Chapter 67 – The Sun – 1
Franz illuminated by the sun.
Day not over. The sun, which seemed to always last, finally set.
Until the moment the new sun rises.
“Turn it off.”
Exhausted…
It was the first time I had ever used magic like this.
In between, he ate nutritional supplements made from the special products of the Great Mountains and devoted himself to recovery with the help of Grace’s older sister.
The sun, which lasted for almost 12 hours from the late evening when the sun went down to the time of sunrise.
The coming-of-age ceremony itself ended at dawn, but I endured until sunrise to endure until the very end. At the end, it reminds me of the memory of forcing the trembling lower half of the body in front of the aristocrats who were almost astonished.
But I still had to put my mind at ease.
Among the nobles who have come this far, the nobles who have a long way to go are still staying in this castle.
Still, I continued to lie in bed with the intention of getting a good rest in the morning.
– Knock!
As I was lying half-faint with the blanket covering my face, the door opened with a rattling sound.
My eyes were half open in a daze. I was surprised that it was dark, but when I thought about it, I was covered with a blanket. But I told them not to approach anyone at this time…
“Um… Who is it?”
If there’s an urgent matter, I’ll let you know who’s visiting. Came in suddenly
When I tried to lower the blanket over the approaching sign, the person grabbed the blanket tightly.
“No, I don’t know who it is, but suddenly entering the room.”
“… Embarrassed.”
“… Princess?”
A voice I had recently become accustomed to pierced my ears.
A dazed mind awoke.
No, now… What are you doing?
“Wait, wait!”
Anyway, this doesn’t work
A royal princess in a man’s room? This is dangerous.
And I know why no one tells me. You came in secretly!
“At some point, even the barrier! It’s really dangerous, Princess Amelia!”
There are quite a few nobles staying in the castle. Of course, it’s difficult to notice because of the distance, but it’s really dangerous if you prepare just in case.
I also immediately set up a barrier around the room with magic.
“Ha…”
Really what is this
Lying on the bed with the blanket over me, the princess stood in front of me. It’s a really strange experience.
As she sighed, she felt the response of the princess’s body quiver. If you’re ashamed of yourself, don’t do it…
“So, princess. What’s going on?”
“… Eww. Woah, are you mad?”
“Of course.”
If you see the voice creeping in, you should know that you shouldn’t be like this. What do you think?
In the meantime, I was able to get to know her to some extent because I had talked to her enough. Although she is still of an age that cannot be called an adult, since she is a member of the royal family, of course she would have been taught appropriate education.
“Therefore… Can I put down the covers now?”
“Um…”
The strength to hold the blanket weakened.
She slowly lowered the blanket over her.
Princess Amelia had her head down as she came right next to her. To the point where you could see her ears slightly reddened, her age, which I couldn’t recall from her usual expressionless appearance, flashed through her head when she saw that action.
“Haaa. From now on, you must never do that.”
“Sorry…”
Glance.
I met eyes with Princess Amelia, who was looking at me.
She was startled and laughed as she lowered her head again.
“So what happened?”
“… To repay the favor.”
“Favor?”
I stared blankly at Princess Amelia.
As if she had calmed down a bit, she raised her face and looked at me. The usual Princess Amelia. However, her cheeks were red as if she was a little embarrassed, wondering if she was leaving at all.
“You can get that later. You don’t have to sneak around like this.”
Yes.
She deserves a lot, starting with her work for saving her. I don’t have any intention of tearing it down, but it’s because I worked this far. You will receive as much as you will receive. I should have told you that too.
But Princess Amelia shook her head.
“No, no. This is my personal favor.”
“A personal favor?”
“I’m not saying there’s no benefit from helping me, but… But it was something I didn’t have to help.”
Therefore.
A favor felt personally, regardless of royalty or country. That answer.
“But even so, all of a sudden…”
“… A letter arrived through a territory close to Barheun.”
“Ah yes. I know.”
It wasn’t really a secret.
Trade usually centered on lakes and rivers. There is no way that there is no city that is the center of that trade. Of course, there’s no way that he doesn’t have a connection with Barheun, and through conversations with Princess Amelia, he had already delivered the letter through them, and we also received that reply.
Of course, I had to contact you urgently, but I had to secretly deliver the letter for an excuse including information control. Just like that, now we have exchanged various information.
“Negotiations with Brahms’s royal family have also ended. The Duke of Baheun, Charinaire of the Red Shark, will come directly.”
“Charinaire.”
… I honestly don’t know.
