Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 4

Before I could even revel in the joy of my first Spirit Summoning, I fainted. As my heavy eyelids fluttered open, Gale’s calm face was the first thing I saw.

“You’re awake.”

Gale’s voice was as even as ever.

He didn’t seem particularly surprised that the first spirit I summoned was of the highest grade.

“I guess I fainted.”

“Yes. You had a good, long sleep after fainting.”

It was clearly midday when I summoned the spirit. I must have slept very soundly after fainting.

I spoke softly to reassure Gale, who had been watching over me.

“I’m fine. The reason I fainted was just…”

Gale cut me off with a stern look.

“You overdid it.”

Gale took a deep breath and then spoke rapidly.

“You pushed yourself to the point where your life was in danger. The Ignis family has been with spirits for generations, but we’ve never experienced anything like this. No, we’ve never even heard of it. Even the strongest spirit summoner on the continent only summoned the lowest grade spirit the first time. You must rest and recover properly. You mustn’t overdo it like that again.”

Since Gale was speaking at length for once, I shrugged and nodded playfully.

“I just wanted to check my affinity, but I didn’t know a top-grade spirit would suddenly appear. Anyway, I’ll take your nagging to heart and get plenty of rest, so you can go and rest now. Your eyes are full of fatigue.”

Gale stood up. Still seemingly worried, he looked at me and urged me once more.

“You are not in a condition to handle a contract with a top-grade spirit right now. Attempt the spirit contract when I am present.”

Before Gale left the bedroom, I asked one more thing.

“Yesterday, a top-grade spirit was suddenly summoned, and the mana波動 [mana fluctuations] spread greatly. I quickly blocked it, but… His Majesty will probably know.”

I nodded. Ron Carl Leord was capable enough to detect the summoning of a top-grade spirit in the Crown Prince’s palace just from the mana波動.

‘I need to be careful for a while.’

Fortunately, Gale had quickly blocked it, so there wouldn’t be a big commotion. If there had been an uproar, Gale would have already told me.

As soon as Gale left, I thought of the Breath of Wind technique he had mentioned.

-The Ignis family’s unique breathing technique.

The novel didn’t describe the Breath of Wind in detail. It only briefly mentioned it as the Ignis family’s unique breathing technique, the technique that made my mother, Iriel, a high-grade spirit master.

Human memory has its limits, but I remember most of the Hero Karen’s settings.

I even wrote a detailed setting guide at one point. It was a shame, but I decided to let go of any lingering attachments.

“Status Window!”

-Arun Carl Leord

The top line of the translucent status window displayed the stylish name Arun Carl Leord, which was now my name.

-Crown Prince of the Calpheon Empire

-Lowest Grade Spirit Summoner

Even though I hadn’t even made a contract with a spirit, the status window recognized me as a ‘Spirit Summoner’ just for summoning the highest grade wind spirit.

I was so happy that I almost shouted, but realizing it was the middle of the night, I quietly examined the status window in detail.

Spirit Summoner was added to my occupation, Breath of Wind to my skills, and Companion of the Wind to my talents.

-S Companion of the Wind (Lv1)

-S Breath of Wind (Lv1)

A talent can be considered a type of passive skill. The talent Companion of the Wind probably has something to do with affinity with wind spirits.

I had talents like this too. Perhaps I gained tremendous talents as I merged with the original Arun Carl Leord?

Or maybe it’s a gift from some being that sent me here.

‘Let’s get stronger step by step.’

I closed the status window and headed to my desk. I opened my mother’s spirit magic book, which Gale had carefully placed on the desk.

The first chapter was about the Breath of Wind that Gale had mentioned.

-The Breath of Wind is my family’s unique breathing technique. There are many mana breathing techniques on the continent, but your mother was able to become a high-grade spirit master with just this one technique. Even Ron, who is called a genius born of God, acknowledged the Breath of Wind.

It wouldn’t be an S-grade skill for nothing.

-It’s a breathing technique specialized in handling wind spirits. Your grandfather used to boast that if you surpass the limits of a master with the Breath of Wind, you can summon not only wind spirits but also the four elemental kings. I thought it was just my father’s bluff when I was young, but after becoming a high-grade spirit master, I realized the true power of the Breath of Wind.

-It’s more stable than any other mana breathing technique, and the speed of accumulating mana is excellent. Above all, it is effective in increasing affinity with the four elemental spirits.

My eyes widened. My mother had added a few explanations before describing the Breath of Wind in earnest, and I was most shocked by the last one.

The spirit summoner’s ability that I had set was only to control two types of spirits at most. Even if you become a high-grade spirit master, you couldn’t handle all four elemental spirits.

I calmed my surprised heart and began to read about the Breath of Wind in earnest.

First, my mother wrote that I should focus on feeling the existence of ‘mana’.

I was blocked from the beginning. It was a concept I had only seen in novels and games.

‘But still…’

-Sit in a comfortable position. When you first feel mana, it will be very helpful to feel the wind itself. Wherever the wind blows, spirits are by your side. If you entrust yourself to the wind, their essence will gradually be felt, and mana will permeate your breath.

I read the beginning of the Breath of Wind several times and engraved it in my mind.

I got up and opened the window, and a gentle breeze brushed my cheek along with the clouds caught in the moonlight.

