The Prince Wants To Retire

2. contract (3)

After ordering Tharion to bring materials about the ancient Werewolves, Kariel’s job was to go straight to bed.

“Wow… … .”

Kariel, who had only seen the Imperial Palace and walked around for a while, was exhausted and had reached the point of moaning.

He cursed his trashy stamina, but on the other hand, he was full of anticipation.

‘It was real.’

He told me that God had to make a contract with a mythical being and gave me the ability to be a contractor, but I didn’t fully believe it.

It was because he was full of disbelief in God.

I thought that the contracting process would be stuck in a difficult or hard-to-find place, but it wasn’t.

Although the contract was unsuccessful due to poor physical condition, it was worthy of hope at this level.

“Rigid body technique… … .”

Kariel was immersed in thoughts as the ancient Werewolf mumbled rigid body techniques.

He had to learn rigid body art in a way that would provide the minimum stamina to sign a contract.

The problem is that the ancient Werewolf technology is obsolete, so it will be hard to find.

That’s why I took the risk and told Tarion to do it.

“Tsk, there will be more people who have been gone for a while.”

Kariel looked out the window with a tired expression.

In the meantime, there was no big threat because of Tarion, but it wasn’t once or twice that the gangsters were hunted down.

If it wasn’t for Tarion, he would have died right away.

‘I’ll get more tired if rumors spread about what happened in the palace report.’

The calm prince suddenly became active.

That alone is enough to get attention, but I’m trying to do something.

You will want to find out if you have found a way to restore your body, or if you have a corner to believe.

Whatever it is, it’s tiring for them, so some forces will try to thwart Kariel’s recovery.

Before that, he had to find Werewolf’s rigid body art and sign a contract with Surt.

“You won’t have much time.”

Cariel looked at the pile of books while muttering like that.

「A Study on Werewolves (1)」

Cariel picked up a book related to Werewolf, skimmed it, and threw it away.

The book was quite thick as if it contained a lot of content, but the content was nothing more than a long list of obvious stories.

“Then there is a lot of garbage.”

It was obviously written by a professor, but if you look at the contents, the grain was smaller than a millet.

Books related to monsters, ancient books on the use of mana were the same.

There were quite a few people who secretly delivered books to the imperial palace to earn money by professors based on their status as aristocrats and personal connections, raising their reputation and continuing their teaching career with them.

However, the stress was not a joke because in my previous life I had to take even such garbage with me due to rebellion and invasion from the outside.

It doesn’t matter because I don’t intend to become an emperor in this life, but if I were to become an emperor on my behalf, I would face a very annoying situation.

It was only natural that the job was going crazy, but there would be no talent available for use.

“Well, it has nothing to do with me.”

Saying that, Kariel tossed another book away. The book I had just read was quite useful, but there was nothing related to rigid combat.

If it wasn’t for rigid body technique, there would be content that was tempting, but there was an answer, so there was no need to go back.

That’s why Kariel calmly waits for Tarion with anticipation.

After a while, Tarion came back.

“majesty.”

“Are there many?”

When Tarion pulled the cart in, it was filled with tons of books.

Most of them are worthless, it seems that Tarion has brought a bunch of books to deceive his enemies.

“What else is a spellbook?”

“haha… … .”

Tarion laughed awkwardly at Kariel’s reproachful remarks.

“What did you order?”

“Here it is.”

“Only?”

The two books that Tharion pulled out.

Both are old books and quite thin.

“These were the only two books I could find with my authority.”

“I have to find the rest.”

As Kariel said that, he had a serious expression on his face.

Then Tarion looked at him like that and asked.

“May I ask what you are looking for?”

Kariel pondered for a moment at his question, then said in a low voice.

“Ancient Were Wolf Mana Usage. To be precise, we need methods to strengthen their bodies.”

“Strengthening the body… … .”

“It’s a short description, but it says that it strengthens the body itself.”

At Kariel’s words, Tarion rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

Since Tarion had been learning the mana refining method all his life, he had no choice but to be a stranger to this part.

“Hmm, is it something other than the normal mana aging method?”

“I think so.”

At Tarion’s question, Kariel nodded and said.

Although the mana aging methods used by the monsters all seemed different, the fundamentals were the same.

It is to make small mana holes in muscles or organs and circulate mana through blood vessels to change pure mana to fit the body.

So, there were scholars who called the mana ripening method differently as ‘how to use mana to strengthen the body’.

But the ancient werewolf seemed to do more than that.

“I’m guessing it’s a way to build up mana in the body itself without a mana hall.”

“It could be an ancient, pure method of strengthening the body.”

Tharion said as if he understood what he was saying.

At a time when martial arts were not developed like now, I had heard that there was an extremely inefficient way of using mana that purely builds up magical power in the body rather than efficiency.

So Tarion rubbed his chin and concluded that it was plausible.

“It’s dangerous, but… … It certainly seems like a possibility.”

Tarion nodded as he said that.

There is a risk unless you gather it in one place and refine the mana to process or compress it for stability.

Even the mana aging method using multiple mana holes is known to be extremely difficult to control the raging mana, but hitting the body itself with mana?

That’s just a really big risk.

It wasn’t just that humans made mana holes in their hearts and refined mana in one place.

That much pure mana is like a bad boy, so it’s difficult to control because it’s trying to run wild all over the body.

Kariel started looking at the books that Tharion had brought.

But.

“First… … That’s crazy.”

Kariel put down the book she was holding and sighed. It didn’t have what it wanted.

