Rod decisively chose to abandon his unrealistic thoughts, took a deep breath, and looked up to ask.
“Lilya, did Father leave me another teacher?”
Lilya, who was far away, was stunned for a moment. She quickly walked to Rod’s side, bent down, and whispered.
“As far as I know, the teacher who teaches you culture and management has not been chosen, after all, the previous king himself was not interested in this…”
Rod’s lips twitched slightly.
“As expected.”
Lilya was worried that Rod’s impression of the previous king would worsen because of her, so she quickly made amends.
“However, the previous king seems to have chosen swordsmanship and magic teachers for you!”
Rod’s interest rose again.
“Oh? Where are they?”
“The swordsmanship teacher will arrive in seven days. It’s said that he is a master of the North God Stream!”
Lilya’s slightly excited voice concealed the envy and admiration a swordsman feels for a strong person.
“I heard that he refused the previous king's requests many times before, but for some reason he suddenly agreed to be your teacher after the previous king passed away. Maybe the other party is worried about your situation because of your kindness.”
Hearing this, Rod’s excited blood suddenly cooled down, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
“North God Stream…”
He remembered that almost all the masters of the North God Stream were used by the Human God, including the strongest North God who inherited the bloodline of the Undead Demon Race.
Is the Human God’s probing coming so soon?
Or am I overthinking...
“Oh right, let me briefly introduce the current swordsmanship schools to Your Majesty! This kind of popularization work, I can still do it.”
Lilya briefly introduced the three major swordsmanship schools in the world.
The Infinite Offense Sword God Stream, the Defensive Counterattack Water God Stream, and the Adaptive North God Stream.
Lilya curiously asked.
“If it were Your Majesty, which school would you choose?”
Rod thought for a moment.
“If it were me, I would choose the Water God Stream.”
Lilya’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Huh? I thought boys would prefer the Sword God Stream which advocates ‘Offense is the best defense’.”
Rod shrugged and said calmly.
“The mad dog swordsmanship that puts your life on the line is not suitable for me. As a member of the royal family, I cherish my life very much.”
“Besides, if it really came to the point where I had to use a life-for-life swordsmanship against the other party, then the country would probably already be on the verge of collapse.”
“As for the North God Stream, it’s called adapting to the situation in a nice way, but it’s actually unscrupulous. I don’t oppose it, but I don’t like it either.”
“Only the Water God Stream, observing the other party’s flaws and then striking decisively with a counterattack. In my opinion, it is both stable and safe swordsmanship.”
Originally, Rod thought these words would make Lilya show a disdainful expression.
Unexpectedly, Lilya straightened her back, her face full of sincerity and admiration.
“Your Majesty is still young but can face your inner self, which is a noble quality that countless nobles can hardly possess in their lifetime!”
“I was narrow-minded. What the royal family should learn is the swordsmanship that uses others as weapons!”
“As expected of you, a natural-born king, Rod Your Majesty!”
Rod looked unnatural.
“Um… You’re right.”
He always felt that no matter what he said, Lilya could force herself to find a bright image for him.
Is this what an absolutely loyal maid is like?
“By the way, what about my magic teacher?”
Mentioning this, Lilya’s expression became somewhat troubled.
“Regarding this, I only know that the previous king used a huge price to get him for a year.”
“Interesting, is he very strong?”
“I don’t know about this, but it’s said that he is an elf, who usually has higher magic power than humans. I have no idea when the magic teacher will come… After all, the concept of time for elves is always regrettable.”
Lilya also mentioned that she had once encountered a powerful elf in the capital of Yals. The elf had five times her magic power, which made her fearful at the time.
Although the current theory is that the total amount of magic power is determined at birth and cannot be improved through training, it is also a fact that long-lived races like elves often have higher magic power than humans.
Rod secretly estimated that his current total amount of magic power was probably only one-tenth of Lilya’s.
If it’s really impossible to improve it through training, then I’m done for.
“But elves…”
Rod was a little puzzled.
Are there any powerful elf magic users in the world of Mushoku Tensei?
Until he finished his dinner, Rod still couldn’t come up with a name, so he helplessly gave up thinking about it for the time being.
Rod decided to wait until he met the North God Stream swordsman before dealing with the summoning card.
If he really needed a combat force to save his life, he would summon randomly on the spot.
If it was not urgent, he could consider adding tags to summon the talent he needed.
Lilya carefully wiped Rod’s mouth with a napkin and naturally took his hand again, leading him back to his bedroom.
As she bowed and reluctantly took her leave, Rod, who was still wide awake, thought for a moment and commanded.
“Lilya, bring the swordsmanship and magic books from the palace. I want to take a look.”
Lilya’s eyes immediately sparkled with admiration and deep concern.
“I understand, but please don’t overwork yourself, Your Majesty. Get some rest early.”
“I will. By the way, pick a black silk cloth for me to cover my eyes. I need some time to adapt to the Magic Eye.”
“Leave it to me!”
After a while, Lilya knocked on the door, carefully holding three books and placing them on the table in front of Rod. After once again concernedly reminding Rod, she left.
On top of the books was a black silk cloth with a golden dragon pattern embroidered on the front. It felt very smooth to the touch.
Rod played with it for a while, satisfied, and then put it aside for now, slowly opening his eyes.
Seeing the world directly with his eyes again made Rod feel a little dizzy.
“….Ugh, I still can’t get used to it.”
Almost all objects in this world contain magic power.
So when he opens his eyes to look at objects, there is a double overlap of the ‘magic outline’ and the ‘entity’.”
If he opens his eyes to observe a certain person, he may even see a silhouette of the person that he can predict through observing the flow of magic power.
This can be considered a simplified version of future vision, but using it at this stage makes him feel like he’s going to vomit. Therefore, Rod plans to slowly open his eyes after he gets used to it.
“But reading text, this kind of delicate work, I have to open my eyes to read…”
Rod forced himself to endure the discomfort and began to read.
The first book Lilya brought was called ‘Three Swordsmen and the Labyrinth’.”
This is a story about the three young and talented swordsmen who later became known as the Sword God, Water God, and North God, their encounters, the twists and turns they experienced, and their challenges together against the giant labyrinth. It is a story of arguments, laughter, friendship, and farewells. In the end, they achieved their goal splendidly.
Although it wasn’t the training materials he imagined, Rod still enjoyed reading it.
【Congratulations to the host for collecting this world’s legendary biographical book.】
【Triggering optional side quest.】
【In an era without heroes, even a fool can become famous!】
【Please have the host defeat the current Sword God, Water God, and North God with the corresponding swordsmanship style, take away their titles, and become the only supreme swordsmanship master in the world!】
【Reward: EX-grade sword-related lottery card】
【Failure penalty: None】
Rod was startled by the system’s prompt sound.
“I didn’t expect that reading a book could trigger a task… I actually have to defeat the strongest swordsmanship users with the corresponding swordsmanship style.”
“System, are you deliberately trying to make me stir up trouble!”
【Does the host want to refuse the task?】
Although he didn’t get the reward immediately, Rod was also aroused by his competitive spirit.
Rod’s lips curled slightly upwards.
“Refuse? Hell no, I love this kind of task! Accept!”