Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Big Gift

‘Not bad.’

Although restrained after coming to the North, Galahad originally emptied mana every day.

That was a kind of obsession where various things overlapped.

At first used to the limit because magic was crazy fun. Although that method was stupid, realizing it is efficient in increasing magic and soon took place as a habit.

Along with that to block the scheduled destruction one had no choice but to do anything.

Emptying mana was an obsession where such things mixed.

But as coming to the North the circumstances changed. Galahad found a more efficient method than emptying mana in the North.

‘The demon race’s blood.’

The mana concentrated in the demon race’s blood was shocking. From then Galahad focused on the demon race’s blood.

And now—.

‘Give.’

Galahad lowly ordered.

Thump, thump—. the pill of pain that would have resisted if before quickly spit vitality.

‘A little insufficient. If like this no fun though.’

Thump. Thump. the pill of pain softly jumped as if shaking its head. At that Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

After the last incident the pill of pain became quite brisk. Because all the vitality possessed was taken away.

Even seeing that appearance whether still unable to give up ambition, hid very little by little. Although a really tiny amount like stolen with baby hands—.

‘You, playing tricks again?’

The pill of pain hurriedly thumped. Pressed the heart with a kkuk kkuk. Exactly as if saying innocent. At that Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

It was Galahad who took out all the vitality the pill of pain possessed last time.

Galahad roughly calculated the vitality coming out from the demon race’s blood based on that. It was not that difficult a matter. Because that was simple calculation.

‘Should come out more than this?’

The pill of pain stopped as is. Softly trembling exactly as if shuddering.

‘This won’t do. Should ask Adrianne to touch.’

As Galahad stood from the seat, the pill of pain hurriedly tightly held the heart.

‘Didn’t I say. The amount you take I decide now. Yet already playing tricks like this—. is our relationship only this degree? Quite sad.’

The pill of pain urgently shook.

‘This is the last chance.’

It was sincere. Although placed because of use, if not controlled there was no need to place.

Thump! Thump! Thump! the pill of pain spewed vitality again. Whether trying to prove reflecting it was desperate.

‘This degree is enough. The rest you take.’

Although half less amount than originally promised to the pill of pain, the pill of pain softly trembled. It seemed moved.

‘Looked at with the affection until now. If like this again can no longer watch.’

Thump! Thump! the pill of pain diligently pressed the heart.

Galahad concentrated on vitality. Compressed mana to the limit and—. the magic circle on the right arm spewed light. At that the compressed mana mixed into the blood riding vitality.

A subtle weight sense spread riding the heart.

‘Succeeded.’

Galahad slowly opened his eyes. Subtle coolness circulated in the body.

Mixing high density mana into the blood, the feeling was quite subtle. Not simply mana thickening.

This—.

‘Seems became closer to mana.’

Galahad lightly moved the body. Strength overflowed in the body. It was a lightened feeling.

Following moved mana. The already fast mana flow was smooth.

‘Handling mana became easier.’

Because not long since starting mana insertion not a big difference. Galahad clearly felt that handling mana became easier.

‘This is again a mysterious feeling.’

Galahad passed the disheveled hair back. A refreshing smile was full on that face.

Galahad who finished mana insertion immediately examined the report.

The engagement ceremony was approaching even at this time. There was no time to rest.

That report was the research report of Adrianne’s nature.

It was the result of dropping heavenly punishment over a hundred times on Adrianne.

The reason for using heavenly punishment was because well visible to the eyes, and also easy to regulate the density as desired.

Adrianne’s nature was truly amazing. If the thought of now knowing a bit rises more new and interesting things came out.

It was a feast of endless difficult problems.

The result of using heavenly punishment over a hundred times was unexpectedly simple.

It was a natural story. Because researching Adrianne who burns mana with magic, there was no choice but to compete with stupidly many samples.

Not that there was no income at all.

‘Adrianne’s nature if the density thickens, strengthens exponentially.’

