Chapter 140

Episode 140:

The Third Prince was quite looking forward to going out with Raymond.

The sight of him in Dalian and the sight of Raymond thereafter left a deep impression on the third prince.

I thought there were people like that in the world.

People who live the way they want and people who are strong but don’t show it first.

‘It makes sense that Daria followed him.’

I want to be with him.

It seemed like he could reveal everything about himself and still accept it as is.

I always wanted to follow him wherever he went.

I want to be with him at least as long as I am here.

‘I can always meet Daria, but I don’t think I can with Raymond.’

Raymond felt like if he didn’t stick around now, there would be no chance of meeting him next time.

And most of all, I liked him.

I still remembered the sight of Dalian not accepting me because I was part of the royal family.

“I have some business to run for a while, so would you like to stay with Daria?”

Hearing Raymond’s words, the 3rd Prince decided to follow him unconditionally.

I wanted to know everything about who he was and what he did.

“…All right. Instead, I cannot take responsibility.”

The third prince was very happy that he reluctantly gave his permission.

I thought I would be able to see for myself what he was trying to do.

I headed to the forest with him.

It was an ominous-looking forest that felt dangerous just by looking at it.

It was so scary that he wondered if he would survive if he went in there, but he focused on being able to be with Raymond rather than his fear.

‘Raymond will be able to protect me.’

He thought that the Raymond he saw could protect him anywhere.

‘And even if it’s not Raymond, there’s a way for me to get out on my own.’

To be honest, I wasn’t too worried.

He carried an emergency teleportation scroll in case of an emergency.

Although it was an extremely expensive item, costing thousands of gold each, it was an item that imperial wizards willingly offered as tribute once a year because it could save the lives of the royal family.

“majesty. “Stick behind me.”

Shortly after entering the forest, there was an attack.

I almost used the emergency scroll in surprise, but Raymond came out faster than that.

Although he couldn’t even see it, Raymond must have seen it and pulled out his sword to fight back.

‘Yes, it’s Raymond. It’s that Raymond.’

I lost to Raymond in sparring and did some research on him.

And I learned some shocking things.

He is an Auror user and even active in the North.

It may be an exaggeration to some extent, but the moment I heard that he was an Auror user, he looked different.

“Auror!”

The third prince was impressed by the brilliant shine of Raymond’s sword.

The fact that Raymond was an Auror user was not false information, but the truth.

To come at the age of 20. It was impossible unless you were a crazy genius.

“Don’t leave that place!”

The 3rd Prince thoroughly listened to Raymond and watched his battle.

It was so cool to see him gently avoiding the branches and cutting down the tree in one go.

The 3rd Prince felt himself falling for Raymond more and more as he watched him deal with the majority alone.

‘Are you that humble when you have that kind of power?’

I want to erase the tyranny I did to him in the past.

I wanted to have someone who hides his skills and sees others as they are.

‘This is the first time I’ve felt this way since Daria.’

If Daria felt like a lover, Raymond felt like an object of admiration.

It was the look he had longed for.

An ideal life where one lives quietly despite having power that no one can easily touch.

‘Can we be friends?’

I had long ago given up on the idea of making him my own person.

No, I didn’t.

People are always miserably broken whenever they come near them.

I don’t want Raymond to be broken like that.

Rather, I want to keep him at a distance and make him a friend who can protect me at any time.

Yes, like Daria.

‘Now that I think about it, isn’t this also Daria’s power?’

She has a magical charm that attracts people.

Raymond may also have been drawn to her by that.

‘Then we might have to fight him over Daria?’

Raymond had no intention of doing that to Daria, but the 3rd prince had no way of knowing that.

I was just weighing the scales with Daria and Raymond on either side.

Love or friendship?

The third prince was already drinking kimchi soup without even becoming friends with Raymond.

***

-Human, we have to go there!

The hatchling kept urging.

He led me as if he would not give me time to rest.

I also had no intention of resting.

The fact that the undead appeared meant that the caster was still doing something in the forest.

‘Warlocks are not good in many ways.’

It wasn’t that the warlock itself was bad.

If you try to use them to benefit the world, you can do whatever you want.

For example, solving the problem by sending the undead to a place where humans can never enter.

There were surprisingly many benefits to being undead.

‘Dangerous.’

Even with such benefits, it was an indelible fact that the undead were dangerous.

Basically, the undead listen to the commands of the warlock who summoned them.

But the problem is that when the warlock dies or escapes from the warlock’s will, the undead move according to their own will.

The undead go crazy when they see humans.

If you receive even a small wound from the undead, you will become infected.

Although it was possible to get better if treated by a priest, the cost was so high that commoners had no choice but to die.

And warlocks never use their power for humanity.

The reason they become warlocks is because they have anger and hatred towards humans.

Furthermore, black magic is called an inhumane act, to the extent that it is said that one must make a contract with the devil to become a black magician.

