Surviving As The 5Th Prince Of Hellman Kingdom [EN]: Chapter 122

Barisada must have lied.

‘It was supposed to be 1 minute…’

It was clear that less than 10 seconds had passed since I used the Devil’s Power, but it felt like my consciousness was about to snap.

I could barely support myself with the sword as a cane, and an unbearable nausea rose.

“Cough.”

A handful of black blood I vomited.

The sky spun, and I ended up kneeling on one knee. Barely holding onto the thread of consciousness, I raised my head.

I saw Charles, who seemed severely shocked.

A transcendent who can handle eight stars can build their own mental landscape in the present world, avoiding the eyes of the world.

That place is the transcendent’s fortress.

When a transcendent is first able to build a domain, it only dramatically increases physical abilities and magical power, but as the level improves, unbelievable things happen that defy the laws of the world.

In that respect.

It was clear that Charles hadn’t possessed the eight stars for long.

“Cough.”

I vomited black blood again.

I didn’t care about anything.

I just wanted to be carried away on a stretcher right away. I wondered why no one was intervening in the sparring match at that moment.

A welcome voice was heard from behind.

“Hey, Prince of Hellmang. You were able to build a mental domain? Weren’t you hiding your skills too much?”

It was Fran.

I wanted to turn around and express my gratitude, but my body wouldn’t listen.

I smiled at Charles.

You won.

That was the meaning of the smile.

Unfortunately, I lost consciousness without seeing his reaction.

***

“…Are you okay…”

“…If it were a normal person… it would be strange…”

“Still… already…”

“…At least… rest assured…”

Reina and Schuetz’s voices.

I opened my eyes with difficulty.

My vision was blurry, and I couldn’t see anything. After blinking a few times, I began to focus little by little.

It was my bedroom.

“Baron Schuetz! The prince seems to have regained consciousness.”

“Your Highness! Are you awake?”

Reina and Schuetz approached.

I tried to answer, but it felt like my throat was blocked.

“Ah, ah…”

Only after coughing a few times did my throat open.

“I’m… okay.”

“Please stay still for a moment.”

Schuetz, who was examining my pupils, heartbeat, and so on, nodded.

“You must take absolute, absolute rest. You shouldn’t even hold a spoon for the time being. Don’t even talk if possible. Ah! And…”

Schuetz advised me on this and that.

There were so many things I wasn’t supposed to do. I just nodded roughly.

He looked at me with suspicion and left, saying it was time to check on Julian’s condition.

I was left alone with Reina.

“How long has it been since I woke up? It hasn’t been a week, has it?”

“It’s only been four days.”

“Four days?”

During the Joe Bayley incident, even though I felt like I was going to die after using the Devil’s Power, I was still able to walk around. So, I thought it would be similar this time.

But four days?

I was horrified at the thought that I could have fallen asleep forever if something had gone wrong. After all, I couldn’t use the Devil’s Power carelessly.

‘Is it because of the Sky Opening (開天) [a secret technique]?’

A secret technique that fused swordsmanship and magic, created to fight against monsters who build mental domains as 7-star swordmasters.

Even when I didn’t use the Devil’s Power, the burden on my body was considerable. I couldn’t just blame Barisada for miscalculating the Devil’s Power’s time limit.

‘Still, I’m going to stop reading romance novels for a while.’

After finishing my thoughts that Barisada would be sulking about if she heard, I raised my head.

“Where’s Alfonso?”

“A banquet is being held at the Rasayu Palace. He’s there for a while.”

“While I’m like this, the banquet was held properly?”

“His Majesty the King stepped in.”

According to her next words, the atmosphere wasn’t as bad as I thought. The residents of the royal capital were also enjoying the festival.

“Baron Schuetz confidently said that if you rest for a while, you’ll be able to get up soon, so everyone was relieved.”

Since Schuetz, who has a reputation as a saint in the world for creating a cure for the Red Star Fever, said so, everyone must have been relieved.

“What about the Hamel Empire delegation?”

“They all left immediately after the sparring match.”

“There were no particular problems?”

“They left as if they were being chased, so they wouldn’t have had time to cause trouble.”

I was sad that I couldn’t say goodbye.

I really wanted to congratulate them on winning the sparring match.

“What time is it now?”

“I’ll check.”

At my question, Reina took out a pocket watch from her bosom and opened it with a click.

“It’s 8:14 PM.”

“It’s not that late.”

“Yes?”

I turned my head slightly towards the window.

A gasp almost escaped my lips. I felt a pain as if my muscles were being carved with a knife.

At the same time, I felt a warm energy neutralizing the pain. It seemed to be the effect of the emergency medicine made using the essence of the World Tree fruit.

I closed my eyes and contemplated my inner self.

I looked into the microcosm I possessed, the core. It was a mess, as if a meteor shower had swept through.

Next, the blood vessels through which mana flowed.

Tattered, that was the only way to describe them.

Well, still.

I don’t think I’ll die if I move for a bit….

“Reina. Can you ask the servant outside to bring me a banquet dress?”

“No! Baron Schuetz told you not to even hold a spoon a little while ago.”

“Still, it’s the last day of the banquet, so the main character should show his face…”

Suddenly, something came to mind.

“Besides the Hamel Empire delegation, there are no delegations that have returned to their home country, right?”

“No.”

That meant that the first princess of Arya, Yandersia, was waiting for me at the banquet hall, burning with anticipation.

It would be better to take the advice of my subordinates and focus on recuperation. Wouldn’t it be a big deal if my recovery was delayed because I went to greet the delegation?

