The Book Eating Magician (193+)

Chapter 210

Upcoming Battle #1

A week after the investigation team had returned from the Meuse Desert, King Kurt III of Meltor was having lunch with someone. He usually enjoyed quiet meals, but he had to do this because of his busy schedule.

Even now, one hand was gracefully handling the tableware, while the other hand was busy processing paperwork.

“Ughh… It is making me feel pained just looking at you,” Veronica said from where she was sitting across from him. “Your Majesty, the Magic Contest is over, so do you still need to be so busy? You should take it easy a little more.”

“It’s okay. My body can handle this much.”

“Still, there is a reason why I brought it up.”

“Hrmm.” Kurt thought she had a point, so he put down the sheets of paper. He thought it was rude to work while eating with someone. So, he put down the quill in his left hand and the knife in his right hand at almost the same time.

“I see. I was too short-sighted. Then let’s hear your story.”

“Okay, it isn’t a long story.” Veronica ate her fifth bowl of steak and looked outside the palace. “Your Majesty, are you curious about the guests?”

“Well, of course.”

“Right. One is a high elf, a leader of Elvenheim, and the other is the infamous dragon of the eastern seas. If something goes wrong, it could be fatal.”

There were a few people who were treated as state guests, but back when the palace was built hundreds of years ago, they wouldn’t have known it would house a high elf and dragon. Kurt III was knowledgeable, but this was also unexpected for him.

So, he looked forward to what Veronica would say. After all, she knew both guests and had the status and power to be an arbitrator.

Unsurprisingly, Veronica responded to the vague expectation, “The bottom line is that there are no problems. Even if there is an unfortunate affinity between them, they won’t fight each other.”

“What about the atmosphere of the first day?”

“Oh, Kid was present at that time. Without him present, it isn’t worth it for them to fight against each other. We just have to separate Kid from the two of them.”

Her judgment was correct. Ellenoa was reluctant to face someone with Aquilo’s nature, while Aquilo kept away from elves who sought a calm life. It was just that their initial encounter involved Theodore Miller. The friction occurred because a high elf was threatened by a sea dragon who coveted other people’s possessions.

This problem was solved if Theodore wasn’t present.

“If you think about it, it is good that the Kid has been lying down since then. It is proper timing.”

“How is he? It must be due to the trip.”

“Uhh, well, that might not be completely the case…?” Veronica said with a strange expression. She had visited Theodore and noticed that it wasn’t due to illness or fatigue. This was a magician’s transitional period.

It was a symptom when a magician’s body was broken and underwent a process of regeneration. She didn’t know what was going to happen, but it was clear that Theodore had made further progress after visiting the ruins.

‘…Fast. It is too fast no matter how I think about it.’ Veronica felt a thrill as she recalled Theodore lying in his bed.

Among the dragons, the red clan had a strong fighting instinct. Having inherited that bloodline, she the instinctive ability to grasp the strength of others. She had been able to see it. Despite his haggard expression, Theodore’s inner strength was boiling over. Her blood spiked wildly at the memory of his strength.