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Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Semer swallowed hard as he looked down at Dominic’s sword aimed at his own neck.
Soon, his gaze traveled up along the blade and came to rest on Dominic, who was gripping the sword.
‘Young master, so you knew how to smile like that.’
Semer was swept up in complicated emotions as he watched Dominic smiling brightly, truly like a child.
Еnüm̂ а̇
‘I was so used to seeing only a face full of despair that I never thought I’d live to see the young master smile.’
Semer recalled Dominic going every single day to the small clearing on the outskirts of the Ducal House of Anika, silently swinging his sword alongside despair.
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Semer had tried to speak to Dominic several times, only to fail each time.
Even to his eyes, there had been absolutely no hope in Dominic’s swordsmanship.
But now…… it was different.
“Victory is yours.”
Е n̆ù m_а
Semer cleanly acknowledged his defeat and lowered his sword.
Dominic also withdrew the sword that had been aimed at Semer’s neck.
Though it had been called a sparring match, the blades had not even brushed against each other, so both swords still boasted pristine, spotless blades.
“Gale, end the sparring.”
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Dominic spoke toward Gale, who was standing there in a daze, and Gale barely managed to nod.
“The sparring has ended in Young Master Dominic’s victory!”
Е n u m̀á . i d̄
He shouted.
At the same time, the vassals who had been frozen in shock as if petrified by astonishment seemed to have a spell lifted off them; they looked at one another and began wildly exchanging glances.
They wanted to rush over immediately and ask just what in the world that bizarre feat Dominic had just performed was, but it seemed none of them had the courage to dare charge at the direct heir of the House of Anika.
“I’m truly busy, so I’ll be off now.”
After sheathing his sword and greeting Semer, Dominic left the training ground.
“Brother!”
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The only person who followed after Dominic was Russell.
“What was that slime-like thing just now?”
“It was mana.”
Russell asked, and after confirming that there was no one around, Dominic gave him the answer.
Russell was family, and Dominic also knew he was tight-lipped, so he did not hesitate to reveal that he was using mana.
“Mana?”
Eñ ǔm а_
Russell’s eyes widened.
“Then when we sparred last time, the reason you were fine even after taking a direct hit to the shoulder—that was also the power of mana?”
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“Something like that.”
Dominic replied, and Russell’s mouth fell open.
“I didn’t know you had talent for magic.”
At the word ‘talent,’ which had followed him all the way here, Dominic gave a bitter smile. Still, he did not bother correcting Russell’s choice of words.
W̆ е bnó v ě l̃ Ѐ nú ḿа
“Then, brother, are you going to Langtang? You have to learn magic there, right?”
“As if. I’ll get a recommendation and find another suitable instructor.”
As soon as Langtang was mentioned, Dominic cut him off flatly with an incredulous expression.
“I see.”
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At that, Russell put on a thoughtful expression, pondering something deeply.
“Russell, there are a lot of experiments I’m going to conduct using mana from now on.”
Е́nù m а̂
Dominic was about to ask what Russell was thinking about, but he stopped himself and brought up something else instead.
“Yeah.”
Russell also set aside his thoughts and focused on what Dominic was saying.
“Could you spar with me occasionally? If we make a big commotion like this every time I test a function of mana, it feels like it’d be too troublesome.”
“Ah, that much is nothing. Of course I can.”
Russell nodded readily.
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“Thanks.”
Dominic considered how he might express his gratitude in a way other than words, then raised his fist just like Russell had done earlier.
Russell raised his fist as well and bumped it against Dominic’s.
After exchanging farewells with Russell, Dominic returned straight to his room.
“Phew.”
Now alone, Dominic let out a long breath, sat down on a chair, and leaned back against the backrest.
Ӗn ů m̌ а̂
“Shall I take a look at the Lich King’s bracelet now?”
Dominic took the subspace pouch out from his clothes.
