before he was crowned king

In the early morning of summer, the cicadas hum continuously, the sun shines in through the gaps between the planks, and dust floats in the light.It was still early, and the Joshua College morning bell had not yet rung.Sean was sitting in the alchemy room on the top floor of the Rose Hall, preparing the reagents in his hand, and in the room next to the wall, Professor Nick was still snoring on the bed.

Since getting the right to enter and leave the research room, Sean will arrange some learning experiments in the morning.He held a slender glass tube containing a dark green reagent and shook it slightly. After heating evenly, the surface of the reagent began to bubble.

While waiting for the reagent to cool down, Sean took out a sealed dark glass bottle, which contained the essential oil he had prepared himself.

The nobles of St. Via love to use perfume, and this preference does not distinguish between men and women.Once wanting to match what he likes, Sean used this bottle of essential oil to prepare [Swan Crown] for Mrs. Mary.

Alcohol, essential oils, clean water, and iris, the national flower of St. Via, for Sean, who is good at alchemy, it is very simple to prepare a bottle of fragrant and rich perfume.

But what he wants to do today is not this ordinary alcohol solution, but to combine the effects of the [Eternal Youth] potion into it.

This is a fragrance that slows down aging and rejuvenates youth.

"Parker, today is the birth holiday, why are you here?" Hearing the sound of the door being gently pushed open, Sean raised his head and found the boy poking his head out behind the door and looking at him quietly.

"I don't have to go to class during the holidays. I just want to come and see if I can help the professor with some research." Parker's eyes are glued to the ground, which is a little habit he will make when he lies.He came to the alchemy room purely to try his luck, to see if he could meet the young man here.After all, starting today is a ten-day long vacation. Apart from Professor Nick's alchemy room, he doesn't know where else he can meet young people.

"So that's the case, but Professor Nick hasn't woken up yet, so you can come an hour later next time." Sean said with a smile.

"W-Want... help? I can help you." Parker smelled an aroma mixed with alcohol.

"Thank you, Parker. But don't bother, I have already prepared it." Sean resealed the bottle.

"Are you refining some brand new potion?" Parker's eyes were shining with admiration.

"No, it's not. I just prepared a bottle of perfume for a friend." Sean raised his eyebrows slightly and deliberately lowered his voice, "Please, Parker, this is a secret, don't tell Professor Nick."

"I, I... I won't say it, I will never say it." Parker's face flushed slightly, and he quickly reassured, "I definitely won't say it."

"Thank you." Sean turned around, took out a roll of parchment and handed it to Parker.

"This, what is this?"

"I sorted out the principles of transformation. You seem to be studying this area recently. I hope some of my understanding can help you." Sean said gently.

Parker was so shocked that he was speechless. When he took the roll of parchment, he felt that his palm was burning like a red iron, and he couldn't help trembling.

"Thank you, thank you... thank you..." Parker couldn't speak with his face intact.

"It's okay, we are all students of Professor Nick, I'd be happy if I could help you." Sean packed up his things, and he decided to finish the rest of the finishing work in the dormitory.

It wasn't until he watched Sean leave the room that Parker held the parchment tightly and sat down in a daze.He swallowed, his fingers caressing the clear and neat handwriting on the paper obsessively, his heart beating rapidly.

This is something written by the idol to him alone, as long as he thinks of this, he is already too excited.

"Master Sean..."

Parker stuck his face on the parchment, and kept chanting names that meant a lot to him. In the trembling joy, his thin body couldn't help trembling slightly.

"Parker," after a while, Professor Nick came out wearing a large purple nightgown, "you came so early?"

"No, no, I... just arrived not long ago." Parker carefully put away the parchment on the table.

"Really? But why is your face so red, you won't be sick." Professor Nick frowned his white eyebrows.

"It's not sick, it's, it's...it's too hot, and I'm sweating a lot." Parker stared at the steps under the refining platform.

"Professor, I'll go back and take a shower, change my clothes and come back." After saying that, Parker left quickly.

"Although it's summer, it shouldn't be. Is it because the young people are full of enthusiasm?" Professor Nick looked at the young man who was in a hurry, stroked his white beard, and shook his head helplessly.

Because of celebrating the Queen's birthday, the Imperial Capital Academy of Magic was suspended for ten days. Many noble students living in the capital returned home, while almost all commoner students chose to stay in the academy.

Sean made tea as usual and brought it into the study.During this relaxing holiday, Mars still stayed in the pavilion of the Falcon Club to handle various affairs.

