My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 43

§ 43. Arnise’s Legacy

『[Story-Linked Quest] – ‘The Truth Kyle Faced’

▶A Thousand Years Ago.

Arnise Kyle leaves his legacy and disappears without a trace,
after facing some kind of truth.

Kyle did not reveal this truth to other Arnises.

Kyle had to leave without a word.

What was the truth he faced?

Find his traces and uncover the truth!』

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-I want to know why Kyle had to leave me.

Leah’s voice was soon heard.

Leah continued to speak.

-Of course, it’s been over a thousand years. And so I know it’s impossible to know now. So I gave up, but….

Leah calmly turned her gaze to Sian.

Sian, who appeared after a thousand years.

Sian knew the story buried in the distant past.

He acknowledged Leah’s existence, which no one cared about.

Above all.

Sian is Kyle’s successor.

So.

-I think I’ll be able to find out the truth someday if I’m with you.

There was a certain conviction in Leah’s eyes as she looked at him.

-So I’m going with you too! Take me with you!

“Uh….”

Sian was momentarily stunned.

Story-linked quest.

It seemed like the story was continuing.

But this time, at least there was some content.

It was just a word to find it, but in fact, it was no different from the last time when there was no content.

Maybe like the choice of the Zodiac Sword.

It seemed like he had to meet certain conditions to get the proper content.

And Leah, who said she would follow Sian.

It was a bit out of the blue, but honestly, it wasn’t bad.

Leah, the vengeful spirit of a thousand years.

Leah’s strength was beyond imagination.

He wondered if there was anyone in the current continent who could stand against Leah.

You could tell just by looking at Aria, who was cowering in the corner.

If she was mad with frenzy, it would be quite dangerous.

But now, there was no sign of that at all.

If Leah followed him.

It would definitely be a great help.

That’s why.

“Okay.”

Sian didn’t hesitate much.

-If you don’t take me, I won’t tell you where the legacy is─. Uh uh?

“Let’s go together.”

-Re, really?

“Yes.”

Maybe she didn’t expect Sian to accept so quickly.

Leah looked quite flustered.

Sian asked Leah.

“How do I do it? Are you just following me?”

-Not really… just a moment.

Then Leah flew away somewhere and disappeared.

As he waited for Leah for a while.

Kugugugung…!

Suddenly, the entire hall began to shake as if there was an earthquake.

Soon, one side of the hall’s floor cracked.

And something huge rose from within.

On the outside, it was something like a large rock.

Especially the one with the bluish-green light….

“…Mana Stone?”

It was very similar to the properties of a Mana Stone.

Sian gently placed his hand on the rising rock.

Then, magic was felt through his fingertips.

As expected.

It was a Mana Stone.

“But what a size….”

Sian took a step back and tried to estimate the size of the Mana Stone.

He had to tilt his head completely to see the end.

Even the enormous magic felt inside was not top-notch,

It was a Mana Stone that he couldn’t even dare to rate.

Just then.

-This is my main body.

Leah, who had already appeared, said.

It seemed that this Mana Stone was the vessel containing Leah.

After all, Leah was a vengeful spirit of a thousand years.

There was no way that a Mana Stone that could contain such Leah would be ordinary.

The problem is.

-You can take this.

How on earth can I take this!

I can’t take it.

I can never take this.

At that moment.

-If you’re worried about the size, don’t worry.

Leah handed Sian something.

‘…Pouch?’

It was a small pouch.

A little bigger than a fist.

It was a pouch similar in shape and size to the money pouch Sian currently had.

-Put that in here.

“…Yes?”

Sian wondered what Leah was talking about.

A pouch a little bigger than a fist.

A Mana Stone the size of a rock.

It didn’t make sense in the first place.

But maybe she expected Sian’s question.

Leah brought a watermelon-sized rock from one corner.

And she put the rock into the pouch without hesitation.

Then.

Swoosh.

The rock went into the pouch!

“…Subspace pouch?”

Sian muttered to himself without realizing it.

Subspace pouch.

It was literally a pouch connected to a virtual space.

There was a similar magic tool on the current continent.

A subspace pouch that reduces weight,
and reduces volume for storage.

