My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 267

267. What He Left Behind (3)

Dragon Words were a divine power only dragons could wield.

Containing infinite magic power, the Dragon Heart.

It was magic that could only function as an engine of infinite will.

Therefore, even the Archmage Elodie, who was once Arnise, could not use Dragon Word magic.

What Elodie created as a derivative of Dragon Words was Spirit Word magic.

However, even that Spirit Word magic was now a dead art.

The reason was the same as Muriel’s Divine Words.

Because no one had been able to use it since Elodie.

And Muriel’s Divine Words were also a type of Spirit Word magic.

Dragon Words were the highest tier of such Spirit Word magic.

Just as all darkness is based on the root of magic.

All Spirit Word magic also had Dragon Words as its root.

‘Crazy…’

Cyan stood there blankly, rooted to the spot.

Dragon Words had endless applications.

Like Divine Words, it could activate the power inherent in the language itself, and even manifest power through the language itself.

‘If that’s the case…’

A magic swordsman who uses both magic and aura simultaneously.

Originally, a magic swordsman could not exist.

Magic and aura.

These two could not coexist.

The reason was similar to the principle of divine power.

Aura was the result of knights’ faith, a ridiculous power that ignored the laws of the world and phenomena.

But magicians had already understood.

That the strict laws of phenomena could not be twisted.

That it was inherently impossible.

They had already understood with their superior minds.

So they could not use aura.

Because they had already concluded that it was impossible.

Therefore, it was accurate to say that magicians could not use aura.

If you learn magic while using aura.

If you understand the laws of phenomena, the aura disappears at that moment.

… That was the concept defined by Elodie.

But if that were the case, the story would be different.

Dragon Words did not require understanding magical phenomena.

It achieved magical phenomena with just words.

“……”

Cyan stood there blankly.

Behind Cyan, Aria tilted her head.

“La, La – Akris… Oz Sam…”

She moved her lips, repeating Cyan’s words from just now.

“Eris? Emir?”

And when Aria completed the last word.

KWAHHHHHHHHH!!!

Truly enormous divinity erupted from Aria’s body.

It was on a different level from what had come from Cyan just now.

So much so that the calm magic power slightly fluctuated.

No, more than that.

“You can do it too?”

“Well, I guess…”

Aria muttered awkwardly.

Aria couldn’t possibly use Dragon Words.

It seemed that Divine Words had reacted to the divinity inherent in Aria.

In the first place, Divine Words were what Muriel used.

It was strange that Cyan used it.

It wasn’t strange that Aria used it.

But no one other than Muriel could use it…

There was definitely a reason why Aria was called Muriel’s reincarnation.

‘Hmm…’

Cyan paused for a moment.

It seemed that this book was left by Muriel.

Or perhaps Karze had written it down.

‘It’s not very useful to me.’

Either way, it was useless to Cyan.

Even if he used Dragon Words, divine power was a bit much.

He said it every time, but divinity didn’t suit Cyan.

‘Hmm…’

Continuing the pondering.

But this time it wasn’t very long.

“Here, you take this.”

Cyan handed the book to Aria.

“Huh? You’re giving it to me?”

“Yeah. It’s not very useful to me.”

Cyan turned away without regret.

“H, how much is it?”

Then Aria’s question came from behind.

Turning around again, Aria was looking at Cyan with trembling eyes.

She had used it herself, so she seemed to know.

How much this book was worth.

Cyan chuckled for a moment.

Like last time. Like this time, too.

He never thought he’d say these words twice.

“How much? It’s a gift, just take it.”

Then Aria opened her eyes wide.

“You’re not taking money…? Really?”

“Yeah. Just take it.”

Then Aria’s body froze.

Her expression was stiff, like someone who had been shocked.

Cyan chuckled once more.

Well, he could have taken the money.

And with Muriel’s Divine Words, he could have easily earned hundreds of millions of gold.

But Cyan didn’t bother.

‘I have a lot of money.’

There was plenty of money and gold right in front of him.

He had even evaded the inheritance tax he was supposed to pay.

Of course, the more money, the better.

But Aria’s help was really great this time.

Cyan couldn’t have done it alone.

If Aria hadn’t endured.

Also, if Aria hadn’t assisted Ruben’s soldiers with blessings.

This would have ended before it even started.

