How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

Alice and Leo got out of the dog hole safely.

After a little distance, Elise immediately asked with sparkling eyes.

“wow! what!? It’s gonna be fun! Where are we going now?”

He was so excited that he spoke nonstop.

But Leo knew.

‘If I run away like this, I’ll be caught after a very short time.’

In the first place, the royal guards were not so easygoing.

Even if you were lucky enough to take your eyes off him now, you would soon notice.

Leo moved quickly while holding Elise’s hand.

“Follow.”

“Where are you going?”

Alice asked with curious eyes.

The answer came quickly.

“sewer.”

* * *

Madou Kingdom Rom.

The reason why the word ‘mado’ is attached to the title of the country is not only because the progenitor was a great master mage.

It wasn’t because the population-to-mage ratio was high in the kingdom, nor was it because there were many high-level wizards.

The true meaning hidden in the title of the kingdom of magic is because magic resides everywhere in real life.

For example, the water supply and sewage facilities that the capital city boasts were like that.

A large-scale facility consisting of a large-scale civil engineering project, a well-planned water tank facility, a purification magic circle and an anti-pollution magic circle, and a transportation pipe!

It was a gigantic structure that was only possible because it was the Kingdom of Darkness.

“Wow… . It’s my first time coming to a place like this.”

When she opened the manhole cover and came downstairs, Elise opened her eyes wide and let out a series of exclamations.

“Is this so amazing?”

“yes!”

“What is good? It’s just dark and gloomy.”

“Leo, aren’t you curious about this? It’s the first time I’ve seen them, so it’s just amazing.”

Elise asked with sparkling eyes.

Only then did Leo understand.

‘but… . Being a royal family, I didn’t grow up seeing things like this, so it must be amazing.’

Like royalty, I grew up always looking at bright and good things.

I had only heard of such a dark sewerage facility as knowledge, but it would be the first time to experience it myself.

“By the way, is there anything interesting here?”

“Well. I don’t know if it’s fun… I have what I am looking for.”

“find? what?”

Instead of answering, Leo took a step forward.

I flicked my index finger lightly.

“light.”

– Phat!

Light rose from the fingertips and illuminated the surroundings.

It wasn’t just a bright white light.

“uh? it?”

Alice opened her eyes wide.

Red, blue, and yellow balls of light formed at Leo’s fingertips.

A form almost identical to the one shown by the Marquis of Merverd some time ago.

The lights stretched out and lit the way.

“wow. How did you do it? I tried too, but it didn’t work.”

Elise looked at the light and spoke with envy.

“I just did it and it worked.”

Leo shrugged.

“Is it just okay? Wow… . Leo, I heard that you are uhhh-very smart, but you really are!”

Elise continued exclaiming and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

The look in his eyes as if he wanted to know something about himself.

But as Leo, it was ambiguous to answer.

‘This is a sense area, so it’s not something I can explain in words.’

Ordinary light magic can be performed even by Alice.

However, making several at the same time, coloring, and embroidering the air is the realm of sense.

You have to learn it through experience while failing several times, or you have to show it at once with overwhelming talent.

Naturally, Leo was the latter.

In the end, I had no choice but to speak out.

“Your sister, try harder. I practiced while reading a book even while eating.”

“Even at mealtime? Oh my gosh… .”

“yes. So if my sister works hard, she will be able to do it like me.”

“Okay! I’ll try!”

Elise clenched her fists and nodded.

A bright light illuminates the path, revealing the interior of a sewerage facility.

The structure was simple.

Dirty water flows, and there are paths for people to walk on either side of it.

Leo and Elise walked cautiously along the path.

The sound of clattering footsteps echoes.

‘Fortunately, the smell of filth isn’t too bad.’

It was a place where magically treated wastewater flowed, so there was almost no stench.

Leo accelerated his pace while holding Elise’s hand tightly.

You don’t know when that manhole cover will open again and the guards will appear.

I don’t think the royals who deviated would have opened the manhole cover and entered it… .

‘Still, it will soon be discovered that our traces led to this place.’

Then it was only a matter of time before the guards descended into these sewers.

I didn’t have much time.

And before that, Leo had to find out.

‘It definitely exists somewhere in the water supply and sewerage facilities under the capital city.’

The founder of the Roman kingdom.

The Great Great Mage Karst the Great.

The legacy he left behind is here.

* * *

“Damn it! You still haven’t found it!”

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t say you’re sorry, just move a little more and find out!”

Drexla burst into anger.

The guards moved quickly.

‘Being in the Royal Guard and losing the royal family… . How could this… .’

he blamed himself inwardly.

But there were plenty of excuses.

‘I fully expected that Prince Kizan could cause an accident… ‘

No way, Prince Leo and Princess Alice ran away(?) in that gap!

To make matters worse, the fruit shop that Prince Kizan had been quarreling with was also unusual.

After knocking out the men who came out of the fruit shop, the men who went inside and searched approached.

“Drexla. I guess here… It seems to be a place run with funds from the Casein Guild.”

Casein Guild.

It is a guild that operates in the shadowy underworld.

It is also quite large.

It’s usually very difficult to find their tails, but thanks to Prince Kizan, we were able to catch them today.

I would have liked it normally.

If you capture even a part of the Catsane Guild branch, it will all lead to Drexla’s performance.

‘Damn it. Even if you find it, you find it on a day like this… .’

However, today is a bad day.

Of course, to get involved with these guys on the day the royal family strayed.

No luck or support.

“Then you guys join the search. You wouldn’t have gone that far.”

Drexla said with a frown.

