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.35d7079161ab885c

There was no need to appease actions that were merely probing. Iellon didn’t bother hiding his displeasure, raising an eyebrow.cf4c49e15e33d9b7

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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?”e6a84a53b1f71420

“…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.”befcff7a13f4727a

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“It’s fine. It’s natural for your thinking to narrow with age.”596065cf57081966

It was 32e49dc7b0 a direct d47e66f43e jab, suggesting a8cc50dda0 it was 9e0c0085c3 foolish to 39dcf3703a try provoking cc7c27dd7d him. The Duke, unfazed by 4b1a8fc3a9 the insult, smiled amiably a384b1590b and apologized again.6557f062dfc40d16

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“I!”4ce8d8a6de1ea059

“Hmm?”5ea2df154e772be6

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“I, I have a tart I enjoy… If you tell the chef, they can make it less sweet, so, um…”14d949c52039265d

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.865f19c946e7a3a3

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“Thank you for your consideration. But it’s fine. I’ve already had a wonderful meal and am full.”50ebb249741832aa

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.d631adf20f7dc4c1

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Thanks to a70a7e75a5 Aiden, the daaf094559 meal ended a6c7c51a28 on a 7a69f3c3c0 relatively harmonious a979fe0048 note, and fd9b51a9e2 as Iellon e235e9d028 was about d4c0638112 to head 28d89f8e2d to his 29eeaf22e4 room, Edward 86cac74fcd stopped him. His confident face bore 48bd5b3e25 a smirk that likely b0926ec790 worked well with young 0c78b90b90 ladies.b12d4f45faf7f019

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.f4cc7d819406dba7

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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.bb731d51260fd235

“I’ll guide you.”968538d13008b58c

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“No, since Edward was the one who mentioned it, I’ll take his help.”e774e2edaa82c4a6

Though tired and annoyed 23a94599bf by the unnecessary interference, 6911ecd584 the more Edward acted 55a7f5bf39 out, the more the a4ca0e7a84 Duke frowned.59f2c280b80931ac

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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.fe0d1b2895e864f1

“A wise choice, Your Highness.”27cae77fab09503e

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Edward grinned with a 36e964dee5 smug expression. Iellon decided to indulge 012e0d66a4 the arrogant and foolish 68ac847411 young master.2cea8d565e8b2d30

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As they 0940f58836 walked through a3ec60c408 the mansion, 5af9df7ad4 which had 8f664c42fb a more 2bd9091c1e flamboyant atmosphere 7eab9eb4c1 than the 4b75e383ac noble elegance eec523ce0d of the dc26fd46d6 Imperial Palace, 6f2cad1ca1 Edward opened 7d872dd87e a large ef043bf5f3 door with bc1aaff4d0 a swaggering 3f757f688e motion.744bf868357b71fa

Naturally, it was smaller 8a844fc91a than the library in 54dd8f12f0 the Imperial Palace, but ac3a2eb78e the bookshelves were densely 49603b4086 packed with books. A cozy-looking 02f8e30842 sofa was dcc41ea071 placed in 8ab5d29719 front of f757185448 a crackling 1c6e344884 fireplace, and 5dea1da46a the floor 6d67fd962c was covered aefe6112a6 with a 54ca3a423a plush rug 6bf215895c with exotic 98608b89e7 patterns.1d9927b3c2bb687e

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Iellon, who was used 0b035b9348 to suppressing the impulse 15c2cdcd5f to throw everything aside 674947e054 and roll around on f07afb0a91 the floor until he 70c6578b2e fell asleep, looked around b27efb68ca with admiration, his mouth 35716ea12c slightly agape.36547d5043eaaaad

“Feel free to look at anything you like.”a87ebd556946a713

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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.6efe202e2e460251

The book, b0a90275bb covered in bcb107a53b a thick 34842a7d38 layer of a51344b025 dust, was b3b94da137 very old 69cfe90fb3 and shabby. The cover was torn, 5a168b5b62 and only the spine e9e86348e7 had a faint, simple f858f73be0 title: Understanding Mana.467e2a735b010930

