Yigret

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Chapter 2. True Name Ritual

“We don’t have to spend all our free time together.”

“Where are you going?”

Ethan’s probing question halted her in her tracks.

She glanced back at him, her tone dripping with coldness.

“None of your business, my dear. I’m under no obligation to do more than the academy requires.”

“…… for tomorrow’s departure, don’t be late.”

“Pfft, it’s just a waste of your concern. I don’t break the school rules.”

Judas scratched his cheek, observing Christina’s departure down the stairs, signaling the end of the conversation.

“She’s quite a prickly child.”

“…….”

Ethan sighed softly as he looked toward her disappearance.

He’d never moved as a group before, and neither had she.

The teamwork was creaky from the start, and Ethan’s need for perfection was making him quite uncomfortable.

As Judas stared at him, Judas reached out and pointed over the railing.

“Have you ever been there?”

“…… Yes? No, this is the first time I’ve been to Charlo’s estate.”

That was usual. Using the portal was costly, and the process was cumbersome, so it wasn’t usually used unless it was something very urgent.

The Ruvarsan Empire was as vast as the power it wielded.

There were many provinces that even a citizen of Ruvarsan would never visit in his lifetime.

It was no wonder that Ethan, who had spent most of his life in the eastern territories, had never been to Charlo in the western region.

And it was the same for Judas, who had never set foot on Charlo’s soil.

“This reminds me of old times.”

“What?”

“No, I mean, what a beautiful day for a walk.”

For 92 years, Yigret had been a commoner.

Somewhere in the Empire, he meandered through the streets of a city whose name he couldn’t remember.

Maybe he passed through the neighborhood of Charlo.

He flowed from one place to another, no longer recognizing where he was.

Until the blade of betrayal struck those he had once trusted.

Judas turned to Ethan, who stood beside him and made the same offer he had made when he was younger.

“Why don’t you come with me?”

Ethan didn’t know what he was thinking, but he obediently followed Judas out of the manor.

They didn’t need to identify themselves; their luxurious Ruvarh Academy uniforms were their identification.

The students at Academy Ruvarh were mainly the noble offsprings.

They do not accept them unless they have excelled beyond a certain point in their examinations, or their families have great wealth and power.

With such high standards for admission, the school’s reputation has skyrocketed.

Rumors say if you didn’t have the talent to get in, you’d have to pay the price of an entire estate.

As two of such stepped out, stares naturally followed.

But the stares didn’t last long.

Charlo’s manor was one stop for Ruvarh students traveling through the portal to attend the annual true name ritual.

Therefore, they constantly tightened security at the estate, with guards stationed everywhere.

In addition, since it had been designated as a portal base, quite a few Ruvarh students and other important figures had passed through, and the residents had grown accustomed to it, so they were naturally less likely to make a fuss over the students.

Only today, there were several students wandering the streets wearing the same uniform, having arrived ahead of them.

“It’s a relaxed atmosphere.”

“…… Yes.”

Judas glanced up at Ethan at the delayed response.

“What’s wrong?”

“……?”

“You look nervous.”

Ethan stared in surprise at Judas, who could see the tension in his normally expressionless face, and then wiped his forehead and shook his head.

“That, I suppose, is no reason but..”

“Is this your first time on the streets?”

“…… I really can’t hide it from you, Mr. Judas.”

It’s as if he’s peering into my thoughts. Whether it’s admiration or complaint, Judas responded with his usual gentle smile at words that could be either.

It’s not hard for anyone, not just the great sage, to guess the thoughts of a teenager after living for 92 years.

It didn’t matter if the person was a noble, a master, or a young lady, a child was still a child.

Since Judas couldn’t give that straightforward answer, he smiled and relaxed his pace.

“Actually,…… it’s the first time I’ve ever been out in a disorderly place without an escort.”

A young master with clear talent, firm determination, and a flawless family background.

From his birth until the solid age of 15, his life had been impeccable.

Judas seemed to know why someone like Ethan had chosen Ruvarh Academy.”

“I can’t help but read someone’s presence, even when I don’t want to.”

