âYou must never let your guard down!â
Originally, the imperial family did not trust each other.
The social world of the Empire is where all sorts of conspiracies and schemes prevail.
And among them, the imperial family were the ones with the fiercest and most severe minds.
But to catch the imperial family off guard for a moment and trick them.
This was not something anyone could do. Bo Gajun sharply raised his vigilance against Gainan Island.
âAvoiding the boundaries by acting stupidâ¦â
is not something anyone can do.
He had to have the tenacity of steel to withstand all the notoriety and harsh criticism that was poured on him.
Thinking about it made Bo Ga-junâs spine run cold.
For a long time, acting foolishly, avoiding the vigilance of other members of the royal family, and then attracting powerful nobles who could become her own strengthâ¦
Perhaps this younger brother was the most dangerous competitor among the members of the royal family.
âAfter a really long time, I made a new deckâ¦?â
Gainando opened the door and was surprised to see Bo Gajun.
âwho are you?â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han was at a loss for words for a moment.
âItâs been a while since we met, crazy bastardâ¦â
It was a hobby for members of the imperial family to curse at each other when they met, but that was just a conversation while maintaining etiquette.
You should make fun of âItâs really unfortunate that what youâve done this time has failedâ. âWho are you?â
Lee Han was grateful that no other nobles were present.
âIâm glad there are only three of them.â
âKeuk⦠Kuck!â
Bo Ga-jun burst into laughter at the sight of Gainando showing his true colors.
He thought that his evil and shady younger brother had finally thrown off his mask.
Of course, Gainando was taken aback by that laugh.
âAm I crazy?â
âAre you the professor?â
ââ¦Your Highness, right? Donât joke.â
Lee Han put his hand on Gainandoâs shoulder. Gainandoâs brain cells were activated by the pain of twisting his shoulder blade.
âah! Aww! I remembered! Prince! You told the prince!!â
âokay. sorry. Prince. Because Kainando likes jokes.â
âYou donât have to hide it anymore. Mr. Wodanaz.â
Bo Ga-jun stood up from his seat and said.
There was not the slightest sign of ignoring Kainando in those eyes.
Rather, as a strong competitor, it was full of burning enthusiasm.
âI donât know what it is, but itâs not good.â
Lee Han felt uneasy.
Prince Bo Gajun seemed to be having strange thoughts while visiting Gainando, but there was nothing good about leaving him alone.
Because Kainando had a tendency to lose his reputation the more opportunities he had to speak.
-Guinan Island. Do it like you did last time.
Lee Han spread three fingers.
It meant only answering âyesâ, ânoâ, and âhuhuâ. Gainando rubbed his shoulder and nodded.
âBecause I already knew how ambitious Prince Kainando is.â
âNoâ¦â
Lee Han hurriedly looked away.
It meant denying it quickly.
âSay no quickly!â
âWhoops.â
ââ¦â¦â
Gainando accepted Lee Hanâs gaze in a different way.
Bo Ga-jun nodded as if he knew that.
âMrs. Wardanaz. As someone from Einrogard, it is only natural to support a close friend.â
âI donât support it.â
âBut I know. That someone with an excellent eye, like Wodanaz-sama, would support the royal family if a more qualified member of the royal family appeared.â
âNo, Iâm not interested in anythingâ¦â
âPlease wait. I will prove that qualification soon.â
Bo Ga-jun made a vague declaration.
Of course, Gainando didnât understand what he was talking about, and Lee Han was dumbfounded, so it didnât have much effect.
âThen letâs see you at the meeting. Prince Cainando.â
âyes.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han let out a deep sigh.
Even narrowing it down to three answers still has the opposite effect.
âShould I just have my mouth stitched up?â
âI⦠Bocchan. Another guest has arrived.â
Hearing the servantâs cry, Lee Han wondered if he should put a on the front gate of the mansion.
âWho is it?â
âPrincess Juderantasâ¦â
âHuh. You are one step late.â
Bogajun laughed at Judrantas.
Perhaps even Judrantas will be surprised when he comes here.
Bo Ga-Jun may have been thinking⦠but
you will find out that the really dangerous competitor is among the young royal family!
* * *
â!!!â
As expected, Judrantas was just as surprised and acted the same as Bogajun.
And the ending was the same.
âIf you are a person with an excellent eye like Wodanaz-samaâ¦â â
â¦If a more qualified member of the royal family appears, are you saying you will support that member of the royal family?â
âalso!â
âNot that I agree with thatâ¦â
âPlease wait. I will prove that qualification soon.â
âActually, arenât the two of them close?â
Seeing the two members of the royal family saying the same thing, Lee Han was no longer bothered to reply.
âAll right.â
âThen letâs see you at the meetingâ¦â
After all the members of the imperial family had left, Guinando took out the deck with a bright expression.
âI made a new deck, but it sticks⦠evil! Why do you hit me!â
Lee Han took a cane and started hitting Gainando on the back. Gainando screamed and ran around the room.
an hour later.
Lee Han sighed and held the wizard card in his hand.
It is said that he can grant the wishes of the dead, but he was only able to grant the wishes of friends who had been beaten dozens of times in the back.
âWhoops. It will be different this time.â
âShut up and be quiet.â
âYeahâ¦â
Cainando quietly drew a card.
In this game, called Wizard Card, the victory condition is to play a minion each turn and use a magic spell to reduce the opponentâs life to 0.
