chapter 3
The character I created on Earth was a wizard.
It is also a fraudster who is full of all kinds of magic talents and possesses a lot of special characteristics.
If he was possessed with that talent when he was possessed, he needed to properly investigate.
So, I asked Selize for the magic book.
If you have talent, wouldn’t you feel something just by looking at the book?
But to say the conclusion first, lending the magic book failed.
“Lowering. I heard that you found the magic book.”
An old man with a long white beard came in front of Leo.
“yes. It is, but… .”
Leo looked at the old man with eyes asking who he was.
Then the old man politely introduced himself.
“My belief is ‘Merverd’. Please feel free to call me the Marquis of Merverde.”
“Ah, yes. Marquis of Merverd. But why did the Marquis come here?”
Leo asked.
It was a fairly direct speech.
At first glance, it’s easy to feel that it’s rude.
However, it was not strange at all to Leo, who was a child and a member of the royal family.
Rather, it would be more awkward if I said honorifics simply because I was old because of my habit on Earth.
In fact, Marquis Merverde didn’t feel anything special about Leo’s attitude.
“First of all, to tell you the conclusion, I cannot accept your lowly request to read the magic book.”
“… Why?”
“Spellbooks, no matter how low-level they are, are all secrets managed at the national level. Because of this, it is impossible to access unless you are a formal wizard or a beginner in magic.”
Marquis Merverde spoke in a soft tone, but the content was firm.
Leo asked again.
“Even though I’m a prince, can’t I?”
“Yes. I don’t know if His Highness’s permission is denied, but if that’s not the case, the prince must also be initiated into magic to be able to do it.”
“… … .”
Leo stopped talking.
Then, as if thinking about something, there was silence for a while.
The Marquis of Merverde looked at it quietly.
‘The prince is a magic book… . I heard that you’ve been reading a lot of history books lately, and you seem to be very impressed with King Karst.’
It’s a common occurrence.
Young children read heroic novels and try this and that to become like them themselves.
However, magic is a discipline that must be started with strict standards, and should not be approached casually.
I don’t know how others might be, but Marquis Merverde had such a firm standard.
“Okay. If not, there is nothing I can do.”
Prince Leo nodded.
Although there are some feelings of regret, he clearly accepts it.
Seeing that, Marquis Merverde’s eyes lit up.
‘Oh… . I’ve heard rumors that Prince Leo is smart.’
At that age, it’s usually hard to accept the fact that you can’t do what you want.
It’s normal to be teased and teased.
Even if that status was a prince, there would have been almost nothing that wasn’t allowed until now.
However, such an adult attitude was definitely surprising.
Something was definitely different from normal children.
“Then I want to learn magic. Is that possible?”
Leo asked with a smile.
Actually he didn’t think it was bad.
‘It’s better. It would be faster to learn magic directly than to read a book.’
Asking for a magic book anyway was to check his magical talent.
Is the character in the game you created right for you?
I just wanted to read the magic book to find out.
“I’m young, so I shouldn’t be deep, but if you’re an introductory level, I can teach you a little bit.”
“The Marquis?”
“Yes. Anyway, His Highness will need to find out his magic aptitude sooner or later, so it would be okay if he thought of doing it a little earlier.”
Leo made a questioning expression.
Who is that person to teach me magic?
The answer came from Celise, who was quietly listening.
“Prince. Marquis Merverd is one of the two best wizards in our kingdom. And you’re also taking on the role of the royal magic teacher.”
At her words, Leo looked back at the Marquis of Merverd.
He smiled softly as if she was right.
It was only then that Leo was able to take a closer look at the Marquis of Merverd.
A long beard with a wide robe.
If there was only a cone hat and a staff, it was the image of a wizard from a certain movie.
“yes. Then teach me some magic.”
“hahahaha. Okay. However, since His Highness Leo is still young, I will first teach you the basics of the basics.”
Then, Marquis Merverde pulled out a small book from within her bosom.
It was a book with ‘Basic Magic Preparation’ written on it.
‘Good. If the prince didn’t understand until the end, I was going to let him see it right in front of me, but I can’t believe he listened to me so obediently.’
Marquis Merverde came here and brought a basic book.
In principle, it should not be shown, but it is difficult to impose strict standards on the prince.
If Leo insisted on it, it was just a sneak peek.
But why are you so interested?
This was a good opportunity to examine Prince Leo’s magical aptitude.
“First of all, if you want to learn magic, there is something you need to do before that.”
“to do?”
“Yes. Magic is a kind of miracle of the merging of human will and the power of nature, which is performed using the mana of nature. That is why you must first learn to feel mana.”
Marquis Merverde said.
He looked into Prince Leo’s bright eyes.
‘I wonder how much talent this little prince has… .’
Feeling mana, which can be seen as the beginning of a mage.
Among the things that judged a mage’s talent was how quickly they felt mana at the start.
