My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 57

§ 57. Cash, Cash! (1)

A muffled buzzing in his ears.

“…is it?”

“…I don’t know.”

“That makes…”

His mind felt like he was swimming underwater, unable to properly register sounds.

At that moment.

Swish.

A sound cut clearly through his dazed mind.

A sound that was somehow familiar yet made his heart flutter.

Perhaps it was because of that.

Cyan’s drifting consciousness began to return little by little.

-Will this work?

“Even so, this is…”

“Considering the Lord’s tendencies, it’s definitely possible.”

Soon, the buzzing sounds also began to be heard properly.

A little time passed, and his mind returned.

Cyan opened his eyes wide.

-Huh?

“Oh?”

“Huh?”

What Cyan saw when he opened his eyes were three women.

Leia floating in the air.

Ellie looking flustered.

And Amelia holding something.

The three of them seemed taken aback by Cyan’s sudden awakening, staring blankly at him.

The scenery around him looked like the Phantasmal Treatment Center Lv.2.

Cyan opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.

“What are you doing?”

Then Amelia and Ellie quickly ran away.

“I, it really works?”

“That’s impossible! How could this…!”

Amelia and Ellie looked at Cyan with disbelief.

-I, it was real…?

Leia also wore an expression of disbelief.

Cyan, truly wondering what was going on, asked Leia.

“What were you doing?”

-Ah, well… you haven’t woken up for almost a week, so I was trying to wake you up.

“A week?”

He had been unconscious for a week?

-Yeah. Ellie said there’s nothing wrong with your body, but you wouldn’t wake up.

It seemed the aftermath of the Asura Sky Kill was quite severe.

Come to think of it, all the joints in his body were broken, and all the muscles were torn.

It was a wonder he had only been unconscious for a week.

No, that’s not the point.

“What are these piles of gold coins?”

Cyan looked at the piles of gold coins stacked around his chest.

Judging by the looks of it, there seemed to be about 100 gold [a common currency].

-She did it!

Leia pointed playfully to one side.

“O, unni [term for older sister]! We agreed to keep it a secret!”

Cyan’s gaze followed Leia’s finger.

What Cyan saw was Amelia, the red-haired beauty, looking startled and embarrassed.

“Ah… well… I thought you might wake up if you heard the sound of gold coins…”

Because you like money so much.

Amelia gave an awkward smile.

Then, she started to glance around.

Cyan couldn’t help but sigh.

“Do you think that makes sense?”

“Haha… no, right? There’s no way the Lord would be like that. I just wanted you to wake up quickly…”

Amelia waved her hands and said.

However, she couldn’t hide her meaningful expression.

And Ellie, who was next to Amelia.

Ellie was also looking at Cyan with an unbelievable expression.

Cyan said firmly.

“Absolutely not.”

“Y, you’re not, right?”

Ellie nodded at Cyan’s denial.

But as expected.

Ellie also couldn’t hide her meaningful expression.

‘What do they think of me?’

Cyan let out a deep sigh.

“…boil it…”

“Do you think… that will… work?”

Soon, Ellie and Amelia began to whisper to each other.

-They’re saying we should boil the gold coins and feed them to you?

Flinch!

At Leia’s words, Amelia and Ellie trembled greatly.

Then, they looked at Cyan with trembling eyes.

“Ah, ah! There were still corpses that haven’t been processed yet!”

“I, I think an emergency patient has arrived!”

With that, they ran out of the room as if fleeing.

Leia burst into laughter, finding it amusing.

Cyan also chuckled at their antics.

It was a relief.

That he could see those faces again, safe and sound.

‘Even so, boiling gold coins and feeding them to me.’

Cyan looked at the piles of gold coins stacked around his chest.

And he didn’t forget to slip the piles of gold coins into his inventory.

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After checking his condition.

Cyan was able to confirm that there was no major problem with his body.

The first form of the Demon Soul Asura Sword, Asura Sky Kill.

Cyan’s body was shattered as a price for trying to reach that unattainable realm.

But in just a week, those injuries had all healed.

Of course, it wasn’t fully recovered yet, but it didn’t hinder his daily life.

It was a recovery speed that could truly be called a miracle.

And the reason it was possible was this.

The recently upgraded Phantasmal Treatment Center Lv.2.

And Ellie’s amazing healing skills.

The combination of these two created a synergistic effect.

It was enough to put the healing of most priests to shame.

Therefore, absolutely.

