Chapter 96: Go Without Holding Back (Lukes POV)

The morning after the tiring party, we decided to get Wester to show us the barrier box while fending off the Westers side of sightseeing and socialising. Of course, this included filling the magic stones.

As I thought, they cheerfully approved because the Easter Prince also wanted to observe. We completely forgot that the ones approving should be us, who were showing our abilities, and not Wester.

Well, Otou-sama said that filling magic stones was the same regardless of whether they were big or small, and the method that the Four Marquises used wasnt exactly a secret. However, the barrier box was in the castle, so the citizens couldnt see it.

Gill and I were shown to a room in the castle after lunch. There were two soldiers at the front door, and I understood that they were firmly guarding it.

When we were guided inside, there was a large barrier box on top of a table in the middle of the large carpeted room. It was the same size as the one Otou-sama had shown us; it was big enough that it could barely be held by an adult.

Prince Gilbert proudly opened the lid of the box. Oh, a faint voice said. That came from the nobles of Wester who were also here. This was what Gill and I had expected, and Easters Prince Cyrus didnt even move a single eyebrow.

It was a barrier box with three magic stones arranged beautifully into a triangle like the one Otou-sama had shown.

Two and a half? I couldnt help but say. They had summoned us to help them fill the magic stones, so I thought they would place magic stones which hadnt been filled yet. Gill and I looked up from the barrier box, and Prince Gilbert looked proud of himself. The same could be said for the Wester nobles too.

My brother and I can fill two of the magic stones by ourselves. The rest is the problem. However, we tried to get someone with magic to fill it, but they couldnt fill it all.

The other half seemed to be the problem.

How many days before the magic stones have to be filled again?

According to legend, once every 10 days.

According to legend? Gill and I looked at each other. Gill spoke nervously, Does that mean that you havent activated it yet?

Of course not. If we suddenly activate it, then the people of Sebel will panic.

Easters Prince changed his expression for the first time. No one seemed to have noticed it except for me, but I can sympathise with his shocked expression.

Well, I heard that Sebel is directly north of Julius Mountains, which is Easters boundary, and that there are a lot of Hollows there and no one can approach it except for Hunters.

Thats right.

Instead of suddenly experimenting at Sebel, wouldnt it be better if you did it as a military training camp there instead? The room fell silent at Gills words. Gill was surprised that his words had that much of an impact, and quickly changed the topic.

Pardon me. So the rest of the magic stones

Yes, we wanted Kingdom to send someone who could fill it. Although, I didnt expect someone from the Four Marquises to come, but Im thankful. The Prince honestly expressed his gratitude, making Gill to pull back a little. However, he wasnt able to hide his amazement at the royal family who was more haphazard than he thought. Gill looked towards me.

Luke.

Okay, I replied, and slowly put the small box I had onto the table.

Luke-dono, whats that? Prince Gilbert, who thought that we would channel magic into the rest of the magic stones, was curious. I opened the box without saying anything.

Oh! There was a stir in the room. Even Easters Prince had his eyes wide opened.

Th-this is

This is a reward from my father for discovering and bringing back our beloved Leila of the Albans House.

What?! Not from the royal family of Kingdom, but from a Four Marquis?! The person who yelled was Herman, the Deputy Prime Minister. This fat persons remarks are always subtly rude.

Like we said from the beginning, Kingdom has nothing to do with this visit. This is a personal visit from the Lisburns and Albans. Dont get this wrong, Gill firmly controlled the situation.

Then, lets start, Luke.

Okay.

But Luke-dono is only 11-years-old I raised a hand to stop Prince Gilbert from speaking and took out a magic stone from the small box. I slowly began to fill it with magic so that everyone can see. They all watched carefully and gulped as the stone gradually changed from pale violet to dark purple.

Before long, I felt the stone repelling back.

This is the first one. I showed everyone the magic stone and put it back into the box. I took out another magic stone.

Impossible. Youre going to?! I slowly began to fill the second magic stone regardless of the Princes voice. And by the time I picked up the third stone, no one had anything to say. Like Otou-sama had said, I could fill the third one while only feeling somewhat tired.

I didnt show that I was tired, and put the last magic stone, which had turned a dark purple, into the box, closed the lid and handed it to