Chapter 55

The war has begun.

To be precise, it hasn't started in the Kingdom of Pornezia, but given that it's a neighboring country, it's inevitable that it will be affected.

Moreover, if the Kingdom of Lymion falls, it will only be a matter of time before Pornezia is next, so we need to send reinforcements.

The day after Father talked to me about my succession, he went back to the capital to prepare for it.

"Me?"

When I asked, he said,

"No, it's still fine."

I wondered if it was okay, but apparently, it was still fine.

(Actually, it would be strange to send a six-year-old boy into battle.)

I thought, and so I continued my daily routine of self-training (mainly magic training) and learning noble etiquette.

Then, in such a serious atmosphere, I decided to visit Prim's house as promised in the capital.

I first sent a letter asking if it was okay to visit, and received a reply saying it was fine. It was written by Prim, with round and cute handwriting. I decided to keep it in my treasure box.

Wars are common in this world, and even in the short span of the past 100 years, Badragia has invaded Lymion many times.

Mother said,

"It's a common thing, so it's fine."

and allowed me to go to the Harbor territory.

It was decided that I, the fourth wife, her son, and Skuna, along with 50 knights, would go to the Harbor territory. Mother is pregnant and can't endure any more carriage travel.

So, on the morning of the day we were to leave for the Harbor territory, I couldn't sleep at all due to nervousness and woke up exhausted.

I felt like a primary school student before a school trip!

The journey by carriage would take three days.

In other words, I wouldn't see Prim today.

But I was so unusually nervous, worrying about what to talk about, that I couldn't sleep.

"Is everything alright, Lord Rain?" Skuna asked, worried.

"...... I couldn't sleep at all," I said, with dark circles under my eyes.

"I understand your nervousness, but please rest assured! We will definitely protect Lord Rain!"

(Huh? Why? Why is that?)

I wondered, but the answer soon became clear.

"The war has started in the west. It's unlikely that there will be enemies on the way to the southeastern Harbor territory."

(Ah, that's it.)

I understood. They thought I was afraid because the war had started in the west.

"I'm not worried about that... but thank you. It's reassuring," I said, thinking of denying it but deciding to leave it as is because the real reason was embarrassing.

"Alright! Leave it to me!" Skuna nodded firmly.

To be honest, if I followed the tactics from a book I read, I think we could handle being surrounded by about two thousand people. We could create a wall with defensive magic, support our allies with support magic, and heal injuries with healing magic while surrounding the carriage I'm in and charging in one direction. We could easily hold out until we reached the castle of another territory. By the way, defensive magic is generally considered a type of support magic, with some exceptions. My MP of 13,000 isn't for show.

The only problem is that I don't know how to efficiently use my MP.

I can't do fine-tuned things like using 126 MP for a heal. Until recently, I used magic on myself with less than a thousand MP, which was within the margin of error. Since my magic power would instantly recover when I cast magic on myself, I had no idea about the exact values.

You might wonder, can't magic be cast on objects?

But according to my previous knowledge, magic was something cast on people, and I had completely forgotten that it could be cast on objects until I consulted Skuna recently.

When I cast magic on others, my magic power doesn't recover, so from now on, I need to practice using MP in units of ten.

I have been practicing, but due to the lack of incantation, the speed at which I infuse my magic power is abnormally fast. I have only recently succeeded in using 300 units of magic power from over 2,000. When using less than 2,000, I still use 1,000 units.

Also, it seems I can't absorb more than 2,000 magic power at once. For every 1,000 over 2,000, it takes 0.1 seconds. When I noticed that magic was being cast on me for a moment, my MP was already over 4,000, and I had only cast magic on myself with over 3,000. I wasn't invincible against magic at all.

Moreover, touching allies with support magic causes me to absorb their magic power, so I can't touch them.

This leads to another question.

Didn't I put a light magic stone on my tongue before?

The answer lies in the difference between external and internal magic.

External magic is mainly support magic. For example, if you cast hardening earth magic on a person, it will also harden their weapons and shields, making it an external layer.

Internal magic is when you store magic power in a container, which remains the container on the outside while sealing the magic power inside.

To put it simply, imagine you have water and a sponge.

If you pour water on your body, it will naturally form droplets on the outside, which can be absorbed by wiping with a sponge.

But if you drink the water, it can't be absorbed by a sponge. Of course, you could stick your hand into your mouth to absorb it, but that's the same as breaking the container to absorb the magic power.

Because of a skill, I went to an information broker in the city to get an explanation of my skill (excluding the Divine Eye and the Magic King). It turned out that the explanation of the Divine Eye was lacking.

I want to tell the god that it's not impressive enough. I wish the explanation had been written more clearly.

So, I've been practicing magic control, but it seems to be a difficult path.

When it was around 10:00 by Earth standards, it was finally time to depart.

"Let's go," I said, and got into the carriage.

I casually mentioned that the fourth wife is my supervisor for this trip.

I don't know her well because we haven't had much interaction.

With a sense of unease from the start, we left Orion Castle in a carriage.

If there are any contradictions in the explanation of the magic absorption, I would appreciate it if you could let me know in your comments. m(_ _)m