My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 188

§ 188 – Training

‘Divine Weapon Training Camp Lv.7’ located in Ruben.

This was where Ruben’s soldiers trained, but now it had become an arena for sparring.

The training camp should have been bustling with sparring, but it wasn’t.

Everyone was gathered, whispering among themselves.

“Haaah!”

It was because of Cyan, who was doing unexpected exercises in one corner of the training camp.

Rather than unexpected, it was because Cyan was exercising with an enormous weight.

“How many is that already…?”

“I don’t know. I stopped counting after 400.”

A weight that seemed impossible for a person to lift.

Cyan was repeating squats with that weight attached.

Crack!

The sound of muscles tearing could be heard from where they stood each time Cyan rose from a squatting position.

“Isn’t he going to collapse at that rate?”

“We should stop him…”.

Was he exercising, or was he abusing his body?

But on the other hand, they also felt a sense of awe.

Because that was a weight that no human could possibly handle.

Cyan’s body wasn’t particularly muscular.

On the outside, the grotesqueness of muscles wasn’t visible.

But he was fully digesting that ridiculous exercise.

“Wh-what is that…?”

“Is that… possible?”

As expected, the Royal Knights couldn’t hide their astonished expressions.

Amidst the gazes he was receiving.

Or rather, whether he knew those gazes were directed at him or not.

“Twooooo!!”

Cyan continued his exercise.

Crack!

Each time, the sound of muscles tearing could be heard.

Strength training that abused the body.

And the reason Cyan was doing this exercise was simple.

‘Who knew the side effects would be the same.’

None other than the side effects of Megingjörð [a magical belt that amplifies strength].

It increased the user’s strength, but whether the body could withstand the backlash was up to the user.

That was why Cyan was doing this insane exercise.

‘I have to create a body that can withstand the side effects.’

It was to create a strong body that could withstand the amplified power.

However, creating a body that could withstand 10 times the side effects took a very long time.

Even with the growth buff adjustment.

The side effects of 10 times were truly enormous.

Therefore, Megingjörð might have been nothing more than a gilded lily [something that appears valuable but is actually worthless].

In other words, a 50 million gold ornament.

But fortunately, the value could be adjusted.

The amplification value varied depending on how tight the belt was.

The tighter the belt, the greater the amplification of power.

The maximum was 10 times, and the minimum was 2 times.

But Cyan, without knowing any better, tightened it to the maximum.

‘And that’s what happened.’

Of course, he didn’t particularly regret cutting down the ogres in one go.

But if he had to go through that again…

It was an experience he never wanted to have again.

Because he almost died!

Fortunately, there were people around, so he was able to go to the treatment center quickly.

And fortunately, there was the World Tree, Instiz’s blessing!

And fortunately, he upgraded the treatment center to Lv.7!

And it was a great relief that Ellie’s healing skills were excellent!!

If not, he would have died.

In fact, Ellie was so shocked when she saw Cyan’s condition.

He didn’t remember well because he was out of his mind.

In his hazy memory, Ellie almost sobbed as she treated Cyan.

But the treatment ended safely.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with his condition.

“Seeeet!!”

To be exact, he was able to fully recover enough to continue this weight training.

Crack!

The sound of muscles tearing could be heard with the movement.

And this, to be precise…

His muscles were indeed tearing.

But they were quickly recovering at the same time.

None other than the World Tree, Instiz’s blessing.

Because he was receiving a recovery speed of +7,000%.

And each time those muscles tore and recovered, Cyan’s muscle fibers became more compact.

The density was compressed, creating more explosive power.

And it was transforming into muscle fibers with a little more solid durability.

Even so, it was not enough.

To draw out the full performance of Megingjörð, this was not enough.

Because the weight training Cyan was doing now.

This was a state of borrowing the power of magic to some extent.

He was reciting the incantations of the Demon-Chaos Art and drawing on the power of magic.

If not, it would have been impossible to hang this much weight.

He wasn’t using pure muscle strength, but… whatever.

The training of the Demon-Chaos Art was also done at the same time, so Cyan insisted on the current training method.

“Neeeet!”

However, the sight was a little… grotesque.

“Deuaaaseote!!”

Cyan continued his training.

And not far from Cyan.

“Haaah!”

A lively shout could be heard.

He stopped exercising for a moment and looked at that place.

There was a blonde man wielding a sword with fierce momentum.

None other than the Crown Prince, Conrad.

Like Cyan, Conrad was also training with his sword at the training camp.

