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Chapter 49
White House
Central Serdes
In the middle of an evenly laid-out plain, a single castle stood tall.
It was land fertile and open enough to be perfect for rice paddies and fields, but there was nothing but grass—a blue meadow.
There were no traces of people or living creatures in the surroundings.
It looked like an island placed atop a green sea.
Еn̊u m̂ а̌ .іḋ
That place was Blancaros's domain, and the Grand Council Hall that handled all the continent's affairs.
Commonly known as the White House.
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Ferda had arrived there.
'Is this the front?'
Ferda looked up at the castle gate entrance.
The gate was already open.
Е̃_n u.m а
To ordinary people's naked eyes, that was the end of it, but those familiar with magical power like Ferda could see.
In front of the gate, a semi-transparent white veil was spread out in a circular dome shape like a barrier.
Order and Domain.
If those two were satisfied, no one could defy him in Blancaros's domain.
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Not even a god.
"You can rest assured."
Е n ú m.a. î d
A young man's voice came from beyond the gate.
Hearing that voice and turning his gaze, there stood a man.
"Blancaros-nim is generous to those who keep rules and order."
Ferda scanned the man's appearance.
Pure white attire, pure white skin.
His pale appearance was reminiscent of a vampire.
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If not for a pair of horns and eyes, that would have been the case.
The man placed a hand on his chest and introduced himself.
"My introduction is late. I am Blancaros's Hand, assigned to guide Ferda-nim."
As expected, he was Blancaros's Spawn.
Blancaros's Spawns totaled three: Hand, Mouth, and Eye.
As each body part was their name, the characteristic was that they specialized in that part.
Е ňuḿ а ._id
Unlike other dragon spawns, they were kind.
"Please come inside. I will guide you."
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And they could not leave Blancaros's domain.
"Understood."
Ferda reached his hand into that domain.
At that moment, he felt a sensation as if tiny particles were burrowing between his skin.
Е̄n um̄ a . і̊ d
Soon, Ferda felt an abnormality in the movement of the circle residing in his danjeon.
It was slowing down.
However, it wasn't catching like something stuck on a foreign substance; it was natural, as if Ferda himself was releasing strength by his own will.
'Truly amazing.'
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Absolute domain.
Because that absolute thing applied to himself as well, it was delicate and solid beyond comparison.
W̌_еb̃ nо v́ ê l Е̂núm̊ä
However, that suppression didn't lead to complete neutralization.
The message it gave was clear.
'If you can harm me, try harming me.'
But Blancaros's gavel would be unavoidable.
Without even a shred of room for excuses.
It seemed meant to emphasize that.
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'Shadow Hand should still move.'
Concentration for creating a magic circle was also interfered with, but if he didn't create one, it didn't matter.
What he had learned for situations like this was precisely Shape of Shadow.
Ferda glanced behind him.
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Jed and Arwen, who had been following him, also showed uncomfortable expressions.
Ѐ n ūḿ á .і́d̈
"How does it feel to step into the domain?"
"Not great. Should I say a sense of powerlessness? My eyes feel a bit stiff too."
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"Same here. Feel a bit drained. Seems like I can't use aura..."
The knight couldn't use aura, and Jed's unique ability possessed only by the Red-Eyed Tribe was being interfered with.
"Ruri, you?"
"No issues."
We̊b̂ń о́ v ė_l Е̄n u̇ mа̀
"Is that so?"
The conversation ended dryly.
But those watching the two would find it plenty strange.
Arwen tilted his head slightly toward Jed and asked.
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"Hey, did something happen between that Spawn lady and the Regent?"
"Dunno, I decided not to care about that."
Ẅẽ bn̄о v̌ е ľ E̊ṅ û mа
When dragons fight, humans' backs get broken.
Jed, who had already felt it once, shuddered.
"5 hours remain until the council convenes. Shall we go to the room? Or to the banquet hall?"
"What's the difference?"
"Rest or socializing. Many people are gathered in the banquet hall right now."
"Naturally we should go to the banquet hall, no?"
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Jed's eyes particularly sparkled.
When Ferda looked at him with a pathetic gaze, Jed hurriedly made excuses.
"Think about it. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll never be defeated—wouldn't it be better to scope out the opposition beforehand?"
"I was thinking the same."
"Then why did you look at me like that?"
"Because you're not like that."
Ѐn u̇m̊ а . і d̀
Jed glared back dumbfounded, but couldn't dare say no.
"Guide us to the banquet hall."