What Ethan Heiga needed was experience.

The swordsmanship they had taught him through the hard work of his family was untarnished.

The sword used by the Heiga family was not technically a sword, but a one-sided-sword with a separate hilt and blade.

A sword is a straight, double-edged weapon.

A one-sided-sword, on the other hand, has a single blade and is slightly curved, making it more suitable for slashing techniques.

When we say suitable, we mean the side that is more destructive when cut.

The use of a sword with such a blade definitely reflects a commitment to subdue an enemy by cutting off their breathing.

Due to the nature of the one-sided-sword, which has a heavy slash with no residual technique, it is deadly if the wielder has any weaknesses.

A moment’s lapse or gap can lead directly to a fatal blow.

However, it is unlikely that Ethan, still a boy of fifteen, has ever encountered a realistic threat within his family.

This was a significant disadvantage for Ethan.

“Yeah, it’s understandable to be nervous. A certain amount of vigilance is necessary when traveling without a chaperone, so I don’t think it’s a bad thing. But don’t worry about it today.”

“……?”

“We are not out alone, are we?”

‘…… That makes me more anxious.’

He swallowed hard, not daring to look at the smiling Judas.

Come to think of it, Judas was younger than Ethan himself, not only in size but in actual age.

It was unlikely that a prince would have had more experience with such things.

But Ethan realized that his relaxed expression wasn’t the kind you’d expect from a child.

‘Is it his simple disposition? Or does he have something in belief?’

Either way, this was no ordinary prince.

Under Ethan’s observant gaze, the two spirits reacted in a nonchalant kind.

Funny how humans judge everything by its appearance.

I dunno, maybe they can’t see anything else?

Even though they were right under his nose, he didn’t notice it at all. The breeze didn’t stop rustling as Yuni flew around teasingly.

“…….”

Brake.

Ethan stopped walking just in time, and Yuni automatically twitched.

It was said that non-mages could not see spirits, but the direction and timing of his gaze was exquisite.

Yuni slowly stepped to the side.

Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t the spirits he reacted to.

“Ms. Christina!”

“What are your group mates like, Ms. Christina?”

“Whoever they are, they are very blessed.”

On one side of the street, a group of students milled about, and at the center of it all was Christina Delphia.

The spectrum of her followers in Ruvarh was wide: young and old, male and female.

Her popularity never waned, despite the fact that she was a bit of an outsider.

Even now, as she walked slowly by without a word, the students who had gathered around her were busy talking among themselves.

Moving in the opposite direction, she spotted the two and frowned slightly.

For a moment, she looked away as if they were strangers.

“…….”

“Hmm. Look at that, Ethan.”

Even though he didn’t verbalize, Judas, noticing Ethan glaring at Christina’s arrogant demeanor, lightly nudged Ethan’s arm.

The touch, like picking up a rambunctious child, took the edge off his irritation and replaced it with some embarrassment.

Ethan tore his gaze away from Christina and looked in the direction Judas had pointed.

“…… It’s a river.”

A calm river flowed along the manicured banks. It was the Full Moon River, the pride of Charlo.

Up close, the water was a strange color. It wasn’t just a reflection of the light, but the colors changed from deep indigo to turquoise to chartreuse to yellow, and Ethan watched in small admiration.

“This is amazing. I’ve never seen a river change its color before.”

“It’s the water used for the portal we came through. It’s inhabited by spirits.”

“Spirits……?”

He looked down at the river again and it just shone like a jewel.

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TL by Shir104

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The most frequently asked question, ‘Judas’ (Yigret)’s old-manly accent’ is somewhat accepted as his character in the novel, since he is an unusual prince.
Even if it seems strange, it’s like,

‘Is the young prince imitating the speech patterns of his imperial grandparents….?’

I think it’s difficult to change the way you speak after using it till you’re old and it has accustomed you to it for a lifetime.

Even Yigret himself doesn’t feel the need to change because no one is pointing it out…

As the storyline progresses, we will adjust somewhere the tone of voice in the middle,

but I don’t think it will change to that of a boy Lol.

I’ve rambled on too long, so I’ll see you again!