Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 180

180.

I didn’t give Ted an immediate answer.

Expressing my political opinions in Daejeon was something I needed to consider carefully after a thorough review.

Recently, my position had risen significantly due to many achievements, but if I rashly asserted my opinions strongly in Daejeon, I could face a backlash.

‘There are already many nobles who are unhappy with my growing influence, and if I step out of line, I might get torn apart by them.’

After organizing my thoughts, I called Hamilton first.

Hamilton, who had been away on a business trip, returned around sunset.

I offered Hamilton a seat in my office.

“Sit down.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Despite receiving the title of Count through this war, Hamilton didn’t seem particularly pleased. There wasn’t much change in his life.

Being a Count meant he was a high-ranking noble, but Hamilton preferred his position as the head of my direct intelligence organization more than the title of Count.

“Are you busy these days?”

Hamilton nodded and replied.

“Yes. There is a lot of information to check as I return to the Imperial Palace. Recently, Ken, the Military Advisor, requested information on the southern region, so I am gathering information on the Southern Federation.”

I was once again amazed by Ken’s insight. Ted visited the Crown Prince’s Palace today regarding the Southern Federation issue and the Atran family issue, but Ken was already paying attention to the Southern Federation.

“I see. I was also going to tell you to look into information about the Southern Federation. I didn’t know Ken had already asked.”

“We are gathering various pieces of information. We will probably be able to compile a report on the Southern Federation soon.”

I leaned back comfortably in my chair.

Besides information on the Southern Federation, I was also curious about the next head of the Atran family.

“Do you know who the next head of the Atran family is?”

“I understand it’s Michel Ben Atran.”

Information about Michel, the next head of the Atran family, came smoothly from Hamilton’s mouth.

“Michel is known as a top-tier Sword Expert. He gained attention for his tremendous talent, becoming a top-tier Sword Beginner [a skilled swordsman] when he came of age, but he has not been able to break through the top-tier barrier even at the age of forty.”

“Still, that’s impressive. Being a top-tier Sword Expert at the age of forty means he has enough talent to aim for Sword Master.”

There are so many monsters around that top-tier Sword Experts seem like nothing, but when looking at all the knights active on the continent, top-tier Sword Experts are at the top level.

Hamilton agreed with my words.

“Yes. He was appointed as the next head of Atran at the same time as his coming-of-age ceremony. Duke Beregon had ten sons, and Michel showed the most outstanding capabilities in swordsmanship as well as other areas.”

“Is he the eldest son?”

“Yes.”

I hummed and fell into thought.

‘Michel, huh? Should I meet him sometime?’

I shook my head.

There was no point in meeting the next head of Atran at this time.

Hamilton continued.

“Michel was on the Eastern Front, but after briefly returning to the family, he went down to the South at the same time as His Majesty’s Eastern Campaign. He has been active there ever since.”

“Find out exactly what activities he has been doing in the South.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

I concluded the conversation with Hamilton to that extent.

“If you need anything, ask Soris at any time. Information is the foundation that supports the organization.”

“I know that we are using the most budget right now. Do we really need more…….”

I interrupted Hamilton’s words.

“The intelligence organization doesn’t have to worry about the budget. We should avoid unnecessary expenses, but we can spend as much as we need to acquire necessary information.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Hamilton bowed his head.

I smiled and sent Hamilton out.

Alone in my office, I thought about Michel.

‘Michel and Beregon, and Ted.’

What is the relationship between these three people? On the surface, Beregon sponsors Ted, and Ted strives for the Crown Prince position.

Ted, who respects his maternal grandfather Beregon more than anyone else, inherited both his father’s talent and his maternal grandfather’s talent, and is already looking at the wall of Sword Master [the highest level of swordsmanship] at an early age.

And according to Ted, Michel is a man who is never satisfied with the power of being the next head of the Atran family.

‘Duke Beregon’s goal in life is also to surpass his father. He wants to change the Imperial family name of the Empire to Atran instead of Leord. He is a person who would change the Imperial family name even in his children’s generation if it is impossible for him.’

Duke Beregon was on the side that I carefully set up, so I know him well in my own way.

On the other hand, Michel was only mentioned in one line and was not set up in detail.

‘The world consists of a collection of countless people. A person I didn’t even write about may play an important role. Because this is a living world.’

I decided to postpone answering Ted’s request until Hamilton brought information about the Southern Federation and Michel.

Suddenly, one thought flashed through my mind.

‘If Duke Beregon’s desire is to change the Imperial family name to Atran instead of Leord… Ted may just be a stepping stone for Duke Beregon. Ted is also of Beregon’s blood, but Ted is Leord, not Atran. And isn’t Ted also worried about that point?’

The conflict between Ted and Duke Beregon would be good for me.

Because the competitor is causing internal division.

“I need to discuss it with Ken.”

It seemed like it wouldn’t be too late to make a decision based on future circumstances after grasping the outline of Ted and Michel to some extent.

* * *

Ignis unfolded a curtain of fire to counter Sylphid’s glacial gale.

Kwaaaang-! Kwang-!

The curtain of fire disappeared in an instant, and Ignis’s body staggered greatly.

-This is unfair.

Ignis pouted.

The phoenix sticking out its beak was very funny. Ignis’s eyes, which were firmly angry, also evoked laughter.

When I chuckled, fire sparked from Ignis’s eyes.

-Funny? Am I funny? Are you laughing at me for not becoming Supreme? Hey, Master of the Covenant! You haven’t even lived for twenty years, and you say I’m like a child? I’m at least hundreds of years old…….