“I have no choice but to go to the library myself.”

He concluded that he had no choice but to use the Crown Prince’s authority to examine the deepest books.

Then Tharion opened his mouth.

“Your Majesty, there is someone who can help you if it is to restore the ancient uses of mana.”

At Tarion’s words, Kariel gave a puzzled expression.

“Anyone to help?”

“That’s right. I have a friend I know… … When it comes to the body, it’s expert level. but… … .”

“but?”

When Kariel asked with a tilt of her head, he hesitated before opening his lips.

“Being a geek is a problem!”

At his words, there was a person that passed through Kariel’s head.

A muscle-mad knight.

“Could it be Sir Toto?”

“Yes, yes.”

At Kariel’s words, Tarion showed a puzzled expression.

An eccentric who researches mana aging methods and muscles on the subject of knights.

A crazy guy who works out every day to the extent that he reminds him of the hell on earth.

He was Toto.

Of course, if he was simply an eccentric who was passionate about sports, he wouldn’t have become this famous.

However, despite being an eccentric, he was one of the best and powerful beings in the Empire.

“I didn’t know you were friends with Tarion?”

“We lived in the same neighborhood when we were young. After I entered the imperial palace, I couldn’t see her very often.”

Tarion made a bitter expression.

Being Tarion, who is from the shadows, he had to reduce the number of people he knew as much as possible, and because of that, many of his original ties had to be cut off.

“Hmm, that’s right.”

Kariel thought for a moment at Tarion’s words.

Then he looked up and spoke to Tarion.

“If we are going to get help, let’s gather more people.”

“You mean a person?”

“Yes, there are hardly any experts in mana aging in the imperial palace anyway, right? So we have to find it outside.”

Kariel smiled as she said that.

Then he had a paper fetched and listed the people that came to his mind.

Fire-Crazed Mage Arsuna

Berserker Iris

Monster Surgeon Brion

“They’re all famous geeks. Where the hell did you hear about them?”

At Tarion’s question, Kariel pointed to the pile of books.

Then Tharion sighed softly.

“All right.”

“Yeah, you’re busy, but you have to work hard.”

“Yes!”

After telling Tharion that this was his top priority, Kariel immediately fell asleep.

***

The next day, even before dawn, Kariel got up and went straight to the palace to go to the Imperial Palace library.

After telling Tarion to come to the Imperial Palace library to bring Toto to strengthen his body, Kariel immediately moved to find the ancient Werewolf.

Was it because of the spread of what happened in the Imperial Palace report yesterday?

In the imperial library, no one behaved arrogantly and bowed their backs at 90 degrees.

Kariel left them behind and walked into the Imperial Palace Library.

After passing through the place where nobles can read, I entered the library dedicated to the royalty.

And when I passed the library for the direct imperial family, which is the deepest place among them, an old man came out and greeted Kariel.

“See you, Your Majesty.”

“Can I go inside?”

At his question, the old man smiled and looked at Kariel for a moment before stepping aside.

A place located further inside the library for the imperial family.

The deepest part of the Imperial Palace Library exclusively for the emperor and the next emperor.

The reason Kariel came directly to the Imperial Palace Library was to enter this place.

As long as the book that Tarion had searched through to the library of the royal family under the authority of the chief chamberlain was insignificant, the only thing left was this place.

“Thank you.”

“It is a natural right.”

He had the nickname ‘the pattern-only prince’, so the old librarian guided himself as if it didn’t matter.

‘Are you from the shadows?’

While worrying about the unusual steps of the librarian and following quietly, Kariel passed through several locked doors and arrived at the deepest part of the Imperial Palace Library.

“I’m sorry, but could you help me?”

Contrary to the courtesy he gave to the eunuch, the old librarian’s eyes shone with respect.

“There is a librarian for that, so please feel free to talk to me.”

“Then do me a favor.”

Saying that, Kariel demanded books containing ancient mana usage methods, ways to strengthen the body, and books containing ancient werewolf mana techniques.

Then the librarian’s eyes filled with interest, then disappeared.

“If you sit down and rest, I’ll be back soon.”

Kariel nodded slightly at the librarian’s words.

And while Kariel, feeling a little tired just from coming to the imperial palace library, was sitting in a chair, an old librarian who had found all the books quietly approached.

“majesty.”

“Did you find it already?”

Seeing the old librarian carrying several old books, Kariel straightened her posture.

Then the old librarian put down the book and said.

“If what you’re looking for is an ancient werewolf’s way to use mana, here it is.”

“Well… … .”

When Kariel swallowed her silence at the old librarian’s words, she smiled and said with a wrinkled face.

“Don’t worry, you won’t be going out here.”

At those words, Kariel stared at the old librarian.

He must have seen him several times when he was young in his previous life, but he disappeared after becoming emperor.

‘It’s strange.’

I instinctively felt that he was an unusual person, but now it wasn’t important.

Cariel hurriedly checked the part the librarian had opened, and smiled.

“I found it.”

Kariel, who finally found what he had been looking for so much, smiled and looked back at the old librarian.

Then he brought a piece of paper and a pen, as if reading his mind.

After saying thank you to him and writing down important parts quickly, Cariel folded the paper and put it in his arms, and got up from his seat.

“This favor must be repaid.”

“I just did what I had to do.”

As the old librarian said so and bowed his head, Kariel immediately left the library with the words that he would surely repay one day.

Seeing him like that, the old librarian muttered quietly.

“The will of fire will not disappear.”