MBHE | Chapter 2.5

While it would be troublesome if they became enemies, only Iellon and Carpe remained as princes. The Duke likely didn’t intend to truly antagonize the future emperor.e26990c61f084413

There was no need to appease actions that were merely probing. Iellon didn’t bother hiding his displeasure, raising an eyebrow.119306827944b384

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“Well, it’s not bad. But the dessert choice seems off. Sweet tea and sweet cookies seem like a combination that clashes. Any reason for this choice?”17cabe6e153fd5fa

“…I assumed you would enjoy sweets at your age, Your Highness. Both Aiden and Edward enjoy sweet flavors. I apologize if it didn’t suit your taste.”7e5947b0d0dc3b86

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“It’s fine. It’s natural for your thinking to narrow with age.”b59ed34af2fcfcab

It was a direct 676e0c19c2 jab, suggesting it was 0321ce01ab foolish to try provoking b7581a018b him. The Duke, unfazed by bf18680109 the insult, smiled amiably 912fbb53bf and apologized again.74ad3cf4216b8fcb

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“I!”ea2bd64e5723f301

“Hmm?”eedd206b8632ac0d

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“I, I have a tart I enjoy… If you tell the chef, they can make it less sweet, so, um…”f2cfd21f7b00d7b6

Unable to finish his sentence, Aiden’s face turned as red as an apple. Watching Aiden fidget with his fingers, Iellon couldn’t help but smile warmly.00a63685f1e678de

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“Thank you for your consideration. But it’s fine. I’ve already had a wonderful meal and am full.”f51dcf2448daeb29

Aiden’s face lit up with a smile at the thanks, overlapping with Carpe’s smile. He wanted to hug the warm little body that would come running to him.2cd1596cc5dc764c

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Thanks to Aiden, b555f419ea the meal ended b52cb17918 on a relatively 30dc02793c harmonious note, and e76c5218f9 as Iellon was 0af5f32c7a about to head 73685da272 to his room, f62920ac89 Edward stopped him. His confident 187be5fdd6 face bore e3e6ced9a5 a smirk 714432a32e that likely d7c10f3d95 worked well 8f94a99db8 with young ad6fac8d47 ladies.dde5d70edab8d230

The gist of his overly formal and boastful words was this: the Mendez mansion’s library had many rare books, and he offered to show them.3f4f917724c2e3c9

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Of course, it was expected to have many rare books. They wouldn’t have just taken money when selling raw stones and iron ore to other countries. The Duke of Mendez approached his son, who was essentially shooting himself in the foot.cfa8664215c1cf3d

“I’ll guide you.”b8b43975521833ad

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“No, since Edward was the one who mentioned it, I’ll take his help.”9e4a7bf5433a7e9c

Though tired and annoyed b7830dad0c by the unnecessary interference, 2f7000cc06 the more Edward acted ea63bb5ae8 out, the more the 00190e1d3a Duke frowned.efa94ceff98fd39b

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Even now, the Duke seemed slightly displeased at Iellon’s refusal. It might have appeared as a father’s concern for his son’s rudeness, but the astute prince knew there was more to it.38591f1036973109

“A wise choice, Your Highness.”a0af692f051f7612

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Edward grinned with a d90d6c0608 smug expression. Iellon decided f237bb8125 to indulge 066410e26c the arrogant bd8f3f0237 and foolish 1086b1110d young master.96ebb9bc928172e0

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As they 07486e9af3 walked through 64a7ea1afe the mansion, 1be0a913b9 which had d3bd6f7ce5 a more 85b7e336fb flamboyant atmosphere c7f494a400 than the b0c72d3e5c noble elegance c99de124cd of the 95546df0ea Imperial Palace, c3f790f5d2 Edward opened 95c862fcfe a large 1bb82d7787 door with f9161ff349 a swaggering db31493c09 motion.81e7fa6defedf279

