Chapter 9:

As Phillip laid his hand on the field, a commanding voice echoed in his thoughts.

“… You who’ve reached this place. I shall take a look at your value.”

Understanding the character of such encounters, Phillip nodded with out hesitation.

“Sure, I perceive.”

“Have you learnt what lies inside this field?”

“Sure, it’s the Golden Seal of Joseph.”

“What do you plan to perform with it?”

Phillip confidently responded, undeterred.

“I’ll use it for private achieve, to amass wealth.”

A momentary silence adopted.

“You cross. You might have confirmed your self deserving of turning into my successor. Had you spouted nonsensical phrases, I might have set hearth to your head… Tsk.”

The grandeur within the voice swiftly dissipated, revealing the voice of an aged man crammed with levity.

Phillip smirked and spoke.

“I’ll make good use of it.”

“Properly, so be it. Take advantage of it.”

Because the voice light away, the field opened with a delicate click on. Phillip retrieved the golden brooch nestled inside and held it in his hand.

“Phew…”

The voice he had simply heard belonged to none apart from the legendary mastermind and big, Corin Joseph himself.

Phillip, too, knew little about this determine, besides that he was the one mortal to have triumphed in a guess in opposition to a dragon.

Nonetheless, he knew use this brooch nicely.

He spent numerous hours unraveling this thriller.

Initially, when he laid his hand on the field, a number of random decisions would seem. Nonetheless, selecting a selfless choice, comparable to serving to others or pursuing world peace, would end in instantaneous demise or subjecting himself to a myriad of curses, making it preferable to decide on demise.

“… I needed to be taught this the laborious method.”

Phillip raised his sword and punctiliously eliminated the Luminous Stones embedded within the ceiling, securing them in a separate pocket he had ready.

This half was comparatively simple, however the subsequent step introduced a big problem.

Confronting a bunch of retailers who had constructed their lives on exploiting others wouldn’t be simple.

The “Golden Seal of Joseph” served as a mere means to an finish. Phillip’s final purpose was to convey this seal to the Joseph Affiliation, meet the present head of the Joseph household, and earn recognition as a distinguished member.

Stepping outdoors, he held the brooch he had obtained from the field in his hand.

The floor of the brooch bore the marks of soldering, depicting a fiery dragon.

“I have to dismantle this.”

Phillip unsheathed Neria and raised his sword as soon as once more.

‘… I’m unsure that’s a good suggestion. One incorrect transfer, and the brooch may very well be irreparably broken.’

Neria’s cautionary phrases held benefit. As he introduced the trembling sword nearer to the brooch, it turned obvious that eradicating solely the soldered half would require a stroke of luck resulting from its unstable form.

“Is there a method to stabilize the sword?”

‘Stabilizing the sword would defeat its function, wouldn’t it? However how precisely do you employ the sword? In line with Neria, you excel in hand-to-hand fight and psychological warfare, however your swordsmanship is claimed to be on par with Neria’s sixth proprietor degree.’

“What does that degree entail?”

‘… Proficient but unlucky, like a mercenary who by no means had the chance to completely grasp their abilities. In the end, they might be defeated by somebody who has honed their high-level swordsmanship since childhood.’

“Does that imply you must have excessive swordsmanship to wield the sword? My ideas are a bit totally different.”

‘What are your ideas, then?’

“… Swordsmanship and mana are separate. Neria, I can guarantee you of this a lot. Human our bodies are composed of matter, whereas mana is an immaterial vitality manipulated by will. It doesn’t make sense to say that being expert in swordsmanship means you’re expert in dealing with mana.”

‘Neria doesn’t perceive what you’re saying…’

“Merely put, though the talents of a swordsman and the power to deal with mana as a mage could complement one another, they don’t seem to be synonymous. Whereas researching the Moonlight Sword, I noticed that with a extra artistic method, such prospects are achievable.”

‘What are you speaking about, actually?’

As Phillip targeted his thoughts and managed his respiration, he might sense the circulate of magical energy inside his physique.

“… I can really feel mana accumulating in my physique, no less than to some extent.”

The monks would collect mana on this place known as the “Altar,” making a digital house and storing magical energy inside it. The earlier Phillip, earlier than his possession, was the identical.

Nonetheless, the present Phillip felt one thing uncomfortable.

Magical energy was essentially an vitality with a sure degree of cohesion.

In any other case, irrespective of how a lot analysis and development one underwent, it will be inconceivable to build up mana throughout the physique.

Phillip raised his proper index finger. Quickly, he felt magical energy flowing alongside his finger, compressing and forming a form round it.

‘… H-How did you do this?’

