Malam lalu, Ryo menginap di kamar yang berdekatan dengan Putra Tuanpunya Martabak Willy di bangsal tamu kerajaan.
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u201cKenakan pakaian ini. Potongannya mirip dengan pakaian Sang Tuanpunya Martabak. Juga, setiap kali keluar dari kereta, aku ingin kamu menyembunyikan wajahmu dengan jubah berkapu201d.
u201cOh, lalu aku bisa menyembunyikannya dengan jubah yang kudapat dari Dullahan.u201d
Saran Rodrigo, Ryo menunjukkan jubahnya yang biasa. u201cItu bagus, sembunyikan wajahmu dengan itu. Saat dalam perjalanan, kalian akan kebanyakan berada di dalam kereta. Di kamp, kalian akan memiliki tenda, jadi kalian akan bersama-sama dengan Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy.u201d
u201cBaiklah.u201d
Dua kereta, dua gerobak, empat pengawal dari Kerajaan Ju, enam petualang dari Kutha Inbury, Ryo, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy, dan Rodrigo.
Itu adalah seluruh formasi.
(Aku merasa pengawalnya agak sedikit untuk putra seorang rajau2026 well, bukan berarti aku tahu banyak tentang itu.)
u201cBukan, bukan, benar-benar terlihat keterlalu sedikit untuk pengawal kerajaan.u201d
Ryo terteguh karena tiba-tiba di panggil dari belakang dan ditanya apa yang sedang dipikirkannya.
u201cB-bukanu2026u201d
u201cBaiklah. Memang agak sedikit untuk pengawal kerajaan. Tapi negara kujaku bukan kaya atau kuat, dan aku adalah putra kedelapan.u201d
u201cKedelapanu2026u201d
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy memberikan senyum pahit.
Dan Ryo tidak tahu apa-apa untuk menjawab.
u201cMemang memang ada keuntungan memiliki banyak anak untuk mengamankan garis darah keluarga kerajaan, tapiu2026 sepertinya untuk putra kedelapan, setelah dewasa, kamu harus bergabung dengan Ksatria atau Korpus Sihir dan bekerja. Aku punya wilayah, tapi aku kebanyakan hanya mengelola vila-vila kerajaan. Aku harus meninggalkan pengelolaan vila kepada beberapa bawahan dan mencari nafkahu201d.
u201cDunia yang sulit, bukan?u201d
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy tersenyum pahit dan Ryo meratapi kesengsaraan dunia ini.
Meskipun dia adalah seorang putra, dia harus mencari nafkah sendiri. Dia hidup sulit dari banyak sisi.
u201cAhh, tapi hingga perbatasan Kutha Inbury, dua platon masing-masing berisi dua puluh Ksatria Kutha akan mengawal kami.u201d
Kemungkinan serangan di wilayah Kutha terlihat sangat rendah.
Di dalam kereta yang sedang bergerak, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy dan Ryo berbincang banyak hal.
Selain mereka, hanya ada Rodrigo di dalam kereta dan dia secara mendasar tidak berbicara kecuali perlu.
Tentu saja, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy memiliki banyak waktu luang.
Sementara itu, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy mulai memanggil Ryo dari u201cRyo-donou201d menjadi u201cRyo-san.u201d
Mereka akan bersama-sama di dalam kereta untuk beberapa waktu.
Wajar untuk melepaskan beberapa cadangan.
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy kini berusia lima belas tahun dan akan belajar ke luar negeri di Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan dari Kerajaan Knightley.
Sekolah ini ditujukan untuk keluarga raja dan bangsawan, dan tampaknya keluarga raja dari negara lain juga belajar di sana, selain Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy.
(Aku mirip dengannya meskipun dia berusia lima belasu2026 kayaknya orang Asia memang tampak muda, ya?)
Ryo berpikir sendiri.
Sekarang ini, Ryo kelihatan langsung, tapi otot-ototnya tegar dan erat.
Jika tidak, dia tidak bisa memegang pedangnya, jadi itu wajar.
Di sisi lain, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy tidak terlalu baik dalam pedang.
u201cKusempatikan sihir sedikit, tapiu2026 aku pikirku tidak memiliki bakat yang besar. Awalnya, Kerajaan Ju adalah negara yang sedang berkembang, apalagi dalam hal sihiru201d.
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy berkata sambil menurunkan pandangannya.
u201cTapi jika kamu bisa menggunakannya sedikit, berlatih setiap hari akan meningkatkan kekuatan sihir yang bisa kamu gunakan dan meningkatkan kontrol sihirmu.u201d
u201cBenarkah!u201d
Sang Tuanpanya Martabak Willy menjawab dengan mata bersinar.
u201cYaa. Awalnya kusulit, tapi kuseimbangkan setiap hari.u201d
Ryo teringat pada masa-masa di Hutan Rondo dan tersenyum melihat ke jauh.
