The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

It hurts, right? It hurts. Definitely, it hurts, the pain-blocking, it hurts, magic, it hurts, is in effect, it hurts.

It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. Why, it hurts, it hurts, does it hurt?

I couldn’t think properly because of the pain.

I instinctively tried to escape the iron net, but the binding magic engraved on the iron net held me in place, preventing me from moving.

Aha, I wondered why binding magic was added, but this was planned.

“Fuck!!! Geor!! You said it wouldn’t hurt! Argh!!!”

The mana circuit starting from my chest spread to my limbs following the magic techniques engraved all over my body, taking root.

It was a movement of mana that didn’t contain any of my will at all.

If it was my will, I wouldn’t have been able to move such high-density mana so swiftly and boldly to places where the circuit wasn’t developed.

Because it hurt like hell!

As the mana moved like squirming blood vessels, bruises began to form all over my body.

And then, various healing and recovery magic of the iron net and the Silverbloom I swallowed healed my body in real-time.

My whole body turned multicolored and then repeatedly returned to its original pale skin.

While I was out of my mind with pain, outside the iron net, Precia was about to draw her sword and cut the iron net, but Silua stopped her, saying it was dangerous.

Honestly, I wanted to shout at her to cut it and save me right away, but as Silua said, if we recklessly broke the magic circle in operation, an explosion could occur.

The power of the explosion would be determined by the amount of mana stored in the magic stone.

How much did I put in? Enough to destroy half of the lord’s castle?

“C-Calm down. Ugh! Precia. This bit of pain. Fuck! It hurts like hell!”

I can overcome it. It hurts. It hurts. No, I can overcome it. It hurts. I can overcome it.

“If you don’t want to see me die, put that sword away right now!”

At my command, Precia hesitated and put down the sword.

Come to think of it, it’s not as painful as when Aquila’s mana circuit was first engraved.

Considering the amount of moving mana, it wouldn’t be strange if the pain was even greater than then, but I’m enduring it with a clear mind.

It hurt like hell, but I gradually got used to the pain.

No, is this not getting used to it, but adrenaline being secreted and making me unable to feel the pain?

It was hard to believe, no, I didn’t want to believe it, but I could tell that the pain blocking was definitely taking effect just by the adrenaline working properly.

How long has it been since I started feeling the pain of being stabbed by hot iron rods all over my body?

One hour? Two hours? I don’t know, but the magic circle engraved on the iron net gradually began to lose its light, the pain disappeared, and it quickly healed my body.

“Ah…”

It’s over.

Confirming that all the light had disappeared, I lost consciousness and collapsed.

“Prince!”

“Prince!”

“Yuan Oppa!”

Everyone, you don’t know where the ears are, so call me young mas…

…ter!

“Huh? Where am I…”

When I opened my eyes, I was lying on the bed in the dormitory.

Did I lose consciousness?

It felt like I lost consciousness for a very brief moment, but since I woke up in the dormitory instead of the doll storage, it seems I was unconscious for more than a brief moment.

Before fainting, I took off my clothes for magic, but since I’m wearing pajamas, it seems I was unconscious for a few hours.

It feels like I teleported.

As I opened my eyes, Navi, Nuni, and Rami rubbed their cheeks against my face.

Why are you suddenly rubbing like this when you’re always clinging to my body as if you’re faraway and not attached to me every day?

I could feel the spirits’ concern, but this much is excessive for just this matter.

As I removed the three spirits from my face and got up, Precia, who sensed my presence, entered the room.

“Young Master! You’re awake!”

As I got up, Precia held my hand with a worried look on her face.

“Eol, khup…!”

I tried to ask how long I had been asleep, but my throat was dry, so my voice didn’t come out well.

No, it’s stranger that my throat is fine after screaming like that.

Precia poured water into a cup with good sense.

“Drink slowly.”

I moistened my throat with water and asked.

“Thanks. But how many hours was I unconscious?”

Drinking water relieved my sore throat.

Normally, if I had screamed that much, my throat should be sore for two days, but it’s strange.

“Not a few hours, but a few days.”

“…What?”

When I asked with a dumbfounded face, Precia sighed.

“You woke up after a week, Young Master.”

“A week? No wonder my throat is fine.”

If I didn’t speak a word for a week, it makes sense that my throat is fine.

“Wait!? It’s been a week? What about the doll assembly situation? I need to confirm the changes during the military meeting!”

As I tried to get out of bed, Precia forcibly laid me down.

“The doctor will be here soon for a regular checkup. Please rest until you get a stable verdict from the doctor.”

At her resolute words with a sense of spirit, I flinched and lay back on the bed for now.

“Okay. …But what about the doll assembly? I need to know the situation to calculate the schedule.”

At my question, Precia sighed softly and replied.

“The doll assembly, under Silua’s lead, has finished even the practical tests. Silua asserted that it has been perfectly fixed, and Commander Blantzberg was satisfied.”

Then there should be no problem.

“What about the Subjugation Corps? Did they agree to let you participate?”

“Yes. The commander, who confirmed my strength, approved it, and I am attending joint training.”

At her words, I was delighted.

