The Valkyries, hearing the resolution in my words, brought me to the Kingâs chambers.
Normally, it would be unthinkable for a person of unknown birth and background to be brought to the King like this, but Louise said that in the first place if I had wanted to inflict harm on the King, then I wouldnât have needed such a roundabout method. Apparently, thatâs how strong I was. A certain battle race would even be surprised!
Thatâs why I was allowed to see the King. I canât just be happy about thisss.
(Note: Heâs having trouble accepting how easy this is apparently.)
While I was depressed about the turn of events, we reached a room. It seems that this is where the King sleeps.
Just looking at the impressive wooden door, it gave off an aura as though the room belonged to someone crucial.
When I entered, though contrary to what I had imagined, the room had a silent and calm atmosphere. âŠWell, there is a huge canopy bed in the middle of the room, though! As expected of royaltyâŠ
Like that, Claudia-san and Louise, as if they were escorting me, accompanied me to where the sleeping King was.
And, looking at the person with their eyes closed calmly in the bed, I was shocked.
When I said that, Louise nodded as though she understood.
âI see Noado-sanâs cafe. His Majesty was checking up on the commoners, but having his face known is inconvenient, so I was surprised to see someone recognise him, butâŠif thatâs the reason, then I can understand it.â
Who the heck exactly is Noado-san?
I was surprised by the fact that Ranze-san was the king, too, but compared to Noado who casually had connections with such peopleâŠ
This is bad. Too many things are happening all at once.
Also, even though when I met him at the cafe he was so energetic, now heâs a mere shadow of that.
He was breathing alright, but how do I say this⊠it seems like he is in some sort of deep slumber.
When I was thinking about that, a new group of people entered the room.
âAre you the one? Who said he might be able to release the King from this sleepâŠâ
In that group, everyone was wrapped in the same kind of white robe, so how do I say this⊠Their appearance made them look like a bunch of magicians.
Of those there, the one at the very front called out to me.
âYeah. Well, I donât know whether I can do it or not, thoughâŠâ
âThat is fine. As long as there is even a 1% chance of waking him, then we shall cling to that hope. Thatâs why⊠Iâm begging you.â
Saying that the leader bowed down to me. Following that, the robed group behind him also lowered their heads.
âŠRanze-san, you really are loved by your people.
In my case, because he listened to my troubles, I felt like I owed it to him. But even if I didnât, if I could, I would still help him.
âI got it. I will try everything I can.â
ââŠThank you.â
The leader said so, pulling off his hood.
Then, from underneath his hood, appeared a good looking young man, with clear blue eyes like water and silky light blue hair. On top of that, he had a gentle smile on his face. Is that smile for free?
(Note : He means to say that the smile is good enough to charge money for.)
âMy apologies for the late introduction. I am Florio Barze, of this Kingdomâs Magic Division.â
âAh, um⊠Iâm Seiichi.â
âI see. Well, then Seiichi-kun. I shall entrust His Majesty to you.â
The foremost personââFlorio-san, moved to a corner with the rest of the robed figures after he said that.
âŠHuh? What is this? I feel like that person just now is really similar to someoneâŠ
âShishou. That was my older brother, the leader of the Magical Division that had been continually casting recovery magic until just now.â
âHeeeeeeâŠâ
So, he was Louiseâs older brother. Certainly, they have the same coloured hair and eyes, and they are both good-looking too. Iâm convinced.
After I arbitrarily accepted that fact on my own, suddenly there was, though faint, an expression of unease on Louiseâs face.
âShishou⊠Is it really possible to awaken His Majesty?â
ââŠI donât know either. Itâs my first time doing this after all.â
I grandly declared I could before, but Iâm not sure how much I can do to help.
But, I think itâs better than to regret not doing anything. When I think about it that way, I canât just do nothing.
ââŠShishou. This might be insensitive toward your good will, but donât push yourself too hard.â
ââŠâ
âAăCurseăis something that, once received, can never be dispelled. That is the result of the long years of experimentation by many wise-men. Thatâs whyâââââ
âItâs fine.â
I said, interrupting Louise.
âItâs fine. Because Iâll absolutely accomplish it.â
ââŠI understand.â
Hearing that, Louise stepped back.
Seeing that, I once again turn my attention to Ranze-san.
âŠThis is bad, what should I do.
As soon as I declared that, I started feeling nervous.
âŠThough itâs already too late for me to pull out.
Unintentionally, I had a wry smile on my face, as I stretched out both my hands over Ranze-san.
