Chapter 109 – Chapter 109 ― Cat Help (1)
Episode 109 ― Borrowing Cat’s Hand (1)
The magic sphere on the northern side of Baengnyeong became noisy.
The secretary fell into a panic as the count suddenly disappeared despite hearing it readily.
At the same time, Seohyeol Ryeongju’s secretary, who was embarrassed, woke up from Roan’s ‘charisma’ as if waking up from a dream.
“Song, I apologize, Your Majesty, Grand Duke! I will be right back.”
He quickly picked up the noisy magic ball and left the conference room as if running away.
“… Grand Duke. May I ask what happened?”
The voice of the stunned chancellor.
Seohyeol Ryeongju shook her head, but when she realized that she was invisible to the chancellor, she raised her voice and answered.
Even his words contain bewilderment.
“The Count… It seems to have disappeared.”
“Yes? Suddenly where…”
All of Aranya’s words were not delivered.
Suddenly, a tremendous alarm sound shook the castle of Xeno.
“… Hmm?”
“What are you talking about? Your majesty? Are you okay?”
The voices of the Eastern Hwangryeongju and the chancellor were drowned out by the sharp sound of a bell announcing the urgency.
Seohyeollord jumped up. A large chair was blown over by the wind, but he didn’t pay attention to it and jumped over the table to the door of the small meeting room.
The moment he opens the door of the small meeting room to fetch the spear, apologizing for the rudeness to Roan.
The soldier who jumped into the meeting room to report the emergency situation barely avoided a collision with the lord and shouted loudly.
“The Grand Duke! An unidentified wizard has invaded Xeno Castle!”
The West Blood Lord and Roan met their devastated eyes.
… Uh?
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“Hey… As expected, Zeno’s response system is amazing. I must learn from the Grand Duke.”
“… How relaxing. You.”
“I will take it as a compliment. Aha.”
A tail moving, rustling with laughter.
It has a long, fluffy tail with dark stripes mixed with gray and black hair.
‘… Cute…’
Now let me clarify,
I dig a cat
I had to go down to the countryside to work, so I had to leave the house a lot, so I couldn’t raise it.
Cats have always been an animal of admiration.
It is ambiguous to put the beastman count in the category of cats, but those ears and tails were enough to excite the heart of the cat group.
“… Your majesty.”
As Roan silently stared at the tail of the Northern White Spirit, the Grand Duke called him to call the emperor’s attention.
“Hmm.”
Roan, who finally came to his senses, asked the Grand Duke.
“So, when will this prison be lifted?”
“It will take about 2 hours and 15 minutes.”
“Hmm.”
Roan stared at the North White Command, which was imprisoned in the most corner of Xeno Castle’s dungeon, the magical prison.
The Count, who heard the Emperor’s words, said that he could not bear not to come here to speak directly. So I used teleport.
Curiously,
This world is a fantasy world in a game
There is no large-scale magic that can be said to be astonishing.
Teleporting between cities,
Using magic enough to kill hundreds of people at once is a feat that even the best wizards can do with all their heart and soul.
In other games, you can casually summon something like a meteorite that shakes the world,
Wizards are precious in this game.
‘So there was no such thing as a portal scroll, so I had to take waypoints one by one…’
Since there are only a few high-ranking wizards, they are truly a national force.
The Count is one of only three people in this country who can use teleport magic.
He willingly used the teleport, which was basically only usable once a day, and ran to Roan.
“Anyway, is it something to come like this?”
“Aha☆ I’m really sorry. Your majesty. Enough with the passion for experimentation.”
With an expression that didn’t contain any regret, the count smiled brightly.
Seohyeol Ryeongju, who was watching the scene from behind, stomped his foot once as if in awe.
Zeno Castle had more powerful defenses than Roan or the Count thought.
It is none other than movement magic prevention and defense facilities.
Those who enter or leave the castle using movement magic in Zeno’s castle must register with the castle’s magic circle.
