"As expected of royalty-even a letter had this much protection!"
An Kai could not help marveling.
Right in front of him, Will-Bukelin dripped a drop of blood onto the book and easily opened it, something An Kai had failed to do no matter what he tried.
There was indeed a letter inside.
An Kai skimmed it and immediately lost interest.
It contained some royal family gossip from Booklin's old king.
Things like a prince plotting a rebellion and warnings for Will-Bukelin to be careful, or an assassination attempt, and so on.
An Kai had little interest in such matters...
"My lord! If there is another life, I will repay this kindness!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Will-Bukelin clenched his fist and struck the right side of his chest three times, offering An Kai the Bukelin Duchy's highest salute.
Then he put the envelope back into the book and carefully tucked it into his clothes, keeping the letter close to his body...
Will-Bukelin left with a smile on his face.
He was still muttering, "Father, I'm going to avenge you!"
An Kai watched him go. This prince of the duchy was a genuinely good man in the Desert, and a pitiful one, too...
Some of Will-Bukelin's actions struck An Kai as utterly foolish.
An Kai had not tried to dissuade him. In the Desert, he could barely look after himself. Where would he find the time to talk sense into someone else?
He had saved him twice and given him the old king's final letter.
Holding the seven-cubic-meter Storage Ring, An Kai murmured, "We're even."
He took out the [Single-use Spell Instruction: Mage Armor].
Without a second thought, An Kai used it.
The scroll transformed into a screen of light before him.
A graceful woman whose features he could not make