Chapter 103: The Mining Guild

“My name is Albert, of the Marquessate of Luminous,” I said, introducing myself with a bow. “Per Baron Strahm’s request, I shall be serving as an observer in this matter.” “No matter,” Count Emghis retorted, taking his seat.  That’s some tone… My household is ranked higher than his. I suppose he merely sees me as the heir …

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Chapter 102: A (Not So) Warm Welcome from Count Emghis

“Maybe they were acting on the Count’s behalf…?” The room went dead silent. Lihilt and I exchanged glances. Laura stared at the carriage ceiling, speaking to no one in particular, “I think the spell they used to turn all those stones into boulders was Earth Ball. It’s a difficult spell to cast—even I can’t use it. Do those …

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Chapter 101: To The Count’s Domain We Go!

Our high-speed carriage made its way into Emghis' domain. The journey here was a lengthy one, spanning several days. It's been such a pleasant experience that I don't feel tired in the slightest, however. This thing's a step above the carriages nobles use, too—it was custom-built and used by the royal family, which is nothing …

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Chapter 100: Third Princess Nastasia Valentine

Authors note:  Last chapter ended on a bit of a confusing note, so here's a reminder: A. Autumn - Nastasia visits Lihilt's territory. B. Beginning of winter - Albert and friends visit Lihilt's territory. The main story is at B, but at the ending of last chapter, we moved to A, making this a flashback …

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Chapter 99: Heavy Mithril vs Magic Arrow

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH?!” Lihilt screamed. He ran up to the Heavy Mithril embedded into the wall, bringing his face next to it. Its beautiful jet-black surface, which had been polished to a shine, was now riddled with cracks. “W-W-Wha?! Are you serious?! HUUUUUUH?!”  You could tell how dejected Lihilt was at a glance. I felt sorrier by …

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Chapter 97: Viscount Lihilt Strahm (Beginning)

The Kingdom Festival ended, and the Academy went back to its usual, daily routine, as if the undead disturbance had never even happened. And the same went for me, too. Ever since I talked things over with Kyria, the nobles stopped approaching me all together.  As a result, I'm living out the same life as …

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Chapter 96: The King of Darkness

Carlyle began his explanation matter-of-factly, "There exists a race of people who excel at controlling Dark Power, and Darkness refers to their descendants, y'see." He then paused for a moment and continued, "...Ah, if anyone has any questions, you're welcome to ask whenever." "Then I'll ask right now," I said, throwing him a question, "What is Dark Power?" "I don't …

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Chapter 95: At Carlyle’s Estate

The Kingdom Festival came to an end, and Carlyle invited Firvus to his private residence. "...Man, this is embarrassing..." Carlyle voiced his sincere thoughts. "I acted all cool and went, 'Farewell, Son of Darkness', but I utterly failed to finish the job..." He then put his hands on his head and yelled, "AAAAAAAAAAAAH! I WANT …

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Chapter 94: You Taught Me How to Live

After losing consciousness during my battle with the masked man, I ended up getting hospitalized. ...I really only got punched and blacked out, though... Upon asking the staff, they said, "We've been ordered by the country to nurse you with utmost care!". If I had to guess, it's because I'm nobility. The next day, while …

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