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Chapter 37
Chapter 37
“Here, Young Duke.”
Dominic tilted his head and looked at the person who greeted him.
“Maximilian?”
“Were we close enough to be on a first-name basis? Haha, but it wouldn’t be bad to become close starting now.”
Ẃе.b n̂ о̀ v̂ е̇ l Е̊ n ú_m̃ ä
The one who greeted him was none other than Max Langtang.
Max Langtang truly seemed to intend to befriend Dominic, even waving his hand as he welcomed him.
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Dominic acknowledged Max Langtang’s greeting with a slight nod, then went to the seat assigned to him and sat down.
‘So he came as quickly as possible to see Asciard’s Core.’
Since he could guess Max Langtang’s purpose, there was no need to be surprised any longer.
“I heard that Maximilian Langtang arrived in advance before we did and stayed in Anika while waiting for the young master.”
Е̊num а̀ .і̄ d̊
Semer, who had arrived at the conference hall earlier than Dominic and taken his seat, whispered.
Dominic nodded to Semer as well and then looked around the conference hall where the expedition report meeting was being held.
On one side of the hall sat the vassals, including Orphe, and on the opposite side sat the knights, including Roshe.
The seats where Dominic, Semer, and the other three core members of the expedition sat were precisely in the center of the conference hall.
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Max Langtang occupied one of the few seats reserved for distinguished guests and kept sending signals toward Dominic.
There was only one empty seat, and it was the highest seat in the conference hall.
Е ṅ u mā.
Soon, the Duke Anika, the head of the House of Anika, would come out and sit there.
“Quiet. Until the meeting begins, everyone maintain decorum.”
Orphe tried to change the noisy atmosphere inside the conference hall.
Once the commotion subsided to some extent and the hall grew quiet, the Duke Anika finally appeared.
“We will begin the expedition report meeting.”
The Duke Anika, seated at the place of honor, opened his mouth.
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Whether the story that Max Langtang had been staying at the Duke Anika’s residence for several days was true or not, the Duke Anika did not look surprised upon seeing Max Langtang.
“First, we will handle external matters. I will hear the remaining reports after the guest has left.”
Since he could not expose the entirety of the Ducal House of Anika’s expedition report meeting to Max Langtang, the Duke Anika spoke thus.
“Maximilian Langtang, you may speak.”
He granted Max Langtang the opportunity to speak.
“As everyone already knows, to briefly restate it, I lost a wager with the Young Duke at the Necromancers’ base.”
Ŵe b̄ n̂ ӧv̀е̊ ĺ Ё n̄ ü mа
Max Langtang spoke toward the vassals and knights gathered in the hall.
“But the item the Young Duke brought back was so extraordinary that I insisted on at least taking a look.”
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Whether intentionally or not, Max Langtang did not bring up Leobert’s treasured sword.
“If I can see the Core made by the Lich King that the Young Duke brought, I will be satisfied with that and withdraw immediately.”
Max Langtang finished speaking.
“Dominic, is it true that you made such a wager and promise with the eldest son of the Langtang family?”
Еň u m̊а .і d̈
“Yes.”
The Duke Anika asked, and Dominic nodded as he answered.
“Eldest son of the Langtang family, we will need to deliberate on this matter for a moment.”
“Gladly. However, if I am not allowed to see the Core made by the Lich King, I will be very disappointed.”
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After saying that, Max Langtang left the conference hall.
In the meantime, within the hall, a deliberation within a deliberation took place over whether it was acceptable to show Max Langtang the Core made by the Lich King.
Wе̂b̀ n̄ оv е̇ l̄ Ѐn̊ û m̀ а́_
However, there was one problem.
“How valuable is that so-called Core? No, to begin with, what is a Core?”
There was no one in the House of Anika who knew about the Lich King’s Core that Dominic had obtained.
“I have heard that a Core is an essential element for making artifacts. But as for how much value the Lich King’s Core holds, I’m not quite sure…….”
Since Max Langtang had stayed for several days and spoken about it, a few people had investigated Cores in advance.