His gaze went to a small hole in the alley.

“And like the dog hole here, there are things that can only be seen at child’s eye level. Pay attention to that and look carefully without missing a spot!”

Damn it.

You can’t be so resentful of that little dog hole.

“Yes!”

“All right!”

The guards quickly dispersed with the answer.

* * *

Water and sewage facilities were very spacious.

And Leo…

“Huh, huh… .”

“Hey Leo. It’s fine?”

“Fine… Heo-eok… sooo… . Fine… ah.”

Leo barely answered.

He sighed inwardly, wiping the sweat that trickled down his chin.

‘This damn body… .’

The first manhole cover they entered was not too far from the dog hole they had escaped from.

Because the distance was short, I did not feel a lack of stamina.

The same was true when lifting the manhole cover.

Thanks to the mana particles being manipulated and lifted, it wasn’t too difficult even with the strength of two children.

So it was too late to find out.

‘Your stamina is too low. It’s complete rubbish.’

Although he is a genius when it comes to magic, his physical abilities are extremely poor.

How many penalty traits are attached right now?

[Low physical ability] [Lower physical recovery] [Body] [Weak] [Sick constitution] [Chronic lack of physical strength]

Even if you take out the worst trait that cuts down on lifespan, ‘talent from heaven’, there are just as many of them.

Of course, screams erupted from all over the body at the slightest exertion.

‘Until now, I’ve been living comfortably in the royal castle and haven’t realized it.’

The lady-in-waiting is always by her side to feed and wash, so she has nothing to do.

So I forgot, but here I realized this.

Leo bit his lower lip.

Next to her, Elise tut tut and clicked her tongue.

“Leo, you. You only studied magic and forgot physical training? The Marquis of Merverde said that shouldn’t be the case.”

She put her hand on her waist and snorted.

“To be a good wizard, you have to have good stamina! When you go back to the palace, don’t forget to exercise, Leo.”

“… … .”

Leo didn’t say anything.

There were many things I wanted to say, but I couldn’t bear to refute the words of an 8-year-old child… It wasn’t.

‘It’s hard… I can’t open my mouth… .’

It’s exhausting just to breathe.

In the royal palace, they only moved a little on short distances, and when they went on outings, they took a wagon and took a light walk.

So he overlooked the fact that he was physically weak.

It was a grievous mistake.

‘What if… .’

Even in difficult situations, Leo’s head remained calm.

Thoughts pass by quickly.

‘Maybe they’re searching the manhole we went in by now.’

At first, I was tracking the route I ran away from, but I probably didn’t find it.

But soon you’ll be suspicious of manholes.

I’m sure the royals must have gone down the manhole, but there’s nowhere else to search.

‘It’s nothing else, I thought my stamina would hold on to my ankles… .’

If caught, there will be no free time for him in the future.

In other words, if you miss the opportunity now, you don’t know when you can come here again in the future.

You have to find a way somehow.

“I can’t help it. Get carried away by your sister!”

At that time, Elise knelt down in front of Leo and said.

“… what?”

“Up. You need to go somewhere quickly. My sister will carry it.”

She put her hands behind her back.

It meant to get on his back.

“Oh, no… .”

Leo made a puzzled expression.

up?

to you?

“Are you ignoring your sister? Strong sister!”

Elise was smiling, as if she thought she had finally come to play the role of an older sister in front of Leo.

I didn’t even notice that the hem of my white dress touched the floor.

“Nana Kizan oppa is working hard not only on magic, but also on physical training. I can carry a child like Leo on my back.”

she said with a glistening expression.

“… … .”

Leo, who was silent for a moment, listened to her insistence.

No, it was half forced.

Alice jerked and pulled, but she couldn’t resist because she lacked strength.

With Leo on her back, Elise strode through the basement.

Children of this age are very different in growth even if they are only one year apart.

Since it was Elise who was taller and stronger than Leo, and was receiving physical training exclusively for royalty, it was not too difficult.

Leo buried his face in Elise’s shoulder with a half-given face.

In any case, the pace increased.

Like I said, she was strong.

Breathing was still tight, as if it was not difficult to walk quickly with Leo on his back.

Alice asked as they trudged down the street.

“By the way, Leo. How long will it take you to find it?”

“We have to go a little further.”

Leo concentrated on Elise’s back.

‘Anyway, it’s good.’

Even when he unexpectedly brought a piece of baggage called Alice, he thought it was difficult.

Hopefully this will help

Leo raised his mana while entrusting himself to her.

‘The legacy of King Karst responds to blood.’

His legacy was imbued with a special tracking magic, so that his descendants might one day discover it.

And the catalyst is the blood of the same descendants.

– Knock it.

Leo carefully bit the tip of his finger and squeezed out the blood.

Pain hit my head.

A rejection reaction appeared in the body.

‘… I feel like I’m going to die of pain just because I’m hurt this much.’

Even a slight pain is felt much more because of the state of the body.

If it wasn’t for the [Firm Will] trait, I might have been rolling on the floor because of the pain.

However, Leo deliberately ignored the reaction of his body and focused his mind.

– Ugh!

I put my will into the mana particles and put them into the drops of blood.

It was sprayed into the air in that state.

The blood soaked with mana caused a strange magical reaction.

Because it was a small reaction, a wizard who was not sensitive to mana could easily miss it.

However, Leo never lags behind in this sensory field.

Leo, who had been concentrating on the magical response for a while… .

‘… found.’

I immediately opened my eyes.

Then he opened his mouth.

“Let’s go forward like this. At this speed, it should be visible in about 15 minutes.”

“yes! Okay!”