As a magic tool that can be said to be the culmination of magic engineering,
its price was literally whatever you wanted to pay.

There were few who could make it.

In the first place, even if they made it, they wouldn’t sell it.

The pouch Leah handed over was such a subspace pouch.

No, this was not such a subspace pouch.

To be exact, it was fundamentally different from the subspace pouches that exist on the continent.

Subspace pouches were not able to store things with such a clear size difference.

This was literally a dimension pouch that connects to another space.

And the moment this was possible.

It could no longer be called a ‘magic tool’.

Artifact.

This was the realm of artifacts, which is called the ultimate in magic engineering.

Numerous magic engineers tried to reproduce it, but it was impossible.

Only those made a thousand years ago remained like remnants.

That means.

-My brother used to use it.

This was Charlotte’s legacy.

Just then.

Ding!

《You have acquired an Inventory!》

Suddenly, a new notification window popped up on his smartphone.

[Inventory storable space (29/30)]

[Expand 5 spaces upgrade] – 5,000 G

[1% reduction in storage weight upgrade] – 5,000 G

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‘This was an artifact related to Mobile Lord?’

That’s why the notification window popped up.

It was none other than the upgrade of the subspace pouch.

That means.

This subspace pouch is an artifact related to Mobile Lord.

‘Hmm….’

Just then.

Ding!

《If it’s hard to carry around, try spending money!》

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‘…This damn spending money is real.’

Sian pressed the X button on the notification window.

Anyway.

This subspace pouch.

So, if he had an inventory, there seemed to be no problem in moving that rock-sized Mana Stone.

It seemed to take up only one space per item, regardless of the size of the object.

-But there’s one big problem.

Leah said with a worried expression.

-This Mana Stone keeps emitting magic around it. Because of that, the magic keeps disappearing.

This Arnise Hall was fine because there was a barrier.

It caught the escaping magic again.

But he couldn’t do that outside the hall.

In short, this Mana Stone could only be in a place like this hall where there was a barrier.

Or in an area full of magic.

And there was almost no such place on the continent.

In the end, Leah meant that she couldn’t go outside this hall.

-Can you find a way…?

That’s why Leah asked Sian with difficulty.

“Don’t worry about that problem.”

It was a request that was not even a problem for Sian.

None other than Ruben, located in the Forest of Darkness.

It was the only area on the continent where magic was overflowing.

It was perfect as Leah’s new home.

At the same time, the meaning of being with Sian was not a problem.

However, there was no suitable place to put this large Mana Stone in Ruben….

‘Let’s think about that when we get to Ruben.’

Sian put his thoughts aside for now.

Anyway.

Taking Leah was not a big problem.

Then all that’s left is Kyle’s legacy and the Imperial Family’s legacy.

-I put everything in the pouch. Check it out.

Sian put his hand into the inventory.

Then, swoosh, the inventory swallowed Sian’s hand.

An empty space felt through his fingertips.

‘How do I take it out?’

After a moment of thought, Sian thought of Kyle’s legacy in his head.

Then something wrapped around his hand.

Sian took it out.

What he held in his hand was an old, worn-out book.

A tattered old book that had rotted over time.

The cover read ‘[魔魂制法]’.

Sian couldn’t understand it because it wasn’t the common language of the continent.

At that moment.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a bright light burst out from the book.

Soon, the light completely covered the book and the book disappeared.

And again.

Ding!

《You have acquired Kyle’s legacy, Demon Soul Control Method!》

A new notification window popped up on his smartphone.

《【Demon Soul Control Method】 has been added to the training items!》

[Demon Soul Control Method Progress 0%]

The training item of the Demon Soul Control Method that was created like that.

‘As expected… it was the Demon Soul Control Method.’

Kyle’s Aura training method.

The fundamental way to handle magic.

Sian nodded in satisfaction.

And.

-…!

Leah, who was watching the scene, widened her eyes.

-You’re really… Kyle’s successor.

Maybe there was some doubt.

But seeing him absorb the Demon Soul Control Method, she now seemed completely convinced that Sian was Kyle’s successor.

Anyway.

Kyle’s legacy, Demon Soul Control Method.

Charlotte’s legacy, Inventory.

