Chapter 112 – Lions Are Always Tested #02

I want to talk a little bit about Richard Ermengart.

The Crown Prince of the Empire, the greatest shield that currently protects humanity in this world. Even in the original novel, he was the strongest talent who was called the future of mankind, overtaking Cayenne, who was recognized as a hero, until he was finally killed by the Mawang Army’s strategy.

He is a direct disciple of the Three Swordsmen, who is said to be the best swordsman of his time, and at the same time, at the age of 21, a year ago, he is one of the strongest candidates who has already been recognized as equal to the Three Swordsmen.

In addition, in terms of magic, he is a disciple of Gaunav, the great wizard who extinguished Rich Harmon’s curse of disaster 10 years ago by himself, and a great genius who is on the verge of reaching the 7th circle, which is the standard for being a great wizard.

Not only that, he made amazing achievements in each field he was interested in, and he was a genius among geniuses who tried to evolve the administrative system of the empire by one level just before his death.

Because of her crazy talent her, she was the character of Mary Sue, who made me wonder if she was the author’s daughter throughout the entire reading, and was the only person who was called Cayenne’s rival her.

Of course, his face was also described as being handsome with Cayenne-level details, and he had a good personality, and he was described as having no flaws except for his bad habit of testing him when he was interested …

‘This doesn’t have any downsides?’

The silver-haired handsome man wearing those grandiose adjectives was glaring at him like an enemy who killed his parents.

“Now, take a seat, Artin Ludwig.”
“Ah, yes I understand. Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

Contrary to the noble way of speaking, in the voice his with his teeth tightly closed, I could feel the anger as if he was looking for a reason not to kill me.

“First of all, before we talk… Can I call you Artin Ludwig… Artin-kun?”

..The crown prince in episode 4 that I remember was a bit different as expected.

At the time of the 4th round, when I first went to say hello around the midterm of the 2nd year, I think she was more gentle and without hesitation. Greetings too, Artin-kun~? I think I did it slyly.

However, what I see now… Is far from the crown prince in my memory.

“Ah yes. You can call me whatever you want…But.”

Hmmm, I kept getting overwhelmed by those murderous eyes, but the interview with the crown prince shouldn’t be led simply.

Crown Prince Richard’s unique character is always a man of interest.

No matter how well-mannered, strong, or talented, he won’t give his all his to someone who does n’t interest him.

In the original work, I was interested in Cayenne, who helps people while sacrificing myself to the extreme, and in the previous episode, I…

‘When asked what the goal was, he said that it was to kill the demon king, so I finally allowed it.’

Anyway, the important thing. When meeting with this prince, he must never be seen as belittling or uninteresting.

“How should I call Her Highness her the Crown Prince?”
“Well..? Alas, indeed. As much as I feel comfortable calling Artin-kun, you can call Artin-kun as well.”
“How can you call me comfortably, your Highness the Crown Prince…”

When I refused and politely bowed down, the prince waved his hand with a smile, as if it was only then that he regained enough composure to not show his anger.

“Don’t worry, there’s no one to blame you, so you can call it whatever you like.”

Perhaps the title Prince Richard wants is… Richard, or senior. But I shouldn’t be looked down upon. It’s time to show the charm of artin, a real man.

“Then can I call you brother?”

Kwajik!

I could see that the glass window behind Prince Richard’s back his had completely cracked and was on the verge of being smashed.

“That… I think it’s a bit too formal. It’s probably the first time we’ve met, Artin-kun?”
“Then brother-in-law?”

Bang!!!

Wow fuck, the desk that Richard hit it split in half and collapsed.

“…Senior-level, I think that would be appropriate.”

Richard’s mouth his was smiling, but his eyes his were n’t laughing at all, it was clear that I was clearly imprinted on my existence. What kind of madman would come to the crown prince to ask permission for an engagement and call him brother-in-law?

“All right. Senior Richard.”

Seeing the composure disappear in Richard’s attitude, I continued the conversation while hiding a satisfied smile.

*

After that, the conversation continued monotonously. The prince asked every detail of the question before getting to the point.