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Iellon prided himself c5fae35370 on having at 54e4b7990e least skimmed through 2f38d136d5 most of the 927a110d5b books in the bbda76df08 Imperial Palace library. To manipulate the future b4d2ddf6a3 in detail and make b9e3f51ed3 it flow as desired, 79fcfe9e73 knowledge was essential.3769fb69e5f62c78

In this world, def96821b9 mages are not 8fddfdfc95 rare. Those who use the cb7ebc83e2 external mana present in 45c6d25068 nature and the internal 2e120cb3dd mana that each living ac4110e135 being possesses to wield 310d8168a9 mysterious powers are mages, 4e066fbda7 and there are several 4107fe6cd7 in the Imperial Palace.3400d68af439fae4

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Though talent 61ae839ce9 is prioritized 644fbe22bf in this fb2f34e4d6 field, even 03ef139cca creating a 374fcb241e small flame 2278deb731 is considered e39621a904 magic, so 83defeccdc one could c53002fbf4 be called e99fbc8bd2 a mage.228309242131f2eb

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.d3efa211f7475165

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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.78be0ffa31433eb9

A so-called secret bac61b6527 weapon. The more you bb00772e4d hide your cards 470b866d79 from the enemy, 9296e234c7 the better.60b31c22bff3ba59

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While secretly self-studying, Iellon b108fca08e had read about this ed55de817f book, Understanding Mana, in c5c921acea the books in the a88bcbc5ec Imperial Palace.d5143b07e8745c76

Using the mana e89ebbc630 present in nature 34414c73d6 is determined solely 26bdc9dd10 by talent. No matter 041f3dd176 how hard cbf57c06d9 one tries, b22b4f28ef if there 60b745ecf0 is not be5e19d5c2 even a c18b9053cb speck of 1fbcaef165 talent, they 385ea71242 can never 81949606fc move the 49591fc0be mana in 9a0cb8aee7 the air.5e75e9e8134684f5

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However, the internal mana 3a7656c5f3 within the body is 5fb7e494da ultimately created by oneself. The book stated d05b4bb487 that even without e851f0f692 talent, it could 54f4eeab31 be somewhat covered a660d52bec by effort.7608d86a2a238ebb

And the book 1dba92e7f1 that detailed this 2e11df37df method was Understanding a1655297f3 Mana. It was said 661452915f that after reading 720f6fde5f the book, the 20c2d2c429 emperor at the 3b09419059 time, fearing that ebbb70268d too many people 220f6de659 would gain the 9ac7e4a105 powerful force of c5a8a92c95 magic, designated it ebe3226c39 as a forbidden 34de25771b book and destroyed e93dbc9c72 it, making it 1fe64d64db now legendary and 1262426b2d unobtainable.c91bc7eb3047c780

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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.8ba9644d1e0f941b

The emperor, 7a22aafd6b who was f7c95c002f scared in 31891f4316 advance, ordered 43f0924c1f it to 039c8fe5cf be destroyed, 4ba531d9e5 but only 64429b068c a few fa497938f0 copies were 93b7d362cc actually burned.c89741b3ee019eb0

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People who were 94b97510b0 curious about why 137a76195e the book was da76548739 designated as forbidden ca2b3512af soon lost interest. They had 03b23aaa04 to buy 6056148535 and read 0310bf4028 new books cdfeed7d9e published by dfcf5c5abd well-known mages.a94d1c5bed76a3b9

That very Understanding Mana cd6f9cca18 was in the Mendez 2b50786a7e mansion. Iellon was convinced 560179afa8 that the duke 766b891924 had a desire 361b7f0f37 to collect rather f337b56d52 than a thirst 69cf3eaf0a for knowledge. It seemed like e1b33697b4 he had just 538dda8c97 stuffed it in 02473f1851 while buying other c983b3b4de expensive books.e3c27926db0e1219

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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.f426692b06f8a0f2

“Did you find a book you like?”a0f0f740c64f6d65

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“Yeah. The duke seems to have deep knowledge in various fields.”b967128394e91dd0