He didn’t wake up because of the sound of gold coins.

Could he have woken up because of the sound of gold coins?

Cyan shook his head.

Anyway.

After sending even Leia out, Cyan organized the situation in the meantime.

First of all, the most important thing to think about was the revival of the demon.

The demon that disappeared a thousand years ago had been revived.

When he asked Leia, she also had no knowledge of it.

Come to think of it, Leia had been living in the hall for the past thousand years.

She didn’t even know how the continent had changed over the past thousand years.

Therefore, he couldn’t know how the demon could have been revived, but…

“Was this the truth that Kyle faced?”

None other than <[Story Linked Quest] – ‘The Truth Kyle Faced’>

But even that wasn’t certain, as no additional linked quests appeared even after facing Nurubia.

Above all, if Kyle knew that the demon would be revived, there would be no reason for him to leave alone.

He would have told the other Arnaizes as well.

Or is it related to something Nurubia is looking for?

“Hmm…”

His worries deepened.

But Cyan quickly shook off his worries.

Because he couldn’t know anything even if he worried about it right now.

“First, we need to make sure we are prepared.”

What was important right now was this.

Now that he had come to Ruben once, he could come again at any time.

And the demon was not only strong.

It was not easy to identify its identity.

Those with the same appearance and energy as humans.

If it weren’t for Cyan, no one would have noticed.

If that were the case, they would have faced a truly terrible situation.

Fortunately, he had a demon detector from the Arnaize Hall.

A higher-grade demon detector than the one he sold to Aria, created by the great mage Elodie a thousand years ago.

“I need to ask Jerry to research that first.”

And.

“Should I inform His Highness the Crown Prince?”

The revival of the demon was a problem not only for Ruben but for the entire continent.

Therefore, he had to inform them of this fact.

“Hmm…”

Cyan couldn’t easily make a decision.

That’s because there was no evidence that the demon had been revived.

Nurubia had run away,

And the only evidence was the testimony of the territory residents.

Therefore, if Cyan and the territory residents shouted, “The demon has been revived! Everyone must prepare!”

Who would believe them?

They would just treat him like a madman.

They might think that he was eventually driven mad by being possessed by mana in the Forest of Darkness.

“Let’s put it on hold for now.”

Cyan finally decided to put it on hold.

After roughly organizing things.

Cyan took out his smartphone from his pocket.

“Come to think of it, there seemed to be a lot of notification windows popping up on my smartphone.”

None other than the numerous notification windows that popped up just before Cyan fainted.

But he was too out of his mind to check them properly.

Cyan immediately launched Mobile Lord.

Then, he checked the ‘Unconfirmed Notifications.’

The first thing he saw was the progress rate of the Demon Soul Asura Sword and the Demon Soul Technique.

[Demon Soul Technique Progress Rate 10.2% (+6.1%)]

[Demon Soul Asura Sword Beginner Progress Rate 37.5% (+37.42%)]

“Oh.”

The Demon Soul Technique was at 6.1%.

The Demon Soul Asura Sword had risen by a whopping 37.42%.

It was a progress rate that had risen by 0.08% in the last dwarf village.

But with just one Asura Sky Kill, it had risen by 37.42%.

But unlike the increased progress rate.

Cyan couldn’t do the Asura Sky Kill again even if he tried.

Because Cyan didn’t know how he did it.

It was as if the memory of that time had been cut out.

It was literally a realm that Cyan could not reach at the moment.

However, Cyan had finally reached it,

And if he practiced a few times, he would be able to do it again.

Of course.

“It’ll be thousands of times, not just a few…”

With the correct posture.

Cyan let out a hollow laugh.

Cyan checked the next notification window again.

Next was the legendary achievement, ‘Demon Hunter.’

He must have obtained it by confronting Nurubia.

And considering the rewards of the last legendary achievement…

“As expected.”

Like , a new Arnaize perk had been unlocked.

【Arnaize’s Blessing】

②【: Light the Fire! Take out the Hammer!】

[Effect 1] – The effects of all buildings in the territory are increased by +500%!

[Effect 2] – Equipment made in the territory’s blacksmiths with artisans of skilled workers or higher has a quality of B grade!

[Effect 3] – Morcru’s Blacksmith Lv.1 is unlocked!

[Unlock Condition – Acquire (Achieve) 2 or more Legendary Achievements]

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“Oh!”

Cyan shouted without realizing it.

