The King of Tricks and Magic

Chapter 125: Meeting The Old Guardian (1)

[ Name: Ren Arken

Age: 14

Race: Human

Strength: 400,000 (+4,300,000 [Mana])

Agility: 500,000 (+7,300,000 [Mana])

Vitality: 1,000,000 (+10,200,000 [Mana])

Mana: ~~~

Spiritual: ~~~

Intellect: 700, 000

Unique Skills:

-Magic cards -Appraisal -Evil gaze -Strengthen -Leap -Basic magics -Magic mastery -Grimoire of death -Real Clone [Heavenly Slime] -Eye of Wisdom -Sword God -Fenrir Arken -Predator of the sky -Wild Beasts Skills -Knight’s soul -Defiler of the banished, Ataraxia -Slime Soul Diversion -Slime technique: Split -Tarot Emperor -Master of The Dragon King, Atlas]

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“Grandarian moon lake, huh…” Slime stands in front of a huge lake, gazing at the huge mountain across the lake. But despite the scene is overflowing with the beauty of nature, Slime Oz is having a wry smile on his face.

(Does that old geezer seriously…) (Slime)

“What is it?” Slime asked towards the thin air.

“It seems that the Grandaria kingdom’s old guardian, the sword god, Kyron, has truly moved and secluded himself together with the orphanage under him to that mountain over there, my lord,” A voice together with a pair of glowing red eyes appear from Slime’s shadow.

“Seriously..? What the hell is that old geezer doing..?” (Slime)

“Yes, the information is considered valid and accurate, my lord. The winter princess of the Grandaria kingdom always use this route every time she visits the old guardian,” Said the “Being” inside Slime’s shadow.

“This route? Does she froze the lake to cross over it?” Slime saw that there are still lots of living animals inside the lake, if Sera does indeed froze the lake to cross the lake, the animals inside the lake would have died.

“Yes, but she doesn’t freeze the lake to cross the lake, my lord. She usually rents a boat that is owned by the old lady that owned the inn over there, my lord,” A shadow of a hand, pointing at a certain direction appear from Slime’s shadow.

Slime follows the direction where the wraith that is also a member of the jack of all trades secret order points. There are several members of jack of all trades secret orders that work directly under Slime to both protect and help him get information.

The wraith points at a small wooden dock, where only a small wooden boat docked on it. Slime saw the old lady that seems to be the boat’s owner that the wraith mentioned and approached her.

“Excuse me, Ma’am. Did you happen to be the owner of this boat?” Slime asked the old lady respectfully.

“Ah… What a respectful young man… A young man as polite as you are very rare these days… Yes, I am, young man..” Answered the old lady with a cheerful smile.

Slime observes the old lady once more, and some points caught his eyes. Even though her age is definitely old, but her standing pose and her eyes are sharp. It’s not rare for a woman to not cultivate their mana, but the old lady in front of Slime is different.

(She’s hiding it huh…) (Slime)

(Yup! Definitely!) (Fenrir)

(Indeed. It must be the case..) (Reo)

(I don’t ask your opinion) (Slime)

(Boo!! You’re meanie!!) (Fenrir)

(Pfft!!!) (Reo)

(Hey! Reo! He meant both of us!!) (Fenrir)

(Of course not. Right, master…?) (Reo)

Slime let out a small sigh.

“You look so lively, Ma’am. You must be a strong fighter in your prime,” Said Slime with a smile.

The old lady’s eyes sharpen for a slight moment before the old lady made a huge smile and laugh.

“I’m always in my prime!!” Said the old lady cheerfully.

“So? What business do you have with my boat, young man?” Asked the old lady.

“Well, I want to talk about something with the legendary old guardian of Grandaria kingdom,” (Slime)

“With Kyron!? Who are you, young man?” The old lady asked with a face filled with questions.

“Forgive my rudeness for not introducing myself earlier, Ma’am. I am Slime Tarot, the ambassador, the temporary ambassador of the Tarot empire,” Slime politely answered.

“T-tarot!? You mean that empire where that huge tree exist!?” The old lady asks as she points at a huge tree that soars to the sky, the tree is completely visible even from this distance.

“Indeed, Ma’am. So can I know how much is it to rent for your boat?” (Slime)

“Hm… Since you’re such a hotshot, you have lots of money, right? So about 5 silver-” (Old lady)

“Here,” Slime tossed five coins towards the old lady.

“E-eh!?” The old lady gasped when she saw the coins in her hand.

