Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 30:

The Royal Palace (3)

“What? But … . . A . . alright . ”

That was all that Ian could hear . The guard spoke loudly since he was embarrassed, however, the other person didn’t speak loud enough .

‘Two people?’

There were two people who were stepping down through the stairs .
Maybe the guard was coming along?

‘The sound of the footsteps stopped . ’

Both of them stopped at the bottom of the haven .
Their lantern didn’t reach Ian .
He was still hidden from them .

“Princess . I know we don’t have much choice, but this place… . ”

The first voice was a man’s .
Not the voice of the guard, but that of a middle-aged man .

‘Princess?’

At this moment, there were three people in the royal family who might be called princess .
Fortunately, it wasn’t Ragnar . (E/N: lol, Princess Ragnar)
That was enough to relieve Ian .
He hid right next to the coffin of the first emperor .

“Rarely does anyone visit here, no visitors, nor sounds may sneak out . ”

The voice wasn’t mature like that of a lady, but Ian could feel a unique matureness in the voice .

“I came here to do my princess duty, and Sir Kevin came here to check the magic spell on the haven . Good enough excuse, isn’t it?”

Considering the ages of the current princesses, This must be the emperor’s daughter, the sibling of the crown prince .

‘Hyri Greenriver’ .

“People have said that there is no safe zone in the palace . However, this haven . I guarantee is . There is no such place safer than this place . ”

“Maybe we’d better go outside of the palace…”

“The outside is even more dangerous . You should know, Sir Kevin . ”

The flow of their conversation was weird .
It was weird enough for many others to suspect their relationship .

“My ancestors will understand . It is for our father and my brother . ”

“Sigh… . ”

With her persuasion, Kevin sighed .

“Alright . I am afraid the wrath of heaven may punish me, but I don’t have a choice . ”

Finally, Kevin accepted the princess’ request .
What are they going to do?

“I taught you the basic formulas before, have you memorized them?”

“Of course I have . ”

While pointing at her head, she answered .
After watching her confident face, Kevin continued his words .

“Fine . Then, let’s start with light . ”

Just then, a light sphere appeared .
It must be the 1st class spell, light .

‘A mage?’

There were few mages who stayed in the royal palace . Most were the ones who couldn’t overcome the limit of 1st class, ‘Untalented’ middle aged mages . They usually managed magical devices in the royal palace . Of course, there was no reason for them to sneak into the haven with the princess .

“Now, your turn, Lady . ”

“Hmm, so, like this……”

What? Was the princess going to use magic as well?
Ian’s eyes opened widely with surprise .

“Light!”

A small light sphere that the princess made, it was at the level of a beginning academy student .
However still, Ian couldn’t help but be surprised .
A mage, in the royal family?
Ian had never known .

‘Had they hidden that fact?’

Except for the Academy and the Ivory Tower, teaching magic was a heavy crime .
In addition, hiding magical talent from the Ivory Tower was another heavy crime .
There must be a reason as to why they were doing it so secretly .

‘It seems the mage is teaching it fluently . ’

1st class mages were also one of the mages of the Ivory Tower .
He must have known that what he was doing right now was a heavy crime .
Still, the mage, Kevin, didn’t hesitate .
He only hesitated about the place he was teaching .

“Huh? Why is mine so small?’

“There are several conditions which may cause it to be small . Insufficient quantity and quality of mana, detailed control on the formulae, proficiency of the spell . For you… . all of them . ”

“You’re so mean… . . ”

“B . . but since you started the mana breath a bit late, and your circumstances don’t allow you to practice… . . ”

“Haha! Just joking . ”

They weren’t that serious .
The magic lesson between the mage Kevin and the princess Hyri kept going .
A fundamental lecture of 1st class magic .
What is worse, they only had repeated for light magic .
Furthermore, the lecture hadn’t stopped for hours .

‘When will it end?’