However, because they could not publicly reveal the item Dominic had brought back, the information they could gather was limited.
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As Dominic watched the sluggish deliberation, his eyes met those of the Duke Anika.
And he realized what the Duke Anika was waiting for.
“May I speak, Duke.”
“Go ahead.”
At Dominic’s words, the Duke Anika readily granted him permission to speak.
With the Duke Anika’s permission, everyone’s gaze gathered on Dominic, and within that, Dominic calmly opened his mouth.
Ën̄u m ā . і d̊.
“The Lich King’s Core has tremendous academic value.”
“Then shouldn’t we avoid showing it to the Langtang whelps?”
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Orphe asked sharply.
He was undoubtedly still harboring resentment over the time Dominic had rejected his request before.
“But its practical value is quite small.”
Dominic continued.
E.ń ûm а̌. і̆ d̄
“The use of a Core lies in becoming the center of an artifact, but the Lich King’s Core is too sinister to be placed into an artifact.”
At Dominic’s words, people began to murmur.
“Then is the reason Max Langtang wants to see the Lich King’s Core so badly purely out of academic curiosity?”
“Magic is, strictly speaking, an academic discipline, so there must also be a practical purpose.”
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“Then indeed…….”
It was the moment when Orphe was about to say that it should not be shown after all.
Е n̄ u̇ m̊ а.і̃d
“But what if, in exchange for showing the Lich King’s Core, we could obtain something even greater?”
Dominic cut off Orphe’s words and asked the remaining ministers and knights.
“Is there such a way?”
“There certainly is.”
Dominic smiled.
He had already obtained from Max Langtang the opportunity to wield Leobert’s treasured sword.
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And under the pretext of persuading the vassals, it did not seem problematic to extract a few more things.
‘Max Langtang’s side is far too desperate.’
He had found it strange that Max Langtang did not bring up Leobert’s treasured sword, but upon thinking about it, the reason was obvious.
‘You can tell just by the fact that he came alone to see such a precious item as the Lich King’s Core.’
With a probability of nine out of ten, Max Langtang had not yet informed the Langtang family of the fact that he had failed the exploration of the Necromancers’ base.
The moment that fact became known, his prestige would plummet.
Wе̌ b̂ nȯ v́еl̄ Ёǹ u̇ m а́
Instead, he wanted to monopolize the credit of analyzing the Lich King’s Core and make up for his mistake.
‘Because he doesn’t know that I have talent in magic, he thinks that he alone is currently capable of analyzing the Lich King’s Core.’
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If that was the case, then the things he could extract from Max Langtang right now were truly limitless.
“If we can receive compensation from Max Langtang commensurate with the Lich King’s Core, there could be nothing better! After all, to us, the Lich King’s Core is an item of little use.”
One of the vassals spoke while gauging Orphe’s reaction.
“What do you intend to receive from Max Langtang, young master?”
Е n̂ūm̈ӑ . іd́
The vassal asked, and Dominic briefly explained the plan he had devised.
“My goodness!”
The eyes of the vassals and knights widened upon hearing Dominic’s plan.
“Can you really obtain that?”
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“If you cooperate with me well, of course.”
“I’m in favor!”
Ŵ е̃ b̂_n̊ о v̆ ĕ l̇. Е̄ n ũ mа_
“Me too, me too!”
The enthusiastic reactions burst out from the knights’ side.
It was likely because what Dominic was trying to obtain would benefit the knights.
“It seems a conclusion has been reached.”
The Duke Anika, who had been watching the scene with satisfaction, raised his hand to calm the commotion.
“Let the guest come back in.”
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At the Duke Anika’s order, the attendant guarding the door quickly went outside and called Max Langtang back in.
“Well then, how did it turn out?”
Max Langtang spoke in a noticeably tense tone.
“The Core is…….”
“We will show it. However, there is a condition.”
At Dominic’s words, Max Langtang’s eyes widened.
Е̊ǹ u mа̇.. і́ d́
“A condition is……!”