-Stop it.

When Ellaim stopped him, Ignis shut his mouth.

I appeased the sulking Ignis for a while.

This training was mainly to test how powerful Sylphid was.

‘Glacial Gale is only level 1, but it easily broke through the level 20 Curtain of Fire. Is this the difference between Advanced and Supreme?’

Above all, the Glacial Gale skill had not only the nature of wind but also the nature of water.

‘Is it because it’s Supreme that other properties are naturally included in the skill? Glacial Gale is a kind of attribute compound skill.’

Ellaim solved my curiosity.

-The Master of the Covenant is right. It is right to see Glacial Gale as an attribute compound spiritism [magic using spirits], and the characteristic is that Sylphid is a Supreme Spirit, so there is no need to harmonize with the Water Spirit.

“Then, if Ignis, Ellaim, or Claim become Supreme Spirits, can they use attribute compound skills like Glacial Gale?”

-That depends on the ability of the Master of the Covenant. Perhaps Sylphid was the first to become a Supreme Spirit because she has the highest affinity with the Wind Spirit, and the remaining Advanced Spirits may not be able to use attribute compound skills even if they become Supreme.”

“Ellaim knows many spiritism, right? Ellaim taught me Scattering Water Droplets too.”

-Since you have become a Supreme Spiritualist, of course I can teach you other spiritism. But the spiritism I can teach you does not have attribute compound properties like Glacial Gale.”

I replied with an expectant expression.

“No problem. I should learn spiritism anyway.”

Ignis interjected.

-I have something to teach you too. Right now, the Master of the Covenant’s spiritism is biased towards the Wind Spirit. The only spiritism that the Fire Spirit unfolds alone is the Curtain of Fire. The Fire Spirit is much more powerful in attack than the Wind Spirit.

I nodded.

“That’s right. Fire is a symbol of attack.”

Ignis’s nose rose sharply at my response.

-You know something after all!

-There is something that the Master of the Covenant should know before learning spiritism.

At Ellaim’s words, Ignis shut his mouth.

I had summoned all the spirits I had contracted with, and not only Ignis but also the other spirits shut their mouths and focused on Ellaim.

I also quietly listened to Ellaim’s voice.

-The Spirit Realm is a world that maintains the balance of dimensions.

Ellaim’s voice was more serious than ever.

“Balance?”

-One dimension consists of the Demon Realm, the Celestial Realm, the Spirit Realm, and the Intermediate Realm. Each world complements each other and sometimes stimulates each other to maintain itself.

The Demon Realm, the Celestial Realm, the Intermediate Realm, and the Spirit Realm are common knowledge in this era, so there was nothing surprising about it.

But it was new to hear exactly what role the Spirit Realm plays in the dimension. Moreover, it felt even more special because the subject of the explanation was the Advanced Spirit Ellaim.

A place where the common sense of the world I lived in does not work at all, a new world, a new dimension.

I listened to Ellaim’s explanation with the feeling of a student.

-The demons, the masters of the Demon Realm, are born with the essence of destruction. The celestials, the masters of the Celestial Realm, are those who serve God and are born as guardians to maintain the dimension. And the Spirit Realm is born to maintain balance so that neither the Demon Realm nor the Celestial Realm has more power.

“The balance between the Demon Realm and the Celestial Realm?”

-Yes. A mere spirit cannot know the will of the Creator, but the power that prevents the power of the Demon Realm and the Celestial Realm from leaning to one side and maintains balance is the Spirit Realm. So spirits can contract with demons and celestials.

Ellaim’s words continued softly.

-The Intermediate Realm is where the power of the Demon Realm, the Celestial Realm, and the Spirit Realm circulates. The dominance of the Demon Realm and the Celestial Realm can be judged by which power has a stronger influence on the Intermediate Realm.

I asked briefly.

“You mean that the balance of power between the two worlds can be examined depending on whether the power of the Demon Realm or the power of the Celestial Realm is greater in the Intermediate Realm?”

-You understood correctly. And the Master of the Covenant is the one who guards that balance.

There was an inexplicable dignity in Ellaim’s voice.

-The power of the demon kings of the Demon Realm has been strong for a long time, and the Celestial Realm is gradually losing that power. Corrupted humans cannot give power to the gods under the Creator, and accordingly, the power of the celestials has naturally weakened.

Humans weaken the power of God.

It was an incomprehensible part, but I skipped it for now and focused on Ellaim’s words.

-The essence of demons is destruction. The Demon Realm cannot directly attack the Celestial Realm, and the Celestial Realm cannot directly exert influence on the Demon Realm. The Intermediate Realm is where the balance of dimensions is maintained. If the power of one world becomes stronger, the balance collapses and the dimension rushes towards destruction.

“The Master of the Covenant… is the one who maintains that balance through the power of the spirits?”

It seemed to mean nothing less than a dimension guardian.

-The power of the Demon Realm, which began to strengthen thousands of years ago, is now disrupting the balance of the Intermediate Realm. And the Spirit Realm tried to balance it, but the power of the Demon Realm became so strong that it even suppressed the Spirit Realm.

Sylphid interjected slightly.

-The Master of the Covenant appears, creates new kings of the Spirit Realm, and stabilizes the Intermediate Realm. The prophecy about the Master of the Covenant that has been passed down since the beginning.

Ellaim took Sylphid’s words.

-And Arun is the Master of the Covenant.

A sense of burden pressed on my shoulders.

I was honestly dumbfounded.

‘Is this right?’