How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 35

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat Episode 34

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Gestarte sighed deeply and handed over the bag containing the pistol.

I said as I ran out of the room.

“Don’t be too fixated on the nib of your pen.”

“?”

“The elders may think that it can decipher ancient grimoires, but it is not an item with such great magic. No, the automatic writing magic itself is a rather weak magic to begin with.”

“what?”

“It was a destructive plan to corrupt intelligence by arbitrarily outputting uncontrolled knowledge, ultimately leading everyone down the path of erosion.”

“You. How?”

Jester raised his head.

“There was a similar incident in the imperial palace, that’s all I can say. This is the price I pay for the magic gun.”

“for a moment……!”

After saying that, I immediately left the room.

As soon as I got on the elevator, Sereraji looked at me.

“I was nervous because I knew you would stab Master in the stomach with your sword.”

“Me? Are you crazy? You want me to burn you to death?”

“Then you weren’t going to stab me?”

“The ultimate worst-case scenario was that I got stabbed.”

“what?”

Looking at her bewildered, I continued speaking.

“I was going to threaten you with attempted theft, and if that didn’t work, I was going to bring up the pen tip story. If it had worked, it would have ruined my ivory tower. I was going to get a gun as compensation for telling you that.”

In fact, this one has a much higher chance of success.

“Then why didn’t you do that?”

“Because of my sister.”

“what?”

“I thought my sister had a sense of duty toward the ivory tower.”

Her feelings toward the ivory tower were probably closer to ‘leaving without being able to contribute anything after learning everything there was to learn’ rather than ‘being kicked out’.

“If I had to choose between the ivory tower and the palace, I would choose the ivory tower.”

A person can never betray the happy memories of his childhood.

Sereraji did not deny it.

“There are still many relics and magical tools in the palace. I thought that they might try to take them from the Ivory Tower through my older sister.”

“What is that-.”

I said coolly.

“I told you. The automatic writing machine of Ulgrim. Depending on how it is used, it can become a tool of destruction.”

“So you were talking about the ruthlessness of the ivory tower?”

“no.”

I don’t like lying.

“The ivory tower holds many secrets and dangers, and no worldly power can control them. They need someone to watch over them, and that person has to be half insider.”

I confessed everything as if I was going to confession.

“you.”

“That person should not feel indebted to the ivory tower, but he should be fundamentally fond of it.”

Sereraji laughed bitterly.

“Was the magic gun an excuse?”

“No. It’s true that I came here to buy a magic gun. But judging from my sister’s expression in the lobby below, I think she’ll tell me to go back if I don’t get her involved now.”

“How did you know I would take your side?”

“It’s not easy to take someone’s side when they admit they abandoned you.”

“Do you think telling me all this will help our relationship? It sounds to me like you’re deliberately trying to distance yourself from me and the ivory tower. And you’re doing it almost immediately, watching my reaction, and at the same time as the gun negotiations.”

I answered as I felt the elevator approaching the first floor lobby.

“that’s right.”

Because before returning, my older sister was chased by the ivory tower her whole life, and was used by the ivory tower, and in the end, she was unable to hate the ivory tower.

And because the ivory tower never admitted to the end that it had failed to protect its sister.

People cannot deny the happy memories of their childhood, and it is too difficult and miserable to admit that they were used by those who were precious to them.

But I needed my ‘court sorceress’, Serenade, and I wanted her to be emotionally independent from the ivory tower.

Even if it hurts Sereraji, it helps Jaylilith.

“I did.”

There are things in the world that change no matter how much you shout and fight about them, and there are things that change just by saying them out loud.

What changed today was the latter.

Now she will never forgive me.

“Thank you, you piece of trash.”

Sereraji slammed his new staff on the floor.

Flash!

A blue lightning bolt flashed.

* * *

“What on earth happened?”

In front of the lobby, Rudy was wearing an animal ears headband, surrounded by dozens of paper birds, and holding street food in both hands.

I said, covering my hands, which were covered in bruises and burst veins, with white gloves.

“My sister was trying out a new wand, but she misadjusted the power.”

Anyway, it wasn’t a lie.

Sereraji nodded and said with a rather tired expression.

“Rudy. I’ll go back first. Go play with Valen some more and then go in.”

“yes?”

