The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me Chapter 43: 216-220, a 13 tzameti fanfic

Third Princess Yerina Friedelia. She turned 14 this year, therefore, she was qualified to participate in the succession battle of the superpower 'Friedelia Empire', which spanned over half of the continent.

No, rather than qualified, as a princess, she was forced to take part in the struggle. After all, as long as she was a member of the royal family, it was impossible for her to refuse to participate. If she gives up or refuses to participate, only death awaits her.

In addition to her life, the lives of all her attendants and every noble house who followed her would also be taken for the felony of supporting a princess who failed to become the Empress. It was nothing but a cruel and merciless treatment, but it was said that this culture of Friedelia was the reason why the Empire of Friedelia was the most powerful nation in the world. In order to survive, to qualify to become the Empress, the princesses were forced into extreme conditions and finished a more perfect and systematic education course.

"Interesting." While chewing popcorn, Yoo Seodam who disguised himself as a woodcutter heard the story about the succession battle. The old-fashioned carriage which they boarded was neither very convenient nor comfortable enough for him to relax. He felt that his ass was about to break but he could still bear it to some extent.

"…it is an implicit rule not to bring in outsiders to the battle, but somehow, we ended up bringing you in. We are very sorry about that." Saeran, Yerina's exclusive maid, said with an apologetic face. Together with her, Yerina herself bowed her head all the way to the ground with an apologetic expression as well, but Yoo Seodam only picked his ear and responded bluntly.

"I have no intention of receiving an apology from an exclusive maid."

"Pardon?"

"It's my decision to serve the Princess. And it was the Princess's decision to hire me. So, I will not blame anyone if something bad happens to me. By the way, is it okay for a maid to apologize on behalf of the Princess?"

"Ah…" At that time, Saeran hurriedly bowed her head toward Yerina. "Princess. I apologize for acting presumptuously."

"No, that's fine. I know that you only do actions that benefit me. Saeran was smarter and more thoughtful than me, so it's no wonder you are concerned."

"Thank you very much, Princess. I will think more carefully in the future."

'Hmmm…' Yoo Seodam looked at Yerina and Saeran while stroking his chin. He was trying to figure out what their relationship truly is. He thought that their relationship was nothing more than a 'master-maid relationship', however, now, he was sure that Saeran truly supported the princess she served.

'She's a loyal woman.'

However, he still had some questions in his head. Why were there only two of them? Where's the princess' other attendants?

Neither the princess nor the maid could properly answer that question and only hung their heads in shame. At that moment, Yoo Seodam could roughly understand the situation, but he still pushed them to tell him the full story.

"As I said earlier, whoever supports the defeated princess in the succession battle will be executed. So, of course, competent knights, wizards, and nobles will be siding with the princess who has a higher chance of winning…"

"Right…"

"First Princess Perina Friedelia. She is the prime candidate for the throne. You can literally call her the next Empress already. Her 'guardian' is the Duke of Maracello and Haivan, a great War Hero who stopped the 'Great Civil War' in the past with his own knights."

"What a cool guy…"

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"Second Princess Kerina Friedelia. After the Hero 'Ivan' was attached as her guardian, she formed a power and network comparable to that of the First Princess. Even if Kerina Friedelia loses the battle for the throne, it is said that if she revolts, the empire will be shaken violently."

"Hmmm…"

Guardian of the First Princess, a War Hero.

Guardian of the Second princess, a Hero.

And the guardian of the Third Princess…

Yoo Seodam, a woodcutter.

By that fact alone, it was clear to see just how bad Yerina's situation was.

"Ha, but! It doesn't mean that princess Yerina had no chance to win at all. Network and supporters are, in the end, only a factor in the battle for the throne. The battle for the throne has to be fought by the princesses themselves."

"Well, that's right." Yoo Seodam said. However, in the end, the First and the Second Princess could be said to be on the super-elite course because of the support of a War Hero and a Hero. Will the Third Princess have any chance of success with only a woodcutter as her guardian?

Yoo Seodam did not know. He just had to do what he usually did. Because this was the only way to hunt the protagonist. However, unlike him who was quite relaxed, the Third Princess was quite worried.

"But now that I think about it, I'm a little worried."

"About what?"

"I was wondering if I was driving the woodcutter Yoo Seodam to death for nothing…" She had impulsively asked him to be her guardian. But now that she remembered that her chance of winning was quite slim, she felt quite sorry for him.

"I don't have any thought of dying, though?" Yoo Seodam said calmly.

"Pardon?"

"I will live a good life for a very long time."

"Ah…" At Yoo Seodam's words, Yerina's face softened. She was moved. The words Yoo Seodam just said was no different than he saying that he was going to make Yerina the Empress. She never thought that the person she met for the first time would risk his life and do the best for her since she was used to the situation where her family and servants abandoned her all the time.

'If things go south, I can just run away.' Yoo Seodam thought. If he ever found himself failing and in danger of being executed, he was going to take Aracelli and escape to another dimension.

The imperial road, a road which only opened on the day the next Empress was crowned, passes through the whole Primel City, the capital of the Friedelia empire, and ends in the Friedelia Imperial Palace.

Today, the guardian of the Third Princess has been decided. Compared to the other two princesses, who returned after completing the 'guardianship quest' in just one day, the Third Princess took a whole month, but Empress Primel still gave Yerina her blessing nonetheless as she returned safely anyway.

However,

"Did you say that your guardian is just a woodcutter?" The current Empress, Primel Primellia said as she arrogantly crossed her legs on her throne and looked at the four people kneeling in front of her. Yerina as well as her exclusive maid were both skinny. On their side, the man who was supposed to be Yerina's guardian was also skinny and didn't have a lot of muscles. On top of it, he even wore armor.

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"Hey…! Heaven has finally abandoned the Third Princess…!" Someone muttered. But since everyone was thinking the same thing, no one could say otherwise.

"Hmm!" When the Empress, Primel Primellia jumped up from her seat, Yoo Seodam broke into a cold sweat. It's because she towered two or three heads more than Yoo Seodam, who was close to 2m tall himself. On top of it, her forearms and thighs were thicker than his waist, which made her even more intimidating.

Crunch-!!

Empress Primel Primellia chewed and swallowed the protein bar (439kcal) she was holding in her hand, and touched her forehead. Then the First Princess Perina Fridellia, who was standing to her left, opened her mouth.

"To bring in a weak man as a guardian… Also, a coward in armor! Are you really crazy, Yerina Fridelia!"

"First Princess! How dare you open your mouth in front of the Empress! Are you trying to challenge my authority?"

"HAH! Shut up, Empress! How dare you speak like that as someone whose skeletal muscle mass is 0.2 kg less than mine!"

"Tch! That's because I urinated that day and measured my whole body!"

Their family was truly a muscle maniac family.

The Second Princess also did not stand still.

"Yerina! No matter how weak you were and how desperate you are, how could you bring such a skinny guardian! It's unsightly! Look at the muscles of your guardian! Aren't they thinner than even my fingers?"

Yoo Seodam frowned at her words, That's a bit of an exaggeration.

"How can such a skinny guy be strong! Can you see the muscles of my guardian, the Warrior Ivan? Even though he was born as a weak man, he has beautiful muscles comparable to mine!"

