How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

“Whoops. I hope my uncle will soon capture Prince Leo.”

Samuel Calne was hiding in the prearranged place and smirking.

His uncle, Douglas, took soldiers disguised as bandits to capture Leo.

If you wait like this and capture Prince Leo’s gang, Samuel was promised to save you by pretending to attack.

‘Genius? You’re laughing. Anyway, what kind of fuss do you make with a kid who is only 11 years old?’

It was Samuel who frowned again when he recalled the memory of his uncle holding him back.

He himself had never heard the sound of a genius when he was young, so he hated those who listened to geniuses like that.

Because of this, he couldn’t feel so happy when those more talented than him bowed their heads in front of the power of the Viscount’s three sons.

Even Prince Leo’s status was much higher than himself.

Imagining that he would thank me for saving me from the thieves in fear, I felt a surge of pleasure.

‘Puhahahahaha. It’s not a joke!’

He didn’t even know that he would say that he was a life saver and that he would serve him as his older brother for the rest of his life.

Children of that age are very sensitive, so it can be enough.

How long have you been waiting for that?

-Brush.

The sound of clearing the bush could be heard from afar.

Samuel jumped up.

It looks like the uncle has returned.

He signaled to the soldiers around him.

It was his turn to act by pretending to charge, driving away the bandits and rescuing Prince Leo.

However, when I tried to move with that thought, the bushes split open and huge blue things appeared.

‘… What is this?’

A big question mark appeared in Samuel Calne’s mind.

He wasn’t even human, he looked like a blue golem.

-thud! thud!

The ice golems created by Leo approached and surrounded them.

“Uh, uh… !”

Samuel was perplexed.

In an instant, he and the soldiers were trapped, with their escape routes blocked.

The next one to appear was a beautiful female knight with blonde hair.

“found.”

She looked at Samuel and aimed her sword with cold eyes.

A sword lay close to Samuel’s neck.

“Are you Samuel Calne?”

“… … ?”

Samuel couldn’t understand how the whole situation was going on.

* * *

Viscount Blenz was preparing to welcome Leo when he heard he was visiting his estate.

The prince of one country is coming to receive his invitation.

No matter how foreign the prince was, of course he had to be treated well.

After all, if Prince Leo were to later return to the throne and say a few words about the poor hospitality of Viscount Blentz, he would be embarrassed internationally in no time.

Even Viscount Blenz had a request from Leo, so he devoted all his energy to preparing for the welcome party.

After a while, when a report came in that Leo was nearby, the Viscount personally went out to meet him.

“Hello, low. It’s an honor to meet you. It’s called Viscount Blenz… .”

Viscount Blentz flinched as he stopped talking.

‘What is that… ?’

Leo’s party was very simple, with about a dozen people.

The prince Leo, the blonde female knight, and about 10 escort soldiers.

But isn’t it that the main people are following in a string behind them!

That number was close to 100.

It was strange to see dozens of people escorting 100 people from the side.

Leo approached him, who was staring blankly at him.

“Is that Viscount Blentz?”

“Oh. Yes lower. It is an honor to meet you.”

Viscount Blentz came to his senses and lowered his head.

To cut off the conversation in the middle of greeting the prince.

There was no rudeness like this.

Fortunately, Prince Leo didn’t seem to care.

“Nice to see you like this too. Thanks to the viscount’s request, I can come to another country, and it’s a very good experience.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

The viscount, who had been slightly watching Leo, asked what he had been curious about.

“But who are they? They look like captives, but… ?”

“I got it right. These are the bandits who attacked me on the way. It captured them all.”

“… … !?”

Viscount Blentz involuntarily stopped breathing.

Prince Leo was attacked.

If it had happened within the Viscount’s territory, it could have been a big problem.

“Sin, sorry, low. I didn’t know that there were bandits in our territory.”

“There is no need for the Viscount to apologize. To be precise, they’re not thieves, but thieves disguised as thieves.”

“Yes?”

Leo yanked the rope of one of the captives.

A fierce-looking young man was dragged in with a frown.

“They say he’s the third son of the Viscount Calne, the estate next door. My name is Samuel Carne. Do you know?”

“… … ! yes, yes I know, but… .”

“This one attacked me in disguise.”

“!!”

Viscount Blentz was taken aback.

The place where they are currently engaged in a war of nerves with them is the Calne Territory, but the three sons are being held in Leo’s hands… .

He tried to come to his senses and guided Leo’s party.

“Come in at once. I will guide you to a place where you can relax.”

* * *

Viscount Blenz properly expressed his surname to Leo and the others.

Leo and Celise, as well as each soldier, were given a private room.

