The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

“Hmm…”

As Arisa made a disgruntled expression, I sighed.

“With the failure of the previous task, the queen’s mood must be quite unpleasant. Even if you and your partner don’t care about the queen’s feelings if you go too far, it’ll be annoying to clean up, didn’t you think?”

At my words, Arisa flinched and started putting the undead back into the shadows.

“Tsk! You really do seem like someone serving the same elder.”

When I nodded, Precia sheathed her sword without letting her guard down.

“Those who follow the same elder don’t fight with their full strength, even when they clash. It’s one of the few ironclad rules that must be kept.”

At my words, Arisa grumbled and touched her stitched neck.

“I really almost died.”

“Ahahaha, you’re exaggerating. There’s no way you’d die from that.”

Rather, I was surprised you didn’t die, but I decided to say that.

Hearing my words, Arisa snorted and laughed.

“Nyahahaha! That’s right! There’s no way I’d die from just that!”

As if she hadn’t fought at all, she became triumphant and spoke to me accusingly.

“But pain is still pain. I’ll take compensation for that.”

Arisa gathered mana in her magic wand and glared at Precia.

It meant she would at least cut off an arm.

I stepped in front of Arisa and said:

“That was my subordinate’s rudeness. I didn’t recognize you right away, either. But this friend is a subordinate I cherish, so take a different compensation.”

“Young master!”

I smiled at Precia, who called me worriedly, indicating it was alright.

At my words, Arisa shouted as if it was absurd.

“No way! I want that bitch’s stiff neck…!”

“Weren’t you looking for the grimoire of Billy, the worst necromancer in history?”

As I interrupted and mentioned the grimoire, Arisa looked at me with surprised eyes.

“Do you know where it is?”

“It’s not 100% certain information. However, information tends to lose its value once leaked. What do you say, will you listen?”

At my words, Arisa pondered for a moment and said:

“Tell me even a small hint.”

“You’re quite greedy.”

I spoke as if I had no choice.

“The last owner obtained the grimoire about 80 years ago. It wasn’t to learn magic, but simply a collection item due to a hobby.”

At my words, Arisa seemed convinced and immediately nodded.

“Alright. I don’t like that bitch, but I’ll take that information as compensation.”

“A wise choice. The last owner of the grimoire was the 3rd prince 80 years ago. And the 3rd prince never trusted others and lived his entire life in the 4th palace. I think this much information is sufficient, don’t you?”

At my question, Arisa grinned widely.

“Nyahahaha! It’s enough! So it was in the palace, after all! Hmm! Hmm! Good! I’ll forgive you just this once as a special case!”

I spoke to Arisa, who seemed to want to leave right away.

“As expected, giving this information for this kind of matter doesn’t add up in terms of cost-benefit. Don’t you think so?”

“Nyahahaha! It is high-grade information to hand over just to keep a subordinate from getting hurt a bit. But that’s your choice, isn’t it, Mr. Unknown Associate?”

She seemed to be in a good mood after obtaining information she had been searching for for several years.

I shrugged my shoulders as if I had no choice.

“So I have two requests. Well, it’s up to you to listen or not. As I said, information loses its value once leaked.”

No, that’s not true.

Information has value in itself, whether you tell someone or not.

Just as negotiations can be conducted this way, disclosed information can also be utilized depending on how it’s used.

At my words, Arisa answered arrogantly.

“Nyahahaha! I’ll hear you out, I will.”

“Then I’ll say it gratefully. One is that I’d like you to keep our meeting a secret.”

At my words, Arisa laughed ominously.

“Aha, didn’t you say you’d get scolded if you were caught not doing your assigned task and playing around? Nyahaha! Even if I don’t know who you are, if the information that you weren’t in your place at this time reaches the elder, they’ll easily figure out who you are.”

“That’s right.”

As expected, she’s quick to grasp the situation.

Arisa, who reached the conclusion I intended, nodded as if doing a favor.

“Alright, since it’s information I wanted, I’ll gladly do that much as change.”

At her answer, I was relieved inwardly.

Magic spells were a kind of promise to oneself and self-suggestion.

Therefore, unless there were unavoidable circumstances, wizards kept their promises even in everyday life.

Otherwise, their trust in magic would be broken, weakening their magic, or in the worst case, they would become unable to use magic.

Of course, it wasn’t absolute, and there were wizards who casually broke promises, like the Skeleton of Wonhyo Daesa.

With this, at least while I’m in the capital, the information that I impersonated someone won’t leak.

If the fact that there’s an impersonator becomes known, it could lead to bothersome situations.

“What about the other one?”

“If there’s more change left from the information I provided, could you give me some useful magic tools? It doesn’t have to be something made with your magic.”

At my words, Arisa smiled like a mischievous kid.

“Euhm~! So you were a wizard? Trying to analyze the magic and find weaknesses?”

“Think what you want.”

“Nyahahahaha! Alright, I secretly stole one of Nivel’s battle dolls. I’ll give you that.”

Arisa took out a doll contained in a crystal from the shadow of her sleeve and threw it to me. I thought she would gladly give it.

Rather than wanting to be together, Nivel and Arisa were forced to become a pair by their superiors.

As a street-born person, she slightly despised elites like Nivel and enjoyed playing pranks that would make Nivel uncomfortable.

“The performance isn’t that high. She takes special care of named dolls. Still, it’s a strong one among mass-produced models.”