Then, Ivan, who was standing next to her, ripped his shirt off, tossed it away and did a 'Side Chest' pose. Standing on the side and showing off his side chest, this pose boasted the savage muscles of his shoulders. His thigh muscles that looked like a log were also wriggling like crazy.

'Are they crazy?' Yoo Seodam stroked his forearm. It was true that he was definitely slender compared to them. However, his muscle was a 'real-life muscle' which was trained in a superhuman way by using magic rather than in a human way which could make their muscle bulge and raise their total weight. But since Yoo Seodam pursued agility rather than strength, it was inevitable for him to look relatively thin.

Even when that was the case, he'd never thought he would be treated like a skinny anchovy. In fact, if anyone in the throne room had a one-on-one battle with Yoo Seodam, he would definitely wipe the floor with them in less than 5 minutes. After all, he had fought in too many fights to know that muscle strength wasn't all that there is in a fight.

In the end, when Yoo Seodam was silent and kept his mouth shut, the Third Princess, Yerina, covered her mouth and burst into tears. She felt pathetic since her mother and sisters treated her badly. She regretted being born with a body which couldn't build any muscle at all. She also felt sorry for her guardian for being compared to a War Hero and a Hero.

So she cried silently, and no one comforted her even when they saw her.

"Shut up and scram! I am really looking forward to the battle for the throne." At the request of the Empress, Yoo Seodam and his party were kicked out of the palace and driven outside.

"Hiks… Hiks…!" the Third Princess sobbed, but no one could offer her some condolences.

At that moment, a huge shadow passed in front of her. It was the shadow of the guardian of the First Princess, the War Hero, Duke of Maracellona and Haivan. He, like the other princesses and the empress, was flaunting enormous muscles. As he hardened his expression, his shadows were thickly cast, creating a heavy atmosphere.

The Duke of Haivan patted the third princess on the shoulder and passed.

"Don't cry, girl."

At the firm voice which pierced her trembling heart, Yerian lifted her head involuntarily. The War Hero didn't even turn her head, only showing his back and waving his hand.

"If you shed tears, you will lose muscle."

Yerina immediately stopped her crying. It was because, if she lostlost more muscle, it would be problematic.

Inside the Imperial Palace of the Friedelia Empire, Primel Castle. The Second Princess always invests 18 hours a day in muscle training.

"Princess. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow should be lower body training day."

"I'm asking for your schedule, not that."

"Ugh!"

Bang!

A heavy thud echoed as a hexagonal barbell fell to the ground. Then, Karina wiped the sweat dripping on her face and raised her upper body.

Second Princess Kerina Primelia, she was a monster among monsters which could lift a total of 7,500 kg in the three major exercises (squat, deadlift, and bench press), and was known to be strong enough to grab a troll's head and pull it sideways with her bare hands alone.

"Why are you asking for my schedule?"

"It's because the First Princess' movements are a bit unusual."

"Hmmm…. It's a pity that I can't train my muscles. It wouldn't be just a pointless resistance, would it?"

Until the Hero appeared as her guardian, everyone in the empire agreed with the sentiment that the First Princess', Perina, would win the succession battle this time. After all, she was someone with a natural talent for muscle training and someone who was supported by a War Hero who had lived on the battlefield for decades! In addition to that, she also enjoyed the privilege that only the First Princess can enjoy, which is monopolizing rare drugs in the Imperial Palace from a very young age. So, throughout history, the First Princesses often won the succession battle, and it was expected that this time would not be much different.

However, with Hero Ivan by her side, it wouldn't be the same. He's special, he's someone who brought a very systematic and scientific muscle training method from 'another world', and it was incomparable to the muscle training method of this world! The First Princess, Perina, who sweats blood and sweat every day, could only lift about 7,000kg in the three major exercises, which was far below the Second Princess, who could lift a total of 7,500kg in the three major exercises. Moreover, her growth rate was also much faster than the First Princess, so it was only natural that the First Princess would prepare for a contingency plan in case she lost the succession battle, which was to create a rebellion.

"So laughable. She doesn't trust her own muscles and is relying on cowardly schemes. Don't worry about it, you can leave…"

"I understand…" The loyalists following the Second Princess, Kerina, had to worry a bit, but she said she didn't care, so they couldn't get her involved in this anymore.

Yes, no matter how hard the First Princess tries, in the end, she will not be able to defeat the Hero and the Second Princess' strength. Their worries were nothing but trivial.

'We also don't have to worry about the Third Princess. It is already obvious that she will undoubtedly lose.'

Among ordinary people who couldn't use magic, if someone could lift around 500 kg in 3 major exercises, they could be said to be an extremely fit person. And if they hit 1000 kg in the 3 exercises, it's safe to say that they have reached the pinnacle of the human body.

An F rank hunter could hit an average of 750 in 3 exercises. Hitting 1000kg in the 3 exercises with a normal human body without magic or aether or any other energy was not necessarily good. It was because, by doing so, the body would become heavy, dull, and an enormous amount of time would be invested in maintaining the muscle. But for a hunter, who had to stay on the battlefield for several days, or even weeks, such a thing was simply impossible.

In other words, muscle couldn't determine someone's fighting power.

"Didn't you say that the succession battle would be evaluated based on combat power?"

"That's so…." The Third Princess, Yerina, bowed her head towards Yoo Seodam as sweat dripped profusely on her gloomy face. She tried to hide her trembling arms behind her back. Just now, she tried to measure her stamina again, but it was still as hopeless as ever.

"What a pain in the ass. What can a weak person like you who couldn't even lift 100kg in the three major exercises do?"

"At least I can do 100…"

"Is that so? Didn't you exercise every day? That's all you can do?"

"…" Yerina's cheeks dyed red as she saw Yoo Seodam lift the same dumbbell she had been exercising with only one finger.

Yoo Seodam decided that he couldn't let things continue like this. In the first place, her skeletal structure was the problem. There is one thing that people here weren't aware of, muscle was also a talent. The natural skeleton structure, protein digestibility, etc., every little talent was combined to eventually achieve the perfect muscles. In a world where everything is determined by muscles, it's natural for Yerina, who had a disastrous muscle talent, to be judged as talentless.

"What will we do, Professor…?" Aracelli worriedly asked. However, when Yoo Seodam was about to answer, the words couldn't leave his mouth when he saw Aracelli's destructive action.

"What are you doing?"

"Yes? Oh, I'm sorry…"

Rumble! The weight of the barbell that Aracelli hurriedly put down on the floor was 150 kg. It weighed 1.5 times more than the total weight the Third Princess could lift in the three main exercises. However, Aracelli easily held it in her hand.

"How did you do it? aren't you currently in a weakened state?"

"Uh… That's right… But, I recently completed the third circle of the double circle, so I can do it now."

"What does that have to do with it?"

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"Ummm…. I'm good at circulating magic to strengthen my body, so I can just… do it?"

'Crazy…' Yoo Seodam exclaimed in his head. From what he knew, basically, people of Murim as well as swordsmen could only quickly distribute their magic power to various parts of their body to create superhuman power because they accumulate it in their danjeon. However, it was almost impossible to do so if someone gathered the magic power in their heart.

In his own case, both his magic and physical abilities could be easily strengthened because he gathered the magic power both in the danjeon and the heart even without a circle. But Aracelli was distributing the magic power to the body very naturally while collecting the magic power in the heart. It was absurd

Then, Yoo Seodam had a sudden thought.

