Published: July 3, 2025
"The water attribute mage" has surpassed 50 million PV!
This is all thanks to the readers who always support me.
Thank you very much!
To express my gratitude, I will post a short story.
This time, it will be in two parts. The first part is being posted today (January 7) at 12 PM.
The second part will be posted at 9 PM today.
Please be sure to read it.
"I successfully delivered Abel's letter to lady granny in the Forest of the West."
As soon as Ryo entered the king's office in the Royal Castle, he reported.
The basics of communication in the workplace are "hou-ren-sou," which stands for report, contact, and consultation.
"Ah, thank you for your hard work," Abel said, glancing at Ryo before immediately returning to his paperwork.
As usual, the desk was piled high with documents...
Usually, Ryo would say something like, "If you truly appreciate it, you should treat me to a cake," but today he held back.
It's not like he always says such things!
Ryo knows when to speak up.
Today, with cake and coffee already prepared, he wouldn’t demand anything!
Hey, don’t look so shocked!
"Abel, has the approval been given for the training plan regarding the royal capital city walls that I proposed?"
"What’s that?"
"Um… There was a request to conduct training using the defensive capabilities of the royal capital city walls with magic and swords, right?"
"I remember you mentioned it before, about striking the walls with an icicle lance and then cutting them down with an ice sword when they came back…"
"Yes, that! When I said I wanted to do that as training, I was told to submit it as a document…"
"I think I did tell you that…"
"I submitted it before I went to the Forest of the West, so it should have been approved by now, right?"
"I don’t recall it…"
"Could it be that Abel signs documents without understanding their contents? I think we should be concerned about that... the approval seal shouldn’t be applied so carelessly."
"No... of course, I read everything. Generally speaking, I remember whether I approved it or not. Your document hasn’t reached my desk yet."
"What?!"
It should have been two weeks since he submitted it.
And it hasn’t arrived?
Ryo thought to himself that this was exactly what he believed was the primary reason for Japan's low productivity, now manifesting in the kingdom as well...
Ryo shook his head repeatedly.
"Submitting documents"… the root of all evil!
"Excuse me."
The chief chamberlain entered.
"Your majesty, here are the new approval documents."
A mountain of paperwork...
However, even upon seeing it, Abel’s expression didn't change.
He had been hardened.
Or perhaps, he had lost his spirit.
Either way, it could not be considered happiness...
"Ah, over there."
When Abel pointed, the chief chamberlain placed the pile of documents and exited.
Ryo quietly approached the mountain of papers.
He was curious to see if his document was among them.
It would be impossible to find it among such a mountain of papers...
But!
A miracle happened!
At the top of the pile lay Ryo's submitted document!
Now, it was only a matter of time.
If Abel approved the document he was currently reviewing, next would be Ryo's paper...
Abel approved the document he was looking at and placed it in the "approved" box.
Then, he picked up the top document from the unapproved pile and began reading it.
It was Ryo’s document.
Ryo’s face seemed to radiate excitement, as if a smile were written on it.
However, Abel’s face bore no expression whatsoever.
Ryo, feeling a hint of anxiety, followed Abel’s gaze and paid close attention to the movement of the pen in his right hand.
His eyes followed to the very end of the document...
"Rejected."
Abel's mutter reached Ryo's ears.
"What... Abel, what did you just say?"
"Hmm? I said it was rejected."
"Why...?"
"The royal capital city walls exist for the public good. To use them regularly for training... If you want to train, there are other methods available. This kind of proposal won’t pass."
Ryo was filled with despair.
But then, an idea struck him.