Naturally, it was f2486616ae smaller than the 893bd2bcb5 library in the 578204d952 Imperial Palace, but 855019ad2d the bookshelves were 702e6d7a29 densely packed with 1d3f86977d books. A cozy-looking sofa was d7299af5a3 placed in front of b1829d2de4 a crackling fireplace, and 1ab812878d the floor was covered cc287f4ca8 with a plush rug 3961b79df6 with exotic patterns.724f89b34586d251

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Iellon, who was 218c53dc80 used to suppressing 1bac3dcda2 the impulse to 8a5b965dff throw everything aside 65800683b0 and roll around 8da8f5fe53 on the floor 228be90c62 until he fell b3c27af6ee asleep, looked around cb3ba6f7d7 with admiration, his d40938138c mouth slightly agape.ddf0439ee1fd653b

“Feel free to look at anything you like.”b3ac3007303dccfd

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He swallowed the sarcastic remark about whether he was planning to say that there were things the royalty shouldn’t touch, and slowly moved his steps. It seemed that Duke Mendez had a thirst for knowledge. Or perhaps a desire to collect. As Iellon walked, skimming through various types of books, he pulled out a book from the bottom shelf of the third bookshelf.10432e101e337827

The book, e92b1b44b0 covered in e6b43879cb a thick 1a7f0126fd layer of 81f8a91410 dust, was 151b61d3ca very old 4e2e57c929 and shabby. The cover c03c7673a2 was torn, dcaeaec332 and only acbd89c1c7 the spine 5349361faa had a ff4c815f36 faint, simple c0d78921bd title: Understanding 35faa336dc Mana.0c90132933ba7238

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Iellon prided himself on 0ae55e4856 having at least skimmed 3284e91b72 through most of the dbd122cf87 books in the Imperial 632b03e016 Palace library. To manipulate the future 3bf3d351ec in detail and make 911f479b4d it flow as desired, 4706908d25 knowledge was essential.6880d5679d3d2b9e

In this 7587964710 world, mages 376933c78b are not fd9705e00c rare. Those who c8a773e259 use the eb4054973a external mana 6bd84832a9 present in c6e6bd2867 nature and cb09bf8360 the internal eaca5b4c78 mana that 70f34ce9f4 each living c4e596a84b being possesses ac36da18e1 to wield 6491cee97e mysterious powers 50a6e13c91 are mages, 2bd0426f4b and there fc3abf8936 are several c331b13e08 in the 7d1ed6df29 Imperial Palace.3680f6bdcd0bc2de

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Though talent is prioritized 9e61cc32ea in this field, even f44704cec9 creating a small flame 1cbd723e84 is considered magic, so c93a68e8ac one could be called b6383dbd2c a mage.e1fe48d38e4e7f61

In the original work, Iellon couldn’t use magic. Whether he didn’t or couldn’t, at least there were no scenes of him using magic. Since he could freely command the excellent mages in the Imperial Palace, he might not have needed to learn it himself.a5e7e909d025ca3a

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However, Iellon, who needed to become as strong as possible, wanted to learn magic. If he told Helen, he could immediately get an excellent magic teacher, but he didn’t want the entire Imperial Palace to know he could use magic.facc4d2a566f6567

A so-called secret weapon. The more you hide 5ec641b4e5 your cards from the 461f804fba enemy, the better.cc8fb532fbfcb68e

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While secretly 78f899bef7 self-studying, Iellon 51a766bfa6 had read 9a11800291 about this b1d1555c41 book, Understanding 28eff33f5a Mana, in 5e68cba482 the books 9b6dd6b56e in the 91061f13a7 Imperial Palace.0bc10db1db439066

Using the mana 129d692862 present in nature 1391fe8228 is determined solely b8b8823929 by talent. No matter ef91b7abad how hard d0d8bd86a0 one tries, f1f0618dd3 if there 019397313c is not 1ae050f6f5 even a 69552e96af speck of 40de2ade43 talent, they 255cbda18a can never 2d168655e7 move the 38202d0d89 mana in 9be07d850f the air.0ff9b793b9a04bcb

