"Prince Ludwin, why would you embark on such a dangerous journey?" Alicia preempted me with her question.
"Yeah, please consider, Your Highness," Thor supported Alicia. However, Gladeus merely smirked.
"Father already gave his verdict. Do you want to o...
2024-01-12 13:52:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Lady Eli, may I have a bit of your time?" The prince approached me first thing in the morning.
"Sure. May I help you, Prince Ludwin?"
" Here is the reply from my father about what we talked about the other day. Sorry that we could only do this much." ...
2024-01-09 16:19:13 +0000 UTC View Post"R666. Umm. Elidranthia. Hmm.. how should we approach this?"
"Hmm? Why use my real name?"
" We have a commission to deliver a message to you. From your father."
"Huh? My father knew I was a reaper!!"
"No. Arghh… I am...
2024-01-06 14:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Ride out. They're trying to surround us again!" I rallied my morale. I had only been fighting with goblins, orcs, trolls, and other monsters. My grandfather was the one who had been in the real war with my dad when they cleaned up this region. However, his decisions, such as hiring re...
2024-01-03 14:41:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Greetings, students of the empire, and especially you, the future high mage of the empire. My name is Carl Marx, and I am a Royal Guard platoon commander. There has been a security issue, and new rules will be implemented in response. I hope you follow them obediently. First, going ou...
2024-01-01 09:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Three down," I gasped as I walked to Baron Don's villa. Sensation returned to my fingers, and I could move them again. *cough *cough
"Good work! Next is Baron Don. He was supposed to have a huge party at his villa. This might be the hardest one yet since you also have...
2023-12-29 07:59:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, R25B provided me with the names of the four barons I was supposed to assassinate. I spent another four days memorizing the city layouts and synchronizing them with my reaper card. After superimposing the noble quarters map with my cartographer tool, I meticulously planned...
2023-12-26 16:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the exam period, the second prince approached me once again, this time after class.
"Eli! Wait up a bit. Before you go, I want to ask you something. You are in the anti-mage faction, right?"
"Prince Ludwin, I am just a child. I didn't join any po...
2023-12-24 14:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostA week later, letters arrived from the Theocracy of Mana, reporting that Baron Kharn and his family had been assassinated by over 20 assassins, resulting in the deaths of 10 knights and 5 mageknights of the Theocracy. The Theocracy expressed anger and held our empire respons...
2023-12-21 20:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe day after tomorrow, I found Safira in my room, crying. A letter from her father had arrived, instructing her to visit him at the border town of Slane territory. Of course, the principal didn't permit her to leave without her guardians. Even if the letter was legitimate, which he wa...
2023-12-19 03:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post"Hmm? What? Kill Kharn? But why?"
"It was revealed that Baron Kharn planned to desert our country. Our empire couldn't tolerate it, and thus, they asked you to dispose of him silently. It was worth 150 points."
I was taken aback by the organization. Kharn hadn't done anything wrong in...
2023-12-17 06:04:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Hey! Do you know about the swordsmanship tournament? Who are you rooting for?" Ronya asked me. She mentioned that the girls were discussing the annual swordsmanship tournament. This was my first time hearing about it.
"Where was the tournament last year?" I asked.
... 2023-12-14 06:29:08 +0000 UTC View PostThank you all for your support. Thanks to your support, I managed to pay for the previously commissioned art (it was almost 50$). The art took almost a month to complete, and I was partly blamed for that for being so fussy. Thus, even though he might not see this, I apologized in advance to...
2023-12-13 14:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post
So, the art I have commissioned almost a month ago is finally finished!! No more Ai art for the book cover! How is it? wasn't Eli terrifying here?
The cover was made by @ziachiart here is another picture with his watermark.
Thank you all for the support!
The glasses should arrive in two days. Meanwhile, John Sark continued to dine with us. He paid no mind to my previous insolence and continued with his visits. I noticed, however, that knights from the royal capital weren't received well here. Most of the royal guards were an entitled b...
2023-12-12 06:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe barracks appeared different from my recollection. Moreover, guards were scattered throughout, even in the dead of night. However, a simple illusion sufficed to slip past them. As always, their discipline left much to be desired. Upon opening the vice commander's room, its light sti...