Walaupun hanya sekitar enam bulan sejak dia meninggalkan hutan itu.
u201cApakah bisa kuberi kamu kepercayaan bahwa meskipun kamu tidak punya bakat yang besar?u201d
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabaku2026 apa pun bakatmu, yang penting adalah usahamu. Dulu pernah ada seorang pemain bernama Gunso yang berkata demikian. Dia terus berusaha dan menjadi pemain yang bisa memenangkan beberapa gelar.u201d
u201cSuara yang menakjubkanu2026u201d
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy tidak mengerti judul yang dimaksud, tapi dia mengerti bahwa dia bisa mencapai sesuatu yang luar biasa hanya dengan usaha.
(Tapi aku pikir kamu termasuk kategori bakat hanya karena kamu bisa menggunakan sihir.)
Ryo berpikir itu di dalam hatinya.
u201cNgomong-ngomong, atributmu apa?u201d
u201cAir.u201d
Untuk pertanyaan Ryo, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy menurunkan pandangannya lagi.
Itu karena dia merasa tidak bisa berkontribusi bagi negaranya. Setelah semua, dia memiliki kesan bahwa sihir air sulit digunakan dalam pertempuran.
Tapiu2026
u201cOh! Aku juga Penyihir Atribut Air! Atribut air hebat jika dilatih!u201d
u201cBenarangan!?u201d
Willy menjawab dengan senyum gembira.
Rodrigo yang melihatnya tampak senang.
u201cSebenarnya, aku sedikit terkejut saat diberi tahu bahwa itu atribut air. Aku merasa aturannya lebih buruk daripada atribut api yang mencolok, atribute angin yang nyaman, atau atribut tanah yang berguna dalam pertempuran.u201d
Sambil mendengarkan kisah Ryo, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy mengangguk.
u201cTapi tidak demikian. Ya, tidak kalah dari atribut lain. Aku harus latihan banyak, tapi aku bisa yakini bahwa tidak ada atribut lain yang lebih berguna. Aku bisa dengan yakin mengatakan bahwa Penyihir Atribut Air luar biasa!u201d
u201cOh!u201d
Ryo mencempiur minatnya.
u201cSetelah kami mengatur tenda di kamp, kita bisa mencoba berbagai hal di sana.u201d
u201cBaiklah!u201d
Malam itu, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy sedang berlatih di tenda di tengah kamp.
Saat ini, satu-satunya Sihir Air yang bisa digunakan oleh Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy adalah <Water Creation>.
u201cAir, sumber kehidupan, keluarlah u2013 <Water Creation>.u201d
Lalu, air muncur dari tangan kirinya dan jatuh ke ember di lantai.
(Caranya berdoa berbedau2026 aku merasa.)
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabak, apa itu doa ituu201d?
u201cIni sepertinya unik untuk negaraku.u201d
u201cItulah sebabnya.u201d
Terdengar berbeda dari doa u300cDoa Kuthau300d dari anak-anak yang berada dalam karavan Gecko.
u201cJika kamu bisa mengajarku doa Kerajaan, kudan akan berlatih sekeras yang kumampu!u201d
Wajah Sang Tuanpunya Martabak penuh tekad.
Tapiu2026
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabak, hal-hal seperti doa ituu2026 kamu tidak perlu.u201d
u201cHah?u201d
Ekspresi wajahnya yang penuh tekad tiba-tiba membekukan.
(<Air>)
Ketika Ryo chanting di dalam hatinya, air muncul dari tangannya dan jatuh ke ember.
u201cAir keluar meskipun kamu tak chanting.u201d
u201cYaa. Aku pernah tanya kepada makhluk yang mengajarku asal-usul sihir. Dia berkata, u201cInti dari sihir adalah gambaran. Buatlah gambaran yang jelas. Dan dapatkan pengalaman.u201du201d
u201cGambaran.u201d
u201cYaa, gambaran. Seberapa jelas gambaran yang bisa kamu gambarkan di dalam hatimu? Jika kamu bisa, meskipun diam, sihir akan terjadi.u201d
Ryo berkata dengan serius.
u201cAku akan mencobanya!u201d
Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy mengangkat tangannya ke depan, menutup mata, dan sepertinya sedang berpikir keras di dalam hatinya.
Tapi tidak terjadi apa-apa.
