My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 192

192. Overture and Finale (1)

“Tsk, tsk…”

Sian clicked his tongue in disappointment.

“Of all times for the blindfold to come undone.”

It was none other than the blindfold covering Lemmington’s eyes.

Because of that, Lemmington had seen Ruben’s true form.

And Lemmington’s attitude had changed.

He was pretending not to know, feigning ignorance.

But Sian could see right through him.

“Are you trying to cancel the territory war?”

Lemmington was planning to persuade Count Crowe to back down and run away.

It was obvious he thought they couldn’t win after seeing Ruben’s power.

If he was smart, it was a smart move.

But for Sian, it wasn’t a very smart move at all.

That’s why he couldn’t let Lemmington go right now.

If he let Lemmington go now, the territory war wouldn’t happen.

He couldn’t cancel the territory war just to get 50 million gold.

“I can get more money from the territory war.”

In the end, Sian had no choice but to give up Lemmington’s ransom.

He was sad to lose 50 million gold, but… he couldn’t help it.

The money he could squeeze out of the territory war with Crowe was more than that.

It would be a bigger loss if he let him go and the territory war was canceled.

All of this was due to a moment’s carelessness.

If he had paid a little more attention, this wouldn’t have happened.

Of course.

“Well, it’s not like the ransom is completely gone.”

It didn’t mean he couldn’t get Lemmington’s ransom at all.

It just meant he couldn’t get the ransom right now.

It didn’t mean he was letting him go for free.

“I can get it after the territory war.”

He could reopen the negotiation table after the territory war.

And then.

“I’ll add interest and raise the ransom even higher.”

Anyway.

Sian currently had Lemmington locked up in the basement of the lord’s castle.

There was no need to assign a guard.

He couldn’t escape, and if he tried to escape, Leah would catch him.

In any case, he couldn’t do any cash shopping right now.

He had planned to use the money that was coming in soon for cash shopping.

“Tsk, that sucks.”

He really felt like the excitement had been spoiled.

But it wasn’t like he had no gold to spend at all.

Amelia had earned 8.3 million gold, after all.

An amount that rivaled the budget of a large city.

An amount that no one could have predicted could be earned from a single business trip.

But in front of Mobile Lord, it was just pocket change.

That’s why the place where this gold would be used was already decided.

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None other than the superior level of Demon Soul Asura Sword (魔魂修羅劍) [Mahon Shura Sword: A powerful and dark sword technique].

What was there to hesitate about?

From the start, this wasn’t a matter of hesitation.

But there was a problem that needed to be dealt with urgently before cash shopping.

“Lord, we have information that Count Crowe’s forces have departed for Ruben.”

A voice rang out in front of Sian.

When he looked up, Lucas, the captain of Ruben’s guard, was giving a report with a determined face.

According to the report, Count Crowe’s forces numbered about 10,000.

It was a larger scale than he had thought.

And they were acting faster than he had thought.

He wondered if Count Crowe hadn’t gotten angry at the news that Lemmington had been captured.

It was faster and larger than he had expected.

He hadn’t planned to make any special preparations.

But with this news, Sian had no choice but to prepare.

None other than those next to Sian right now.

“Is it dumplings again this time? Honestly, Elena, tell me. Is this all you can make?”

“No, it’s not! And if you don’t like it, don’t eat it! I didn’t make it for you to eat, Brother! Why do you keep grumbling?”

Conrad and Elena were bickering.

Sian shook his head and said to them.

“You two. Did you hear that?”

But were they not even listening with half an ear?

“Why do you only think of Sian and make food for him…? Huh? What did you say?”

“Brother, you said you would help, but you’re just getting in the way…? What did you just say?”

The two tilted their heads and looked at Sian.

Sian sighed softly and continued.

“Count Crowe has dispatched troops to Ruben.”

“Hmm? Is that so?”

Conrad nodded slightly as if he didn’t know.

But that was only for a moment.

“So?”

Conrad tilted his head as if wondering what the problem was.

And Elena was not much different from Conrad.

Well… strictly speaking, there was no problem at all!

There was a significant problem for Sian!

“How long are you planning to stay here?”

Conrad and Elena had practically settled down in Ruben.

“What if Count Crowe doesn’t attack and leaves because of Your Highness and the Princess?”

Who would take responsibility if the territory war fell through because of them!

“Hmm? Wouldn’t that be a good thing?”

“Y-Yeah, I guess so…?”

Conrad and Elena tilted their heads as if wondering what the problem was.

And well… strictly speaking, it could be seen as a good situation!

“It’s not good!”

He had to have the territory war to get compensation!

Conrad and Elena flinched at Sian’s shout.

It seemed like he was intimidating the Crown Prince and Princess, but Sian didn’t care.

Sian couldn’t see anything else right now!

With tens of millions of gold at stake, how could he see anything else!

