says Kalyan.
âI like people.â
Silestian answered.
âI didnât like it.â
Silestian stood up.
Calian raised his head.
âArenât you saying hello?â
âArenât you going to explain?â
And I got angry at the same time.
* * *
No one had any doubts.
It happened in an instant.
âAlanâ, who appeared without any sign a moment ago, immediately used his magic power. Then, a blinding light burst out and âAlanâ and Calian disappeared. Not only the other party members who were with him, but even Raven, who had been carrying Calian until just before, were left behind.
âAre you all okay?â
Immediately after that, another âAlanâ appeared, and only after seeing him, I was able to understand the situation.
âWizard.â
âBy the way, where is Prince Calian?â
That my brother is gone.
â⦠It disappeared.â
That my younger brother has disappeared again.
Itâs been a long time since I lost faith that my younger brother would actually keep his word that he would not disappear. It was not expected that the days would continue without Calian breaking his word. Because in my good mind, which was able to calculate more accurately than anyone else, various possibilities that my younger brother would inevitably disappear against his will were listed.
âJust now. You, the wizard, took him away.â
âYouâre taking me away.â
So, at some point, it will happen again that my brother, who is receiving so much attention, will be kidnapped somewhere and disappear. So even if something like that happens, you shouldnât lose your mind like you did last time. I had expectations and made my own preparations.
I did it.
âAre you saying it disappeared again?â
I didnât know that Alanâs patience would explode. I never thought I would be standing in front of the 8th Circle Archmage who literally exploded the peer that contained such a fear that I couldnât even feel the chill.
Even after doing my best to save it, it was still overflowing. I will regain my composure soon, so please wait a moment.
Alan didnât say that.
â⦠Please go back first.â
Plantz put his hand on the handle of the Sinastar, not sure if the first âAlanâ who appeared or the second âAlanâ who appeared was real. When Alan first appeared, his voice and footsteps seemed a little different from usual, so Kirie tried to tell him to wait a moment, but was one step late. Not Calian, but Randel, who would have the same face even if my heart disappeared right now. And even the elf assassin who was sleeping without knowing what had happened.
Alan didnât even care about everyoneâs reactions.
Whether you doubt yourself and pull out your sword, trust you and say you will follow, or observe the situation. I didnât even add anything like telling them to rest assured that I was the real Alan Manasil.
â Sigh!
Alan Manasil, who didnât need to prove himself in anything, just snapped his fingers.
So, I ended up returning to Whitlin.
Except for Calian, who disappeared without any way to stop it.
-â¦â¦Many angles!
Raven moved her legs.
Animals are more sensitive than people. He instinctively feels the fierceness of a knight and the fear of a wizard, and knows how to tremble in surprise.
So, I feel a deep sense of relief that the only horses here were properly trained. If not, everyone would have fallen off their horses at least once. Even the great Raven couldnât hold back any longer and took a step back with her entire body stiffened, but the other horses were horrendous.
Is it not only that?
Randelâs hands, which were tightly holding on to the handle of the horseâs saddle, were showing veins, or Kirie, who had been well-trained despite the rigors of life as she had to spar with Calian most of the time, was breathing with strength, and Plantz, who had no way of stopping for the most part. The whole thing left my mind completely blank. Itâs natural. It wasnât something to be considered weak.
ââ¦â¦ Corps Commander.â
So, in the midst of this, approach Alan and talk to him.
That alone had to be truly amazing.
The strongest archmage on the continent is in a situation where my son, whom I never want to lose again, was taken away by a man disguised as himself, judging by the sound of âyou took himâ without even being able to do anything about it. Because no one can imagine opening oneâs mouth through the words that are flowing out loud.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou canât do this here.â
Moreover, this admonition is added.
So it is true that it is truly amazing.
If you were to change it to another word with the same meaning, it would be something like, âThat blue-haired crazy guy must be crazy about dying right now.â
âLord Bern. Commander, why are you acting like that?â
Arsene asked, looking at Kyrie. It was obvious that if you asked Planz about it, you would only get compressed and cut words.
âSomeone disguised as Lord Manasil came and took Prince Calian and disappeared with him.â
âwhen?â
âJust now.â
âWho do you know?â
âI do not know.â
Arsene, who heard the situation from Kyrie, bit his lip. Then, he opened his eyes, took a long breath, and took a step closer to Alan.
âIt wasnât us who kidnapped the prince. Commander, please take care of it.â
He spoke more.
As someone who has stood alone in front of warriors in the great desert for so many days, as someone who has touched Plantsâ patience every day. As expected of someone who talked about making a statue in front of Calian and climbed up while lying down on Alanâs dining table.
I clenched my fists, shaking like aspen trees.
Alan looked up when he realized that Peer was coming out again as he was thinking about who the culprit might have been. At the same time, others who felt the suffocating air changing took a long breath. Then Arsene, with a relieved face, opened his mouth again.
