Chapter 8 – War Elves (2)

“Mm!”

Laney remained in deep thought because everything her grandmother said was right.

On the other hand, Lloyd’s face grew bright.

The stronger Jade was, the stronger his future became.

“That’s why, if you’re going to grab ahold of him, be quick about it. Who cares about status for someone like him. Furthermore, didn’t you say he had some noble blood in him already? You must make him yours before someone else takes him from you.”

“Arhan wouldn’t do that to us, right?”

“Regarding that, I can’t say. I’m not the queen anymore.”

Lloyd swallowed a dry saliva as he heard the ambiguous answer given by his grandmother.

Laney also seemed surprised.

“I’m kidding. Do you think I would take my grandchildren’s person away from them? However, don’t be too relieved. I might not do such a thing, but the current king and nobles might have different thoughts in mind.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, grandmother.”

“How’s it going with appeasing the neutral nobles?”

“…..It’s not easy. The second prince is also expending his resources to gain their trust.”

“I’m sure he is.”

Clara nodded her head.

The second prince was very thorough, because he wanted to handle and clear this situation as quickly as possible.

“However, there are people who are waiting for Lloyd. No matter what people say, he’s the true descendant.”

“That’s true.”

“We’re planning on returning as soon as the reinforcements arrive, and that will be the true beginning of everything.”

Laney’s eyes were filled with determination.

Although she could do nothing but run to Arhan from the enemy’s surprise attack, it was going to be different now.

She was going to make sure that happened at all costs.

“Don’t put all of your faith in Jade. You can’t ignore the power of numbers, and you must make sure there isn’t too much damage done to the other side. Although they’re currently enemies, they are still considered to be citizens of Paulstein.”

“Yes.”

Lloyd responded with a heavy tone.

He had been thinking of this for a while now, and understood the soldiers weren’t at fault.

If anything, the nobles who supported the second prince were at fault.

‘I will reclaim my position and without fail turn Paulstein into a powerful nation.’

A firm goal began to form within Lloyd’s eyes.

Chirp! Chirp!

To prevent himself from being revealed as much as possible, Jade was assigned a villa away from the royal palace.

It was an excessive treatment for a mere commoner.

However, nobody thought this to be strange.

Since the Sword Master Heinze and the prince and princess were treating Jade with so much respect, the maids and butlers paid special attention to his words and actions.

-How is it, how is it? Do you like it?

“It’s definitely lighter. The strength of it is incomparable to the sword I was using previously. This must be the reason why dwarves are sought after.”

-Is it really that good?

“Yeah.”

Celestine’s eyes grew wide as she heard Jade’s praise-like assessment.

Jade rarely gave such compliments and the weapon from head to toe was completely black.

-Just looking at the color of the thing, no one would deny it if it were called a demon’s sword.

“Even though there isn’t a single enchantment on it.”

-But it’s not an ugly black. A demon sword has an eerie and bloody atmosphere to it, and also has its own ego.

“Quite interesting. There are so many things I don’t know about in this world.”

-There’s nothing good about it.

Celestine spoke resolutely.

The mere existence of a demon sword was harmful to the world, so there was no point in Jade seeing such a thing.

-I’m interested in your world.

-Me too me too! I’m also interested in the fact that there aren’t any spirits that have information about your world either! Even the queen hasn’t heard about your world!

With Elestra’s words, Celestine began flying around the room and yelling out in a loud voice.

As she did, Hwid also followed suit and began flying around the room.

“You’ll be able to see it in person one day, since you guys can follow me back to my world.”

-Exactly! I’m really curious! I heard chunks of iron moves by itself and flies in the sky.

-It sounds like a whole new world just hearing the things you told us Jade.

“We need to first figure out a way to get back.”

Jade murmured as he swung the new sword to break it in.

However, although there was some weight to the sword, the balance of the sword was perfect to the point where that weight could completely be neglected.

Every time Jade swung the sword, it sounded like he was cutting through space itself.

-Let’s first become strong enough to beat up a dragon! And then we threaten it! Tell it to cough up every information it has about your world!

“…..Although that sounds like a sure method, I’m not sure if it will be possible. I did become much stronger through the body change, but I still have quite a ways to go.”

-It’s more than possible to reach your goal since your life span increased! You’re paving yourself into history right now!

-That’s right. There are very few humans in this world that have formed contracts with high-level spirits. Even more so to have two high-level spirits.

“……really?”

Jade appeared to be surprised.

He didn’t know he was that talented.

-There’s obviously the fact that you’re putting in effort as well. There’s absolutely nothing in this world that can be earned without effort.

“But it’s not like everyone can get good at something just by putting in effort.”

-That’s true.

Elestra nodded her head in a gentle manner.

She had seen many humans who put in plenty of effort but was unable to overcome their roadblock.

It was difficult to constantly be putting in effort and challenging oneself.

-Are you going to name your new sword? At its current level, it can be considered an excellent sword. Same with your dagger.

“A name you say.”

-Most iron swords can cut things, so it’s okay to give it a name!

Celestine playfully tapped the blade of the sword.

As she did, Hwid’s eyes began to sparkle as it quietly watched Jade perform his sword dance.

It seemed to be interested in Celestine’s actions.

However, Hwid continued to patiently wait.

“It’s quite the sword. Sir Heinze’s sword is pretty out there as well, but this sword doesn’t lose to it at all.”

-Not only that, but the owner of the sword is you!

A faint smile could be seen on Jade’s lips.

He was thankful to have Celestine who was always on his side to praise him.

He felt uncomfortable in the beginning but was now completely comfortable.

In fact, she had become a strong pillar to his mental fortitude.

“You think too highly of me.”

-It’s the truth. You’re going to continue to grow stronger, and even compared to others who have gone through body change, I’m sure your body is much stronger.

“Unless there’s a human that ate a dragon’s heart.”

-Let’s catch a dragon and eat its heart too! It might’ve been difficult to take in as a normal human, but the current you should be able to handle it!

Celestine brightly smiled as she indulged in her imagination.

The stronger her contractor became, the more power she was able to utilize.