“Well done. Attending training means you didn’t foolishly stay by my side like last time.”

Precia blushed and looked embarrassed.

“Th-That time, w-well, you told me to protect you, Young Master!”

“Ahahaha! Yes, well done. If you had foolishly stayed by my side without even sleeping, I would have been angry.”

At my words, Precia flinched.

“Don’t tell me you were going to do that.”

“N-No! I was going to sleep!”

When I looked at Precia with narrowed eyes, she avoided my gaze.

“Well, since it seems you slept and rested this time, I’ll praise you. Well done.”

When I patted Precia’s head, she blushed, perhaps out of embarrassment.

If it’s that embarrassing, she could have avoided it, but it was just like her not to avoid the touch of praise as a knight.

“What about Silua and Gilbert?”

“Silua will come to switch with me soon, and Gilbert ran off a few minutes ago when he heard the alarm for an enemy attack, so he should be fighting by now.”

Does Silua being here to switch mean she’s in the doll storage room now?

It seemed to be used as a doll design place since it was filled with Geor’s dolls and access by others was blocked.

Since Precia is here, Gilbert must be having a hard time.

“Nuni, go to Gilbert and help him if he makes a mistake.”

-Purorong~!

At my words, Nuni flew away like lightning with her adorable wings.

“You don’t have to worry about Gilbert. He has fixed his habits to some extent now, so the waste has decreased.”

“Really? You both worked hard.”

Gilbert, who fixed his habits, must have worked hard, but it was probably Precia who pointed out and guided him to fix those habits.

“Ah, and while you were lying down, Young Master, I attended the military meeting in your place. This is a notebook where I organized the meeting in my own way.”

Normally, the contents of military meetings were confidential, so they shouldn’t be privately leaked like this, but since it’s not a war between countries, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

Even if leaked, monsters wouldn’t be able to understand it anyway.

Judging by the notebook’s contents, only the positions of a few units had changed, with no major changes.

In the first place, the main content of the military meeting couldn’t change much.

While the Subjugation Corps rummaged through the mountain range, the other troops and I would clean up the monsters in the mountain range, cut off the monster groups so they don’t rush in too much at once, and defend the fortress. That was all.

“Okay, I’ll keep in mind the changes. Then shall we see how much your mana has increased after all that hard work?”

If my mana didn’t increase at all after that hell of a struggle, I’ll spit on that damned old man’s grave.

I closed my eyes, activated the mana circuit, and checked my mana.

“Hah, hahahaha! This is crazy.”

When I cursed, Precia asked with a worried look on her face.

“Why are you doing that? Is there something wrong with your mana?”

I shook my head at the look on her face that seemed like she would dig up Geor’s grave right away.

“No. My mana has increased.”

It far exceeded my expectations.

“By how much?”

“Compared to before, five times. No, about six times?”

This much could be seen as gaining the amount of mana that an average mage would obtain after working hard for about 5 years at once.

Mana circuit development is said to be a lifelong task, but considering the physical area, the average time spent on developing mana circuits is at most around 20 years.

After that, it’s a process of increasing mana density, so I gained a little over half of half the average mana amount of a normal mage at once.

“Doing crazy and insane things is worth trying once in a while.”

If it weren’t for Geor’s last research, how long would it have taken to expand my mana container this much?

10 years? 20 years? Considering this insane body of mine, it might have taken until I became an old man.

Even so, it’s only the level of a 5th-year mage.

At my words, Precia spoke to me with a worried look.

“Young Master, as I said before, please don’t overdo it.”

“Ahahaha, sorry. This time, I just didn’t expect it, so forgive me.”

Actually, let’s not mention that I applied it directly to my body without even a clinical trial.

Still, since my mana increased more than I expected, I’ll be able to handle the dolls more easily.

If it had failed, I was going to ask Silua to pretend that I was controlling the dolls, so it’s a relief.

There’s no need to deceive anyone anymore.

While Precia and I were having various conversations, there was a knock on the door outside.

“It must be the doctor who came to check on Young Master’s condition. I’ll bring him in.”

As Precia opened the door, the healing mage in a military doctor’s uniform’s eyes sparkled upon seeing me.

“You’re awake! I need information for treatment, but did you faint while experimenting with some magic? I asked others, but they only said they couldn’t answer without permission.”

Where is this nonsense coming from?

When he suddenly asked, I smiled and said,

“It’s confidential, so I have nothing to say. And it’s not really necessary for treatment, is it?”

“No, but we need to know the cause…”

The military doctor, who was a mage, tried to persuade me to get my answer, but I wasn’t naive enough to fall for the ploy.

“I don’t feel any particular abnormalities, so is it okay to be active now? My colleague told me not to get out of bed without the doctor’s permission.”

When I changed the subject, the military doctor answered with regret.

“Well, you look very weak… but it seems to be just your constitution. There doesn’t seem to be a problem.”

He wrote something on the medical certificate and was about to get up and leave, but then said, remembering something.

“Ah, right. The commander said to come find him immediately when you wake up. He’ll probably test the dolls and your puppetry directly, so be careful.”

Oh no, it seems Demiway has firmly made up his mind to beat me up.