Not simply proportionally matching that density. If exceeding a certain density that nature strengthened exponentially.

It would be the reason Adrianne who faced the ruler ran wild.

‘To make information degree to use as bait, would have to do a thousand times.’

Fortunately it seemed one could barely match the engagement ceremony.

Although one could see a thousand times repetition as simple work, to Galahad not at all.

There was no gap to be bored. If not Gwen being exhausted, one could also do in a bunch.

Even now the body was itching wanting to do.

Then suddenly—.

‘The situation is funny.’

Galahad was in the middle of steadily raising the blood’s mana density every day.

In contrast Adrianne’s nature strengthened exponentially the thicker the density.

Such two a relationship that promised marriage—.

‘Seems a story that would come out in a cheap melodrama novel.’

Although a relationship where the answer is not seen—.

Galahad the harder the better.

‘Fun.’

Galahad laughed while putting the cigarette in his mouth.

****

Here marriage was a big important matter. Because the strongest among alliances is blood relation, it was a natural story.

Even the events of nobles possessing one castle somewhere was a fuss. If that target is the North Grand Duke needed no words.

This time Galahad and Adrianne’s engagement ceremony was scheduled to be grand. One could know just looking at the bustling Grand Duke’s castle and that invitation list right now.

The imperial princess, magic towers, kingdom alliance, other nobles and······.

‘The 3rd Imperial Prince is coming?’

At the list added late Galahad furrowed his eyes.

Galahad and the 3rd Imperial Prince the relationship was not that good.

No, precisely speaking—.

‘A guy who failed while trying to kill.’

The 3rd Imperial Prince was one whose character is ferocious. One who hates peace because establishing merit with the blood of the battlefield. One who is anxious unable to create turmoil.

Such a 3rd Imperial Prince was a figure of no help at all in blocking the demon race’s king. No, clear a guy who would rather interfere.

At that tried to process, but failed.

Such a 3rd Imperial Prince coming to the North, and that to Galahad’s engagement ceremony—.

‘It is the imperial princess’s doing.’

Galahad thickly muttered.

Last time as Galahad did not come over with the gift, it seemed prepared a new gift.

‘If like this the story changes.’

Galahad’s eyes deeply sank. Galahad examined the inner pocket. Took out a packaged box from the deepest pocket.

In the box there was a finger the imperial princess gifted. It was a weapon that can catch the 3rd Imperial Prince.

Of course, there was no way would acknowledge if holding this out to the 3rd Imperial Prince. From the beginning even proving would be difficult.

However, that was not a matter Galahad does.

The imperial family was a soundless battlefield. A hell where people die every day unable to even scream, and new ones enter before that seat even cools.

There were many guys aiming at the 3rd Imperial Prince’s neck. Even in the 3rd Imperial Prince’s personnel there would be guys aiming at the 3rd Imperial Prince.

Galahad habitually flicked his finger. With the appearance of a very powerful variable the calculation went awry. A new calculation matching that was needed.

That head quickly rotated. Because quite a while since leaving the imperial family, did not know the current situation.

If gauging with the past, the method of using that finger most fruitfully was two.

‘The 2nd Imperial Prince or the 4th Imperial Prince.’

Whoever of the two giving would use cleanly.

However, Galahad was in the North.

There was no means to approach the two right now.

‘No, here.’

Galahad examined the engagement ceremony invitation list held in the hand.

‘Kingdom alliance? Plausible, but somewhat insufficient.’

Rather if entering the guys’ hands, there was a possibility of being used carelessly.

What the imperial princess presented was not that.

Then······.

‘This Amberutan Count.’

The Amberutan Count was the 4th Imperial Prince’s line.

Wondered why the Amberutan Count is coming to the engagement ceremony—.

‘It was the imperial princess’s doing.’

Galahad softly exhaled breath.

The imperial princess prepared a very stylish table, and was holding out a fork to Galahad.

