My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 266

266. What He Left Behind (2)

The scenery stretched out from the mountain’s peak.

“Hey!! Wait for me!!”

Aria called out from below.

After a moment, Aria caught up, breathless.

“Why are you so… Haa…! Fast…”

“I told you, you didn’t have to come.”

Sian shook his head.

“What if I’d let you go alone… and you suddenly collapsed? Haa…! Don’t you know… you were unconscious for a week and just woke up?”

“A week? I was unconscious for a week?”

“You ask that now?”

Aria gave Sian an incredulous look.

Catching her breath, she straightened up.

“Anyway. I can’t stand worrying about you if I let you go alone.”

Sian nodded. He wasn’t in top condition.

He could move, but he wasn’t exactly okay.

“Still, waking up after a week is faster than I expected.”

“What? Why is that?”

“For someone who came back from the dead, a week is short.”

Aria started to reply, then stopped. He had a point.

Sian’s very existence had been on the verge of collapse.

If it had taken seven years to recover, no one would have been surprised.

It showed the Dragon Heart’s immense power.

It also meant Sian’s existence had stabilized considerably.

“Anyway…”

Aria just glared at him.

Sian turned toward where Karze’s nest was, leaving Aria behind. Or rather, toward the hidden space that led to it.

But with Karze gone, the space was sealed shut.

“How do we get in?”

“Wait.”

Sian held out his right hand and summoned the Sword of Annihilation.

Then, he lightly slashed at the space leading to Karze’s nest.

Swish─!

A faint cutting sound echoed.

And then, crack─! The sealed space fractured, revealing the path to Karze’s nest.

“W-What? How did you do that?”

Aria exclaimed in surprise.

Sian stepped toward the opening.

But he stopped just before entering.

Instead, he began pacing back and forth.

Aria, watching him, asked, “Why aren’t you going in?”

“I don’t think I can.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Try going in.”

Aria tilted her head and stepped forward.

Just as she was about to enter the space.

Pzzzt─!

A strong spark shot out toward Aria.

The sparks crackled with considerable magical power.

Sian quickly pulled Aria back.

He stood in front of her, wielding the Sword of Annihilation.

Swish─!

“I knew it.”

Sian nodded as the sparks dissipated.

“It seems Karze’s nest is sealed.”

The nest was a space created by Karze’s magic.

With its creator gone, it seemed to have sealed itself.

“Then what?”

Aria asked, rubbing her chest.

If it were a normal seal, they could break through it.

But this was no ordinary seal.

No explanation was needed.

The last dragon, Karze’s nest.

How could a space created by a dragon be anything but extraordinary?

“It’s not hard to break through…”

Even so, he could force his way in.

He could destroy the space where Karze’s nest existed.

It wouldn’t be easy, but Sian was capable enough.

“The problem is, the nest might collapse completely.”

That risked burying all the treasures inside.

“Hmm…”

Sian stood before the nest, lost in thought.

He couldn’t enter like this.

There had to be a way.

It wouldn’t have been given as a legendary achievement reward for nothing.

‘Wait a minute.’

Could it be that I have to pay inheritance tax?

That would be quite troublesome.

Not just troublesome, but crazy!

I don’t know how much the inheritance tax is, but let’s say it’s 10%.

The treasures inside the nest that Sian saw last time were worth at least billions [of gold].

At least billions, conservatively speaking.

Perhaps there were enormous treasures worth up to 10 billion.

Then 10% of that is 1 billion.

The inheritance tax alone would be a whopping 1 billion!

If it soared to 20%, it would be 2 billion.

If it was 30%, it would be a staggering 3 billion!!

I can’t pay it. No, I won’t pay it!

I’ll find a way to evade taxes, but absolutely! Never! I can’t pay it!

Of course, I don’t know if there really is an inheritance tax─.

Ting!

《If you want to receive the inheritance, try spending money!》

At the same time, a notification window saying ‘Loading…’ popped up.

It seemed to be updating matters related to inheritance.

“……”

Sian was speechless.

I knew it.

When Karze’s legacy was given as a reward, it was too quiet.

It was strange that it was so peaceful when it should have caused all sorts of commotions.

And now I know why Karze’s will and Karze’s legacy were separated.

“……”

This is ridiculous.

No matter what, this could only be described as ridiculous.

I don’t know how much the inheritance tax is.

But absolutely! I can never pay it!

Sian thought and thought again.

His head spun, devising all sorts of tax evasion methods.

But no matter how much he thought about it, there was no way there would be such a method─.

‘Huh? Wait a minute.’

At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind.

Come to think of it… this nest shouldn’t have been sealed like this.

