The Extra Prince Sets Out To Conquer The World

“The Hanged Man” stood in front of Dorothy’s two familiars that emerged from the broken seal stone – a black-maned lion beastman and a steel golem with a heavy battleaxe on its shoulder.

The two familiars boasted enormous physiques, unlike the human-sized scarecrow.

“Grrrr!”

-Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

The lion beastman emitted a ferocious killing intent as if it had lost its reason and released mana, while the steel golem’s eyes flashed red and made warning sounds.

“Hermit! Hurry up!”

“Standby.”

At Rouerfel’s urgent cry, Osmond formed hand seals with quick yet relaxed movements, completing the magic.

“Krrroar!!”

-Beepbeep! Beepbeep!

The lion beastman and steel golem that had just broken free from the seal swung their claws and axe as if going berserk, having lost their reason.

Kwang-!

“The Hanged Man”‘s barrier was shattered by the steel golem’s axe.

“Well done, Fool!”

She praised Javan, who had restrained the lion beastman with thick mana threads, and created the barrier again.

“Uwaaa!”

Javan, who was actually praised, couldn’t overcome the lion beastman’s powerful strength and was dragged around, flying through the air.

While the two attracted the attention of the familiars that had lost their reason, Osmond completed the magic and swung his magic staff.

“Complete.”

Sparkling mana powder spread out from Osmond’s staff as if dominating the space.

The lion beastman and steel golem that were touched by the mana powder rampaged excitedly for a moment, then gradually slowed down.

Then they soon stood in place as if drooping.

“Success.”

Osmond made a V-sign with his right hand while making an “ahem” sound.

“As expected, Sandman’s sleep magic is on another level.”

The sleep fairy Sandman, a branch of fairies, had the characteristic of putting those nearby to sleep just by being present.

So when meeting those with low mana resistance or those without high resistance to sleep status, they usually sealed this characteristic with clothes and masks made of special fabric.

Sandman’s voice induced a sleep state, so communication was done with extremely short words, and magic also tended to be replaced with hand seals rather than incantations.

“Lovers, it’s your turn.”

“Yes, yes, I’m all prepared.”

At “The Hanged Man”‘s urging, Rouerfel threw needle-like curse objects at the two familiars.

“Bind them!”

At Rouerfel’s command, the flying curse objects trembled and pierced into various parts of the lion beastman and steel golem.

In the case of the steel golem, the needles mainly went into the moving parts and gaps.

From the needles deeply embedded in their bodies, blackish curse energy seeped out and eroded the familiars’ flesh.

“With this, all preparations are complete. If Hermit’s magic had been a little later, we would have been annihilated.”

It was possible because the contract connection with Dorothy had become faint due to the long seal, their bodies were stiff, and they had lost their reason from the banshee’s crying.

If their bodies had fully loosened a little later, all four of them would have died.

“Smooth sailing.”

Osmond gave a thumbs up. At the sleep fairy’s words, she chuckled.

“Yes, it’s fortunate that everything went well. Fool, it’s your turn.”

Javan, who nodded, looked at his daughter with sad eyes.

“Cry, Lila.”

At Javan’s words, the banshee cried in a sorrowful voice, and the two familiars opened their eyes.

“The Hanged Man” sighed in relief as she confirmed the two familiars standing still.

“First, let’s find out the cause of those unknown explosions and subdue the scarecrow. We need the scarecrow to properly break the witch’s seal.”

If their purpose was simply to dominate the familiars, there were many other methods.

Arcana and dozens of “The Hanged Man” wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of replicating the witch Dorothy’s mana wavelength and finding a soul with high compatibility to turn into a banshee.

“Finally…! I can take revenge on that damn bastard! I can humiliate him!”

On her greatly distorted face was a mixture of joy, anger, humiliation, excitement, and an irreparable sense of loss.

I looked at what was happening in the center of the forest with the eyes of Eunha.

I had guessed, but seeing the lion and tin can that had become docile under the sleep spell, it seemed Arcana’s target was indeed the witch.

To be precise, they probably tried to make prior preparations to subjugate the witch, but they had to take a risk because of the mess I made.

Otherwise, no matter how high-ranking they were, there was no way they would have sent only four people. They would have sent Numbers executives specialized in combat to prepare for contingencies.

That’s how it was in the novel.

The middle-aged man with a greasy impression was Javan, the guy wrapped tightly and even wearing a mask was the Sandman Osmond, and… Rouerfel?

The curse technique using needles was Malecob Jeffries’ secret, and there was no one else but that young man who used it.

Originally, Malecob should have come, but because he died in the Bastille Mountains, unlike his original fate, it seemed Rouerfel came instead.

And the remaining one must be “The Hanged Man”?

There was no way “The Hanged Man” would be absent from a mission related to Dorothy, so it must be one of the soul fragments of “The Hanged Man”.

Except for Osmond, none of them were combat specialists, but they were the necessary people to break the witch’s seal and dominate her.

“They are formidable monsters.”

Jade also had a serious expression, as if he had confirmed what happened in the center of the forest with magic.

“If it were their prime, yes, but now they should be somewhat manageable opponents.”

“Should we launch a surprise attack right away? If we do it now, I think we can strike them with full force before they prepare.”

