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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Kousuke, accompanied by Kouhi and Peach, was visiting the northeast tower.
The place they were visiting was the place where they had installed the Earth Jewel.
They came to check the condition of the Earth Jewel, which had been left unattended after some modifications based on the Vermilinia Jewel.
He had given each Spiritual power to each Jewel to see what happened, but they showed no change at all.
Kousuke had visited the Jewel several times since then, but the Jewel had not changed at all, and to be honest, Kousuke had almost forgotten that the Jewel even existed.
Then one day, fairies suddenly appeared in front of Kousuke and told him that the Jewel had changed.
When Kousuke was told this, he did not understand what it meant at first.
He had no idea what they were talking about at first, but the only Jewel that the fairies were involved with was the one installed in the tower of the four attributes.
Kousuke somehow remembered their existence and came to the northeast tower.
There was no particular reason for choosing the northeast tower in the first place.
It was because Peach was the only one of the members available.
At the same time, Haku and Wanri went to see Floria’s child.
Shrein was busy dealing with the newly welcomed Prost family.
Collete and Esena had been doing something together for a while now.
As a result, he was working with Peach more and more recently.
That was the reason why they decided to visit the northeast tower that Peach was managing.
The northeast tower was equipped with the <Earth Jewel>.
Kousuke arrived at the place where the <Earth Jewel> was installed and immediately tried to appraise it with his left eye.
“…Ooh. The name has changed.”
“Really~?”
The former <Earth Jewel> was changed to <Earth Jewel (Spirit)>.
He understood that it was named so because it has the Spiritual Power, but he had no idea what kind of effect had been added to it.
He did notice that the Barrier function, which has been around for some time, had become stronger than before.
But if asked what else had changed, he could not help but sway his head.
“Hmmm… I have no idea.”
He checked to see if anything else had changed besides the name and Barrier’s strength, but could find no differences.
“In the first place, did this Jewel have any function other than to build a base by putting up a Barrier~?”
“Well, that’s all I know… Hmm? Make a base?”
Peach’s words made him think of something, but Kousuke shook his head.
“No, no. That’s just a gem, right? There is no way… right?”
No way, he thought, but he couldn’t deny the possibility.
“Did you think of something~?”
“I remembered, or rather, I think I’ve seen something similar before…”
At Kousuke’s words, Peach tilted her head.
“Something similar, you mean?”
“I think it’s simply because they have the same basic functions… Well, it’s no use thinking about it here, so let’s go hear about it from them.”
“Them, you mean, who?”
Peach asked Kousuke, who was satisfied on his own, where he was going to visit.
“The north tower. That’s where the Prost family resides.”
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“Kousuke? Is something the matter?”
Shrein was surprised to see Kousuke suddenly arrive at the Vermilion Castle.
“Ah, nothing, is Biana around?”
“Biana? Which Biana?”
The name Biana was not a rare name among vampires.
Shrein did not understand the question, even if she had been told only the name.
Kousuke thought so, and added some additional information.
“Biana of the Prost clan. The one we first met in the temple.”
“Oh! Did something happen?”
“Well, I want to ask her something about the Jewel.”
Shrein had also seen Biana giving Kousuke the original Prost Jewel.
Shrein guessed that he wanted to know about it, and nodded her head before responding.
“If that’s the case, I’ll show you around.”
With Shrein in tow, they headed for the area where the Prost clan was located.
The Prost clan had seen Kousuke’s face once at the temple, so when they saw him, they hurriedly bowed their heads.
Since all of them have that attitude, Kousuke had given up trying to correct them.
It was the same attitude even for their top members, so they would not stop even if Kousuke told them so.
As for who was the current head of the Prost family,
“This is Kousuke-sama! What are you doing here?”
It was Biana, the very person Kousuke was about to meet.
“What? Is Biana the current head of the clan?”
Kousuke had heard from Shrein before that it had not yet been decided.
At Kousuke’s words, Biana looked resigned.
“I think it should be Ines-sama, not me, but that Ines-sama refused, so…”
“Kakaka. What are you talking about? I think that an old-timer like me should retire. The Prost family has entered a new era.”
Ines, who was standing by Biana’s side, laughed as she said so.
Ines had not completely retired, but had become Biana’s assistant.
“So, what is your business today, Kousuke-dono?”
“Haah!? Oh, that’s right. Is there something I can help you with?”
Ines asked again, and Biana hurriedly asked back.
Kousuke was about to tell the still stiff Biana to change her attitude, but decided against it, thinking that such a thing would be even more useless.
Instead, he had something more important to ask this time.
“How do you make the Jewel that was given to you at the Temple of Arcis?”
Biana tilted her head for a moment, wondering what he was talking about, but then she immediately had an idea.
“Oh. That one? That’s the thing that was given to me by Goddess Clara, and I’ve been pouring Spiritual Power and Vampire Power into it for many years now.”
“Ah, I knew it.”
Kousuke was convinced when he found out that Spiritual Power was also mixed in.
He knew that vampire power was similar to a blood contract, but he didn’t understand what else it was.
No, to be more precise, he had a vague idea that a Spirit was involved, but he didn’t know how it was possible to achieve that kind of state.
“How long is a long time?”
Biana tilted her head at Kousuke’s question, but shook her head as if in resignation.
“I don’t know exactly either. All I can say is that it’s at least a few hundred years…”
Kousuke held his forehead with his hand for longer than he expected.
What a rather lengthy process.
“I see. I understand. Thank you.”
At least he was well aware that it was impossible to make that Jewel similar to the original Prost Jewel right now.
Or perhaps there was a way to shorten the time, but Kousuke did not know it.
Of course, Biana and the others would not know either.
However, listening to Biana’s story, he understood that <Earth Jewel (Spirit)> was created in a similar process.
The difference may be that Earth Jewel was created with a bias towards only one attribute.
The Jewel that Biana gave him was a mixture of the power of all four attributes.
In the end, the only thing he understood from Biana’s conversation was that the <Earth Jewel (Spirit)> would take a long time to change.
