chapter 43
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“Then, is there any way for her to regain her powers?”
When Philip asked the last question, Privia narrowed her eyes and grumbled.
“Is there any reason I’m going to tell you that? You really can’t be cocky. What do you guys think of me? Don’t think that just because you’re the heir to the Moonlight Sword, you can buy my favor forever.”
It was a severe scolding, but Philip was startled when he felt Privia’s voice in his head for a moment.
-It’s not up to you. This is only possible if that stupid fairy girl accepts her true nature. The fate and soul of that b*tch are already subordinated to you, and if you do not obey and be loyal to you, you will remain powerless forever.
I don’t know what he did, but it was really great. Privia immediately smirked and stared at the fairy before opening her mouth.
“… Well, if you don’t have power, you can use it in another way. That woman’s body is no different from a very good material in itself. If you purify your blood, you can make a potion with efficacy equivalent to an elixir, and if you use your flesh and my teeth, you can make a powerful dragon bottle. Heart, eyes, hair, nails. At least there is nothing to throw away, even excrement. If you give that b*tch to me, I’ll take care of your share so you won’t be disappointed.”
Philip felt that her terrible offer was half sincere.
“… Lord, how could a dragon, the arbiter, say such a thing? How horrible… !”
The fairy glared at Freevia while trembling. A fairy who has lived as long as she has had a good relationship with a race called dragons.
“That’s the story of when you were quietly hanging out by the lake. Since you gave up your duty because of greed, you have no right to meddle with me.”
The fairy who shattered the manticore in one blow also couldn’t say anything in front of her.
“If that cheeky fairy b*tch bothers you, feel free to tell me. I don’t think that b*tch will be of much help to you. Rather, it would be fortunate if he did not try to use you.”
‘Why is that dragon sister so sweet today?’
Philip tilted his head. He never imagined that Privia would show such a kind attitude. In the first place, I came with the thought that it would be fortunate if I didn’t get cursed at.
“Don’t bother me anymore, just go. Seeing the lost fairy makes me sick to my stomach.”
Soon, an order to celebrate was issued, and Philip had no choice but to leave the faculty dormitory with the fairy Yuna.
As soon as Phillip was completely gone, Privia immediately fell on her bed and buried her face in the pillow.
“Ahahahaha! Kyahahahaha!”
She had the biggest laugh of her life.
She even put her body down, hit the bed with her fist and laughed for a long time as if her stomach would tear, then wiped away the tears in her eyes with her fingers and murmured.
“Since I’ve lived a long time, stars… … Pooh… .”
Like the girl she just met, a fairy who could have a great impact on the ecosystem of a region was worshiped like a land god in human society.
A long time ago, there were quite a few cases where he overtook his brothers and became king just because he received the blessing of a fairy.
The fairy of that lake, who had lived for over a thousand years, must have been treated the same way in the past.
But now that he has become a member of a human’s household and has to be looked after like a pet dog, how ridiculous is it?
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Philip once brought the fairy Yuna to the villa.
‘… How do I do that?’
The poor fairy was watching Philip, trembling like a young bird facing a cat.
‘Why did this happen?’
In a situation completely different from the original plan, even Philip couldn’t be sharp. The fairy, who read the annoyance in Philip’s eyes, began to plead with a pale expression.
“Please don’t abandon me. You’re the one who gave me my name… .”
She seemed to realize that her lifeline was tied to Philip. In fact, as of now, she was unable to even defend herself, so she had to stick to Philip somehow.
“I have no intention of throwing it away or anything like that. For now, stay here for a while.”
I couldn’t afford to pay attention to her right now.
Because there were so many things to do besides that.
But it wasn’t that she didn’t feel sorry for her, so Philip ordered that the bathroom be always full of water for her.
It was because she came from a lake fairy, so she thought that a place with a lot of water would be comfortable.
That evening, after finishing swordsmanship training with Lua, Philip went to the bathhouse wet with sweat. It was a villa that was no different from a spacious mansion, so the bathroom was also quite spacious.
If you push yourself a little, you can use it with about nine people. In a way, it was natural. It was built for high-ranking nobles to bathe while being attended by maids.
As soon as Philip entered the bathroom, covering his body with a towel, he found the fairy crouching in the hot water up to his thighs.
“… What are you doing there?”
Fairy Yuna lowered her head with a lonely expression. Her aqua-colored hair was lifted up by buoyancy and floated in the bath like plucked seaweed.
“just… I was thinking about why I became like this.”
