Chapter 355

understands.

I can’t even say I don’t understand.

That’s all Calian said in the end. With the face of a child who was trapped by the sins piled up by countless people and eventually collapsed.

From the perspective of the person who took the place of the child who left, from the perspective of the person who is a complete stranger, but is also the only party involved. From that perspective, I answered like that while facing a brother who was just as resentful as Randel or Lemain. I don’t understand, but I can’t help but understand.

And asked.

“What are you trying to apologize for, Brother Randel?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Why wasn’t the child who couldn’t even tell his father of his death, so he continued to receive Laprania instead of Annerusia?

“Why brother?”

Why Planz?

Now what to do with Randel?

What are you trying to apologize for? Why does Plantz, and not Kalian, say he would like to receive an apology from Randel? asked for it

“Is an answer really necessary?”

“Maybe you don’t want to answer?”

“Because I can’t do it.”

“All right.”

Calian, who was trying to sort out his unresolved questions, nodded.

“You should spend the afternoon training with Kirie. I won’t be able to see you today for fear of dying from your sword. I have a lot on my mind.”

“… Just teach me everything.”

This time, Planz blocked Calian’s steps as he turned his foot to leave the training ground.

“You really can’t protect yourself. My brother.”

“Have I ever taught you something I cannot protect?”

“Even when fighting, don’t you always think ahead. I told you not to do that.”

“My thoughts increase because of you.”

“He told me to ask if I’m curious. But he couldn’t even do that.”

“I asked you a question. Isn’t it you who said you couldn’t answer?”

“If you’re really curious, shouldn’t you just ask again?”

“I don’t like it either.”

“why.”

“I’m afraid a question I don’t want to ask will come up.”

Calian responded like this and closed his cold eyes.

Plantz closed his eyes for a moment, not even wondering what the question was and he didn’t want to even think about cutting off a lot of horses’ tails today. And without saying a word, he moved one step to the side and got out of the way in front of Calian. After that, he walked slowly. Without saying that I would go first, I just pursed my already closed lips and walked away.

It wasn’t much different because it was Calian. He did not give another greeting to Plantz, who was passing him by. He didn’t even turn his gaze from where Plantz was standing just a moment ago. no. I couldn’t do it.

– The reason I desperately want to apologize is because I think I lost my younger brother forever because of Randel.

I’m afraid I’ll be asked that question.

I was wondering if you would ask such a question.

Plantz, who was asking for an answer he couldn’t give, kept playing with his feet, leaving Calian behind with a question he couldn’t answer. With an expressionless face, I entered the bathroom on the 4th floor of Chermil Palace and washed for a while. After that, he refused the salad and milk that Relic had prepared for him and got ready to leave again.

“It seemed rainy and a little chilly, so I prepared with a slightly thicker jacket than yesterday.”

I nod half-heartedly at Relic’s words.

He buttoned his dark gray shirt all the way to his neck and wore black pants and a vest. Reric held something out in front of Plantz, who was tightening his black tie embroidered with silver thread. The story went on that the new accessories that Relic had put together had arrived yesterday.

I looked down at the jewelry while listening to Reric’s words.

“The clothes are dark today, so I think brightly colored accessories will look best.”

Light purple.

Cuffs and shirt decoration made of light purple diamonds. That caught my eye. I just continued to look at it in silence.

Maybe you don’t like it, maybe you should bring something else, or maybe you just want to go without any accessories today. When Relic opened his mouth to say those words.

– Swish!

Plantz grabbed the dark gray jacket that another servant next to Reric was holding and put it on with his own hand. A startled Reric passed the trinket box to another servant and then approached Plantz.

“Sir, I will do it for you.”

“Brother.”

“yes?”

Reric, who had responded to the sudden question without realizing it, hurriedly figured out the meaning of Planz’s words and answered again.

“I’m sorry. What do you mean, what is Prince Randel doing now?”

“No. Are you there?”

“Ah, yes. He’s on the 5th floor again today. I heard that Prince Calian gave him a huge pair of garden shears as a gift, but he hasn’t used them even once and doesn’t go outside. He’s very worried. I wonder if he’s hurting somewhere. ”

It can’t hurt.

Plantz, who had dismissed the unnecessary worries that Randel’s servant was making, opened his mouth again.

“The door is.”

“… Ah, yes. It’s just like I said not to let anyone in.”

Plantz nodded.

Then, he looked at the Sinastar that was standing next to him, then turned his gaze back to the accessories that Relic had put away a little while ago and said.

“there is.”

“Are you telling me to stay here? Are you going somewhere alone?”

The pure white face moved up and down once again.

Since getting to the 5th floor is still a long way off, maybe you want to take a walk to relieve your frustration. Are you planning to go to the Wilhelm Pavilion alone? Perhaps you are hungry.

