The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

Purple Dragon Bahamut.

The Dragon Lord representing all dragons on this continent, and the sacred dragon appearing in the kingdom’s founding mythology.

The violet twilight-like mana she emits is known to annihilate all evil and protect what is right.

…That’s what was known.

What? The mana annihilates evil?

If Bahamut’s mana really annihilated evil, it should have annihilated her own mindset first.

In the first place, if she protected what was right, she wouldn’t have manipulated the stock market and rigged stock prices.

Just seeing that she maintained a thought process to come up with such deeds, one could tell it was an absurd claim.

What I felt while reading the novel was that there wasn’t a single dragon in their right mind in this novel.

Of course, not all dragons have appeared, and most of the dragons that did appear were extras without any descriptions.

But even the passing remarks of the lizard guys were at an insane level.

Surprisingly, Bahamut could be considered to have a relatively righteous and decent mind for a dragon.

The one who kidnapped a merchant ship to manipulate stock prices was said to have a decent state of mind.

At least Bahamut wasn’t a mad dragon like Crueldra or Mockdra.

She was just bored and became a hedonist.

“Betting, it has a very good ring to it that I haven’t heard in a long time.”

Bahamut momentarily looked at me with a crazed look in her eyes.

Hmm, should I take back what I said about her not being a mad dragon?

No, she still keeps her principles, so she won’t be a completely crazy dragon.

…Right?

“For the bet, I just need to win two out of three times, right?”

The basic rule for betting with Bahamut was the best of three.

The content of each bet is decided by each party.

However, the final deciding match is fixed to be the world-famous game of Magic Chaturanga (the origin of chess, janggi, etc.).

The Magic Chaturanga in this world had quite different rules from my original world’s Chaturanga, with magical elements added.

She nodded at my question.

“You know it well, despite only heeding the rumors. Ah, I’ll even count you noticing my mischief and summoning me as one bet. You have 1 win.”

That was pleasant news to hear.

She seemed quite pleased that I noticed her mischief and took advantage of it.

If it were me, I would have buried them secretly in some shady hill without anyone knowing. I’m quite fortunate. (TN: are you sure you’re not the mad one O_o)

“Ah, but let’s still do three bets. Instead, if you win more, I’ll give you a gift befitting of it.”

In other words, she wanted to play with me more.

“It seems you took a liking to me more than expected.”

When I asked, expressing my surprise, Bahamut nodded.

In the novel, even when Jade figured out her mischief, she didn’t show this much interest. It was perplexing.

In the novel, they even had a direct confrontation of strength.

No, considering the possibility of needing Bahamut’s power in the future, it’s better to think positively.

But it’s true that a dragon’s attention is burdensome.

“Please choose the betting event first. I’d prefer if we avoided anything that could harm each other as much as possible.”

At my concession, Bahamut crossed her arms and pondered.

“Hmm~ What would be fun to bet on.”

In the novel, she had a magic duel with Jade, but she wouldn’t suggest a magic duel with me too, right?

Bahamut, who had been pondering, seemed to have decided on the betting event and grinned like a mischievous child.

*****

I leaned against a street tree in a dark alley, gazing at the brightly lit mansion.

Precia asked with a worried face.

“Are you really going to do as the Purple Dragon said?”

At her question, I put on Yard’s mask of disguise and headband, and placed a mask resembling a Hahoe mask bought from the capital on top.

It was in the form of a hood, so it was unlikely for the mask to come off unless something serious happened, but it never hurts to be careful.

“Of course. The patronage of the Purple Dragon herself? There’s no harm in getting friendly with her, right?”

It was the patronage of the dragon who aided the founding king in the country’s founding mythology.

Considering my status as a prince, the fact that I was receiving Bahamut’s patronage alone had endless political uses.

I could use her patronage to strengthen my legitimacy and establish a foothold in high society that was obsessed with gossip.

A foothold in high society would greatly help in building political power.

Even putting aside everything else, Bahamut’s military power alone was enough reason to be on good terms with her.

Jade also looked at me worriedly.

“But isn’t it too dangerous?”

“Nah, what’s so dangerous about this? It’s not like she’s telling me to fight Bahamut one-on-one and endure for a day.”

Jade looked at me in disbelief.

“No, fight the Dragon Lord? No matter how famous Bahamut is as a gambler, there’s no way she would suggest something so absurd, right?”

No, she would. She did in the novel.

The person who suffered such an absurd thing was none other than Jade. Jade even won the bet.

“By the way, it’s too much for Bahamut to say we can’t help you.”

At Jade’s grumbling, I chuckled.

“If you guys help, the bet itself won’t be established.”

The bet Bahamut proposed was simple.

Sneak into that dazzling mansion before dawn and steal the ledger of the mansion owner, the Count, which documented his corruption.

Of course, I had to take on the challenge with my own strength alone.

But how did Bahamut find out there was a corruption ledger?

Well, it’s none of my business, so let’s ignore it.

“Navi, Eunha.”

At my call, Navi and Eunha turned transparent and moved away from me towards the mansion.

The eyes of spirits cannot be evaded as long as there is air or light.

Moreover, spirits, as the embodiment of nature itself, do not get caught by ordinary detection magic.

After waiting for about ten minutes like that, the two spirits returned with information about the mansion’s structure.