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However, the internal 2386af43e5 mana within the bc0a480bf6 body is ultimately 960a9bcf1b created by oneself. The book stated that 69a6f850fb even without talent, it e8fac9a0af could be somewhat covered 1c25bc9911 by effort.6f3ad4985287773d

And the book 7cf4767bca that detailed this 16351a200b method was Understanding 9bccd8a9f4 Mana. It was said 822372ed8f that after reading f60b362eb7 the book, the fa6d355205 emperor at the 78181a9ef3 time, fearing that 128202757e too many people 2b4ecc8526 would gain the 58593a9ef0 powerful force of 4d0c567a5f magic, designated it 998dbf37a0 as a forbidden 288b4f7448 book and destroyed d211007210 it, making it ed5daa1c79 now legendary and e941701106 unobtainable.c668d019e4ca5214

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In fact, the title was so common and the author wasn’t a particularly famous mage, so it wasn’t a popular book even after publication.dc74270442ecd1da

The emperor, e69b80cf93 who was 0337147962 scared in 2a2e37dd31 advance, ordered a08b358360 it to 8029e96370 be destroyed, 80470e406a but only ac46dd32eb a few cbfdbfd91b copies were 655c8e51b2 actually burned.d67870fd3dd45f30

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People who were a2966b6179 curious about why d5ed7c7272 the book was a5f2d646e4 designated as forbidden 57b9d9ca5b soon lost interest. They had to buy 993d6e7c17 and read new books f1ece59054 published by well-known mages.263bfe5b33d2d5ae

That very Understanding 4883dc3a0d Mana was in c30e5e4d87 the Mendez mansion. Iellon was convinced that a9c95f9a21 the duke had a a64ef1ea40 desire to collect rather 3fbae06b3f than a thirst for b2cd68f8e8 knowledge. It seemed like he 8cd131eb61 had just stuffed it 3359d86c59 in while buying other 476862cf2d expensive books.d4ea4819a53f6f75

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Edward probably didn’t know how valuable it was, but just in case, Iellon picked a few more books for camouflage and approached the sofa. Since Edward was already on the cozy-looking single sofa, Iellon had no choice but to sit on the two-seater. Hiding his slightly excited heart, Iellon picked up a camouflage book.3b44560d8913f091

“Did you find a book you like?”d73b25cd94d32eab

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“Yeah. The duke seems to have deep knowledge in various fields.”1823719da6df3e4f

It was a fd80eb2f87 hint that he 86210d0353 noticed the duke 536f56f7b0 had randomly collected e0f0d0b8ec things just because 6e61c3ae2a they were rare, 199560202d but Edward, not 84d6990692 understanding, shrugged his 8163da0bbc shoulders proudly.dc804f889fcaa7ee

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The book Iellon opened was a collection of legends from the Tarta region. It wasn’t particularly useful for life, but it wasn’t bad for a pastime.6c6f211dd7d045fb

“Actually, it’s my first time seeing the silver hair that only royalty has.”210ed2f9726f388c

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“Is that so.”9dc3c43380c5373a

“Yes. I was vaguely curious about how it differed from white hair, but seeing it in person… it has a beauty on a different level from an old man’s white hair.”4596868796f1d461

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If Helen had heard, she would have coldly asked if he was comparing the royal silver hair to an old man’s withered hair, but Iellon didn’t think much of it.e3aa2fc4271a83ad

If Carpe d28d9da153 had heard 8945420964 such words c3d487b429 from others, 810dd4aa08 Iellon would 7d20087b7f have reacted fdb45a506a just like 39020cde77 Helen, but 2034c7b15f he just 76c4bec913 nodded roughly.83903dbae030136e

