Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Episode 30＞

Egios has prepared several words to criticize Ruin’s rude behavior.

However, as soon as he saw Ruin’s mana hall, which shimmered in a mysterious color with a mysterious wave, all his thoughts were scattered.

The emotion that quickly settled in my head was a deep longing for the unknown.

A question and mystery that has never been forgotten even for a moment even while living in the Grand Duke’s family.

However, Egios desperately bit his lip.

That’s how he managed to get rid of the emotions he was fascinated by Ruin’s magic and struggled to open his mouth.

“May I take a look?”

“You do.”

As soon as the permission was given, Egios hurriedly raised his mana and soon expanded it to the front.

Scanning, a magic that detects the opponent’s temperament by responding to their mana.

How long have I been waiting for this moment!

I couldn’t do it a week ago because I wasn’t in a hurry.

Given this opportunity, I had to use all my abilities to look at it.

It responds in detail to all waves transmitted from the two rings and the mana circle.

You can feel the spirit of pure mana.

‘her! Is this really the Mana Hall?’

This wasn’t an illusion or illusion magic trick or something.

A real mana hall that leaves no room for doubt!

But a further shock was what followed.

‘No, what purity of mana!’

Egios was at a loss for words at the dense crystal of mana and the far-off pureness.

Its innocence cannot even be described in human language.

The essence of Ruin’s mana, the unknown source, could not be interpreted with any knowledge he knew.

Moreover, the absolute amount of mana was never that of Circle 2.

It was at least equivalent to the 5th circle, or maybe even more.

Egios looked at Ruin’s mana hole with all sorts of surprising expressions.

Then he suddenly staggered as if fainting.

“Oh no!”

Egios hurriedly retrieved his mana and reaped the magic.

The moment when I stopped scanning and tried to assimilate magic in order to examine the nature of mana more deeply.

Suddenly, along with the anti-elasticity, his own mana bounced off.

It seemed that the archduke had used some kind of magic, so he hurriedly looked for the remnants of the spell, but could not find any traces.

‘This… … !’

Refuse the intrusive invasion.

It means that mana has a will.

Could it be that mana is his own temperament?

“Spirituality!”

The wizards who came with Egios were astonished.

“What do you mean! Sage?”

“Hey, is it spirituality?”

A realm where the caster’s will is imbued with magical power!

It was a mysterious state that had never appeared in the history of human magic since the beginning of time, existing only as a theory.

‘Are you saying I’m experiencing the realm of Lord Teamaras?’

The original wizard, Theamaras.

The despair and dream that countless sages have challenged, but have never been able to achieve.

He achieved such a theoretical level with just 2 circles?

“I-I can’t admit it!”

Egios uttered a cry close to a scream, forgetting the courtesy toward the Hibern family and the sage’s loftiness.

Ruin carelessly retrieved the mana hole and opened his mouth.

“What do you mean you can’t admit it?”

“That, you! Ah, no, the Archduke’s magical power… … !”

Egios tried to mention the spirituality contained in Ruin’s mana, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

If he uttered those words, he would feel as if all his years as a wizard were denied.

“Do not ask me to interpret my magic. It’s not disrespectful, but I can’t quite explain the magic I’ve accomplished either.”

“… … Are you saying it was all a coincidence?”

“For now, I have no choice but to answer that.”

Ruin looked at the sage and his party and quietly wrung his lips.

“All I can say is… … .”

If you have sprinkled rice cakes to this extent, it’s time to put out the carrots.

“If you study the magic diagram of the Blood Mana Stone that has been passed down from generation to generation, wouldn’t it be possible to find out the source of my mana?”

In an instant, Egios’ face turned bright.

It was because he was relieved that there was at least some hope of interpreting the unknown mana that Ruin had achieved.

If it was certain that the archduke had awakened magic through the mysterious power of the Blood Mana Stone, it was absolutely necessary to study it.

The moment you form a mana ring, you can have spirituality!

Even so, the Mage Tower wanted to study the Heibern family’s magic scheme in depth.

However, the wizards at the time of reproducing the Blood Mana Stone had different memories.

In addition, the circuits they were in charge of were different and the interpretations were different, so it was not possible to properly reproduce the magic diagram.

Had it not been for the magic circuit passed down secretly in the Hibern family, Egios would have asked the king over and over again.

Ruin stared at Egios, who was full of hope, and asked his father.

“My lord. I request it by the authority of the Archduke. Please allow the magic tower to study the magic diagram of the Blood Mana Stone.”

Kazen’s eyes quickly showed anger.

“Suddenly, what kind of nonsense is that?”

“It is literally. Hasn’t the Mage Tower already achieved results in reproducing the Blood Mana Stone? They are well qualified to study schemas.”

“Are you not thinking of the descendants of the family!”

Ruin’s euphemistic answer followed Kazen’s cry.

“The family curse no longer exists.”

“what? Is that true!”

“yes. Lord.”

“her… … !”

The curse like the heavenly punishment that has weighed down the Hibern family for a long time is no longer gone!

It was completely unbelievable, but looking at Ruin’s confident eyes, Kazen felt more trust than usual.

Her own son, the Grand Duke of House Hibern, was by no means a man of wild convictions.