“G-gold!?” (Old Lady)

“I don’t know why you’re hiding your identity, but I hope those coins could at least help you somehow. I’ll return at noon,” Slime said as he gets ready to ride the boat.

“I would be glad if you prepare some delicious meals for me to eat at lunch, Ma’am. That inn is yours, right?” Slime said as he points at the wooden inn near the dock that not fancy at all.

“What a good boy you are,” Said the old lady.

“Yes, of-” (Slime)

“Mr. Slime?” An unexpected voice of a confused girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

“P-princess!” The old lady exclaimed in a pleasant surprise.

“Hello, Miss Rose! How are you? Here, some gifts,” Sera gave a box to the old lady.

“As usual, thank you very much, princess,” The old lady Rose thanked Sera with a warm smile.

While looking at the scene that looks like a couple of a grandmother and a granddaughter, the words that the wraith told Slime. He said that Sera usually took this route every time she visits the old man Kyron.

(I see… So the information is indeed accurate, huh…) (Slime)

“So, what are you doing here, Mr. Slime? And why are you smirking?” Sera asked towards Slime. Her eyes turn into a sharp one when she stares at Slime.

(This is getting troublesome…) (Slime)

“I’m thinking of meeting the old guardian of this kingdom, princess. If you please, let me excuse myself first,” Slime said as he about to retreat and run away from the trouble magnet.

“Wait!” The old woman made Slime stop in his tracks.

“Since both of you are going towards the same way, why don’t both of you youngsters go together? It’s a man’s job to escort a lady, right?” (Old lady Rose)

(Yup! Master’s lost) (Fenrir)

(Indeed) (Reo)

(Damn it!) (Slime)

“I think that the princess-” (Slime)

“That’ll be a great idea!” Sera cuts Slime’s words.

Slime let out a small sigh as his escape route had disappeared.

“Fine..” Slime said weakly.

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“So? What are you doing here, Mr. Slime?” Sera asked Slime, filled with curiosity.

“That’s my line, Princess. What are ‘You’ doing here, for the princess of the kingdom to wander around without any guards or escorts with you, in an age like this, where war could break out any moment, what you’re doing could be described as suicide,” Slime said with a slightly annoyed tone.

“Well, that’s true… But I am a sword god ranked swordswoman, there is no need for me to have any guards or escorts. And it’s disrespectful to visit the guardian while bringing a crowd,” (Sera)

(I never mentioned bringing dozens of escorts and guards, dear princess. Couldn’t you just bring two or three sword saint warrior with you? If you’ve brought them, I won’t need to become your rower!) (Slime)

(Um… Master? You realize that you’re not saying that out loud, right?) (Fenrir)

(Yes, I do,) (Slime)

(Oh… Good then…) (Fenrir)

Slime let out another small sigh as he continues to row the boat.

“So what about you? What are you doing here?” Sera asked once more.

“I’m going to meet the legendary guardian of the Grandaria kingdom, of course,” (Slime)

“Yes, I could see that. I mean what kind of business do you have with grandpa?” Sera asked as she tilts her head slightly. The thought of the word ‘Cute’ passed Slime’s mind for a moment, but he removes the thought quickly as he shook his head a little.

“I’m curious about the old guardian, and what made him isolate himself to this lonely looking mountain,” Slime answered while averting his eyes from Sera’s gaze.

“Hm…” Sera’s eyes turn distant as Slime’s question made her remember the pain that had faintly disappeared. 

The fact that she is the princess of the kingdom that defiled Ren’s honor by saying that he’s an ally of the demons despite he is the one that solely protected the kingdom from the sudden appearance of the demonic army.

(Crap! It seems that I’ve landed on a land mine!) (Slime)

“Well, anyway, how about you, Prin-” (Slime)

Whoosh!!

A strong wind blows, bringing unexpected news to Slime.

!!!

Slime’s face turns serious.

‘Enemy, dozens,’

The message came from the Wraith’s magic, while using the wind as the medium, he reported to Slime.

“Don’t let any of them alive,” Slime whispered to the wind, as the wind carried his message towards the Wraith.

Crack!

The paddle that Slime used to row the boat hits something hard, and the air seems to be far colder than before.

(No, this mana is different from the princess’s… It’s rough and unpleasant) (Slime)

Slime about to warn Sera, but she looked prepared as she calmly reaches her sword.

Slime and Sera’s gaze met, Slime’s calm smile that seems to have seen through the outcome of what will happen made Sera felt a strong nostalgic sensation.

As they nod to each other, both of them prepare to counter their pursuers.

“Ice fortress,” (Sera)

“Meteor bullet,” (Slime)