And now that he mentioned it.

“Do you even know how many days you two have been in Ruben?”

“W-Well…”

“Has it been about 3 days…?”

What? 3 days?

What do you mean 3 days.

“It’s been 3 weeks! Not 3 days!”

It was a full 3 weeks.

So it was almost 4 weeks, a whole month.

During that month, the two of them had no intention of leaving, let alone settling down.

Ruben was so familiar to them that it felt like home.

They roamed the corridors of the lord’s castle as if they were in the imperial palace.

They strolled through the streets of Ruben as if they were in the capital.

So much so that even the territory residents were now treating Conrad and Elena comfortably.

Was it yesterday? Or the day before?

He had gone to Dana with Conrad to get some snacks.

And when Dana saw Conrad accompanying Sian.

‘The usual?’

She had said that!

‘Please.’

And Conrad had taken it for granted!

It was obvious that it was a conversation with a regular customer who had lived in Ruben for several years.

The Crown Prince was a regular customer.

If he left them alone, they might really settle down.

He couldn’t help it when he was learning Charlotte’s swordsmanship.

But now he had taught them everything.

So.

“Can you leave now?”

It was time to kick them out.

Conrad and Elena didn’t say anything at Sian’s words.

They were sneaking glances at each other, trying to pass the buck.

It was ironic that the Crown Prince and Princess were looking at each other like that.

But the current situation had made it that way.

Because they liked Ruben so much!

To be honest, Conrad hadn’t planned to stay this long.

It was under the guise of a vacation, but vacations were almost a luxury for the Crown Prince.

So he was planning to leave Ruben within 1 week, or 2 weeks at the longest.

As the Crown Prince, he couldn’t be away from his position for that long.

But what do you mean 2 weeks.

Almost a month had passed, but he didn’t really want to leave.

First of all, the lifestyle itself was crazy.

The life in the imperial palace couldn’t compare.

Of course, the size of the lord’s castle was smaller than the imperial palace.

But what’s the point of being big?

It’s not like he could use the vast imperial palace alone.

The room he was given now was great for living alone.

No, it was more than great, it was much better than the room in the imperial palace.

The interior of the room, the furniture.

Especially the bed that the dwarves of Ruben had made by hand.

It was so comfortable, it was like lying on a cloud.

And what about the atmosphere of the territory?

It was no joke that just being there made his heart feel at peace.

He later realized it was thanks to the blessing of the World Tree.

He couldn’t tell if this was the Forest of Darkness or the Forest of Light.

Also, the food that melted in his mouth, of course.

Even the lively and energetic appearance of the territory residents.

It was nothing short of a utopia, a paradise.

But if he went back to the imperial palace, all of this would be over.

He had to go back to being the Crown Prince and repeat his hard life.

Elena was the same.

“W-Well…”

“If you stay here, I’ll make you dumplings…”

That’s why she didn’t want to leave.

Blink!

The two shut their mouths at Sian’s intense gaze.

“I was planning to leave soon… Haha.”

“When is soon?”

A moment of silence.

“About… a month?”

“……”

Sian unknowingly shut his mouth.

He couldn’t say anything to the Crown Prince and Princess.

Sian sighed softly and slowly turned his head.

“Lucas. When do you think Crowe’s forces will arrive in Ruben?”

“Judging by their marching speed, they should arrive in the Forest of Darkness area within 5 days.”

Lucas answered.

Sian said to Conrad and Elena as if continuing Lucas’s answer.

“3 days.”

Sian held up three fingers.

“Leave within 3 days.”

Then Conrad and Elena screamed in horror.

“3 days is too short!”

“Y-Yeah…! Even if we prepare right now, 3 days is tight!”

But.

“3 days!”

Sian was firm.

“1 week! How about 1 week?”

“I’ll definitely leave within 1 week!”

Sian shook his head.

“3 days!”

Then Conrad and Elena looked at each other in embarrassment.

“Just one day! Then give us just one more day! So 4 days!”

“One day is okay, right?”

4 days wasn’t bad.

The key was to kick them out before Count Crowe arrived.

However.

“3 days!”

Sian cut even this off like a knife.

That’s because one day becomes two days, and two days become three days.

He didn’t know what kind of excuses they would make and drag their feet.

So he had to cut it off firmly when he could.

More than anything.

“I need to make money!”

With tens of millions of gold at stake, how could he not be firm!

Sian looked at Conrad and Elena with a determination that showed no gaps.

And perhaps because of Sian’s certainty.

“A-Alright… I’ll leave within 3 days.”

“Y-Yes… Yes…”

Conrad and Elena had no choice but to nod.

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At Sian’s urging, Conrad and Elena got up from their seats right away.

It seemed like they were going to prepare to leave right away.

Of course, there were 3 days left.

The Crown Prince and Princess needed proper preparations to move.

Because they weren’t moving alone.