That’s because the effect was truly enormous.

He didn’t know what Effect 3, Morcru’s Blacksmith Lv.1, was.

But from the name itself, it was Morcru’s Blacksmith.

Morcru, the Divine Craftsman, one of the six Arnaizes.

It must not be ordinary.

Above all, the content of Effect 2.

He didn’t know how good the quality of B grade was.

But considering the S-grade equipment that Cyan was currently using, the quality of B grade was by no means low.

However, there was a condition that it had to be a blacksmith with a skilled worker or higher…

But now there were dwarves in Ruben!

There were more than enough artisans, let alone skilled workers!

Moreover, since it was an effect that lasted permanently once applied.

This could also be called an OP [overpowered] passive.

And this too, as expected.

《 Opening Cost – 500,000 G》

It was only an ‘opening.’

“Damn it.”

Cyan muttered without realizing it.

The gold coins in the inventory he had briefly checked were 170,000 gold.

It was far from enough.

“This damn cash grab is real…”

But whatever.

With the dwarves joining as territory residents, the population had also increased.

If he sold the trolls he had been working on,

And sold the mana stones, he would be able to collect enough.

“Amelia will have to suffer a little.”

Cyan shrugged his shoulders.

And the last of the confirmed notifications.

[Additional Reward: Morcru’s Legacy.]

An additional reward obtained by exceeding the territory quest.

But only the notification window had popped up.

There was no other explanation about it.

“What is it?”

At that very moment.

-I heard that the Lord has woken up…

In an instant, an old voice was heard from outside the door.

A familiar voice. None other than Semir, the chief of the Hammer Anvil tribe.

-Ah, yes. Just a moment.

Ellie’s voice followed.

Soon, Ellie entered with a light knock.

“Lord. Chief Semir has come to see you.”

What’s going on?

“Tell him to come in.”

Cyan put his smartphone aside for a moment.

At Cyan’s words, Ellie disappeared from sight.

And not long after, Semir revealed himself.

“How… is your body alright?”

Semir approached Cyan and asked.

Cyan nodded slightly and said.

“I’m fine. Ellie is really good at healing.”

“Indeed… her skill in treating the tribe members is amazing.”

Semir nodded as if acknowledging it.

It seemed that he had also taken care of the dwarves while Cyan was unconscious.

A brief silence settled.

Soon, Semir looked at Cyan and opened his mouth.

“I don’t know what words of gratitude to say…”

Cyan gave a small smile and said.

“I will definitely save Helen.”

Semir didn’t say anything.

He just stared silently at Cyan.

“I never thought I would say these words…”

Semir slowly opened his mouth.

“I trust you, Lord.”

Semir was conveying his complete trust to Cyan.

Semir, who hadn’t trusted humans much…

Cyan scratched the back of his head, feeling inexplicably awkward.

“Did you come all the way here just to say that?”

“That’s part of it… but I actually came because of this.”

At Cyan’s question, Semir produced something wrapped in cloth.

It was Cyan’s sword.

The S-rank [The highest rank in this game world] sword he had spent real money on in Mobile Lord.

Apparently, Semir had kept it while Cyan was unconscious.

“I’m sorry for examining it without your permission.”

“Well, it’s alright.”

Semir apologized, but Cyan didn’t mind much.

After all, no one but Cyan could wield it.

“But why my sword…?”

At Cyan’s question, Semir reached into his chest again.

He pulled out a black stone.

A mana stone containing demonic energy?

That’s what Cyan initially thought, but it wasn’t.

He didn’t sense any demonic energy at all.

It wasn’t even completely black.

“This is called the Black Stone.”

“Black Stone?”

Semir nodded.

“Do you happen to know an Arnaise [One of the six legendary blacksmiths] named Kyle?”

“…?”

Cyan tilted his head, surprised.

He hadn’t expected to hear the name Kyle from Semir.

Whether he noticed Cyan’s surprise or not, Semir continued.

“In our tribe… no, there’s a story passed down through my ancestors.”

Semir began to explain.

“A long time ago, our ancestor crafted not only his own weapon but also the weapons of other Arnaises.”

The ancestor Semir was referring to was the divine craftsman, Morcru.

One of the six Arnaises.

“However, he couldn’t create a weapon like the one Kyle used. To be exact, Kyle already had a perfect sword. The weapons made by our ancestor couldn’t even compare.”

“Our ancestor created many masterpieces to surpass that sword, but he ultimately failed. So, he had no choice but to settle for improving the sword.”