I used to live in a semi-basement one-room apartment where not a single ray of sunlight entered, but now I live in a room that seems to be over twenty pyeong [approximately 720 square feet].

It suddenly dawned on me that I had become the Crown Prince. Moreover, this is just the bedroom where I sleep. Would the Crown Prince’s palace only have a bedroom? There is also a separate office and a bathroom where you could exaggerate and swim. With an ‘ah,’ I took a seat near the window.

I closed my eyes to concentrate. I stabilized my breathing with the wind. It wasn’t difficult because it wasn’t much different from meditation. The key to the Breath of Wind is to feel the mana permeating the wind.

‘I set mana as if it were air. The Breath of Wind begins with feeling the existence of mana and spirits in the air that moves a little more strongly, that is, in the wind.’

How much time had passed? Unlike my inner worries about my lack of concentration, I fell deeply into the breath itself.

Saaaah, my dantian [energy center] throbbed along with the wind that fluttered my hair.

* * *

I was immersed in the Breath of Wind until morning.

I barely came out of the breathing technique after Gale knocked on the door, saying it was mealtime.

“Your Highness.”

“Yes, good morning.”

“I will prepare your meal.”

Gale didn’t seem to notice my changed state yet and bowed deeply before leaving the bedroom again.

“To be recognized by Ron Carl Leord, I think I need to fix the habit of being cooped up in my room first… I’ll have to go out someday, but not yet. Unlike me, the other princes and princesses are talented people.”

All of them, as Ron Carl Leord’s children, had outstanding talents in specific fields.

In particular, the talent of my younger brother, the Second Prince Ted Carl Leord, was dazzling.

‘Nevertheless, he lost his life in one blow to the protagonist Karen.’

That’s the progress of the novel I wrote, and many things will change depending on my future actions.

There is still a lot of time left before the protagonist Karen seriously confronts the Empire.

‘Ted Carl Leord doesn’t just have talent. He’s also very greedy.’

What I need to be aware of right now is not the protagonist Karen, but my brothers. Not only the Second Prince, but also the other princes and princesses are very greedy.

It’s a chance to become the master of a huge empire, so who would want to miss it?

“Let’s stay as quiet as possible. When I need to show my abilities, I’ll make them realize that they can’t treat me carelessly.”

I decided to imitate the incompetent and weak Arun Carl Leord for the time being.

‘Gale is a quick-witted person, so he seems to know my plan to some extent already.’

In the first place, the Crown Prince’s Palace is a place that doesn’t attract much attention from others. My incompetence has already been proven several times, even without the orc shaman curse incident.

At first, the other princes and princesses, or their backers, who checked me because I was the eldest son, now hardly pay attention to me. Rather, they are busy checking Ted Carl Leord.

“It’s a good thing in many ways.”

I checked the status window before Gale came.

-Arun Carl Leord (Lv1)

A level appeared next to my name. I was briefly excited by the fact that I had a character level.

This also means that the existing Arun Carl Leord was so weak that he couldn’t display his level, but it also means that the Breath of Wind training was not in vain.

The status window proved my guess to be true.

-S Breath of Wind (Lv1)

My dantian throbbed all night, and a millet-sized mana firmly took its place. A skill list was created, and Breath of Wind was added. If I succeed in a spirit contract, skills will also be created accordingly.

‘I’ve really become a spirit summoner.’

It’s a late start compared to others, but it didn’t matter. The age of majority in the Calpheon Empire is 18, and I will also be of age on my birthday next year.

‘Until recently, I was in my mid-30s. It’s a shame I didn’t go back to being 1 year old, but it’s great that I’ve become more than ten years younger. I can do anything at this age.’

The moment I made up my mind, Gale’s voice was heard.

“Your Highness.”

“Ah, come in, Gale.”

I ate slowly and chewed very carefully this morning as well. Of course, I didn’t forget to eat a little more than usual, and I also added more meat to my diet.

After I took a long time to eat all of my breakfast, Gale issued an eviction order to the maids who were attending to me.

“That’s enough cleaning up.”

After the maids took all the empty dishes out, Gale looked at me and opened his mouth.

“Your Highness, didn’t you sleep at all yesterday?”

“I guess not. I was learning the Breath of Wind, and before I knew it, it was morning.”

“Breathing techniques cannot be learned by rushing. Set a training time and do it slowly. First, refine your body…”

Gale, who was speaking, suddenly shuddered.

When I tilted my head, Gale said in disbelief.

“Your Highness, did you perhaps create a mana hole [mana core] in one day?”

“Mana hole?”

Oh right, the dantian is called a mana hole.

I nodded nonchalantly.

“About the size of a millet? Maybe even smaller? Anyway, it’s true that a mana hole was created and mana accumulated overnight. It wasn’t difficult thanks to my mother’s kind writing.”

“Even if it’s the Breath of Wind…”

Gale, who was taciturn and rarely showed his emotions, was repeatedly amazed.

I smiled, revealing my teeth.

“I’m my mother’s son, after all. If you’re the son of a high-grade spirit master, you have to do this much.”

Gale took a breath at my bluff.

“It’s amazing, but getting too excited won’t help your training.”

I nodded at Gale’s advice.

“Thank you.”

“You should also do physical training in the morning. I have already set up a schedule.”

There was nothing wrong with following Gale’s words.

-Gale

-Knight of the Calpheon Empire