Come and eat one bite—.

Let’s return to the imperial family amicably.

A moment it was a gorgeous table to the extent Galahad’s interest rising.

‘Damn.’

The corners of Galahad’s mouth crooked.

However—.

‘Still did not understand my words.’

Even adding all that, insufficient than Adrianne.

Although the empire or the imperial family, power such things were also important, it was one of the means for blocking the demon race’s king.

The most important—.

Tok tok. Then, someone knocked the door. In a truly honest knocking character was seen.

‘Just came.’

Opening the door Adrianne was seen as expected. Adrianne was in a state of wearing a little light armor. The attire changed in the experiments of several days.

The eyebrows of Adrianne facing Galahad softly rose.

“Ah, the promised time became yet not coming, thought is there some matter.”

Adrianne said while bowing her head.

‘The important is Adrianne.’

The more researching Adrianne the conviction became larger.

Other things were only secondary. However, that did not mean secondary things are not important.

“Sorry but, today there is something to do.”

“······Yes? Ah, understood.”

“Thank you.”

At the door closed right away Adrianne moved her mouth with a beonggeot.

Thought whether a joke, but the firmly closed door did not open.

Until yesterday saying a lot of embarrassing words, today door-to-door refusal.

A man one cannot know at all.

‘Seems very busy.’

Adrianne stood a little more and turned back.

****

“Alone today.”

At First’s question Galahad nodded.

“Because a sensitive matter.”

At Galahad’s answer First who was slanted straightened the waist. That face became serious.

“Move the seat a bit, Pumpkin. Because men’s conversation.”

First said with a serious face. As Pumpkin tried to stand from the seat, Galahad shook his head.

“No need for that.”

“Hmm? Wasn’t trying to discuss the bachelor’s party?”

“Bachelor’s party?”

“A sensitive story one cannot hear together with Adrianne—. naturally the bachelor’s party?”

“Hmm, sorry seeming expected but it is the wrong answer.”

“I see.”

At First indifferent even after doing a vulgar inference Pumpkin’s face reddened instead.

“Did obtain the engagement ceremony list.”

At Galahad’s question First nodded with a kkadak. Silence continued for a moment.

First opened his mouth first.

“Probing unlike you.”

First was a fully excited face. It seemed intuited there is something from Galahad hesitating.

“You, do you know what the largest among the missions I was in charge of?”

First nodded even before Galahad’s words ended.

“It was saving the imperial princess.”

At First’s confident affirmation—.

‘If saying you know that one must not!’

Pumpkin hit the forehead with a chak!.

In principle an agent’s mission was top secret. Even the same agent absolutely could not view. There Galahad was a top agent.

It was the story of Galahad’s mission being top secret among top secrets.

Knowing that, it was as if confessing received information regarding Galahad from the director who is the father. Why so confident—.

“Then the explanation would be easy.”

Fortunately Galahad did not point and only nodded.

“I also had a time in charge of the crown prince’s escort.”

“Oh, amazing. Returning to the topic—. saving the imperial princess the goal was literally saving the imperial princess.”

At Galahad’s indifferent explanation First nodded.

“Physically saving did not take that long. The problem was anyway eventually a dead life. Because the imperial family is a rapid current that is swept if no string.”

Galahad long spit cigarette smoke.

“There was quite a lot of investment so as not to be swept in the rapid current. In that process the Information Bureau’s thought changed.”

“Would have been greedy. Because performance has to follow investment.”

“Yes, if raising the imperial princess to the real power, aimed that the Information Bureau’s power would become a bit stronger. Or going up higher.”

‘Higher—?’

There were few places higher than the imperial princess. Pumpkin’s eyes softly shook.

Although Galahad and First were indifferently conversing, that content was by no means light.

‘······The Information Bureau plotted rebellion?’

It was too big a secret history to just pass.

“Had placed success in front of the eyes. Although not degree of sitting on the chair, one could go up to the level of stepping on the stairs heading there.”