If you don’t, you’ll automatically end up in prison like a count.
“I couldn’t unlock it, so I had to wait 2 hours and 14 minutes before I could face His Majesty the Emperor. Too bad.”
Roan’s eyebrows twitched and moved.
His words are true.
He came here purely out of a desire to meet and talk with me.
“Anyone who can break this prison is patrolling outside the fort. I hurriedly returned, so cool your head inside in the meantime.”
“Hmm, would it be faster for me to escape this place in 2 hours and 13 minutes, or for the castle’s battle mage to return? I will try!”
The Grand Duke spoke coldly to the Count, but the Count simply replied in a lively voice.
The grand duke sighed and left the prison with the emperor.
A room in the corner of the prison that everyone was guarding but was always empty.
It is said that the North Baekryeongju suddenly appeared with an explosive light in the space where the door could not be opened and the prisoner could not be accommodated.
The alarm sounded announcing the intrusion, and the soldier who received the message reached the conference room almost at the same time.
It was a good opportunity to confirm that the soldiers deployed on each floor were organically guarding the castle, but all the soldiers guarding the inside and outside of the castle had to go into an emergency.
“I don’t want to open it even if the wizard returns.”
“Grandee. What do you mean? I have to work.”
“… Yes. That’s right…”
After all, no matter how much he recommended the count, whether his personality suits him personally is a different matter.
Seeing the expression of the Grand Duke’s hardship, Roan smiled and patted his waist instead of the shoulder he couldn’t reach. It was near the connection between the horse’s body and the human’s waist.
“Anyway, the bait seems to have worked well.”
“I think so too.”
The West Blood Lord looked down at Roan and agreed.
After calming down the crazy count’s secretary with a magic ball call, about 2 hours later.
In the end, the North Baekryeongju, who failed to break through the defense of Zeno Castle, was able to get out of the prison thanks to Zeno’s battle mage chief who arrived with 10 minutes left to be released.
“… I never thought I would ever be able to use this magic. It’s a prison that can’t be opened without people… It is an honour. Count.”
Seeing the commander of the battle mage who was in a state of apprehension even as he opened the prison door, the count simply nodded his head with a sad expression on his face.
Immediately after, the knights commanded the Northern Baekryongju in front of the Emperor and the West Blood Spirituality.
In the small meeting room, the chancellor was connected to the magic sphere communication. Dong Hwangryeongju was unable to participate in the interview (?) Of Northern Baengnyeongju for his office.
The Count bowed his head in front of the emperor with an attitude different from that of the previous time when he was dealing with Zeno’s mage chief.
“In the meantime, I have not been able to properly recognize Your Majesty’s greatness because I am lacking. It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve Your Majesty!”
The excited tail came and went wildly.
“The research will begin after Jim returns to Basel. The crystal I mentioned does not harm those with divine power.”
Roan held back his gaze trying to go to his tail and spoke solemnly to the female antiquarian.
“So, I will lend you my human priest for research. He is a convert from a paladin that we saw at the New Year’s rite. If you want to experiment on her DOS, let her stay in her DOS for a while.”
However, the Count raised his head and looked at Roan. His eyes were shining excessively.
‘It’s a bit embarrassing…’
Roan’s frown was burdensome enough to be filtered by the shell.
The Count pricked up his ears a few times and said.
“Your majesty. If possible, may I conduct my research in Basel?”
“In Basel?”
“Yes. If it’s every other day, going from Basel to Dawes is no problem.”
“If you wish, do so.”
“There is something I would like to ask of you instead.”
West Blood Ryeongju raised his eyebrows, but Roan nodded his head calmly.
“Tell me.”
“I would like to take some time off from time to time to observe Your Majesty. And I want to do some experiments on Your Majesty.”
It was a bold proposal.
Roan’s head tilted a little further, propped up at an angle by his one arm.
“Count!”
