Chapter 104

I guess Lemain’s cause of death in this life was heart failure.

Even if there is Sispanian’s blessing, I think there will be at least one problem in Lemain’s heart at this point. So Alan took a piece of strawberry pie and ate it with an expression that he had found something very interesting to see.

LeMaine saw this and made a dissatisfied noise.

“Is there anything to eat in your mouth right now?”

“I’m coming in.”

Alan nodded and answered as if there was nothing to worry about.

The reason why sugar-filled snacks were always prepared in the office of LeMaine, who hated sweets, was because of a wizard who came by every now and then and only ate sweet things. So wouldn’t it be the wizard’s duty to eagerly eat it every time it comes?

Anyway, unlike Alan’s carefree mind, Lemain was not in a good mood today either. Seeing that, Alan clicked his tongue and opened his mouth.

“This makes me wonder if I’m the star of the birthday celebration. Why is my face so tired again?”

“I heard two of the three went out again. Do you feel at ease?”

It was because of the news that Raoul had delivered a while ago.

Planz and Calian rode out on horseback alone, without any attendants.

Alan, who was looking at the remaining piece of pie with admiring eyes as if it was delicious, opened his mouth in a voice as if asking where I bought this pie.

“The Marquis of Briesen is not that short-thinking, so the princes won’t end up losing something one by one. Don’t worry.”

“I can’t believe it’s missing one part. I really don’t know what to do with that mouth.”

“You can just leave it alone. Leave your two sons alone too.”

Now Alan was wrong about what LeMaine was worried about. That’s why Lemain frowned and said.

“No. That’s not what I’m worried about.”

The second one was very good at wielding a sword.

Thirdly, it would probably be okay to throw it in the great desert.

So what Lemain was worried about was not the safety of his two sons.

“It’s the Marquis of Briesen who is worried.”

Even putting aside the second child who has a fierce personality, the third child is a bit different.

In particular, the third one with Briesen in front of him was a bit like that.

“How can you not be worried when Calian, who used to destroy everything just by meeting Briesen, went to see Evan in person?”

“We both know better that it’s not time to fight yet, so stop making excuses and come sit here.”

As if he finally understood, Alan smiled softly and pointed to the chessboard in front of him. Since Lemain seemed to be very worried about Randel, Allen decided to give it a try.

Meanwhile, Raoul, the chamberlain, brought news of the princes.

And as soon as Lemain heard those words, he walked to the window and began to sigh.

If there were two more moves, Allen would win.

It is unlikely that Lemain did not come to Allen for that reason. Anyway, isn’t Lemain that kind of person? Even though he said he was making excuses, Alan believed that.

“Prince Randel will arrive soon…”

– Knock.

Along with the sound of a knock on the door that cut off Alan’s words, Raoul’s voice was heard announcing that Randel had arrived just in time.

At those words, Lemain told Randel to come in right away, as if he had been waiting for him. Then he looked at Alan and opened his mouth.

“It’s a shame that our first prince has arrived, but we’ll have to leave him again next time.”

It must have been Allen’s mistake to hear a hint of laughter in Lemain’s voice when he said that.

No matter what, it’s not Lemain.

* * *

– polygonal polygonal.

A silver-white horse that boasted an elegant appearance and a black horse that clearly thought that Calian was the only person in the world higher than me entered the mansion of Marquis Evan Briesen.

And before long, Evan and Calian met again.

Of course, Evan also heard what the two princes did yesterday. The alliance between the two was something Plants did not inform Evan about in advance. Because of this, I was perplexed, but Calian came to visit Evan without any warning.

Shouldn’t you have told me in advance? Nice to meet you, etc. We were already in a relationship where there was no need to say hello. Therefore, Evan was the first to ask:

“What brings the Third Prince here?”

Evan’s attitude was quite different from when he met Calian in the palace before joining hands with Planz.

It was because of Calian’s unfavorable attitude towards Evan at that time and the resentment over Calian’s destruction of Evan’s gambling house.

Even though the path was meant to attract Randel’s attention, it was not a walk without purpose. Therefore, Kalian immediately opened his mouth and announced the reason for his visit.

“I heard you just came back without going to dinner yesterday, is that correct?”

“Is this something you should have gotten permission from the Third Prince?”

Evan asked with a blatant look on his face as if he didn’t care whether I came back or not.

Calian smiled slightly and turned his head to look at Plants.

The thoughtful Planz knew very well what role he had to play in this position. So, like a sack of barley, I was just staring out the window without saying a word.

