Chapter 244

It wasn’t because of the darkness.

It wasn’t because it was difficult to see what was ahead that I was careful about my steps.

“……Kiri.”

“Yes, my prince.”

The wound was severe. It was serious.

I could see at a glance that a finely inserted blade had been twisted out. It was a wound inflicted with the hope of death.

The person who was standing with such wounds was laid down, raised up a little, and bandaged up with great force. Afterwards, while he was supported again and stood up on his back, Kalian did not say a single word that he was in pain. He didn’t even frown once.

I just couldn’t hear the small, shallow breathing sound for a moment.

So Kirie walked as if she had just learned how to walk. I walked as if a precious glass had been placed on the top of my foot for fear that a person who couldn’t say he was in pain would hold his breath again.

“Kiri.”

“Yes, my prince.”

After Calian went out of the palace, he found the poison bag in Plantz’s hand. The driver who saw it in front of him said what he had said, saying that he had not tried to poison Plantz. Kirie, who handed him over to the wizards at Wilhelm Pavilion and left the palace, told Calian what she had learned while walking to the end of the hallway on the floor where Evan’s body was.

It would hurt less if I thought about it that way.

So Calian continued to think in the meantime, and after saying something to Demirea again, he calmly laid down on Kyrie’s back.

“sorry.”

“yes.”

“Next time, I’ll get drunk and get on my back.”

Next time, I’ll get on your back while you’re drunk, not get hurt.

“all right.”

My back got wet and then dried in an instant.

I was so injured that I couldn’t even guess how much it would hurt, and I was worried that I would worry about the hem of my clothes soaking in blood. A person who cares about such things.

“…… hungry.”

He said he was hungry.

Kirie went down one flight of stairs and then stepped on the next, laughing softly while being careful not to shake her body. Because it was such a Kalyan-like thing to say, I was relieved to see that he seemed to be feeling a little better than before, and I laughed because it sounded like he was in pain.

“You will be going to the palace soon, so please be patient.”

“Yes…”

Calian answered quietly and buried his face in Kyrie’s back. Calian also laughed quietly as he felt like he was lying down in the most comfortable place in the world.

“Lots of bananas.”

“Yes. I will tell this to Confucius.”

“Meat too.”

“yes.”

“Why did they give me another poison bag?”

A heavy story suddenly followed the light, foolish words. I couldn’t continue talking for a long time, so I took a deep breath and brought up the story. Kirie answered without hesitation.

“Does that bother you?”

It really takes a lot of work.

I tried to save my damn young and weak brother, but he ended up pickled again.

“I should have hit you just once before killing you.”

“You couldn’t even hit me?”

“huh.”

They sent me off too kindly, giving me only poison and not teaching me swordsmanship.

If I told you that I hit you, it would be less bitter.

“But you’ll be better than before.”

“I guess so…”

Kyrie answered everything without stopping Calian from talking in a voice like dry sand before the wind. I did it because I thought it would be better than being sick.

“But I guess I don’t like it anymore.”

I hated it so much at first.

“It’s because I understand the prince.”

“me?”

“yes.”

“You’re so kind, Kirie.”

Calian, who praised a knight older than me like he was a child, let out a long, drowsy sigh.

Calian opened his mouth again, as if trying to catch up on sleep.

“Yes… if you want to learn new swordsmanship. There’s no chance you won’t be okay.”

“Are you planning on teaching me everything?”

“huh.”

I have to teach you everything.

I need to tell you right away so I don’t forget.

“There were two swords lying near the body of Marquis Briesen.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Did you know that in advance and train with me like that?”

Kirie asked, recalling Calian, who had suddenly been training with two swords in front of Kyrie a few months ago.

“No. It’s just…”

Calian laughed and answered with a sound like he was submerged in water.

“I’m afraid it might disappear again.”

Then he raised his left arm and tapped Kirie. As if I were thinking of an arm I once lost.

Kirie just nodded without answering.

I could see the end of the dark stairs.

* * *

Siegfried and Briesen.

The only duke and marquis family in Kairis. And the two great knight families.

Unlike the mansions of other nobles who were gathered together on Einansha Street near the palace, the mansions of these two families were located somewhat away from the palace and on opposite sides of each other with the palace in the middle.

Among these, Duke Siegfried was personally prepared by Hatsuara to ensure that Cythros, who was a Sispanian knight, would not have any inconvenience in training his knights in the capital. Therefore, it was built large enough to suit Hatsuara’s tastes.

