chapter 19
Heart of the Fire Dragon.
It was an item that Leo was familiar with.
‘It’s a very rare item that’s about level A among the Spiritual Medicine items.’
The effect is great.
If you eat it now, the amount of mana will jump several times as soon as you eat it, and you may even gain enlightenment at that moment.
That’s how much magical ability increases enormously.
Even the inner hem of the Fire Dragon had a reputation as being the best for beginners to eat among those A-class items.
Elixir is because of the powerful power condensed inside, the user can get sick.
However, since the inner end of the Fire Dragon is very stable, there was no such concern.
However, Leo neatly gave up on that.
‘I’m sorry but… But I can’t eat the first elixir with that.’
Elixir is a really good thing, but the more you consume it, the less effective it becomes.
It meant that even if he ate dozens of elixirs like rice because he was incredibly rich, he would not be able to enjoy the full effect.
So the first elixir is important.
The first elixir you take in your life is because you can enjoy its effect to the maximum.
‘A grade is definitely a good thing, but… I just can’t be satisfied with that.’
Who are you?
A player who had already played this game several times and boasted that he was the best.
There was no way that such a Leo would be satisfied with the Fire Dragon’s advice.
‘I have to eat at least an S-class elixir.’
And in Leo’s head, the location of the S-class or higher elixirs that could be obtained right away in the capital was clearly embedded.
That was the moment.
“me too! I’m fine too!”
Alice shouted, raising her hand after Leo.
Leo looked at her in surprise.
Alice was smiling at Leo.
“I’ll just give in. It would be perfect to give it to Kizan!”
Leo looked at her and asked cautiously.
‘what. what’s the matter?’
‘You are! Are you going to do something fun again?’
‘… … .’
Seeing Alice’s knowing look in her eyes, Leo suddenly stopped moving.
Alice grinned.
‘me too! I’m coming too!’
‘… … .’
‘You promised before! They say they’ll play with you when you become second class!’
Elise said that with her long, sullen eyes.
How can you convey such an accurate meaning with just facial expressions and eyes?
That’s a real talent too.
‘of course… I was thinking of taking him along, but… .’
When Leo went to get the elixir from the beginning, he tried to ask Ellis to go with him.
I had made a promise to her, and it was a burden to travel outside the capital alone.
In that respect, Alice was useful in many ways.
Strong stamina enough to walk fast for tens of minutes even if Leo is tipped over.
A genius enough to rise to the second rank at such a young age.
‘Besides, decisively, if it’s my words, now I believe everything.’
Due to the various incidents she had already experienced in the past, Alice’s confidence in herself exceeded 100%.
In other words, he listens well and is a useful colleague in many ways.
‘And I was going to get an elixir that would be good for Alice anyway… .’
Leo nodded his head in affirmation.
Then Elise clenched her fists and her eyes twinkled.
* * *
Marquis Merverde was admiring Leo and Ellis.
‘Huh… . You already know the virtue of concession. How could… .’
The Heart of the Fire Dragon is an elixir that cannot be easily obtained.
Even in the royal family, elixirs similar to this could be counted on one finger.
It was a coveted item everywhere, so it wasn’t common.
At first, I wondered if Leo didn’t know the value of this elixir.
So, I told you in a little more detail how valuable this is and how helpful the elixir is to wizards.
“Yes. I understand what you mean. But I’m fine!”
However, Leo declined if it was still okay.
It was the same with Elise next to him.
“Huh… . Okay. If you go that far, I will give this to Prince Kizan.”
Marquis Merverde internally acknowledged the two of them.
‘He’s a genius with perfect personality. I wondered if such a person existed in real life… It was referring to Prince Leo and Princess Ellis.’
Even Marquis Merverde, who has aged so much, is naturally greedy for the heart of a fire dragon.
Even though it doesn’t have much effect in my own level, I was afraid that it would help me improve my magic skills even a little bit.
But to think that these children show this attitude.