When Reric, who had no idea what the person I was serving was thinking, was thinking of various destinations.

– Jeopuk.

Plantz, who had finished buttoning the last button of his jacket, moved quickly. Not through the door, but through the terrace.

“Sir. If you want to get some fresh air, I’ll take the car…”

If Calian had acted like this and the person who witnessed it had been Jan, he would have blocked the terrace, but unfortunately, Reric wasn’t that kind of cat yet.

– Jump and jump.

So, on a slightly chilly morning after the rain, people trying to get some fresh air on the terrace are naively wondering what kind of car would be good for their empty stomachs.

– Taaat!

Plantz leaned on the terrace’s ornate railing and lightly jumped on it. Before he knew it, the Sinastar, which had been well placed, was in his hand.

“Sir! The door to the third floor is not locked, so you can just go down the stairs…”

There’s no way he would go to the third floor with a knife and start a fight, so I don’t know what he’s planning to do, but first of all, it’s best to stop him from going down through the terrace again. I said it would get better. Reric, who did not understand even half of the current situation, hurriedly stopped Plants.

Naturally, Plantz did not answer.

I left the other servants and maids, including Relic, alone, wondering if going up the stairs to go down one floor would be such a hassle.

“…… Lowering?”

Whiz to the 5th floor.

It went up.

* * *

Responsibility.

Since ancient times, people must be able to take responsibility for what they have done. Like Kalian, who ran straight to Chermil to fix the peas I had been growing so hard that broke someone else’s room window.

“That’s what you say.”

No. Chermil Palace’s security magic worked. The person who heard that it almost worked let out a low sigh. Who, other than Kalyan, must take ultimate responsibility for all of this.

“So the crown prince entered the first prince’s room?”

He was the real protector of the peas I bought today.

“To put it nicely, it’s an entry, but to put it bluntly, it’s an intrusion.”

“…Thank you for the correction.”

My third son returned from his trip and was doing well without any accidents. On the first day back in Kairis, I took my brother out to meet his fiancé and entered the palace only after midnight with Lemaine’s permission, and showing Gray’s waist neatly folded at the noble meeting I attended for the first time after returning was a way of greeting royalty. Wasn’t this kind education that personally taught us about this? That kind of thing no longer falls within the scope of ‘accident’ in Lemain’s dictionary.

anyway.

So now my third child is all grown up. I didn’t do anything, but he has grown up on his own. If I show off and show off, Alan will scold me again, so I should just be quiet, so I kept paying attention to what my oldest child was doing, but in the meantime, my second child had an accident. The second child broke the window to see the first child, who was already watching anxiously, wondering whether he should close the curtains today or go out to the garden tomorrow and when he would show his face again.

“Randel’s room is on the 5th floor.”

“Your Majesty the Crown Prince’s room is on the 4th floor.”

“…Thank you for explaining.”

I don’t know how on earth they got in there, but they did it anyway. The second room was on the 4th floor, so I went to the 5th floor terrace.

Is it because I have three kids?

What should I do about this situation that is coming out of my sight one by one?

“Anyway. Is there any child injured?”

“Everyone’s heart was broken from the beginning, and I couldn’t hear the word that they were physically injured.”

A knife is placed in Alan’s mouth again.

I know that this incident ultimately started because of Lemain’s fault. Therefore, Lemain just nodded his head quietly, and Alan, who had been watching in silence, opened his mouth again.

“You two were talking and Prince Calian came to visit.”

“okay.”

Lemain, who had been lost in thought for a while, summoned Chamberlain Raoul. He also ordered a crackdown on what was happening at Chermil Palace so that it would never be leaked out. Lemain also knew that if this matter became known outside the royal palace, Planz’s royal family would immediately fall out and a big problem would arise for Planz’s safety.

– Drurk!

Lemain, who had also given instructions to ensure that the knights of Chermil Palace do not move hastily, stood up. Alan’s voice came right away.

“Are you going to Chermil?”

“I know the situation and have given urgent instructions. Shouldn’t I go and have a look?”

“Just stay.”

If there was an argument about something else, Allen would not stop Lemain. But wasn’t it related to old Kalyan? I couldn’t just move Lemain in a situation where I didn’t know what Plantz would say.

LeMaine, who had no way of knowing what Alan was up to and shouldn’t have, closed his eyes for a moment. And then he lowered his voice a little bit.

“It’s my sons’ business. Besides, it happened because of me. I’ll go and check it out, so please don’t stop me.”

“Don’t confuse caring and meddling. Just because it’s your children’s business doesn’t mean you have the right to interfere with it. Just because it happens because of you doesn’t mean you can intervene in it. So, today is the day. Just keep quiet and watch.”

“But Marquis.”

“Isn’t this a difficult task? You’ve already done it many times.”