So, packing and preparing everything would be tight even if they started right away.

That’s why giving them a little more time would have been okay, but…

Like they said, one day could become two.

And two days could become three.

And even though Sian had cut them off firmly, he honestly didn’t feel comfortable.

It was because he had received a lot of help from Conrad and Elena.

The help he received from them visiting Ruben was considerable.

But now he was kicking them out.

No matter how many tens of millions of gold were at stake, he couldn’t feel at ease.

And in fact, Sian didn’t want to kick them out either.

They weren’t particularly uncomfortable.

The territory residents didn’t seem particularly uncomfortable either.

And even Leia was secretly happy, though she didn’t show it.

But it was unavoidable for the territory war with Crowe.

No matter how crazy Count Crowe was.

Even if Remington was held hostage in Ruben.

He wouldn’t attack a territory with the Crown Prince and Princess.

Maybe if it wasn’t for the territory war with Crowe…

Sian wouldn’t have been so cold-hearted.

And Conrad and Elena seemed to understand that as well.

Well, anyway.

Now that Conrad and Elena had left.

Sian headed straight to the training ground located in the Lord’s Castle Lv.3.

The training ground that had been wrecked by Sian and Conrad’s collaboration.

But now it was somewhat restored, so there was no problem using it alone.

Sian stood on one side of the training ground and took out his smartphone.

Then he accessed the package items.

He purchased the package he couldn’t buy earlier.

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Click.

…With that touch, numerous notification windows popped up on the screen.

Saying that refunds were not possible, so decide carefully.

Saying that once purchased, it cannot be purchased again, etc.

Numerous warning windows popped up.

Sian scrolled down the warning windows and pressed the ‘Agree to All’ button.

Click.

《Purchase Complete!!》

Then, a notification window from Mobile Lord popped up saying that the purchase was complete.

At the same time, 1.5 million gold evaporated.

An amount that could allow a family of four to live for 4,166 years while only breathing.

“…Now 1.5 million gold doesn’t feel like much.”

He didn’t really feel like he had spent money.

It seemed like his sense of money was gradually going crazy.

And Mobile Lord also didn’t show any particular reaction.

“Mobile Lord also thinks 1.5 million gold is nothing now.”

It seemed like they were going crazy together.

Well, anyway.

“1.5 million gold, so… is it 15,000 mileage?”

Mileage is earned at a rate of 1% of the amount spent.

“The mileage I had before was 120 mileage.”

Well, there was more mileage left over from the damage penalty.

To be exact, there were 21 mileage left after buying the Elixir and Megingjörð [a belt that doubles the wearer’s strength in Norse mythology].

But it didn’t really mean anything.

And even that expired after 15 days.

Sian accessed the 【Mileage Shop】 and checked the accumulated mileage.

And.

[Current Mileage] – 120 M

“…Huh?”

He tilted his head without realizing it at the unusual content.

Because the mileage wasn’t accumulated.

Originally, 15,120 M should have been accumulated.

But the screen only showed the number 120M.

“Why is this…?”

…Just as he was wondering.

Ding!

《Haha! Packages don’t accumulate mileage!》

A notification window from Mobile Lord popped up on the screen.

“What is this…”

That’s nonsense.

…Just as he was about to open his mouth.

《Packages are already discounted with cause and effect!!》

《It’s a discount on top of a discount!》

《Super Special Price!!》

《In other words, we’ve already given you benefits!》

《You’re buying a product that you’ve already received benefits from and you’re still asking for more benefits?》

Ding!

《Are you! Really a robber?!》

“……”

Sian closed his mouth without realizing it.

It was somewhat infuriating, but…

When he listened carefully, it wasn’t exactly wrong.

That’s because of Mobile Lord’s words that a super special discount was applied.

It seemed like nonsense, but in reality, it wasn’t.

You could tell just by looking at Conrad.

In order to restore Charlotte’s swordsmanship, he needed 150 million gold.

On the other hand, Kyle’s Mahon Sura Sword was 1.5 million gold.

Compared to 150 million gold, it was only 1% of the price.

If you only consider the discount benefits, it’s a -99% sale.

It was truly a super special discount.

He was already receiving tremendous benefits, and mileage would accumulate on top of that?

“……”

Honestly, he had nothing to say.

Ding!

《If you want to accumulate mileage, try spending money!》

But why is he getting angry?

Well, anyway.

With this, he realized one fact.

“Packages don’t accumulate mileage…”

To be exact, it seemed like products that receive discount benefits don’t accumulate mileage.

Only the amount spent purely accumulates.

“Who’s the robber here.”

Sian shook his head.

Well, anyway.

Sian slowly raised his gaze.

The scenery of the Lord’s Castle training ground, which had been somewhat restored.

A bright light burst out from the scenery.

And after a little more time passed and the light calmed down.

Sian could see a man standing in the center of the training ground.