“If you do that, I won’t be able to take a bath.”
“Please don’t mind things like me.”
The fairy said in a somber voice. Still, since he was from a lake, he seemed to be able to make a voice out of the water.
Phillip decided not to really care and took a dip in the hot tub. The warm heat was transmitted, and with the heat, something else permeated the body.
‘… uh?’
This sensation of flowing through blood vessels and tendons was clearly the same as when mana was being moved. Surprised, Philip closed his eyes and concentrated.
‘This is a bit more fundamental than magic… .’
I felt a much more fundamental energy than mana.
It was what wizards and scholars call ‘mana’. As this had never happened before, Philip could only conclude that this had happened because the fairy had been in the bath for a long time.
‘… There must have been a reason why it was said to be a living elixir.’
Only then did he fully understand Pribia’s words.
To be able to dissolve such dense mana in water with just a little brewing, this was absurd.
The mana that should have come out of the fairy’s body was converted into an aura and began to build up in Philip’s body. The quantity was quite large, so Philip opened his mouth in admiration.
Although the absorption stopped after a certain amount of time, it seemed that after a few years in this way, Philip’s lifetime aura would more than double.
“There must be a way. I will not remain weak forever.”
The fairy suddenly looked pretty, so Philip began to comfort her.
“… Will it?”
“It may be difficult right now, but I will ask the dragon again later. So don’t be too depressed, and if you’re bored, spend some time with Lua. He’s a nice and bright kid, so he’ll probably make a good talk partner.”
The fairy poked her head out of the water. Philip was taken aback by the ghostly appearance, but quickly regained his composure.
‘I’m going to build a swimming pool. There is nothing better than swimming to develop flexibility, muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance. You can even accumulate magic there, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone, no.’
Yuna, too, would have been better off with a wider body of water rather than this narrow bath tub.
After roughly appeasing the fairy, Philip immediately contacted Lizriel. Thirty minutes after receiving the letter through the maid, she drove to the villa in a carriage.
Bringing her to the drawing room, Philip explained his plan.
“… I beg your pardon? a swimming pool? What is it?”
Upon hearing Philip’s business, she spat out a blank laugh as if it were absurd. If you wanted to swim, you could go to a lake, a river, or the sea.
However, she could not understand with her common sense that she would build a facility just for that reason.
“There is no need to explain in words.”
Philip rolled up his sleeves, revealing his arms. And then, it was brought out in front of Rizriel’s eyes.
“Touch this.”
“you… .”
Lizriel blushed and cleared her throat several times. She was taken aback when Philip suddenly came out aggressively, but she didn’t hide her desire.
“Then excuse me… .”
She put her hand on Philip’s forearm as if touching an expensive statue.
‘Why do you have better skin than me?’
The feeling of the palm of my hand was strange.
A sensation of coexistence of softness and elasticity that you could not even imagine feeling on a man’s skin.
Lizriel felt jealousy rising from the depths of her heart.
“Liz, did I pick up a fairy? A fairy who lived in a lake not far from here, and when she bathed in the water she soaked in, her skin became like this. If I build a swimming pool, I’ll let you use it too.”
“I will send a technician tomorrow morning. As you said, it will take some time to open the water, but I can guarantee you that it will be done in a few weeks. We are going to send the most capable person in the area.”
Lizriel changed her attitude like flipping her palm. Philip understood that feeling, so he nodded his head silently.
“By the way, why the hell is a fairy here? Originally, it would be difficult to meet once in a lifetime.”
“It’s a bit long, so to speak. Oh, and by the way, when are you planning to release the golden seal? I have a lot of work to do, so I guess I’ll have to tell you in advance to fit your plans.”
At Philip’s words, Lizriel pondered for a moment with a serious expression on her face, then parted her lips as if she couldn’t help it.
“I was going to tell you sooner or later, but I have a deal with the dwarves scheduled for next month. There I will bump into my sister. I think we will compete with the observer sent by my father.”
She immediately lowered her voice with a cool expression on her face.
“If it were my sister, she would have set a trap. The kind of trap I’ll never escape. But I have a trick to turn things around, and the trap will be my sister’s grave. Will you help me?”
Philip nodded his head coolly.
“of course. I would have already told you. I want you to become the owner of Yousef Firm.”
“… I knew you would say that. Oh, how about we go before dinner?”
“It’s good. Can I take Lua too?”
Philip’s words, Rizriel forced a smile and nodded.
“radish… Sure.”