It may be difficult to understand how the king helped the duke train private soldiers in the capital, but Hatsuara, who trusted Cytros, did so without any particular reason. In reality, Siegfried’s knights have never raised their swords against the royal palace, so it would be difficult to say that Hatsuara’s unreasonable trust was not very smart.

Briesen’s mansion, which was built much later, was built in the name of warding off Siegfried, but since a marquis could not have a mansion larger than that of a duke, it was about three paces smaller than Siegfried’s. So, in a word, Evan Briesen’s mansion is also big.

In any case, the reason there was no significant conflict even though the soldiers of the two families were in the capital was because Siegfried, a relatively larger group of knights, was an ‘elephant’. They are gentle herbivores that don’t need to be touched.

however.

– A confrontation between Siegfried and Briesen!

But now something unprecedented was about to happen.

The knights of the two families, who were on guard but had never faced each other directly, are now aiming their swords at each other.

However, the scene was truly strange.

Siegfried’s knights were blocking Lennon Briesen’s private soldiers with their backs to Evan Briesen’s mansion. Thanks to this, it looks like Siegfried is defending Evan Briesen’s mansion from Lennon Briesen, so is there any sight more strange than this?

If you know it, it would be even more strange that there was no living person inside the Marquis de Briesen residence that they were defending.

“I came to visit my father, but why are the elephants blocking the road?”

“Be polite to the duke, Viscount Briesen.”

“Isn’t it polite to check on Marquis Briesen’s safety first?”

In any case, at this time of night, Siegfried’s successor Demirea and Lennon, whom Evan Briesen had recently tried to present as a ‘public successor’, had just begun a power struggle.

When there was no reaction from the royal palace, which must have heard about this imminent situation, all nobles who had nothing to do with this matter closed their doors. And when the sun came up, he kept his wits about him to figure out where he had to stand in line.

“It is not considered polite to confirm the Marquis’ safety. And what you are saying makes it sound as if you are detaining Marquis Evan Briesen in Siegfried. Please be careful of your words and actions.”

“If this isn’t a trap, what is it?”

“There was no detention.”

Not detained.

Killed.

Lennon shouted again at Ronansite, Siegfried’s chief knight, who could not tell the truth right now.

“I will speak to the Little Duke myself, so call the Little Duke!”

“The Little Duke is being treated appropriately for the rank of earl. Please be polite, Viscount.”

So, it is true that Lennon came to Lennon’s father’s house, and a person from the next neighborhood came by and said, ‘If you greet us properly, we will let you in.’

Among these, Ronansite, who happened to play the role of a neighbor, laughed to himself for a moment.

‘I guess I’m not that different from the guys who block the road and demand tolls.’

Although he didn’t know this, Ronansite couldn’t help it. This was because the search for the vast mansion had not yet been completed and there was no other reason to waste time by keeping Lennon tied up.

“I will pay attention if you tell me why Siegfried’s knights are here.”

“I was taking a short break while heading out for training.”

“Why, in front of my father’s unlit house?”

“Yes. After taking a seat, I found myself in front of the Marquis’ residence with the lights off.”

Now the only ones with magic lanterns are Lennon’s private soldiers. The knights standing here or searching the mansion were all accustomed to seeing in the dark. Thanks to this, it was not revealed from the outside that Siegfried’s knights had already set foot in the dark marquis’ residence and were searching the inside.

“Do you think Siegfried will be safe if this becomes known?”

“It was the Viscount who came and disrespected the knights who were resting for a moment in front of the Marquis’s residence.”

The good news is that the opponent is Lennon.

There was a time when he was in charge of the Briesen Merchant Merchants, but unlike Melfir Fallun, the owner of the Falun Merchant Merchants, he was a bad-headed person who had a separate manager and only took advantage of it. With a guy like that in front of him, even though Siegfried was the one acting unreasonably, Ronansite had the advantage in the argument.

Anyway, when the argument went on for a long time.

– Suddenly.

There was the sound of heavy metal hitting each other.

The sound was quite loud and occurred periodically, so both Ronansite and Lennon closed their mouths and turned their heads towards it.

The knights lined up behind Ronancite made a path, moving step by step left and right in perfect order.

The sound of a heavy sword hitting something every time you take a step. It is a sound that one day Jan felt as if it was created by a heavy sense of responsibility.