“But even that improvement proved impossible. As I said, it was already a perfect sword.”

“Still, our ancestor didn’t give up. He pondered and pondered, and finally, after consulting with another Arnaise, Elodie, he found a solution. And that is…”

Semir pointed to the black stone in his hand.

“This is the Black Stone.”

A jet-black color that seemed to absorb even the faintest light.

“Our ancestor used the power of this Black Stone to enhance Kyle’s sword. And this Black Stone has been passed down through generations and is now in my possession.”

“But it was just a story. Because, unlike the legend, this Black Stone had no power at all. It couldn’t be polished or refined.”

“So, it was simply something I stored away…”

Semir’s gaze shifted slightly to the S-rank sword.

Semir said, “For some reason, the sword you wield reacted to this Black Stone.”

“My sword?”

Semir nodded.

Just then.

Ding!

A cheerful notification sound came from his smartphone.

“Oh… just a moment.”

Cyan excused himself and checked his phone.

A notification window popped up.

《You have acquired Morcru’s Legacy ‘Black Stone’!》

《The [Enhancement] feature has been unlocked!》

‘Enhancement?’

Cyan tilted his head.

Soon, a flurry of notifications appeared.

《You can now enhance your equipment!》

《Enhance your current equipment by using equipment of the same grade!》

《Current equipment in possession – [S-rank Sword], [S-rank Armor]》

[Enhancement Cost: 50,000G]

[Current Enhancement Probability: 100%]

Ding!

《If you’re stuck, try enhancing!》

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‘What is this?’

Cyan wondered what was happening.

It seemed like a feature to enhance his equipment had been unlocked.

‘But there’s a probability?’

Fortunately, the current probability was 100%.

But the word ‘current’ made him uneasy.

That meant the enhancement probability might not remain at 100% for the next level.

More than anything else.

‘The enhancement material is equipment of the same grade…’

The enhancement material requirement was insane.

In other words, to enhance an S-rank sword, you needed another S-rank sword.

Not only was it an absurd method, but the problem was where to find an S-rank sword.

The S-rank sword he was currently using was from the Growth Support Beginner Package.

He wondered if he could buy it again, but it was no longer available.

Where on earth could he get one?

Just then.

“I need to do more research, but if I use this Black Stone, I might be able to forge a sword for you, Lord.”

Semir’s voice broke through his thoughts.

“Oh…”

Cyan was momentarily speechless.

Semir was saying he could make an S-rank sword.

Was the descendant of the divine craftsman Morcru truly a descendant?

Semir’s skills seemed even greater than Cyan had imagined.

“Of course, it won’t be easy. The necessary materials are also considerable. From what I can see… it seems to require a special power.”

Then he began listing the necessary materials, but Cyan quickly tuned him out.

There was no need to listen.

It meant a tremendous amount of money would be spent.

Roughly calculating, it seemed like it would cost about 300,000 gold to make one.

When he spent real money on the beginner package, the sword and armor set was 3,000 gold.

It was advertised as a super-special price and discount, and it seemed that way for a reason.

‘Damn it.’

If he had to spend real money on the special offer and then enhance it, he would quickly run out of gold coins.

At that moment.

Ding!

《If you’re stuck, try spending real money!》

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Click.

Cyan pressed the X button without even looking.

A sigh escaped.

It was then.

-The young lord has woken up.

-Ah, Hans. Yes. He is currently talking with Chief Semir.

-Hmm… it’s a bit urgent, so I can’t help it.

Knock knock.

“Young Lord. It’s Hans. I’m sorry to interrupt, but there’s an urgent matter… May I come in for a moment?”

A brief conversation between Hans and Ellie was heard from outside, followed by a knock.

Cyan glanced at Semir, and with Semir’s nod, he said, “Come in.”

Click.

Hans appeared as the door opened.

But Hans looked haggard.

“How is your body?”

“I’m fine, as you can see. But you look worse, Hans.”

“That’s… because I’ve been dealing with the accumulated work while you were unconscious, Young Lord…”

Hans, who was in charge of the territory’s administration, had apparently been staying up all night dealing with various tasks while Cyan was out of commission.

Thanks to that, Cyan was able to faint in peace…

“Especially now, with the newly incorporated dwarves. Fortunately, they are adapting well, but there’s a considerable lack of living space.”

Ruben was filled with various facilities and the living spaces of the territory residents, but there had never been a feeling of lacking space.

