Water Magician

Chapter 265: Peace and Privilege

Editor: Tseirp

After enjoying the all-you-can-eat at the guild cafeteria in the aftermath of the Great Tidal Bore, Ryo headed for the Royal Capital in a guild carriage the next morning.

Ryo was given permission to use the precious guild carriage of the Rune Adventurers’ Guild, apparently in recognition of his efforts during the Great Tidal Bore.

Ryo was delighted that his hard work had paid off, and he continued to sleep in the guild carriage that had been reserved for him.

Since he pretty much ate until dawn last night....

The next day in the early afternoon, he arrived safely at the Royal Capital and went straight to the Royal Castle Library to return the book he had borrowed that was long overdue, ‘Alchemy: Its Future and Prospects – Alchemy in Our Daily Lives’.

At that moment, the chief librarian, Mr. Gasparnini, looked like he was about to burst out in tears...or rather, he was crying a little and bowed his head repeatedly in gratitude.

Then Ryo made a firm vow in his heart.

To always return anything he borrowed.

Else, he would make a good person like the chief librarian cry....

Meanwhile, a remote location in the royal castle.

King Abel the First wasn’t in bed....

But in the courtyard of the annex, swinging his sword.

“Abel...you’re still in recovery, so don’t overdo it.”

“Ohh, Ryo. Looks like you’ve been busy. What have you been up to?”

“Just saving the world from ruin is all.”

“I-I see...”

Abel thought that Ryo was saying something that didn’t make sense again...but he didn’t dare to get into it.

He judged on his own that Ryo was probably absorbed in a book on alchemy, or some kind of delicacy...or something along those lines.

Poor Ryo.

When Abel returned to his office after swinging his sword, Marquis Heinlein, the Prime Minister, turned up.

He had something to report.

Abel shouted, and Ryo reacted because his name had apparently been called.

Then he somehow realized that he was at the center of the conversation.

“So Ryo, it seems that you haven’t been around these past five days or so, were you in Rune city?”

“Yeah. But, you have to understand, it wasn’t to pick up a book I borrowed from the Royal Castle Library which I left in my Rune house and failed to return or anything like that, okay?”

“Sure... now I know why you were in Rune at that time.... Well, you did good...”

Abel said, looking a little tired.

“That doesn’t sound like much of a compliment, Abel?”

“What do you mean?”

“If you really mean what you say, words aren’t enough to show your sincerity!”

“What more do you want besides my words?”

“It goes without saying, grant me a privilege.”

Marquis Heinlein, the Prime Minister, frowned at the sight of the premier duke...demanding ‘privileges’ from the king.

He didn’t think it appropriate for the order of the country.

However, King Abel asked Ryo with a nonchalant attitude.

“So what kind of privilege do you want?”

“The monthly cake privilege, obviously!”

“Sure, done.”

“Yay!”

Abel nodded affirmatively with a tired look on his face. And Ryo was repeatedly making a fist pump gesture, feeling really pleased.

Leaving Marquis Heinlein completely lost in what just transpired.

“Eh? Cake? What kind of privilege is that...?”

Today, too, the center of the Kingdom was peaceful.

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