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When he reached into the subspace pouch, he felt the familiar, smooth sensation of metal.
Thinking it was the bracelet, he pulled it out—but what revealed itself was a beautiful golden pocket watch.
It was Perperence, the artifact Dominic had made himself.
‘I thought there would come a time when I’d use Perperence, but I haven’t used it in a long while.’
W̄е bṅо̃ ṽе l̄ Ӗ n ǔ ḿa
Dominic reflected on the existence of Perperence, which he had forgotten.
“But from now on, I’ll probably have many occasions to use Perperence.”
Dominic muttered as he was about to put Perperence back into the subspace pouch.
That was when it happened.
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Thud, clatter.
Something round dropped out of the subspace pouch with a soft thud and rolled across the desk.
Ĕ ñ ùm̆а̌
Instinctively snatching it up, Dominic raised one eyebrow.
It was the Lich King’s bracelet—the item he had originally intended to take out.
“I should head straight to the Imperial Academy.”
As Dominic added the afternoon schedule in his head and revised his plans, he put the Lich King’s bracelet into the subspace pouch.
No, he tried to.
“Hm?”
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He was sure he had put the bracelet into the subspace pouch, but when he turned his gaze the next moment, the bracelet was still sitting there on the desk.
“This is…… is the bracelet moving on its own again, with a will of its own?”
With a very uneasy expression, Dominic lifted the bracelet using two fingers.
“Back into the pouch…… no, it won’t.”
As expected, the bracelet did not go back in.
Dominic placed the bracelet on the desk and stared at it for a long time in silence.
Е̂ n ú m а̊ .і d̈
― Uuung.
Then, as if it wanted something, the bracelet let out a low hum.
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Though it was not a language he could understand, Dominic knew what the bracelet wanted.
“My arm?”
― Uuuung.
It was a signal of affirmation.
Ё ṅů m̃ а̇ . і̆d
“You want me to…….”
Dominic glared at the bracelet with incredulous eyes, then trailed off.
‘Is it really okay to call an object “you”?’
After falling into deep thought over such a strange point, Dominic soon shook his head.
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‘I guess it doesn’t matter what I call it. It bothers me, but…… it doesn’t matter.’
After forcibly calming himself, Dominic opened his mouth.
W̆ e b̂nо́ v̂ ёl Е n ǔm̆ á
“Do you want me to wear you again?”
― Uuuung!
The bracelet seemed to nod its head.
“How do I know you won’t harm me.”
Dominic asked coldly.
― Ung. Uuung.
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The bracelet hummed briefly, as if cowed.
― Uuuuuuuung.
And then it let out one long hum.
‘Even though I am an object of the Lich King, and though I once caused you trouble, I will never harm you.’
Dominic could understand exactly what the bracelet wanted to say. And the sincerity contained within those words as well.
Feeling the emotions of the bracelet…… of an object, was an extremely strange sensation.
Ё n̄ ů m̂ ǎ .i.d̂
But at the same time, it was an experience that broadened the horizons of his thought and perception.
As Dominic sensed the bracelet’s emotions, he came to understand more deeply the Lich King’s mana packed densely inside the bracelet, and the way that mana functioned.
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“So you truly mean it when you say you won’t harm me.”
― Uuungung.
“And on top of that, you’re even threatening to cause trouble if I don’t wear you.”
It was the Lich King’s bracelet. Rather than letting it run wild, it was better to wear it and calm it down.
Е̇ n ú ḿа̌_.i d̀
“Phew.”
Having made his decision, Dominic slowly reached his hand toward the bracelet.
The moment he grasped it, he felt it hum wildly, as if delighted.
Trying to shake off his unease, Dominic put the bracelet on his left wrist.
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The bracelet had been far larger than Dominic’s wrist, but the instant he wore it, it shrank on its own to fit him perfectly.
“I wonder what’s going to happen.”
E nûḿ а . ī d̆
For a while, Dominic stared tensely at the ornate relief engravings and the green gemstone set into the bracelet.