A cold-looking handsome man with a chilling aura.

Silver hair that gave off a somewhat dreamy atmosphere.

Kyle, the Arnize of the six who saved the world a thousand years ago, and was called the strongest among them.

Of course, Kyle disappeared a thousand years ago.

So the Kyle in front of him wasn’t the real Kyle.

He looked real, but the Kyle in front of him was a virtual existence created by Mobile Lord.

Sian quietly stared at Kyle.

Before long, Kyle would tell him the next step of the Mahon Sura Sword.

“Good.”

Sian waited for Kyle with a confident face.

Because he was really confident.

Sian’s growth was tremendous now.

If you only consider the realm, he was almost a Master.

Of course, it was a bit ambiguous to call him a Master.

But he was no different from a Master (True).

Also, he had absorbed the power of the Elixir, though not completely.

He could also use the power of Megingjörð to some extent.

He was covered in numerous growth buffs!

“I’m not the same as before.”

Sian, who was called a dullard, was gone now.

Sian, whose talent was shattered, was gone now.

Sian was confident that he could absorb the Mahon Sura Sword like a sponge.

The strongest swordsmanship, the Mahon Sura Sword.

But Sian was also firmly armed with the strongest spending.

“Am I going to complete it right away?”

In Sian’s expectations, Kyle calmly drew his sword.

Soon, slowly.

Kyle’s sword was wielded at a speed that was neither slow nor fast.

Thereby completing one strike.

Kwarrrrr…!

The space where the strike passed was grotesquely distorted.

It wasn’t actually like that.

It just looked that way to Sian’s eyes.

Was that why?

“Huh…?”

He couldn’t… understand.

Kyle continued to swing his sword.

Even though it was definitely a virtual event, Sian shuddered at the unknown sense of oppression.

A huge wave of murderous intent that seemed to crush the entire world.

The source of a terrifying power that far exceeded the units.

He felt it only for a fleeting moment, but,

Sian couldn’t help but be thrilled by the amazing power.

How much time had passed like that?

Kyle’s sword stopped.

And.

Ding!

《Starting the advanced course of the Mahon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍) [Demon Soul Shura Sword].》

《Daily tasks tailored to the administrator’s level will be assigned.》

《Follow Kyle’s movements [0 / 1,000]》

[Mahon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍) Advanced Progress 0%]

The next course of the Mahon Sura Sword was displayed on the screen.

Sian was blankly stuck in that spot.

No, no thoughts came to mind.

Because he couldn’t… understand.

“What… did you just do?”

He didn’t understand anything Kyle had done!

But the task was to follow Kyle’s movements.

So he had to follow exactly what Kyle had shown just now.

Even 1,000 times?

Even a daily task?

Is this a task tailored to my level right now?

“…Are you crazy?”

Sian blurted out without realizing it.

Even though he was seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn’t understand it.

What was what?

It was on a different level from the previous Mahon Sura Sword.

The difficulty was beyond words!

That’s why Sian could realize it at once.

“I have to spend money.”

Spending money was the only answer.

He couldn’t do anything with his current level.

Even if he was told to follow, he couldn’t follow if he couldn’t see anything!

He had to use all kinds of items.

Elixir, Megingjörð.

Anything was fine, he had to raise his level more than now to understand Kyle’s sword.

And he needed to stack more growth buffs.

“The growth buffs that are currently stacked are…”

The growth buff on .

The growth buff obtained from ad removal and unlimited buff.

Here, the efficiency was amplified by the growth buff of the training ground and various Arnize privileges.

Adding up all those values, it was about 17,000%.

So if he trained for 1 hour, he could see the effect of training for about 170 hours.

But it wasn’t enough.

He had to raise it to 30,000% instead of 17,000%!

“F, first of all… the growth buff of the Lord’s Castle training ground is more efficient than the soldier training camp, so to upgrade the training ground… I had to upgrade the Lord’s Castle.”

B, but Amelia earned money, so…

“Since the current Lord’s Castle is Lv.3, the cost of Lv.4 is…”

『《Lord’s Castle Lv.4》 (9,500,000G)』

9. 5 million gold.

Here, upgrading the training ground was separate again.

Even if he roughly calculated, he needed more than 10 million.

Ding!

《When you’re stuck in progress, try spending money!》

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“When did Count Crowe say he was coming…?”

With a military unit, it would definitely attract the aggro [aggression] of the monsters in the Dark Forest.

But since it’s the Count’s army, they can handle the monsters, right?

Wouldn’t they be defeated by the monsters and retreat?

Eh, no way.

“But what if they really get defeated by the monsters…?”

I heard that ogres were living in groups recently…

Should I clean up the monsters now?

“Or should I fly a Guk Sura Cheonsal [likely a type of vehicle or weapon] and do some logging…?”

Sian had no choice but to worry deeply, very deeply.