I Became a Mythical Knight King

Chapter 116: The Successor of the Holy King (2)

Yoo Seong Castle was quieter than expected.

Though both the buildings and the people had increased, the amount of land expanded due to the development was also vast.

“No, wait, are they all just resting?”

I thought there would be a feast since we had achieved such a monumental victory, but it seemed no one was doing anything.

There should be some reserves of alcohol and meat.

As though she had sensed Yoo Seong’s confusion, Rene smiled and spoke.

“Maybe it’s after the feast?”

“After?”

“Yes, you’ve been sleeping for almost two days.”

“Wait, did I sleep that long?”

Now that she mentioned it, Yoo Seong realized he had no idea if it was morning or evening.

“Uh, so is it night now?”

“Yes, it’s night.”

The battle with the Lion King had ended around midnight, so if he had slept for two full days, it must be around midnight again.

“Wait a minute, so did you come to check the time I woke up?”

“Well… yes. I was quite worried, like I mentioned before.”

“Really?”

It was a nice gesture, so Yoo Seong smiled, and Rene giggled in response.

In any case, back to Yoo Seong Castle.

Once Yoo Seong thought that a feast had already taken place, he could spot signs of a celebration around.

The faces of the soldiers were all quite bright.

“The knights…”

Under normal circumstances, the knights could easily be found in places like the training ground, bathhouse, or tavern, but this time not a single knight was in sight.

Vanadain and Diana were usually not around, but it was unusual that neither Kate, the training ground enthusiast, nor Hector, who was hard to miss, were present.

“Oh! There they are!”

Rene pointed toward the temple.

Since there was no separate hospital, it seemed that the injured were being tended to at the temple. Yoo Seong could see knights lying in rows on beds on one side of the temple.

“Wow.”

The knights were all wrapped in bandages, which were exaggerated due to their three-head stature. In Hector’s case, he looked almost like a mummy.

“Vanadain and Diana are here too.”

Both of them had relatively minor injuries, but they were still lying quietly in bed.

Kate and Roland were resting in a manner that was peaceful and composed, like model patients, while Morgan seemed to be in pain.

“Is it because of the splints?”

Since Morgan had splints on her arms and legs, she seemed to have the most serious injuries, other than Hector, who looked like a mummy.

However, Yoo Seong, who had spent a lot of time with Morgan due to training, had a different thought.

“I think it’s just because she can’t smoke.”

“Ah, I see.”

Was it withdrawal symptoms?

Just then, Morgan, who had been groaning in bed, suddenly looked up and waved her hand toward them.

“Hmm?”

Could she see them from over here? Could other knights and soldiers see as well?

Yoo Seong looked at Kate to test, but Kate seemed not to notice their gaze at all. She was looking at Morgan, waving her hand into thin air, wondering what she was doing.

‘Could it be Scáthach-style ideology?’

Morgan’s Scáthach-style ideology.

Rather than a school of swordsmanship, it focused on understanding the essence of all things in the universe, and could almost be considered a philosophical school of thought. Once a practitioner reached a certain level, they would gain the ability to see through the essence of things.

Morgan’s magical swordsmanship was a result of this insight from Scáthach-style ideology.

No matter what kind of battle tactics the opponent used, Morgan’s swordsmanship was all about understanding their essence and exploiting it.

Yoo Seong was also learning ideology from Morgan.

Since ideology was more like a philosophy than a martial art, it could be applied to any kind of swordsmanship, and with enough talent and aptitude, it was quite easy to learn.

‘Of course, it’s not easy to reach Morgan’s level.’

In any case, after Morgan waved her hand a few more times, she started groaning again, lying back down.

‘I guess I shouldn’t call her for now.’

Although recovery in Yoo Seong Castle was relatively quick, with injuries like that, it seemed Morgan would need several days to rest.

After inspecting the knights’ conditions, Yoo Seong switched the screen to another area, and Rene’s eyes brightened as she saw what was coming.

The Magic Tower was a massive structure, towering opposite the temple.

Yoo Seong quickly counted from the lower floors; it had 13 floors, and it was the tallest building, even surpassing the castle walls.

“Wow, it really is a Magic Tower.”

It was the quintessential Magic Tower.

Though the tower slightly narrowed as it went up, it was essentially a cylindrical structure, and the exterior was made entirely of stone.

[Add Magic Corps: 700pts]

It was indeed the Magic Corps.

Though it required more points than the Knight Corps, it made sense.

After all, it was the Magic Corps.

With the large amount of points Yoo Seong had accumulated and the points Kate had earned with the soldiers, 700pts was a significant amount, but still manageable.