The swordsmanship of Charlotte, learned and mastered from Leia.

“Haaah!”

He was wielding his sword tirelessly to engrave it on his body.

Of course, there was no reason for Conrad to be here at the training camp.

Because there was a training ground in the lord’s castle.

Likewise, there was no reason for Cyan to be here at the training camp.

Nevertheless, the reason Cyan and Conrad were at the training camp was simple.

‘I didn’t know you’d destroy the training ground…’

Conrad had destroyed the training ground.

According to Leia’s testimony, Conrad was using Charlotte’s swordsmanship.

He destroyed the training ground as it was.

Well, it was a training ground that Cyan had once destroyed in a sparring match with Kendrick.

In other words, it was already a precarious training ground.

‘Still, to destroy the training ground to that extent.’

That meant that the Charlotte’s swordsmanship that Conrad used was enormous.

He didn’t see the sight directly, but…

He could roughly guess just by looking at the ogre’s wrist he cut off last time.

It wasn’t easy to cut the tough and tenacious ogre’s skin and skeleton in one blow.

It was even an ogre that had gone berserk and turned into a demon beast, not just a normal ogre.

It was something that even an expert knight couldn’t easily do.

Was Charlotte’s swordsmanship great?

Or was Conrad’s talent outstanding?

‘Why are all the people around me geniuses?’

As expected, both were very likely.

So, could he have a moment to rest?

“Yeueoseoseoeot!!”

Cyan repeated the weight training again.

And Conrad also continued to train Charlotte’s swordsmanship.

Since the situation had become like this…

“Should we… just stay still like this?”

“Uh… uh…?”

The position of the Royal Knights, including the soldiers of Ruben, became quite difficult.

Because look over there.

Cyan, who was doing crazy training.

Conrad, who was showing tremendous concentration.

One was the lord of Ruben.

The other was the crown prince of the empire.

So, they were the lords they served.

Such lords were setting an example and training.

“……”

“……”

The soldiers of Ruben as soldiers.

“……”

“……”

The Royal Knights as Royal Knights.

Gazing at each other.

“Can I ask for a lesson right away!”

“Of course!! I also ask for a lesson!!”

In that way, a fever of training began to blow in Ruben.

“What? Why are they like that?”

Cyan couldn’t hide his bewildered feelings at the sudden atmosphere.

Well, anyone could see that they were training.

And it was a good thing to train.

But.

“Up! Down! Down! Up!”

“Aaaaaaaah!”

Was that really training?

“A little more! A little more! Hit me harder!!”

“I’m going to hit you so hard this time that you can’t stand it!!”

Were they just crazy?

How could that be called training?

But well…

“Am I one to talk?”

Cyan chuckled.

In that way, a fever of training blew in the training camp.

And how much time had passed?

Just when everyone was exhausted from reaching their physical limits.

“I brought lunch!”

“Everyone, take a break and then do it!”

The sound of lunch arriving outside the training camp could be heard.

The fever of training was able to subside only then.

“Haa…! Haa…!”

“J-just a little bit… just a little bit… What do you think about resting…?”

“I-I agree…!”

The limit of physical strength where even the words were slurred.

If the time for lunch to arrive had been a little later, everyone might have fainted.

The soldiers and knights of Ruben.

And the Royal Knights walked out, trembling.

Cyan was also hungry, so he was about to follow them when.

“Young master. I brought yours separately.”

A voice calling Cyan could be heard from one side.

He looked at that place.

There was a blonde beauty resembling sunlight, Elena, carrying a pile of lunch boxes.

Cyan stopped walking for a moment at the sight.

The lunch box that the princess packed.

Even Elena made it herself.

She made dumplings last time, so was she deeply immersed in cooking?

Elena often made lunch boxes for Cyan.

No, she almost made every meal.

What on earth happened to Sera?

But well…

It wasn’t as good as Dana’s, but it was still tasty, so he didn’t stop her.

“I made what young master likes this time too.”

She seemed to like it quite a bit herself.

“Don’t you have one for me?”

At that moment, Conrad’s voice could be heard from behind Cyan.

As expected, Conrad strode up to Cyan’s side.

“Of course, I brought one for you too, brother.”

Elena nodded lightly.

Then, she spread out the mat she had brought and set up the lunch boxes on the spot.

“I never thought I’d live to see the day when I’d eat food made by Elena herself.”

Conrad chuckled and took a seat on the mat.