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabak, buka mata dan lihat tanganmu. Itu adalah gambaran air yang jatuh dari telapak tanganmu.u201d
Setelah Ryo berkata itu, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy membuka mata dengan patuh dan melihat ke tangannya.
Kemudian, dengan mata terbuka, dia mengangkat tangannya ke depan.
Setelah beberapa waktuu2026 air keluar dari ujung tangannya.
u201cKeluar!u201d
u201cYaa, bagus!u
Puji sebisanya. Itu adalah inti pendidikan.
Setelah itu, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy menghasilkan air dari tangannya berulang kali, hingga kehabirannya dan pingsan.
Delapan hari setelah kami meninggalkan Ibukota Aberdeen, kami menginap di sebuah hotel di Red Null, sebuah kota perbatas di Kutha Inbury.
Ryo menginap di kamar yang sama dengan Sang Tuanpunya Martabak karena tugasnya sebagai ganda tubuh.
Untungnya, Sang Tuanpunya Martabak Willy masih sedang berlatih keras malam ini juga.
Tapi, hanya delapan hari sejak dia mulai menggunakan metode praktik sihir ala Ryo (sementara).
Belum banyak perkembangan.
Setelah menghasilkan air, Ryo mengajarkannya tentang dinding es, <Ice Wall>.
Walaupun dia adalah putra ke delapan, dia adalah seorang pangeran dan pernah mengunjungi banyak negara, jadi akan lebih baik jika dia bisa melindungi dirinya sendiri.
Selain itu, senjatanya tidak terlalu baik.
Walaupun dia u201ctidak sangat bagusu201d, dia masih bisa menggunakan pedang kurang lebih.
Tentu saja, jika dia bertemu seorang ksatria dari sebuah kerajaan, dia akan dikalahkan dalam beberapa serangan, tapi dia mungkin bisa mengalahkan para pencuri dan sebagainya.
Ryo mencapai kesimpulan ini ketika dia melihat senjatanya.
Bagaimanapapun, Ryo secara ketat sedang melatihnya sebagai seorang murid Penyihir Atribut Air.
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabak, waktunya untuk berhentiu201d.
u201cSedikit lagi! Aku pikir aku bisa merasakan sesuatu lagi segera.u201d
u201cTapi kamu sudah berkata hal yang sama malam lalu dan pingsan karena kehabisan kekuatan sihir.u201d
u201cSedikit lagiu2026 Ahh.u2014u201d
Willy jatuh ke lutut.
u201cSang Tuanpunya Martabaku2026 apakah kudiamukan peringatanku?u201d
Murid Penyihir Atribut Air ini sangat termotivasi hingga si master harus menghentikannya.
Tidak perlu memberi petunjuk yang ketat.
Willy berbaring di tempat tidur dan Ryo pindah ke apartemen di sebelah.
Cohn sedang di sana dengan peta yang sudah terbuka bersama Rodrigo.
u201cRyo
Last night, Ryo stayed in the room next to His Royal Highness Willy in the castle guest house.
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“Please wear this outfit. The tailoring is similar to that of His Royal Highness’s clothing. Also, whenever you exit the carriage, I would like you to hide your face with a hooded robe ......”
“Oh, then I can hide it with this robe I always wear.”
At Rodrigo’s suggestion, Ryo showed his usual robe he received from Dullahan.
“That’s good, hide your face with that. While you’re on the move, you will basically be in a carriage. In the camp, you’ll have a tent, so you’ll be spending time with His Highness Willy.”
“Understood.”
Two carriages, two wagons, four escorts from the Kingdom of Ju, six adventurers from the Inbury Duchy, Ryo, His Highness Willy, and Rodrigo.
That was the whole lineup.
(I feel that the guard is a bit little for the prince of a country ... well, it’s not like I know much about that.)
“Isn’t it pitiful?”
Ryo was surprised because he was suddenly called from behind and told what he was thinking.
“N-no......”
“It’s okay. In fact, it is too few for escorting royalty. But my country is neither a wealthy nor a strong country, and I am the eighth son.”
“Eighth ...”
His Highness Willy commented with a bitter smile.
And Ryo couldn’t say anything in return.
“It’s indeed better to have a lot of children to secure the bloodline of the royal family but ... as expected, when it comes to the eighth prince, after becoming an adult, you either have to join the Knights or the Magic Corps to work. I have territories, but I am mainly only in charge of managing the royal villas ... I have to leave the villa management to a few subordinates and earn my keep ...”
“It’s a difficult world, isn’t it?”
His Highness Willy smiled bitterly and Ryo lamented the misery of the world.