'If Yerina had no talent for muscles whatsoever, would it be right for him to still train her to gain muscles?'

This world was basically a world where everything was determined by muscles. And in such a world, the protagonist, Ivan, receives a perfect [Protagonist Correction] for the subject 'muscles'. Even if he infused modern scientific muscle training methods into Yerina, Ivan would still somehow figure out a better muscle training method. Therefore, it's impossible to win purely based on muscle alone. He had to change his strategy to win the succession battle.

"Let's change the plan."

"Sorry?"

"Let's not train your muscles. Even without it you are still healthy enough. Instead, you need to learn magic."

"If I learn magic… My mother is going to kill me."

That's right. There was magic in this world too. However, it was judged as something for weakling as it was only taught by skinny, weak and glasses-wearing scholars who were stuck in the corner of their room.

Fireballs flying? Like the sunset in the sky, they could shatter it with a single fist heated with a burning passion!

Lightning bolts flying? With a strong will of steel and strong muscle, it would only tickle!

Ice spears flying? Even in extreme cold, the hot pectoral muscles will never freeze!

Muscle!

In this world where everything is resolved with muscles, there was no place for such things like magic. Therefore, in the end, its progress was bound to be slow…

"It wouldn't be a problem since there's Aracelli's magic. And, we will fight for the throne with magic as well as with great dignity. Isn't there a saying that the strong is the law? What if magic is stronger than muscle? Can they still criticize it as nothing but tools of weaklings?"

"Ah…" Convinced, Yerina nodded her head. Then, Saeran, who had been listening quietly, added.

"I think it's a good idea. 50% of the results of the battle for the throne are reflected in muscle, but there's still the remaining 50%, based on dignity, manners, politics, management and interpersonal relationships. It cannot be ignored."

"But Saeran…. There are no princesses who study such things in this day and age."

"I know, Princess. But now we have to do anything we can."

In other words, she would challenge the throne by breaking the tradition of 'only muscles' that had never changed in the long 500 years of history.

Yoo Seodam, who was thinking like that, suddenly realized that he was thinking too much in a 'normal' way. Come to think of it, isn't it too natural for a princess to study dignity, manners, politics, etc? Since this world was abnormal from the beginning, it was only by thinking in a normal way that it became abnormal.

It's a really funny world.

"But there is one problem." Saeran sighed and said.

"What is it?"

"Dignity and etiquette were hardly taught by the royal family, so all the teachers had been kicked out from the royal palace."

"What? Wait a minute, does that make sense?"

"Yes. Nowadays, they are treated as human cultural assets that protect the old traditions, and they live in the most dangerous and remote countryside of the continent, preserving knowledge so that it does not disappear."

"What's wrong with this world… How about politics? The empire occupies half of the world. Doesn't it need politics?"

Yerina shook her head.

"We do not need it… The empress will smash anything and anyone who doesn't listen to her."

"Wow…"

When Yoo Seodam started to think that it was possible to govern in such a way, another thought came to his mind.

"…Then what is this empire's 'policy'?"

"…"

"There's no policy for the people. Whether it's welfare for the elderly, or the law on public safety…"

"There's none.. Everything is solved by force. The people too."

"It's a wonderful country." Yoo Seodam sarcastically said before laughing out loud since he now had a rough idea of just

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much the people were suffering under that policy. However, it was of no concern since the story of the people wouldn't be included as most of the story would be focused on 'muscles' and 'succession battle'.

"Is this really a country?"

It's more like wilderness.

Fortunately, the maid Saeran knew one of the locations of the scattered teachers around the world. It was located in a place where ordinary people couldn't easily go to, but if you borrowed the power of the woodcutter Yoo Seodam, there would be no problem to go there at all.

The most important subjects for Princess Yerina would be 'dignity' and 'charm', 'politics', 'intellect', and finally 'communication'. Muscle strength and communication were both taught in the Imperial Palace, but most of the communication methods taught there were how to use frivolous communication methods such as 'how to ignore others' and 'how to cut someone's words'. Well, it's a necessary technique, but it's not all there is.

Yoo Seodam and his party arrived at a place called the 'Blue Great White Shark Coast'. Immediately, Saeran immersed her bare feet in the white, fine, soft sand. She looked at the princess—who was enjoying a dip in the sea with a satisfied look on her face—and said.

"Princess, do you see the island across the sea over there?"

"Yeah. It's a pretty island. Do we have to cross there?"

"Yes, that's right. The terrain here is very special, so no boats or bridges are needed. Now, would you like to see it?"

Saeran dipped her feet in the sea. But her feet did not sink; rather, they were floating on top of the water.

"Although it is only about 5m wide, the shoreline here and the other side are connected by 'solid seawater'. It is a mysterious bridge created by nature."

"Wow…"

It was indeed a very strange phenomenon, but, for Aracelli and Yoo Seodam, who had seen a lot of unusual things, it was nothing but ordinary.

"Hmm. Sea, huh?"

As Saeran and Aracelli walked behind the princess and walked through the transparent bridge, Yoo Seodam, who was watching the sea carefully, took off all his armor and shoved it into his inventory.

"Hey, woodcutter. What are you going to do?"

"This is the sea, it's a waste if I don't go swimming. Let's go get some shrimp tempura."

"…don't you have to fry shrimp in flour to cook shrimp tempura?"

However, the Yoo Seodam didn't answer Aracelli's question and plunged into the sea. At that sight, Yerina burst into laughter, saying that he was such a funny person. Saeran hurriedly smiled awkwardly as she looked at the place where he disappeared without saying a word.

"Anyway, shall we go?" Although the distance was a bit far away, Yerina had no time to get bored as she crossed the bridge. It was because a lot of fish jumped out of the sea while they walked and even some good-natured dolphins approached them. After chatting with Aracelli, who seems to be her age (only her appearance), they finally reached the island.

'Why do you say this is a dangerous place?' It's a place full of such beautiful and mysterious animals! Yerina thought so, and then followed Saeran toward the centre of the island. There was only one building built on the island, however it was almost the size of a mansion, and it was beautifully decorated with beautiful red bricks and opaque glass windows, boasting a very splendid appearance.

"Who are you?" An old woman slowly walked out of the hut when they got close. When she saw Yerina, her eyes widened. "Aren't you the Third Princess of Primelia? Did you come here to look for a guardian?"

"I came here to learn about dignity."

"Dignity? Are the muscle head princess going to come and lift me up? If you're joking, shut up."

"No, I'm not joking! I want to learn it in order to revive the tradition from 500 years ago."

"…"

The old woman narrowed her eyes and looked at Yerina with sharp eyes. Saeran swallowed his saliva without realizing it. She had heard that the old woman in front of them enjoyed leisurely fishing in the countryside, so she was at a loss why such a woman would have such fierce and sharp eyes as well as a muscular body tempered from actual battles.

Then, soon after, the old woman withdrew her eyes and chuckled.

"That's fine, I guess. I know for fact that even the most courageous female warriors would not have crossed the fearful 'White Bridge of Death'. It's been years since a princess who had the courage to learn dignity… After several dozen generations, a princess who barely came to her senses has finally appeared."

But there was something in her words that Yerina couldn't understand.