“Hmm, there are two secret spaces on the 1st floor, one on the 2nd floor, five on the 3rd floor, and twelve in the basement. Why are there so many secret spaces?”

Moreover, the security was not ordinarily strict.

There were dozens of guard dogs in the garden alone, and the important spaces were guarded by security guards.

Even at a late hour, servants were walking around, and various security magic was also in place.

“Sigh, what a hassle.”

As I planned the route in my head and headed towards the mansion, Precia and Jade spoke.

“Be careful. If you feel even a slight danger, give us a signal.”

“We’ll rush to rescue you right away.”

The sight of the two holding swords and magic wands was not only reassuring but even frightening.

Their determination to never let even a single hair of mine be harmed was evident.

“Got it, I’ll be back.”

I made my body transparent with the power of Eunha, the spirit of light, and stood in front of the mansion’s main gate.

Unlike my friend from the original world, I didn’t have kleptomania, but what can I do?

Lord, please allow me to become a righteous thief today as well. Otherwise, I’ll rob the temple.

“Yawn~! I’m tired. I need to finish quickly and go to sleep.”

The security guards guarding the main gate didn’t notice me openly yawning.

It was natural since I was also blocking the sound with the power of Navi, the spirit of wind.

I flew over the main gate using a simple spirit magic.

The garden surrounding the mansion was full of all sorts of dangerous security magic, but there were no traps on the central path leading to the main gate and the front door.

They probably never thought an intruder would blatantly enter through the main gate.

Click.

I leisurely passed through the garden, arrived at the mansion, and boldly opened the front door and entered.

Due to the late hour, the front door was locked from the inside.

However, with Navi’s power, unlocking the lock that didn’t even have magic was a piece of cake.

The central hall of the mansion was empty, with no one around as they sensed no presence.

Even if I was invisible to people, it would have been unnatural for the door to open by itself, so I was cautious.

I first checked the secret spaces on the 1st floor where there were no people, according to the information scouted by Navi and Eunha.

On the way to the room with the secret space, I encountered servants working late at night, but the untrained servants didn’t notice me.

“Oh, nice painting.”

I admired the painting hung in the first room and checked if there was any magic cast on it.

Of course, there was no security magic on the painting or the secret space behind it.

I lifted the painting and took out the safe placed in the secret space.

“Tsk, it would have been more convenient if it was a magic safe.”

The safe I found was a thoroughly mechanical one.

Despite my appearance, I am the successor of a sage.

Although the process was quite rushed, I inherited the core and foundation while he was alive.

Even now, I am receiving teachings from Geor’s soul fragment through Sylua from time to time.

For me, a magic safe would have been easier to crack.

In fact, cracking a mechanical safe itself wasn’t that difficult.

However, without knowing where the corruption ledger was, I couldn’t waste time.

I don’t know what’s inside, but let’s open it later.

I put the safe into my subspace and placed a gift to replace the safe, then placed the painting back as it was.

“Alright, let’s move on to the next one.”

I looted other places on the 1st floor and headed to the room with the secret space on the 2nd floor.

The room on the 2nd floor was a child’s room, so security guards were guarding the door.

I had no choice but to sneak in through the window from the lower floor.

Inside the room, a young child was sleeping soundly, hugging a doll.

I checked the secret space without waking the child and quickly came out.

In the room with the child, I left a small doll as a gift instead.

After sweeping the 1st and 2nd floors, I headed to the basement instead of the heavily guarded 3rd floor.

There were many places to visit in the basement, but it didn’t seem like a place to store valuable items. But just in case, I should take them.

“Oh, the owner of this house knows how to drink!”

There was a wine cellar in the basement, filled with rare and precious liquors, each and every one of them.

I don’t know about other things, but I definitely have to take all the alcohol.

Poof!

“Phew~! This aroma! It’s the best.”

Next to the wine cellar, there were all kinds of famous wines.

It feels like the ingredient warehous is replenished again.

After taking everything and checking the hidden secret spaces in the basement, the spaces themselves served as a single safe.

There was security magic cast, but it wasn’t too difficult to secretly break through.

“Tsk tsk, it’s so lax. It seems they hired mages at a cheap price. Hmm, I’ll take the things inside for now.”

Each secret space contained gold bars, various artworks, jewelry, and even rare magic books and magical tools. The variety was quite diverse.

I decided to make good use of these ill-gotten gains and left gifts in their place.

After coming up from the basement, I pondered in front of the stairs leading to the 3rd floor.

Unlike other floors, the 3rd floor was where the Count himself resided, so security guards were guarding from the stairs.

If it were just ordinary security guards, it would be fine, but as a result of checking with the spirit’s eyes, proper knights were guarding in rotation.

There was no way for me to break through and pass alone using ordinary methods.

Then, it’s fine if it’s not an ordinary method.

“Lupin, Luffy, Lupa!”

I hummed a tune and snapped my fingers.

Boom-! Boom-! Kwa-kwa-kwang-!!

At the same time, the gift I left in the secret space, the magic bomb, exploded, shaking the earth.

“Hahahahaha! Explosion is art!” (TN: Deidara is that you?”

On top of that, I created an illusion of a dragon above the mansion using Eunha’s power.

Rumble… Kwa-kwang-!

And thunder created by Nuni’s power scattered around it, setting the mood.

“Kiiieeeek-!!”

A loud roar created by Navi’s power resounded throughout the city as the dragon illusion opened its mouth.