There was even a magically operated shower inside, so you could wash away the fatigue and the remnants of battle on the way.

Because he invited them to a dinner prepared with delicious food and drinks, Leo and his party had a great liking for Viscount Blenz.

After a pleasant meal, Leo talked with Viscount Blentz, accompanied only by Celise.

“Actually, I requested it, but I didn’t know that you would really visit our estate.”

Viscount Blentz spoke his mind.

“Did you say it was the Gawain Information Guild? It’s a place where I asked for an arrangement with a lower court, and it seems to be doing a pretty good job. I didn’t know that you would accept the invitation.”

“Well. It was a nice place.”

“Do you know the Gawain Information Guild?”

“I don’t know, but haven’t you met the people there this time? I got a good impression. Do your work meticulously.”

“It seems so. If we succeed in inviting the poor, we have decided to help them establish themselves in our kingdom of Hamtroy, and we intend to help them properly.”

“Mum. What a great idea.”

Leo nodded his head happily.

Then, as I turned my gaze away from the sting in the back of my head, I met Sellies’s eyes.

Standing quietly behind her, she was staring at Leo with a bewildered look.

‘How can you lie so well without spitting?’

‘This is business, business.’

After a silent conversation with only their eyes, Leo focused again on Viscount Blentz.

“So, why did you call me here, Viscount?”

I had given Gawain some information beforehand, but I asked the viscount to be sure.

“To tell you that, I think I should show you this first. Hello!”

The viscount shouted outside.

Soon a knight opened the door and came inside.

He was carrying two large blocks of ice on his back.

With a thud, the knight placed a block of ice between Leo and Viscount Blentz.

Inside the two blocks of ice were a sword and armor, respectively.

“They are weapons handed down from our ancestor, the first Viscount, 300 years ago. It’s a magic sword and magic armor, but their performance is very good.”

“Did it happen because of King Karst’s magic?”

“That’s right. Originally, there was a slight problem with the armor, so it was repaired as a first aid measure, but after that, decades later, the whole thing was suddenly covered with ice like this.”

In Viscount Blentz’s house, it was crazy and jumping.

The family’s treasures and well-used weapons became useless in an instant.

However, there was no way to complain, because at that time, the great king of Karst had already retired and disappeared, and the tradition of the breath of frost had ceased.

It was difficult to invite a high-ranking wizard who had learned fire magic, but failed to melt the ice.

I kept it with a heart of love and hate, but this time I heard the news of Leo and invited him in a hurry.

“Hmm… .”

Leo stared at the ice blocks.

Viscount Blentz asked with a nervous expression.

“how… Could you please?”

“I’ll have to look more closely, but it’s possible.”

“Oh oh!”

The viscount’s eyes widened.

No one has ever given me such hopeful words!

“hahahaha. I’m so glad. In fact, our family is currently in a dispute with the neighboring Viscount Calne. It was necessary to break the seal on these weapons because they were inferior to them.”

“Then I must make it a success.”

“Um… . But that is not the case.”

Viscount Blentz said with an awkward expression.

“Didn’t you capture the three sons of Viscount Calne on your way?”

“Yes it was.”

As soon as Leo arrived here, he threw them all into prison.

“His escort knight is one of the best in the Viscount Calne. Now that he’s captured, Viscount Calne’s power must have weakened considerably.”

“… yes?”

This was completely unexpected.

“Of course, since we are still inferior, the seal on the arms must be broken.”

“I will try.”

“Please. Lowering.”

Viscount Blentz bowed his head deeply.

It was an indication of how seriously he took the matter.

Leo got up from his seat and lifted the sword containing the ice cubes on the table.

No, I was trying to lift it.

“… … .”

It was so heavy that I couldn’t even move.

With Leo’s arm strength, it was impossible to even slightly move it to the side.

The previous knight was carrying two large pieces of ice on his back at the same time, but he couldn’t even move slightly.

His pride was hurt, so he cleared his throat and said Leo.

“Hmm. Could you move this to my room?”

“All right.”

* * *

Take out the ox horn too.

Leo got to work without waiting.

I stared at the weapons Viscount Blentz had moved while laying them on the table.

‘It’s definitely ice made from frost breath.’

I saw an array of mana that only Leo who had mastered the arcane magic could recognize.

‘But it’s very special. Originally, I just covered the damaged part with ice, but why was the whole thing suddenly sealed?’

Even after decades have passed.

Tilting his head at the unanswered question, Leo poured mana into it.

I had done it once at the Viscount Borden’s War Memorial, so this time it was a little easier.

– Giiing!

Leo’s mana struggled through the ice particles and created a gap.

– Damn it!

– Dig!

The ice gradually cracked, and a blinding light began to explode.