The grand duke’s roar exploded.
From the chancellor’s magic tool, along with the sound of heavy breathing, the clicking sound of the thorns on the forelimbs could be heard.
Aranya must have missed the timing and swallowed her anger when she shouted at the West Blood Spirit Lord.
“What kind of nonsense is that! Are you going to treat His Majesty’s Okche like your own lab rat!”
Roan laughed bitterly.
The assumption that the Grand Duke seems to be overprotective of Roan gradually turns to certainty.
Roan waved his hand.
“I’m sure the count isn’t trying to cut my body. I will listen.”
“I would like to ask if that is possible, but I am still too precious for my life. Too bad. Aha.”
In the eyes of Seohyeolryeongju, life turns blue.
However, the count asked the emperor cheerfully without any intimidation.
“I wonder how Your Majesty came up with such an amazing idea. Legendary crystals are also attractive, but His Majesty’s decision to use them for farming is more appealing to me!”
Roan startled and bit his body just a little bit.
The heat that begins to be felt by ‘detection’ and ‘listening’ is the difference between madness and a piece of paper.
“Even if I try to focus on research, it is impossible at this rate. I’m more curious about His Majesty’s head. Your Majesty, how did you think of that?”
A question that feels the count’s sincerity.
But Roan didn’t answer.
As if he hadn’t expected to hear an answer, the Count continued.
“I have always been curious about His Majesty’s power, but the recent change is even more stimulating. Is such a change of thinking possible because His Majesty is strong? If not…”
The Count’s eyes shone insidiously.
“Seriously, how can you so suddenly come up with amazing opinions without changing your soul?”
“… That’s an overestimation.”
Roan was very nervous.
I’m afraid my voice will tremble without knowing.
“I think all those changes are because Your Majesty has become stronger.”
Fortunately, however, the Count’s hypothesis does not seem to be ‘because someone possessed the demon king in the game’.
“Your Majesty said that force is only a means. However, for us demons, power is identity and the starting point of everything. From the awakening of power in adulthood, the lives of our demons are shaken.”
All of the wizard characters in Castle Hero legend loved discussion.
Of course, in the game, the topic of that profound discussion eventually changed from academic to body.
If there is one thing mages have in common, it is that they like to express their opinions and want to gain authority or power by validating new theories.
The North Baekryeongju, which I had never encountered in the game, was also not very different from the wizards in the game.
And Roan’s specialty is ‘listening’.
Even while the West Blood Lord looked tired, the emperor sincerely nodded at the count’s words.
“So, you want to explore Jim to see how the power could have developed further at that level?”
“If you draw it like that, it goes a little off topic… Yes. Similar.”
Like a wizard who has to take care of every detail delicately, the Northern Baekryongju seemed a little displeased with Roan’s summary, but he reluctantly affirmed it.
After all, it’s because it’s in front of the emperor.
And his emperor is very generous.
“Hmm. I get it. It’s said it’s enough to interfere with research, so I’ll allow you to observe it for a certain amount of time. And if we succeed in experimenting with crystals to increase and protect intelligence until spring arrives.”
Roan smiled.
“I’ll give you permission to do some of the experiments you want.”
The source of my power is game knowledge and quest rewards. A power that people in this world have no way to recognize.
In addition, if there is something harmful to me, I am confident that I will be able to detect it early through ‘detection’, ‘listening’, and ‘detection’.
Level 4’s ‘detection’ was enough to turn out that even the words of the clumsy Fiora were false.
The Count’s ears pricked up with joy.
His expression brightened, and the Grand Duke’s face darkened.
Aranya’s cry was heard from the magic sphere.
“Your majesty?!”
“However, let’s do it as an experiment within the limits of the small meeting.”
This time, the expression of the count and the grand duke reversed.
I heard the chancellor let out a sigh of relief.
After so many twists and turns, Northern Baengnyeongju began research on crystal commercialization in earnest.