This nest was a space created by Karze’s magic.

Therefore, it was a space that should have disappeared at the same time as Karze’s death.

That was the logical outcome, since the source of the magic power sustaining the space no longer existed.

Nevertheless, the reason it ended up sealed like this…

Perhaps some system related to inheritance was activated.

And the notification window ‘Loading…’ that is currently on the screen.

Once the update is complete, it seemed a system for paying inheritance tax would appear.

But it was only a concept of ‘inheritance’.

The meaning of inheriting property-related rights when someone dies.

But if the person himself comes, is there any reason to inherit?

If the person receives it directly, there is no need for inheritance tax.

Of course, Karze was definitely dead.

But.

Sian took a step forward.

He reached out and channeled magic power over the sealed space.

Duguen!

His heart pounded, and Sian’s thoughts raced.

The sound of his heartbeat resonated through his body, drawing out his inherent magic power.

The Dragon Heart, engraved on Sian’s very being.

The will of Karze, inherent within it.

Kwwaaaaaaa─!!

The pouring, transcendent magic power contained a distant power that could even collapse existence.

“W-What is this…?”

Aria trembled at the power.

She knew it wouldn’t harm her, but she couldn’t stop her body from shaking.

Sian thoroughly controlled the pouring magic power.

He guided the controlled magic power with his will and probed the seal of the space.

The transcendent magic power that Sian possessed.

And the power imbued with Karze’s will.

Surely, it would recognize the existence of its owner?

Pzzzt─!

A crack began to form in the sealed space.

Slowly, the crack grew larger, and soon, crash!

The seal shattered.

A moment of silence descended.

The sound of thoughts seemed to echo, grasping the situation.

And then, for a moment.

《Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek?!?!?》

The Mobile Lord’s notification window, seemingly fainting, floated on the screen.

And why this time.

〈…… Crazy?〉

Even the system’s notification window popped up, as if it had lost its mind.

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“M-My goodness!!!”

Aria’s eyes widened in astonishment.

It was the scenery before her.

It was more accurate to describe the space as vast rather than wide.

Enough for ten Karzes? Ten animals?

Anyway, the place was big enough for ten Karzes to fit comfortably.

Treasures were densely piled up in this vast space!

There were really, really, really a lot.

Even if all the treasures and relics of the Vatican were gathered, it would be nothing.

Even if the treasures of the Charlotte Empire, which I have never seen, were added, it would be useless.

Perhaps only by hoarding all the treasures of the world could they compare.

“What on earth is this…!”

Aria’s shock didn’t fade easily.

Aria slowly turned her head and looked at Sian.

These were treasures that even Aria, who wasn’t particularly interested in money, couldn’t help but be shocked by.

If it were Sian, who was obsessed with money, he might have fainted.

Perhaps his mind might have snapped.

Aria looked at Sian with a face mixed with astonishment and worry.

But… why on earth.

“……”

For some reason, Sian didn’t seem to have any emotional changes.

It wouldn’t be strange if he showed a frantic tremor, but Sian was just standing there with a calm expression.

To be exact, there was also a slight gloomy look.

Ah.

Aria then realized the reason.

The current scenery, with all the treasures of the world brought in.

Treasures worth billions of gold, even when calculated roughly.

The reason why Sian wasn’t happy, even though he was usually so eager for money.

It was none other than the fact that it was the legacy left by Karze.

An inglorious death as a dragon.

Karze’s will, left behind by it.

How could you just be happy?

That’s why Sian was just standing there with a reverent expression.

Really… the more I see him, the more I experience him.

He was truly a reliable man.

Aria’s eyes, looking at Sian, were strangely colored.

Whether he knew Aria’s feelings and thoughts or not.

‘C-Crazy!!!!!’

Sian was now in a state of ecstasy!

Ah. I’m crazy.

There was no other way to express this than to say it was crazy.

Treasures of heavenly grace that seemed to easily exceed billions.

It seemed like I would have to leave the exact calculation to Amelia.

But the word 10 billion was really not a joke.

His mind couldn’t handle it and snapped.

Even the madness of the Demon Lord couldn’t do anything about his mind, but the ecstasy he felt now severed Sian’s mind.

Because of that, Sian was just standing there blankly.

Because the Baek [魄, the corporeal soul], whose soul [魂, the spiritual soul] had ascended, could not do anything.

‘Ah… Aaaaaah…!!!’

Only the ascended spirit was repeating a frantic tremor.

Ting!

《A… Nooooooooo…!!!》

The Mobile Lord’s notification window that popped up was just trembling.

〈It’s not an error… why?〉

〈Why isn’t it an error?〉

Ting!