"Is it really dangerous? There were only mild fish…"

Yerina said that in a bewildered way and looked at Saeran with 'Is that right?' gaze, It was to ask her for confidence in her own words, but Saern quickly avoided her gaze.

'Ummm…?'

Before she could even understand what's going on, a loud bang could be heard from her back. When she turned around, she could see Yoo Seodam dragging a gigantic fish with a drenched body.

"This hotel really has good service. They even prepared a meal for me when I'm swimming."

"Uh… Wait! Isn't that a pestier fish? It tastes so good and I heard that it is a rare species, so it's hard to even catch 10 of them a year…" Saeran said. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't recognize the biosensor radar, a product of modern science, held in Yoo Seodam's hands, so she was simply amazed.

"Is that so? I picked up the most nutritious one. Anyway, study hard and work hard. I will prepare the food for you." After creating an environment similar to a refrigerator by magic, Yoo Seodam took out all the cooking utensils stored in his inventory. Then, Aracelli, whose cooking skills were at the level of a restaurant chef, immediately started preparing to cook.

Saeran looked blankly at the both of them before turning her gaze to the sea.

'How did he prevent every single monster from the sea of death from approaching us, and even caught a pestier fish that only inhabits the deep sea…?'

Is he really an ordinary woodcutter?

Saeran thought that they might have indeed found a miracle for the princess.

Ngeeeeeeeennnngggg~

It took Yerina about a year to learn the first subject, 'Grace'. Of course, Yoo Seodam was not simply wasting his time while she was doing that. He used [Fast Forward Time] to fasten the training.

In the first place, Yoo Seodam came to this world to use up his probability, which could somehow turn him into a protagonist if it accumulated too much. One of his best extracting methods was none other by accelerating time. Unlike when using time leap, Fast Forward Time allowed him and Aracelli to continuously intervene in important events while also staying together with Yerina and Saeran throughout the process. That is why, they didn't even realize that Aracelli and Seodam had accelerated their time together. A few days for Yoo Seodam and Aracelli was a year for Yerina and Saeran.

"You've been through a lot. Shall we go find the next master now?"

"Oh, yes."

Even though she had only learned one subject so far, Yerina had changed drastically. She was now taller than she was a year ago. And, because she ate well, she was quite lively. That was not the most surprising thing though. What surprised Yoo Seodam was the fact that she became so mature.

"It would be great if a princess with brains like you could become the Empress! These days, they only focus on their muscles, but their heads are all empty!" The old woman, who taught Yerina grace, praised her for passing the first test. After listening to it, they immediately moved to the next place.

"Guardian, what is the princess going to learn next?"

"It's 'Charm'. It's time for her to learn how to decorate herself to reach the highest point kf beauty. She also needs to learn how to act in a way that would make her attractive to other people…"

Within a year, Saeran had started trusting Yoo Seodam a lot. He couldn't figure out why, but the truth was, she was overestimating Yoo Seodam's power.

'He quietly dealt with the monsters in the Sea of

Death without leaving any trace…'

In fact, Yoo Seodam was simply killing the sea monsters by using the power of electricity such as a stun gun and a million-volt whip. But Saeran, who only thought of him as a swordsman, had no choice but to think that he had terrifying strength, to be able to deal with such monstrous beasts in such a disadvantageous arena for a swordsman, such as the ocean.

"As you know, there's no princess who has learned 'Charm' properly. They always think that the best way to show their charm is to show the strength of their muscles, not their appearance."

"Haha." Yoo Seodam laughed helplessly. No matter how he thought about it, it was just absurd.

"It is a strong belief in this empire that adjusting one's behavior for other people and presenting themselves in a delicate and beautiful manner is something that only the weak would do."

A woman only had to show off her muscles! Aside from that, the act of putting powder on their face or wearing clothes with jewels had disappeared 500 years ago.

Will it be easy to show off your charm in a world where the essential 'beauty' has disappeared?

Just like the teacher of 'Grace', the teacher of 'Charm' was also banished to the deepest part of the continent 500 years ago. Though, banished was just a sugar coated word since the truth was, they were being thrown away because the Empress of the Empire did not want anything that did not have to do with muscle inside her Empire.

It's definitely a setting which didn't appear in the actual [Main Story]. After all, there was absolutely no reason for any useless science to appear in this world where everything revolves around one's muscles.

'Am I looking for the background of the story again?' Yoo Seodam thought to himself as he let out a yawn while watching over the three women walking down the road. The place they were currently at was in the 'Malek Mountains', a place with a very rugged terrain, where powerful monsters appear all the time. Therefore, it was impossible for just anyone to enter this place unless they were a strong person.

Perhaps because of that very reason, Malek Mountains, was not only the place where the 'Charm' tutors, who were exiled 500 years ago, were located at, but also a place where royal families often come in order to test their strength.

'It was at the level of the C to B rank field…' But when Yoo Seodam took a closer look into the area, it wasn't a very dangerous place. It seemed like it was deemed as a dangerous place by (Muscle) warriors of this world simply because they didn't have the know-how of how to navigate through forest or hunt monsters effectively. Then again, they do spend half, if not full, days of their everyday lives immersing themselves in training their muscles. Their motto was 'it's only the weak who figure out the opponent's weakness in advance!'

While jumping from tree to tree, Yoo Seodam narrowed his eyes when he noticed some movements in the bushes at a distance through the one-eyed telescope he carried. Immediately, Yoo Seodam activated the [Looking at Everything with a Cold Gaze (B)] skill, and the target's information, weakness, strength, and energy waves were all processed in his mind.

'Oh, something at the strength level of peak B rank… A pretty rare creature around here.'

Yoo Seodam quickly rushed towards the direction of the monster. On the way, he gave a quick glance at the three women.

At the forefront, Aracelli was cutting tree branches obstructing their way with Wind Cutter magic to make it easier for Saeran and Yerina to walk. The princess was chatting with her right behind her, and it seems like she felt relaxed because they hadn't encountered any monsters since they entered this forest.

Fwoosh-!!

Yoo Seodam's shoes bounced off on one thick branch and flung his body to the air. And immediately after, the head of a certain monster who had reigned as the ruler of this area was cut off without a sound, just like what happened to other mobs who encountered Yoo Seodam in this forest.

Splash~! Splash~!

Pitter-patter-pitter-patter…

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The heavy rain drops trickled down from the clouds above, hitting and wetting the ground.

As the party of three girls sat together in a fairly large cave and lit a bonfire, their emotions became somewhat damp. By now, Princess Yerina had become quite acquainted with Aracelli and she had quite a lot of fun listening to Aracelli's personal story.

"Wow. In Aracelli's hometown, magic was regarded as the most important study?"

"Yeah."

Throughout their journey, Aracelli consistently taught Yerina some magic. Afterall, once the succession battle took place, 4 years from now, Yerina had to be strong enough to fight and win against muscle monsters who scored 7,500 kg in the 3 main exercises.

Maybe Yerina was lucky to have met Aracelli and Yoo Seodam, or was it them who were lucky? She said that she had always been secretly studying magic because she had a deep interest in it from a long time ago. On top of it, she was also quite smart and was blessed with talent. Therefore, her progress was quite noticeable. So, both Aracelli, who was teaching, and Yerina, who was learning, enjoyed each other's company quite a lot.

