The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

Now, roughly four days after leaving Bryuta, I leaned my body against the carriage seat and wrestled with Geor’s research journal.

After recalling what happened in Bryuta, I felt the need to increase my magic power.

It was fortunate that my insurance worked and Vermilion awakened, but if I had to face the 6th Apostle Agistream, who wielded a vast amount of black magic power in perfect condition, there would be no answer with my current state.

Moreover, I didn’t expect there to be a monster like the 9th Apostle Ahletan.

“Young master, sit up straight. You’ll hurt your back sitting like that.”

As Precia advised me while feeding me peeled fruits, I straightened my posture.

“Oh, okay. Mmm, it’s delicious.”

However, without realizing it, I gradually slid back into a slouched posture.

Due to research on developing magic circuits, I reduced Precia’s training time and increased the time I put my heads together with Jade and Abassael.

Precia seemed slightly sulky and disappointed, but she tried not to show it to me.

“El, what if we detach the circuit from here and bring it over?”

Abassael, who had been reading a black magic book due to the incident in Bryuta, closed the book and examined the blueprint I had drawn.

“It looks promising. However, if we reroute the circuit here, the magic flow in this vicinity may become insufficient. What if we add another layer here and separately supply magic power?”

“Hmm~ Then wouldn’t interference occur here?”

At my conversation with Abassael, Jade, who had been diligently training to increase magic density, chimed in.

“If interference is the problem, why not insert a magic insulator in between?”

“Ah, should we? But then wouldn’t it become too large?”

“I have a thin magic insulator plate that I made while researching with my master before. Let’s use this.”

On the thin metal plate Jade took out, Abassael, Jade, and I engaged in a more active discussion.

“The city is slowly coming into view.”

At the voice of Yard, who was sitting on the coachman’s seat and enjoying the breeze, I folded the blueprint I had laid on the carriage floor.

After wrestling with it for four days, the design was nearly completed.

Outside the window, huge ruins from the mythical era and the large city surrounding those ruins could be seen.

The ruins city Vahanad was a city that emerged as explorers gathered to excavate the ruins.

The ruins in the center of the city were so vast that even 200 years after their discovery, excavations were still ongoing.

“Let’s quickly enter the city. It’s a large-scale city, so there should be good inns.”

At my words, Yard laughed cheerfully.

“Hahaha, a fluffy bed would be nice, but I want to leisurely wash with warm water.”

No matter how much convenience was provided with a space-expanding carriage and various magic, there were limitations.

Warm food and a comfortable bed could be prepared by carrying luggage in a subspace, but taking a bath was too much.

At best, we had to be satisfied with wiping our bodies with a wet towel soaked in heated water.

In the case of the forgotten temple of Yekatrice and Silua’s Forest of Dolls, there were too many factors to consider when setting it up while moving. I should look for areas of improvement.

“By the way, that city won’t disappear too, right?”

At Gilbert’s question, everyone looked at me. Under those gazes, I lightly shrugged my shoulders.

“Nah, there’s no way that would happen.”

At my answer, the party members nodded and began to check their respective weapons and supplies.

No, the reaction is too much! I’ll just grab what I want from those ruins and quickly run away.

Yeah, that’s right.

******

The girl with navy blue hair tinged with a dark blue hue hummed a tune while looking at the bustling city visible below the hill.

“That’s the city of explorers, Vahanad?”

At the girl’s question, the elderly holy knight guarding her side let out a small sigh.

“We really ended up coming here. I’m already afraid of what decree the Holy Pope will issue if he finds out.”

“Don’t worry too much. The Holy Pope will understand. After all, there was even a divine oracle.”

At the girl’s optimistic answer, the old holy knight heaved a deep sigh.

“That divine oracle that only you heard, young lady.”

At the holy knight’s words mixed with doubt, the girl playfully waved her finger.

“Oh my~? Are you doubting me right now? Even though I look like this, I’m a saint, you know?”

As she took off her luxurious glove and revealed the stigmata engraved on the back of her hand, the old holy knight panicked and put the glove back on.

“What are you doing?! Didn’t you promise this old man not to carelessly take off your glove?!”

“Ohohoho! Is there a problem with taking it off for a moment? Sir Dailhorg worries too much.”

At the girl’s playful question, the white-haired holy knight, Dailhorg, ran his hand down his face.

“Please be careful. I’ve already told you several times to be cautious because the Sun Church has been rummaging through the hideouts of demon worshippers lately! Saint Sophia.”

The glove she was wearing was one of the holy relics that suppressed the divine power emanating from the stigmata.

Saints who received stigmata from God naturally exuded powerful divine power from the stigmata as if breathing, even without deliberately exerting their power.

There was no problem when she was in a safe temple, but when secretly wandering outside, the divine power of the stigmata was dangerous.

“I know that too. My intuition just told me there would be no problem, so I only took it off for a moment. This glove is quite suffocating as it suppresses divine power.”

At her words, Dailhorg closed his mouth.

Powerful divine power very rarely bestowed unique abilities to the possessor, and in Sophia’s case, it was hyper-intuition close to precognition.

