Chapter 91

After I told the story, it was decided that the Silver Dragon would inform the scribe, who would document it and preserve it as a record. Additionally, the family rule of not mixing royal blood was a covenant with the Silver Dragon, so a phrase was added, stating that it must never be broken. I wonder if this will remain as history a hundred or two hundred years from now. I wonder if my descendants will also meet the Silver Dragon. Thinking about it, dragons are still romantic. I wonder if I'll meet them again?

After the long magic circulation left me stiff all over, it turned out that everyone except the adults was in the same state, unable to get up. Oh, Theo and Kurt couldn't do the magic circulation, so they just had muscle aches.

Since the load was less than during the magic circulation, they could move awkwardly the day after the beast hunt, so they decided to return to the Northern Frontier. They came to say goodbye to me, who was still told to stay in bed.

"Mother said I didn't train enough to get muscle aches. Well, I did slack off a bit."

"You should build up your basic stamina."

"Yeah, Al and Nebel, and even Fairvalter, could easily climb up the trees and attack. I realized the difference in strength. I couldn't do anything."

"That's because you were fighting beasts. You couldn't do that against humans. You were pretty bad in sparring."

"You say that even though I got one hit on you."

Hmm, does that count as a hit? That wasn't a typical sparring match.

"Damn it! I wish I could stay here longer!!"

Theo raised his voice in frustration, as if unable to hold back his true feelings.

"What, did you like the beast hunt?"

"That's part of it, but Kurt is pretty much the only one who treats me as a friend. The others are just trying to curry favor with my father and brother."

I see, you don't like being treated like a kid. And you don't like the obvious flattery, right?

"You're too soft, Theo. If you keep this up, people will always think, 'He's the son of the Northern Frontier, so we just need to flatter him to keep him happy,' and they'll look down on you."

Theo's face turned sour at my words.

"Then, you should trick those people into doing the dirty work for Theo and make them your pawns."

I said this with a smile, and this time his face twisted.

"You, that's not how a prince thinks."

"Exactly because I'm a prince. You and Ignatz, you're a bit too clean. To avoid being eaten, you have to be the one doing the eating. If you don't like it, change it yourself. 'In a world without interest, find interest.'"

"What does that mean?"

"Make the uninteresting world interesting."

"…That's cool."

However, the meaning changes if the next line, 'The heart is what makes it comfortable,' is added. Whether to end with the first line or continue to the next. No, Theo doesn't need the next line.

Even if he faces an incredible challenge, Theo will use various means to overcome it on his own. Such a person should always have a challenging spirit.

"I'll write a letter."

I nodded at Theo's embarrassed mutter.

"Sure, I'll write too."

"See you at the academy next year."

"I look forward to it."

I extended my hand, and he grabbed it tightly.

"See you then!"

With a cheerful smile, Theo returned to the Northern Frontier.

The day after Theo left, I was finally allowed to get out of bed. Since I hadn't moved for a long time, I decided to gradually resume stretching and magic circulation.

"Silt, Lanz. Have Hilt and Hedda already left?"

"No, they said they want to spend more time with you, so they are still staying in Fulftball."

Hedda is still here... Maybe I should talk to her too. I asked her to do a lot regarding the Einhorn princess, and it would be easier to deal with any issues if she knows in advance.

"I see. Can everyone move now?"

"Nebel is already moving. He tried to stay in the servants' quarters, so we moved him to a guest room."

Oh, he probably didn't want to be taken care of by the count and countess.

"Vilhild and Hedwig are not as tired from the magic circulation as you and Nebel, so they are sightseeing in the capital."

I see, they can move properly now, and they probably want to go out soon.

"I want to see everyone."

I muttered this without really expecting a response, but Silt and Lanz immediately reacted.

"Understood."

"We will arrange it immediately."

Ah, ah!! Before I could stop them, Silt and Lanz left the room.

Still, Nebel is one thing, but Hilt and the others have their own schedules. I thought I'd see them the next day or the day after, but a few minutes later, Nebel appeared in my room.

"You can get up now?"

Nebel was also quite tired from the magic circulation, so his movements were still a bit stiff.

"Yeah, I'm much better. The backlash from using magic circulation for a long time is really strong."

"Maybe we should gradually increase the time of magic circulation."

"True. When we return to the capital, we should also train to maintain long-term magic circulation while moving our bodies."

Nebel nodded at my suggestion and hesitated before speaking.

"Hey..."

"Yeah?"

"Before we return to the capital, I want to do another beast hunt."

"Sure thing!"

Hedda's voice cut in over Nebel's words.

"I want to join too!!"

Turning to the entrance of the room, I saw Hedda with a cheerful smile, both hands on the open door.

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