Chapter 12
Chapter 12: The Birth of a Songstress
“Right, what’s this guy’s problem? Get him to tell us why he attacked us . ”
Oscar told his men .
So I looked into the face of the man who was subdued – and I said .
“It’s you . ”
“Do you know him, Noah?”
“Yeah . Sort of . ”
What a surprise, it was that debt collector who attacked me .
I looked around, and I didn’t see the guys who were on their knees in front of the 13th Prince’s residence .
I told him about the series of things that started with Alice .
“Yeah, it’s totally counterproductive . ”
“Fuck you! Hey, let go of me!”
“Too loud . . Let’s remove that jaw . ”
“Ha!”
At Oscar’s command, the gent removes the debt collector’s jaw with an extremely expert hand .
Cleverly, not your average Joe .
Well, I don’t care about this guy .
More importantly, it’s the armor linked to the Leviathan .
Oscar marveled at how well he was using it, but I’m still not sure if he really is .
I’d like to try it out some more .
I look up at Oscar .
“‘Brother, could I ask you to do one thing for me?”
“Yes, please speak up . ”
“I’d like to see how well I can handle this armor . Since brother has expert magicians with him, can you help me with this one?
“It’s no problem . What do you want to do?”
“Um, …… . ”
I told Oscar what I was thinking .
Oscar listened to the end of it in silence, and then smiled with a snicker .
“Then let’s get on with it . ”
“Are you sure you wanna do this yourself, brother?”
“Yeah . I’d like to see how it works, wouldn’t it be more informative to do it yourself?”
“Okay . Well, then, let’s go inside my house . ”
“Yup . ”
Nodding, I entered the mansion with Oscar .
Just before we left the place, Oscar gave a look to the man, the debt collector was being taken somewhere .
He attacked a prince, and he’s going to get the punishment he deserves .
We didn’t enter the mansion building, but rather came to the yard .
Then we face each other and get about ten meters away from each other .
“Let’s go . ”
“Okay . ”
Nodding, Oscar began to chant a spell .
A magic circle was spread out at his feet, and his aristocratic clothes fluttered with the rising magic power .
Immediately afterwards, many flaming arrows flew in unison .
One, two, three – seventeen in all .
Seventeen flame arrows flew in and scattered all at once a few meters in front of me, and then they attacked me in the entire perimeter .
I didn’t move, I was standing in a state of peace .
The flame arrows that flew at me were blocked by a shield that was transformed by the ring from the Leviathan Link .
There were seventeen arrows and seventeen shields that were put out around me .
All of the seventeen arrows that Oscar shot at me were exactly blocked by all of them .
“Haha …… that’s amazing . Noah was the first person to prevent this so perfectly . ”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, I’m still working out on this one . Wow, that’s amazing, Noah . I’d love to show this to His Majesty . ”
I nodded at the excited Oscar .
” I suppose I’ll have to figure it out a bit more . ”
“Why?”
“If I show it to His Majesty, he will surely ask me ‘how it happened’ . If you can’t explain your power to him then, then what’s the point?”
“I see . Clever Noah, I didn’t know you could think that far ahead . ”
I smiled back at Oscar .
I’ve been thinking a lot about making this ability more my own .
The next day, for a change of pace, I went out to the store where Alice is .
I figured that the debt collector would no longer be able to recover, and if Arice was still worried about it, I’d tell her and reassure her .
So I went to the store with that in mind .
And, there Alice was just singing along .
I didn’t want to interrupt her singing, I gave the clerk ten reeks, including the tip, and took the best seat to listen to her sing .
Yeah, I knew it .
The more she sings, the more she will grow . Definitely, she’ll grow .
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I was quietly listening to Alice’s song, thinking that I’m looking forward to the future .
When the song ended, Alice caught her breath .
There are a few guests here and there who throw a treat in between acts .
In the midst of this, one of the guests approaches the stage with a dazed step .
“Yo sis, that was a good song, see, here’s your reward . ”
“Thank you very much . ”
“Come over here and pour me a drink . ”
“I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant–“
Alice was used to this kind of drunk, though she tried to refuse without changing her face .
“Ahn, back off, you . I had my eye on this woman first . ”
Another drunk appeared from the other side .
“Shut up . I’m going first . ”
“You shut up and get in there . ”
Two drunks, fighting Alice while imposing their own rules .