2023-12-10 13:25:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Hmm? What we wrote on that note was this. 'Don't play around or we will kill you.' That's all," R25B said when I complained to him about what I heard from Safira yesterday.
"But Safira said we wanted to kill her!"
"Now, that's funny. Well, he wasn't k...
2023-12-08 06:14:58 +0000 UTC View Post"R666, your mission tonight is to deliver a threatening letter to Baron Kharn. Make sure you remain unseen when infiltrating his house," R25B instructed me.
Another stealth task, I thought wearily. The previous one was dull. Moreover, wasn't Baron Kharn Safira's father...
2023-12-05 16:06:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe school subject explained the history of our Althemer Empire in a little more detail than what my father did in his free time. Prior to the decisive victory 200 years ago, Althemer was a vassal of the Theocracy of Mana in the southeast. The king at that time was a mage, and his retinues were a...
2023-12-02 17:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn my dream, I found Elidranthia skipping on top of the dead bodies I had killed. She was joyfully jumping on the corpses, playing hopscotch with them. Her giggles, accompanied by her red eyes, were mystique and enchanting. She then turned her gaze towards me, her mirror image, and skipped in my ...
2023-12-01 18:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Great news! Your achievement this time has granted you 145 points, bringing you up to 192P." However, his words entered one ear and exited the other.
"So, about that baron," I urged him to hurry up, growing impatient after a week of waiting. During this time, my thoug...
2023-11-30 07:31:46 +0000 UTC View Post"R666! Answer! R666!" My card was ringing me. I picked up my earclip and shouted at him.
"So noisy! Do you know what time it is!" I complained right to his face.
"R663 is requesting backup. You are the only one in the area."
"Hmm? Why would he be...
2023-11-29 05:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post"R666, you are a noble, right? You have been invited to a tea party, right?" R25B asked me in the middle of the night. Well, not exactly the middle of the night, but his timing annoyed me. I was about to doze off.
"Hm? So?"
"I want you to go to the castle tomorrow."
"Ugh… I do...
2023-11-27 05:03:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Lady Eli, open your mouth! Aaa." Alicia fed me my breakfast at the cafeteria. The spying work I did last time bore no results, and I only got 2 points from it. Since I fed her sleeping pills in the evening, she slept until sunrise and was absolutely refreshed. Unlike me, who looked haggard.
<... 2023-11-26 06:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostRefusing such an order was tantamount to suicide. We had to accept them. However, the letter specifically asked for Alicia. Now, she begged me to come. The situation had done a complete 180-degree reversal from the previous ball.
"Lady Eli! You wouldn't leave me alone to go to the castle, r...
2023-11-25 10:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe day of the tea party soon arrived. Ludwin's younger sister, Charlotte, was in attendance. She was only 9, and even though she was that young, she was the same height as me! Rage almost built up in me, but I suppressed it. This was a royal tea party. If she cried because of me, it could be the...
2023-11-24 10:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I arrived at the academy, news about the war was a hot topic among students. This semester, the teachers were going to introduce us to magic enchantments. Magic enchantments could only be done with the corresponding elements. For example, I needed a wind affinity if I wanted to make a phone....
2023-11-22 17:54:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe cathedral in Duke Slane's territory was quite distant. We had to travel south, passing through 15 villages and 2 cities. The journey itself took two weeks, twice as long as the journey to the capital. It was mandatory for noble weddings to be held at the Cathedral of Mana. The reason the Cath...
2023-11-22 06:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post"R666! Your commission has been declared completed without penalties! And your picture has been rewarded with 100 points," R25B said gleefully the following day. I chose not to continue the recon last night. I was tired, and Alicia had been eyeing my bedroom. Did she think she was my mother? I co...
2023-11-20 17:16:55 +0000 UTC View Post"Die!" He swung his blade. I thought nothing was going to happen with how far he was. However, as a fellow mage, I saw mana building around his cutlass and heading in my direction. The so-called wave slash was coming my way.
"Oh, you see that? Then dodge this!" He charged at me, throwing se...
2023-11-19 13:15:02 +0000 UTC View Post