(EP-176.2) Sand #1
176 – Wind and Sand #1
“Yeah. I heard you’ve been exercising with Elga lately. You’ve been trying to increase your strength or reduce record ti, right?”
“That’s right, my lady.”
For the growth of strength and agility, Elga progressively increased the intensity of my training.
The body tended to adapt to resistance and weight, and to avoid plateauing, the intensity of my training needed to be constantly raised.
“The Mana path is the sa. It needs increasingly stimulating factors. Theo, the nearby dungeons are no longer enough for you.”
Aira was right. Being a Rank 7 Archmage, she was able to accurately pinpoint the problem that caused my stagnancy.
And I wasn’t that stupid to not grasp her intention. So, I asked.
“Aira-nim is saying that this duel is a good catalyst for my growth?”
“Indeed. Treading between life and death is the true path to growth. The novel says it here~.”
So she was telling what she read in the novel…
Whether it was about my height earlier or now, it seed like Aira was deeply imrsed in the pleasure of reading, unable to distinguish reality from fiction.
Thus, I lightly advised Aira.
“Aira-nim, the stories in novels are just made-up. You actually don’t believe everything in those scenarios as the truth, right?”
“Indeed, there’re made-up stories. There’s definitely so of that. However, it’s not all lies. If you believe it’s real, it can beco real. If you earnestly wish for it, the world will help you.”
‘The world will help you if you earnestly wish for it.’ That sounded like a line from a novel. But co to think of it, maybe Aira was right.
After all, wasn’t I soone who had entered the world of the last novel I read? The stories could be real.
“Theo, it’s not just a story I made up. The great Archmage Solomon is said to have improved his skills through days of dueling.”
“By Archmage Solomon, are you referring to the Demon King Angmar?”
I never expected Aira to bring up a story about the Demon King. So, feeling a bit puzzled and intrigued, I asked, and Aira gestured with her index finger into the air.
“Archmage Solomon and the Demon King are the sa yet different. There’s a need to distinguish between the two.”
“I see.”
Before and after corruption, they were treated as separate individuals. It made sense.
And when Aira ntioned that Solomon raised his magic skills by fighting, it felt like there was sothing about it. Did I also need to fight?
In fact, Professor Balan, who was the Demon King’s follower, also suggested the need to stimulate magic growth through experiences involving fighting and life-or-death situations.
I suddenly wondered.
“Then, did Aira-nim have duels to improve your magic skills?”
“No. I don’t need to do such things.”
“I see, truly remarkable. Then is Queen Aira more powerful than Solomon?”
“Hmm, I’d say I’m wiser. I don’t cling to the impossible task of resurrecting the dead.”
“You an Solomon’s Nymph.”
“Yes. Solomon delved into various magics to revive the dead Nymph, eventually being consud by the madness itself. Theo, rember this. Magic is nothing more than a tool.”
“I’ll keep that in mind. But does Aira-nim believe that it’s impossible to use magic to resurrect the dead?”
There was a brief silence. The atmosphere suddenly felt tense. But Aira soon burst into laughter.
“Yes, that is why I am wiser than Solomon.”
Aira was firm. She was indeed a wise queen…
“Ah, and it might get noisier. I got this letter today.”
Seuk.
Aira held out a lavish letter that was on the desk.
It was wrapped in a golden-dusted wrap with luxurious golden sealing. It looked like real gold. Who would be wasting money like this?
However, as soon as I noticed the engraved pattern, I understood.
It was a tiger emblem. And, as far as I knew, there was only one place that used this valiant tiger as their family crest.
“It’s from the Tanak Family-, sent by Prince Kasim.”
“No, it’s now Crown Prince Kasim. After the previous king died, his heir succeeded the throne. He plans to visit Monarch City after the coronation ceremony for an agreent with the church.”
Crown Prince Kasim, the King’s younger brother. I knew that a eting would eventually happen.
Because he was interested in Aira.
I thought we would naturally et in Ark, but it got delayed. It appeared that he had to deal with the coronation ceremony back in his ho country, Tureuki.
As briefly ntioned before, Tureuki was a small country bordering Angmar.
And the fact that they were ‘bordering’ Angmar, ant that they had enough strength to resist getting absorbed by Angmar.
They were a small but fierce country, like a stinging scorpion or wasp.
In fact, they repelled several invasions of the Demon King Solomon.
Thanks to this, they were overflowing with pride, and their prince, Kasim, asked for Queen Aira’s hand.
Of course, Aira hated it.
“That Kasim… See what he wrote in the letter. I don’t even want to look at his writing.”
“As you wish.”
I tore off the seal and read the elaborate letter. The contents were about wanting to et Aira and verses of praise.
“He says he wants to et Queen Aira.”
“Hmm.”
Aira frowned. Then sothing flashed in my mind.
Kasim was a Rank 5 Mage, with not much difference from . Wouldn’t my magic skills improve if I fought Kasim first?
So, in a subtle tone, I said to Aira.
“By any chance, this eting. Could you arrange it for ?”
Edited by: faker
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