The Magic Of Skill
Chapter 4's
The end of my meeting with Quine was a peaceful surrender. Quine thought of something on my expression, but she hid it.
Quine hired a horse-drawn carriage to take me before the King, what happened after, Quine guaranteed my safety if I did not rebel. If I resist, then most likely the King will regard me as a royal threat.
Not only me, Miss Rose and Hile are coming. I invited them, for the king and his other side are strangers to me.
We left for the kingdom without any further quarrels, the troops that Quine had brought with us escorted us to our destination.
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That said, there was a Witch King who inhabited the mountains in a faraway area. The name of the Witch King is unknown, but the title ‘Magic King’ has become a negative connotation for people who have heard this legend.
This is not a story now, or yesterday, but it goes back hundreds of years before today.
The Witch-king had an army of innumerable, each of them ready to die when told by the king. The troops have absolutely no humanity, they kill anyone who is not like their kind.
The Mage King himself was such a powerful person, he was crazy for magic and the only person in the world who had more than 3 skills. But what made it scary was the power of the Witch King himself.
The skill that the king possessed was Evolver, he could create magic by combining two magic simultaneously.
The reason why this skill was terrifying was because it included a fraudulent skill. Imagine, when using skills, then your mana will be reduced quite a lot. But this does not apply when someone uses the Evolver skill, because your mana capacity will only increase when you get new magic.
Moreover, the magic that could be created was also limitless. Magic from a combination can be mixed with another combination, and so on.
For example, suppose a magic symbolized by the alphabet:
A+B=C, the Witch King is able to create C magic from that merger. But he can also make, A+C=D, so that created a type of magic D. From this, it can be understood that A,B,C,D magic can be combined at will with infinite possibilities.
“And until now still no one knows where the Witch King is.” Quine said at the end of her long explanation regarding the Witch King who became a great fear for the world.
Quine recounted this while we were on our way to the royal palace, very clearly on his face he was very frustrated when he heard ‘Evolver’ which was a nightmare. Inside the carriage, it seems that I am the only one who does not know this story.
But, in fact, this is indeed owned by Neressy. This skill appeared when I absorbed the power of Neressy, and I'm not sure if I got this skill from someone else.
I haven't even touched Miss Rose or Hile, and I doubt my Evolver skills have come from my touch with the customers in the market. If it is, why is my current mana just a calculation from Princess Lennef, the princess guard, and the Neressy Knight alone?
“You said big brother has Evolver skill, how can you be sure?” ask Quine.
“I told you, I will explain everything in front of the king.”
“I know, you didn't even answer why you could have big brother power. But this is a question of a personal nature.” Persuade Quine.
Explaining to Quine might not be a bad thing. But judging by how, the skill I have is also no less frightening than Evolver, saying that I have a Touh Drive Skill will definitely have a bad effect.
For anticipation, I said, “Can we shake hands?” my many.
Miss Rose who was sitting next to me while holding my sleeping Hile pinched my thigh, she was angry that she knew my purpose was to absorb the Quine power as collateral. “You're kidding?” ask Miss Rose.
I close my mouth to Miss Rose's ear and whisper, “When you sit next to me, our hands accidentally touch. 14,000 which one you have, I accidentally copied.”
Hearing that, Miss Rose was speechless. By the way, this is really happening. Somehow, but the strength of Miss Rose who is a guide I managed to copy.
“For what do we shake hands?” quine hesitated.
“In my country, two people who trust each other will shake hands to show that trust.” I said improvise, any country I don't know.
“Why should I trust you?”
“Because the next step will sound like a joke.”
Quine could not argue anymore, she raised her hand slowly. I'm not forcing him either. I took a handshake from him. Quine's hands turned out to be so smooth, petite and full of carelessness. Even so, I could feel the blisters in his hand as a result of holding the sword.
“Explain!” Quine charged me when the shaman ended.
I sighed, thinking twice about starting this explanation. But Quine doesn't know that she's already paid for this explanation, and of course I feel indebted. “I.. have a skill called Touch Drive.”
“Skill what is it?”
I wiggled like a fool when I wanted to answer. The other person who could most likely hear me was the driver riding this horse carriage, Quine said our coachman was the magician he had brought with him. I didn't want him to hear it, so I told Quine to come closer.
We whispered afterwards, “It was a skill to copy the full power of the target to its users. Mana, magic, Skills, Techniques, physical abilities, everything. That's why I can fight balanced against you.”
Quine gulped because of that explanation. What's surprising is that he doesn't take this as a joke. There was a real panic on Quine's face.
“... you..seriously?” quine asked with eyes of disbelief.
“I'm serious.”
Quine leaned her head back and leaned up, her body limp and she almost collapsed when she thought back to what I said. I could see Quine's trembling hands and feet and her eyes looking at death. “That means you also copied my powers?”
“Unfortunately yes, my skill cannot be deactivated.”
Quine was getting frustrated, she closed her eyes with the palm she was wearing to shake hands with me. “Why did someone like you just show up now? Generally skills obtained from birth, where have you been all this time?”
“Good questions. I don't know myself.”
“Hah?” Quine wonder.
“My love of this world began when I lived as a dying tramp, until Princess Lennef saved me. Who I am, what happened to me before, I have no idea. Just a name I remember. and some other hazy memories.”.
“What kind of hazy response?”
Somehow I answered that question, I myself am not sure of that memory. Like a myopic eye that sees the figure of a person in the distance of 1 kilometer, then asked who the figure is? And I was asked to answer.