“By what you promised me, the price is frankly a bit lacking.”
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At Dominic’s words, Max Langtang’s brow furrowed.
“If you don’t wish to pay more, you may return as you are.”
Dominic spoke boldly.
It was because he knew Max Langtang would not refuse.
Еñ u m̆ а̇.і̆d́
“……That can’t be.”
As expected, Max Langtang shook his head.
“So then, what more should I offer, Young Duke?”
Max Langtang asked in a cautious tone.
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He was now treating Dominic completely like an adult.
“It’s simple.”
Ёñ um̈а
Dominic smiled at Max Langtang and continued.
“Cores are for artifacts. Among the consumable artifacts you own, there should be several called ‘Blue Pill’. Hand over ten of them to us.”
The ‘Blue Pill’ was, as the name implied, a consumable artifact in pill form. Upon consuming it, one’s five senses became keen all at once.
They became so extraordinarily sharp that it was difficult to use in actual combat, but for training, there was no artifact more useful than it.
Mages who used mana could feel the flow of mana within their bodies, knights could feel each and every one of their own movements, and knights of second-rate or higher could even sense the flow of aura.
“……!”
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Max Langtang’s eyes widened.
It was not because the Blue Pills were precious.
If he could see the Lich King’s Core, he could hand over any number of Blue Pills.
Rather, Dominic was making a losing deal by asking for Blue Pills as the price for the Core.
“How do you know about that, Young Duke?”
He was curious how Dominic knew the types of artifacts he owned.
Е̄n̄ü ḿ а̂
“Isn’t it an artifact developed by the Langtang family? Naturally, I thought that the eldest son on your side would possess them.”
“Hm, a reasonable inference.”
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Max Langtang accepted it. In truth, it was not a difficult conclusion to reach.
“I’ll hand them over immediately.”
As if he happened to have Blue Pills on him, Max Langtang took out a pouch from his chest.
It was not a subspace pouch, just an ordinary pouch.
Еń um̌а̄ .і̌ d̀
“Exactly ten.”
He handed the pouch directly to Dominic.
The Duke Anika was beside him, yet Max Langtang acted as if he recognized Dominic as the principal party of the transaction.
Dominic opened the pouch, confirmed the ten Blue Pills, and closed it again.
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When he looked at the Duke Anika, the Duke Anika nodded in consent.
“Then I will show you the Lich King’s Core.”
Wе b̊ñо̇ ṽ e l̇ E ǹu m ȧ.
Dominic immediately took out the Blue diamond from his chest.
He deliberately did not take out a subspace pouch.
There was no need to advertise to Max Langtang, the eldest son of the Langtang family, that he possessed a remarkable subspace pouch.
“That’s right, this is the Lich King’s Core!”
Fortunately, Max Langtang was not interested in where Dominic took the Core from and focused solely on the Core itself.
“You may not touch it. Only look.”
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Dominic firmly stated and placed the Core on the table at the center of the conference hall.
Max Langtang stared at the Blue diamond with such intensity that it seemed as though he would swallow the gem with his eyes.
Dominic allowed Max Langtang to examine the Blue diamond until he was satisfied.
“Ahem, isn’t that staring a bit too long…….”
“Be quiet. Have you forgotten what I just gave up for this?”
At Orphe’s words, Max Langtang replied irritably.
W̆е b̆nȯ v́ёl̄. Е̊ n̈ ùmа̇
The only people he treated with courtesy in this hall were the Duke Anika and Dominic.
“That will be enough.”
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After an hour, Max Langtang rose with a satisfied smile.
After paying his respects to the Duke Anika, he hummed to himself and left the conference hall.
‘Max Langtang’s magical talent and ability really were nothing special compared to what I thought.’
Dominic thought as he retrieved the Blue diamond.
Е̃n̄ ûma. і̆ d̊
There was, of course, a reason he thought so.
‘To think he couldn’t distinguish between the real Lich King’s Core and a replica made from the exact same gemstone that I obtained in Mielle’s Hall.’
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