"…By the way, Aracelli, why did you leave your hometown?" Princess Yerina asked. It was a question she asked out of pure curiosity. Even Saeran quietly looked forward to her answer. The time they had spent together hasn't been that long. But, Saeran and Yerina know for sure that Aracelli was by no means an ordinary wizard, even though they had little to no knowledge about magic.

"I'm following Professor."

"Professor? Do you mean the woodcutter?"

"Yep. Back in my hometown, he was a professor."

"Aha… If that's so, why is he working as a woodcutter here?"

Aracelli broke into a cold sweat at Yerina's question. After all, it was merely something that Yoo Seodam had said randomly.

"I don't know… Maybe he wanted to run away from society?"

"I see… it seems like I forced such person to return to the society." Princess Yerina's expression darkened.

"Oh, no. Please don't think so. Professor always said he would never do things that he didn't want to, and would only do things that he wanted to."

"Hm… I hope it's truly the case."

While talking like that, a question rose on Yerina's head.

"Uh… where is Sir Guardian?" Now that Yerina thought about it, it was always like this. Whenever they all gathered together and had a conversation, or when they wandered around the remote areas, she hardly saw Yoo Seodam. However, it never occurred to her that he wasn't there. Was it because she enjoyed talking with Aracelli that much? No, that wasn't the case. It was just because she always felt his presence wherever she was.

'Why?' Yerina didn't know why. But, as Saeran and Aracelli were silent at her question, she moved her gaze from them to the cave.

Then suddenly, with water trickling down from his body, Yoo Seodam walked leisurely from the depth of the cave. Yerina wasn't completely sure about it because of the darkness, but she thought there was something like blood on the hem of his trousers. With a very tired face, he set down a sack containing a few small beasts on the floor.

"Ahhh…. I've been looking for something to eat and found this deer. But it looks like it's been dead for a while. Though, it will be fine if we cook it thoroughly, right?"

"Yes. Shall we prepare right away?"

"If you want to do that, then I'm grateful. I will dismantle it now."

Then, Yoo Seodam started to take out the butchering tools from the air and Aracelli casted a magic.

Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A formless veil spread out from her hand and stretched out to envelope Yoo Seodam and herself inside it. It was a barrier to block the smell of blood from spreading in the cave. Aside from that barrier, even now, several layers of barriers were blocking the rain and cold air, and they were even preventing any monsters from approaching the cave.

"Magic is amazing." Yerina muttered. It was something which never could be done with muscles. Though, muscle addicts would say, 'When an enemy approaches, you just have to tear them apart!'

After some time, they finally finished cooking. And then, they quickly filled their stomach. Even though the quality of the meat was far from good, Aracelli somehow turned it into an edible dish by adding spices and seasonings. So they didn't have to complain about the taste at all.

After finishing their meal, Saeran, who was powerless to stop Yerina from washing the dishes, cleaned her up once she finished. At that moment, Aracelli's head jolted up.

"Something is approaching."

"Is that so? Is it a monster?" Yoo Seodam asked. Even though his detection ability was quite good, it was still incomparable to the range of magic detection which Aracelli had set up in advance.

"No. It's a person."

"A person?" Yoo Seodam's brows furrowed.

Why are people coming to such a remote place? There would be no reason at all for that.

"Are they coming this way?"

"Yes. I think they are also trying to avoid the rain."

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It was still raining heavily outside, and the largest cave in the area was the very place they were currently at. So it was natural for people to come here.

"Hmm… Well, what can we do? It's not like we own this place, so just let them be. The Princess and Saeran should be safe inside."

Puk!

Heavy footsteps echoed through the heavy rain. Only then did Yoo Seodam realize that the person who came had an unusual energy.

'The energy wasn't calm at all. It's burning fiercely like fire…'

Before long, an unidentified person entered the cave.

"Hmm? What are you doing here?"

"… Her Majesty the Empress?"

And that person was none other than Primel Primelia, the Empress of the Friedelia Empire. Behind her, a person, who boasted a larger size than the Empress herself, walked in, he was the 'Zaberov', the Empress' Guardian Knight.

In the past, when the empress was still a princess, among the guardians of the seven princesses, Zaberov was the strongest of them all. He was the strongest person in the world at that time and possessed powerful muscles that could not be defeated by anyone or anything!

Zaberov used an ax larger than human body as his weapon. It was said that once he wielded it, the walls of the city would be torn apart like a piece of paper, and the enemy often surrendered before the fight even began.

Yerina and Saeran immediately rushed towards her and paid their respects to the Empress, but she seemed uninterested in them.

"You all. Do you know what kind of cave this is?"

"It's just a normal ownerless cave in the forest."

"Ownerless? This cave has an owner."

Yerina and Saeran's complexion instantly turned pale. It was because they wouldn't be able to do anything if the Empress insisted, 'This cave exists in my land, so it is mine.'

However, even though the Empress was a musclehead and a battle maniac, she was not a thug.

"The owner of this cave is… the King of the Mountains, 'Black Dog Hwang'."

"…"

"Bl-Black Dog Hwang…!"

Yerina and Saeran looked at each other, shaking. Afterall, there's no one in the empire who did not know the famous monster, Black Dog Hwang. Wasn't he the legendary werewolf who collapsed four cities with a single body, and destroyed two fortresses that had never been invaded, before suddenly disappearing?

After disappearing to the Malek Mountains 30 years ago, there was no news of him at all, so it was slowly being forgotten.

'That Black Dog Hwang is in this cave…?'

However, even after hearing the empress' words, Yoo Seodam still spoke in a confident tone. "This cave is ownerless."

"What makes you think like that?"

"Because I killed the owner of this place. No one lives in this cave anymore."

"Ohh?" At his remark, Yerina and Saeran, as well as the Empress and Zaberov, seemed to be intrigued; their eyes lit up intensely.

"Is that really true? I also applied for a duel with him in the past, but after losing 10 years ago, I finally came back thinking that it was time to get my revenge.." Zaberov said, his voice lowered. "…are you saying that you, a coward with armor, have defeated the Black Dog Hwang?"

Kwaang!!

As Zaberov stomped his foot, the ground shook as a weblike crack spread all over. Yoo Seodam looked at it unamused. It could be said that he had some amazing muscle strength. Although his muscles might not be as good as they used to be since his prime has passed, his technique in power fighting must have reached an unmatched level.

"Then, would you like to try it?" Yoo Seodam smirked.

"What?"

"My strength."

"You weakling. Just by looking at your muscles alone, I can tell you are weak. It looks like it's going to break if I hit it."

Yoo Seodam didn't say anything in retaliation. Actually, he didn't feel the presence of this Black Dog Hwang they talked about at all.

'Is that mountain dog really what they called Black Dog Hwang?' Yoo Seodam couldn't believe it. While he tried hard to shake his disbelief, Zaberov took his ax from his back and slammed it down to the floor.

"What should I do to him, Your Majesty? Should I tear the mouth of the man who dared to tell a lie in front of the Empress, who is the most majestic under the sky?"

At that, the Empress smiled at him as if intrigued, and nodded her head.

"Hmm… Do that and make him never lie ever again!"

Because they had the best muscles in the world, 'losing' was something they had never thought about.

The rain stopped soon after. Sunlight, which slowly peeked from the cloud, was reflected on the puddle left by the rain on the ground. On a sharp ridge located a little away from the cave, Yoo Seodam and Guardian Knight Zaberov were facing each other. At some distance away from them, the Empress and the others watched the two of them.