〈Am I the one with the error?〉

After that, system notification windows of unknown origin popped up one after another.

How much time had passed?

The severed consciousness reconnected, and the darkened vision returned.

Aria’s face was visible in the returning vision.

Aria was looking at Sian with a strange look in her eyes for some reason.

Sian tried to ignore the gaze.

It felt like Aria was asking him to share some of the treasures!

Ignoring Aria’s gaze, Sian took a step forward.

A space large enough to hold 10 Karzes [a unit of measurement, likely referring to a specific volume or container].

The space was densely packed with treasures.

Moving all of this would not be easy.

It wasn’t just difficult; it was practically impossible.

But that wasn’t a problem for Sian.

He had a subspace pocket, an inventory.

There was no end to the space in the inventory.

It was a subspace pocket that could hold infinitely as much as you put in.

Why hesitate and delay?

Sian immediately put the treasures into his inventory.

He used his hand like a broom to sweep up all the treasures in front of him.

Sweeping as they were swept. Filling as they were filled.

Swish, swish, swish.

The treasures were being added to the inventory without hesitation!

One sweep, 100 million.

Two sweeps, 200 million.

Three sweeps, 300 million!

Yet the treasures showed no signs of diminishing.

‘Aaaah…!!’

Sian couldn’t escape the ecstasy.

Sian swept up the treasures like a madman.

How much treasure had he swept in?

Suddenly, he felt a thud, a snag.

And then, no more treasures could be added to the inventory.

“Huh? What is it?”

At the same time as the question, Ting!

《Inventory space is insufficient!!!》

A notification warning window popped up on the smartphone.

“Space is insufficient…? Oh, right.”

Come to think of it, there was a limit to the inventory.

Of course, it wasn’t that it could hold infinitely.

[Expand space by 5 slots] – 5,000 G

[Reduce storage weight by 1%] – 5,000 G

However, it just needed some Gold.

Was that why?

《If your inventory is insufficient, why don’t you spend some real money!》

The Mobile Lord shouted, seizing the opportunity.

Sian chuckled.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen an inventory expansion.”

When was it…?

It seemed like he hadn’t used it since he expanded it in the western part of the Empire.

There hadn’t been a situation where it was particularly needed.

That was because the Karma used in Mobile Lord.

So, Gold was not affected by the inventory space.

But these treasures, which were not Gold, were different.

If a certain volume or weight entered one space, it needed another space.

“5,000 Gold for 5 slots of expansion.”

It wasn’t an amount that could be called cheap.

Sian checked the remaining Gold.

[Currently holding Gold] – 80,915,200 G

The inheritance tax paid when inheriting Kyle’s and Noemi’s assets.

It was the amount left after paying 200 million Gold.

Originally, there should have been 200,000 Gold more left than this.

But as expected, it had been deducted as maintenance costs.

The maintenance costs were insane.

So, he couldn’t spend all of this amount on in-app purchases.

If there was no maintenance cost, the facilities operating in Ruben would stop.

He had to leave some Gold behind.

“Ah, whatever. I’ll throw it all in.”

But Sian wasn’t in his right mind right now.

No, to be honest, he could be said to be in his right mind.

With these treasures in front of him, what kind of nonsense was he doing?

Let’s say the facilities stop operating due to insufficient maintenance costs.

No, let’s say they are completely destroyed and collapse.

“I’ll just rebuild them with these treasures.”

Sian poured all the remaining Gold into expanding the inventory space.

He didn’t need weight reduction or anything like that.

To store all these treasures, he needed to pour everything into space expansion.

Kuguguguguguguk.

《Kueeeeeeeeeeeek!!!》

The Mobile Lord’s scream erupted with a possessed touch.

Of course, Sian didn’t stop.

Space expansion 5,000 Gold.

Approximately 80 million Gold in possession.

To use all that money, he had to touch it a whopping 16,183 times.

Kuguguguguguguguguk.

Sian repeated the touch, even unleashing the power of transcendence.

After about 1,000 times.

《S, stop…! Stop…!!》

The Mobile Lord began to beg.

But of course, Sian continued to repeat the touch.

2,000 times. 3,000 times.

When it was about 5,000 times again.

《I, I was wrong…! Please stop…!》

The Mobile Lord began to beg.

Why did it overlap with the image of Nurivia begging?

Sian let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.

Even at that moment, he didn’t stop touching the button.

There were still 11,183 touches left.

《Stop itttttt…!!!!》

The Mobile Lord’s scream erupted.

Kuguguguguguk.

But Sian didn’t stop touching.

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After the inventory expansion was over.

The Mobile Lord’s notification window was no longer heard.