“Shall I add them?”

“Yes!”

After receiving Rene’s confirmation, Yoo Seong pressed the button, and the previously empty courtyard of the Magic Tower began to reveal the appearance of five mages.

Three men and two women, there were elderly, young, and even a child among them. They were indeed quite diverse.

“Wow, their specializations are all different.”

Transformation, curse, flame, metal, life.

The mages briefly looked at each other before heading inside the tower, each choosing a floor to settle on.

“Wait, so are there 13 mages in total?”

It seemed like a reasonable assumption, but it wasn’t quite right.

When Yoo Seong pressed the Magic Corps management button, a surprising message appeared.

[Magic Tower Lord: Rene Baltois]

The lord of the tower and the administrator of the 13th floor.

Rene gasped as her name appeared in golden letters, and Yoo Seong nodded in understanding.

It made sense, after all.

Rene was the royal mage, and the previous royal mage was Merlin.

So, it was natural for the royal mage to also be the lord of the Magic Tower.

‘The leader of the Magic Corps is Rene too. Wait, can Rene summon them in the first place?’

Rene blinked in surprise before getting up and pointing to an empty spot in the room.

“Magic Corps, gather.”

With a flash of golden light, the five mages appeared before them.

The flame-wielding, slender witch, the white-haired witch using life magic, the large old man using metal magic, the long-haired man using curse magic, and the young boy using transformation magic.

The mages immediately bowed to Rene and Yoo Seong.

“Glory to Camelot.”

“G-Glory to Camelot.”

Rene, in turn, bowed her head and, with a slightly awkward expression, turned to look at the mages and Yoo Seong. She cleared her throat and spoke.

“Thank you for coming. I am Rene Baltois, the royal mage.”

“We bow to the Magic Tower Lord.”

The flame-wielding witch seemed to be the representative, bowing again to Rene.

Magic Tower Lord.

For a moment, Rene wore a dazed expression before asking the mages their names and exchanging brief pleasantries, then sending them back to Yoo Seong Castle.

“Wow.”

A Magic Corps had been created, and Rene herself had become the Magic Tower Lord.

After speaking with the mages, Yoo Seong learned that the Magic Tower was filled with magical books from Camelot.

Just as Yoo Seong could enter the Swordsmanship Hall’s training rooms, Rene could also access the tower’s library.

Of course, just as Yoo Seong had to upgrade the Swordsmanship Hall to gain access, the Magic Tower would also need development.

As Rene watched the mages return to the tower, Yoo Seong focused on another important fact.

‘The Magic Corps is separate.’

Since Rene summoned them, they didn’t count towards Yoo Seong’s summoned corps.

In other words, with the Magic Corps, he could now summon five corps in total.

While Yoo Seong could still only summon four corps himself, the fact that the Magic Corps didn’t take up a summon slot was a big advantage.

‘Plus, if the library is developed, Rene would also get an evasion skill like mine.’

Though limited to once per day, it was essentially a skill that made one invulnerable, so it seemed essential to develop the Magic Tower quickly.

While Rene was admiring the mages, Yoo Seong looked through the other options.

There weren’t any major changes except for adding a few more priests to the temple and some small developments for the various unit facilities.

‘The Magic Tower is the key.’

When the Magic Tower reaches the next level, the tier of Yoo Seong Castle itself will rise.

Just like when the Temple reached level 2 and the tier increased, unlocking various facilities, it seemed that when the Magic Tower reached level 2, many changes would occur.

‘So I should save the points before then…’

Unlike the facilities side, there were many occasions to use points on army management.

As the knights’ levels increased, the units also leveled up, causing the number of unit members to increase and small additional elements to appear.

‘Magical weapons!’

Magical weapons produced in the blacksmith’s shop.

There weren’t enough points to coat the entire army with magical weapons, so after much consideration, Yoo Seong decided to first switch the weapons of the swordsman unit and the guards to magical weapons.

Smiling at the sight of Jimmy holding a sword glowing with a soft light, looking ecstatic, Yoo Seong tapped Rene’s shoulder, who was struggling to read the titles of the books stuck in the Magic Tower, to bring her back to her senses, and then moved to the next stage.