Now all that’s left is the Imperial Family’s legacy.

None other than the legacy that Charlotte left for her descendants.

Sian poured out all the items remaining in the inventory.

What poured out were magic tools of unknown origin.

Also, there was a considerable amount of jewels among them.

And it was definitely Charlotte’s legacy.

The quality was also top-notch.

It wasn’t accurate, but….

Even if he roughly calculated, it seemed to be over 1 million gold.

“Crazy…!”

A burst of exclamation without realizing it.

Sian shuddered without realizing it.

Sian soon picked up a magic tool that had been poured out.

And unlike the inventory.

There was no particular reaction from Mobile Lord.

Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to be an artifact.

Nevertheless, it didn’t seem to be an ordinary magic tool….

-There are some that I don’t know what they’re used for.

Leah didn’t seem to know much either.

‘Hmm… should I give it to Jerry?’

Jerry, who shows a natural talent for magic engineering.

If he goes back to Ruben and researches at Elodie’s lab, he might know its use.

Who knows?

Jerry might develop a magic tool with tremendous performance based on this?

Maybe… even the reproduction of the artifact might be possible.

This was a magic tool that Charlotte used.

Sian solidified his thoughts and put the magic tools back into the inventory.

Just then.

A rather unique magic tool caught Sian’s eye.

It looked like a compass….

The problem was that there was nothing inside.

Sian asked Leah about it.

“What is this?”

-Huh? Ah, that.

Leah continued as if it was nothing.

-It’s a device that measures whether there is any transformed magic around. So… a demon detector? There was a separate name for it, but I forgot.

“Demon detector?”

Leah nodded and said.

-It used to be used to detect the approach of demons in the old days. When a demon approached, it would ring loudly. In the past, demons would transform into people and approach without being noticed. So it was necessary… but now.

Leah continued in a nonchalant tone.

-And you won’t need it? Kyle noticed the existence of demons faster than anyone else. That was also what my brother used to use, and Elodie told him to throw it away, but my brother put it in and forgot about it.

“Throw it away?”

-That’s actually what Elodie made as a test. So the performance isn’t very good. Elodie made it properly later… Ah, the one she made properly should be in the pouch?

“Ah….”

In short, it was no different from trash.

It was something that was made as a test.

Above all, demons disappeared a thousand years ago.

It was a useless item in this era.

Even Sian, who was learning Kyle’s Demon Soul Control Method, didn’t need it at all.

Still, it was a waste to throw it away.

Sian roughly put it in the inventory.

With this.

He took everything he could get from the hall.

The founding day event was over.

Now it’s time to return to Ruben.

Sian slowly got up from his seat.

‘That’s right….’

Sian gently turned his head.

A gaze that had been quite annoying since earlier.

‘Why is she keep glancing at me since earlier?’

Aria was glancing at Sian there.

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Sian left the hall after storing Leah’s Mana Stone in the inventory.

-The magic of the Mana Stone is lost even in the pouch. If you leave it in for too long, it will disappear, so you must! You must take me out!

As soon as the Mana Stone entered the inventory, Leah hid her presence.

And maybe because it contained a rock-sized Mana Stone.

He felt a considerable weight in the inventory.

It seemed that it didn’t completely reduce the weight.

‘I’ll have to upgrade the weight reduction.’

Still, it wasn’t to the point where he couldn’t walk.

For now, he was holding back.

Sian was able to leave the hall like that.

And Aria followed Sian.

“….”

Aria was so confused right now.

There were several reasons for this,

But the most decisive reason was two things.

The first was, of course, what happened in the hall.

None other than Sian’s actions.

The Sian that Aria heard was a rascal.

The youngest of the Elan Dur family.

A useless person who was treated coldly even in that family.

Of course, the Sian that Aria directly experienced was not like that.

A little… annoying.

Still, he wasn’t to the extent that he was called a rascal.

And now.

No, to be exact, when he was confronting the vengeful spirit.

Sian completely denied even the rumor of ‘incompetence’.

The vengeful spirit of a thousand years that even she couldn’t handle.

Sian was not at all intimidated in front of that vengeful spirit.

He stood tall even in the face of the encroaching darkness.