Questions about the Ludwig family, historical view of how much you know about the empire, and questions and stories related to the imperial family.

Well, in fact, the hidden meaning of those stories was indirectly sarcastic about the gap between me, who was not the heir of the kingdom’s insignificant baron family, and Agnes, the princess of the empire.

“..You know more about the history of the empire and the imperial family than I thought.”
“I learned directly from Agnes. I also studied on my own beforehand.”

At the words Agnes had taught him, Richard’s eyebrows twitched and he changed the subject, as if he had decided that at least his lack of knowledge his would make it difficult to find fault with him.

“By the way, I was very surprised to hear that Artin-kun likes Agnes.

I nodded at those words. The reason why the duel with Shion was staged on a large scale was because the prince thought it would be fun.

“As you know, in aristocratic societies, the exercise of force… Isn’t looked upon with good eyes. Also, being angry is not good in a relationship between a man and a woman.

The prince’s gaze asked what kind of excuse you would make for the incident you had committed. It was a question within the expected range, so I answered with confidence.

“In the case of Rexton, as you know, the Rexton guy has put his family’s prestige on his back his and disrespected me for a long time and brought down my honor. As a man and as a noble, she feels she must act in her honor his.”
“Even so, solving it by force from the first day of admission is not a good solution. Also, Rigardo Wissen’s case happened inside the student council room, right? You could have left us to mediate.”

At that, I laughed inwardly.

Wasn’t the crown prince the one who would have been most happy in this world when I beat Rigardo?

“I didn’t want to treat the guy who insulted my lover as a whore as an equal. I don’t think Agnes should ever hear such insulting words.”
“… Of course, I agree with him. Wissen crossed her line.”
“And, if you already know that Rexton is the mastermind behind the Rose Crown case, then I think you know what kind of person Rexton Wise is.”

Regarding those words, the prince nodded quietly as if he had nothing to say. I wouldn’t want to defend the guy who tried to summon the officers of the Demon King’s Army just because he wanted to find fault with me.

“And, most importantly, I don’t have a one-sided liking for Agnes, we love each other and even discuss things after the engagement.”

When I suddenly ran in, Prince Richard twitched the corners of his mouth and let out a small sigh.

“…Now, I would like you to consider the position of my brother who heard that the two people who hadn’t even met for a month were suddenly getting engaged. Artin-kun.”

…Ah.

‘I was wondering why the reaction was completely different from the previous episode…’

If you think about it, Agnes and I have known each other for 5 years in the 3rd episode, 3 more years in the 4th episode, and have been officially dating for 2 years. But that’s just my relationship with Agnes.

From the crown prince’s point of view, the two people who said they would meet for the first time even during the duel, but after less than a month later announced that they were getting engaged, it might seem that some nerd, who has no family to inherit, is trying to meet a woman and get ahead in the world.

‘Nevertheless, asking to meet like this means that I didn’t judge him as a simple barrister because of the power thief and the rose crown incident..’

Indeed, thinking like that explained everything about her anger her, her murderous appearance her, and her calm conversation her.

“Yet, it is true. I’m not simply talking about getting engaged to Agnes, driven by the emotions of the moment. I came here today to say hello to Agnes’ precious family, the Crown Prince, and to show you a man named Artin.”

If so, there was only one thing I had to do. Beyond simply being acknowledged by looking after him, proving to the crown prince what kind of value a man named Artin Ludwig is.

“Of course, if you look at your family name, you may look like an insignificant man who is no better than Agnes, but I heard from Agnes that the Crown Prince truly loves Agnes. I don’t think such a person would accept her as Agnes’s partner her, just because of her high and low family background her.”

I spoke without hesitation with a confident attitude and met Prince Richard’s eyes.

Those eyes that resembled Agnes’s were slightly different from those seen in the previous episode, but they certainly contained curiosity about the existence of me.

“So, if it’s something that can be recognized by the crown prince, I’ll try anything.”

That was like a sign of the success of this meeting.

***

After that, the conversation ended more smoothly than expected.

