My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 89

§ 89 – Nonstop Cash Shop (2)

The Story-linked Quest, which hadn’t changed at all, caught Cian’s attention.

Cian stared blankly at his smartphone screen.

“Kyle’s Legacy and Muriel’s Legacy, huh….”

The rewards for the quest had been marked as ‘???’.

Now, the updated quest details revealed Kyle and Muriel’s legacies.

Cian had previously obtained one of Kyle’s legacies in the Hall of Arnise.

It was none other than Kyle’s Aura cultivation method.

The fundamental way to handle Mana [magical energy], the Mana Soul Control Method [a technique for manipulating mana].

Even if he didn’t know for sure, this Kyle’s Legacy.

It would probably be something comparable to that.

And this was just a guess.

Wouldn’t it be a martial art that Kyle used himself this time…?

Something other than Kyle’s Swordsmanship, the Mana Soul Asura Sword [a powerful sword technique using mana].

Something that couldn’t be purchased in Mobile Lord.

And Muriel’s Legacy.

Although it wasn’t Muriel’s Legacy.

Cian had obtained Charlotte’s Legacy in the Hall of Arnise.

It was none other than the subspace pocket, the Inventory.

As an artifact, not just a simple magic tool.

He was still using it quite usefully.

He didn’t know what Muriel’s Legacy was.

But wouldn’t this also be something comparable to the Inventory?

In a word.

“This is insane.”

The rewards could be said to be insane.

But.

“Hmm….”

Cian tilted his head.

That was because of the newly changed quest details.

“What am I supposed to do?”

There was no mention of what to do.

Cian checked the quest details again.

『The secret slumbering in Muriel’s Ruins!

What could that secret be!?』

…was all that was written.

Of course, he understood that he was supposed to uncover the secret.

And he also knew that the secret was in Muriel’s Ruins.

But.

“Where are Muriel’s Ruins?”

Where on earth were these Muriel’s Ruins?

The six Arnises who saved the world a thousand years ago.

Heroes who remained in the continent’s history.

Ironically, there were no ruins related to them.

To be exact, there was only one thing that could be called ruins related to the Arnises.

It was none other than the Hall of Arnise located beneath the Imperial Palace.

Only the hall built by Charlotte, the leader of the Arnises, existed.

There was nothing else like that.

At least as far as Cian knew.

So, all that was known to the world was the Hall of Arnise.

“Could it be referring to the Hall of Arnise?”

But Cian quickly shook his head.

If that were the case, it would have reacted immediately when he was in the hall.

Therefore, it wasn’t the Hall of Arnise.

That meant there was another Muriel’s Ruin other than the hall.

But where on earth?

Cian thought and thought again.

But how could he know a place he didn’t know just by thinking?

“Is it in the Vatican?”

That was the only thing he could guess.

“Then would Aria know?”

The Holy Maiden [a title for a woman of great holiness], Aria.

And as a Holy Maiden, her position within the Holy Empire was solid.

Below the Pope.

One step above the Cardinals.

To put it bluntly, it was a position of being second to none.

Moreover, Aria was the one who possessed the strongest divine power in the history of the Holy Empire.

A being called the reincarnation of Muriel.

And her beauty was also truly transcendent.

To people, she was a being greater than the Pope.

Such Aria might know something about Muriel’s Ruins.

In the first place, wasn’t Muriel also a Holy Maiden?

What was there to hesitate about?

“Let’s ask her.”

Cian wrote a letter to Aria.

#

After sending the letter to Aria.

Cian steadily prepared to earn gold.

First, the Ruben Brahe Merchant Guild’s trade.

Cian quickly prepared for the trade with Amelia.

Of course, Cian wasn’t going to follow this time.

This trade was solely Amelia’s responsibility.

Not that Amelia wouldn’t know how to do it well.

The gold Cian needed right now was nearly ten million gold.

How could he just sit still!

So Cian purified the Mana [magical energy] of the mana stones from time to time.

He helped Amelia prepare for the guild’s trade.

He prepared for the trade, staying up day and night.

“Earn a lot, Amelia!”

“Leave it to me!!”

Amelia received Cian’s expectations.

She left for the west of the Empire again for trade.

Immediately after sending Amelia away.

“One thing done.”