Calian answered, looking at Evan again.

“I heard that he left the palace as soon as the central noble meeting ended yesterday.”

Neither Slayman nor Evan attended yesterday’s dinner, so didn’t Lemain sit alone for a while?

“That’s right. However, the matter has already been reported to the royal palace, so I have nothing more to say to the third prince about it.”

“Isn’t it strange?”

“What are you saying is strange?”

“You must have had a lot of questions about what happened yesterday, so you went back in such a hurry.”

Evan looked at Calian without answering, and Calian continued.

“Yesterday, I left in the middle of a meeting with the central nobles. Other nobles may not know, but wouldn’t it be right for the Marquis to want to know the reason? He is in a position to watch every move of me and brother Randel. “I am of the opinion that there is no need for someone who has taken the path of the sword to be in pain.”

“Are you just curious about that and why did you come all the way to the palace to ask?”

“If it were just that, it wouldn’t have come out like this.”

Evan nodded as if to continue talking, and Calian continued speaking.

“Even though I announced my alliance with Brother Planz at dinner yesterday, he is still stuck in the house. I can’t help but wonder.”

Arsene said that no one in particular came and went to Evan’s house.

Evan was a man who knew well the importance of news.

When the gambling incident happened, wasn’t it immediately reported to Evan? So, it wouldn’t have been enough to keep busy all night trying to check the situation, but Evan was extremely quiet.

Calian’s red eyes were filled with a sharp light.

“Brother Randel has called Margrave Gray Briesen to the capital at the right time, so why is he staying in the house like a person who finds it difficult to leave the house? Why is that in my eyes… It seems difficult to leave the house for a long time? “I came back because I had some work to do, and it looks like I hid something big enough that it would be difficult to wonder what I was thinking.”

“that.”

“That’s why I came. I didn’t have to do this.”

Evan kept his mouth shut.

Kalian put down the tea he had taken a sip of and continued speaking.

“Send Gray Brisen back. Don’t hide it.”

“You’re just saying things you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Evan showed no change in expression. It was as if this was the first time he had heard this story.

Therefore, Calian was confident that his thoughts were correct.

“Brother Randel has called and persuaded the person to come and put him next to him, but it will not be of any help to the Marquis.”

Evan closed his mouth without saying another word.

That seemed like a positive thing to Kalian.

Calian did not feel Gray’s aura the entire time he entered this house. It was said that the power supply had not been restored. Of course, Evan, who didn’t know that fact, would have thought that Gray’s power had become stronger.

So, I couldn’t leave the house for more than half a day. I’m afraid Gray might have a different mind. Isn’t Brisen a family that has always been like that?

After giving Evan some time to think, Calian continued speaking while gazing into Evan’s eyes with a meaningful expression.

“Besides… even if my broken back healed, my skills wouldn’t be as good as before. I don’t know if I even had the skills to show up.”

Evan’s eyebrows rose when he heard those words.

Plantz, who had been keeping his gaze outside the window while listening to Calian, also turned his head.

It wasn’t because Calian had a bad tone.

Evan spoke in a low tone.

“They didn’t tell us that his back was broken. The Margrave’s condition was only reported as ‘an injury so serious that he couldn’t recover,’ and he never told us exactly where and how he was injured. How do you know that?”

“I have no choice but to know.”

– Sweet.

Calian nodded, saying it was no big deal, took another sip of tea, and put it down. And then he opened his mouth in a calm voice.

“Because I did it.”

Evan forgot what he was going to say for a moment when he heard those words spoken so calmly. Then, Plantz raised one corner of his mouth and turned his head back out the window.

The reason Kalian announced this was simple. This was to tie up Evan, who was unaware of Calian’s level of power, so that he could not move hastily. When Randel and Calian are competing with each other, if you step in Randel’s direction, you will be in trouble.

Of course, I knew Evan wouldn’t be upset about that. To the current Evan, before Gray was a child, he was nothing more or less than a baby griffin eagerly seeking his place.

Evan looked like he was trying to decide what to say.

There was no need to wait to hear that, so Calian spoke with a reprimanding expression.

“Why would you trust Brother Randel and keep him by your side when you don’t even know what he was aiming for?”

Calian, who had said all he wanted to say, stood up as if he had finished speaking. Then he looked down at Evan, who was still sitting, and said his last words.

“Don’t leave it empty, send it right away.”

* * *

Calian, who came out of Evan’s house, sat down on Raven, lowered his eyes, and didn’t say a single word.