And then, I took a big, deep breath.
âSuuu⊠HaaâŠâ
(Note : âSuuâ = sound of inhaling, âhaaaâ = sound of exhaling)
I felt a lot of eyes on me from behind.
To start off, for the activation ofăMagic Creationă, it was necessary to have a clear mental image and chant the name of the spell.
But, once Iâve said the name of my magic and activated it, I will be able to activate it with my skill ăChantlessă from then on.
Thatâs why, in the beginning, the most important part is to have a clear image.
âŠHuh? An image to dispel curses⊠What is that like?
(Note : I should have seen this coming)
If itâs a flame or so, I can imagine what itâs like but⊠What should I do for a curse dispelling image?
Once that thought popped up in my head, my whole body broke out in cold sweat.
This is bad bad bad! C-ccc ccc calm down, me!
Is it something like⊠âFuwaa-!â? âŠAh, this is hopeless. My lack of imagination is so disappointing.
A-anyways, letâs try using the image of Ranze-san getting well first.
âŠBut I canât understand that either!
First of all, letâs try to repeat ăGet WellïŒăin my head, shall we? âŠNo good. I canât get an image of what comes after thatâŠâŠ
Ah, I give up! There isnât anything else I can imagine either! Now itâs come to this Iâll just try desperately!
Well then, Iâll start⊠Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get Well Get WellâŠ
As if I was a broken record, repeated that over and over in my head.
But, could it have been a bad idea to repeat that in my head I wonder.
I was only repeating it in my head, but it should be imaged enough already⊠I thought so, so I decided to think up the name of the spell and say it, and right thenâŠ
âGet well!â
(Note : And so the sound of a thousand face-palms resounded through the halls that day)
It was done magnificently.
Aaaaaaaah! Now Iâve done iiiiiiiiiiiit!
I unconsciously said it out loud?! This is bad, the stares from behind are painfulâŠ!
I felt as though a cold wind blew between me and everyone else in the palace.
Well. I wonder why that was. After I made such bold statements, this is the pitiful result. Can I cry?
While I still had, both hands stretched out with cold sweat pouring out even more than at first, I froze.
However, in the next moment, everyone else froze too, for a different reason.
Suddenly, both my hand lit up with a brilliant light, and that light flew into Ranze-san.
It was such an unexpected situation that both everyoneâs thoughts and their movements stopped.
And then, we were hit further by another shock.
ââŠnnâŠahâŠ?â
Amazingly, Ranze-san, who should have been in a deep slumber until mere moments ago, awoke.
Slowly sitting up, Ranze-san looked over his surroundings and said.
ââŠAh? Why is Seiichi here? Moreover, even you guysâââââ
ăUWAAAAAAAAAAAïŒă
(Note : Crying sounds)
Interrupting Ranze-sanâs line, everyone rushed to his side simultaneously
Seeing their state, Ranze-san was really flustered.
âOi oi oi oi⊠What exactly happened here?!â
Florio-san and Louise calmly explained the situation to the astonished and bewildered Ranze-san.
Hearing what had happened, he had a bitter expression on his face.
ââŠI see. I was almost cursed to deathâŠâ
âYou Majesty. What will you do? As we previously explained, it seems like the assassin was sent by the Kaizer Empire butâŠâ
âNothing. Too much of a hassle⊠Besides, this time the case is special. Unexpectedly, this time there was only one person sent⊠And with only one target, neither âMountainâ nor âSeaâ can really do anything. Just being warier next time is enough. Plus, thereâs no need to deploy our army, and distress the citizens, right?â
âThatâs true, butâŠâ
Somehow, they started a conversation that I canât really understand. Sea? Mountain? Are they going camping or something?
While I was thinking about such trivial things, suddenly Ranze-san turned his attention to me.
âââââSeiichi.â
âEh? Ah, yes!â
As I didnât expect him to be the king, my answer came out tense.
At my sorry state, Ranze-san smiled wryly.
âDonât be so tense. You saved my life after all.â
âAlrightâŠâ
âAnd so? Seiichi. How did you manage to dispel the curse? No, in the first place, why did you decide to help me? Did you want to use my name as a shield or something?â
Completely changed from a moment ago, Ranze-san had a serious expression on his face as he asked that.