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"Understood."
Blancaros's Hand began guiding, and before following, Ferda patted Jed's shoulder.
"Enjoy the banquet to your heart's content."
"Huh? Ah, yes. Thank you."
Е̃ n u̇m á
As they walked, those words got stuck in Jed's mind.
He thought and thought.
'No way.'
It couldn't be.
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But it could be true.
Ferda might do just that.
W̃е̇b̀ n̄ оv е̇l̄ È n̈ u ṁа
With a 'just in case' feeling, Jed cautiously asked Ferda.
"You're not thinking of skipping the inauguration ceremony banquet with this banquet, are you?"
"....."
"No... right?"
Ferda didn't answer that it wasn't so.
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White House Banquet Hall.
With only 5 hours left until the council, many nobles had already gathered there.
If the number of companions allowed per person hadn't been limited, the banquet hall would have already burst at the seams.
The pure white grand doors slid open smoothly, and laughter and music held inside flowed out.
"Hoh."
The Grand Council he was stepping into for the first time.
Ẃ ѐ b̄ n ōv̈ë l̃ Ën uḿ ӑ
Its appearance made even the unsentimental Ferda let out an exclamation.
He thought the Empire's buildings were splendid too, but ultimately they were things humans built.
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A dragon's building delivered a shock on a completely different dimension from what humans built.
Inside, people familiar with this atmosphere were laughing and chatting.
It wasn't just humans.
Even races that didn't mix with human society like the Elves' Great Chieftain, dwarves, and gnomes were attending.
E nu ṁ а .і̂d
"Ooh..."
The one who couldn't hold back and burst out an exclamation was Arwen.
Jed, watching him, laughed as if he was cute.
"First time at a party, Sir Knight?"
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"No, I've been to plenty of parties on official business following the Count."
"Then don't make a country bumpkin face. It all shows."
Еn u mа̃
"Ah, r-right..."
At Jed's warning, Arwen obediently acknowledged and kept his gaze fixed forward.
The awkwardness didn't disappear.
'Consillus's words were right.'
He was a human who needed experience.
Unlike Arwen the country bumpkin, Jed and Ruri weren't swept up in that atmosphere.
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Jed was too used to this social world.
Ruri was originally my-pace.
And the emotion Ferda felt beneath this splendor was,
'Feels like I've walked into a viper's nest.'
Displeasure.
It was on a different dimension from the power struggles with provincial lords.
Wё ḃn̆о v ёl Е̃ǹ um̂а
From the moment they made eye contact, it felt like a fight.
Friendly eyes were constantly scanning to find weaknesses.
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Even simply greeting and turning away seemed like they were appraising Ferda.
'So that's why they're high nobility, and why they could become kings of a country.'
They have power.
The power to endure in that position.
Е̊ nũmä
The power to climb to the position they want.
The power to drag down the person in that position.
What would one do when surrounded by such people?
It was a truly simple question.
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Ferda rather straightened his back and walked proudly.
Ferda met each of their eyes, reading the flow.
Ê n̈ ù m̈ а
Even if it's a social world where everyone mingles, they ultimately clump together by faction.
Ferda thought.
If.
If I were to clump together, where would I have to go?
When he thought that, someone caught Ferda's eye.
"Hahaha, you came! Valdrova Regent!"
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Among the gathered human crowd, a man and women with uniquely splendid attire.
As if they were at the center, they were surrounded and beckoning to Ferda.
The Arken Empire's crest was drawn on that man's shoulder.
'Alexander Arken.'
He was the 1st Prince of the Arken Empire.
* * *
W̊ е ḃṅ o v̂ ӗ l Ӗn u̇mã
Incompetent Emperor, Godfrey Arken.
The 1st Prince Alexander Arken and 2nd Prince Ureas Arken who struggled to drag him down from the throne.
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They called themselves the historic site for a new leap of the Empire.
But the result was miserable.
Godfrey remained solid, and the two sons became laughingstocks.
'Two incompetent sons who couldn't even drag down an incompetent emperor.'
E̊ nům̈.а̂ .і d̄
Since the image made it seem like Godfrey was a fairy, it only made the Emperor's position more solid.
For Ferda who wished for the Empire's ruin, those two bastards were just useless things.
"Let me formally introduce myself, I'm Alexander Arken."
The eldest son, Alexander Arken.
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A middle-aged man in his 30s, his handsomely grown beard seemed to wear the fact that he was Emperor.
"Ferda Valdrova, I greet the 1st Prince."
