Chapter 228

I sparred with Demirea and met Alan and Plantz.

I brought a favor to Alan, and then we talked about Zeon, and I ended up asking for something that I thought Alan would have forgotten. I knew that finding Eline again was Alan’s new goal, but the father was so desperate that his son would not feel sorry for him, that he pretended like nothing had happened and came back after the conversation.

After that, it was finally confirmed that Plantz’s opinion of not being interested in the crown prince had not changed and would never change in the future.

“But I still haven’t decided. Should I get a big dog or a small dog? Should I get a black dog or a white dog?”

In the end, he was allowed to go to Camilon and raise the dog, and he was also the one who had to follow in Lemain’s footsteps and keep Kairis alive. From the person who had been indifferent from the beginning and who ended up going crazy while holding on to that position.

Funny.

“Did you stay up all night thinking about which dog to get?”

“No way. I’m not that weird of a person.”

“But why couldn’t you sleep? If you had called me, I would have warmed up some milk for you, but you didn’t.”

The words, half worried and half reproachful, were warmer than heated milk.

“Just. I had a lot to think about.”

eve.

I had a meal with Demirea, who came back after treatment. And Dmirea recommended four nobles who would be suitable for the position of new margrave to replace Gray Brisen.

‘thank you. I’ll talk to your majesty and decide on one of the four.’

After that, he talked about the knights he was secretly hiding in Siegfried’s mansion. They will enter the palace all at once on the day when the shackles on Planz’s heart are lifted. It was an important force that would keep in check the Balkan knights who might run amok and help the Balkan wizards, including Arsene, to protect the positions of Lemain and Plantz.

Therefore, I informed Demirea about part of the plan I was currently thinking about and shamelessly asked for her help once again.

‘Once the seal of the oath disappears, you can take care of matters within the palace on your own, so there will be no need for Siegfried to be involved in matters within the palace. But I might be away at that time, so if I’m not there, can I just ask you to convey what I just talked about to you?’

This was because it was impossible to tell Plantz now about the plan to oust Evan Briesen. Demirea also agreed to handing over the hidden knights to Plants when the time came. Additionally, passing on a single word would not be a problem for Siegfried’s beliefs. Therefore, Demirea nodded to owe Calian one more debt.

I’ve been thinking about this ever since I finished talking and sent Demirea back. I thought about it, forgetting about the darkness outside the window becoming brighter and the birds starting to cry again.

“Please rest just a little bit. You worked too hard yesterday.”

“It’s not too much to spar once. It’s okay to stay up all night.”

Since he had only seen Slayman, he would not know what the sword master’s physical strength was, but Jan, who told him to rest, looked at Calian’s face. It was obvious that he was worried about what was causing him so much trouble.

“It’s not a big problem, so you don’t have to worry that much.”

“You shouldn’t make me worry. Do you know that telling me not to worry is what worries me the most?”

Jan, who once again responded with a mixture of concern and reproach, let out a small sigh as he saw Calian just smiling without answering. After that, the maids who had finished arranging Kalian’s clothes and hair were sent out.

After everyone left and the door was closed, Jan opened his mouth in a quiet voice.

“Prince Randel’s servant has arrived.”

“You’re a little late.”

Finally, an answer came from Randel.

“The only information that was conveyed was Tuesday morning.”

A truly Randel-like simple answer came. Looking at this, it seems true that Randel is also a descendant of Sispanians.

“If you need more details, I’ll ask again.”

“I know what you mean. You don’t have to check again.”

Although the words were delivered without explanation, they were not difficult to understand. Because he said he would meet Gray Brisen before the ceremony to honor concubine Freya began.

“You picked a good date.”

Kalian also expressed his impressions without explanation.

Since many nobles will be in the palace, it would not be surprising if Gray Brisen was among them. So, it’s the perfect day to make it seem like you intended to meet naturally, avoiding the eyes of others.

There couldn’t be a better day to make Evan, who was trying to think a little smarter, misunderstand that Gray was trying to secretly meet Randel under the pretense of being natural.

Calian said, sending another silent compliment to Randel, who took the lead and conveyed the message as if he understood Calian’s intention, even though he did not provide any explanation.

“I think I should see your highness today.”

“Yes. I will send someone to Arpia Palace to check.”

“thank you.”

Calian responded by nodding and opened his mouth again.

“And of all the rumors circulating on Astrisha Street, please tell me everything related to me. Don’t just keep it simple like now.”

“I’m sure there are no rumors among the nobles that aren’t related to the prince. I’ll let you know as soon as I get the news.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Jan looked at Calian, who was thanking him again. Jan spoke to Kalian, who was asking why he was doing this.

“Stop saying things like that now.”

“What?”

“Thank you and I’m sorry.”

Calian laughed.

The king should not be grateful or sorry. It also meant taking everything for granted and being confident in everything. Just like Lemain did in the past.

So, Jan’s words were advice to try to gradually reduce the number of words of gratitude and apology from now on, as the path to continue Lemain’s position is becoming clearer.

“no.”

As if the light green guy was talking to me, I came up with this answer.

Jan smiled slightly.

This may be because, as a servant of the prince, I said what I had to say, and as a person of Kalyan, I received an answer that I liked.

“If I changed like that, no one would be able to handle it.”

“Yes. Take care of it then.”

Calian nodded and smiled.

After that, I started to seriously think again about what kind of dog I would raise.

* * *

Blacksmith Giggs laughed.

“No, Little Duke. If you’ve been in a fight all day, your sword will be this damaged?”