"Hmm, for someone with a weak body, your aura is respectable!" Zaberov blabbered. An expert who has accumulated ki and mana in their body will subconsciously release the energy from their body when it is in a heated state of tension just before battle. And it was said that an expert who had achieved a certain level could release it in any form at any time. In Yoo Seodam's case, the energy he released was in the shape of a blazing blue flame.

As Zaberov raised his axe and slammed it into the ground, the ground shook and the sharp ridge flattened very slightly. Yoo Seodam did not draw his sword. Instead, he raised the staff he borrowed from Aracelli to the air.

'If I remembered correctly, he was a monster who reached 7,000kg in 3 exercises…'

It was true that Zaberov was a formidable monster, but in reality, his rank was significantly lower than Yoo Seodam. On average, an S rank body-strengthening superhuman could lift 7,500kg in all 3. A swordsman and a Murim warrior that has an equal strength to an S rank superhuman recorded a much lower score than that. Body-strengthening superhuman who invested all their abilities in a single body enhancement ability barely managed to reach 7,500 when they reached S Rank. Which means that the Zaberov was at the level of A rank at best.

'I am well aware how many A rank superhumans who only strengthened their superpowers have died until now.' Superhuman who have given up agility in favour of strength didn't have very long lives. That was why Yoo Seodam invested a lot of time in evasion techniques.

"Are you ready?"

-Yes~

The flower yawned and replied. Recently, she had been busy reading all the available spellbooks in the Library of White Witch every day, and she had told Yoo Seodam that she had achieved quite a bit of magical achievements recently.

"Aren't you going to take out your weapon?"

"This is my weapon."

"Isn't that a wand?"

Indeed, it was an old wand Yoo Seodam borrowed from Aracelli because he didn't have his personal wand.

"What are you going to do with the wand used only by those weak wizards?"

"I use magic."

At his answer, Zaberov and Empress Primel, who seemed stunned for a moment, burst into laughter.

"Heh heh heh heh hehahahaha!!"

"Pohahahahahak!!"

Even the sound of their laughter fit how bulky their body was. The Empress, who shed tears because of how hard she had laughed, suddenly stopped laughing. She smirked and lowered her voice.

"Are you kidding me? Trained muscle transcends magic! Are you going to deal with Zaberov, who is called the best warrior in the world, with a weak power like magic?"

"Please, just watch."

"Ha! Fine. I can already imagine when your body is broken in half, the scene where the youngest princess is crying is going to give me a headache!"

When Yoo Seodam no longer responded to the Empress' words, the duel began immediately.

"Huap!" As Zaberov sprinted out with a raucous roar, cracks spread around the ground he stepped on, resulting in stone fragments flying all around the place.

Boom Boom Boom!

The gigantic axe Zaberov swung around made a terrifying ripping sound. However, it was not fast enough. There was still plenty of space for the flower pot to cast its magic. Yoo Seodam, without moving a single step, stretched out his hand. In fact, no such action was necessary for flower pot to cast magic, but it was a much-needed showmanship to perfect his wizard role-play.

Wooong-!!

As soon as a blue diamond-shaped magic circle formed and blocked the ax, the water pool on the ground quickly floated to the air and started to take the shape of icicles with sharp tips. It flew towards Zaberov's feet, as he swung his ax as hard as he could and destroyed them all.

Unfortunately for him, once a wizard decided to go on the offensive, they wouldn't stop until they spent all of their mana or were forced to stop.

Yoo Seodam closes his palm. Then, a void formed around Zaberov. From it, blue chains slithered out and bound Zaberov's body.

"Ugh!!" With a shout, Zaberov mustered all his strength and broke the chains. However, by the time he broke free, Yoo Seodam had already finished his next spell. A huge sphere of flames floated above Yoo Seodam's head.

'Magic… Has this kind of power?' Zaberov muttered in disbelief.

Immediately after moving his axe to his front in order to defend himself, Yoo Seodam's fireball crashed into his axe.

Fwoosh-!!

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All the remnants of rain in the ground evaporated, creating water vapor. Zaberov swiftly swung his axe to clear the fog which obscured his vision, but even faster than his movement, blades of wind slashed through Zaberov's limbs.

"It hurts."

"Is that so?" Yoo Seodam chimed calmly. The truth was, however, he was also a bit surprised by what had just happened. How could someone withstand a wind cutter, which was sharp enough to amputate even the limbs of superhumans, with just pure muscle strength? That's something that even most body-strengthening type superhumans couldn't do.

"A sufficiently hardened muscle is harder than steel!" Zaberov leapt high into the sky as he shouted.

At that moment, Yoo Seodam thought, 'Are you stupid?' Since he was in the air, he couldn't change his direction, which meant, regardless of how Seodam attacked him, it would definitely hit him.

Wooong-!!

Just like what Yoo Seodam thought, the purple bullet he let loose directly hit Zaberov's skin. But that did not deter him in the slightest. Zaberov charged forward and struck his axe to where Yoo Seodam was standing. Judging by the fact that his eyes were bloodshot and opened wide, it seemed like he was enduring the pain with sheer tenacity. The reason why Zaberov showed such movements and used a destructive technique was probably because Yoo Seodam hadn't moved even a single step so far.

But…

"HUH!?"

Yoo Seodam was down on one of his knees, and his palm was touching the ground. Above him, four earthen pillars rising from the guard to guard him.

The pillar was destroyed by the shock immediately after blocking Zaberov's attack, but it shocked Zaberov to the core. He could not wrap his head around how such an insignificant pillar made of mere stones could withstand the shock wave of his ax, which was boosted by his leaping power.

Paang!

Yoo Seodam fired a shock wave with the tip of his finger and pushed Jaberov's body about 5 meters away from him, and then he brushed the dirt off the armor he was wearing with his other hand.

"Do you know why I wear armor?"

"Tell me."

"Because there is no need for pride in a real battle" If you don't have armor, you cover your body with bark, and if you don't have that as well, even a piece of cloth would do fine. In other words, to survive, you have to take, use, and do everything that is needed.

"…" Zaberov went silent and just stood there.

"I also have fought real battles!" With his face reddened, Zaberov shouted. He swung his ax wildly against Yoo Seodam, but Yoo Seodam stood motionless. He condensed a magic bullet in his palm and threw it towards Zaberov's abdomen while evading his attack.

"Keuk!" Zaberov staggered at Yoo Seodam's attack.

Wizards were weak in close combat.

A wizard must always be protected in a fight.

Magic could never beat trained muscles.

Such common sense was slowly being shattered in front of Zaberov and Empress Primel.

"Real battles? Have you ever faced an enemy stronger than you?"

"No one has ever been stronger than me!"

"But now, there's one right in front of you."

Boom-!!

The ground exploded and pillars of fire rose to the air. After that, pillars of light fell from the sky, striking Zaberov's hard muscles. He thought that his muscles and tenacity would be able to withstand the scorching heat and cold which would instantly freeze normal people's bones. However, it seems like in front of a real strong person, it was impossible.

All the wizards he had met so far were weak physically, so one grab was all that it took for him to defeat them. On top of it, all the warriors he had met also had weaker muscles than himself, so they were never a threat to him. That was why he only knew how to fight as the stronger one. He didn't know how to fight and overcome someone stronger.