Even though he was a prince, he had to earn his own money ... he had it tough in many ways.
“Ah, but up to the border of the Inbury Duchy, two platoons of twenty Knights of the Duchy are supposed to escort us.”
The possibility of an attack in the Duchy seemed extremely low.
In the carriage that started moving, His Highness Willy and Ryo had a lot of talk about.
Apart from them, there was only Rodrigo in the carriage and he fundamentally didn’t speak when it was not necessary.
Sure enough, His Royal Highness Willy had quite a lot of spare time.
Meanwhile, His Highness Willy started addressing Ryo from ‘Ryo-dono’ to ‘Ryo-san’.
They were going to be together in the same carriage for some time.
It was normal to throw away some reserve.
His Highness Willy was now fifteen years old and would be studying abroad at the Royal High School of the Kingdom of Knightley.
It was a school for royalty and aristocrats, and it seemed that royalty from other countries were studying abroad there in addition to His Highness Willy.
(I’m similar in appearance to His Highness even though he is 15 years old ... I guess Asians look younger after all?)
Ryo thought to himself.
In fact, Ryo looked slender, but his muscles were firm to the touch.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to swing his sword, so that was natural.
On the other hand, His Highness Willy was not very good with swords.
“I can use magic a little but ... I don’t think I have much aptitude. In the first place, the Kingdom of Ju is a developing country, especially when it comes to magic ...”
His Highness Willy said, looking down.
“But if you can use it even a little, practicing every day will increase the magical power you can use and improve your magic control.”
“Is that true!”
His Highness Willy replied to Ryo’s advice with his eyes shining.
“Yes. I couldn’t do much at first, but I practiced every day.”
Ryo remembered his time in the Rondo Forest era with nostalgia and looked to the distance.
Although it has only been about half a year since he left the forest.
“Is it okay for me to believe that even though I don’t have much talent?”
“Your Highness ... it doesn’t matter what your talent is. It’s all about your efforts. A long time ago, there was a player called Gunso who said that. He continued putting in effort and became a player who could win multiple titles.”
“It sounds kind of amazing ...”
His Highness Willy didn’t know the title he was talking about, but he understood that he managed to grasp something amazing with his efforts.
(But I think you’re within the talented category just because you can use magic ...)
Ryo thought that in his heart.
“By the way, what is your Highness’s attribute?”
“It’s water ...”
To Ryo’s question, His Highness Willy looked down once again.
It was because he thought that he could not contribute to the country. After all, he had the image that it was difficult to use in battle.
But ...
“Oh! I’m also a Water-Attribute Magician! Water attribute is great if you train it!”
“Really!?”
Willy replied with a delighted smile.
Rodrigo, who saw it, looked happy.
“Actually, I was a little shocked when I was told that it was a water attribute. I thought it was inferior to the flashy fire attribute, the wind attribute that seemed convenient, or the earth attribute that seemed useful in battle.”
While listening to Ryo’s story, His Royal Highness Willy nodded.
“But that wasn’t the case. Yeah, it isn’t inferior to the other attributes. I had to train a lot, but to be honest, there’s no other attribute that is as useful. I can confidently claim that Water-Attribute Magicians are amazing!”
“Oh!”
Ryo fanned his interest.
“Once the tent is set up in the camp, we can try various things there.”
“Yes!”
That night, His Highness Willy was practicing in the tent in the center of the camp.
Currently, the only Water Magic that His Highness Willy could use was <Water Creation>.
“Water, the source of life, come out <Water Creation>”
Then, water sprang up from Willie’s right hand and fell into a pail on the floor.
(The chanting is different ... I feel ...)
“His Highness, what is that chant ...?”
“It seems to be unique to my country.”
“So that’s why......”
It sounded different from the 『Duchy’s chant』 of the children who were in the Gecko’s caravan.
“If you can teach me the Kingdom’s chant, I will practice as hard as I can!”
His Highness Willy’s face was full of determination.
But ...
“Your Highness, something like chanting ... you don’t need such a thing.”
“Huh......”
The expression on his face, which was full of determination, froze.
(<Water>)
When Ryo chanted in his heart, water was generated from his right hand and fell into the pail.
“Water came out even though you didn’t chant ...”
“Yes. I once asked the being who taught me the origin of magic. He replied ‘The crux of magic lies in the image. Draw a clear image. And gain experience’.”
“Image......”
“Yes, image. How clear can you draw in your heart? If you’re able to do that, even if you keep silent, magic will happen.”
Ryo said so solemnly.
Since it sounded cooler that way.
“I’ll try!”