…While I was pondering for a moment, sleepiness poured in like crazy, and my eyelids became heavy.

I closed my eyes again.

***

Three months passed in an instant.

I hardly ever left my bedroom, claiming to be recuperating. It was the most relaxed time since I became aware of my past life.

It’s not that there were no incidents.

The already worst relationship with the Hamel Empire worsened.

What was it?

『Crown Prince Lionel revealed to be a contractor of the demons.』

『Crown Prince Lionel’s mother, Iana Beyrn, revealed to be a half-demon.』

『Why is the Pantheon staying still?』

I was so dumbfounded.

There were more than one or two times when I wanted to kick down the bed and go out right away because of the schemes of those who were trying to link me to me the demons in any way possible.

The funny thing is that they really accused me to the Pantheon. Thanks to that, I had to face someone I didn’t want to meet if possible.

Inquisitor Lawrence Firenze.

The chief of the inquisitors who were at the scene when I framed Beortio as a contractor of the demons.

-I can feel the remnants of demonic energy everywhere. Especially, very thickly from the prince….

His eerie face as he raised the corners of his mouth while saying that came back to my mind.

It was a natural thing.

Our cute little one was having a sweet sleep in the garden of the Emerald Palace, and I was suffering from the aftereffects of the Devil’s Power.

There was only one way to resolve the situation.

『His Highness the Crown Prince revealed to have passed Barisada’s test!』

I announced that the sword I used was the kingdom’s anti-demon sword, [Barisada].

Of course, the kingdom’s people were once again enthusiastic.

The Hamel Empire… framed Barisada as a demon sword.

『Barisada, why did the Pantheon leave that heinous demon sword unattended?』

『Is there a way to contract with demons other than the Necronomicon?』

It was absurd.

Among the great powers, there are many countries that treat weapons more heinous than Barisada as their national treasures.

Even the Hamel Empire has one sword in each state made by melting humans.

This time, the Pantheon also chose to remain silent.

Anyway.

Because of such incidents, trade between Hamel and Lionel via land routes was completely suspended.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

In the past, the damage would have been great, but with the emergence of the ultra-large company, Aitz Merchant Guild, merchant ships from all over the world are coming and going to the kingdom.

The scale of maritime trade will not decrease until the Red Star Fever completely subsides.

‘It’ll be easy for at least a year.’

Ah!

Is it also negative news that gifts and love letters from Yandersia Arya are coming every week?

I have never given a reply even once.

I hope she quickly finds a new object of obsession other than me.

‘Was that all the bad news?’

There were many celebrations.

The biggest thing is that two 7-star knights were born in the kingdom.

Bert and Reina.

It seems they gained great enlightenment from watching the sparring match between me and Charles. It happened less than a month after the Crown Prince’s enthronement ceremony.

It can be said to be a great celebration as the conflict with the Hamel Empire was intensifying.

In addition to the two, there are many knights whose skills have jumped.

The swords of the escort knights, who were miserably defeated by the Black Knight Yulan, began to carry a faint ‘will’.

It means they have hit the wall of becoming 6-star knights.

I think I’ll hear good news soon.

Knock, knock.

“Your Highness, it’s Alfonso.”

“Come in.”

Alfonso came in with a beaming smile.

“You seem to have good news.”

“The Black Knights have finally failed to subdue the Wonhu King.”

Wonhu King.

Originally, it is a mutant of the low-level monster, the Stone Monkey. It is known to have intelligence beyond humans.

Above all, it builds a mental domain.

That means it’s an 8-star monster.

Originally, it doesn’t move from the Stone Mountain, which is the territory of the Stone Monkeys….

“Where’s Charles?”

“It seems his life is still intact.”

Charles was initially treated as a hero because of what happened at my enthronement ceremony.

It is said that he overcame the threat of me, a contractor of the demons, and broke through the wall twice in a row.

It’s an absurd story, but surprisingly, most of the people of the Hamel Empire accepted it as the truth.

But that’s only the ignorant.

The high-ranking officials of the empire with brains were very displeased with the fact that Charles was hiding his fangs, and as soon as the incident at my enthronement ceremony faded from public attention, they began to suppress Charles in earnest.

‘Especially the Emperor.’

The Emperor took back the airship, the Black Flame Dragon, which he had bestowed to the Black Knights, on the grounds that he was testing a new engine.

It didn’t end there.

The missions with near-impossible success rates became the Black Knights’ responsibility.

Still, they had managed to carry out the missions without much damage, but it seemed that the Wonhu King was not one of them. Well, the Wonhu King was famous even before I was born, so there’s no way he’d be defeated so easily.

I wonder who spread the rumor that eating the Wonhu King’s gall bladder would lead to longevity, causing the Emperor to go crazy….

‘Ah, it was me.’

“Your Highness, that smile just now looked very despicable. You should avoid it in front of the people of the kingdom.”

Was it that bad?

I looked in the mirror and corrected my expression.

“And is there any other news?”

“Other than that… Ah! I ran into Count Miloa on the way, and he asked if you were preparing properly.”

“Can’t you tell by looking? Tell him I’m very concerned when I meet him.”

I pointed to the documents I was writing with my finger.

It was a congratulatory speech for Cliang and Miloa’s wedding.

While I was lying in bed suffering from the aftereffects of the Devil’s Power, the two of them built the Great Wall of China [got married quickly].

“Ah, I also met Count Cliang, and he asked me to ask you one more time if you really don’t know the baby’s gender.”