"Sorry Sean for taking up your precious rest time." Mars picked up the bone china cup, "According to the laws of the empire, I should give you a good salary."

"If you are willing to pay, I will not refuse."

"Really? What do you think about ten gold coins for an hour?"

"Your Highness, this income is higher than most nobles."

After that day, Sean and Mars quickly returned to their original way of getting along. They maintained a tacit understanding with each other, and neither of them took the initiative to advance the matter of that day.

"Your Highness, will Her Majesty the Queen prepare a family banquet in the palace tonight?" Sean asked casually.

"This is the custom."

"Princess Xifeng and His Royal Highness Rafael will rush back to the palace."

"The sub-orcs have prevented too many riots recently. My mother told Tisifeng to put state affairs first. As for Raphael, he should return to the palace from the Holy See." Mars said.

"Then is your congratulatory gift ready?" Sean asked.

"Of course." Mars sighed softly, "But in terms of luxury and exquisiteness, mine is naturally lower than Fern's. I heard that in winter he asked Grand Duke Henry to plan this for him .”

"Your Highness, would you like to have a look at the queen's birthday gift I prepared for you?" Sean took out the pre-prepared bottle from his arms, "This is my special perfume."

Mars opened the bottle, nodded slightly, "It smells good, it's the scent of iris root."

"I have incorporated [Youth Eternal] potion ingredients into this bottle of perfume..."

"Youth is eternal?" Mars heard it familiarly, and chuckled as he recalled it in his mind, "It was the potion that Professor Nick asked you to explain the formula to when you started school."

"Yes."

"Does it have any magical effects?" Mars became interested in this small bottle.

In Sean's simple and clear explanation, Mars finally understood the true value of this bottle of perfume.

Eternal youth—this was probably the gift his mother hoped to receive the most.

"Xion." Mars put away the bottle of perfume, "It seems that I have lowered the price of ten gold coins an hour."

"Your Highness, money can only measure things with a price." Sean said respectfully, "The duty of allegiance is to help you."

"Don't worry, I will prove it." Mars' voice was as firm as iron, "Your allegiance to me is absolutely the right choice."

"Your words are enough." Sean had a humble attitude, did not emphasize his own credit, and stood back behind Mars after speaking.

The white wings fell, and a pigeon flapped its wings and stopped on the iron railing on the window sill, looking back and forth with two bright black eyes.

"Here's the news." Mars took off the note tied to the pigeon's leg, his expression gradually serious.

"Lambert encountered a little trouble." Mars crossed his fingertips, and sat back in his seat as if he was thinking about something, "I actually picked it at this time."

"Do you need to send someone to help?" Sean asked softly.

"Ah, but I don't want to use people in the palace for this matter." Mars had his own considerations, "Is there anyone in the museum today?"

"Let me go and confirm." Sean left the study. Most of the members of the Falcon Society are young and outstanding nobles. Mars didn't arrange this matter in advance, so it should be that no one will stay in the library.

He came to the sign-in sheet posted in the corner and scanned it. Unexpectedly, he found another ink circle besides him in the today column.

Sean walked into the first grade lounge and found the black-haired young man sitting in the sun reading a book.

"Arix?" Sean called the other party softly.

The black-haired young man froze for a moment, then raised his head, "Good morning, Sean."

"Why are you here? Don't you go home for the holidays?" Sean asked.

"Yeah." Erics lowered his head, his voice was a little low, "I won't be going home for the time being."

Sean looked at Erics' expression and frowned slightly. Although he knew that the other party seemed to have something on his mind, he didn't mean to ask.

"What do you do alone in the pavilion?" Sean said lightly, "Even if you don't want to go home, you can go out with your friends."

"I... can't stay here?" Alex asked cautiously. He didn't understand the detailed regulations of the Falcon Club. What Sean said just now sounded like he was driving him away.

"I passed by the Falcon Club and saw you and His Highness Mars here, so I thought maybe I could be of help." Alex scratched his black hair and smiled softly.

"..." Sean narrowed his eyes slightly, he still couldn't believe that someone like Erics could be his own brother.

However, he has always wondered how a person like Mrs. Mary could cultivate such a character as Alex.

He had also thought to himself that he was more like Lady Mary's son than Erics.

"Sean, is there something wrong?" Alex asked.

"Indeed, His Highness Mars is looking for you." Sean said calmly, "If we are unlucky, we may have to spend this ten-day vacation together."