His Highness Willy extended his right hand forward, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking about something in his heart.
But nothing happened.
“Your Highness, open your eyes and look at your hands. It’s an image of water falling from your palm.”
When Ryo said that, His Highness Willy opened his eyes obediently and looked at his right hand.
Then, with his eyes open, he stuck his right hand forward.
After a while ... water came out from the tip of his hand.
“It came out!”
“Yeah, well done!”
Compliment if you can. That was the crux of education.
After that, His Highness Willy generated water from his hand over and over again ... until he was out of magic and collapsed.
Eight days after leaving the Capital Aberdeen, the group stayed at an inn in Red Null, a border town in the Inbury Duchy.
Ryo was in the same room as His Highness Willy because of his duties as a body double.
Fortunately, His Highness Willy was relentlessly practicing magic tonight as well.
However, it had only been eight days since he started working on the Ryo-style magic practice method (provisional).
There wasn’t much progress.
After water production, Ryo taught him the wall of ice, <Ice Wall>.
Even though he was the eighth son, he was a prince and spends some time in other countries, so it would be better to be able to protect himself.
Moreover, it seemed that his swordsmanship was not that praiseworthy.
Even though he was ‘not very good’, he could more or less still use a sword.
Of course, if he encountered a knight from a castle, he would be defeated in a few swings, but he would likely win against thieves and the like.
Ryo came to that conclusion when he saw the swordsmanship he was shown.
In any case, Ryo was rigorously instructing him as a Water-Attribute Magician disciple.
“Your Highness, it’s time to take call it a day ...”
“A little more! I think I’ll be able to grasp something again soon.”
“But you said the same thing last night and you collapsed due to lack of magical power ...”
“A little more ... Ah.”
Willy collapsed to his knees.
“Your Highness ... didn’t I warn you.”
The Water-Attribute Magician disciple was so motivated that the master had to stop him ...
There was no need to bother to give strict guidance ...
Willy laid down on the bed and Ryo moved to the living room next door.
Cohn was there with an unfolded map with Rodrigo.
“Ryo, His Highness?”
“Yes, he slept because of lack of magic.”
“Is that so.”
Rodrigo smiled and left to brew Ryo’s tea.
Rodrigo did not get angry at the body double that caused the master he served to collapse due to a lack of magical power.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen His Highness driven so hard ... I’m glad.”
This was what Rodrigo said when Ryo apologized for causing Willy’s collapse due to magical power depletion.
In the castle, he had many reasons to be gloomy as the eighth son.
Moreover, because he was too kind, he didn’t want to bother the others around him, so he tried to keep silent about it.
Considering such a past, this study abroad may have been a good thing.
It may be a good turning point.
Rodrigo told Ryo that he was able to think that way.
Cohn, who was looking at the map, looked at Ryo and started talking.
“Ryo, we will cross the border tomorrow noon. That will be the extent to where the Knights of the Inbury Duchy will escort us to.”
“In other words, tomorrow will be the real start ◈ ◈ (Continue reading) for this trip.”
Ryo also nodded.
The condition where he used up all his magical power and collapse before bed would not be allowed from tomorrow.
As long as there was a chance of an attack, they had to retain some strength for emergencies.
Misfortune always happens when you are at your weakest.
“We will still be staying in a city tomorrow night, right?”
“You know, tomorrow night, and the nights after that, we’ll definitely stay in the city at night?”
“Eh, is that so?”
Ryo was surprised.
Ryo arbitrarily imagined that most trips involved camping.
In fact, camping outdoors was overwhelmingly more common in his escort requests so far.
“Once we cross the border, we would continue on the Knightley Kingdom’s 『Second Highway』 to the Royal Capital. That is the most commonly used trade route in the eastern part of the Kingdom, surpassing the 『East Highway』. It’s dotted with cities and large villages. Putting it this way makes me realize how different it is from the Duchy. The Kingdom is one of the three major powers after all.”
Cohn explained and named the cities they were planning to stay at, but Ryo didn’t know any of them.
It was normal that he didn’t know.
Aside from the East Highway that Gecko’s Caravan used to travel, the only city he knew along the Second Highway was Red Post, the border town connected to both the Second Highway and the East Highway.
They would pass by Red Post early tomorrow morning.
“If we stay in the city, we’re probably less likely to be attacked.”
Ryo thanked Rodrigo for brewing the tea and said to himself.
“Well, it’s a lot lower than camping out, but we can still be attacked during the day. Even though it’s a commonly used highway, it’s not always full of people. In fact, it would be more troublesome if they act as travelers and attack us as we pass by.”
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