Subscriber of the Gods Episode 244
Episode 244. What’s for dinner today?
Wickers Estate.
“Ugh.”
Nathan Wickes was training hard, remembering Ethan’s teachings.
Nathan Wickers spends every waking hour training, so much so that the days feel short.
But today, I was heading to the market at the call of Count Wickers.
“Didn’t you say you were going to the market?”
“We’re planning to make this place a new market place. We’re going to expand the area. Isn’t the market the place that makes our Wickus estate special?”
The Wickers Estate was constantly expanding. Because of this, the market had to continue to grow to match its size, and even the residential area was being expanded separately.
“But that doesn’t look like a market building. What are you building?”
“This is a swordsmanship class.”
“Huh? A swordsmanship class?”
Looking closely, I saw that people wearing luxurious clothes were leading the construction.
“Are you building a fencing school in the market?”
“I’m thinking of dividing the area. The development plans for the territory are complicated right now, Nathan.”
“By the way, who runs that swordsmanship school?”
“Oh, you didn’t say anything.”
Count Wickus took a deep breath. He too had been tense ever since he heard about the swordsmanship class.
“It’s the Black Lord.”
“……yes?”
Nathan looked puzzled.
“Do you see that pattern? They are from the Ramsdale family.”
“yes?”
Nathan asked again like an idiot, his pupils trembling violently.
A swordsmanship school run directly by Geomseong?
Is what I just heard true?
The question that filled my head was, “Why?”
Why?
Why is a swordsmanship school run directly by the swordsman coming to the Wickus Estate?
“Don’t ask me. I don’t know.”
Count Wickers actually had the same reaction as Nathan when he first heard it.
The fact is that the Wickers Estate is currently developing at an incredible pace.
As they were enjoying their splendid heyday, their influence grew and they were gradually absorbing the surrounding noble families, taking the stepping stone to becoming a great territory.
But even so, they were only at the level of local nobles, and were quite distant from the Twelve Stars of the center.
But, one of the representative figures of the Twelve Constellations, Geomseong, is planning to establish a swordsmanship school in this Whicus territory.
When the agent of the Black Sword came and told him that the conversation with Ethan was over, Count Wickers, who did not understand the situation, froze and just listened to the agent’s words.
“No, what on earth have you been doing in such a short time? No, how is it that you are the Sword Master? No, you are the Sword Master who has achieved great feats with the sword on the continent?”
The Black Star was someone who held a position so high that the Wickus family could not even dream of. On top of that, he was the head of the Twelve Stars!
“You’re not the type of person who moves around with money or anything like that.”
No matter how much I thought about it, it was something I couldn’t understand.
“You may not remember, but your brother was called a swordsman as soon as he picked up a sword.”
Count Wickers smiled happily.
“I’m sure the Black Star has noticed that. And he’s probably trying to find more talented people like your brother here. He’s probably talking to Ethan enough before establishing it.”
“her…….”
Nathan Wickus clenched his teeth. The resolve to never talk back to his brother became stronger.
* * *
“Ethan.”
“You’re here!”
A tired-looking Yeri and Shudlen greeted Ethan.
When Ethan came in, Legia gave him a brief applause and told him to rest.
“Has it been about a day since you entered the palace? You’ve done something like that on your first day. I think it was a good idea to give you the Red Silver Badge.”
“I just did what I could. Thank you for your kind words, Legia.”
“Humility can be a sin if taken to excess. By the way, your two escorts are quite excellent. They have been trained very rigorously, but they are following along very well. Their potential is quite high.”
Ethan nodded at Legia’s words.
Poison, and potential.
It had both of the ingredients necessary for rapid growth.
“Lord Legia, I have something to tell you separately.”
Ethan spoke a mixture of truth and lies.
“Actually, I didn’t originally come here to receive training from Legia.”
“… … Is it because of those escorts?”
“yes.”
Legia nodded slightly as if she knew.
“I could have taught you. I am a teacher in my own right. However, I am no match for you in teaching, Legia, so I am asking you this favor. I apologize.”
“No need to be sorry. It’s more fun. It would have been fun to teach you, but you’re doing so well.”
Legia laughed heartily.
“I think you’ve earned Legia’s trust by curing Evangeline’s illness. Thank you.”
Legia has been teaching Evangeline for a long time.
That’s why I knew the deep despair she felt.
I know it in my head, but I can’t put it into practice.
The sense of alienation that comes from that.
The fear that I will never be able to shake off this sense of alienation.
If she hadn’t had a strong mentality, she would have gone crazy already.
Evangeline’s teacher, Legia, taught her as much as he could.
But there were limitations.
