HBWnovel Chapter 117 - The Third Imperial Princess (1)
Chapter 117 - The Third Imperial Princess (1)
Chapter 117 - The Third Imperial Princess (1) Translator: Seven
Editors: Ana_Banana, Yahiko
“I need time to think.”
“Is three days enough?”
“That’s enough.”
“Alright. Get some rest.”
At Isaka’s words, Frey bowed once and returned to his room.
Coincidentally, it was the butler, Fabian, who led the way.
When he met Frey’s eyes, he subconsciously lowered his head as he said.
“I, I will guide you.”
When he returned to the room, Fabian spoke with a stiff expression, unlike earlier.
“Do you need anything else?”
“The room.”
Frey slowly walked over to the window sill and rubbed his finger through the dust that had accumulated there.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit dirty?”
“I-, I’m sorry. I’ll immed-”
“No. I’ll bear it for today, so take care of it tomorrow.”
“I’ll make sure to clean it while you are having your meal.”
Frey then pointed at the closet.
“Add some more clothes there.”
“Yes.”
“Right. And I’m thinking about going to bed right away today. I’m a little sensitive while I sleep so…”
“I will station a guard. I hope you sleep well.”
He catches on quickly.
Fabian immediately left the room when Frey dismissed him with the shake of his hand.
The attitude he displayed was very different to what he had shown before.
But this was natural.
That man had been able to knock down the heir of the Blake family, Mischael Blake, in a one on one duel.
Moreover, Isaka and Leita, who had always ignored him before, were showing signs of acknowledging Frey as their son.
Only a few servants, including Fabian, had witnessed the fight, but it was certain that everyone in the mansion would learn of it by the next day.
Naturally, Frey’s reputation in the mansion would also rise significantly.
Frey Blake, the loser who had been ignored by everyone was no longer present.
In his place was Frey Blake, the third son of the Blake family.
Fabian was certain.
By the next day, there would be no one else who dared to ignore him.
* * *
Frey was laying on his bed.
Unlike what he told Fabian, he actually had no intention of sleeping.
Instead, he had a much more important task than fighting Mischael and gaining recognition.
Frey closed his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
“Darkming.”
Shik.
The intermediate Dark Spirit, Darkming, appeared.
It looked at Frey with a drowsy look in its eyes.
“I want you to alert me as soon as someone with a hostile aura approaches. Can you do that?”
Darkming nodded.
It could do that much.
Naturally, this Spirit, which looked very much like a house cat, was not very good at fighting.
Frey’s greatest trump card was that he could summon Asura, the ruler of the Slaughter Hell.
If he protected him, then no one in the mansion would be able to hurt him.
‘I could make the summoning circle and call him, but…’
He couldn’t just ask a proud ruler of the Demon World to be his bodyguard.
Darkming was enough.
“Ghost.”
Shik.
Frey’s spirit body came out of his real body.
This was that 8 star spell, Ghost.
He was now in a state where he could ignore all the laws of physics and almost all physical attacks.
Naturally, he was still able to cast some spells.
Most importantly, those who were at a lower level than him wouldn’t be able to see him at all.
It was the perfect spell to
He had to meet him.
If he wasn’t on the Demigod’s side, then Frey had to meet him.
“Can’t we cooperate with others from the imperial family? The Third Prince or Fifth Prince, even the First Princess. Their ambition makes them much easier to deal with, and their influence in the imperial family is just as high as Fiore’s.”
“It’s impossible. Only Fiore can give us what we want.”
Isaka sighed and muttered.
“…Illuminium.”
“Shh.”
Leita put her finger to her lips and slowly looked around.
“Don’t you know that Leyrin told use to maintain strict secrecy about that term?”
“I know, but it’s strange. Isn’t it an alloy that Leyrin made herself? Why do we need to rely on the princess?”
“Because we need her skills to get a hold of a large quantity of ‘Harkon’, the most essential metal for creating Illuminium.”
“Hmm…”
“She doesn’t know why we need it. And if we urge her or show her that we need it desperately, she would grow suspicious. I can’t keep doing this tiring thing forever…”
“So you want to make her a member of the Blake family, ostensibly.”
Leita smiled and nodded.
“Just bringing her out of the imperial family is enough to greatly restrict her movements. At least, she wouldn’t be able to act as freely as she is now.”
If her status as Third Princess disappeared, Fiore would no longer be so hard to deal with.
Moreover, if they brought her into the Blake family, then they might be able to coax her over to their side over time.
“Up until now, Fiore has been against marriage. But she’s already 25 years old, so she is being forced to make a decision.”
“…true. There’s still one more thing I’d like to ask.”
“What is it?”
“Where is Leyrin now?”
Frey held his breath and looked at Leita’s lips.
However, Leita simply let out a smile and said.
“That’s none of your business.”
“…”
At that moment, there was a subtle flash of emotion on Isaka’s face.
Leita didn’t notice, but from his position, Frey was able to see it clearly.
‘Hmm… is Isaka…’
Frey shook his head after making some guesses.
It didn’t matter to him anyway.
That was all he heard that was worth listening to.
From then, the conversation turned to the family situation, the magic tower and the Circle.
There was no useful information, but Frey still stayed around just in case.
An hour passed, and the candle went out.
Only then did Frey return to his room.
It was already dawn, but he didn’t feel tired at all. He simply sat on his bed and organised his thoughts.
‘…so.’
Leita had been ordered by Leyrin to mass produce Illuminium.
But to do that, they needed large quantities of metal called ‘Harkon’, which they needed the help of the Third Princess, Fiore, to acquire.
Currently, the princess didn’t know that Harkon was so useful to the Demigods, and it was possible that they might encounter problems if she were to find out, such as an interruption of the supply.
That was why they planned to bring Fiore into the Blake family and then forcefully isolate her, gradually weakening her influence.
“…”
Leita’s plan seemed plausible at first glance, but Frey was more curious as to how Fiore would face this plan.
After all, he didn’t think that the Third Princess, labeled the Sapphire of the Imperial Family, would fall so easily.
‘Maybe she has a plan, too.’
Frey finished organizing his thoughts.
The Blake family, Illuminium and the Eleventh Tower Master.
Princess Fiore was related to all three of these things, so Frey decided to start there,
‘The question is, how would we meet?’
Even if they were to meet, it would be in the Blake family or the imperial family, neither of which was suitable.
They wouldn’t be able to talk about anything sensitive as it was more likely they would be separated before they could.
If possible, it would be better for the two of them to talk in a quiet, deserted place alone.
Frey currently had no way to contact her.
However, he was unexpectedly given the opportunity the very next day as Fiore came to the Blake family without warning.