As an adult, he was ashamed, and he was also proud that he was the magic teacher of such children.
Marquis Merverde looked at Leo with eyes filled with deep trust.
On the other hand, Kizan, who received the heart of the fire dragon, did not look so good.
He was feeling an unknown discomfort.
‘This… Why are you yielding?’
Heart of the Fire Dragon.
As soon as Kizan heard the story, he became greedy.
A-class inner end is not easy to obtain.
Even if you are a talented prince of a country, if luck and time don’t match, you don’t know when you’ll be able to eat.
If you take the elixir when you are one year younger and become stronger, the future is bright.
Even his younger siblings don’t know about it.
Nonetheless, he gave himself up.
‘Besides… It’s frustrating, but they’re better than me.’
It was Kizan, who was united with stubbornness and arrogance, but after experiencing Leo recently, he changed a little.
Even now, I still hate Leo.
Even Ellis was still looking at one move down.
But now I know.
Those two were obviously more amazing than themselves.
He had just entered the second class, but Ellis reached it a year earlier, and Leo two years earlier.
You have to admit what you have to admit.
If you think objectively, the fire dragon’s heart should go to Leo.
So Kizan couldn’t understand even more.
‘This… How can I give up?’
Could you have done it yourself?
probably couldn’t
It’s not like that, and I haven’t been taught that way.
– Kizan. You must be superior to your brothers. You have to step on them. you can do it
A voice in Kizan’s ear now seemed to play automatically.
My mother’s words came like hallucinations.
‘I have to be the best of my brothers. So you must be the next king. Otherwise, the other brothers will eat you.’
That’s how I’ve learned, and I’ve lived believing.
However, Leo’s actions completely shattered Kizan’s common sense.
‘What the hell are you… .’
Kizan looked at Leo with an incomprehensible face.
* * *
The Marquis of Merverde requested an audience with the king.
Lately, it seems that he has a very frequent private meeting with the king.
While the attendant told him to wait for a while, he remembered why he had come here.
– Marquis Merverde. I have a favor.
After today’s class, Prince Leo came to him and carefully told him that he had a request.
-hahahaha. Say anything, poor prince.
Marquis Merverde readily replied.
Due to the miracle drug incident, the liking for Prince Leo, which was originally high, increased even more.
What can I do for this genius prince who has both talent and personality?
-I want to go outside one more time.
-… Do you mean outside the royal castle?
But when he heard those words, the complexion of the Marquis Merverde slightly darkened.
When I heard that I had followed the knights’ strategy not too long ago, how worried I was.
I’m glad I came back safely, but I almost lost the kingdom’s treasure.
I even briefly nagged her not to do that again, but how long has it been since she’s going out again?
-yes. I promised to go outside the castle with Ellis-sister when I go up to the 2nd rank.
– Uhm… But.
-And something just made my heart feel stuffy, because it seemed like it would break through if I walked around the outside for a while.
With that said, Leo said he wanted to go outside and see some of the scenery.
When Marquis Merverde heard that, he looked at Leo in shock.
Feeling stuffy in the chest and needing ventilation.
‘This… It’s a symptom of when magic research is blocked?’
It could be that he is simply not feeling well, but Leo is a prince by name.
Regularly receive medical attention from doctors and priests.
Then it would be a mental problem rather than a physical disease.
‘perhaps… It may be that Leo’s genius talent wants to ventilate the surrounding environment.’
A genius who instinctively takes direction.
Even this may be a natural process of finding out how to grow.
Thinking that far, Marquis Merverde couldn’t possibly say no.
How could he stop this genius disciple’s request?
– Whoa. You can’t help it if you say that. Okay.
-yes! After all, Marquis Merverde is the best!
– Heh heh heh.
Leo’s wide smile was cute, so Marquis Merverde let out a pleasant smile.
* * *
– All right, all right.
Through the side door of the palace, a carriage pulled out.