“So, are we going to learn to feel that mana now?”
“you’re right. We have to do that for the time being.”
“how much?”
At Leo’s question, Marquis Merverde smiled.
“Generally, it takes about 15 days to feel mana.”
“… Fortnight or so?”
“Yes. But from generation to generation, the royal family of Rome is born with magical talent, so it’s faster than that.”
Is it because he is the bloodline of the great great mage Karst the Great?
His descendants, the Roman family, had great talent for magic for generations.
Even if you look at the current king, King Biden, he was a 5th-class magician and was simultaneously carrying out his duties as a king.
“If you look at the records, it is said that members of the royal family felt mana for about 10 days. So I think if the prince puts in an effort, it will be that much.”
“Ten days… .”
It takes ten days.
I don’t like it very much, but there was no other way now.
Leo nodded slightly.
Marquis Merverde said with a smile.
“Then let’s begin. First, close your eyes.”
Leo followed his words and closed his eyes.
The voice of the Marquis Merverde continued in my ears.
“Then relax your body. The whole body should be relaxed and relaxed as much as possible. I recommend lying down at first.”
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Just as he said, Leo lay down on the spot.
closing eyes. I held my breath slowly.
My whole body felt weak, and my mind became clearer.
“You are doing well. As you breathe steadily, feel your surroundings. Something different from the air, a cozy and warm existence of mana.”
cozy and warm… .
As Leo said, he slowly focused on the sound of his breathing.
Inhale and exhale.
How many times did you repeat breathing evenly for a while?
Leo realized what Marquis Merverd meant.
‘This… ?’
It felt like something warm was embracing me.
At the same time, along with the feeling of expanding his senses, he felt the mana around him.
The presence of mana in the air!
It was so obvious that I wondered why I hadn’t known this before.
-Seueuyup.
As I inhaled mana, it felt like it was entering my nostrils and accumulating in my body.
With a feeling of satisfaction, Leo opened his eyes.
“marquis! I just felt mana!”
“hahahaha. Is that so?”
The Marquis of Mervèdre smiled bitterly.
Only about 10 minutes had passed since Prince Leo had closed his eyes.
I couldn’t feel mana for just that amount of time.
Perhaps what Prince Leo felt was a fleeting breeze or an illusion.
‘Still, for a seven-year-old, he tends to concentrate for a long time.’
However, considering the distractions of children his age, I could say that Prince Leo was excellent for his age.
Leo asked in a voice full of curiosity.
“What should I do after I feel the mana?”
Seeing those twinkling eyes, Marquis Merverde smiled and continued.
“hahahaha. Then you need to put your will into mana. To put one’s will into the mana of nature. That is the starting point for using ‘magical power’. However, it is still difficult for the prince to feel the mana properly, so you will have to try a little more.”
There’s no way Prince Leo felt the mana already, but there was nothing wrong with knowing what was going to happen in advance.
Hearing Marquis Merverde’s words, Leo closed his eyes again and concentrated.
‘Reliance on mana… will… .’
As soon as he closed his eyes, he immediately felt the warm mana surrounding him.
With this sense of fullness, it would be good to live with only feeling mana for the rest of my life.
While feeling such satisfaction for a while, Leo suddenly realized.
‘I don’t think I need to close my eyes.’
It was a simple intuition.
For some reason, I thought that this mana might be visible not only to the senses, but also to the eyes.
Leo softly opened his eyes.
Then, unlike before, I saw a world filled with blue light.
“ah… .”
Floating blue particles flutter like flower petals in all directions.
It feels like a blue aura overflowing.
‘Sometimes I see… That’s it.’
A blue particle that I have been able to see from time to time since I possessed it a month ago.
He asked his own father, the king, but he said he didn’t know.
The situation of being possessed was confusing, so I thought it was in vain… That was not it.
The blue particles flickered in the air and slowly floated.
Leo, who was staring at that beautiful figure, focused his mind on that one part without realizing it.
I want to be with that wave of mana.
I want to participate and make it more beautiful.
Unknowingly, I followed the desire that bloomed in my head.
OK.
-Wriggle.
The particles of mana moved very minutely.
It was only a small part, but it was clearly different from the natural swimming movement!
But that was it.
With Leo’s will, he couldn’t hold on to mana even for a second, and the missing mana particles flowed slowly again.
“ah… .”
Unknowingly, I let out a sigh of regret.
Concentration was broken at the same time, and the surrounding blue halo disappeared in an instant.
Feels like a dream for a while.
‘ah… . it’s a shame.’
Leo looked at the Marquis Merverd with a sad face.
However, his face, which had been smiling softly until just now, had hardened.
His long white beard trembled non-stop.
“just now… .”
Marquis Merverde, who had opened her mouth a few times, carefully selected the words and opened her mouth.
“The prince just… Did you move the mana?”
A look of astonishment and disbelief flashed in his eyes.