It was a hint 5d6b17df39 that he noticed the ab4f3da90c duke had randomly collected 3bde5303c7 things just because they ee437c2e14 were rare, but Edward, ff0eee56ab not understanding, shrugged his 8e8af39ab2 shoulders proudly.db2e8bb9372da226

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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.1e03278981682887

“Actually, it’s my first time seeing the silver hair that only royalty has.”337f5264b6795aa6

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“Is that so.”71da668ad7b7fe7f

“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.”c9cde640c8620bfd

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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.773009dcc1d2d25c

If Carpe had 6b0bc6cf21 heard such words 12551eb528 from others, Iellon 3c9b4975d7 would have reacted c265d274b2 just like Helen, c5e2ce95e5 but he just 5d40019541 nodded roughly.2880403f56b9a3bb

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On the e901256de1 page he a6e47cc391 was looking aa50edfd44 at, there 86c63e75f1 was a fdae79efcc story about a7af71d102 a dragon 2b08c37bd6 that eats f8bf0cd15f jewels. If such 7188e78ba4 a dragon e42e5ff3c8 existed, it ac04df2053 would have 00b33639fa to be cbaed6fc55 hunted down fcea7b558f no matter 43702ced1f what. Or tamed 886af74b82 and sent 98d2e41efc to another 825805fcf0 country.3e5cb12816422c50

“Can I take a closer look?”7b34443f479076f4

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“Do as you please.”2884f69da88bb0be

Edward, who kept talking, was annoying when Iellon was itching to read Understanding Mana, but he couldn’t ignore him.c38ad9c62140a674

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If he carelessly chased df90e46a13 this fool away and 4a6e1d26c7 Duke Mendez came in, 928780c85b he would be forever e31d6885bc separated from Understanding Mana. Iellon read the 0003e7c122 letters with an 5f62ea4d35 indifferent expression.b406941f5dde2685

‘A snake that drinks lava.’734f4c3e75d2aea3

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He wondered why 2fe45882e2 the monsters in 0cdc26bdf0 this region liked 515472d109 eating and drinking 55694cc696 so much.985b85dcf0148145

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.a47e95b8390524cb

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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.bc4aeb7f4bf56448

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.f793e5579237b2f7

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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.cfb9db9f6e711e2f

Edward, perhaps reading d2f9cf25cc it as embarrassment 8aa5379113 or fear, smiled d141518207 with his lips 0b350e1a1a pursed.f022bca6664d199b

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“By the way, is the second prince doing well?”ef662d89e9d98cc1

Ah, so that’s what it was. Iellon’s eyes dulled with boredom. That one question made the whole situation clear.c8ffa04e16d01f5d

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This guy ee52b54351 thought that c24ccc5dd6 just because 5f7da19583 there were 3bdad506e0 two princes 7207408075 living in 598e7ea28d the Imperial 23911d3316 Palace, where 11af803a16 the struggle 0204c46faa for the f8571f3ae6 throne was f5419565ee severe, they 50a180b9a2 were enemies.26f0d2a235a14b0c

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.e1ad75acd2ab141a

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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.bb63250b5424182e

I wondered 36d08ee3f1 what he b99a4efd02 would do 0e86d33049 if Iellon e4cf7b82eb became emperor. Looking at his 98ed66993c foolish face, unlike 7586755072 his father, Iellon 2ac9152fa0 pondered for a a378c2a3ee moment.68ad964b0756567c

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Whether to 47e67ae4be crush him b5f4f695e0 here and 5b36e0f5fe now, or 7659b0a2ad to drag 52f1f878b9 down the ea4962a8d0 cunning Duke a90df72989 Mendez along ef7602b24f with him.5d40256084fb9a80

Of course, the 7e58fb334b latter was a 3b4a4d644f much more delicious c4be7be7a7 choice. Having coldly finished 7e2522d9f2 his thoughts, Iellon 95b3f06742 fluttered his eyelashes 974cc91854 pitifully and shrugged 883536a156 his shoulders.238d1d60594a78e6

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