Whether he had fainted or was pretending to faint.

“Well, the inventory is working properly, so.”

Shall we go again?

Sian swept up the treasures again.

The treasures that Karze had collected over a thousand years.

Most of them were focused on assets such as jewels.

And those were treasures that were not immediately recognized as Karma by the Mobile Lord.

There were occasionally Karma that were recognized as Gold.

But there weren’t many, and he immediately used them to expand the inventory.

Anyway, most of the treasures were mainly assets such as jewels.

But not everything was like that.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, a strange object caught Sian’s eye.

“A book?”

It was a book.

And it was a book that clearly showed the traces of time.

Surely Karze wouldn’t have considered a book a treasure.

Then there must be a reason why it’s here.

Sian picked up the book and gently opened it.

And inside the book, strange letters were written.

“What is this?”

It was an unreadable letter.

In short, a letter he had never seen before.

But for some reason, he felt like he could read it.

It seems to be Karze’s memory…

“La – Akris Oz Same Emir…?”

Was this how to read it? Just as he was wondering.

Whoaaaaaa!

Suddenly, a brilliant light erupted from Sian’s hand.

An absolute power that drives away evil.

“Divine power…?”

This was the power of divine power.

“What…? What did you just…?”

Aria’s voice was heard as if to confirm Sian’s thoughts.

Turning his head to look, Aria’s eyes were wide open.

“How do you have divine power…?”

Indeed, it seemed that the power just now was divine power.

Aria looked at Sian with an incomprehensible expression.

“I don’t know…?”

And Sian was the same.

As he repeatedly said, Sian is a knight who deals with demons.

But divine power? What a ridiculous story.

Above all, divine power had to be innate.

Also, a knight who uses Aura could not use divine power.

Divine power and Aura.

The two were clearly different concepts.

To be exact, water and oil.

To be more precise, it could be said to be a relationship of rejection.

The reason was simple.

Aura is the result of the faith that knights practice.

It was a truly absurd power that ignored the laws of the world and phenomena.

It could be said to be the power of miracles.

But priests have seen holy power since they were born.

That would prove that ‘God’ exists.

The power of miracles they perform is borrowed from God.

Since it exists before their eyes, their faith is also firm.

However, Aura is a product of the firm belief that only humans have, twisting the laws of phenomena, and a miracle.

However, if a God who performs miracles already exists.

How can humans wield the power of that miracle?

Those born with divine power had no choice but to deny the phenomenon of Aura.

Therefore, priests and holy knights could not handle the power of Aura.

… That was the concept defined by Elodie.

Elodie had surpassed the dragon, so it was probably correct.

Therefore, Sian, who handles Aura, could not use divine power.

But the power that just erupted was clearly the power of divinity.

‘What is this…’

“Wait, more than that, what did you just say?”

As he was standing there blankly, Aria asked again.

“I don’t know. I just read the words written in the book.”

“A book?”

Sian showed Aria the words written in the book.

Aria approached and carefully examined the book.

“I don’t know what the letters are at all? You read this?”

“I don’t know either. But I just read it.”

La – Akris Oz Same Emir.

Sian muttered the words.

Then, Whoaaaaaa!

Once again, the power of divinity erupted from Sian’s hand.

What is this, really.

Just as he was thinking that.

“This, could it be…”

Aria seemed to know something.

“It seems to be the Divine Language…”

“Divine Language?”

Aria nodded and continued to explain.

Various complex and lengthy explanations.

In short, it meant the language of God.

Of course, it is said that it is not really the language of God.

However, it contained tremendous divine power, and the name was given because the power was comparable to God.

“But the Divine Language was lost a thousand years ago?”

And it is said that it is not passed down now.

The reason is twofold.

“Muriel used the Divine Language, but…”

The Arnaise Saintess, Muriel, used it.

“It is said that no one other than Muriel could use it.”

Also, no one other than Muriel could use it.

The unused power was gradually forgotten in the memory, and after a thousand years, even the records became faint.

“But how can you…?”

Aria looked at Sian with wide eyes.

And perhaps because of Aria’s explanation.

‘Ah, this, could it be…’

Sian could understand the strange phenomenon just now.

Of course, Sian did not have divine power.

The reason why he was able to use the divine power just now.

‘Is it because of the Dragon Language…?’

Dragon Language.

A method of implementing magic only with language, without the need for spells or magic circles.

And the Divine Language containing powerful divine power.

It seemed that the power of the Dragon Language had activated the power of the Divine Language.

Even without divine power, it activated the divine power of the Divine Language.

So, this means one thing.

‘I can use Dragon Language?’

Sian could use Dragon Language.