“I’m on a business trip. It’s already late.”

“Ah. Be careful on your way in.”

As Sereraji disappeared, Rudy looked at me.

“Your Highness, you fought with me in Sereraji, right?”

“No? Why?”

It wasn’t a fight.

One person exchanged words with a trick, and the other exchanged words with a lightning strike.

Rudy gave me a moment of irreverent gaze, then shook his head slightly.

“I’m always on Your Majesty’s side, but I’ll tell you this anyway. When you do something for someone, always ask them first. Nothing is more easily perceived as self-righteous than irresponsible consideration.”

I smiled bitterly and nodded.

“okay.”

“I’m saying this for Your Majesty’s sake. It would be foolish to suffer and get scolded alone when the other person doesn’t even want it.”

“yes.”

“Don’t even think that they’ll understand someday. People’s hearts don’t change easily just because you turned out to be right.”

Rudy is right.

Most of Jaylilith’s cruel decisions before the regression turned out to be right, but even I couldn’t fully defend them.

The problem is that it was right.

“I will listen carefully.”

I started walking slowly.

There was a magic tool I needed to buy today.

Since it was something that was often made as an assignment in the ivory tower, there must be at least one.

Rudy followed me and said.

“Aren’t you listening to me?”

“No. Why?”

“You have the same expression as back then.”

“when?”

“When I invited Lord Tentia and burned incense for unmarried women.”

When I heard that, I unconsciously touched my face.

“Is there something you can’t tell anyone?”

Could not answer.

Rudy’s green eyes lit up.

I felt like my soul had been pierced.

“You’re strange. You’re not like those who come forward, saying that they might need my help, that they’re right. Those who come forward like that are always driven by unfounded confidence. They think they’re great because they’ve been hit a few times. But Valen, you’re usually so calm. But sometimes, you get strangely passionate. It’s like you know that you have to do that.”

After talking for a while, she lowered her head and said, “Ah.”

“I’m sorry for overstepping my bounds. I always told you that I would trust you. I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s okay.”

I understood her reaction.

As she said, things between people are not tied up in a rigid way with results.

“Where are you going now?”

“Ah, I should have gone to that alley.”

“That store from earlier?”

“huh.”

The alley was even darker than before.

The shop owner bowed deeply when he saw us return.

“What are you looking for, gentleman?”

“Do you have any glasses that my maid might wear? Focusing glasses? Four-point glasses? I can’t quite remember what they’re called.”

“Ah. Are you looking for a pair of scopes? Yes. I have a few. But you don’t look like someone who shoots a bow or crossbow… … .”

“Aren’t you going to sell it?”

The owner ran hurriedly into the store.

Rudy tilted his head and asked.

“What are four-point glasses?”

“A magical tool that automatically aims at a target. Anyone with the strength to pull the bowstring can become a sharpshooter.”

“Wow. That’s an amazing magical tool. I’ve never heard of it before. Is it a very precious magical tool?”

“Hmm… … It’s not easy to make. You have to know how to imprint various magics. But it doesn’t require any great skills. It feels like a high school exam in the ivory tower?”

“But why doesn’t everyone use it?”

I briefly recalled my memories before my regression.

“Wearing it and shooting it doesn’t increase the power of bows or crossbows, but knight armor engraved with sorcery circuits can’t be pierced by bows or crossbows. Also, it doesn’t accurately point out weak points in armor gaps or anything like that, so it’s not very useful when knights fight each other.”

As area-of-effect spells that take a long time to cast but have high power became mainstream in the wizarding community, the need for precise aim decreased.

“As far as I know, you can inscribe magical circuits on arrows to enhance their power. Then wouldn’t they be able to pierce armor as well?”

“Ordinary soldiers don’t have the money to buy glasses like this or arrows like that. Knights or high-ranking mercenaries who can afford them can fight well even without glasses like this or arrows like that.”

“Then why are you telling me… … .”

The owner returned then and opened a flat box to show us.

“Here it is. I think this will suit you well, maid.”

The glasses had large, round lenses and thin frames and temples made of black wire.

“Isn’t it too weak?”

“No. Try bending it. It’s made of good alloy and has been strengthened with magic, so it won’t break easily.”

“Even reinforcement magic?”

“Yes, yes. He said it was an assignment that got an A+.”