Considering it as a reward for that gratitude, it wasn’t a waste.

‘Besides, only Aria can use Divine Words.’

To be exact, Cyan could use it too, but it was useless.

Cyan turned away again.

But he stopped at the thought that suddenly came to mind.

Turning around again, he said to Aria, who had a blank expression.

“Ah, right. There’s a condition.”

“Condition…? What is it?”

“You can’t tell the Princess about this.”

“The Princess?”

Was it because Elena’s story suddenly came up?

Aria’s expression turned sullen for a moment.

“What are you saying not to tell her?”

Perhaps because of that, her voice was also blunt.

Cyan pointed to the book in Aria’s hand and said.

“That I gave you this. You told her exactly what I gave you as a gift last time.”

Of course, it wouldn’t matter much if she told her.

More than anything, Aria had almost no chance to meet Elena again.

But what should he say? Why did he feel uneasy?

First of all, Cyan had to go to the Imperial Palace.

He had to go to the Arnise Hall, the last will Karze had left behind.

There was a high possibility of meeting Elena there.

Of course, there was no way Elena could know this.

It wasn’t bad to fix the uneasy feeling right away.

“Heung…”

Then Aria’s eyes drew a soft curve.

She even made an unlikeable nasal sound, and looked at Cyan with seductive eyes.

“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No, well…”

A different atmosphere was felt from Aria, along with her transcendent beauty, with her seductive eyes and haughty gestures.

“Depending on how you do?”

The smile that was being made was quite bewitching.

“……”

Cyan lost his words at the sight of such Aria.

She seemed to be out of her mind since earlier.

Why is she being like this?

“That’s it. Give it back.”

Cyan strode towards Aria.

“Ah, I know! I was just kidding.”

Then Aria was startled and stepped back.

She hugged the book into her arms and glared at him.

She carried out her will to never, no matter what, be taken away.

“Where is it that you give and then take away? That’s mean.”

“Mean, my foot.”

Cyan sighed softly and continued.

“Anyway, don’t tell the Princess. It’s our secret. Got it?”

“Our secret…?”

“Yeah.”

Cyan nodded casually.

But why on earth.

“Okay. Hehe.”

Aria was happy like a bright girl.

Why is she being like this again this time?

‘Eh, who cares.’

Cyan shook his head.

#

Cyan was able to sweep away all the treasures in Karze’s lair.

“That was really close.”

And it was really close.

The space in the inventory was really close.

To use a physical analogy, it was so full that it was gulping down to his throat.

Fortunately, he was able to put all the treasures in the inventory.

《R, run away…! Run awayyyyyy!!》

Because of that, the Mobile Lord was having a seizure.

Beyond a seizure, he was half out of his mind.

《Eek? S, system? System? Wh, what is it!》

《Open this door! Open this door right now!! System!! System!!!!》

What on earth is happening inside the smartphone?

Cyan shook his head.

Anyway, immediately after taking all of Karze’s inheritance.

Cyan headed to the place where Karze’s body was for the last time.

It was none other than the place where the bloody battle with the Demon Lord had taken place.

Karze’s body was left there as it was when he died.

There was no reason to move it, but it was accurate to say that he didn’t have the energy to move it.

A huge size of nearly 100M.

Moving Karze was really not an easy task.

Cyan stood in front of Karze’s corpse.

The only dragon that left traces on the continent.

Karze, who he faced, really seemed to be dead.

Maybe he was sleeping.

The presence he felt was still there.

It felt like he would open his eyes and reveal his majesty at any moment.

However, the stormy breathing was not heard.

The closed eyes did not open no matter how long he waited.

The signal of life was not felt anywhere.

“……”

Cyan stood still in front of Karze, who had now become a corpse.

“Have you come?”

A familiar voice was heard next to Cyan.

Pavel, the elder of the Beastmen and a 귀인족 (Gwin-jok) [a noble race] with the characteristics of a turtle.

“I heard you woke up, but when I came to see you, I heard you were away.”

“Ah… I had something to do for a while.”

Cyan gave an awkward smile in response.

Pavel simply offered a small smile, seemingly not intending to pry.

“I don’t know what to say… I must express my gratitude. I sincerely thank you on behalf of the Beastmen.”

Pavel offered Cyan a deep bow of gratitude.