âThank you. In any case, arenât you the prince who followed the stranger without any suspicion, believing only the words that the corps commanderâs appearance could not be magically disguised? So,â âYou havenât been able to rest since you left Whitlin.
â
âIt must have been difficult to consider many things.â
âI couldnât sleep. Brother.â
The three peopleâs rebuttals came out.
Arsene grinned as he looked at Calianâs side, which seemed to have increased a bit, and turned his head towards Alan.
âLook, the princeâs situation is so bad that we couldnât discuss it. So stop blaming the corps commander and take a breather. The prince will be fine.â
â⦠I got on your nerves. I understand.â
Although he seemed to have arbitrarily interpreted the statement that it was not Calianâs fault, Alan nodded and answered, having calmed down to some extent. Then Arsene responded, wiping his sweaty hands on his robe.
âI almost lost my life, not my nerves.â
âOkay. Iâm sorry.â
âIf youâre sorry, please give me mine when you give the special allowances to the crew members.â
âAre you talking about allowances now?â
âIf we talk about that now, shouldnât the prince be less worried?â
Arsene paused for a moment and stretched out his arms. He then looked at the Vulcan members standing behind him and pointed at the elf assassin who had just been brought in.
Arsene continued speaking as the members with pale faces dragged away the new criminal.
âThere are two really useless worries in the world. One is that the Siren may have fallen asleep while drunk, and the other is that the prince may have gone somewhere and taken it with him. So, please worry about my salary instead of the prince.. â¦..â
âCelestian.â
Someone interrupted Arsene.
Whitlin hides his abilities and runs away with Calian, creates a new sleeping scent from Zeon and kidnaps Calian by putting him to sleep, Danu changes his mind again and reaches out to Calian, and Serenti, who opened her eyes, was in the meantime. He said he wanted to use my well-grown cards, so he took Kalyan with him. Or, the King of Secretia says he has decided to stop lending to my brother, and since he has benefited me enough, he is now demanding that I give it back to him.
A person who has often thought of such situations.
Of course it was Planz.
âSilestian took him. My brother.â
Arsene took a deep breath at these words, and Alanâs eyes became sharp again. Kirie, who remained calm despite the unrealistically strong name, opened her mouth.
âHow do you know?â
âThe story⦠was relayed, but it was cut off.â
After saying this, Plantz lowered his gaze. And then I looked at the communication bracelet that lit up just once right after Calian disappeared.
âI think itâs Cylestian. I donât know why I brought you here, but Iâll have a good talk and then go back. Donât worryâ¦â
The words I heard were cut off and I looked down at the bracelet that was no longer connected.
From Whitlin to Serenti and even Chase. Plantz, who had thought about the situation where so many people were reaching out to Calian, but had never thought about the golden dragon of the great desert, whose name he had only heard a few times, raised his head.
âLord Hertz.â
Alan opened his mouth.
ââ¦â¦ Yes, Corps Commander.â
Arsene answered.
Itâs a Kalian that you wonât have to carry anywhere.
Everyone here knows that. However, I also know that this only applies when encountering humans. In response to non-humans,
âDo you know where the Silestianâs nest is?â
Kabinian Celestian.
Crazy Silestian.
A âyoung dragonâ just before becoming an adult, said to be slightly older than Arnaizel and significantly younger than Sispanian. In short, I know that these words will never work against the golden dragon, who is in the prime of his life.
ââ¦No one in the Great Desert will know the location of the nest. I will call Lord Hill to check.â
âPlease do that.â
Plantz, who had been listening to the conversation between Arsene and Alan, closed his eyes for a long time. And then, looking at Alanâs ashen face, he jumped off the saddle. After that, I walked briskly towards Yeongju Castle.
â Sreuk!
Alan, who confirmed the direction Plants was heading, warped right to his side. Then he walked side by side with Plants and opened his mouth.
âLetâs go together.â
âI know where youâre going.â
âI also heard that Whitlin and Zeon are related to Zeon and Celestian.â
âhowever.â
âIsnât that why you want to meet Whitlin? I wonder if you know how to meet Cylestian.â
âthatâs right.â
âI will go with you.â
Plantz turned his head for a moment, looked up into silver-gray eyes full of frost, and opened his mouth.
âYou canât kill him.â
âI let go of my anger.â
Tap, tap, tap.
Allen, who was relieved of his immediate anger by knowing who to blame, moved ahead of Plants. The hem of the Archmageâs long red robe repeatedly rose and fell as he walked.
âIâm going to stop you. Even if you donât know where the Great Desert Dragon is, I wonât kill you.â
A voice lingers in the dark hallway.
As if to cover up the crown princeâs sharp murderous actions, which had already been heading down that hallway.
* * *
Itâs big.
Itâs so big.
He said he had not yet become an Eucharist. Nonetheless, it is incredibly large. Not only Arnaizelâs but also Sispanianâs eyes were not that huge.
Wings that look like they were made by stretching out the setting sun, scales that look like they were gathered and woven together from the sun on the sea, claws that look like they were cut from the ice of the northern great desert, and eyes that look like they were crafted with the heat of the southern great desert. . All.