As it was an ability related to divine power, the more divine power she consumed, the duller her intuition became.

However, if she was in perfect condition like now, he could trust her words.

“Still, please be careful once we enter the city.”

“Yes, yes, I understand~”

At the playful answer, the old holy knight let out a deep sigh.

Thus, a young girl and an old holy knight entered the city on horseback.

*******

“Oh, my back.”

I grabbed my back as I got off the carriage.

As the party members got off, Abassael controlled the carriage and headed to the carriage parking area attached to the large inn located in the city center.

“That’s why I told you. If you keep sitting like that, your back will hurt.”

“Ahaha, for some reason, that posture is comfortable.”

As I laughed it off, Precia said she would massage me for a bit and fixed my body from behind as if hugging me.

“You may be startled for a moment.”

Crack-!

“Kuek!”

A sound that couldn’t possibly be thought of as coming from the back rang out, and my mind became alert.

As I felt Precia’s magic power penetrating my back where she placed her hands, a slight pain and refreshing sensation spread throughout my body.

“Does it still hurt?”

At Precia’s question, I stretched my spine as if stretching.

“No, it’s amazing.”

The back pain I had felt until just before had disappeared in an instant.

“Ahem! It’s my family’s secret massage technique.”

Precia boasted proudly.

If they possessed a magical massage technique like this, they could brag about it more.

“Can I ask for it again later?”

At my question, Precia smiled brightly.

“It’s not good to do it too often, so let’s start with correcting your posture.”

“Haha, I’ll try my best with that.”

Proper posture was important, but when I concentrated on something, I unknowingly slouched.

“Yuan, I got the rooms.”

Yard, who had gotten off first, came out of the inn and handed me the keys.

“Having a noble status card is really useful. Usually, they don’t readily rent out a suite that can accommodate more than 7 people in a high-class inn like this, but thanks to the status card, I easily rented it.”

The city of explorers, Vahanad, was one of the major cities in the southern part of the kingdom, so there were many inns catering to nobles.

The status card Yard used was a noble status card obtained through the cooperation of Demiway.

Although it belonged to a collateral vassal family, it still had the seal of a marquis family, so we could secure a fairly good room.

Of course, it was difficult to get a room where high-ranking nobles stayed.

“Since we used a noble status card, should you play the role of a foolish noble young master this time?”

Abassael joked as he returned after parking the carriage and handing over the foal series to the inn’s stable keeper.

“Haha, then I’ll try being a butler.”

“Great, Butler El.”

As we entered the inn, a concierge came out and guided us, befitting a rather high-class inn.

Following the guide, I rode the magic elevator to the floor with the suite, handed a tip to the concierge, and asked them to bring lunch to the room.

He received a 1000-ducat small silver coin and bowed his head with a smile.

The suite was quite spacious, with four rooms, a separate bathroom, and a bath.

“This is the first time I’ve stayed in such a nice inn. When living in a circus, I always stayed in tents.”

After all, when living as a group, it was difficult for anyone to receive excessive privileges.

Even as the vice-captain, he loved the circus and the members so much that he would refuse privileges even if offered.

“It must have been tough.”

At my words, Yard made a playful expression.

“No, it wasn’t tough at all. At least I never had a dramatic experience like Yuan’s journey.”

“Ahem! First, let’s unpack the luggage we’ll use right away and rest. Even if the carriage has minimal shaking, riding it for days is tiring.”

As I cleared my throat and changed the subject, Yard chuckled.

He also knew that my journey must have been quite arduous.

He had already prepared himself after experiencing the forgotten temple of Abassael and Matterhorn, so it was just a joke.

We divided the rooms, and while chatting about this and that, the concierge brought lunch.

As we arranged the food in the suite’s living room and started the meal, Silua let out a small sigh.

“The food Yuan oppa made is still more delicious.”

I patted Silua’s head and smiled brightly.

“Haha, I appreciate the compliment, but we’ll eat out when we can.”

I say I won’t do the dishes, but it’s still bothersome.

“Hiing.”

“You can’t look at me like that.”

The food is good enough for an inn that even receives nobles as guests.

At my firm words, for some reason, not only Silua but everyone looked disappointed.

“Master, what do you plan to do in the city of explorers?”

At Abassael’s question, everyone stopped eating and focused on me. Under those gazes, I looked at the huge ruins visible outside the window and answered.

“Well, there’s an item I want to obtain in this city, but I don’t know if I can get it. It’s probably still sleeping inside those ruins.”

At my words, the party members turned their heads and looked at the ruins outside the window.

The ruins called the ‘Labyrinth of Constellations’, heavily bearing traces of the mythical era, were still being excavated even 200 years after their discovery.

It was one of the largest ruins in the entire continent.

Ancient artifacts and oparts were still being excavated from within those ruins.

Occasionally, powerful relics coveted even by high-ranking magicians were unearthed.

“Exploration is indeed the highlight of a journey.”

About 120 years ago, it was such an important ruins that it could trigger a war, so entry was controlled at the national level. We had to find a way to enter first.