Surviving As The 5Th Prince Of Hellman Kingdom [EN]: Chapter 124

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Miloa came to see me not long after Kliang left.

Her eyes held a strange venom, the kind a newlywed might have after arguing on her honeymoon.

“Did you have a good honeymoon?”

“Of course. Especially the last three days. My schedule got messed up, so I wandered around alone.”

Miloa smiled brightly, but her eyes weren’t smiling at all.

It didn’t seem good for prenatal care.

I almost told her to only look at good things and think good thoughts, but stopped myself. There was no way she’d trust those words coming from someone who hadn’t even had their coming-of-age ceremony [a traditional rite of passage into adulthood].

‘Schuitz would be trusted if he said it, right?’

Miloa would take the words of Schuitz, one of the world’s leading healers, seriously.

I knew she’d quit smoking instantly at his word, even though she couldn’t quit no matter how much people around her nagged.

I was planning to meet Schuitz later, so I thought I should ask him to take care of Miloa.

“What is this? The Royal Military Academy reorganization plan?”

I repeated the story I had told Kliang. If only she had come with him, I wouldn’t have to say the same thing twice.

She nodded after hearing everything I said.

“I strongly agree. I also thought that the country that leads magic engineering would hold the hegemony of the world. But the ministers who have never been abroad may oppose it, saying it’s a waste of unnecessary budget.”

“Ah, it’s okay. Aitz Company will support it.”

“Will you be able to? Isn’t Aitz Company’s sales declining?”

“How does Countess Miloa know the company’s secrets? Did you plant a spy or something?”

“I can tell just by looking. The Red Star Fever [a popular product or trend] that swept the world is also weakening now.”

“Still, the next year will be fine. Franney is filling in the gaps well.”

Microwave ovens, Franney, are being sold all over the world through Aitz Company. Even now, Ayra, who met with foreign merchants, would be busy promoting.

“I heard rumors that the Hamele Empire made a product similar to Franney. Was it Puranney?”

My expression frowned.

They were really unethical. It seemed to be selling well, so they quickly made a knockoff. Still, I was glad it wasn’t an enemy of Franney yet.

“It’s okay. According to reliable sources, explosions during cooking are common, so they seem to be having difficulties in development.”

“But won’t they eventually complete it?”

“So, we have to continue to create magical tools that will surprise the world. At a speed that the Hamele Empire can’t even keep up with.”

Miloa’s expression became strange.

“They are far superior to us in magic engineering, to the point where they first revealed the magic superconductor. Is that possible?”

“That’s why we’re making massive investments in magic engineering.”

“Well, I’ll trust what the prince is doing. By the way, did that guy arrive safely?”

That guy was referring to the First Prince, Lucas.

“I received a message that he infiltrated safely not long after the two of you left for your honeymoon.”

He infiltrated the Ellenbeira region, which the kingdom had taken away in the past, with the Lionel Guardian Special Forces.

There, he would carry out various secret operations, such as secretly supporting the Civic Assembly, which was secretly spreading the poison of ‘republicanism’ to the Hamele Empire.

“How long are you going to keep him in that cold place?”

“Um… about two years?”

“Aren’t you overworking him?”

“Countess Miloa knows it well. It’s a chronic labor shortage.”

“Sigh… I can imagine him looking at documents until the moment he gives birth.”

“Hey, I’ll still take care of that much. I’ll give you plenty of maternity leave, so don’t worry.”

“How much?”

“Um, is 3 days before birth and 3 days after birth enough?”

Miloa’s face was terribly distorted.

***

Schuitz came to visit.

It had become a time of terror that came regularly twice a week.

I took off my shirt, lay down on the cot, and entrusted my body to his touch.

“Ugh…”

“You must never open your mouth. It will hurt just a little bit.”

“Hee-up!”

“You endured well. This time it’s here. It will hurt just a little more than before.”

“Ack!”

He was too good at lying.