But, you know⊠Even if you ask me why I did itâŠ
ââŠIf I had to say, it was for my satisfaction, I guess.â
âYour satisfaction?â
âYes. I came here today to claim my prize from winning the Royal Cup. During that process, I got mixed up in this whole situation, and ended up helping you out.â
ââŠâ
âWhen I heard you collapsed⊠No, at that time I still didnât know you were the King, but when I saw Louiseâs and the othersâ expressions when I heard that the King had collapsed, I couldnât stand to watch it. I mean, they were smiling just a moment ago, but that crumbled away so quickly. I might have only seen the bright side of this country, but in this city full of smiles, those sad expressions were just something I could not stand seeing.â
ââŠâ
âAnd also, to be honest, it was a gamble as to whether I could dispel the curse on you. After all, it was my first attempt!â
âYou experimented on me?! I am a King you know?!â
Yeah, seriously⊠Sorry.
âIt was because I couldnât be concerned about appearances anymore. The funny thing is, I donât even know how I dispelled the curse on you myself.â
âOi oi oi⊠From what I heard, you were using a new spell werenât you.â
âYeah. I somehow managed to create it.â
When I said so, Ranze-san had a very tired expression on his face.
ââŠIs it even a thing that can be âsomehow managedâ to do? Florio.â
âItâs impossible. Do you know how difficult it is, to create new spells⊠Because we are also magic users, we understand that. That is especially true for a magic that could dispelăCurseă, something that hasnât been achieved until nowâŠâ
ââŠAnd, there you have it.â
âOhh, I somehow did something really amazing without knowing, didnât I.â
ââŠI give up. And? Letâs leave aside how the spell was created for now. But still, you must at least know the effects of the spell, right?â
Even if Ranze-san asks me that, I have no clue what the effects of the spell I cast earlier were.
âŠYeah. If I were to say I donât know, they would probably ask me all kinds of questions, but in reality, I donât know so it canât be helped!
And so, just as I was about to say that.
In my mind, I heard a machine-like voice.
ăSkillăMagic Creationăhas activated. Reversal MagicăGet Wellăhas been createdă
GODDAMN!
I unconsciously retorted. In my heart.
No no no! Whatâs up with the magicâs name?! Also, itâs not magic to dispel curses or something like that, but Reversal Magic?! What is that?!
Well, Iâll just assume that the Reversal Magic is alright. It actually has magic in its name after all. âŠBut what the heck is up with the name ăGet Wellă?!
While I was still retorting, the effects of the spell displayed themselves in a way which only I could see.
ăReversal Magic: Get WellăâŠâŠ Magic to reverse ăCursesă into ăBlessing ăon target.
âŠYup. Sensei, I donât understand.
Tilting my neck in confusion, not understanding the displayed information, Ranze-san had a suspicious expression on his face.
âWhatâs wrong? Are there any effects that are hard to talk about?â
âEh? No, thatâs not the case, butâŠâ
Thereâs no point in worrying about it myself, so I just honestly told Ranze-san and the others.
Everyone was at a loss for words.
U-umm? Did I, do something again?
Putting the uneasy me aside, Louise turned over and stared at Ranze-san intensely as if she was observing him. At that moment, her eyes lit up for a moment, a sign that her skillăAppraisală had activated.
âYo-your Majesty⊠TheăCurseăăEverlasting Sleepă, has turned into theăBlessingăăEverlasting HealthăâŠâ
Hearing what Louise said, everyone was stunned.
I didnât understand, so while it might be impolite, I activated my own Appraisal skill on Ranze-san.
âȘRanzelf Forde Winbergâ«
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Job: King
Age: 48
Level: 134
Magic: 1000
Attack: 2500
Defense: 3000
Agility: 5870
Magic Attack: 1110
Magic Defense: 3300
Luck: 3000
Charm: Immeasurable
âȘStateâ«
ăEverlasting Healthă
Wow. The King is strooong.
âŠThatâs not it! Eh? What is this? Does every King in this world have a level surpassing 100? Well, in any case, thatâs not something I should say. Even so, let me say this. Iâm so envious of his Charm!
Leaving that aside, what does the state ăEverlasting Healthămean?
When I thought that, the effect ofăEverlasting Healthăwas displayed to me.
ăEverlasting HealthăâŠâŠ Blessing. Targetâs life span is increased by 10 years, and can no longer fall sick. Furthermore, it is harder to get injured.
It turned out to be a pretty outrageous effect!!
âŠIs this because the effects of the curse ăEternal Sleepă, which was meant to make someone sleep for the rest of their days, was inverted?
If my hypothesis is correct then⊠Uwaa. I feel like I understand why everyone was speechlessâŠ
In the end, everyone including me was shocked, but regarding the result, I was safe, and I managed to dispel the curse successfully.
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