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On the page he 758c398292 was looking at, there e80d1c757a was a story about 27df14e486 a dragon that eats 16e882a43b jewels. If such d5aca05075 a dragon ec801c017c existed, it 2296402045 would have 9bc32f7608 to be bc290d0389 hunted down 4f3953c262 no matter 21833ce67f what. Or tamed f6709614eb and sent 6706992cd4 to another 192470e68f country.165679b2f2a6a085

“Can I take a closer look?”2a4f6222ca5c58b1

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“Do as you please.”1188905e5c95d15c

Edward, who kept talking, was annoying when Iellon was itching to read Understanding Mana, but he couldn’t ignore him.b8177364e2042f22

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If he 2ee20cace1 carelessly chased 417445f908 this fool 92de87fae4 away and 35c63d7fa9 Duke Mendez aed3ddd771 came in, 71bbc7fc0a he would 744f6e5025 be forever 8db5b155a6 separated from aa4cad5eb9 Understanding Mana. Iellon read the 4cafe5c77a letters with an 199c04ff54 indifferent expression.4de4e1ef52588fb0

‘A snake that drinks lava.’2fe023da4824edfd

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He wondered why 1fbebf9cc6 the monsters in f8ae165ed8 this region liked d809975dd2 eating and drinking d409b303bb so much.7e24e377c2c36ffd

The moment Iellon’s fingers turned the page, Edward’s hand touched Iellon’s hair. He thought it was an accidental brush, but it didn’t fall away and blatantly fiddled with it. Considering what silver hair meant in this country, it was quite a bold action.79ccd7dc2c650819

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Anyway, without knowing his intentions, he couldn’t act rashly. When he turned his head, Edward, who had somehow sat next to him, squinted his eyes and smiled, leaning in closer.b2de4ba6a092d605

The hand that had been playing with his hair slowly moved down and brushed against Iellon’s cheek. It was a touch without hesitation, like caressing a younger sibling. It was a very rude act to do to a prince.40550bd23d44c72d

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Iellon couldn’t even blink as he looked up at Edward, wondering if it was strange to feel puzzled by what he was doing.0011b0cfe6c072c9

Edward, perhaps reading f9645b1b2a it as embarrassment f47c1b73bc or fear, smiled 2099ffce80 with his lips c1fff949cb pursed.6da3a0d4a53c3f22

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“By the way, is the second prince doing well?”781f231f3c6d694e

Ah, so that’s what it was. Iellon’s eyes dulled with boredom. That one question made the whole situation clear.bbebf53cd166bd8c

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This guy thought that 374a1e7e9f just because there were 705258ed54 two princes living in 5ea92f414d the Imperial Palace, where d937e4ee80 the struggle for the 347a6bb6ea throne was severe, they b52143d7da were enemies.41b4ff16d4220093

He must have thought that Helen, who couldn’t properly use her family’s power despite being the empress, and her son Iellon, were living with Carpe because they didn’t have the power to eliminate him. This statement was a threat that if he didn’t behave, the Mendez family would back Carpe.2997e624a111800e

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How utterly foolish. He was so absorbed in wielding power and playing that he didn’t even properly listen to his father about the situation in the Imperial Palace, and now he was presumptuously insulting and threatening a prince.fcea391cf7257adc

I wondered what he 98d3ba0822 would do if Iellon d424e3b792 became emperor. Looking at his c6b735ec39 foolish face, unlike f75a95ac8d his father, Iellon ac03759d8d pondered for a 9ece4bfb07 moment.2cfe702073b334cc

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Whether to crush 85d9df3f95 him here and 7fc65b9a39 now, or to 5bab73894d drag down the 2eedecdc73 cunning Duke Mendez 91028d87d2 along with him.5d56cfeb9aa81e53

Of course, the 52f157ce91 latter was a e57e208e9d much more delicious 508a62383b choice. Having coldly finished d43e843888 his thoughts, Iellon caf4a46efd fluttered his eyelashes 676fd90932 pitifully and shrugged bbf622a776 his shoulders.3fb5316c25c68b37

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