I’ve heard the name, but there’s no way I know the detailed information about the duke in another country…
“Because it doubles as my escort… When she arrives, she won’t have time to talk freely anymore. Therefore…”
Princess Amelia looked at me as she said that.
It is not an illusion that the black eyes look wet.
“I want to return the favor to you one last time.”
“Well…”
Having said this, it is difficult for me to react differently.
What came suddenly… Well, forgive me
“Good. So, how exactly are you going to repay the favor?”
It’s called personal grace.
Nobility or royalty Grace that has nothing to do with that.
At my words, Princess Amelia returned her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath.
I opened my eyes.
“Do you know that those who have the magic of the sun don’t exist yet?”
* * *
“Until now, no one has obtained the magic of the sun… No one ruled the sun. Why? Have you ever thought of that, Leoric Franz?”
“That’s… I’ve never heard of it.”
In the past, numerous magical power holders challenged the position of the sun.
Of course.
A being who always looks down from the sky. A symbol of overwhelming power. Everyone who stuck with lightning coveted it.
“There were many people who dreamed of the sun, but none of them could handle the sun. Why is that? Numerous families, including counts, marquis, dukes, and kings all aimed for the position. That is how high the hierarchy of the sun was.”
Of course.
Even on Earth, all the things that symbolize the sun are unusual. In the case of Greek and Roman mythology, the highest god is lightning, but Apollo, the sun god, is also a being with a status worthy of him. Neither in Egyptian mythology nor in Japanese mythology, its position was incomparable to that of an ordinary god.
“There were many people who dreamed of that place. At best, it was nothing more than a shining spark. In the Age of Gods, there were many beings who called themselves sun gods, but can they really be called sun gods?”
Even if the technology of this world has developed unusually, in the end, a proper scientific system has not been established, and most of the knowledge is still monopolized by the high-ranking people, and it is not uncommon for a lot of knowledge that has been studied with great difficulty to disappear as the bloodline is cut off.
In such a world, it is a dangerous act to impart knowledge to someone who is not a member of the family.
Should I stop?
“Okay. In the first place, we already have the magic of the sea.”
“Mmm.”
Perhaps noticing the hesitation in my expression, Princess Amelia replied that there was no problem.
“There you already have the seed.”
“Seed?”
“The sun you spread out. That is not a transfer that could be possible even for a marquis level who simply reached the limit of the amount of magical power. Even if that bloodline has properties related to light, including flames.”
Artificial sun rises.
That’s… It was just an imitation of something from a novel or cartoon that I had seen in my previous life.
“I don’t know why, but the magic you possess is starting to change little by little.”
I remembered those words.
The magical light that slightly changes color.
“From my point of view, the hierarchy of the sun you will acquire is not long.”
“Mmm.”
“I can’t guarantee you’ll get it from the knowledge I’ve given you, but it will help.”
When it has its own magical power, there are several ways in which its characteristics are determined. For example, the Bahnia clan who study the sea. The Franz clan is awe-inspiring to those around them based on their belief in the golden lion. Or Borang or Hemillion, which are naturally determined by the characteristics of the clan’s birth.
Of course, there are limits to just doing research and gaining faith, so I have to do both anyway.
“Do you know what causes fruit to fall from trees?”
No apples here?
Perhaps it was because my expression was strange, Princess Amelia was taken aback.
“That is not a strange story at all. Do you even know about this? It’s a pretty famous story. As we, the Bahnia clan, studied the sea, we realized that one of the knowledge we grasped was related to the ebb and flow of the sea.
Ugh, I never thought I’d hear stories about the ebb and flow of the tide here.
That is, gravity… Was it? No, what was it When did you learn this? The science common sense learned in elementary, middle and high school has now become ambiguous.
Certainly, this world knows about gravity, but I would have thought they knew the difference between the tides. I can’t even answer if you have to explain this. I already forgot everything. I know that it is caused by the gravity of the sun and moon.
“Honestly, I don’t know how much it will be useful to you, who have already subconsciously realized it…”
The words of Princess Amelia, who spoke while saying that, were roughly similar to what I knew.
Starting with gravity, the geocentric theory. Revolution. The circulation of water and air…
I hope you hear this story here. Of course, there were only approximate knowledge, and there were also things decorated with obscure words. Perhaps the talking Princess Amelia didn’t understand it properly either. Even so, I would have thought that the research had progressed to this extent.
“… Mmm. The reaction is bad.”
“Yeah?”
Maybe it’s because I don’t know how to listen to this kind of story here, so I’m making a strange expression.
Princess Amelia looked at me with a subtle expression.
“Did you know?”
The princess became sullen.
