Chapter 15

Chapter 15. From today I am a genius (4)

“But I have no mana at all.”

“...That won’t be the case.”

Ranfil couldn't bear to hit the shield properly.

It is already famous that I have zero mana affinity.

Externally, how can I, who is a mana gossip, fly the sword?

At that point, Lanfil was also speechless.

“Why do you want to teach me swords so much?”

“...It's because Arel-nim needs to become stronger.”

He looked at me seriously and said.

“Of course, I will protect Arell-nim and Leafana-nim even at the cost of my life. But... the world has one if only. At least I want to be able to protect myself.”

I am genuinely concerned for my safety.

Apparently, he was worried about me in his own way, so he tried to point to swordsmanship until the end.

Right.

Did the escort knight have any concerns?

I'm sorry for whining that I can't do it if I'm serious like this.

“...I’ll try some more.”

Reluctantly, I grabbed the sword again.

Even after that, the swordsmanship class did not make much progress.

So don't be sorry Ranfil.

Sooner or later, those worries will be blown away at once.

* * *

Whether it's swordsmanship or magic, it doesn't matter to me.

What is the duty of children?

Of course you are studying!

Finally, the time to study has arrived.

To be honest, I thought I was tired of waiting.

For some reason, it seemed that the process of recruiting a tutor to take charge of me took time.

I roughly guessed why.

probably passed on to each other.

It is not an ordinary person to be a tutor for a royal child.

from a high-ranking aristocracy. It must also be a person with considerable culture.

Besides, being the teacher of a royal child would be a fair honor.

People who want to do it will overflow here and there.

but who am i

Poor swordsmanship and magic aptitude!

He is truly a scrap prince!

The approval rating is hitting the bottom because there is no succession right, but recently it has fallen further into the minus.

Being my tutor like this would not be very honorable, so they probably didn't want to do it.

My predictions seemed right.

As soon as I met the tutor for the first time, I felt that he had no motivation at all.

“This is Gamil Pernea. Starting today, I will be Prince Arell's tutor.”

There was no life in his eyes as he spoke calmly.

It seems like I can hear the cry in my heart that I really hate to do it.

It seems that the perception that I am a child who is not worth teaching has settled in his mind.

I know how rumors about me circulate among nobles.

Is there anything strange about it?

It doesn't matter.

“Please take good care of me!”

I smiled at Gamil.

“???? yes.”

He seemed reluctant, but I am a prince nonetheless.

I forced myself to nod my head.

Don't worry.

I will correct that perception sooner or later.

And it took two days to surprise Gamil.

“...You're kidding too much.”

He looked down at me with his pupils widening.

It is a mixed reaction when faced with a fact that is sincerely unbelievable.

The reason why his voice doesn't tremble is probably because he's usually calm.

He suppresses his emotions and asks me again.

“Are you saying you learned to read already?”

‘Come to think of it... It might have been a little unusual since before.'

He learned to speak quickly, and from an early age he listened to himself and his nanny Chena.

Was that a sign?

‘I should have noticed it sooner...

Thinking that way, I felt a little sorry.

On the other hand, I was also happy.

None other than the king, who is now acknowledging Arel.

“I want you to grow splendidly as it is.”

Lipana also wholeheartedly agreed with his words.

yes? Feel free to look forward to it.

And please look forward to the future.

I smirked as I listened to the conversation between the king and my mother.

It's going as expected.

Listening to his excited voice, fortunately, it seemed that my appeal had worked.

but. What parent would not be happy to hear that their child is a genius?

Not only Abby but also her mother is delighted.

It went well with this.

I was satisfied with the result and stretched.

As it is, for the time being, I will continue to act as a noble genius-to-be mother-in-law.

yeah just go like this

Then, in the future, I will be able to get a suitable seat and comfortably stretch my legs out.

after a while As a bounty, no small amount of gold coins and various treasures were given to me.

Of course, the person who gave the gift was the king.

Apparently, he was the type of person who would give even one more rice cake to his pretty child.

....I knew that, so I was aiming for it.

Anyway, when you become the king of a country, the scale of your spending is different.

“Wow....

I was impressed as I checked each and every item that was handed down as a bounty.

Even the gold coin that was given out right away made her tempted to wonder if she could just play and eat and live like this for the rest of her life.

no pigs! no! Do you think you will be satisfied with just this much?

The concubine was old and needed to be repaired, but at this rate, I think I could repair it and hire additional ladies-in-waiting.

Soldiers and knights were additionally placed there.

This is a bonus I didn't even think of.

Originally, I had planned to solve the money issue first and then the escort troops issue.

The reason for this was that the king, who had heard of my news before and came to see the state of the palace guards, frowned.

When I asked unpleasantly, ‘Is this all there is?', it was worth seeing the face of Ranpil, who was called, turning blue.

“Arel can't use swords and magic, so he'll need more troops to protect him.”

After saying that, additional troops were assigned shortly thereafter.

The problem of the poor escorts of our palace also kept bothering me, but it turned out well.

Looking out the window now, Ranpil is taking over the new knights and soldiers to escort the concubine.

Oh look at that kid's face.

It's a lot of bravado...

The guy who was only in command of ten soldiers is suddenly in charge of three times as many knights and soldiers, so he seems to be in better shape now.

After all, he's the commander.

Okay, let's get some poop form for a while.

And sooner or later you'll have to harass me.

Whoop whoop I'm looking forward to it.

I looked away from the window and checked the gifts again.

Among them, I picked up a necklace that was contained in a luxurious-looking case.

It is a necklace with a large scarlet gem set in the middle.

Somehow, this guy seems to be the most valuable.

“???? This?”

Aside from money and other items, what I am concerned about right now is this.

At first glance, it looks like an extravagant necklace.

I focused my consciousness slightly on my eyes.

yeah can't fool my eyes

Inside the vermilion jewel, a circuit for mana circulation is precisely engraved.

By analogy, it is like the electronic board of a precision machine.

The circuit is not working right now, but if my eyesight is correct, when the mana circuit engraved inside works...?

“As expected, it’s not an ordinary necklace. nWhen I inadvertently groaned, my mother, who was checking the bounty list next to me, looked at me and exclaimed, “Oh!”

Is that an artifact given to you by His Majesty?”

“yes.”

I nodded.