Cyan waved his hand dismissively and replied,

“I didn’t do it alone. Especially if Karze-nim hadn’t been there…”

Cyan turned his gaze back to Karze.

Pavel also followed Cyan’s gaze to Karze.

A moment of silence.

Pavel slowly opened his mouth.

“To be honest… I harbored a lot of resentment.”

Resentment?

Cyan tilted his head, and Pavel continued.

“As the guardian of the Beastmen, he neglected his duty.”

Then Pavel gave a light smile.

Cyan also responded with a small smile, as if understanding.

“In fact, our Beastmen have relied on him too much. Since turning our backs on the world hundreds of years ago, our lives have been isolated but peaceful.”

There was nothing that could be called a threat.

We turned our backs on the world, and even if there was a threat, Karze, the guardian, would step in.

Hundreds of years have passed like that.

“The Beastmen have lost the power and will to protect themselves.”

They didn’t feel the need to protect themselves.

They forgot that peace must be based on independent strength.

The White Wolf Knights of Elan Dur.

Although they were a mighty enemy, they collapsed too easily.

They didn’t even fight properly and broke their fighting spirit and will.

“Perhaps the guardian… I suddenly thought that he might have been worried about that. About the Beastmen who would be left behind after his absence.”

The Beastmen who can’t do anything without Karze.

The ancient dragon of a thousand years, Karze, had little life left.

Sooner or later, in a few years. At most, it would not exceed ten years.

Thus, the last dragon of the continent becomes extinct.

Karze could not protect the Beastmen for the rest of his life.

However, the Beastmen still remain on the continent.

They had to protect themselves someday.

“So I thought he might have been neglecting it…”

To teach them how to protect themselves from the threats of the world.

Of course, the Karze that Cyan saw was not like that.

He neglected his work with inertia, soaked in the futility and meaninglessness of life.

But now, listening to Pavel’s words like this.

I wondered if it was really because of inertia.

I wondered if it was really just because of inertia.

If that were really the case, Karze would have had no reason to step in until the end.

Especially when Cyan extorted 500 million gold coins under the pretext of inheritance tax.

When he brought up the duty of protection or whatever.

Karze could have ignored it.

But Karze didn’t.

Of course, Karze was clearly soaked in the futility and meaningless inertia of life.

But maybe.

Karze, on the other hand.

“In the end, the guardian protected us until the very end and left.”

He wanted to protect the Beastmen until the very end.

By instilling in the Beastmen the will to protect themselves, even in his absence.

Even though the method was quite rough, it was as if it was absolutely necessary to survive in the world in the future.

Karze’s will and legacy.

What he left behind.

Perhaps it was not limited to Cyan alone.

Pavel did not open his mouth any further after finishing those words.

Cyan also did not open his mouth any further.

The long silence that followed flowed like a time to commemorate Karze.

And after a long silence, Cyan slowly opened his mouth.

“I am the lord of the territory called Ruben.”

Cyan’s sudden words.

However, Pavel nodded, knowing the fact.

But.

“How about the Beastmen live with us in Ruben at this opportunity?”

“…Yes?”

Pavel couldn’t help but tilt his head at Cyan’s subsequent words.

Cyan smiled softly and continued.

“As you know, Karze-nim’s will remains within me.”

The Dragon Heart, which is violently fluctuating even at this moment.

Karze left his last will to Cyan, none other than Cyan.

And now.

Karze, who wanted to protect the Beastmen until the very end.

“If you’re okay with it, I’d like to take over that duty.”

Cyan wanted to inherit Karze’s will.

“The Beastmen are currently in a dangerous state.”

It wasn’t just about the damage they received from Elan Dur.

The kingdom was shattered by the invasion of demons.

Still, there were many Beastmen who survived, so they had enough power to rebuild.

However, the Beastmen could no longer hide from the world.

Now there was no guardian, Karze.

And its location has already been revealed by Elan Dur.

Once revealed, information spreads to the continent at any time.

The Beastmen, who have not appeared for hundreds of years.

Humans were bound to show greed.

Above all, Elan Dur was also a problem.

Although they achieved their goal of the relic, they didn’t know what else to do.

Elan Dur could come again at any time.

The Beastmen were left exposed to the storms of the world.

They had accepted the will to protect themselves, but they definitely needed time to develop that power.