However, with the real money purchases and the establishment of the Lord’s Manor recently, even then, there was no shortage.

Now, it was a bit lacking to accommodate the dwarves and their many children.

“We don’t need you to worry too much about us.”

Semir said that, but Cyan couldn’t ignore it.

He couldn’t let the children sleep on the ground.

Just then.

Ding!

The cheerful notification sound of the smartphone rang out.

《The population of the territory has exceeded the standard!》

《The [Territory Expansion] feature is unlocked!》

《You can now expand the territory’s site!》

《However, you must have control over the site you want to expand!》

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‘Territory expansion?’

It seemed he could expand the territory’s site.

But what was the price?

[Expansion of 1 Area] – 1,000,000 G

It started at 1 million gold!

‘Bullshit…!’

Cyan muttered under his breath.

And again.

“In addition, there are too many facilities that were destroyed and damaged in the last battle. The dwarves repaired them, but they said they couldn’t even touch some of them.”

“Ah…”

That was because Nurvia had entered the inner part of Ruben’s territory.

The battle had been fought inside Ruben.

As a result, quite a few facilities were destroyed and damaged.

Also, he had unleashed the firepower of six Shinigijeons [A type of weapon in this game].

Fortunately, the dwarves seemed to have repaired most of it.

But there were also facilities that only Mobile Lord could repair.

In other words, easily.

Ding!

《When you’re stuck~♪ Try spending real money~♩》

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The Mobile Lord’s teasing, rising with the rhythm.

‘Bullshit…’

It was bullshit.

It was real bullshit!

“Haa…”

Cyan let out a deep sigh.

The gold coins Cyan currently possessed amounted to only 170,000 gold.

But the amount he needed to spend real money on right now was roughly several million gold.

How could this real money spending ever end?

Cyan rubbed his throbbing temples and said, “So, is that why you came?”

“That’s also part of it…”

Hans then took something out of his chest.

“And also, a letter has arrived for you, Young Lord.”

“A letter?”

Hans nodded and handed Cyan two letters.

“Two have arrived?”

“Yes.”

Cyan accepted the letters and checked the first sender.

“Aria…?”

It was Saintess Aria.

He had told her not to pretend to know him, so why was she sending a letter?

Cyan frowned slightly and checked the next sender.

“Why is this so heavy?”

This one was very thick.

It seemed like it was full of paper bundles.

Cyan checked the sender.

The second sender was.

“Shadow Moon?”

The Shadow Moon Guild that dominated the underworld.

It was a letter sent by the guild leader, Diana.

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Dark City, Vener.

Diana didn’t know how to react to this situation.

To be exact, the reply she had just received.

“3 million gold?”

“That’s right.”

Hres nodded at Diana’s words.

In the past, Diana had sent a letter as a sign of reconciliation with Cyan.

Along with that, she had said that she would grant Cyan anything he wanted.

And now, he wanted 3 million gold.

“…”

Diana was at a loss.

Usually, when Shadow Moon granted a wish, they asked for things other than money.

Like the client’s information, or using Shadow Moon’s information network.

They rarely asked for money.

Of course, there were times, but they had never asked for 3 million gold like this.

What… was 3 million gold a trivial amount?

Well… it wasn’t an amount that Shadow Moon couldn’t afford.

It’s just a little… no, they were suffering from a considerable financial crisis.

“What should we do?”

At Hres’ words, Diana paused, deep in thought.

But eventually.

“Grant it.”

Diana had no choice but to nod.

Cyan Elandur, who was under Durak’s protection.

If her relationship with him went sour, she couldn’t do anything, even with 3 million gold.

No matter how much Shadow Moon dominated the underworld, it was just a guild in front of Elandur.

Diana sighed.

“And select a few suitable requests.”

“Are you thinking of taking action yourself?”

“I have to make money. And Hres, do you think you’re an exception?”

“…”

Hres was speechless.

The night of Vener, bathed in moonlight.

“What hardship, all because of a wrong request.”

Diana kept sighing.

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Cyan checked the contents of Diana’s letter with a dazed heart.

And the 3 million gold bill inside.

“She really gave it?”

Cyan was momentarily stunned.

He hadn’t expected her to actually give him 3 million gold.

A silence fell.

In the meantime.

Ding!

《E, e, e, excessive spending of real money is not good for your mental health…!!》

The Mobile Lord seemed flustered and glitched.