“I saw. very high beam-shaped building. There are many, and the size varies. But, there are also objects that fly in the sky and leave thick lines.”
No one commented on my story.
“Nona Quine, we've arrived.”
The sorcerer who was our driver asked us to come down. I woke up Hile who was soundly asleep, he pangling when he realized he was already in front of the king's palace.
My arrival was welcomed by some people in luxurious clothes like royalty. No, they are indeed nobles. The nobles began to question Quine a lot, but their dialogue was not heard in my ears.
Then one of the many soldiers escorting me, again led me to enter the palace. Quine who finished the dialogue with the nobles also came with me. Not only am I feeling goosebumps going into a palace this big, Miss Rose is just as goosebumps as well.
Except for Hile who is still yawning. He really doesn't know himself.
“Cute me!” Quine led me into the palace.
The palace courtyard was unusually large, it took us ten minutes more on foot to get from the gate to the palace building. And in front of the palace building, no more soldiers accompanied me. Only the four of us were allowed to enter.
As soon as the palace doors were opened for us, it was amazing what was inside.
We were greeted by the hall with a staircase that split down the middle, the entire corner of the room filled with beautiful crystal ornaments. The first floor of this palace even has a roof that is not reached by any stairs.
“Lewat here.” Quine drove again.
Whether he took us where, all this time I thought the king's palace was simpler, that is, once the door was opened it would immediately be seen the king and his throne. But it wasn't, we turned there and here until Quine finally flicked her step.
In front of a large door that was somehow in the hallway of mana, Quine stopped and put on a serious face. He looked at me and asked, “You sure you want to tell the king what skill you have?”
“This is my decision.”
Afterwards, Quine opened the door.
What was in the room was in accordance with my expectations, namely the king and the throne. The red carpet in the middle of the room seemed to bridge between me and the king sitting on his great chair. On the edge of the carpet stood the soldier holding the spear who paid attention to us.
Quine walked ahead towards the king, I followed him along with Miss Rose and her son. The 10-meter carpet that was held in the room was like a bridge of hell for me, because around me was a prajuit that seemed to be able to behead me at any time.
When he arrived before the king, Quine knelt down. I followed Quine's head-bending moves, as did Miss Rose and Hile.
“You? The guy I met at the time, didn't he?”
Suddenly the question was thrown from the front where I knelt to him. The voice was familiar, the voice of Princess Lennef. Feeling that I meant it, I raised my head.
But when I did, the warrior instantly prepared on the spot with his sword that could be plucked at any time. I saw the king also put on an annoyed face to me, then said, “How dare you raise your head before I command!”
Oh, my God, I'm so scared. The king looks like a giant with his burly muscles and long mustache.
“What a father, I know him. All soldiers, don't threaten him. I allowed this guy to lift his head.” Princess Lennef then defended me by saying that.
Still on my knees, only the four of us raised our heads.
There were three thrones in front of me, the middle one was the king's seat, the left was his daughter's daughter Lennef, and the right seat belonged to the queen who looked very young. Princess Lennef descended from the throne and approached me.
Right in front of me, princess Lennef raised my face with both hands. Within this close distance, I smelled the scent of the princess who was very fragrant, her beautiful face was even clearly visible with her yellow blonde hair.
“You're really okay, right? I remember you were thrown by one of my soldiers, were you hurt?” Princess Lennef was very worried about me, from her face.
“Y-Yes. You don't have to worry.”
“Already, already! Lennef, come back to your seat! We'll hear from Knight Quine about this new threat. Is he not the one?”
Quine replied, “Your Majesty, this is a little difficult to-”
“Oh, you can all raise your head!” permission of the king.
Quine, Hile, and Miss Rose raised their heads. Just then Quine continued, “Your Majesty, the magic activity that occurred in the city this morning was just a misunderstanding. It seems like it was just a detection mistake from the royal army, and there was never anyone who used brother's magic.”
The report is a lie.
Me, and Miss Rose looked at each other in surprise when they heard the false report from Quine. I don't understand why the honorable knight seemed to dare lie to the king. All Quine's words were pronounced neatly like they weren't a lie.
“How about the 3 people you brought?” ask king.
“They are witnesses, Your Highness.” The lies told by Quine.
Hearing that answer, the King descended from his throne. He walked up to Quine with gallant steps and full of suppressing aura. In front of Quine kneeling down, the King said, “If there really is nothing, why can there be a witness?”
Oh, naw. It makes sense that if nothing happens, then there are no witnesses. Our existence here was like a mistake for Quine's lie. What is Quine's fate right now, I'm so worried. Moreover, the King was so angry when he realized this lie.
“Knight Quine von Harold, did you lie to me?” the king asked Quine.
Quine did not answer him, his body was trembling and his sweat was pouring. His mind must be empty because he was so afraid.
“T-No.. I am not lying.”
“You taunted me, Knight Quine? Are you trying to fight the kingdom?” the king pressed on.
“No, you are wrong! Really, on behalf of the Knights, I am honest with you for what I said!” Quine then courageously stood up, she looked into the king's eyes and announced that.
Though it was just a lie, and he risked his pride as a knight? What exactly was Quine thinking?
“So.. Then I confess wrongly for accusing you. But you seem to have forgotten the skill I have, which is a skill that can rule people absolutely.”
And Quine was petrified for the second time.
“Knight of the Kingdom Quine von Harold, I hereby command you to confess your lies!” the king activated his skill.
Jesus, it's over Quine's life.
“A-I admit..my lies.”