“Until then, I will be your shield.”

Just like Karze tried to protect the Beastmen until the end.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an easy decision.

It was not something that Pavel could decide alone.

“Please discuss it with the tribal chief when he wakes up.”

“…”

Pavel was at a loss for words.

“Really… really…”

Just. Only.

“Thank you…”

That’s all I could say.

Cyan smiled and responded.

And right then.

“Lord.”

A voice calling Cyan was heard from one side.

I turned my head and looked at that place.

There, Lucas was approaching Cyan.

“Helen-nim and Karis-nim have woken up.”

“Really?”

Cyan opened his eyes and looked at Pavel.

Pavel nodded slightly.

“Where is it?”

“I’ll guide you. Follow me.”

Lucas immediately turned around and moved.

And.

“…?”

Lucas could feel something strange.

Koo-ooooong!

Suddenly, a huge vibration was felt throughout the earth.

It was like a huge earthquake.

And this tremor was ironically not due to the movement of the earth like an earthquake.

Cyan, who was following Lucas right behind him, was none other than Cyan.

“Lord… nim?”

It was a huge earthquake caused by Cyan.

No special thing was needed in the process.

Koo-ooooong!

It was just a simple walk.

When Cyan took a step, Koo-ooooong!

The earth shook greatly, causing an earthquake-like vibration.

“Ah, no, what is this… what the hell…”

For a moment, the spirit disappeared from Lucas’ face.

Whether he knew Lucas’ feelings or not.

“Ah, wait a minute, Lucas. My back hurts so much because I only hung the inventory on one side.”

Cyan muttered something unknown.

Then, he untied the small pouch tied to his left waist and tied it tightly to his right waist, the opposite side.

At the same time, Koo-ooooong!

A tremendous sense of weight exploded.

“Ugh…! If I had known this would happen, I should have spent some money on weight reduction.”

The inventory containing all of Karze’s treasures.

Its weight was literally beyond imagination.

Cyan struggled to finish the work.

“Hoo! If it wasn’t for the Immortal Armor, I wouldn’t have been able to wear it on my waist. Okay, let’s go again.”

Cyan took another step with satisfaction.

And of course, Koo-ooooong!

The ground that Cyan passed was dented.

How much weight would it take to create such a sight?

First of all, humans were absolutely impossible.

No matter how fat you are, that’s impossible.

Ogre…? The thought didn’t make sense either.

To make that possible…

Yes, it had to be a dragon.

Karze, who is closing his eyes in the back.

It was only possible if the huge Karze, reaching nearly 100M, was alive and moving.

Koo-ooooong!

But Cyan was recreating the same movement as Karze.

“That… um… Lord?”

Lucas thought for a moment, ‘Is it right to ask this?’

“Huh? Why?”

And Cyan, who stopped walking for a moment at Lucas’ question.

Woogeuk, crack.

In an instant, the ground Cyan was standing on began to crack.

The ground was crumpling, unable to withstand the weight of the stationary Cyan.

Lucas had no choice but to open his mouth.

“While inheriting Karze-nim’s power…”

Woogeuk. The ground continues to crack.

Crack. The earth is collapsing.

“Perhaps, did your weight also become a dragon?”

Lucas really had no choice but to ask.

#

The place I moved to following Lucas was An, the capital of the Beastmen.

Among them, it was a building located in the center.

Koo-ooooong!

Cyan stopped his difficult steps.

At the same time, the ground was shattered, Woogeuk.

It wasn’t just that place.

The road Cyan had walked to get here.

The whole place was crumpled and dented.

He was literally destroying the intact downtown.

I felt a little guilty, but…

‘Well… I can tell them to live in Ruben.’

If anything, I’ll spend money to fix it.

Because I have a lot of money.

Cyan didn’t care much.

Cyan raised his eyes and looked at the building in front.

I was worried that it would be on the second floor, but fortunately it was a one-story building.

“Helen and Karis are here?”

“That’s right, but…”

Lucas answered carefully.

Cyan nodded once and took a step.

Kwaaaaaang!

With each step he took, he smashed the ground and entered the building.

“L, Lord!”

Lucas was embarrassed and took a step forward.

And before Lucas could stop Cyan.

“Hey!!! Are you trying to kill all the patients here?!?!?”

Aria rushed out in horror from inside.