Raven was able to get to the palace on her own, and Plantz didn’t feel the need to talk to Calian first, who was lost in thought. Therefore, Kalian was able to return to the entrance of the palace in that condition.

Calian, who stopped Raven at the entrance, finally looked at Planz and spoke.

“I’m going to go meet Siren Sir. Brother, please go in first.”

The magic academy now had to go back a bit the way it came. So, if we had split up at Evan’s mansion, we would have been able to get there a little faster.

Nevertheless, going back and forth in front of the palace meant that Calian was protecting Plants in his own way.

I don’t know why, but Planz just nodded without answering and entered the palace. Behind Plants, the sound of Raven moving away was heard.

And after a while, Plantz stopped talking and reflected on Calian’s story from before.

‘Because I did it.’

“under.”

Soon a sound like a short laugh came out of Plantz’s mouth.

In any case, it was none of Plantz’s business who broke Gray’s back, whose face he did not know.

The reason I laughed was because I couldn’t figure out where the reckless confidence and spiky hair that made him say such things in front of Evan without hesitation came from.

“You have such an amazing brother.”

Plantz, who muttered this and walked forward again, soon stopped talking again. This is because someone greeted him in front of him.

“See you again, Prince Planz.”

We meet each other once a day in this spacious palace.

Is there such a thing as coincidence?

One corner of Planz’s mouth twitched at the sight of the crown prince of the next country smiling just like his amazing brother.

* * *

Calian, who had never dreamed that his past brother and his present brother would meet again, briefly met Euria and spoke to him before returning to the palace.

Since I had time until night, I was thinking of going to the training center.

I haven’t been able to properly train in magic or swordsmanship for the past few days, and if I’m alone in a quiet room, I’m bound to fall into memories I shouldn’t remember.

Calian arrived in front of Chermil Palace with such a plan and got off the Raven. He then handed Raven’s reins to Chermil’s servant and turned around.

At the same time, a long smile appeared on Calian’s face.

This is because I saw deep blue eyes staring at Calian while standing on the side of the artificial lake.

I was already planning on going to Randel, but it seemed like Calian was waiting for Randel instead. Thanks to this, the effort of climbing the wall to the 5th floor has been reduced.

“You were anxious.”

Calian muttered quietly and walked in front of Randel at a leisurely pace and bowed.

Randel just nodded and walked ahead. Although he didn’t say anything else, it was clear that he meant to go for a walk again, so Calian followed behind without hesitation.

After passing near the Sispanian statue in the middle of the lake and passing all the lakeside trails, I reached the rose garden. Only then did Randel open his mouth.

“Let’s walk together for a while.”

Calian’s steps stopped.

Calian was already walking with Randel.

“Such comments usually come out when there is a back and forth.”

“Is it necessary to go back and forth just because we want to walk together?”

“It doesn’t really mean that we should walk together, does it? It means that we should hold hands.”

“I understand you well.”

Calian said, looking at Randel with a smile that even Randel could not guess.

“If you want to hold hands, there must be something to give and receive. Shouldn’t there be a visible power, not just a Tensil background, like my Vulcan or Brother Planz’s Brisen?”

“You’re not wrong.”

“It seems like you said that you have something to give in exchange for what is mine. Could it be that I am wrong?”

“That is not wrong either.”

“Do you have a priest in mind?”

“okay.”

There was no need for Calian to speak first.

Randel had just revealed the identities of the priests through his own words.

“The thirty priests who visited Kairis. Since they couldn’t have been real priests, I thought they might have been Sejak or assassins, but I guess they weren’t that powerful. This means that they are powerful enough to make trade with Balkan possible.”

Something I had to force myself to come up with.

Although there are only 30 people, they are a group that can provide strength to Randel. Not only can they be scattered throughout Kairis and act as healers, but if they gather together, they will become Randel’s sword.

“…Like a Holy Knight, for example.”

Tensil’s sacred knight.

Randel stopped and looked at Calian.

Randel said to his younger brother, who had grown up quickly and was almost at eye level.

“I think you’ve grown too much.”

“Don’t keep talking like that. It sounds like you’ve been taking care of me all along.”

Calian quietly stretched out his hand.

He then pointed to the Rubia Pavilion where the 30 priests would be staying, where the envoys would be staying.

“Don’t be greedy to get me, and put away your sword over there right now.”

As long as I knew that he was the one secretly bringing my sword into the palace, I had no intention of holding hands, even in my dreams.

“Before I kill them all.”

Calian’s murderous eyes stared into Randel’s eyes filled with an abyss.