If the emperor is the chair, the stairs would be the succession order. Actually the imperial princess had gone up quite high.

Although not now—.

“Why failed?”

First asked in an indifferent voice.

Pretending to know—. well there was no way left information regarding the rebellion.

“The imperial princess was full of fear. Gave up in front of the eyes.”

Galahad’s answer was indifferent. To the extent amazing how able to do the story regarding the rebellion so calmly.

“Mysterious. Did not look like a woman full of fear.”

Galahad twisted the corners of his mouth instead of answering.

“So the director changed.”

Galahad’s eyebrows softly furrowed. A moment the atmosphere sharpened. First nodded with a kkadak as if made a mistake.

“So what is the intention of saying that story? Bragging? I also had a time in charge of the crown prince’s escort.”

Galahad countered instead of answering.

“Do you know the reason the relationship between the kingdom alliance and the empire recently went awry?”

“Because the imperial princess’s fiancé was murdered.”

“It is the correct answer. Who killed the prince?”

Silence deeper than before took place.

First’s eyes deepened. Pumpkin wanted to cover the ears. Did not want to hear.

“Would be the 3rd Imperial Prince.”

“It is the correct answer.”

The 3rd Imperial Prince—. Pumpkin almost screamed softly.

First rather raised the corners of his mouth. Exactly like a beast who saw delicious food—.

“Seems there is a weapon to catch the 3rd Imperial Prince.”

Galahad quietly nodded.

“It is also a means to turn the relationship with the kingdom alliance.”

Galahad took out something from the bosom. It was a small box. Clear something very precious is in—.

What is in the box was not a treasure. It was someone’s finger. Not rotten whether did some processing—.

“This.”

First softly sighed. The corners of that mouth were savagely up.

“Imperial family’s shit-like bastard.”

At First’s rough curse Pumpkin furrowed his eyes. Just a finger, why such an intense reaction—.

“Yes, quite a shit-like guy.”

Then, Galahad laughed with a keul keul and closed the box.

“Even so isn’t one has to block shit becoming the emperor?”

At Galahad’s question First nodded.

“Although cannot process the 3rd Imperial Prince directly, one can push a little. With that one could also grow the Information Bureau’s influence.”

Galahad nodded with a kkadak. First laughed as if satisfied.

It was a heartwarming atmosphere completely not matching the content of the conversation.

“However, because I am a body bound in the North.”

“Hmm? Wasn’t thinking of going to the Information Bureau again with this?”

“What sound are you making. I am a body in front of the engagement ceremony.”

Galahad raised one corner of his mouth.

“I see. The price?”

“Later do one work together with me.”

First fully raised the corners of his mouth.

“Anytime.”

“Good.”

The two lightly held hands. Galahad sipped tea as if the conversation just now is nothing.

Only Pumpkin was trembling with a dal dal.

“Yet you, speaking exactly as if the emperor will die.”

First asked while tilting his head.

“One does not know human matters.”

“Right.”

Although First nodded, Pumpkin somehow felt unpleasant. Above all that request was anxious.

First was a guy crazy about Galahad. Crazy to the level of a hole pierced in the head. Whatever request Galahad makes would accept saying competition.

Daring entrusting a request to such First—.

Cool for nothing.

“Originally was a ring worn here? Oh, even did a ribbon.”

First asked while examining the finger here and there.

Then—.

“Ah, the ring.”

Galahad dropped the cigarette.

****

“Father, will you do this a bit?”

At the widely laughing imperial princess the Amberutan Count tightly chewed his lips.

What held in the imperial princess’s hand was fine cloth.

Now saying hang the neck—.

‘That person will not forgive.’

The Amberutan Count chewed his lips.

Then, the imperial princess softly moved her hand.

“Like this.”

Amberutan who saw his own chest furrowed his eyes.

Why a ribbon to me—?

“Wa, matches.”