– What are you doing! Who wants to pass on this great devil’s magic to insignificant humans!

‘Shut up. Gyrobel.’

In fact, the magic scheme that had been handed down to the Heibern family was Gyrobel’s Witchbeast.

He committed unscrupulous atrocities against his family so that he could enjoy the life force of his prey for a longer period of time.

Until now, the family had been played by this evil demon without even knowing it.

-joy! Try to interpret it for thousands of years! Do you think human mages and the like can interpret even a little bit of the magic of this great devil!

‘That’s not something I know.’

Ruin smiled faintly as he looked at Egios’ eyes that were shining with joy.

Ruin had to systematically learn human white magic.

The longing of wizards struggling to get closer to the truth.

Aegios would not be able to escape as long as he cast a bigger bait.

As if he had finally made up his mind, Egios opened his mouth with a firm expression.

“If not… … Can you fully comply with the demands of our Mage Tower?”

Louin chuckled.

“It is a natural duty for learners to lower their posture.”

Egios, who closed his eyes for a moment and organized his thoughts, slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at Ruin, he said as if declaring.

“I will say one last thing. Do you really want to become a Lemadel wizard?”

“of course.”

Egios’ expression became solemn for a moment.

“If so, listen to me straight away. These are the words of the Tower Master who represents the Magic Tower.”

Louin bends over.

“I will accept it.”

“From now on, your identity will be assumed to be non-existent in principle. If the duke’s identity is revealed, there should be no complaints even if he is immediately expelled from the list of wizards in Lemadel.”

“It was rather what I wanted.”

Then Kazen intervened and asked Egios.

“Is that possible?”

“What are you talking about… … .”

“Even if he didn’t make a name for himself in the social world, there are countless nobles who watched his birth. There are more people in the kingdom who know of its existence than I thought.”

Ruin looked at his father as if he was frustrated.

“No, you’re talking nonsense. Who do you remember who attended my birthday party?”

“hmm?”

“The Archduke they remember is a newborn baby. Ten years have passed since then. Do you think they will recognize me?”

“Ugh! Still, most of them say your name… … !”

“Ruin ‘Bern’ would know. But ‘Ruin’ won’t know. Father, do you know how many people named Ruin are in this kingdom?”

“… … .”

Of course, it wasn’t because Kazen didn’t know, he was being forced.

He was only angry that his eldest son, who inherited the blood of a great lion, was hiding his last name and living as a people without honor.

Unaware of his own speed, Ruin only acted more boldly.

“I am performing a wizard’s ritual. Even if you are my father, please stop interfering.”

Ruin looked at Egios.

“sorry. Please continue.”

Egios, who was watching, solemnly opened his mouth again.

“also.”

Egios spoke even more forcefully.

“The entry of the Magic Tower is the earnest wish of all the wizards in the kingdom. I can’t accept you as a member of the Mage Tower without any achievements or abilities verified.”

An ominous aura crept over Louin’s expression.

“You must first enter the Royal Academy and have your qualifications and abilities verified as a cadet in the Faculty of Magic. The entrance of the Magic Tower will be discussed later.”

Ruin’s face turned earthy in an instant.

Seeing his puzzled expression for the first time after returning, Gyrobel grabbed his belly button.

– Ha ha ha ha ha ha! You who have been called the legendary great mage are the academy!

Ruin’s face was beautifully distorted.

The academy is literally an introductory introductory course.

A place where children learn the most rudimentary theory and cultivate their bodies and minds.

It was a place that was too harsh for him, who had already reached the level of a great mage because he had already overflowed with the foundation of a wizard.

“Aegios! No top lord! that!”

“There is no turnover. prospective cadet.”

After the solemn declaration, let Egios firmly shut his mouth.

Kazen’s nasty voice also helped.

“Hmm. That makes sense. It is absurd that someone who has not gone through the knight academy is assigned to the Royal Guard Knights. If that happens, the system of the kingdom will be ruined.”

to the father!

Kazen tried hard to ignore his son’s cold glare at him.

Louie let out a sigh.

The intentions of that damned sage, Egios, were clear.

It was a request from the duchy, and it was also received, so it was difficult to refuse.

In the end, they have no choice but to pretend to accept the request.

However, the reluctance does not go away, so I will put it in the academy and watch it.

Is this really the sage of the kingdom?

It was an old squirrel-like treatment.

“Then, we’ll leave now, Head of the House.”

As the wise men and the others all bowed in unison, Kazen licked his lips as if he couldn’t help it.

“Huh. I don’t like it, but I think it can’t be helped. Please take good care of my son.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll see you later at the royal castle. Lord.”

That’s how the sage’s party got away.

“Ugh. Then I also have a lot of behind-the-scenes affairs.”

“father.”

“ah. I’m pretty busy right now.”

“… … .”

Ruin’s face crumpled even more.

Undoubtedly, the father was taking timid vengeance on himself.

Gyrobell’s ignorant words resonate in Ruin’s mind.

-Where did all your tens of thousands of years of minding go? Couldn’t you have predicted the reaction of such a sage? ha ha ha ha!

Ruin shook his shoulders slightly.

It was only until today that Ruin became human for the first time in Gyrobel.