Youngest Scion of the Mages - Chapter 3

The youngest son of the famous magician Episode 3

When I looked at it with Cheonan, I saw it accurately.

[Name: Heira]

[Main Attribute: Assassination]

[Characteristic: Uninterpretable]

Huh? Wait.

For a moment, my body trembled.

‘What is it?’

Why is the handmaid’s attribute assassination? Why is Heira, who is kneeling and trembling, an assassin?

‘I forgot.’

This is Maton, a famous magician. A beautifully crazy world filled with power and violence. Literally wild. Larsen realized that fact once again.

‘Someone intentionally put it next to me.’

And that someone was most likely one of Larsen’s own brothers.

‘I’m almost completely removed from the succession structure.’

You assigned a maid like this to a guy like that?

‘People who are really competing for succession to the point where they attach an assassin maid to someone like me…’

I swallowed.

‘crazy. I don’t.’

An assassin finally got a hold of someone like him? So what about those who are waging a real war over the succession issue? A succession war within the magic family Maton. It is truly a wild ecosystem of survival of the fittest, with no rules other than not killing your relatives.

‘It’s a crazy world.’

A crazy world where an assassin maid is attached to a helpless 9-year-old bastard.

‘Hehe… calm down. Seongmin.’

Larsen had to pull himself together.

‘Then the crying and being scared were all just an act?’

There is a high probability that it was so. Maybe the thing that’s shaking right now isn’t acting… it’s real acting. As ‘Cheonan’ is the main character’s special ability, it truly boasts a munchkin-like aspect. With Cheonan activated, I can see everything.

Now Heira is just pretending to be scared.

‘I’m going to go back.’

At that level, I would be successful as an actor.

“Hey.”

“yes yes. Confucius…!”

“wake up.”

Heira stood up carefully.

“Bring some chocolate from Verden.”

“Chocolate?”

You should go out first. Think about it. I want to be alone. please.

“Are you throwing away my words now?”

“no. “I will come find you right away.”

Heira hurriedly left the room. The moment the door closes. Immediately, Heira’s expression changed strangely.

‘what?’

I can’t express it well.

‘Something…subtly…’

It felt different than before. There is no way to express it specifically, but it feels like something has changed. It feels like the unique atmosphere has changed a bit. I had that feeling a few days ago.

‘It has changed.’

Heira moved. I was walking on the wooden floor and there were no footsteps at all.

‘I need to find out more.’

Although it was still too early, I thought that maybe I should report it to ‘him’.

* * *

Larsen sat down in his desk chair.

‘ruler. ‘Let’s sort it out.’

Larsen Mayton. So, he was exiled to this ‘Maple Annex’. He completely fell out of favor with his father and was completely pushed out of the succession structure. It can be said that there is not even the slightest possibility that Larsen Mayton will become the successor to the ‘Magic Master’.

From Larsen’s perspective, this is something to be very thankful for. The magic family is a family that is almost like a villain, so to speak, and has to fight against the sword master family.

‘But if you want to survive… you have to at least act like a human, right?’

Fortunately, Cha Seong-min is the creator of this world. There are also powers that only the protagonist possesses. I know the future and I know the future. I also know where ancient artifacts lie. For example, something like Eomsim Gap from the Millennium Dragon. There is a lot of money too. Anyway, he has enough background and strength to survive.

When I checked Heira’s information, I felt my head go cold.

‘You have to participate in the succession war. Because then I can prove that I am a member of the Mayton family.’

Not even participating in the war? If you do that, you will be branded as the scum of the Mayton family. The shortcut to becoming a loser in this wilderness. He is 9 years old now, so even so, he is 10 years old and will be entering the succession war in earnest.

The story is completely different after the ‘10-year ceremony’. This stupid fool continued to act like a fool for 10 years and left this world when he was only 17 years old.

‘I think it will be difficult to prevent my relationship with Seid from deteriorating.’

This will happen later, but I can’t think of a way to stop it yet. I think I’ll have to think hard about that.

Little by little, plans began to become more concrete.

‘I was born as the youngest child of a great conglomerate family.’

Without worrying about money, you can eat delicious food to your heart’s content, travel a lot, and live a leisurely and luxurious life that you couldn’t do on Earth. As long as I survive in this family.

‘For that to happen, I think I just need to grow up to a reasonable size so that it’s not noticeable.’

Maintaining an appropriate position, not being ignored too much, and not being too outstanding, just average or above average.

I’ve tried this a lot. Isn’t this the code of conduct for Korean soldiers?

‘okay.’

After checking Heira’s information, my head actually became colder. So Larsen was able to decide his future course of action more clearly. There are a few things that need to be done right away.

[‘Cheonan’ activation ends due to lack of mana.]

At the same time, a knocking sound was heard.

smart.

It was Heira.

I didn’t know it when I was looking at it, but now that I look at it, my steps are light and I wonder why they are so light. I couldn’t hear any of those common footsteps.

“I’m sorry, Confucius. It’s so hard to get chocolate from Verden…”

“It’s okay.”