Mid-level Royal Mage: Rene Baltois (Magic Tower Master)
Level: 15 (Promotion possible!)
Points: 67pt
Equipment: Oak staff / Mage’s robe / Camelot’s magic book
General Skills: Magic Power Enhancement Lv7 / Combat Meditation Lv2 / War Horse Summon Lv3
Unique Skills: Magic Power Storage Lv3
Unique Spells: –

[Rene’s Class Upgrade: 40pt]
[Rene gains Magic Power Enhancement Lv8: Insufficient level]
[Rene learns Barehanded Combat Lv1: 3pt]
[Rene learns Combat Meditation Lv3: 7pt]
[Rene gains Magic Power Storage Lv4: Insufficient level]
[Rene learns a new spell: 5pt]
[Rene’s Strength is enhanced: 1pt]
[Rene’s Agility is enhanced: 1pt]
[Rene’s Vitality is enhanced: 1pt]

It was a status screen of Rene that seemed like it had been a long time since I last saw it.

‘It seems that growth in Magic Power Enhancement will be difficult this time.’

Initially, Magic Power Enhancement could be increased each time she leveled up, but at some point, growth became difficult.

However, it was understandable.

Even Magic Power Enhancement at Lv7 was at an extraordinary level.

Simply comparing the amount of magic, Rene had become at least a mid-tier mage among all the great mages in the human world.

Moreover, with the temporary amplification through Magic Power Storage, there would be very few human mages who could beat Rene in a magic duel.

‘Except for magic power, she’s not yet at the level of a grand mage, but other areas are growing quickly.’

The fact that she could expertly manage such a vast amount of magic power already made her a genius by any standard.

Of course, if the Celestial Witch isn’t a genius, then there wouldn’t be any geniuses in the entire human world.

“Oh, even after the promotion, there are still points left.”

Even after spending 40pt on promotion, 27pt remained.

“Let’s promote first.”

“Yes, Successor.”

From Mid-level Royal Mage to Experienced Royal Mage.

It was a strange class name, just like when she was a Mid-level Royal Mage, but Rene seemed to really like it and smiled continuously.

‘Well, as long as Rene likes it, it’s fine.’

After all, only Yoo Seong, Rene, and Jillian, who couldn’t read it, could see the class name.

When she was promoted, as with the previous promotion, her overall stats increased and a new item appeared.

[Camelot’s Magic Staff]

The Camelot Magic Staff, following the Camelot Magic Book.

I was curious about who named it, but Rene, as usual, was delighted and examined the staff closely.

“Successor, I really like this. This staff is amazing. It has a built-in echo for spells!”

I wasn’t sure what was so great about it, but since Rene said so, I thought it must be true—and then Yoo Seong widened his eyes.

“An echo for spells?”

“Yes!”

Spell Echo.

It was a magic that copied the activated spell and cast it again, in other words, it allowed double casting.

Of course, the magic consumption was also doubled, but since Rene had more than enough magic power, this wasn’t much of a penalty.

“Indeed, just like Camelot’s Magic Staff.”

“Yeah.”

At first, the name seemed rather unremarkable, but now it seemed like a truly cool name.

It gave off the feeling that Camelot was humanity’s greatest brand.

“By the way, Successor, what should we do with the remaining points?”

The remaining 27pt could be saved, but that seemed too wasteful, so Yoo Seong decided to raise the level of Combat Meditation.

Since it was a skill that allowed magic power recovery during combat, there was no regret in investing in it.

At any rate, there were 20pt left.

“Rene, let’s learn a new spell.”

“Yes, I’m happy to.”

This would be the second spell acquisition.

The first spell learned was Magic Power Storage, which was still useful.

And the second spell learned this time was—

[Magic Power Emission: Releases magic power.]

A very simple description, but Rene’s reaction was different.

“This one, it’s good!”

It wasn’t a magic that released raw magic power blindly, but rather a spell that sent refined magic power in a set direction.

Since it didn’t require a complicated magic formula, it activated quickly, and what she liked most was that it didn’t have a set shape.

If this spell had existed during the fight with the Lion King, it would have been a fairly effective attack even in the ash-colored world.

“Indeed. It really seems good.”

And so, a new spell was acquired.

The remaining points were 15pt.

Yoo Seong stared at the remaining points and looked at Rene, who nodded seriously.

“At last, this day has come…”

There was nothing more to increase in magic skills right now.

Of course, it could be saved, but there were too many points for that.

“Rene, I’ll confirm one last time. Do you really want to choose it?”

“…Yes.”

It was a shame that the King of Fist’s talent was wasted.

Moreover, looking back on his experience so far, Rene had often fought directly on the front lines, so it would be helpful in some way.

“Alright, I understand. Let’s choose it.”

“Yes, Successor.”

The two of them, looking at each other, took a deep breath and pressed the button on their status screen at the same time.

Rene’s Barehanded Combat.

The King of Fist’s dormant talent began to blossom.