episode_0091

Rupert surprisingly enjoyed making children’s books.

It’s not that I didn’t put much effort into the comics, but it was difficult to show detailed pictures due to the length and time issues.

Since the illustrations in a storybook have to be drawn in detail and with great care, I felt like I had a little more fun drawing them.

Not only that, I also liked the simple story and straightforward development that is characteristic of fairy tales.

, drawn this time, also has a simple yet interesting story that even children can read and understand without any problems.

And Rupert always had a set first reader.

“Okay, here’s your gift, Ada.”

Rupert was still making one personalized storybook a year, even though he no longer makes them.

It was a special storybook just for Ada, and it was her most treasured treasure in the world.

Of course, her position was briefly shaken by a branch that Ada had received in barter not long ago, but Ada’s favorite thing was still the storybook made by her brother Rupert.

“I’m going to read Ada’s fairy tales!”

As soon as she received the storybook from her brother, Ada, instead of going to her room, lay down in Rash’s arms and began reading the book with an excited expression.

Rupert felt slightly nervous looking at Ada like that.

Ada, who was always the first reader to see her own storybooks, was surprisingly sharp in her evaluations, and had been rejected several times, so she had no choice but to focus on the reactions.

‘Whale! The whale has to be bigger than this!’

In the case of , it was Rupert who greatly increased the size of the whale, reflecting Ada’s opinion that the whale drawn in the illustration was too small.

As I was waiting nervously for Ada’s reaction to , the last page of the fairy tale book was finally turned.

“… Oppa.”

“Huh?”

“Are there real witches and candy shops?”

Rupert was taken aback by the sudden question about the witch and the candy shop rather than an evaluation of the work.

‘How should I answer this?’

In fact, Rupert said that there was no such thing, because it seemed like it would break Ada’s innocence.

“Then you have everything!”

I answered that it was a prick to my conscience, but it really existed, and Ada’s expression brightened even brighter.

And then Ada’s expression quickly becomes serious again.

By the time Rupert began to wonder about the sudden change, Ada had already disappeared like the wind along with Rash.

“Do you like it?”

Rupert seemed satisfied since there were no particular complaints, but he felt uneasy because there were no definitive reviews.

***

“Ada found out, Rash!”

“Huh?”

“I’m holding my new fairy tale book, Hansel and Gretel, in one hand and clenching my fist with the other,” said Ada.

I wondered if I had said the right thing since I had actually said it to Rash, but her pursed lips looked determined.

“Own was a witch!”

Ada couldn’t stop shaking all over her body while reading the fairy tale book her brother had made for her.

It was only after the brilliant Ada realized that an evil witch was hiding inside the mansion.

Ada noticed that the evil villain Own, who had been toying with her while holding her captive, was using the same method as the witch in Hansel and Gretel.

“How…How! You tempted Ada with sweets!”

Recently, there was no kid in the village who could catch Ada, and even in the mansion, Ada thought that no one could stop her if she was with Rash, so that defeat at that time was a bitter wound.

Ada thought that setting a trap with her favorite candies and cookies and catching them was an unforgivable and vile act.

“Boom!”

At that time, Rash, who had fallen for the white veal meat that Oun had given her, sympathized with Ada’s anger as if it had always happened.

“Ada must protect our home!”

Ada made up her mind.

The evil witch Oun, in fact Oun was a man, so she could not be called a witch.

However, since Ada had learned the concept of a witch from Rupert’s fairy tale book, she already had the idea in her head that a bad person = a witch, and therefore Own was a witch.

Anyway, Ada vowed to defeat the evil witch Own and regain her free life.

“Let’s go to Alain, Rash!”

After making up her mind, Ada climbed onto Ratch’s back and headed towards her butler, Alain.

The reason I turned to Alain was simple.

Because Alain was the strongest person Ada knew.

***

“Father, I’m planning to visit Goldpool Valley sometime soon.”

“The destination would be Somerset.”

Two men were drinking tea in a harmoniously managed garden with beautiful flowers, lawns of appropriate length, and trees that surrounded the area like a fence.

It was an ordinary tea time, except that the two men were the most and second most important men in the empire.

“Yes… But I’m the godfather, so shouldn’t I go and see it once?”

“I didn’t know you loved children so much.”

The sight of them chatting about each other’s daily lives might be a normal scene for a family, but anyone who knew about their relationship a few months ago would find it hard to believe.

It was quite strange for Emperor Leonius Bell and Crown Prince Alex Bell to be drinking tea and talking peacefully with each other.

but,

‘Sometimes, when the weather is nice, let’s have a cup of tea.’

The relationship between the two changed with one word from the mouth of the emperor, no, his father, who had always told the crown prince to study, be careful, and reflect.

