The King of Tricks and Magic

Chapter 173: The Galhala Kingdom (4)

[ Name: Ren Arken

Age: 14

Race: Human

Strength: 400,000 (+4,300,000 [Mana])

Agility: 500,000 (+7,300,000 [Mana])

Vitality: 1,000,000 (+10,200,000 [Mana])

Mana: ~~~

Spiritual: ~~~

Intellect: 700, 000

Unique Skills:

-Magic cards -Appraisal -Evil gaze -Strengthen -Leap -Basic magics -Magic mastery -Grimoire of death -Real Clone [Heavenly Slime] -Eye of Wisdom -Sword God -Fenrir Arken -Reo Arken -Predator of the sky -Wild Beasts Skills -Knight’s soul -Defiler of the banished, Ataraxia -Slime Soul Diversion -Slime technique: Split -Tarot Emperor -Master of The Dragon King, Atlas]

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“I see…” Druid Oz muttered as he closed the book he just finished reading and went to the wall where the map of the Eastaria continent was tacked on.

Per Druid Oz’s request, Claria and Charnia left him at the house alone so that he could do some research about the Eastaria continent from the books inside the private library of the late general. Claria notifies Druid Oz that they will come to pick him up once more if there is an important thing for him to do or if the king called him again.

The Galhala kingdom is located in the western part of the continent, even though the Ablux continent is bigger than the Eastaria continent, the Eastaria continent is still huge with about 15 kingdoms and empires inside it.

(So… I’m currently here, huh…) (Druid Oz)

The western part of the Eastaria continent. There are 3 Owlfolk kingdoms and 1 Owlfolk empire surrounding the Galhala kingdom, while the Galhala kingdom and the neighbor Owlfolk empire have several war histories with most of the wars won by the Galhala kingdom.

“But the books here are too limited, I need to find more information about the continent, especially about the Galhala kingdom…” Druid Oz muttered as he remembered the thing he found inside the library.

The late general’s diary.

The part that made Druid Oz wary the most is the part where he mentioned the evil prime minister Allomere.

“According to the diary, the most suspicious person is that prime minister Allomere… But-” (Druid Oz)

Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!

A powerful knock appears from the house’s main door.

(Hm? Ah… I’ve spent more than 4 hours reading, huh… It’s already dark outside) (Druid Oz)

Druid Oz stared at the skies above from the window as he went downstairs, but when he about to open the door.

Bam! 

The door got forcefully opened, but the one Druid Oz saw is not Claria nor Charnia.

It’s an army with fully-equipped soldiers, standing before the house.

“Ren Arken, by the command of the Prime Minister, you’ll be captured for abducting the princess of the kingdom and for taking advantage of her innocence for your own benefits,” Stated one of the soldiers.

“The Prime Minister, huh…” Muttered Druid Oz.

At that short moment, Druid Oz runs his brain quickly as he calculates every move he could do, and consider which one is the most beneficial for both him and the Galhala Kingdom.

(If I resist and flee, it will raise more suspicions and will only further stain my name, while the Galhala King’s and Queen’s name will also get sullied by my actions. The prime minister might say they got utterly fooled by an outcast and got taken advantage of which will give a bad outcome) (Druid Oz)

(Trying to reason with these soldiers will not be a wise decision either. To serve the wicked prime minister means that they’re filled with self-minded people. It will only be a waste of time…) (Druid Oz)

“My only option is to get confined in a cell once more, huh…” Muttered Druid Oz as he sighs.

Druid Oz helplessly gets along with the arrestment of himself. The soldiers kind of surprised when they saw the well-built man inside the late general’s house kindly accept the arrest. They lead him to the same cell as before, which is the royal prison located under the royal castle of the Galhala Kingdom.

But unlike before, this time, he didn’t get his arms, legs, and head confined like before. They only put a huge iron magic bracelet at both hands of Druid Oz.

“Well, at least there is a kinder treatment than before,” Muttered Druid Oz as he shrugged and lay on top of the bed.

“Now, what should we do… Spying at what currently happening inside the royal throne room might be interesting…” Muttered Druid Oz as an evil smile appeared on his face.