Larsen actually doesn’t like chocolate very much. It just needed some time.

“A mortal sin… yes?”

“It’s okay.”

Larsen looked at Heira. Simple and kind eyes. Eyes that look like they will cry if you touch them. If you just look at that face, it looks like a girl on the verge of crying.

‘Why are you so good at wearing a mask?’

First of all, you have to act like Larsen. We believe it is a good idea to maintain a moderately poor position for the time being. There are some things that are comfortable because it is a badass position.

“go away.”

“yes. Rest in peace.”

Heira closed again. And I thought about it in the hallway.

‘What did that idiot just say?’

clearly.

[It’s okay.]

[It’s okay.]

Those words must have come out of the mouth of an idiot. If it were that damned asshole that Heira knows, there was no way he would say ‘It’s okay’.

‘It’s changed as expected.’

Didn’t they show respect the day before yesterday? Don’t you say it’s okay today? The atmosphere is strange. Moreover, the eyes looking at the chocolate were extremely bored. It was very different from before, when I was fascinated by chocolate.

‘Let’s wait for three more days and decide whether to post a report.’

Meanwhile, while looking at the closed door, Larsen thought.

‘You have to be careful.’

In the novel, all kinds of strange people live in ‘Saed, a master of swordsmanship’. Aren’t all fantasy novels like that? In martial arts, there are many hidden people, and in fantasy, there are an enormous number of heroes.

‘I didn’t hear any footsteps.’

Honestly, I got goosebumps there. It felt like I was just walking, but even if I paid attention, I couldn’t feel any movement. Even though I can see it moving with my eyes.

The protagonist hides his powers.

Heroes hide their powers.

Even the maid hid her power.

This world is where these obvious and obvious clichés apply. You should also be careful with cow dung. This is a world where cow dung can be extremely poisonous.

Anyway, there is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself.

A week passed like that.

* * *

During the week, Larsen thought a lot. And I roughly organized those thoughts. Larsen has almost certainly figured out how to survive here.

1. You must enter the succession war and play the role of a proper person.

2. I train hard to become a human being.

3. Survive somehow and become independent.

Once Larsen successfully passes the age of 17 when he is purged, he becomes eligible for independence when he turns 20.

‘At that time, it will definitely be independent.’

Larsen is one of the successors of a famous magic family. One of the three families that rule the world. In other words, it means that there is power and strength. If you can act like a human being, you can live happily wherever you go.

‘Go to a place where Kashin Seid cannot reach.’

My goal is to live happily there.

Kashin Seid is a typical fantasy novel hero recognized by the world. Wicked people are punished mercilessly, but innocent civilians are left untouched. Even if they are evil, they may forgive those who have a history.

‘For now, let’s get past the age of 17.’

First of all, my goal is to surpass the age of 17.

I called Startup Hampton.

“Hampton.”

“yes yes! Confucius.”

This guy is going crazy too.

[Name: Hampton]

[Main attribute: Poison]

[Characteristic: Cowardly Shadow]

Assassin and poisoner.

‘No, I hit him when he was young and he had a bloody bruise on his butt.’

Since when did he learn poison? I think I’m sharpening a knife in my mind. I’m going to turn around.

The moment I was thinking that, a phrase randomly appeared before my eyes.

‘Cheonan’ interpreted the situation and showed Larsen the world in the novel.

Hampton was not simply a starter who had learned to ‘poison’.

[All candidates for successor to the magic family will be given a ‘well-trained’ aide. They are trained or brainwashed from an early age to be able to assist the successor, and they dedicate their entire lives to the successor candidate.

In magic circles, this is called a ‘shadow’, and the 7th Confucius’ shadow was ‘Hampton’.]

‘Shadow?’

Larsen looked back at Hampton.

[Characteristic: Cowardly Shadow]

‘Did the shadow even stick to the opening act like me?’

At least I felt a little relieved. The ‘shadow system’ is a device set up by writer Cha Seong-min. Hampton is its shadow. According to the setting, he is a person managed and thoroughly trained by the ‘Maton family’. It is made up of foolishly loyal people who will trust poop even if it is soybean paste. Shadows who live only for their successors.

Creator Cha Seong-min set it that way.

Larsen said.

“I’m going to the training annex. “Get ready to move.”

Hampton couldn’t believe it. It’s a training annex. I thought I heard wrong.

“Susu Susu training annex… you mean?”

Then I heard a surprising answer. I definitely didn’t hear it wrong.

“Don’t pout. Do I really have to say it twice?”

The tone of voice was not polite, but it was clearly a training annex. The sun appears to be rising from the west. Although it was shocking, Hampton was happy. I was so happy that I cried. The successor candidate he serves has opened a training annex. I was almost happy.

“I’ll make a reservation right away. 7 Confucius!”

A few days ago, I felt like Larsen, my ‘light’, had changed a little. It became clear today.

It is a ‘light’ that has never visited the training annex.

‘Prince Larsen… has changed!’

Hampton’s steps became lighter.