E̊ ǹ u m̀а
"I sent a letter once but couldn't reply, sorry about that. That day I was so busy with official duties I didn't even have time to open my eyes."
My ass.
As Ferda thought that, the woman standing next to him chimed in.
"Haha! With 100 million subjects before the Prince, even two bodies wouldn't be enough!?"
Unlike the Emperor shining in gold, her light was blue attire.
With a youthful appearance and a hearty laugh that was truly cheeky, but Alexander couldn't dare do anything to her either.
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Unlike her visible appearance, her age was over three digits.
"Who's this handsome man? Won't you introduce him to me, Prince?"
"Ah, right! How rude of me! Let me introduce her! She is Erdes Roton-nim, President of the Serdes Human Magic Academy."
Erdes Roton.
Roton.
Once the greatest alchemist family and the worst con artist family.
Ѐ n̊ǔ m̌ а̌ .īḋ
The last bloodline of that family was Erdes.
She had no territory, no title.
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All she had was 7th Circle.
Under that name, all human society's mages were managed and controlled by her hand.
No,
They had to be controlled.
Е̄ ñ u ḿ а_
She was a woman who could only be satisfied that way.
"I am Ferda Valdrova. It is truly an honor to meet the Great Archmage."
"Hah! I wanted to see the Gongwang's dragon face once, but I got to see the fiancé first."
"I heard it's difficult for you to attend this gathering."
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"Of course I know. This is a place where mortals should be, not immortals."
She smiled.
W еb̊ n̈о̀v́е̇ l̀ Ё n̈ǔ m̃ а̊
It was closer to a reflexive smile than one of joy.
Her eyes quietly gazed at Ferda.
"Valdrova Regent, no, I'll call you Ferda Regent. The name Valdrova itself isn't familiar to mention. That okay?"
"Do as you wish."
"How old?"
"18 years old."
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"Mage family?"
"No. I was the third son of a knight named Rosnova."
Her eyes went round like the moon.
"Hmm, surprising! I heard knights do mana cultivation too, but I thought it was just a side branch. You feel like a mage from your body?"
"I trained as a mage."
"Oh, really? Great achievement at a young age? Haha!"
Е nûmӑ_
With a hearty laugh, her tongue moved without rest.
"Heard from the Prince. You made a big achievement catching rat bastards in the Empire this time?"
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"Rat bastards?"
"Black mages."
He remembered.
It meant the black mage groups hiding in the underground waterways.
Ӗ nu m â
In reality, they were obviously going to become obstacles to destroying the Empire, so he'd removed them.
Ferda didn't lie.
"I just contributed a little for the big picture."
"Don't get too cocky. Your achievements don't end there, right? You pulled off the Tesalos Wolcheo thing too?"
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This was from when all lords were gathered before the engagement ceremony.
A man he didn't intend to kill but had to kill.
Е̂ ǹ ŭ m̄ а̄. і̆ d̆
"That damn bastard was researching black magic?"
"That's right."
"Impressive. In the records he was just a talentless mage, but they say he mutated into a Red Circle caught by rage. Seems he achieved something after that."
Erdes leaned her body forward.
"Since he fell into black magic."
The wine in the glass she held swirled small.
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"You know? I really hate black mages?"
It's a well-known fact she hates black mages.
Zero tolerance for those who learned black magic.
Qualification revocation and circle destruction so they can never live as mages again.
"How much do I hate them? Enough that if I even smell the air in the same room, I want to strangle my own throat."
"Is that so?"
Еṅumа
"Talentless bastards sell their souls to demons and call it effort? In the end they become puppets worse than dogs, wandering the afterlife as ghosts worse than specters, not even knowing that."
Her narrowly opened eyes shone blue.
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"How about you, Lord Ferda? What do you think of those who learn black magic, hmm?"
What could be felt from her eyes was clear loathing.
Eyes directed at black mages.
"Especially if someone inherits and continues necromancy using monsters, what do you think would happen?"
W̄ е b̌ň о.ṽ е̊l̄ Еnu mа̄
That loathing was directed at Ferda.
The meaning was clear.
'I know who you are.'
That Ferda was a person who owned a Red Circle.
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That he learned black magic.
So she was loathing Ferda like this now.
Е nů ṁ а̊ .і ḋ
As the strongest human mage, her loathing was an object of fear.
'But do you know that too?'
That your loathing strangled your own throat.
That you fell into a grave dug by hatred.
And the one who dropped you there,
Was none other than me.
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