Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

"Then why?"

"But this spell path was written by a child who won’t be 17 for another fifteen days, Flandre. Do you really believe that a 17-year-old child could have written this?"

The Duke of Lion Heart looked at the lovely woman with slightly parted red lips before him, Flandre, and once again began to question the judgment of this generation of nobles in the Duchy.

Why was it? Why couldn’t there be someone who would run off with his daughter?

Clearly, the Duke of Lion Heart’s reputation as "one who can silence a child’s night cries" wasn’t deeply understood yet.

The nobles of Flandre’s generation weren’t uninterested; they were clearly more afraid of having their heads smashed by the Duke of Lion Heart after making a move. When it came to it, life was indeed more important than desire!

As he was lost in thought, he suddenly heard Flandre’s stifled laughter.

The Duke of Lion Heart: ...

With a light chuckle, Flandre said, "Father, had you not shown me this thing, I’m afraid the joke would have gone too far."

"Hmm, what’s the problem with that?"

Flandre, trembling with laughter beneath her snow-white delicate features, covered by a black lace surging like waves, finally calmed down and said:

"Father, although the data given in this report is very professional, many of the theories come from basic Mage teachings.

Of course, I can’t blame you for not realizing it, as even the foundational knowledge used to construct the foundation for Mages, if researched like Baron Helois did, is extremely rare.

It can even be said that to have such knowledge at this age is to be a real genius.

What a wonderful idea, to use this simple Mage knowledge to create a magnificent and direct ladder to the high floors.

While this ladder still has many areas that need to be strengthened, without a doubt, this kind of Magic Model analysis is not an approach that a High-level Mage would use.

Father, I suggest you pay more attention to this content, and also prioritize our connection with Baron Helois."

Flandre made it clear, perspectives differ with each era, and if that weren’t the case, works like "Farewell My Concubine" wouldn’t be suspected by many of being shot by stand-ins or being products of credential polishing.

It’s truly the case that what you exhibit depends on the knowledge you have and the age you are in. The outcomes can often be fundamentally different at their roots.

The Duke of Lion Heart nodded. If that was the case, his last reservations vanished.

He always dared to admit his own mistakes; previously he had just been making a show of it because he thought it impossible for the work to have been written by a youngster.

Having seen much of human nature, he even suspected that this was a ploy by Luxius, or perhaps someone hiding even deeper, to put forth a pawn in their game.

But the Duke of Lion Heart liked when others tried to scheme against him, only to find their so-called plans were nothing but castles in the air, utterly useless. Wasn’t that kind of psychological defeat of enemies another aspect of his "Lion Heart" identity?

He had originally planned to reveal the problems in the middle of this project with a thunderous approach, exert slight pressure on Luxius, then transfer the initiative of the project to the control of the Duchy.

That way, under the supervision of the Duchy, no matter what undisclosed plans lay behind, as long as the project stayed in his hands, there would not be any mistakes.

He had enough confidence in himself. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

But now it seemed there was no conspiracy; instead, he had almost missed a true genius.

Fortunately, these events had not yet begun. Even to lull Luxius into complacency, he had even displayed a very keen interest in the project.

Now it would be easy to go with the flow and implement the project, avoiding any awkwardness or conflict between them.

No, I never really doubted Luxius or Kael, that good child. Haven’t you seen how I’ve been fully supporting his Magic research project?

The Duke of Lion Heart blankly erased his previous inner thoughts.

If something hadn’t happened, it meant there truly was no mistake. I am the Duke of Lion Heart, after all! How could I possibly be wrong?

Seeing that her father had understood the situation and his stern face had softened, Flandre’s mood also improved.

But in the next moment, the Duke of Lion Heart spoke again:

"My daughter, now that we’ve found such a genius, what do you think I should do with him?"

He looked at his daughter with a contemplative gaze. Flandre furrowed her brows slightly, pondered for a moment, her lips parting gently, and said: "..."

...

Time returns to the present.

Luxius was still busy in the office of the Mage Academy, looking over the numerous Magic research reports submitted recently by the teachers below.

He couldn’t help but think of the meeting with the Duke of Lion Heart that evening.

The exchange with the Duke of Lion Heart had gone rather smoothly in the past few days, and now Kael had caught the eye of the bigwigs in the Duchy.

He had great confidence in that kid, and when the Duke of Lion Heart met Kael tomorrow, with the boy’s wit, he would surely leave that golden-haired old man speechless and finally admit that Luxius had an eye for talent!

But thinking about it now, something felt off about the conversation with that old fox, the Duke of Lion Heart, tonight.