Spoils Of War (1)
"I've had the pleasure of watching you in action. It was brilliant!" <King Roserun>
The young king shouted with joy, as if he had completely vanquished Bridget.
But the war was not over yet.
Of course, they gained the advantage.
Still, this wasn't the time to be happy.
"Your Majesty, the real battle begins here. Let me hear your praise after we defeat Bridget." <Julius >
The king nodded.
"You will be rewarded handsomely then!" <King Roserun>
This battle changed the attitudes of the king and the nobles; it was the same for the princess.
Yurasia, who had bandages all over her body, nodded vigorously and agreed with the king's words, fortunately, her wound did not seem to be deep.
It was only a cut and no serious injury like a broken bone.
She was even moving as soon as she woke up after sleeping for a day.
"Thank you, Your Majesty" <Julius >
"Of course!" <King Roserun>
The king raised his voice and the nobles nodded at the same time. I left the audience room with the princess after the ceremonial audience, realizing that my reputation had changed.
I was going to head to the barracks for a strategy meeting but as the two of us walked shoulder to shoulder through the corridors of the royal palace, Yurasia suddenly stood in front of me.
"Your power...It's too bad you had to hide it from me too! The three Bridget swordsmen are very famous...!" <Princess Yurasia>
"I didn't have time to explain, and you didn't ask... Plus there is a very old saying, to deceive your enemy you must deceive your friends." <Julius >
"That's true, but..." <Princess Yurasia>
Yurasia touched Rossade strapped to her waist and stopped.
"Next time...I'd love to fight you, to know your limits…" <Princess Yurasia>
The look in her eyes showed her will to become stronger, I nodded my head.
"I understand. But you might get hurt." <Julius >
"I know that, but I'm so excited to fight with a mana art user." <Princess Yurasia>
Yurasia said this while putting her hand on her chest.
"Incidentally, the guard who came with me, Zeff, is just as strong as Errante." <Julius >
"What? Is that true?" <Princess Yurasia>
"I wouldn't lie about something like this." <Julius >
Yurasia couldn't keep her mouth shut.
There was not a single warlord or hero in Roserun who had a power level of over 90.
She was the strongest, so it was a natural reaction.
"That's why I need you to trust me. Even if I give you some crazy orders, it's all strategy." <Juilius >
I took another step closer to her.
Close enough that I could see the pores in her translucent skin.
Her white skin was covered with wounds from yesterday's fierce battle.
Yurasia didn't back away from the close distance.
Rather, she looked up at me with a willful gaze and said.
"I will follow your orders no matter what!" <Princess Yurasia>
She tried to kneel while saying so, so I grabbed her arm to stop her.
She was covered in bandages and should not make any sudden moves such as these and furthermore.
"Your Highness, you don't have to do this, besides as I've said before, you ought not say such things to someone like me, or anyone for that matter." <Julius >
"But!...If there had been even one treasure left at that time, the enemy might not have gathered in the central square. To think that this strategy would have been ruined because of me...even kneeling a hundred won't make up for it..." <Princess Yurasia>
She talked with a depressed look on her face as if she was guilty.
But as she motored off her reply her speech halted and her face went red.
Sigh
Again she only truly listened to the first bit before starting to respond and then hearing the rest of what I said.
Fortunately, I seemed to have gained a lot of trust from her.
"Instead, could you show me Rossade? That sword was amazing!" <Julius >
"Rossade?...But how did you know the name of the sword?" <Princess Yurasia>
With a curious look on her face, Yurasia unsheathed Rossade from her waistband and handed it to me.
"It's a famous sword. Of course I've heard of it, especially seeing how you wielded it." <Julius >
The sword was beautiful.
However, it seemed that the only effect I got from using it was +3 power level.
It was a treasure sword that would release mana like a skill even for B-class mana users, but I guess I don't have enough accumulated mana to use this effect.
"It seems that the Roserun family has many treasures and tools that have been passed down from generation to generation. Could it be that there are still others?" <Julius >
I asked as I returned the sword, and the princess nodded immediately.
"There are other treasures as well. I've already used up what I had, but I'm sure there are still some left in the royal treasury." <Princess Yurasia>
"The royal treasury?" <Julius >
"Would you like to go to the treasury? If there's anything you need, I'll give it to you!" <Princess Yurasia>
Again with this girl, she needs to watch her phrasing.
"Are you sure?" <Julius >
"Yes, there's no point in storing them away for safekeeping if they can be used in war." <Princess Yurasia>
The princess turned away as soon as she said that.
"Come this way, then!" <Princess Yurasia>
She quickly moved to the basement.
The treasury seemed to be located in the basement of the royal palace.
As she descended into the basement, I saw a huge door.
There were no guards there.
When the princess held out her hand, the door opened automatically, emitting light in response to the ring she was wearing.
It was a white light, similar to the one in the basement of my castle.
Since white light is related to divine power, doesn't this mean that these ancient facilities that remain on this continent are also related to the administrator of the game?
Rossade that emits blue light is a treasure.
Unlike it, anything that emits a white light is probably related to a perk like Heavenly Demon Rain.
What if there are still other hidden perks that I can collect?
I thought about this when I saw the treasures and tools associated with the white light, but now I had no clue.
I followed her first and stepped into the treasure room.