Alice looked troubled .
“Wanna go, you bastard!”
“You fucking did it!”
The two men grew more and more heated, each clenching their fists and hitting the other .
Gogon .
There were two dull noises in rapid succession .
“Ouchhhh!”
“gaaah!”
They held their fists that they swung and were in pain .
Between the two of them – I was the one who had interrupted them .
At this rate, blood will be seen .
I don’t care what happens to these two, but it would be disgusting for Alice to see it involved .
So I interrupted, between their punches .
Then Leviathan reacts and pulls out two shields from the linked ring to block the punches .
The drunkards punched the iron shields as hard as they could, holding their hands and screaming in agony .
“What the hell!”
“Get out of my way!”
I silently pulled out my leviathan and slashed them both .
In the next moment, their clothes were torn apart and they were completely naked .
“N,Noooo . ”
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“Hiiii!”
The men turned pale and ran away screaming, having only their clothes torn off in an instant .
I held back, I just didn’t want to spill blood in front of Alice .
Threatening them with Leviathan was fine, but if I “beat” them with it, it might not necessarily have a negative effect on Alice’s mind .
So this is how I had them comically exit the scene .
“What the hell was that, that was some amazing swordplay!”
“That’s the prince himself . Huh . …… As expected of the prince, his swordsmanship is also top-notch . ”
The atmosphere was buzzing around me, but the fact that I had stripped and chased them away in a mop, kept the atmosphere peaceful .
I turned to Alice .
“Are you okay?”
I asked her .
“Yes …… thank you so much . ”
“Hm . Hey, owner . ”
“Yes, sir! Excuse me, my lord . ”
The owner, who had been watching the course of events at a distance, came running up to me in a hurry – so hurriedly that his foot hit the table .
“From now on, don’t let customers like that in . ”
“And yet, this is the kind of customer base that sustains our shop . We’re in the business of…”
“Okay, that’ s fine . I’ll buy the whole store, then . ”
“—-Eh?”
The owner is surprised . I pull the money I’m carrying around in my pocket and give it to him .
“I’ve got a thousand liens, I’ll buy the whole shop, so don’t let that happen again . ”
“Yes, sir! Thank you!”
The shopkeeper bowed his head over and over again as he held the money he had received high .
“That …… your highness . ”
“What’s the matter with you, Alice, you don’t look so happy . ”
“I don’t know how I can ever repay you for all you’ve done for me . ”
“Just keep singing . ”
I answered immediately .
“All I want from you is a song . All you have to do is sing . ”
” Just keep singing, Yes”
“Yeah, I’m counting on it . I hope His Majesty will eventually hear it, and in the meantime, devote yourself to it . ”
“Yes ……”
Alice’s eyes welled up with emotion and her cheeks dyed .
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“Um, Your Highness ……?”
” Another song, if you would?”
“Yes, sing . ”
With a smile, I nodded and went back to my seat at the back of the room .
Waiting for me to sit down, Alice gave a beaming smile, then touched the strings of her harp and started to sing again .
“Mmm ……”
It was clearly different from the start .
As she started to sing, it was more and more pronounced .
Alice’s song enveloped the restaurant .
Me and the rest of the customers .
All of us fell in love with Alice’s song .
It was a clear departure from Alice’s previous songs .
It’s as if she grew – or evolved – in an instant .
I knew she had talent, so it makes sense that she would get better .
However, why all of a sudden?
The end of the song came as I was mysteriously listening to the song .
A moment later, there was a thunderous applause .
All the guests who had witnessed Alice’s hatching stood up and gave generous applause .
“Really, I wonder what that means,”
“I think it was His Highness . ”
“Hmm?”
Someone speaks to me from the side and I turn around .
I know that face, I think–
“Byron, huh?”
It was that merchant I met at the Third Vizier’s party, Byron .
Byron gave him a respectful look .
“Why are you here …… or more importantly, what do you call it my help?”
“Your Highness made her evolve the way she did . I thought the girl had grown out of her shell to respond to His Highness . ”
“Is that possible?”
“A rare occurrence . But that makes you, your Highness a great person indeed . ”
“Right . Is that going to last?”
“As long as you keep your eye on her, Your Highness . ”
Byron assured me .
Then it’s alright .
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