‘Why is the warlock here? There’s something to eat here… At this time, the fight against Ahar was in full swing.’

No wonder we don’t know what’s happening.

Because at this point, the original work is engulfed in war.

Enraged monsters rushed in due to Ahar, destroying the northern city, and the continent was filled with screams.

-Human I will deal with you from now on!

As the number of wooden undead was increasing, it seemed like time was running out to deal with them, so the hatchling stepped forward to deal with them.

Paaat paaat!

As soon as the wooden undead came running, a bright light appeared and they melted.

“Well it looks like they aren’t coming anymore.”

I nodded to the third prince’s somewhat sullen voice.

The hatchling disposed of the undead without the Third Prince’s gaze.

And the protective shield that had been placed on the 3rd prince was resolved by making an appropriate excuse.

Perhaps because I am the child of a famous magic family, the 3rd prince left without saying anything.

‘It’s comfortable.’

It’s very convenient because the hatchling takes care of the problem even if I don’t move.

Plus, Hatchling’s method was more efficient than my own approach.

“Because it’s a silver dragon, did you use white magic?”

The undead had two natural enemies.

The first was fire and the second was divine power.

Among fire and divine power, the one that is more effective is divine power.

Undead are unclean beings.

It is a being born from death and becomes weak in the presence of light.

Divine power is the opposite.

The more light there is, the stronger it becomes and energizes people.

Since the two are opposites, they can be seen as counters to each other.

Holy power can only be used by priests.

Divine power is what you gain when you practice your body and mind in a temple and develop faith.

Unspoiled purity could be seen as the strength of a priest.

Therefore, if there is a task such as extermination of the undead, it is requested to the temple.

Just because it was magic didn’t mean it was impossible.

‘White magic has a similar effect to divine power.’

White magic, which was created with the intention of benefiting people, showed efficacy similar to divine power.

Of course, it can cause damage to the undead.

However, the reason for choosing a priest between a wizard and a priest was efficiency.

Unlike priests, who could use divine power anywhere as long as they had faith, wizards had to have mana.

In places where mana is scarce, resources can be depleted and become a burden.

‘But hatchlings are different.’

Even if it is a hatchling, it is a dragon.

The mana amounts of dragons and humans cannot even be compared.

Unless you are an archmage, you cannot beat a hatchling with mana.

Hatchlings have a mana heart, so they can generate mana on their own even in places where there is no mana.

The mana generated in this way continues to accumulate and makes you stronger even when you are still.

In addition, not only does mana increase the more it is used, but Jackie Chan’s scales are said to be hard enough to block the sword master’s sword.

It is not for nothing that it is called the strongest creature on earth.

However, the dragon population was small, they slept a lot and did not appear in the world, so there was no major threat.

Although it is a problem when it appears, the probability of a human encountering a dragon is close to 0%.

-It’s human night!

After going in for a while, night came before I knew it.

Undead become stronger at night.

Since my physical abilities increased dramatically, it was better to stay in one place and prepare rather than move around and be attacked.

Even though there are hatchlings, it is not a bad idea to prepare for unexpected situations.

And unlike me and the hatchling, who had a lot of physical strength, the 3rd prince did not.

After moving for half a day, the 3rd prince looked like he was going to collapse at any moment.

Crack, crackle.

We lit a bonfire and sat around it.

“Are you okay?”

“yes. are you okay. “It’s nice because it feels like I’m building up my stamina.”

Perhaps because he didn’t want to say no, the 3rd prince tried not to show that he was having a hard time.

“Please have some of this.”

To prepare for situations like this, I brought along dried beef jerky and water for a simple meal.

I cooked some beef jerky over a fire and gave it to the 3rd prince, but he didn’t take it and ate it, but just looked down at it.

‘Is it because I have a sophisticated mouth that I can’t eat this?’

Unlike Hatchling and I, who can be satisfied with this kind of beef jerky, the 3rd Prince has been raised with respect since he was born.

I might not be satisfied with such low-quality food.

well.

As soon as he thought that, the 3rd prince put some beef jerky in his mouth.

After chewing a few times, his eyes widened and he hungrily bit into the beef jerky.

“Eat it slowly. “Because there are a lot of them.”

“yes.”

I cooked some more beef jerky and handed it to him, and he took it and went straight to his mouth.

After feeling full for a while, I started to feel drowsy.

You should sleep as soon as your stomach is full, but it was difficult to sleep in this forest, which was like the middle of an enemy camp.

If you use Aura to eliminate fatigue, you can last for several days, so you don’t need to sleep.

“It may be uncomfortable, but just bear with it for today.”

It doesn’t matter to me, but the 3rd prince is different.

He was an ordinary person who could not use Aurors.

So, adequate sleep was necessary.

I unfolded the sleeping bag and handed it to him, and he went inside. It was when

I

was collecting tree branches and adjusting the size of the fire.

“Raymond.”

“yes.”

“Won’t you be mine?”

The 3rd prince reached out and took my hand.