Chapter 41: An Expensive Shopping Trip Tauro and Mina arrived at their destination. Before them stood a large, long-established luxury shop in the royal capital’s magic-tool district. On their previous visit, the clerk’s attitude had annoyed them, so they had spitefully browsed everything they could and left without buying a thing. Today they carried themselves […]
Chapter 40: Beyond His Imagination Nearly a month of living and breathing Reversi had passed. That day, Prince Fleue and Prime Minister Barriera played a Reversi match at the royal palace. Before the watching high-ranking nobles and Tauro, Fleue achieved a remarkable victory, winning two of three closely fought games against the prime minister. Both
Chapter 39: Days Immersed in Reversi Tauro was originally supposed to teach the prince Reversi once a week, but the schedule was abruptly increased to three times a week. The prince had strongly insisted on it. On the remaining days, Tauro divided the high-ranking nobles and their children into several groups and taught each group
Chapter 38: First Contact with the Prince The morning had arrived for Tauro to begin instructing the prince. There was no carriage from the trading company outside the inn. In its place stood a magnificent white carriage from the royal palace, covered in vivid carvings. The door bore the royal family’s gryphon crest. Inn employees
Chapter 37: A Stroll Around the Royal Capital The day after his whirlwind encounter with the prime minister and the nobles, Tauro finally had a day off. Early that morning, a messenger from the prime minister had informed him that he was scheduled to meet the prince the following day. Tauro wanted to spend the
Chapter 36: The End of an Exhausting Day The prime minister continued his appraisal. “Hmm… Strange. I have appraised garbled skills before, but I can’t determine what skill this garbling conceals.” He furrowed his brow. “What does that mean?” Tauro asked for clarification. “It means that deciphering it would require an appraisal ability above my
Chapter 35: Tauro’s Status After Tauro’s matches with the prime minister, the watching nobles took their seats and began playing one another under the prime minister’s direction. Tauro made the rounds, offering each table a few token suggestions. Reversi was entertainment. As long as everyone enjoyed playing it, that should be enough. So Tauro thought,
Chapter 34: Needlessly Serious With nobles surrounding them, Tauro and his companions were led farther into the room by Prime Minister Duke Barriera. Ahead stood a table bearing one of the limited-edition Reversi boards Tauro had made. “Ladies and gentlemen, this boy is the foremost apprentice of Reversi’s inventor and our instructor today. Please welcome
Chapter 33: Surrounded by Nobles The day after meeting Garfish, a carriage carrying Tauro and his escort, Meena, passed through the commoners’ quarter, crossed the district of ordinary nobles, and entered the quarter of the highest nobility. “The scenery has changed so much that it’s frightening…” Tauro peered through the carriage window. Castle-like mansions stood
Chapter 32: The Trading Company Representative On the day they arrived in the capital, Tauro helped unload the Reversi merchandise, ate dinner at a place Paulo recommended, and then retired to an inn Paulo had reserved. This was Tauro Satou’s first stay at a proper inn, so the experience thrilled him. He was also surprised