He had never told the truth while treating me.

His touch stopped when I was sweating profusely and thought I couldn’t stand it anymore.

“Hoo… it’s over. Don’t overdo it and get up slowly.”

“Hoo… it’s a pain every time.”

“So, please refrain from using Barisada [a type of magic or technique] from now on. I felt it when I first treated the prince, but it’s too dangerous.”

“Okay. I’m not going to use it unless it’s a life-or-death situation.”

Schuitz shook his head at my smiling appearance.

“How is the vaccine development going?”

“It’s almost complete. Thanks to selling the prince’s name, we have recruited all the participants for the clinical trial.”

“Good. I’ll ask you to the end.”

“Don’t worry.”

“By the way, how is Marie doing these days?”

The child who was called the White Demon Acne in the ‘future’, who used divine power noticeably, and was kidnapped by Radwan, who used the people of the kingdom as chimera material.

“She’s the same as ever. I’m wondering if her divine power has disappeared rather than being sealed. Did she really use divine power?”

“I’m sure. It was written in Radwan’s diary.”

“Hmm… I’ll keep her by my side and observe her continuously.”

“I’m sorry for asking you to do so many things.”

“No.”

“I should go now… Ah! Countess Miloa seems to be under a lot of stress these days. When you treat her soon, it would be good to keep that in mind.”

“Isn’t it because the prince is giving her a lot of work? Stress is very bad for prenatal care, so it’s a big deal.”

“It’s not because of me. It seems like she’s getting stress outside of work. Something like that happens when you go from being alone to being a couple. Um… I think Kliang was the problem. He doesn’t know women’s hearts too well.”

“Ah! That’s what it is. I understand. Don’t worry. I should talk to Count Kliang about the mindset he should have for a smooth married life over a drink soon.”

Schuitz was known as a lover among noble ladies.

If he had advice, Kliang could be reborn as a lover. In addition, I hope my plans will proceed smoothly without any noise.

***

After a light lunch, I used the spare time to practice swordsmanship.

1st Form: Heaven Splitting.

2nd Form: Sky Cut.

3rd Form: Flash.

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I unfolded Evan’s Lionel Emperor Swordsmanship forms, operating with minimal magic power. I completed up to the 12th form safely without much pain.

‘Is it almost completely healed at this point?’

A smile of satisfaction appeared on its own.

Just a few days ago, I felt pain as if I was stabbing my solar plexus with a knife whenever I used magic power.

I was so excited that I wanted to throw away all the afternoon schedules and just swing my sword, but I quickly came to my senses and finished training.

‘Excessive training is worse than not doing it.’

What’s important to me now is completing the vessel called the body. The contents to fill it are already prepared.

After putting the sword into its scabbard, I closed my eyes and observed the inside. I carefully examined the core that had been devastated twice by using Subjugation [a powerful magical ability].

‘It’s definitely stronger.’

I thought of the muscles that get stronger by repeatedly tearing and recovering. Is it a similar effect?

It seemed like it wouldn’t be too difficult to hold six stars soon. It was a year earlier than expected. If I do well, I might be able to recover to the realm of a 7-star magic swordsman around the time of my coming-of-age ceremony.

I opened my closed eyes and looked for Alfonso.

He was yawning in the cool shade.

He looked like he had fallen into lethargy because I hadn’t given him anything special to do since the Crown Prince’s enthronement ceremony.

“Alfonso, what time is it?”

The guy slowly took out his pocket watch from his arms and opened it with a click.

“Um… it’s 1:35.”

His voice was also languid.

I felt a little annoyed.

“You don’t have much to do these days, do you?”

“Hut! What do you mean I don’t have anything to do? I was just a little dazed because I had so, so much to do.”

He was amazing at sensing a crisis.

If he had answered yes, I was going to send him to Lucas for a while.

“The 2 o’clock schedule was a visit to Fran-nim’s lab, right? Let’s go quickly. Shouldn’t we go early? Haha.”