Of course, in the beginning, I had no magical power, so I could only use weak minions and spells, and in the second half, I had a lot of magic power, so I could use strong minions and spells.
In other words, a good deck should have a well-balanced balance of weak minions that can be used in the early stages and strong minions and spells that can be used in the late stages!
Of course, itâs a rule, and Guinando had filled his deck with only the strong cards he liked.
âWhoops. But this time itâs different.â
Kainando put down his card with a confident expression.
Lee Han looked at the card and was puzzled.
âfor a moment. I canât believe thisâ¦â
Victory conditions were not limited to reducing the opponentâs mageâs life to 0.
Even if the remaining cards in the opponentâs deck are completely gone, the player wins.
And now, the black magic spell card that Gainando played is a card that blows three cards from the opponentâs deck.
âCainan Island. Have you ever made a deck-breaking deck?â
âOh, isnât it?â
Taken aback, Gainando denied it while averting his gaze.
âItâs better than that weird deck from before⦠but donât people hate this?â
There have always been unspoken rules.
So did the wizard card game.
Winning by destroying the deck like that felt like an act close to foul play in a fun place where they were having fun with each other.
Of course, from Lee Hanâs point of view, he wanted to know what he wanted to knowâ¦
âWhat do we know! I will win!â
âThatâs right.â
Lee Han prepared a card with a horse.
As soon as Guinando finished his turn, he planned to end the game by firing spells that deal direct damage to the mage.
Not knowing that he would die in a few seconds, Guinando thought very seriously.
âWere you two playing?â
Yoner opened the door and came in with Nylia.
The two looked around at the wizard card game and hesitated.
âIs this a dark magic curse deck?â
âhowever?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
ââ¦and. Guinan Island. this is not Not really.â
Yoner looked at Gainando with a stunned gaze.
No matter what Gainando did up to now, he would take the side as a relative, but this was a bit harsh.
âOh noâ¦! If you win, thatâs it! why!!â
âOf course, if you win, thatâs enough, but the black magic curse deck is a bit of an exceptionâ¦â When
Yoner didnât take his side, Gainando looked at Nilia and asked.
âIs this such a big mistake!?â
âThe black magic curse deck is a bitâ¦â
ââ¦â¦â
Cainando felt very unfair.
âIf you play a deck like this among hunters, youâll get shot in the back by an arrow.â
âNot quite like that!â
âItâs true.â
âI see.â
When it was his turn, Lee Han threw a spell and overthrew Gainando. Gainando opened his mouth wide and narrowed his eyes.
âSo Yoner. whatâs the matter?â
âah. Isnât there a social gathering in Granden City this time?â
It wasnât that difficult to hold social gatherings. Right now, Lee Han also invited a few friends to eat, drink, and play, and that too went into social gatherings.
As such, in a city the size of Granden City, dozens of social gatherings were held every day.
But the social gathering Yoner was talking about was a different story than those small gatherings.
It was no exaggeration to say that it was actually a meeting held in the name of the city of Granden, attended not only by the influential families of the city but also by imperial officials.
And the main participants of this meeting are the first year students of magic school.
âThe meeting the imperial family talked about earlier was this meeting.â
Lee Han understood why the imperial family came earlier.
Since it was such a place, it was only natural that he wanted to enter with a promising magic school student.
It was like a place to declare âweâre closeâ to othersâ¦
âI thought it would be better not to go in with Gainando.â
âah. I was thinking that too.â
Judging from the attitudes of the other members of the imperial family, it seemed like going in with Gainando would be an annoyance to each other.
âwhy!? Did I come with a dark magic curse deck?!â
Gainando asked with a shocked expression.
âno. If we go together, we might get misunderstood as factionsâ¦â
âI think itâs just because of the cards.â
Gainando grumbled at Yonerâs cold words.
âEveryone is jealous because my deck is strong.â
âBut you lostâ¦â
âNoisy!â
* * *
ââ¦Now that itâs like this, thereâs nothing we can do about it.â
Lee Han looked at Professor Verdus and said as if he was sorry.
I didnât like attending social gatherings, but if I could use it as an excuse to ditch Professor Verdus, there was no reason not to.
As expected, Professor Verdus asked as if he did not understand.
âWhy are you attending such a pointless gathering?â
âAll first-year students are invited. They seem to want to hear how the students at the Magic School are doing.â
âWhy are you attending such a pointless gathering?â
âhmm. I just explained it.â
Professor Verdus kept grumbling whether Lee Han explained or not.
âI donât know why there are lectures on how to dance in magic schools. In that case, I need to teach you one more theory of enchantment magic.â
âThatâs me too⦠wait. Are there any dances at this social event?â
âIf itâs that big, itâs definitely there, right?â
Professor Verdus replied as if it were natural.
It might be a small social gathering, but a social gathering like that couldnât be without a ball.
Lee Han frowned.
âI thought Iâd never need dancing in my life.â
While the other Blue Dragon Tower students were taking ballroom dance classes, Lee Han had no choice but to listen to one more school of magic.
Even when I was in the Wodanaz family, I didnât really practice dancingâ¦
âFrom now on, Iâll just have to practice the basics with attributes as quickly as possible.â
The goal is not to be disgraced.
Lee Han made up his mind and looked at Professor Verdus.
âProfessor, are you good at dancing?â
âno?â
âI knew you would. Then I will find someone to teach me.â
ââ¦??â
Left alone, Professor Verdus tilted his head.
Something felt wrong.