The magic bracelet put on his hands is meant to restrict him from using any mana, and transforming to any form. But since the beginning, the soldier that put on the bracelet to Druid Oz didn’t realize that Druid Oz covered the layer between Druid Oz’s skin and the bracelet with a thin wooden branch.

“This should make it,” Druid Oz summons a branch and transform it into a key that suits the huge bracelet’s lock.

As he thought, the bracelets got opened rather easily.

“How clever, prisoners will think that it will get easy to get break the huge bracelet since it didn’t restrict one’s hand, unlike handcuffs. But actually, it’s made from a fine magic iron, and its function is not only to restrict the flow of mana, but it’s also absorbing mana from it, huh… But what will they do with it? Making the prisoners weakened by having its mana absorbed? Or…” (Druid Oz)

“Or could it collect information from the collected mana…?” (Druid Oz)

(Well, luckily I didn’t have contact with the huge bracelet directly… Now, let’s have a peek at what’s going on…) (Druid Oz)

With a single flick of his hands, five different insects appeared in front of Druid Oz. He summoned a spider, a bee, a mosquito, a beetle, and a mantis.

“Now, let’s pretend to sleep, shall we?” Druid Oz take a sleeping posture on the bed and closed his eyes.

As he closed his eyes, fice different view appeared inside his mind. As if monitors from CCTV’s or drones’ cameras, the senses of the summoned insects transferred right into Druid Oz.

(Now, let’s get out from this freakin’ prison first…) (Druid Oz)

Druid Oz ordered his summoned insects to leave the prison as he navigates them. As the summoned mosquito could fly faster, it slips through the prison’s door quicker, followed by the summoned bee, summoned beetle, and summoned mantis, while the summoned spider arrived last.

(I think summoning the spider is a wrong decision (?))

They finally regroup, what’s left is to go to the royal castle’s throne room. Druid Oz let the summoned bee fly and take a peek from a gap at the castle’s windows. Since he remembers the window of the throne room, he’s going to check on the situation from there.

(If I’m not mistaken, it’s about here…) (Druid Oz)

As the bee arrived at a window and take a peek inside, Druid Oz could see the Galhala King is sitting on top of the throne with the Galhala Queen beside him, while two old person with a huge body stands before him with five other middle-aged men.

The old person and the five people behind him use an attire befitting a minister of the kingdom. But since it seems that the window is chanted with a soundproof barrier, Druid Oz couldn’t hear anything from the bee. They seem to be having a normal conversation.

“Well, trying to hear with a bee that perceives sound from its body is already hard to begin with,” (Druid Oz)

Druid Oz finally let the other summoned insects advance towards the throne room. Unlike the other summoned insects, the summoned spider needs to be extra careful since he’s the only one who didn’t have the ability to fly. But with Druid Oz’s control, the spiderman jumps and travels in the air using his web just like a spiderman.

“Now that’s cool,” (Druid Oz)

The summoned mosquito, summoned beetle, and summoned mantis arrived in front of the throne room’s door earlier than the spider. And as they invade the throne room from the gap under the throne room’s door, Druid Oz could finally hear the conversation between the Galhala King and the Galhala Queen.

“That’s relieving to hear, Allomere. Now tell me, what is the real reason for your visit?” Asked the Galhala King.

(He’s inside the throne room until this late? It’s about 6 pm already!) (Druid Oz)

“I heard from the captain of the royal guards that you seek for an audience with me,” Continued the King.

(Ah… So he went back to the throne room because the prime minister seeks an audience with him, huh… I thought he stayed inside the throne room all day long…) (Druid Oz)

“Yes, your majesty. Forgive my insolence, but I’ve heard the announcement that you’ve granted a noble title to a man who saved your daughter from the demons, is that right, your majesty?” Asked the prime minister.

“Yes, it is right,” the Galhala King replied confidently.

“Yes, I just ordered my knights to confine him inside the royal prison,” the prime minister stated towards the Galhala King with an indifferent expression and tone.

It took quite a time for the Galhala King to process the prime minister’s words.

“Y-YOU WHAT!?”