If she knew I was an enemy, she wouldn’t have handed it over like this.

She just likes ‘pranks’ that make things difficult, not sabotaging allies.

“Thanks. It’s just to satisfy simple intellectual curiosity, so don’t worry.”

This doll will later become Nivel’s Achilles’ heel.

“Then, if we happen to meet again, please pretend you don’t know me.”

“Nyahahaha! We’ll see about that then!”

Arisa laughed cheerfully and flew away.

When she definitely disappeared, I let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew, we survived.”

As I brushed my hair back, Precia hesitated and apologized.

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh? For what?”

“If it’s Billy, he’s the worst necromancer in history, right? I thoughtlessly moved hastily and handed valuable information to the enemy…”

Seeing her with a gloomy expression, I laughed while holding my stomach.

“Puhahaha! You had a bad expression just because of that?”

“B-but!”

I took out a book from the ingredient storage.

In the corner of the grimoire, whose cover was carved in poor taste with bones, the name ‘Billy’ was engraved.

“The 4th palace is where we went together, right? Of course, I took it.”

“Ah! Then!”

“There’s no way I’d hand over information that would benefit the enemy.”

Precia, who let out a sigh of relief, brightened up again.

Arisa seemed to intend to search the 4th palace as soon as she returned to the palace, but I had already thoroughly swept it, down to the dust.

Even if she eventually finds a secret space like in the novel, there’s no way for her to become stronger.

Of course, even if Arisa became stronger, Precia would have been able to beat her sufficiently.

I was worried about how things would turn out if Arisa was killed here, but somehow we got through it.

“Well then, let’s go back.”

At my words, Precia answered energetically.

“Yes!”

I’ll only start moving in earnest after gaining sufficient strength.

“What happened? There must be a reason for suddenly engaging in such a fierce battle, right?”

As soon as I returned to the circus tent, Yard asked bluntly.

I laughed lightly at his question.

“Didn’t Abassael tell you?”

At my counter-question, Yard sighed.

“He’s been gloomy since earlier, as if he’s lived through the entire world, so the atmosphere wasn’t right to talk to him.”

Saying that, he glanced at the carriage he used as his private room.

It seemed Abassael was in there.

“I just had the misfortune of running into my enemy who came to watch the circus performance by chance. One of those enemies properly ruined El’s life.”

“That means…”

“They’re also comrades with your nemesis.”

At my words, his usually sly expression hardened.

I thought he would immediately ask where they were, but he coldly asked:

“Did you kill them?”

“No, if a commotion grows, it’ll only alert the enemy.”

“You did well. There’s no need to touch a bush where snakes are hiding.”

Nodding his head, Yard asked one more thing.

“If I chase the woman who fought today, will I be able to meet the leader?”

At that question, I shook my head.

“No. It’ll be very difficult. They’re not completely unrelated, but they belong to different groups.”

“Different groups? Aren’t they all the same enemy?”

At his doubt, I smiled bitterly.

“My enemy is huge in size, despite hiding in the shadows. They have roots in various organizations. The ones who visited today belong to a group where only the craziest ones gather.”

“I see. Still, I was worried, but I’m glad you don’t seem to be injured.”

At Yard’s words, I looked at the circus members cleaning up the performance hall in the distance.

“You shouldn’t be worrying about me, right? It’s extremely dangerous that those guys showed interest in the circus.”

Considering the conversation between Arisa and Nivel during the performance, it seems they were just interested in the circus created by Javan, but it was also true that it was dangerous.

This time period is not depicted in the novel, so I don’t know if the two visited the circus troupe.

However, if I had been assassinated like in the novel, it’s highly likely that the two wouldn’t have visited the circus troupe.

Since a royal family member was assassinated in the palace, an emergency alert would have been issued throughout the entire capital, and the capital wouldn’t have been in the mood to enjoy things like a circus.

There’s no way Yard, who cherishes his comrades terribly, would have come to the capital with heightened security when they can’t even make money.

Hearing my words, Yard pondered with a serious expression and made a decision.

“We’ll have to evacuate the capital as soon as dawn breaks.”

“A wise choice.”

Those who have something to protect must be cautious.

Because a moment of carelessness can make you lose everything.

No, do they become cautious because they’ve already lost everything?

I entered the carriage for the last time to see Abassael.

“Ah… You’re safe. That’s a relief.”

Abassael, who greeted me, had a complex expression and looked dazed.

I hit Abassael’s back hard to bring him to his senses.

“Ack!”

“Snap out of it! We’re leaving the capital at dawn, so you need to prepare for the journey!”

“I see. Are we leaving right away?”

At Abassael’s question, Yard, who followed me in, nodded.

Abassael slapped his cheeks with both hands and made a determined face.

“Today, I had no choice but to grit my teeth and pretend not to know even after seeing my nemesis. I hate and despise myself for being like that.”

“I understand.”

“And I’ve received a favor from you that I can’t repay even if I devote my entire life. I want to be your strength no matter what happens. Next time…”

Abassael made a vow with tears in his eyes.

“…The next time we meet, I won’t be such a pathetic and foolish loser! So… until I can stand proudly by your side!”

“Yes, it’s a brief parting.”

I sincerely hoped he would regain what he had lost.

For my sake and for Abassael himself.

Ah, right! I needed to give him my exclusive knight identification badge, but I left it in my room.

(To be continued in the next part)