If you get an A+ in the ivory tower, it’s a good thing.

I obediently agreed and asked the price in a small voice.

It was obvious that Rudy would want to carry the glasses if he heard the price.

“Forty gold coins?”

“Sir, you should give me 80 coins. The price I paid for it was 50 coins.”

The owner was startled and whispered quickly.

“These days, the most you can do is use it to get a feel for aiming a crossbowman, so why are you charging so much for it? 55.”

“70 won. I can’t give you any more discount.”

“60 won. Isn’t that enough to make more than most people’s annual salary?”

“65 dollars. The rent here is no joke.”

“Okay. Sixty. I understand.”

I was still short of money.

“Yes. Yes?”

“I knew it!”

“… … Oh, man. I got scammed.”

I leaned inside the counter so Rudy couldn’t see and paid my bill.

“Try it.”

“thank you.”

Rudy smiled bashfully and took the glasses.

I was worried that my eyes would look small, but since I didn’t have any prescription lenses, it didn’t bother me at all.

In fact, the thin black frame seemed to decorate her eyes, which made it even more pleasing to the eye.

“how is it?”

“It’s really good at showing movement. What is it? It’s like it marks what I want to see with a red dot? Just aim it here. Like this.”

“Good.”

“How about me?”

“huh?”

“Does it suit you well?”

“Yeah. It suits you very well.”

“She’s lucky,” he muttered.

“I won’t take it off except when I sleep or shower.”

“Yeah. I definitely do that.”

Rudy asked as he left the store.

“But could you teach me how to use a bow or a crossbow? I’m too weak to pull them properly.”

I answered, tapping my square bag lightly.

“I’ll go back and answer. There are too many ears here.”

* * *

“Is that a magic gun?”

Rudy, who had returned to his room and heard my explanation, spoke in a bewildered voice.

“What is that?”

I said, opening the square bag.

“The greatest masterpiece and the greatest shame of wizards.”

“If it’s a masterpiece, it’s a masterpiece, and if it’s a failure, it’s a failure. Why are the two the same?”

“It’s so well made that it doesn’t require any special magic?”

“ah.”

Inside the box were two revolver-style pistols, each holding six rounds.

Both guns were shiny and well-maintained, and were made entirely of silver metal from the grip to the muzzle.

“It looks like the bow part of a small crossbow. The handle is bent down quite a bit.”

“It’s easier to shoot like that.”

“Are you shooting?”

“This is a shooting weapon.”

I took out the box of bullets and the ammunition belt that were in my bag and showed them to him.

The bullet was a streamlined piece of alloy the size of a little finger with magical circuits engraved on it.

I didn’t tell Rudy, but each one was worth more than a silver coin.

“Fill this magic bullet into it, pull the trigger, and pull the trigger. Then, the air will explode with magic, and the bullet will accelerate and shoot forward. If there was a bullet with a separate explosion spell or something engraved on it, it could probably deal with a knight, right?”

“How many meters long is this?”

“As far as I know, about 500m?”

“Huh? If you shoot from underneath the tower, it will reach above?”

“huh.”

Rudy shoved the box towards me, trembling.

“I, I don’t think I should receive this. It would be better for Your Highness to keep it.”

I shook my head firmly.

“Rudy. I fought the eroder just yesterday.”

“Yes? Evaders? They’re in the capital?”

Ordinary people went to Gwangmyeong Church every week, and priests taught about the erosion every Sunday.

They are monsters who sold their souls to the devil and gained power.

“I can’t protect you all day long. No one can. You have to be able to protect yourself.”

“ah.”

“I have many enemies, even if I am not an enthusiast. There will be more in the future. If I am not careful, someone might take you hostage and try to blackmail me.”

“That’s… I don’t like it.”

I said, bowing my head.

“Please, I beg you. I don’t want you to get hurt because of me. Please give me the strength to protect you.”

Rudy waved his hands in horror.

“Yes, yes! I understand, so raise your head quickly. I will learn anything.”

* * *

The gun was quieter than I thought.

I muttered as I looked at the hole in the target.

“Rudy. Aren’t you a really good shooter?”

“Mr. Valen. I… I think I can do it without glasses.”

I couldn’t deny that.

There was only one hole in the target.

All ten shots Rudy just fired went through the first hole.