Neria’s voice was crammed with astonishment.

A single bead of chilly sweat dripped down the composed face of the safety guard. He feared the repercussions, nicely conscious of the department supervisor’s infamous temperament.

“Solely 2 minutes and 50 seconds remaining. Time retains ticking.”

“Ah, understood.”

With a swift determination, the safety guard sprang into motion. He vanished, and exactly 30 seconds later, the sound of hurried footsteps ascending the steps reached their ears. An elegantly dressed younger girl, together with her rustling silk robe, rushed into the reception room.

Philip, together with his legs nonetheless crossed, raised his hand in acknowledgment.

“Have you ever arrived?”

Lisriel Joseph, the department supervisor of Joseph Affiliation, panted barely as she gazed at Philip. A number of droplets of sweat adorned her brow, proof of her hastened actions.

Inside her grasp, a hoop adorned with a mesmerizing bluish-green gem caught Philip’s eye.

Philip clicked his tongue just a few instances, virtually in a disillusioned method.

“Why do you deal with folks as pawns?”

Lisriel Joseph bit her lip. Anger and embarrassment flickered throughout her face, however a extra essential matter occupied her ideas.

‘… You troublesome rascal.’

Lisriel scrutinized the good-looking man earlier than her.

Philip Oswald, a famend troublemaker who had earned fairly the popularity amongst noble households.

She, too, had heard tales of his exploits.

He had precipitated disruptions at social events or incidents comparable to brawls and clashes with the heirs of noble households.

‘A very good-for-nothing troublemaker like him, carrying the Golden Seal, all of a sudden appeared earlier than me. Does this even make sense?’

She was the daughter of Oslay Joseph, the proprietor of Joseph Affiliation. As such, she was one of many only a few who knew concerning the existence of the “Golden Seal,” a logo representing the qualification as a “Particular Member” that had by no means been seen because the passing of Corin Joseph, the third-generation head.

‘… No, within the first place, that may’t probably be the real seal. How might that troublemaker receive it?’

Lisriel’s ideas turned entangled right away.

Observing her, Philip smirked, silently considering, ‘This younger girl appears to be on the verge of psychological collapse.’

After all, Philip knew precisely who she was and how much individual she represented.

Lisriel Joseph, the youngest direct descendant of the Joseph household and with the appropriate of succession, she was a lady with restricted energy and affect, regardless of her ambition and skills.

Consequently, the extra assertive Philip turned, the extra advantageous it was for him. On this scenario, Philip held the higher hand.

“Don’t you discover it moderately incredulous, Miss Joseph? Am I asking for an excessive amount of? All I need is the honest therapy I deserve.”

“… Sir, could I’ve a quick second to examine the Golden Seal earlier than providing you the suitable therapy?”

Lisriel, the department supervisor, requested cautiously.

“No matter.”

Philip infused magic into the ring on his finger. Because of this, a luminous aura emanated from the bluish-green gem, projecting the type of a blue dragon onto the wall of the reception room.

It was the image of Elion Joseph, the founding father of Joseph Affiliation. This design was identified completely to the direct descendants of the Joseph household, leaving no room for doubt about its authenticity.

All of the sudden, the sound of hiccups resonated.

“… Hic!”

“Is that enough now?”

As Philip inquired, Department Supervisor Lisriel’s face turned rosy with embarrassment as she nodded her head.

“Sure… Hic! I apologize… Hic… for the intrusion. Hic! Please forgive me… Hic…”

Lisriel, humbly bowing her head, jolted with hiccups, inflicting her shoulders to shake noticeably. Philip struggled to carry again his laughter.

‘How endearing.’

Lisriel Joseph had gained fairly a following within the gaming neighborhood. Different characters with the surname “Joseph” lacked human heat, sustaining solely formal interactions till the top of the sport.

Nonetheless, Lisriel was totally different. Because the intimacy degree grew, she would alternate jokes or have interaction in affectionate gestures, even demonstrating intimate interactions when chosen because the protagonist’s love curiosity.

Together with her distinctive tsundere persona, she had a penchant for sending quite a few letters.

If Lisriel, who had misplaced within the succession competitors, took the “Golden Seal of Joseph” to a different department, she would face both assassination or exile to perilous places just like the Desolate Desert or the Northern Frontline.

Due to this, as soon as Philip had found the right route for the Golden Seal, he all the time made positive to ship it to Lisriel.

“… Go and have a drink first, after which let’s focus on additional.”

“Sure… Hic!”

Inspired by Philip’s phrases, Lisriel hurriedly left the reception room.

From that time ahead, she was fated to turn into Philip’s confidante.

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