After all, the fact that he beat up Wissen, or the reputation he had earned through the Rose Crown incident and the power thief might have been helpful.

– “Okay, then I hope you can at least prove that you are a suitable talent for Agnes.”
“What about proof? What do you mean?”
“Simple, Artin-kun, I heard that you are receiving unrivaled love from professors for your talent these days? I want you to prove your talent.”

The problem was that the difficulty of the task given by the crown prince was not easy.

‘To show the same grade as your own in this midterm exam’

Does that mean that you have to be at least on the same level as me to give up Agnes? Cayenne would be the only person in this worldview who has a talent worthy of Richard, who is called a genius throughout the work.

‘If it’s not that she’s going to kill Agnes as an old maid, then she’s probably trying to test me as well.’

In fact, in the previous episode, he hadn’t given such a strange assignment, so he probably wanted to see the skills of the man who bewitched Agnes after a month of meeting him.

Anyway, for that reason, these days, I have been diligently entering all kinds of classes, and I have been working hard on my studies to fill in the details that are lacking in the evening and at night.

“Huh… His grades are similar to those of the Crown Prince, so how can I get him right?”
“Isn’t it easy enough for my brother? The one who picked the first grade chief.”
“It’s not that easy to say, because it’s not the highest grade among freshmen this year, but the highest grade ever.

As I said in advance, having acquired knowledge through all sorts of practical methods for the past 20 years, I am confident that even the crown prince won’t let me down if I’m perfect.

At the time of the 4th round of the Demon King’s backdoor, I thought that it was on par with or even stronger than Cayenne at the time when it was actually the strongest.

However, practice is only practice, and the story is different when it comes to theory.

‘In the theory of handwriting, there are too many details that I don’t know yet.

Yep, I sighed and sipped my cocoa to deal with my stress.

“Anyway, I’m going to study until late tonight. Xiaomei should study hard and make a pass mark. Got it?”

After laughing, I suddenly realized that Xiaomei and Shirka were watching me studying while enjoying refreshments.

“…Why? Suddenly, he stared at me intently.”
“Brother, is it because you’ve gained muscle and grown taller lately? Did you know that you’ve become very sexy?”
“Isn’t his masculine appearance very appetizing even with glasses on?”

Tasty doesn’t seem like a description that could be given to a person, but it was difficult to say anything because Shirka and Xiaomei’s eyes were strangely burning with desire.

“Brother, can’t you wear glasses every day? He looks sexy like an intelligent man.”
“No, I use this to prevent eyestrain and deterioration of eyesight, because it is unnecessary for practical training…”

Suddenly, I noticed that Xiaomei’s burning eyes were a little different from Shirka’s.

‘This guy is turning around because he doesn’t want to study.’

As I sighed and tried to tell her to study, Shirka started groping my chest a little.

“Poem, Shirka?”
“Maybe it’s because you’ve been taking the elixir lately, your muscles and bones are properly attached… And strong… Really… “

Even though I had massaged a woman’s breast, it was an embarrassing sensation for me, who had never had a breast massaged by a girl.

“Where, me too… Wow, really! Did you gain noticeably more muscle than a week ago? Isn’t the elixir too fraudulent?”
“Children, stop studying now… “
“Sup… The smell of the owner…”

Oops, Silka’s eyes started to become hearts a little. Could it be that the dream horse’s heat starts here?

“Sleep, hold on… “

I can’t believe this, I glanced at Xiao Mei, and she began to put her arms around me, giving me the dark, grown-up smile she used to show when she pounced on me.

I could feel Xiao-Mei’s chest her, which boasts an overwhelming presence whenever I touched it, against my arm her.

“Brother, if you study too much, your brain gets rather stiff, right? Wouldn’t it be nice to take a break for a while?”

Just as I was about to say, “What are you talking about?”, Sirka took her her other arm and began kissing her lightly on my cheek.

“I, I wrote a lot of demons saying that Unicor-sama will train me today… But I think the master should fill it up…♡”

I have to study.

“Just once?”

In the end, I couldn’t overcome the temptation and decided to listen to the request of the two women.