From the outside, the neatly designed wagon was not much different from other wagons.
However, if you look closely, you can see that the hardwood used as a material and the material of the finish are of the highest quality.
It was natural.
This is because it is a carriage used by royalty when they do not reveal their identity.
There were three people riding inside.
“Wow! I’m really excited! To go out again like this!”
“I said I would keep my promise. Do you trust me now, sister?”
“Yes! Whom do you trust if I’m not Leo!?”
Elise looked at Leo and gave her bright eyes.
Eyes with 100% reliability.
Leo smiled happily.
‘OK. If we continue to have a good relationship like this since we were young, we will be able to become more reliable helpers than anyone else in the future.’
The process of becoming a great wizard would be a thorny road full of all sorts of dangerous things.
In such a situation, Elise, a country’s princess and a talented genius magician, would be of great help someday.
However, unlike Leo and Ellis, who were smiling like that, there were people who didn’t look good.
‘why me… It’s here… .’
A soft impression.
A man with a gentle appearance, who seems to have read only books in his room, just by looking at his clothes.
It was Drexla, a knight belonging to the Royal Guard.
“Sir Drexla. You don’t look very good? Do you hate being accompanied by my escort?”
Leo looked at Drexla and asked with a smirk.
“ah… no. It can’t be. It’s just that I’m the only escort on this mission, so I’m a little nervous.”
“Oh yeah? are you okay. It’s just an outing, so what? The last time we went together, Sir Drexla was so comfortable and nice to me, so I asked my father to go with me this time. Did I do well?”
“… … .”
Through the Marquis of Merverde, Leo asked the king to go on an outdoor outing.
The Marquis of Merverde praised him so much, and the King also believed in him, so he readily agreed.
On top of that, Leo requested to accompany Drexla as an escort.
The reason was obvious.
‘There is no other knight I can carry around as comfortably as Drexla.’
To Leo’s prediction, there was nothing particularly dangerous about this outing.
But just in case.
This world is not a place that boasts the best security like Korea.
A view of the world where there is nothing strange about a child being kidnapped casually on the road.
So an escort was needed.
Of course, if you just wanted a simple escort, you didn’t have to pick up Drexla and bring it.
The goal this time is to go out to find the elixir, not a simple outing.
In that respect, it would be very inconvenient for the escort knight to stop each one from the side.
Because of this, he needed an escort who would listen carefully, and in that respect, there was no one more suitable than Drexla.
“Please take care of me. Sir Drexla.”
“… Yes. Lowering. I’ll tell you just in case, but this time, you can’t go anywhere else. You must go with me.”
Drexla said with a concerned face.
Leo nodded vigorously.
“yes! Sure!”
But Drexla couldn’t be relieved.
‘You speak well… .’
He had a history of being beaten by Leo once, so he must never take his eyes off him.
But Leo was sincere.
‘I’m never going alone this time. If I had been in a similar situation the other time, I would have gone with Lord Drexla.’
It was the last runaway (?) with a lot of irrational and gambling.
A plan full of mistakes, with nothing to say even if he died in the middle of a back alley if he made a mistake.
I didn’t want to be left with such a bunch again.
‘Still, the process of obtaining the elixir this time will be much better, since there is no particular danger.’
Leo’s thoughts led to the elixir.
‘That elixir to get this time. That’s probably the system level… Was it SS class?’
The Heart of the Fire Dragon is Class A.
On the other hand, what Leo is looking for now is SS class.
Even in the world view of this game, there are few items of that level, and it was a top-notch elixir.
‘If I just get that, there won’t be a shortage of mana for me to grow right away.’
Besides, it wasn’t just the amount of mana.
If it was Leo’s own violent talent, something might happen while taking the elixir.
‘I’m looking forward to it.’
Leo hid his impatience and leaned his back on the swaying carriage back.
– All right, all right.
Like a carriage given by the royal family, it didn’t shake much and was really comfortable.