Tung!

The ax flew and embedded itself on the ground, and Zaberov fell to his knees. The Empress silently watched the result of the duel. The best warrior she trusted the most was defeated. On top of it, he was defeated with magic.

Could she accept this reality?

The Empress looked at Zaberov and Yoo Seodam with blazing eyes, but there was no sign of her guardian knight standing up again. After she pondered for a long time, the Empress clenched her teeth and nodded her head.

"…a defeat for Zaberov. It seems that you have really hunted that wolf."

Even though Empress Primel was a battle junkie, she had no choice to accept the result when the outcome of the duel was this obvious. After all, there was nothing worse than a warrior who would refuse to admit the result of a duel.

"Now, wait a minute… Your Majesty! I can still figh-"

"Zaberov. Admit your defeat."

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"Keuk-!" Zaberov glanced at Yoo Seodam with flaming eyes and shook his head. His master had given him her order, so there was nothing he could do anymore.

"Stand up, Zaberov. Let's return. There is no reason to be here anymore."

"…I understand, Your Majesty."

Primel looked at Yoo Seodam for a moment, then she turned without a word and disappeared into the distance.

And, when she had completely disappeared from their sight…

"Puha…"

"I thought I was going to die of suffocation…"

Saeran and Yerina sat down on the floor and made a sound.

"Professor, are you okay?"

"I used quite a lot of magic earlier, so my head hurts."

"By the way, didn't you say you are not a magician, Professor?"

"I'm not. But I know how to use magic."

"HA?"

The flower pot was already included in Yoo Seodam's imaginary world, so even Aracelli couldn't figure out his tricks.

"But, Professor, why did you fight while just using magic earlier?"

"Because I want to show the power of magic to the Empress. Didn't you see that she waited for Zaberov to wake up before she announced the result? She did not want to admit that I won until the end."

But in the end, when Zaberov couldn't get up, the Empress had no choice but to declare defeat.

"Probably, if I didn't show my magic here, it would have been the same in the battle for the throne later. Yerina trained her magic so much that she beat up her older sisters, but she wouldn't have admitted her win because she had won using magic."

That was why Yoo Seodam showed the strength of magic four years earlier than the start of the battle for the throne, and made the Empress think for four years about the 'magic that has been trained enough can be stronger than muscle'.

Well, if after four years, she still refused to acknowledge it, there's nothing we could do.

"Should we also prepare to leave?"

"Yes, yes!" Yerina got up from her seat in a hurry. She wasn't tired because of the great duel that had just happened. The reason she was exhausted was because she had spent the night with the Empress.

'This is… magic….'

Yerina was skeptical if she could learn about magic, even though she had enough talent for it. She always had this doubt. 'No matter how much she trains her magic, will she be able to beat her elder sisters' muscles?'

She has experienced the strength of the muscles her whole life, and she had watched countless times how magicians were beaten thoroughly by the warriors. That was why she could not imagine herself winning the succession battle by developing her magic instead of her muscles.

But today, she knew for sure.

'I can win too.'

If she becomes a real wizard, she would be able to gain the same strength the warriors who trained their muscles have. Which means, she had a shot at beating the first and second princess. Her body was filled with confidence.

"Guardian, I think we should climb the ridge."

"Is that so?"

At Saeran's words, Yoo Seodam went ahead and tried to disappear from sight again, but Yerina ran hastily and grabbed the hem of his robe.

"…that, yesterday. The wolf in the cave."

"Why? You want the wolf meat?"

"Oh, no. I just want to express my thanks…"

Yerina didn't even know that such a dangerous monster was hiding in that cave. That was why she was able to laugh and talk and have fun like an immature child on a picnic. However, now that she knew, she had to express her gratitude as a princess.

Yoo Seodam looked at her for a moment and then smiled. "If you are grateful, once you become an empress later, you can build a castle with my face."

"Of-of course!"

Of course, Yoo Seodam was merely joking.

However,

'Where is the best location to build the castle, I wonder? The Maureka Cliffs are spectacular… Will they take the place of the Lord of Baranta? No. I'd rather build it in the Pavelov wilderness…'

Yerina was seriously contemplating the construction of the castle.

Healthy Princess Maker (3)

Time passed by quickly. Now, it has been three years since Yoo Seodam and Aracelli arrived in this world. Naturally, during that time Yoo Seodam and Aracelli used [Fast Forward Time] to consume the probability absorbed by Yoo Seodam in the previous world. Therefore, in reality, they had only stayed in this world for 3 to 4 months.

'It's comfortable.' Yoo Seodam said to himself. Once again, he was reminded just how convenient the existence of the protagonists was. Nevertheless, it would be impossible for Yoo Seodam to experience this level of convenience anymore since it would be extremely dangerous for him if he accumulated more probability in his body.

In the meantime, Yerina also changed quite quickly. The young 14-year-old girl who knew nothing, who was timid and had low self-esteem, had turned seventeen. By learning grace, charm, and manners, she learned to decorate herself to the fullest, and she was also able to vividly imprint her presence in front of others.

The dignity of the imperial family could be felt in each of her hand gestures and every word she spoke. She learned to play various musical instruments. Her dancing and singing skills had also already exceeded basic level. On top of that, she also studied politics and war. Thanks to her extraordinary brain, she even mastered magic at an unbelievably fast rate. Currently, she has already completed 3 circles. Considering the fact that wizards in this world barely reach the 3rd circle when they reach their 40s, her growth was nothing but astounding.

"You worked hard this time too." Yoo Seodam said to Yerina, who, after finishing her military class, wore an adventurer outfit that looked a little sloppy but was very easy to travel in instead of her old pretty, flashy and frilly dress. The reason she wore it was because she wanted to hide her identity as a princess and could act as much as possible.

"For the last lesson, we have to return to the Imperial Palace." Saeran told the party.

"Is that so? What lesson would that be?"

"Governing Lesson." Because it's a monarchy, it would be good to think of it as a lesson on management, military, law, diplomacy, and administration all at once.

But there was something out of place in Yoo Seodam's mind.

"I don't think it would be normal to learn governing in the current Imperial Palace."

"What Guardian-nim said is right." Saeran took a deep breath. "The current governing study in the Imperial Palace pursues the ideal of 'country of muscles, by muscles, for muscles.' It is natural for the strong to survive, and the theory is that in order to protect what they have, they must be strong."

In other words, the public policy of the empire was nothing but nonsense.

"Come on, wait a minute. If I pay today, my children and I can't eat today! I trusted you and made a deal…!"

"If you are dissatisfied, try to take it by yourself!"

Bam-!!

"Keuk!"

While Yoo Seodam and his party were wearing a hoodie and sneaking past the crowd in port city Hanvalem, a violent incident occurred right next to them. As a key city in the western sea trade, it was a very active city, so most of the people living in the city were living in wealth. But behind the scenes, the merchants who didn't really have anything to sell were struggling to get the price of the goods, not just to sell them.

Yerina, who was watching the scene where several muscular men grabbed and beat one shabbily-dressed man, clenched her fists, her body was trembling.

"…the 'have-nots' who couldn't train their muscles because they couldn't eat well are being deprived of even what little they had by the 'haves' who eat well. And it is said that such an act was known to the royal family and nobles." Saeran spoke in a calm manner. In the past, it would have been a mortal sin to even dare to speak about the royal family like this. The law that the strong dominates all was the will of Empress Primelia, who was nothing but the empire itself.