I shook my head at Jade’s suggestion.

“No, if we wait a bit, it will be more interesting.”

If Osmond had suppressed Dorothy’s familiars with sleep magic, Rouerfel had suppressed their reason by placing curses on the subdued familiars’ bodies and embedding “receivers” to transmit the banshee’s mana-infused sound waves.

The banshee’s crying, which had been created by studying Dorothy’s mana wavelength, caused the familiars who had lost their reason to mistake the banshee for Dorothy.

In other words, Lila could control the two familiars.

I stroked Navi’s back and infused mana.

“I’m counting on you.”

-Meow!

Navi interfered with the banshee’s crying “sound”. At that moment, the familiars began to rampage.

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“The Hanged Man” thought.

The great witch Dorothy would become a puppet and serve her and Arcana for the rest of her life.

The moment she and the fragmented soul pieces of “The Hanged Man” had longed for was right before them.

The moment she was certain of that, the banshee’s crying began to sound slightly strange, and the two familiars started to go berserk.

“Krrroaaar!!”

-Beep beep beep! Combat command, searching for target.

“The Hanged Man” was sent flying by the lion beastman’s swinging fist and crashed into a tree.

And something kept firing from the steel golem’s shoulder.

“Hermit! Put them to sleep again! Fool! Stop the banshee’s crying!”

At her scream as she coughed up blood while clutching her broken arm, Osmond and Javan moved swiftly.

Meanwhile, dozens of steel lumps shot high into the sky squirmed and transformed into small steel golems, pouring down on where the management unit was.

I clicked my tongue lightly.

“Tsk, this is tricky.”

Perhaps because I didn’t know the exact mana pattern, it was impossible to control Dorothy’s familiars as I wished.

Still, I succeeded in making them rampage temporarily.

The steel golem’s fragmented bodies began a high-altitude dive onto the management unit, and the battle began.

Once they went berserk, I knew they would attack the bait first.

We hid in a mana void zone by detonating black opals, but naturally, the management unit had no idea there was a steel golem.

One of the purposes of luring “The Magician’s” magicians to the center of the forest had been achieved.

If the scarecrow had dullahans, the steel golem had fragmented golems.

Unlike dullahans that could be created infinitely with resources, fragmented golems did not continue to multiply, but each one was more powerful than a decent dullahan.

“Those golems are consumables at this point.”

Abassael, who had been observing the management unit’s side, analyzed the fragmented golems and immediately grasped their essence.

“That’s right. If the witch were here, it might be different, but now their mana will be depleted before long.”

Of course, even so, they would still be powerful enough to overwhelm the tired and injured magicians.

In a short time, relatively low-ranking magicians and those unfamiliar with combat rolled on the ground, covered in blood.

The management unit, accustomed to combat, stuck together well and efficiently depleted the fragmented golems’ mana.

“Good, with this, we won’t have to worry about sneak attacks from behind or hit-and-run tactics.”

The lion beastman didn’t have the ability to create subordinates in the first place, and now the scarecrow’s dullahans and the steel golem’s fragmented golems were gone too.

If we had to fight now, we would only have to deal with the three familiars.

“Yuan, the witch’s familiars have become quiet again.”

At Jade’s words as he was watching the seal, I also turned my gaze.

They calmed them down so well in such a short time.

Even though her soul was fragmented, was it because she was an archmage who had threatened the position of the Eight Sages of the Magic Way in the past?

“The Hanged Man” quickly grasped the problem and neutralized my interference.

Well, after years of trying to dominate the witch, I didn’t expect things to go awry just by interfering with the sound waves a little.

“What should we do?”

At Jade’s question, I pondered for a moment and gave instructions.

“For now, have Silua and Abassael stand by to use the things they prepared at any time, and Gilbert and Yard, please escort the two of them.”

“Yes, understood!”

“…Understood.”

Unlike Gilbert who answered vigorously, Yard seemed impatient as if he wanted to run to the center of the forest where the seal was right now.

However, contrary to his emotions, he was wise enough to suppress his feelings and endure.

“Precia and Jade, as I said, be ready to go as soon as I give the signal, and Sophia, assist the two of them.”

At my words, Sophia nodded and asked.

“What will you be doing?”

“Me? I have to do something very interesting.”

Of course, it would be fun only for me and not for Arcana.

By the way, it’s about time for it to arrive, but it’s late. Just as I thought that, the scarecrow, who had half lost its reason due to the banshee’s crying, came running towards the center of the forest.

“It finally arrived.”

It went ahead of me, but only arrived now. I wondered if it had been playing around somewhere, so I looked closely and saw that its clothes and face were blackened with soot.

Judging from its appearance, it seemed to have been caught up in the explosion when I blew up the forest and was delayed.

This was unexpected.

Due to the forest’s mana, even I couldn’t see everywhere.

“Yuan.”

When Jade looked at me, I nodded.

“Still, it’s within the margin of error.”

It’s a relief, it would have been ambiguous if it were any later.

The moment the scarecrow reached the center of the forest and swung its giant scythe.

Precia and Jade, wearing masks, also jumped into the center of the forest where the witch was sealed.

The preparations were complete. Now it was time to see Dorothy’s face.