Cian returned to Ruben.

And he moved his steps to a place other than the Lord’s Castle Lv.2.

It was none other than Morkru’s Blacksmith Lv.1 located in the industrial district.

It was to meet Semir.

It was to check the S-grade sword he had commissioned while preparing for the trade with Amelia.

He had strengthened the perks with Fame Points.

But he couldn’t enjoy the effects of the perks right now.

At least he could buy an S-grade martial art.

But the upgrade cost of the Knight Training Camp Lv.5 was a whopping 4 million gold.

However, Cian had 2.57 million gold.

He couldn’t do anything right now.

So the only thing Cian could do right now was one thing.

“I have to go for enhancement.”

Enhancement.

If he succeeded in enhancing the SS-grade sword, he could get the ‘Achievement: For the Best Weapon!’

Then he could research ‘Morkru’s Metallurgy’.

Thereby, he could mass-produce S-grade equipment!

Of course, the success rate was only 5%.

But maybe….

Wasn’t there a chance he really didn’t know?

“It should be all finished by now, right?”

Cian headed to Morkru’s Blacksmith Lv.1 with an excited heart.

Arriving at the blacksmith.

Clang! Clang!

Was Semir still working?

Violent hammering sounds were heard from outside the blacksmith.

There was no point in knocking anyway.

Cian opened the door of the blacksmith right away.

“Semir. I’m here.”

As soon as he opened the blacksmith door, Cian could feel the heat rising.

And he could also see Semir hammering.

“You’ve come.”

Semir stopped hammering for a moment at Cian’s appearance.

Slightly panting and soaked in sweat.

Even his eyes were hollow, as if he had been working all night.

Cian smiled awkwardly and asked Semir.

“Is it all finished?”

“It will be all finished if I do this. Please wait a moment.”

Semir picked up the hammer again.

Bulging biceps with veins popping out.

Clang─!!

Soon, a roar like thunder erupted.

“Whoa….”

Cian unknowingly exclaimed.

The surrounding air even trembled slightly at the erupting roar.

What would happen if that hammer hit something other than the anvil?

Cian had never seen Semir fight.

Briefly in the battle with the Demon of Sloth, Nurvia.

But that wasn’t really a battle.

Semir didn’t really treat Nurvia, who had Helen’s vessel, seriously.

In the first place, Nurvia was also overwhelmingly strong.

So Cian didn’t know Semir’s combat power well, but….

Clang─!!

He didn’t think he would be weak.

Was it because he was a descendant of the divine blacksmith Morkru….

Just as he was thinking that.

“Hoo…! It’s all finished!”

Semir’s voice was heard.

Soon, Semir handed Cian six swords and one armor.

All S-grade equipment.

The reason he commissioned six swords was simple.

What Cian had to enhance was an SS-grade sword.

Enhancement required equipment of the same grade.

For every two S-grade swords.

He could make one SS-grade sword.

Anyway, a whopping 2.1 million gold was spent on production costs alone.

“T, thank you for your hard work.”

Cian accepted what Semir handed him with trembling hands.

And immediately ran Mobile Lord.

He immediately entered the 【Enhancement】 section.

Then, several explanations popped up, but Cian roughly ignored them.

Anyway, going from S-grade to SS-grade was a 100% chance.

Cian immediately enhanced the six S-grade swords.

Three enhancement costs, 150,000 gold disappeared.

He was able to quickly obtain three SS-grade swords.

“Hoo…!”

Cian took a deep breath.

Because now was the real beginning.

Cian checked his smartphone screen.

[SS-grade Enhancement Cost 100,000G]

[Enhancement Success Rate 5%]

The enhancement cost was doubled.

The enhancement probability was ruined.

Cian pressed the ‘Enhance’ button with trembling hands.

Click.

《Starting Enhancement!》

A new notification window popped up with a light touch.

And at the same time as the enhancement cost, 100,000 gold disappeared.

Whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah!

In an instant, a bright light erupted from the SS-grade sword.

Brightness as if facing the sunlight head-on.

“Please…! Please…!”

Cian prayed earnestly with both hands together.

Ting!

《Would you like to skip the enhancement animation?》

In the meantime, a notification window popped up asking if he wanted to skip the animation.

But Cian had no time to check that.