Had several dozen minutes passed?
Nothing happened.
As a test, Dominic walked around the room here and there with the bracelet on.
Still, nothing happened.
“So just wearing it is enough?”
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Having reached that conclusion, Dominic examined the bracelet with a calmer mind.
“It’s too flashy and will stand out.”
He said that and was just about to pull his sleeve down to hide the bracelet.
― Uuung.
As if responding to Dominic’s words, the bracelet hummed and then changed its shape.
The thick, ornate bracelet quickly transformed into a thin, plain band-shaped bracelet.
W̆ еb nо̊ v̈е̊l̆ Е̄n̄ŭm̌ а
“So you can even change your appearance.”
Murmuring in satisfaction at this unexpected gain, Dominic smiled faintly.
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Now that there was no longer any risk of the Lich King’s bracelet catching other people’s eyes, he was just thinking that he could head straight to the Imperial Academy.
“Mm?”
Dominic felt some kind of energy starting from the bracelet and flowing through his body.
“This is…….”
E núm̃ а̇. і̌ d
Without hesitation, Dominic drew the decorative sword hanging on the wall.
Then he focused the energy gathering at his fingertips.
At that moment, he felt an intangible force—something that seemed to be a total convergence of memories from his previous life—coalescing near his wrist.
Dominic analyzed the energy flowing through his body.
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‘It’s definitely starting from the wrist.’
His eyes flashed as he looked at the bracelet on his wrist.
Е̌n u m а̂ . іd́
‘This is definitely energy coming from the Lich King’s bracelet.’
Having grown accustomed to chasing intangible forces while handling mana, Dominic could clearly sense that the energy flowing through his body originated from the bracelet.
Unlike before, when he had merely been carrying it, wearing the bracelet made its energy feel even stronger.
As a test, Dominic swung his sword.
Then something astonishing happened.
Dominic’s sword fell while drawing the perfect parabola he had always dreamed of. Exactly as depicted in the swordsmanship manuals.
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“Ah…….”
Startled, Dominic let out a sound without realizing it.
Dominic’s swing was powerful. But it was not outstanding.
If he had to describe it, it was orthodoxy itself.
It looked exactly like what would happen if a diligent person perfectly reproduced theory they had memorized to death in reality.
So it had the fundamental strength and solid basics inherent to a proper swing, but it could never be said to have reached the level of true accomplishment.
Ëňum а
It was definitely that kind of level. But…….
‘I can do something like this?’
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Dominic froze for a moment in sheer shock.
‘Most of the time, I couldn’t keep my balance while swinging, deviated off course and failed to reach the target, or staggered because I couldn’t put enough power into it.’
Yet now, he neither staggered nor misjudged the path.
In a word, it was clean.
Ӗ.n̈ u m̃ӓ
It was the very swing of an ordinary swordsman that Dominic had longed for so desperately.
This was undeniably the power of the Lich King’s bracelet.
The problem was that he had no idea how the bracelet functioned, or by what principle it operated.
He quickly hung the sword back on the wall, gathered what he needed, and headed for the Imperial Academy.
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“Young master! It’s truly wonderful to see you!”
Natasha ran out in her stockinged feet to greet Dominic.
Ѐ_ńu m̄ а̂
“Did you make good use of the physical extension technique in actual combat? Have you discovered anything else since then? I’m dying to have a discussion about you and magic!”
Watching Natasha charge at him so fervently, Dominic felt a slight pang of guilt.
‘I’ve been so caught up in my own affairs that I couldn’t come visit Helbard.’
But he wasn’t worried about Natasha’s mood. After all, he had a trump card that would surely please her.
“You said that if you resolved my request last time, you’d tell me where you got this bracelet.”
As Dominic spoke, having entered Natasha’s cluttered laboratory, he immediately removed the bracelet he had been wearing on his wrist.
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