Then, he opened the lid of the lunch box with an expectant expression.

“Is it… dumplings again?”

And he immediately made a disappointed expression.

“Are you aware that you’ve been making only dumplings for days?”

“You don’t have to eat it if you don’t like it. I didn’t make it for you to eat, brother.”

“Who said I didn’t like it? I just… wanted to eat something different.”

Conrad picked up a dumpling from the lunch box while grumbling.

And then, munching.

“It’s… delicious.”

He picked up another dumpling again.

Cyan chuckled and took a seat next to Conrad.

Then, like Conrad, he picked up a dumpling.

“How is it?”

Then, Elena suddenly leaned in and asked.

He thought it was a little close, but… whether Elena knew it or not.

She was looking at Cyan with curious eyes.

Looking at Elena like that, what should he say…

Elena’s atmosphere seemed to have changed these days.

Before, Elena had a pure beauty and a slightly cold atmosphere.

Well, she still had a cold atmosphere in normal times.

But now, at times like this, he thought she was somehow cute.

It seemed to be after she made dumplings with Sera last time…

He didn’t know what happened to Sera.

“It’s delicious.”

“Really?”

Elena was delighted with a bright expression.

As expected, Elena’s appearance was clearly different from before.

It was really a moment when he wondered again what happened to Sera.

Cyan picked up another dumpling.

And perhaps because of Cyan’s appearance of eating dumplings without any complaints.

“Aren’t you tired of it?”

Conrad, who had been quiet, suddenly asked Cyan.

Cyan swallowed the dumpling and replied.

“Not really…? Actually, I’m not the type to get tired of things easily.”

“Even so, haven’t you been eating only dumplings for the past few days? What charm is there in these dumplings?”

“First of all, isn’t it easy to eat? It’s good to eat quickly, and you can do something while eating. And you can do work or training in your remaining time. Above all…”

Grab.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

“You too…”

Conrad shook his head.

Cyan was just savoring the dumpling in his mouth.

“That’s right.”

Swallow.

“Where did Leia go and you’re training alone?”

Because originally, Leia had to stick to Conrad and teach him the sword.

However, Conrad was currently training Charlotte’s sword alone.

“The benefactor… no, Leia said that she has taught me everything she can teach me.”

“Ah.”

Cyan nodded at Conrad’s words.

It seemed that Leia’s memory was only up to here.

A memory that had faded over a thousand years.

Even if Leia was Charlotte’s younger sister, a thousand years of memory was too long.

Of course, if Cyan helped her again like last time, he could pull out the memory again.

But Cyan had only seen it over his shoulder, and that was all.

In other words, that was all the Charlotte’s swordsmanship that Conrad could learn.

But well…

Conrad didn’t seem to be disappointed.

“It’s a pity, but… honestly, I haven’t even digested this yet.”

Even if the Charlotte’s swordsmanship that could be taught was only a part.

Digesting it was another problem.

And Conrad hadn’t even completely made that his own yet.

So, Conrad was training Charlotte’s sword alone.

And in that arduous training.

He seemed to be feeling the power of Charlotte’s swordsmanship firsthand.

Maybe that’s why.

“But you absolutely must not step out like last time.”

He was talking about running out against the ogre.

Of course, Philip was in a dangerous situation.

“Do you know how shocked Sir Yale and Sir Philip were at that time?”

Was it even right for the crown prince to step out himself?

No, now that the words are out.

“Above all, do you know how surprised I was?”

It’s not a joke, but I was so surprised that I almost fainted.

I ran out as soon as I heard that the ogre had attacked.

I really couldn’t have imagined that Conrad would follow me from the side.

Really, just in case.

It’s terrible to even think about it, but really, just in case.

What if Conrad got hurt?

It was a great disaster among great disasters.

And really, one in a million.

If Conrad had died…

“But you solved it.”

“Are you… saying that now?”

Cyan was really dumbfounded.

As Conrad said, it was fortunate that Cyan was there.

If not, Conrad would have been crushed by the ogre’s fist.

And again, now that the words are out.

From the beginning, Cyan didn’t have the slightest intention of blocking the ogre’s fist.

Really not even a little bit.

He didn’t even think about it.

What crazy person in the world would block an ogre’s fist head-on!

Honestly, Cyan had no intention of blocking the ogre’s fist.

He had only thrown himself in with the determination to get hit instead of Conrad.

But well…

Thanks to the bizarre performance of Megingjörð, it was somehow resolved well.