The father tried to understand his son’s feelings, and the son realized that there was a part of him that was suffering inside, alone, in his father’s position.

So, compared to when we first didn’t say anything until we finished drinking our tea, we’ve come a long way and now we can talk to each other.

“Well, he’s just a really cute kid.”

-Just looking at it makes me feel at ease.

At first, the little boy was so noisy, but now I felt sad not seeing him, so I wanted to bring him to the palace.

“Hey, you should pay more attention to your little brother too.”

The emperor couldn’t help but laugh at how excited his son seemed to be going to meet the little boy.

‘He used to be a child who wouldn’t let anyone into his arms.’

Suddenly, the emperor’s gaze turns to his son’s right arm.

I’m used to it now, so it doesn’t really give me much of an impression, but I still saw a new type of golem that caught my attention every time I saw it.

If it weren’t for this, the emperor might really have gone mad.

Then, a young man comes to mind.

“Come to think of it, if I go to the Somerset Count’s house, I’ll meet Professor Rupert too.”

“Yes, if nothing else comes up, right?”

The Emperor was very concerned about Rupert, who refused his offer and went to the Academy.

‘I wish that guy would stay by the prince’s side and help him.’

The position of the chief steward was a perfect fit, but since he had already turned it down, he had to think of other options.

Then the emperor suddenly remembered his own daughter, Iolin.

‘It’s time for him to get married too.’

One of the things that the emperor usually worried about was the marriage of his children.

The first, Alex, was engaged, but due to some circumstances, the engagement was called off, so he had to find a new partner.

The second son, William, was preparing for a semi-forcible engagement this time.

The third, Iolin, was also about to get married, so the Emperor thought about the family that would become Iolin’s groom.

Those who are too old are eliminated.

Those who are too powerful are also eliminated.

There weren’t many families that could marry Iolin into, as expected.

The best option, I thought, would be to marry into the royal family of another country, but I didn’t really want to do that.

As the only daughter among the Emperor’s children, Iolin was a child whom he cherished very much, even if he didn’t show it.

Not only was he good-looking, but he also had a good personality, and he was a treasure with outstanding talent. I didn’t want to send him somewhere I couldn’t see.

‘Rupert, I guess I can tolerate that guy.’

Although the part about beating out his own father was a bit risky, the emperor believed that a man should have that level of ambition.

Also, as a successor to the Count’s family, it was actually one step away from marrying into the royal family, but it was actually the right amount.

Any family above that would have been more likely to use Iolin to come up with frivolous ideas.

I also liked that the abilities were pretty good.

Looking at the way he silently answered my sharp question without changing his expression at the time of the last public servant selection, his courage wasn’t bad.

“Then I guess I should prepare for it too.”

“Yes? What… .”

“There is something like that.”

The crown prince expressed his doubts at his incomprehensible words, but the emperor simply smiled and left the garden.

***

“My judgment was not wrong after all!”

Vera, the head of the Vera Upper Sect, which was once the best upper sect of the empire but was demoted to the level of the Seven Great Sects, roared.

In fact, the reason why the top Vera tier was pushed down to the bottom tier was largely due to his fault.

Vera was criticized for trying to surpass the achievements of his predecessors when he was in a situation where he could have done more than just protect what he had, which was the biggest factor in his decline.

But has that desperate attempt finally paid off?

They were the first to jump into the children’s book and comic book business distributed by Yuren Top, and they were gradually seeing results.

Of course, there were many hardships along the way.

At first, Vera’s book business almost got hit by the imperial hammer when they tried to sell copied works, and when they finally released original works, they were compared to Rupert’s works and ignored.

However, they did not give up and continued to improve their business, and as a result, they have now risen to the position of a substitute.

However, since this achievement occurred at a time when Rupert’s works were not being released, I was always nervous because the results could change if his new work was released.

“That damn Rupert! Rupert!! He’s only one! We’ve already recruited three painters and storytellers to produce works.”

There was a corner of the upper house that even Vera believed in.

Even though he is Rupert, he can only produce one work at a time since he only has one body, so it was a good plan for them to fill that void.

but,

“My lord, we’re in big trouble!!!”

“Again?”

Vera felt a sense of unease in a familiar situation.

I’m sure this has happened before… .

“New work is announced at the top of Yuren!”

“Eight! What’s the big deal? I expected that anyway!”

“That… That.”

Rupert hasn’t released a new work for a while since The Alchemist, so it’s about time he did one.

But it was something she had expected, and Vera was annoyed at the fuss he was making.

But he couldn’t help but yell again at the staff member who followed.

『New comics drawn by Rupert Somerset, contest winners, the Empire’s greatest artist Saint, and a 13-year-old genius! See all these works in one volume!

The comic magazine ‘Manaphia’ is coming to you.

*A new fairy tale, , is also scheduled to be released.