He even revealed the shocking truth of the story intertwined with the vengeful spirit.

And he removed the madness that had been encroached upon her.

Removing the encroached madness.

This didn’t make sense.

Magic is the mana of madness.

From the beginning, it was the mana of evil stained with darkness.

Therefore, those who were encroached upon by magic had to be destroyed.

That was the law that had been absolutely observed within the Holy Empire.

But….

How on earth?

Was it because of that memorial service?

Aria recalled the memorial service from earlier.

The memorial service that Sian performed.

No, could that be called a memorial service?

A memorial service is a noble ceremony to comfort wounded and hurt souls.

However.

It was only for wounded and hurt souls.

It was not a ceremony to purify souls that had gone mad with frenzy.

She had never heard of such a memorial service.

To be exact, no one in the Holy Empire can do it.

But the memorial service that Sian performed….

A shabby memorial service that did not follow the form or procedure.

However, Aria could feel Sian’s sincerity in it.

Wasn’t Aria herself becoming reverent because of that sincerity?

He did not turn away from those who had been forgotten and abandoned.

Sian’s memorial service was nobler than any other memorial service.

Aria thought that maybe….

Sian might be a pretty good person.

‘What am I thinking now.’

Aria quickly shook her head.

But she shook her head wildly at the thoughts that kept popping up.

Anyway.

The second reason that confused Aria.

That was none other than this.

“Hey.”

Suddenly, Sian’s voice was heard ahead.

“Huh? Uh…? Uh? Uh?”

Aria was startled and embarrassed.

The view she saw.

Sian was in front of Aria, when he had approached.

“Why, why.”

Aria tried to answer nonchalantly as if it was nothing.

Sian looked at Aria and opened his mouth.

“You. Do you need this?”

To be exact, while handing something over.

Aria looked at the object Sian handed her.

Something that looked like a compass.

A demon detector.

…That’s what the thing was called.

It was probably true since that thousand-year-old ghost said it.

She didn’t hear what he said after that because she was looking around.

But it didn’t matter much.

If that was a demon detector.

That was the reason Aria wanted to enter this hall.

It was Charlotte’s legacy that Aria was desperately looking for.

Aria shouted without realizing it.

“Yes. No, no?”

“Yes, no? What is that? Do you need it or not?”

“It means it doesn’t matter…?”

Aria pretended to be nonchalant and looked away.

Then Sian opened his mouth as if he couldn’t help it.

“Really? Then I’ll just throw this away.”

“What? Why are you throwing it away?”

“I don’t really need it either. And you said it doesn’t matter. Then I’ll just throw it away.”

Then Sian turned around.

He was about to throw it away.

“Wait!”

Aria hurriedly called out to Sian.

The view she stopped and looked at.

Aria turned her gaze slightly and said.

“If you’re going to throw it away… give it to me.”

Then she gave a subtle expectant look.

Sian chuckled inwardly.

She was such an easy-to-read saintess.

“Should I give it to you?”

Then Aria’s eyes trembled.

But she quickly shook her head as if nothing was wrong.

“I don’t really need it. Well, if you give it to me….”

She looked like she needed it.

No, beyond needing it, it seemed that the reason she entered this hall was because of this.

“You don’t really need it. I’ll just throw this away.”

“Why are you throwing it away!”

Aria shouted.

Then she realized her actions and covered her mouth with a hot!.

Sian’s gaze was fixed on Aria.

“Hey. Stop it and just say you need it?”

Further acting was meaningless.

“…I need it.”

Aria finally admitted.

Sian said with an absurd expression as if he knew it would be like that.

“If you need it, I’ll give it to you.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

Aria smiled with a bright expression at Sian’s answer, nodding his head.

To be exact.

Until she heard these words.

“Preemptive offer.”

“…?”

Aria’s expression briefly left her mind and returned.

Sian said with a dumbfounded expression at Aria’s appearance.

“Don’t tell me you were thinking of taking it for free?”

“Wasn’t that the case?”

“Is she crazy? There’s no such thing as free in the world? I thought there were only philanthropists on the continent… Ah, your Holy Empire Order might be like that.”

Sian nodded his head once and continued.

“So how much.”

“….”

Aria was speechless.