A knife was placed in Alan’s mouth once again.

The knife ultimately stopped Lemain.

* * *

I once held back something I couldn’t say to Calian.

Why did you choose such colored accessories on a day like this? Why did you show me such a color that reminded me of someone who was equally forgotten? I held back the meaningless words that were about to pour out at Relic.

went up And asked.

– Pop.

How long do you plan on hiding like that?

asked.

There was no answer through the window.

– Drop, drop.

third time.

I endured all three times.

“……It’s been a long time.”

The night Evan died.

The day a knight disguised as a guard broke the window of the plant and jumped out. Landel was not surprised even though the same sound he heard that day came from his room.

If he had brought it, he would have swung it at the window, but he didn’t even ask why he used his good arm to hit the window while holding the sword neatly in one hand. He took after his mother so much that he couldn’t see what was ahead and acted just like him, so I thought I’d ask why he was like this, but I just put him down. Because I thought there was no need to even say that anymore.

“Do you know that it’s been a while?”

“One season has passed.”

I could hear the drivers outside the door getting busy again.

If Landel made a loud noise one more time, he would come straight in, but he didn’t come in right away. Not only do they not know that Planz is holding a sword, but even if they come in here, they have no choice but to follow Plantz when he orders them to leave again. They were knights of the royal family, Randel was a prince, and Planz was a crown prince.

For that reason, Randel’s deep blue eyes, which did not expect anything from the knights outside, touched the tips of Planz’s fingers. Red blood was dripping from the sleeves of his dark gray jacket, which was soaked in black.

– Drop, drop.

Red blood flowing from a long wound extending from the little finger to the elbow. It gradually colored the light brown carpet.

“Do you need treatment?”

“No need.”

Landel, who was quietly looking down at the blood stains that were probably a little like his own, asked calmly, and Plantz, who did not even pay a moment’s attention to the blood stains, calmly answered.

“Thank goodness.”

“Yes. Thank goodness.”

“Is there a need for a polite greeting?”

“I’ll take it if you give it to me.”

“If you say you will take it, please tell me where the tower is.”

“Would you like to?”

“okay.”

“All right.”

The answer is that he would rather leave the palace than show courtesy to the crown prince. The reaction was exactly as expected, so Plantz just nodded. I didn’t come up to receive a courtesy or to chase the quiet brother living upstairs out of the palace.

“If you don’t need treatment or greetings, just go downstairs. It doesn’t look like you’re in a position to bring the car.”

“I came to hear what you have to say.”

“You won’t be willing to listen to what I have to say to you.”

“I’m tired of people saying I look like my mother. I’ll listen to something else.”

“Is there anything left to say other than that?”

“there is.”

“Even if it exists, would I give it away?”

“I’m not leaving until you do.”

My younger brother came to me before I could even turn the first page of the book I quietly opened after drinking a cup of black tea. He didn’t answer because his younger brother said something. Then he broke the window and came in, asking me to say something else since he didn’t need to say hello or give me a car.

Randel, who listened to the clock ticking by itself for a moment, nodded.

“What should I do to get there?”

“I apologize.”

“Why me to you?”

“Please do this to your brother, not me.”

We already know that Plantz is not talking about himself.

Because Plantz would never call himself Randel’s younger brother.

“Why should I feel sorry for that child now?”

“there is.”

“Even if he exists too, there is a reason why I have to tell it to you, not the youngest.”

“Don’t put it off any longer, don’t hide it anymore, don’t cover it up any more, and don’t ignore it any more. Brother, too. Can’t you look at it?”

“what.”

“The facts.”

“What truth are you talking about?”

“You know. Isn’t that why you’re hiding like this?”

Blood flows from a deep torn wound.

Plantz lifted the Synastar with his hand and threw it down at Randel’s feet. The dull sound of something heavy falling resonates in a quiet room.

Soon Plantz raised his hand. And he pointed to a box where you could tell whose gift it was at a glance.

“The boy taught me how to use a sword and gave my brother a blade to cut off rose branches.”

Pop.

“Are you that kind of kid? Is that right? I really can’t remember. Is the kid you ignored really the one who would hand it over to you? Are you really thinking that it’s right, so you’re hiding like that, unable to use it or throw it away? “Are you holding your breath like this without really knowing what’s broken?”

Red drops are falling.

From Plantz’s hand to Randel’s feet.

– The rose looks just like Anne Lucia. older brother.

Pop.

– So, when I see red roses, I think of Annelucia. What should I say to each flower, to whom, and what should it contain? That’s what I thought. That’s why I like my brother’s garden.

“Is that really the rose that bloomed after your brother and sister left? It’s a rose.”

Pop.

Drip.

“…Did you get the rose right?”

Tick tock tick tock.

No matter what you do, a sound that will not flow backwards connects the silence.