𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐: [𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬] 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩
――The morning of a craftsman who serves the royal family and creates anti-evil protections is early.
“. . .Is there a mistake in this order form?”
“No, we definitely need this many.”
The workshop master raised a dubious voice to him, who visited the workshop with an order form before the sun had fully risen.
The workshop master squints and stares at the piece of paper. No matter how many times he looks, the number written on the paper does not change. In front of him, shaking his head, is the beloved crown prince.
The man who has been entrusted with the production of ornaments to protect him since he was a child, when his height was only up to his waist, took pride in his work.
Now, looking up at him, who has grown so tall that he has to raise his head high to see him, the man said,
“Your Highness. I must say, this number of orders is not ordinary. Why are so many items breaking at this frequency? Is there some. . . formidable threat in your school life?”
“A threat. . . huh.”
He chuckles lightly.
The workshop master senses that he has no intention of answering clearly. He has always been a stubborn person.
The anti-evil protections, which has the effect of warding off spells of curses and charms. It is the custom of this country for those born into the royal family to always wear it. Even today, when such spells have been sealed as forbidden magic, this culture continues, and it actually protects the members of the royal family.
There are a few people in the world who are born with the ability to handle forbidden magic. In most cases, they are not aware of it and do not pose a significant threat, but of course, there are those who intend to misuse this special power. We should not neglect measures against possible threats.
(There is a threat in the academy that threatens the prince’s life. . .)
The workshop master’s chest ached.
However, if the threat is something that even the power of the Crown Prince cannot handle, the wise prince will report to the people of the royal castle and take full measures. Even the king should act. The Magic Academy is an important educational institution for our country. If there is any kind of threat there, the country should not stand still.
But, if the prince is trying to handle it himself without doing that, it must be judged as “something that can be handled by himself.”
The workshop master could not deny what the prince himself had judged.
“I’m sorry. I’m causing you trouble.”
“No, this is my job. But, Your Highness. . .”
“Hmph, who do you think I am? I am the son of the great King Georg, a man who inherits the proud royal bloodline of this magical powerhouse. This level of consumption is not a big deal.”
The anti-evil protections are completed by imbuing it with the magic power of the wearer.
In other words, the prince will have to imbue an extraordinary amount of magic power into the anti-evil protections.
“. . .Your Highness, please don’t overdo it.”
“I won’t say it a second time. Workshop master.”
The prince’s clear blue eyes were shining with a strong will.
The workshop master just nodded.
“. . .Workshop master, is it possible to increase the strength of the anti-evil protections more than it is now?”
“Yes, theoretically it is possible. However, it will require you to bear more magic power. . .”
“I don’t care about my burden. Increase the strength as much as possible to the limit.”
“Your Highness. . .”
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦? The workshop master involuntarily clenched his fist.
Even if he asked, he probably wouldn’t be told, but the workshop master couldn’t help but feel a parental-like emotion towards him.
The only thing he could do with this feeling was to put it into the charm that protects him.
“Oh, yes, that’s right. Workshop master. This is the payment for this order.”
“. . .Eh?! Your Highness! I’m afraid, is this, is this some kind of mistake?!”
“I’m forcing you to produce in an unusually large quantity. This is probably not enough.”
“Your Highness. . .”
“If you have too much, use it to increase the manpower in the workshop. You need to train young people too.”
The workshop master felt a heat in his eyes.
The prince showed a smile filled with trust to the workshop master, turned on his heel, and left the workshop. The anti-evil protections lined up under his cloak make a proud jingling sound. The workshop master also felt proud.
When the prince left, the craftsmen of the workshop who had been watching the exchange between the workshop master and the prince surrounded the master and raised their spirits, saying, “Let’s do it!” “We’ll protect the prince with our power!” “The prince has grown so splendidly. . .”
From then on, an unbelievable number of orders for anti-evil protections would be placed in an incredibly short period of time, but their morale never waned.
・・・
『”ᴀᴡᴇʙsᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.ᴄᴏᴍ” – ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴsʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ “ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇs” ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴄʟᴜsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ “ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs”.』
・・・
Time passed, and even after the New Year, the mornings of the anti-evil protection craftsmen were early as usual.
No, it was earlier than usual. They had received a visit notification from the crown prince.
“――Let me introduce you. This is Claudia.”
“Nice to meet you, my name is Claudia.”
“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you, I am Tim, the workshop master.”
The crown prince brought a beautiful girl with long peach-colored hair, long eyelashes, and big round violet eyes.
No one could blame Tim for inadvertently looking at the prince’s face.
――Your Highness, this young lady is. . . Is that so?
(Is the prince. . . is this good person the. . .?!)
It would be forgivable to be inadvertently immersed in such a sentiment.
There was certainly a sweet and sour atmosphere between the two young people.
It is customary for the crown prince to find a lifelong partner at the Magic Academy. Tim was convinced that she must be the one.
“The reason I brought Claudia here today is not other than that.”
“Yes, yes. Young master. . . Ah, no, Your Highness.”
“I don’t care how you call me. I’ll say it straight.”
Tim blinked slightly.
It was not just about introducing a “good person” to a familiar person.
Although Tim, who used to play with the prince when he was a child, was filled with the feeling of “I’m so happy that you would introduce me to someone like me!”
“I want you to develop an anti-evil protection with a strength that can counter her magic.”
“. . .What?”
This time, Tim’s eyes widened in surprise.
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