"Mr. Balak, you should know that I am quite a straightforward person when it comes to certain things and I can understand the reason why you are looking for information about me. But it really disappoints me that I was attacked by someone because of a subordinate who couldn't cover his tracks properly."
"I held back at first and didn't want to think about it too much. But I remember the contract between the two of us. That if I get involved in the trouble you caused, then you will compensate me." Leon said in a heavy tone.
Compensation?
Balak didn't know what to say. It was a contract he had even broken. Even if there was no longer a contract between the two of them, Balak still had to follow Leon's requests.
"I can arrange the compensation you want. What do you want Mr. Leon?"
"It's good if you understand. I don't want many things. It's just that I need five humans with strength and capacity equivalent to 6 rings. "It's up to you where you want to look, but send them to my room in 3 days," Leon said so and immediately got up.
He walked with his black cane as he spoke before going out. "Oh, I forgot to say one thing. Your son seems very talented and I am quite tempted to recruit him. If you are willing to change your mind, I can help your son develop beyond what you think."
"You can decide whether you will take your child to Vienna Hall or take him to the Tower, the organization I belong to. The choice is yours."
After saying that, Leon left, leaving the two of them with Bella.
"M-Master, sorry." B-01 approaches Balak. He knelt down and lowered his head. His body which seemed to be covered in darkness slowly appeared and the darkness disappeared.
"No need. I had expected that he would be a little annoyed by what I did. So I was expecting this."
"Regarding the issue of compensation, it is just a small matter."
B-01 didn't open his mouth and just remained silent. He saw Balak who was playing with the glass cup in his hand while thinking about something.
After thinking for a moment, Balak put the glass down. "Is there any information regarding the person who killed the ninth son?"
"N-no master."
"Oh, I see." Balak sighed while looking towards Maple City through his window. "You can go now."
B-01 stood up and left, leaving Balak alone.
"The situation suddenly became strange for some reason. The ninth son of King Esther does have a grudge against the successor of the Rosemary family, but that will not make the Rosemary family take such a big action."
Balak really knows how the Rosemary family works. Although they are famous for their actions that often rope outsiders into the Rosemary family, they are one of the families most loyal to the Kingdom.
Even though the politics within the Pendragon kingdom were strange, the grudges between the noble families were minimal and almost non-existent. Hostilities between noble families usually occurred outside the realm of royal politics.
In fact, the grudge that King Esther's ninth son had was not because his relatives were killed or his friends died. The grudge actually involved a small bet he made with the successor of the Rosemary family.
"There is no reason for the Successor of the Rosemary family to kill him." Balak decided to put this matter aside. There's something more important than that.
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"King Esther's Ultimatum." Balak took out a letter which reached him. After reading it for a while, he threw the letter into the trash.
"This is as I expected." Balak was satisfied with the letter's statement.
Because Vienna Hall suddenly appeared and disrupted the politics of the Pendragon kingdom, today the Betlam family lost its noble status.
Starting today, there is no longer a Betlam family in the Pendragon kingdom.
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Leon walked around the mansion and didn't immediately return to his room. He stood in the courtyard of the Mansion while looking at a tree that stood tall at the edge of the Mansion.
"You can wait in front of my room. I want to be alone for now."
Bella just nodded and left Leon alone.
Leon looked up at the sky which seemed to be blocked by a thin, invisible dome. With his current abilities, it wasn't too difficult for him to understand how the Betlam Family's magic formation worked especially when the core of the formation was formed by Magic Language.
"The magic formation in this place is decent but not good enough." Leon smiled but quickly wiped the smile off his face.
"Structure analysis, Core analysis, Authority analysis."
After saying that, a flood of information poured into his head. Everything regarding the structure, core, and authority of the magic formation in the Betlam family was sent to Leon's head.
After understanding for a few seconds. Leon immediately understood the magic Formation used by the Betlam family.
"Oh, I see. This formation does not focus on gathering mana, but focuses on protecting attacks from the outside. The accumulated mana effect is just a small amount of leakage from the Cores used in this magic formation."
Leon stopped for a moment and thought for a while. "There shouldn't be any problems as long as the attack from the other party doesn't reach Tier 2. That way, I can use this place as a starting point and a hiding place until I finish my business with the Betlam family."
Leon returned to his room while sitting on his bed. The system screen shows another quest given by the system.
[Sub Quest has been added.]
[Sub Quest: playing with fire will only burn you or incinerate your enemies.
Many parties have been interested in your information circulating in Maple City. The influence brought about at this stage has exceeded the system threshold and this Quest is granted.
But the host is considered too weak at the moment. Like playing with fire that will burn you, or maybe burn your enemies? I don't know what the final result will be, but this could be the first step for you to spread the legend of the magic tower of Babel in this world.
Show the power that the magic Tower of Babel has in this world. From there, the legend of the magic tower of Babel will begin.
Rewards: Emblem of embrace and Crystal of 3 Tier Magic.]
This was the reason why Leon took steps to get compensation from Balak. Leon actually tried to turn a blind eye to the attack he was experiencing, but when a system notification appeared in front of him, Leon had no other choice.
"You were the one who started looking for trouble with me. Don't blame me when you have to suffer the consequences." Leon shook his head and started practicing.
This time, the process was made easier with the help of 2 other supporting techniques he learned before.
Forging the body core and preparing for Mana accumulation.
With these two supporting techniques, Leon could feel that the process of this technique would be shortened a bit and also added the edge that he must have if he wanted to pursue perfection.
The Shadow Magic Manual explained that when one wanted to pursue limitless potential and develop various paths, the foundation that had to be accumulated first was a perfect body core.
Mana accumulation preparation serves to prepare the body further which will increase the speed of magic techniques and Mana Breathing abilities.
With these two techniques, Leon's mana capacity is much greater than the average ordinary Tier 1 Magus.
Three days soon passed and Leon stopped the training he was doing because Bella was waiting for him outside.
After getting permission from Leon, Bella brought 10 people into Leon's room. All of them were tied with iron handcuffs and blindfolded. Their ability to use magic is completely suppressed and many of them have strange tattoos with lines around their hearts.
"Mr. Constantine, this is the compensation you asked for." Bella bowed while handing 10 men to Leon. She smelled the musk but tried to ignore it.
Bella handed Leon a roll of paper that organized these people. After briefly explaining everything Leon needed to know, Bella immediately wanted to leave this place.
"If there is anything you want, please tell Bella. Bella will take your message to the head of the family."
"No need. You can go back now. Convey my thanks to Mr. Balak. He really gave me something good." Leon showed a smile while waving his hand.
Even though it was a faint smile that she often saw on Leon, in her eyes, it looked like the smile of a devil who held this world like a toy in his hands.
"I-I will convey your message to the head of the family." Bella walked out while closing the door slowly. Before the door closed, she saw the 10 people for the last time and could only pray one last time.
After this moment, the 10 people were never seen again.