Ian started to get bored .
At first, it was interesting to see .
A princess born with a mana heart and mana brain .
But why was she hiding the fact?
It caused Ian to be curious .
But soon after, it got boring .

‘She wasn’t even that talented . ’

Too late to start learning, and lack of practice .
Regarding all of those conditions, still, she wasn’t the talented one .
She might stay at the 1st class forever . Soon, the question ‘Why did she hide it?’ became ‘Why the heck did she hide it?’

‘Now it will be hard to get out without any problem . ’

It would work if he revealed himself at the very beginning .
He could give excuses such as, I was touring and arrived here eventually, and since the guard was sleeping, I didn’t know it was a forbidden place . However, the problem was the situation . They were learning magic secretly . They wouldn’t dare to let him leave him easily now .

“Light!”

While Ian shook his body due to boredness, the princess’ light was getting bigger .
Now, it was shining enough to replace the lantern .

“Woaaahhh……!”

The princess was surprised like a child by the light globe she made .
She was around 5 years older than Ian .

‘She may have had different characteristics when she was young . ’

In Ian’s memory, Hyri was not a woman who had a bright characteristic .
Like the crown prince, she had a great appearance .
However, she always kept her mouth shut firmly, and with a darkened face .

A woman who spent her life like a bird in a cage and died .

‘Well, of course, she hasn’t experienced anything bad yet . ’

The emperor was still standing firmly, and so was her brother . It was a completely different situation to her former life .

“Princess, how about we finish our class for today?”

Kevin finally said the word Ian was looking forward to hearing .

“If we stay here too long, people will suspect us . ”

The princess agreed by nodding her head .

“Thank you . I know it is a harsh request, but you have always helped me .

“No worries . Rather I feel sorry for you . I am only a 1st class mage . There must be a huge limitation to my teaching . ”

Kevin was also a 1st class mage .
He wasn’t on the level where he could teach others .
Although he may have had more proficiency than the princess, he was still on the level of the 1st class .

“Maybe we should inform the ivory tower… . ”

“N . . no way! It will get you caught up in the danger, as well… . . ”

With the words “Ivory Tower”, the princess reacted sensitively .
The reason for her sensitive response to the ivory tower was different to the crown princes .
The crown prince hated the ivory tower due to his sense of inferiority .
On the other side, the princess ‘feared’ the ivory tower .

“I will do my best . The mage who entered the palace with my brother, Ian Page wasn’t he? People said he wields magic even though no one taught him . If I try my best, one day I may… . . ”

As she knew it was near impossible, she was losing her confidence .

“Princess, you don’t need to worry about me . I will always do my best to support you . Please don’t lose your confidence . ”

It sounded like a consolation from a master to his apprentice .
Soon, they left the area at different times purposely .
Shortly after that, Ian left the area quietly .
To leave the area before the guard came back .

‘It is a bit weird . Especially the reaction of the princess . ’

Ian was living his second life .
It meant he was able to expect the flow of events .
However, the reason that the princess of the giant Empire was so afraid to reveal her talent to the Ivory Tower wasn’t clear to Ian . Fear was always caused by some reason . Her reaction was completely different to her brother . There must be something .

‘Something I don’t know . ’

In his former life, Ian became the newbie of the academy at this moment .
While he was the student of the academy, he had learned of the events between the Royal and Ivory Towers by reading history books . However, at this time, he was in a different situation . He might have to confront those events directly .

‘It may be related to the tower lord . That old fart has long prepared to make Ragnar be the next emperor . ’

It was the only case he could suggest .
It was the most likely scenario .

‘I should visit the royal library next time . ’

Without any obstacles, Ian left the haven .
It took longer than he had planned .
He was satisfied with the mushrooms and the newly gained information .

“Sir Ian . Did you enjoy the tour?”

The guards who guided Ian before had asked .
While making an innocent child’s smile, he replied .

“Yes indeed! It was very enjoyable . ”