It is indescribably beautiful.
It is incomparably huge.
And as extraordinary as it is
â wow!
It exhales the unbearable fear as if it were its own breath.
A feeling of pores drying out and crumbling weighed down Calian. The personâs well-manicured round fingernails, without any dents, dug into the pure white palm of his hand as he tried to hold on.
â⦠If a crazy person brings a crazy person, you have to explain it. Itâs better to start by scaring him.â
Calian, who had not taken a single step since being summoned into the unknown darkness, raised his chin a little more. He glared at Cylestian with red eyes that seemed to never fade even as the world faded.
Then a hot wind blew.
Iâve experienced something similar. There was a time when I encountered a smile like wind in a blade of grass in front of Sispanian. But it was different now.
Maybe itâs the same with the Tensil craze. I feel a dryness that makes me feel a deep thirst as I feel as if everything touched by the wind is dry and falling apart. That smile was directed at Calian.
âI want to check.â
Then, the serious voice of Silestian, who seemed to have completely forgotten the initial rude remarks, reached my ears.
Probably in a cave somewhere.
At the end of the voice filled with peer, a rumbling sound is heard.
The blood droplets from the tips of my fingernails fall down. Ancalianâs red lips drew a long line. This is because the fear that seemed like it would last forever disappeared as if it had washed away, and I felt pain in my palms.
âI am not within the territory of the Sispanians. Judging from the way you treated that child, I felt that he would not quietly respond to my request, so I expressed your wish. Right now, you must have seemed like the person you were most desperately looking for.â
âThat girl? You mean Adelia.â
âAdelia? Who is that?â
It seems like the way he speaks has changed somehow.
Calian thought for a moment, then remembered something and said.
âOh, he had a different name. Aizen Dinahan. White-haired wizard.â
âThatâs right, Aizen. Iâm talking about that kid⦠Iâm talking about that kid.â
Blink blink.
Calian, who was looking up at Silestian, blinked his big eyes. And I thought as I looked at the amazing eyes that showed their full light without being stained by darkness even in such a dark cave.
That way of speaking sounds somewhat familiar.
âMy lord. âIâm ready to go out.â
âOkay, thank you, Kirie.â
â⦠Yes. I heard there is a dinner party in the evening. Are you planning on going out without attending?â
âI will⦠No, I plan to do that.â
âMy lord.â
âYes. Tell me. I will listen.â
âWhen His Highness asked the King to change his speaking habits, he meant to reduce his swearing. He did not ask him to change his speaking style.â
âYes, I know.â
âIf you already know, why are you so stubborn?â
âIf I donât do this, I wonât be able to stop swearing. I canât fix it, so what can I do?â
âThen, can you at least speak to me as you normally would?â
âStrange?â
âItâs strange.â
ââ¦â¦ huh.â
Yes.
The way he spoke reminded me of Bern at that time. That was the way he spoke. Is that
how he prepares to become an adult dragon? Calian thought for a moment, took a short breath, and said,
âI have a question for you, and I want to talk to Aizen Dinahan. After hearing you say that, I thought you wouldnât come quietly.â
âThatâs right.â
With the answer, the magic power moved.
Light came up and a pale golden sparkle appeared.
âYou really didnât know?â
âI had no idea.â
âHow do you not know that?â
âHow do you know that?â
âItâs Cylestian.â
âDoes that dragon know me?â
A voice came through the sparkle.
It was the conversation Calian had had with Adelia the day before at a restaurant in Siegfriedâs Territory.
âI heard the voice because she was finally looking for me.â
Silestianâs words covered the voice mixed with the halo of light. It seems to
be a similar case to the Cispanian who was said to hear the voices of the royal family heard in Rosellita. I donât know what the relationship between Adelia and Celestian is, but it seems that when Adelia thinks of Celestian, she hears those words.
Adelia probably doesnât know that fact, but
Calian, who reasonably understood Cylestianâs explanation, nodded.
âSo. âHe came to see me because he felt like a teacher.â
âItâs a bit different. It was reflected in you. I canât go there myself.â
ââ¦â¦ Hallucination?â
âHumans say that too.â
Adelia also used hallucination magic. By the way,
Cylestian confirmed that the Alan she saw outside Siegfriedâs castle was not a real person. Calian, who knew it was a hallucination, nodded.
Thatâs right. Now, you wonât believe anything they say.
I was thinking something like that.
âSo. What have you got to say? What do you want to check?â
Silestian nodded. A
dry wind stronger than laughter blows again.
âDid you see the harpy?â
Silestian asked.
A strange look appeared in Calianâs eyes. What
was hidden there? Because he felt angry.
âI saw someone really tormenting a harpy.â
Calian replied,
ââ¦How pitifulâ¦â
He also added, â
It is truly pitiful .â With a face like
â Hwaaaah!
The dry wind caused by the dragon of the great desert fills me with anger.