Conversely, if there was no Megingjörð, one of them would have been seriously injured.

‘In the end, I got hurt.’

By tearing all the muscles in my body due to side effects.

Anyway.

“Your Highness must not forget that you are the Crown Prince. How many lives are attached to Your Highness, and you act like that…”

“Haha. I understand. I will never step out recklessly again.”

Conrad laughed heartily at Cyan’s nagging.

Cyan shook his head at Conrad’s appearance.

I wanted to spit out all the nagging I had, but.

Well, what can I do?

Status is a gangster.

And well…

It wasn’t all bad that Conrad stepped out.

“But I was able to know how much Charlotte the Great’s swordsmanship is to some extent.”

None other than the power of Charlotte’s swordsmanship.

It became an opportunity for Conrad to directly know how much power it had.

What he learned from Leia was only a part, and even that was not digested.

It was so incomplete that it was only a taste.

Even with that alone, he cut off the wrist of an ogre that had gone berserk and turned into a demon beast in one blow.

“It was said that 150 million gold was needed to completely restore Charlotte the Great’s swordsmanship.”

The gaze looking at Cyan.

“I will discuss it with His Majesty as soon as I return. No, I will persuade His Majesty.”

Conrad’s eyes were shining more than ever.

In those eyes, Conrad’s firm will could be felt.

A will to gamble once.

As expected, it seemed to be perfect as a taste.

I don’t know if Conrad can persuade the emperor.

At least the emperor would not tear Cyan’s limbs apart.

And well…

‘If it doesn’t work out, I can’t help it.’

Because it’s not my money anyway.

Cyan picked up another dumpling from the lunch box again.

‘By the way, I have to train the next Demon-Chaos Asura Sword too…’

Muscle training is muscle training.

But I couldn’t neglect the training of the Demon-Chaos Asura Sword.

To be exact, all this training was to learn Kyle’s sword, the Demon-Chaos Asura Sword.

So, I had to learn the next stage of the Demon-Chaos Asura Sword.

The problem was that I didn’t have the 1.5 million gold to spend on cash.

‘When will Amelia come?’

Of course, Amelia had left for trade to earn that money.

When Amelia returned, there was enough gold to spend on the package.

‘Still, I’m glad she’s getting better.’

To be exact, I didn’t know if she was really getting better.

Or if she was pretending to be, but Amelia left for trade cheerfully.

It was an Amelia-like appearance.

Amelia was a strong woman.

Anyway.

Amelia’s estimated profit was about 7.7 million gold.

It was a huge amount of money, but it wasn’t just that.

It was just a snap in front of the mobile lord.

So, I had to keep earning gold.

But right now, there’s no suitable way…

“Young master.”

As I was thinking about this and that, I suddenly heard Hans’s voice.

I looked at that place.

As expected, Hans was approaching Cyan.

And after confirming Conrad and Elena sitting next to Cyan, Hans slowly bowed his head.

“I greet His Highness the Crown Prince and Her Highness the Princess.”

“That’s enough. We see each other every day, so there’s no need to be polite every time.”

Conrad waved his hand.

Elena also nodded lightly.

Only then did Hans slowly raise his head.

“What’s wrong?”

“That’s… the imperial family sent a notice about the territory war.”

“Territory war?”

At the same time as Cyan’s words, Conrad and Elena’s eyes widened.

The territory war meant none other than the showdown with Elan D’Or.

But I thought it would be quiet when Conrad and Elena were here.

Did they judge that it was time to leave soon?

Cyan hardened his expression and nodded calmly.

But why?

“But that’s…”

Hans’s expression was not good.

To be exact, it was an expression that was difficult to explain.

“It seems that it would be faster to check it yourself.”

In the end, Hans took out a letter from his arms.

Cyan accepted it and slowly checked the contents.

The contents of the letter were also about the territory war.

As Hans said, it was about preparing because the territory war would take place.

There was nothing particularly strange up to here.

But the last content of the letter.

The name of the family that had declared the territory war on Ruben was written there.

“Uh…?”

And that family was different from what he expected.

“It’s not Elan D’Or…?”

It wasn’t Elan D’Or.

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The imperial capital, Darkhan.

The imperial palace located in the center of such Darkhan.

“So… you’re saying that Count Cloud’s family is applying for a territory war against Ruben?”

“That’s right!!! I will get the price for making my son like that!!!”

At Count Cloud’s shouting in anger, the imperial palace secretary slightly covered his ears.