However, Yerina had a completely different mindset from the rest of the royal family now. Since she was young, she had a soft heart, and instead of pursuing her own strength, she kept turning her gaze to her surroundings to protect them.

"…the fortunate part is that the governing study, which was used 500 years ago, still remains within the Imperial Family. The problem was that, even within the Imperial Family, it was a discipline that was rejected. There is no tutor, so you have to study on your own." Naturally, governing study was not something for the people either. However, Yoo Seodam had no intention of introducing the idea of democracy or anything else into another world. Each world had their own way. So, he didn't think that the current philosophy of this world was wrong. It's just a different way of life.

'Hmm, self-study, huh?' Yoo Seodam muttered. Is it really possible for a 17-year-old girl to study the Primelian Empire's way of governing, which had been maintained for countless years alone? He honestly wasn't sure about it.

'I'm worried about her as the protagonist hunting has never been so dependent on other people…' But still, since there are two years left, maybe something will work out? After all, the other princesses will only learn muscle governing study, so in the end, Yerina will have an advantage in terms of pure grades.

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However, Yerina made a slightly different decision. "… Can I delay the return to the Imperial Palace by just one year?"

"What?"

"Pardon? Pri…princess. Even if we return right now, there's an absurdly short amount of time to study about governing."

"I know. However, just because I mastered all of the governing study which was used since long ago, I don't think I'll ever be able to become the right monarch." Yerina looked at the people tormented here and there with crestfallen eyes. "I want to completely overhaul this country from scratch if I become an Empress. To do that, I have to see with my own eyes how the Empire works."

Yoo Seodam admired her decision a little bit. She was no longer worried about whether she could win or not like when he first met her. There was certainty in her eyes—there was a conviction that she would become the next Empress. And she looked to the future even more than before, proven by the fact that she talked about what she would do after she became an Empress.

"The current Primelia, the title of the empire itself, is merely a fancy title. Truth is, it was nothing but wilderness." In the meantime, Yerina's gaze moved towards her guardian, Yoo Seodam "…it seems like I'm going to have a pretty hard road ahead, can you please help me?"

It was never easy to see a small young girl like her taking a thornful journey to become an Empress, so even Yoo Seodam, who thought that this trip was just a preparation for hunting the protagonist, couldn't help but change his mind a little.

He hesitated, trying to raise her hand and stroke her sharp hair as usual. But then he stopped, because it wasn't polite to do that to a woman who would become an Empress soon.

"If it's your will… This one will happily oblige."

All imperial palaces of the Primelian Empire have facilities that should always be present. That's right, it was a gym. The Empress of the Primellia empire, Empress Primel Primellia, was training her muscles in her dedicated gym.

When someone had reached the power of 7,000 in 3 exercises, muscle training was not an easy feat. It was necessary to use a barbell weighing almost 2 to 3 tons, and it was difficult to obtain such equipment. On top of it, it was rare to find a building without damage even when handling heavy equipment harshly. There was no saying that the higher your status, the more money you have, the stronger you are.

"Your majesty!! That's great!! You succeeded in lifting 2,700kg barbell…!"

"Indeed. As expected of the empress who has the best warrior as her guardian!"

Thud!!

When Empress Primel set down the 2,700 kg barbell, the floor vibrated for a moment. However, the gym, which was built with special metal, did not even move.

"…" The Empress clasped her hand as she felt her muscles heating up. But somehow, she didn't feel content like usual. The reason was because skepticism had grown inside her mind.

'If I train like this, will I be able to stop that man's magic?'

After her guardian knight, Zaberov was defeated by a woodcutter named Yoo Seodam, she couldn't acknowledge her strength for a while, so she worked hard every night to train his muscles. However, as time passed, she began to think about the source of his 'strength'.

'Think about it. Just because they are wizards, it doesn't mean that they didn't make an effort to train…'

Although they don't train the muscles. By accumulating knowledge, it was sufficient enough to help the Empire.

Thud!!

Wasn't magic the reason why this tiny barbell weighed 2,700kg?

The reason the floor beneath her did not collapse was also because of the magic coating. Without magic, such a training method would never have been possible.

"Where do you usually train?"

"Yes? Ah, that's… in the other dedicated gym."

"Bring me there."

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The servants did not understand why the Empress suddenly asked them to visit their gym, but they still followed the orders.

The Empress, who arrived at the 17th Giant Castle, stormed into the gym facilities used by the humble nobles without any notice. All the nobles, who had been training in their own way, got up and tried to get down on their knees quickly, but the Empress told him not to.

"I don't want to disturb your training time. Continue."

The nobles had no choice but to start training again with a very uncomfortable face. Meanwhile, the Empress was looking at the gym with a confused expression on her face.

'They trained their muscles in such a poor facility.'

The Empress herself was using a whopping 1 ton weight barbell compressed on a very small disk, so there was no problem at all in training. However, such compression magic required very expensive materials, so others could not easily use it.

The more she looked at the gym, the more annoyed she became. They were struggling in uncomfortable positions, lifting dumbbells larger than any other wagon.

"Return to my palace." When the Empress went back to the 0th Giant Castle without a word, the servants who followed him did not say anything.

However, they all have the same thought in their mind.

'What is it that makes the Empress upset?'

And then, when she returned to the gym, another servant was already standing there, waiting. He was sweating a lot after running straight to the gym because he had something to inform the Empress.

"Your Majesty."

"What is it?"

"Recently, the movement of the Dongtamatin Allied Powers is unusual. It is said that they are conducting military exercises that seem to be openly provocative, and that they are gathering troops at the border."

"Hmmm as expected. After all, the moment the Empress changes is the moment when the power of the Empire is at its weakest."

Throughout history, not all princesses quietly accepted their death. Because all the princesses had enough muscles, the princesses could overthrow the empire due to their considerable strength and connections. And if their muscle or network were sufficient, the princesses would cause confusion with their political ability. However, in the end, there is only one princess who can become the Empress.

During its 500-year history, every battle for the throne has always been accompanied by blood and chaos. It will be the same this time as well.

'Perhaps, when the second princess ascends to the throne, the first will revolt.'

However, the imperial forces were all armed with steel-like muscles, so whether the first princess wins or the second princess wins, the remaining forces alone will be able to thoroughly destroy the Allied Powers.

"But…"

"What else do you want to report?"

"It seems that the Allies gave up on muscle training and secretly prepared 'war magic'. It is said that its power is so great that it could pierce through the castle gates with ease."

"I can also easily tear the gates apart. So, what's frightening…"

The Empress, who was about to speak up further, suddenly remembered woodcutter Yoo Seodam.

Weaklings who couldn't do anything on their own. Cowards who only mumble and memorize spells and cowardly shoot fireballs from behind. However, that man had completely changed her perception about wizards.

"Yes. It is just like Your Majesty's words. Haha, how can magic beat hardened muscles? It seems I was too concerned. sorry."

"… it should be like that, right?" The Empress nodded her head with a firm expression on her face.

However, in her heart, she was questioning herself.

'Is it really okay to leave the magic prepared by the Allied Power just like this?'

For the very first time in her life, the great muscle empire's empress, the Empress of Primelia, was worried about the power of magic.