Alfonso took the lead towards Fran’s lab.

I slowly followed him and asked him.

“Is the absorption of the Origin Bloodwood still not happening?”

“It’s not as easy as I thought. As you know, it’s so dangerous…”

“As expected, a comfortable palace life is the problem…”

“Tonight! I will try to absorb it again. If something goes wrong, please engrave on my tombstone that I, Alfonso, sacrificed my life for the Crown Prince.”

As I had a trivial conversation with Alfonso, I quickly arrived at Fran’s lab.

Knock knock.

“I’m here.”

There was no answer.

It was a common occurrence, so I just opened it with a thud. I saw Fran’s back, who was immersed in the experiment.

I sneaked up and looked at it. She was engraving mana circuits on Stella. It was a very delicate task. If you do that wrong, it’s a big deal…

“Ah, damn it!”

Woo- Bang- Kwang!!

It just explodes like that.

Magic engineering is so dangerous. There are countless people who lose their lives while experimenting. Of course, high-ranking wizards like Fran are not injured to that extent.

She instantly manifested a shield that covered Stella, so it ended with papers scattering everywhere.

‘I came at the wrong time.’

I should have come when I succeeded in the test and was in a good mood.

“What did you want to see me about?”

As expected, her expression asking me what I wanted was frowning.

“I think you’re not in a good mood, so I’ll take the next opportunity…”

“It’s okay. I’m not so angry that I can’t tell the difference between public and private matters.”

Well, if you say so.

“I’m going to establish a magic engineering department at the Royal Military Academy soon.”

“So?”

“No matter how much I look around, Fran-nim is the only one who can take on the head of the magic engineering department. Please take it.”

“I refuse.”

Fran’s firm refusal, which did not leave any room for doubt, pierced my heart like a dagger.

Still, I couldn’t back down like this.

“I’ve had enough of cleaning up after kids at the Red Tower. I’m not doing it anymore.”

“It’s not a professor. It’s the head of the department, the head of the department. You can just stay in your seat. Just lend me your name, just your name.”

“Do you think I don’t know your intentions? You’re trying to tie me to the kingdom somehow because I didn’t receive the title of Lionel, right?”

I had shown Fran too much in the meantime. She was seeing through my thoughts.

It’s okay.

I came because I was confident that I could persuade her.

“Um… you don’t like the nickname ‘Mother of the Microwave Oven’, do you?”

Fran’s face contorted.

“Get out of here right now if you came to make fun of me!”

I smiled and opened my mouth.

“First, follow me.”

“I’m not going!”

“Ah, come quickly.”

“If I know where you’re going.”

“It’s right next door. My lab.”

The lab that Isabel left behind after moving to the magic superconductor research complex in the south is being renovated and used by me.

It was protected by double and triple security magic. Fran could open it secretly, but I trusted her research ethics.

“You were hiding it so much when I asked you to show it to me.”

“It was all for today.”

I had been dragging my sick body and locking myself in the lab every night, so I must have been wondering what I was doing.

I arrived in front of the lab and released the security magic one by one and opened the door.

“What? It hasn’t changed much since Isabel’s time.”

“It’s below.”

“Below?”

I rolled up the carpet.

A huge iron door appeared. I grabbed the doorknob and sent magic power to release the last security.

The iron door opened with a woong vibration.

I jumped down first.

“Fran-nim, you can come down the stairs. Come down quickly.”

“Don’t rush me. I’m all the way down…”

Fran, who came down like that.

She was speechless for a while when she discovered the giant that seemed to fill the underground space.

“… What is that?”

“Haven’t you heard the rumors? It’s a Titan [a giant mechanical construct]. I happened to get the blueprints and made one roughly, but what do you think? Don’t you want to leave your name as the Mother of the Titan rather than the Mother of the Microwave Oven? Perhaps you will be remembered in history as a greater wizard than Wright, who is called the Father of the Airship.”