As befits his good-natured personality, he had become much more comfortable dealing with Demirea during that time.

“It happened because I had to get the third prince’s sword.”

“Oh my.”

Giggs let out an exclamation that contained many words and then smiled again and rolled up his arms. Then, after carefully examining where and how to fix it, he spoke.

“I will completely fix it and bring it to you by evening.”

“No. I will come back.”

One side of the mansion.

I really like the sound of metal hitting and the red flames. So, there was no need to bother to come and see this place one more time.

Besides, wasn’t Giggs so busy taking care of the swords of so many knights?

“You must be busy, but does the Little Duke come in person every time?”

“Anyway, I’m planning on putting everything off and resting for today, so it’s okay.”

As I said, I planned to spend my leisure time drinking tea and reading books. Yesterday, I had already had a peaceful time thanks to Hina, but after meeting Kalian, my mind became complicated again.

“Were you tired from sparring with the Third Prince yesterday?”

“Rather than being tired.”

– Because I might be away at that time.

“It’s because I have a lot to think about.”

Giggs, who had overheard something unknown to whom, interpreted Demirea’s words as he wanted and opened his mouth.

“It’s only natural that your thoughts will increase. I don’t know anything about swordsmanship, but I know that he is an amazing person. Isn’t it true that someone who lost all of his muscles due to poison has overcome it all and reached the level in just one year? I would like to spar with someone like that. If you do this, whoever it is will think more.”

Are you saying that the poison ruined all of his muscles?

“What does that mean?”

“Didn’t you know that, even though you were my fiancé? It was Silike’s poison. The prince first came to my shop not long before he vomited blood and collapsed, and at that time he was already in a state where he couldn’t even lift a sword. Even so, he was so meticulous in his eyes as he inspected the sword. I don’t know. Anyway, about a year after that big incident happened, he became a sword master and came to the store again. He told me that he had been unable to hold a sword due to the poison of Silike. He literally realized the principles of swordsmanship and overcame adversity. Didn’t you give it to me? I couldn’t even begin to imagine how much poison it must have been for a person who used so many swords to be so damaged that he couldn’t even lift a thin sword.”

Demirea was looking at Giggs’ face without answering. Giggs, who couldn’t even look at Demirea’s expression because he was reminiscing about memories other than those with the great Calian, continued.

“That must have been such a hard time for the prince. But now that he has settled down like that, and this time, concubine Freya has been promoted to queen, it is Serenti’s repayment for the hardships he has gone through. Isn’t it true?”

“… Maybe so.”

Of course I knew I had been poisoned.

Is there anyone in Kairis who doesn’t know that?

However, I feel something is not clear.

“Have you ever mentioned that somewhere else?”

“Oh my gosh, who would I dare to mention about what happened with the Third Prince in front of anyone? I’m saying this because the Little Duke is the prince’s fiancé.”

“I don’t want you to tell anyone else in the future. It involved a fight for royal position.”

“Of course I will. Don’t worry, Little Duke.”

You may or may not know that Demirea’s thoughts have increased. Giggs nodded with a cool smile.

* * *

Plantz frowned.

I felt a bit confused when I saw my younger brother barking strangely yesterday and barking needlessly today.

After blaming himself for a moment, Plantz opened his mouth and said, “I think it’s true that I was barking so much that all I did was bark.”

“busy.”

My brother had so many things to worry about that he seemed to have forgotten something trivial, but I answered that I was too busy to think about such things with him.

Kalian, who had eaten a large amount of food containing a lot of meat and even ate a piece of corn roasted with butter and golden brown, asked this question to Planz, who was halfway through eating a piece of fragrant bread and oatmeal soup with button mushrooms and putting down his spoon. Because.

What kind of dog should I raise if I go to Camilon?

With a serious face, as if that was the biggest worry of his life.

Planz, who was watching the table being cleared and two glasses of juice being placed, opened his mouth.

“I guess we can just let the crazy blue-haired wizard go. He’s good at barking too.”

“Ah. It’s an unexpected method.”

While he was busy, he ended up thinking about Kalian’s concerns. No matter what the content is, it is important to come up with a solution.

Planz looked at Calian, who looked like he was really going to do that and then burst into laughter, and took a sip of the dark purple grape juice. Then he leaned back in his chair and asked.

“What is it again?”

I haven’t looked at it yet, but I have already received the document containing Euria’s investigation results. Nevertheless, looking at him talking nonsense, I can see that he has other concerns.

“It’s annoying.”

“My brother is not good at hiding things.”

After saying that, Plantz nodded and spoke.

“I’m busy.”

Didn’t that mean I rested the entire day before? So, when Kalian was told to speak quickly and leave, he felt like he had no idea and opened his mouth.

“Are you sure you want to keep sharing the new tangerines? You might not be able to handle it.”

“I told you already.”

Calian laughed softly and took out a rolled up piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Plantz.

“I heard you are planning to keep sharing it. I would like to install a safety device for your heart. Actually, I don’t know if it will be a safety device or not, but if it works, it’s good, and if it doesn’t, it can’t be helped. You won’t lose anything.”

Plantz’s eyes narrowed as he untied the thin leather strap holding the paper and checked its contents. Calian continued without waiting for an answer.

“So, let’s do one more thing you already did anyway. With me.”

Calian, who said this, smiled brightly, and Plantz, who was hearing a proper person speak for the first time in a long time, curled the corners of his mouth.

“sun.”

Seal of oath.

Looking down at the paper for another contract.