“Pleaaseee…!!!!”

He just prayed that the enhancement would succeed!

How long had it been?

The light that had been erupting gradually subsided.

And.

Bbam-ba-ra-bam!!

A huge fanfare sound erupted!

“N, no way!!”

Cian hurriedly checked his smartphone screen.

And the notification window that popped up on the screen.

《Enhancement~~ Failed!》

“Don’t lie!!”

Clang!

Cian unknowingly punched down!

Why was the fanfare ringing when the enhancement failed!

That taunting is real!

Cian gritted his teeth and swallowed the rising resentment.

Nevertheless, the resentment that did not easily subside.

“A, are you okay…?”

Cian couldn’t answer Semir’s words.

Right then.

Ting!

《Morkru’s Energy 5% (+5%)》

A notification window that he had never seen before popped up on the screen.

“Morkru’s Energy?”

What is this?

Just as he was wondering.

《When Morkru’s Energy reaches 100%, the next stage enhancement is guaranteed to succeed!》

《When the enhancement succeeds, the accumulated Morkru’s Energy is reset!》

A notification window related to that popped up anew.

“Oh….”

So.

The Morkru’s Energy accumulated now is 5%.

If this reaches 100%, the enhancement will always succeed?

And looking at it….

It seemed to accumulate 5% each time it failed.

In a word, it seemed that if he failed 20 times, 100% would accumulate.

“Ah….”

So the achievement condition was to have SSS-grade equipment.

Or was it to fail enhancement 20 times?

Because if he failed 20 times, the enhancement to SSS-grade would be guaranteed to succeed?

“……”

Cian was speechless for a moment.

Should he say this has a conscience?

Or should he say it gives illness and then gives medicine?

He couldn’t quite fathom it.

Well, anyway.

“There are still two left.”

Whatever Morkru’s Energy is.

Can’t he succeed in this enhancement!

Cian immediately pressed Enhance.

And so.

Ting!

《Morkru’s Energy 15% (+10%)》

He was able to accumulate 15% of Morkru’s Energy.

“Damn it!!!”

Clang!

Cian closed his eyes tightly.

Because now that the three enhancements have failed.

All three SS-grade swords used for enhancement have disappeared.

“Damn it!!!”

Cian couldn’t bear the rising resentment.

“Daaamn it!!!”

He really had to suppress his anger for a long time.

After a really long time, Cian was able to calm down.

“Haa….”

Cian let out a deep sigh.

Well, it was a 5% chance….

In a way, it was a natural result.

No matter how much.

“Still….”

Because there was something called Morkru’s Energy.

He didn’t have to pour money in endlessly.

“This is where it is.”

Cian shook his head.

And entered the enhancement section again.

He failed to make an SSS-grade sword.

But there was an S-grade armor left.

And the enhancement from S-grade to SS-grade is 100% probability.

Cian pressed the Enhance button to upgrade the armor to SS-grade.

But.

《Erorr: Insufficient enhancement cost.》

A notification sound popped up that the enhancement cost was insufficient.

“Huh?”

Cian wondered for a moment.

And calmly recalled the gold he had used so far.

1 S-grade armor, 300,000 gold.

6 S-grade swords, 1.8 million gold.

Enhancement to make SS-grade sword 3 times, 150,000 gold.

Enhancement to make SSS-grade sword 3 times, 300,000 gold.

In total, 2.55 million gold.

The gold Cian had originally was 2.57 million gold.

So the gold Cian has left now is….

[Current Gold Held] – 20,000G.

20,000 gold.

But the amount needed for S-grade enhancement is 50,000 gold.

Ting!

《If you want to enhance~♬, earn gold~!》

.

.

“Aaaaaah!!!!”

Cian almost threw his smartphone without realizing it!

I’ll kill you! I’ll definitely kill you!

Even if I have to cause an Inga explosion instead of Inga rampage, I’ll definitely kill you!!!!

“Aaaaaah!!”

Cian screamed like a beast for a while.

And Semir, who was watching the scene.

“……”

Semir had nothing to say.

And right then.

“I heard the Young Master is here….”

An old man opened the door of the blacksmith and revealed himself.

It was none other than Hans.

Hans stopped as he entered the blacksmith.

“Aaaaaah!!!”

He was able to find Cian screaming.