– Jump and jump.

– Clap, clap, clap.

The steady, regular, and unhesitating sound of footsteps contained a sense of intimidation.

Demirea, with a silver sword tied to her waist and wearing pitch-black chain mail that went down to her thighs, walked without a moment of hesitation and stood with her back to Ronansite. I stood facing Lennon Brissen.

And said.

“The Marquis of Briesen is dead.”

Silence came.

* * *

I was worried about Kirie so I erased the blood.

This time, I used magic because I was worried about Raven.

I was already very surprised before, but this time, I thought that if I came back injured, I wouldn’t want to be alone, so I figured what to do with my remaining magical energy anyway and used magic again.

“The child is being moved to Siegfried Manor for now. The Duke said it would be best not to announce it to the outside world.”

At the words of Siegfried’s knight Yuran, Calian got off Kyrie’s back and leaned against Raven, slowly nodding.

I wanted to say thank you or tell him to go, but I really couldn’t find the words anymore, so I just said nothing.

“The Duke has your full attention, so no one will come here.”

A shallow hill behind Briesen Mansion.

It was Calian who put Raven down in a place where he could safely escape and where there would be no one. From the beginning, we were looking for a place where private soldiers would not come, so there was little chance of others coming here.

“But wouldn’t it be better for us to take you to the palace?”

“it’s okay.”

Calian answered briefly, and Kyrie opened her mouth to further explain.

“It wouldn’t be good if Siegfried’s knight was seen near the palace. And the palace would have probably sent someone by now. Until then, I can take care of him.”

Not Alan, not Balkan, not the article that is completely hard to believe in the current situation.

It was said that in this situation where Siegfried and Briesen were pointing their swords at each other, there would be someone to come pick up Calian, who would be most dangerous if he stayed outside the palace.

Yuran nodded as if he understood, bowed, and then went down the hill.

After a while, Kyrie turned towards Calian and stretched out her arms to help Raven climb onto his back. Then, his face suddenly hardened and he stood in front of Calian.

‘footfall.’

I started to hear footsteps in this place where I thought no one would come.

“Please wait a moment.”

Kirie’s hand slowly reached the handle of the sword. Calian was still leaning against Raven and closing his eyes. I was wondering if there was anything to worry about because Kirie was there.

As the sound of footsteps began to approach little by little, Kirie’s eyes turned sharp.

‘Fifteen people, one by one.’

There was no sound of horse hooves.

Instead, there were footsteps of fifteen people, believed to be the knight’s, and one more person.

A look of slight surprise flashed across Kirie’s face, who had been listening with a very nervous expression.

‘no way.’

Soon, Kyrie let go of the sword handle, turned his head towards Calian, and opened his mouth.

“Prince.”

“Are you from the palace?”

Calian smiled faintly.

This is why I thought that I could go back to the palace in peace, rest for a while, eat bananas, and eat meat.

“Yes. I think so.”

“I managed to find out you were here.”

“But…”

Kyrie trailed off, uncharacteristically.

– Jump and jump.

And the sound of footsteps got closer little by little.

Calian opened his closed eyes and turned his head in the direction of the sound. And he frowned.

“I…”

If I lie down and wake up, I’ll just sleep peacefully.

That guy. That stupid guy. That damn guy. That bastard. etc.

Calian, who had been holding many words in his mouth, opened his mouth with patience.

“Why did that person come here?”

Calian told Alan the names of some of the Balkan knights and told them to come get him. And they were standing right in front of Calian. It was good up to that point.

The problem was that when the knights confidently walked out of the palace, Pea, who had gone out without permission with a more confident appearance, thought out where his younger brother had hidden the horse, and came to visit with his clever mind, standing at the front.

A patient with a pale face who had just recovered from cardiac failure looked to one side as he looked at an intensive care patient with an expression on his pale face that said, ‘I’ve kept that bastard alive so far, so I’ll just kill him and live comfortably alone from now on.’ The corner of his mouth curled up.

“Because my brother didn’t come. I guess he’s dead.”

“Yes… I guess that will happen soon.”

Calian, who barely responded, slowly blinked his eyes.

I was looking at the whitish little snail that I had saved alive for the best, but then crawled out again.

“Damn pea… it’s green…”

After confirming that it was alive and well, I gave it a harsh curse.

– ……Full!

I finally lost my mind.