Evangeline and Legia both pretended not to know about the limit and turned a blind eye to it, but as time passed, it got to a point where they couldn’t ignore it.
But Ethan solved that limitation.
“The palace will be very noisy. Did Princess Evangeline offer you an invitation?”
“No, it was just a thank you.”
“Then… … it’ll get noisier. You’ll be busy too.”
“It’s okay. I have no intention of interfering deeply with palace affairs.”
‘I didn’t come here to take anyone’s side in the first place.’
“Even if you don’t think so, the flow can wash over you. An irresistible flow.”
“If I can’t handle it, I’ll ask for help.”
“Please do so. I will do my best to help you.”
After talking with Legia.
Ethan called the two escorts aside.
“Are you guys doing well?”
“It’s really hard. I didn’t know I could move like this.”
“I was working hard!”
Yeerika already looked like she had lost her mind. On the other hand, Shudlen still seemed to have some energy. However, to Ethan, it was clearly a bluff.
‘You’re both really tired.’
“I cured the princess’s illness and received quite a bit of compensation. Now you can call me Count.”
“!”
Yeerika looked surprised at the parchment Ethan handed her. Then she smiled brightly.
“Congratulations, Ethan! No, Count Ethan!”
“Count Ethan Wickes!”
Even though he was tired, Schudlen showed his respect and greeted him.
Ethan was also quite pleased to see them both happy as if it were their own business.
“Well, that’s not the main point.”
Ethan didn’t bring his two escorts along simply to be educated.
“There is something you guys need to do seriously.”
“Just give the order.”
“There is a fight for succession going on within the palace right now.”
Ethan spoke about the succession struggle taking place within the palace.
“Princess Evangeline is very capable, but she has been out of the fight for the succession due to illness. However, now that she has fully recovered, she will try to properly fight for the succession. When that happens, the prince, princess, and their representatives will continue to move. You should gather information related to that while you are staying at the palace.”
The two of them didn’t ask Ethan any more questions about how he knew that.
Now I clearly understand what an escort is.
“The movements of each prince and princess. You just need to know where they are going.”
“Yes, I checked.”
“I will collect it naturally.”
“Don’t dig too deep. As you saw in your private meeting with Princess Evangeline, these guards are incredibly skilled. They will be watching every move you two make. So there’s no need to take risks.”
Even trivial information is fine.
Ethan has the ability to assess a situation even with that little bit of information.
‘This is why it’s good to have information.’
So these two just had to act as Ethan’s eyes.
You just have to watch the trends and see how things are going.
“yes.”
The eyes of the two escorts who received Ethan’s orders suddenly changed.
Where did all the fatigue from just now go? Their eyes were shining brightly.
“You can’t just give orders, right? There’s more I received from the princess.”
Ethan took out various potions.
‘Even if I eat it, it doesn’t have much effect.’
Currently, Ethan was not in a state where he could become stronger by drinking these things.
‘I tried a potion that seemed to help my health.’
Since I made a contract with Lucas and my mana increased slightly in various ways, I tried drinking it to see if there would be any new effects.
But the chances of survival did not increase.
“What is all this?”
“This is a potion that Princess Evangeline has been taking regularly. It will be enough to increase your lacking mana. I have received it all, so drink it regularly while you are training with Lady Legia and make it yours.”
As Ethan opened the potion, a refreshing scent began to spread.
Yerikha looked startled by the smell.
“This… is it really okay for us to drink this?”
“I drank a lot.”
Yereka was slightly impressed by Ethan’s answer.
When I heard that he drank a lot, I suddenly thought of my mother.
The mother, who was clearly hungry, took care of herself first.
If it was Ethan who asked Legia to educate himself and Shudlen, there’s no way he would have drunk that much.
They just gave in to them.
Yeerika sniffed and nodded.
Of course, Ethan drank a lot, but since the two of them had no way of knowing, they were just deeply moved by Ethan’s kindness.
“I will drink it gratefully.”
Yeri and Shudlen drank the potion at the same time.
Gulp gulp.
“I will help you.”
These are precious potions. They cannot be wasted, so Ethan planned to help absorb them himself.
Ethan put his hands on their heads.
Then, he slowly prepared mana to help the potion they drank spread throughout their bodies.
Shaaaaak-.
-Your chances of survival increase!
‘uh?’
As the two escorts become stronger, the chances of survival increase.
Ethan looked at the potions he had taken out of his subspace pouch for a moment.
Ethan drank two bottles and the two escorts drank one each, so there were sixteen bottles left.
Ethan smiled and looked at his escorts.
“You two haven’t eaten yet?”
“… … Yes, but.”
“Why are you asking that… … .”
The two escorts answered in slightly anxious voices.
“I don’t think I need to eat today.”
fantasy,
