans, I didn’t expect a problem like this to erupt on the vampire side.’
I thought I had made it clear in advance, but it seemed that the sense of seonmin and superiority accumulated over a long period of time was naturally expressed.
In such a case, if a warning is given once and the same thing happens repeatedly without being corrected afterwards…
That guy will have no choice but to make it out of the ingredients for the blood clot.
[Rod, Bricky has arrived. Shall I let you in?]
At that time, telepathy was transmitted from the guards scattered throughout the castle.
Another hybrid Holy Blood, Bricky, who left on a mission of some kind, has returned.
[Let it in.]
And of course, as the Holy Blood came directly, the importance of the mission she undertook went without saying.
‘I can’t just leave an existence that’s as big as Holy Blood. Especially since there’s no one better suited for this job.’
Yes, the next goal of the hybrid is.
A task that cannot be avoided as long as the name ‘Autherica Vampire Clan Union’ is being put up.
It was to unite all the continent’s vampire clans into one.