Hans asked Semir with a puzzled expression.

“Why is the Young Master… like that?”

“That is….”

Semir really had nothing to say.

So Hans and Semir just stared blankly at Cian.

How long had it been?

“Hoo…! Hoo…! Huh? Hans? When did you come?”

Cian, who had come to his senses, recognized Hans.

“I came a while ago….”

“Is that so?”

Cian asked Hans casually.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. A letter has come for the Young Master.”

“A letter?”

At Cian’s question, Hans took out a letter from his chest.

Cian accepted the letter.

And the sender he confirmed was none other than Aria.

“It’s already here?”

It hadn’t even been a few days since he sent the letter.

Cian immediately tore open the letter and checked its contents.

[Hey!!!]

And the first sentence started like that.

[I told you first that the demon detector wasn’t working!! Then you should have done something about it! But what’s the answer you’re sending? Where are the ruins? You really─.]

Somehow, the words from the beginning were nagging.

She seemed quite angry.

No wonder the letter came so quickly.

“Anyway, what a temper.”

Well… she had a reason to be angry.

Cian lowered his gaze.

And the conclusion written at the end of the letter.

“She knows?”

As expected, Aria knew where Muriel’s Ruins were.

She said it was somewhere in the Holy Empire….

The exact location was not written.

And just looking at it.

It seemed like she was planning to propose a deal using this as an excuse….

“Hmm….”

Should he exchange it for the demon detector that Jerry is researching? Just as he was thinking.

“No.”

A thought came to mind.

He was already short on gold.

He had to go to Muriel’s Ruins too.

Cian wrote a letter to Aria again.

#

The Holy Empire, Lutea.

And the Vatican, which can be said to be the core of such Lutea.

Bang.

Aria slammed the door shut and entered the room.

At the sight of Aria, the female priest, Laura, who was assisting her, rose from her seat.

“How did it go?”

Aria answered and plopped down on the chair.

Her silky hair was slightly damaged, probably due to stress.

Laura silently tidied Aria’s hair.

“No, people are suffering from the plague! Is it so difficult to go and give some help?”

“Did Archbishop Lahir spout nonsense again?”

Aria nodded.

“He doesn’t listen to what I say. If he really wants to help, he tells me to go. So I said I would.”

Aria then made a sulky expression.

Laura smiled slightly at the sight of Aria.

The plague sweeping through the southern part of the Holy Empire.

The plague, the cause of which is unknown, was so strong that it was hard to find an example.

Even though the priests of the parish were mobilized, its momentum did not subside.

Perhaps that’s why the clergy couldn’t make a decision easily.

It would be embarrassing if the high priests of the Vatican went and caught the plague.

Nevertheless, Aria was fearless.

Well, what is a plague to Aria, who is full of divine power?

Nevertheless, it’s still difficult.

A Holy Maiden who doesn’t brag about her position.

A Holy Maiden who cares for people more than anyone else.

“That Lahir bastard is really a son of a bitch.”

If she could just do something about that rag she has in her mouth, she would be a really perfect woman.

Well, what can she do?

That’s her nature.

“Then there’s no choice this time either.”

Laura shook her head.

“Huh? What can’t you do?”

“It’s here.”

“What’s here?”

“A letter.”

“A letter? Laura, I keep telling you, love letters like that─.”

Aria paused for a moment.

And turned her head and asked Laura.

“Could it be Cian’s letter?”

“Yes.”

Then Aria brightened up and jumped up from her seat.

Laura burst into laughter at the sight.

“Are you that happy?”

“Happy my ass! Don’t say any more nonsense and give it to me quickly.”

“Yes, yes~.”

Laura took out a letter from her chest and handed it over.

Aria checked the contents as soon as she received the letter.

Because of that, Laura was also able to see the contents.

The content she confirmed like that.

It was too concise.

There was no preamble.

Just one sentence.

[I’m going there.]

That was all.

“······ Huh?”

“······ Huh?”

Aria and Laura’s expressions went blank at the same time.

And right then.

Knock knock.

A knock on the door was heard.

Soon, a priest’s voice was heard from beyond the door.

-A person named Cian from the Charlotte Empire has come to see the Holy Maiden and is causing a ruckus….

Aria and Laura looked at each other.