May Kalyan evaluate himself.
I am beautiful, but my abilities are even greater.
It has a vast sales channel that connects not only the Whitlin territory but also every corner of Kairis, and even monopolizes the ruby trade with Secretia, as well as the Kairis Magic School, which has started branching out in several major territories. Since he is the actual owner of all of this, he lives without even being able to accurately estimate how much wealth he has.
Is it not only that? As long as he doesnât turn around a little more than usual and get out of place, his personality is beyond reproach. In addition, he is skilled in fighting, regardless of whether it is magic or a sword.
Even royalty.
There is no need to consider whether it was before death or after coming back to life, they are royalty. That too
âI am a very well-bred person.â
Believe it or not, this is a well-bred royal family.
âYou grew up so beautifully that you caught wild chickens.â
âWhen I learned how to catch and eat wild chickens, they were already fully grown. When they grew up, they were very fine.â
okay. I wonder if you are young.
Wouldnât it be thrown into the sea or used as a blade for pruning? I canât even guess how many other things he must have experienced that he didnât mention, but he said he grew up well. You have to believe me.
After thinking this, Planz just kept his mouth shut. What more can I say to my younger brother, who says that there is nothing excessive about his face, his assets, his personality, and even his status?
So, after putting all the words I wanted to say, I didnât open my eyes until midday, so I had a late meal with the guy who woke up only when Yanâs malicious worry came out, saying, âI doubt if our flower-like prince died gracefully like that.â focused on
âAnyway, Whitlin cooks well. Thereâs a lot of meat.â
It means that I was raised so beautifully that I was told incredulously that Whitlinâs food suited my picky mouth.
âokay.â
âEat well and evenly. If you want to grow taller.â
âI knew you would bark as soon as I saw you, but now youâre barking.â
âWere you waiting for the barking sound?â
âno.â
âyes.â
Calian smiled brightly and picked up a fork. Then I put applesauce on the delicious steak served with well-steamed cabbage and put it in my mouth.
Cabbage that is neither too crunchy nor too soft goes well with meat. The sweet taste of the soft meat doesnât mix with the apple sauce, so it doesnât stick out. So, Calian nodded slowly as if this was really delicious, rinsed his mouth with cold water, and then said.
âAnyway⦠If you think about it, His Majesty bestowed the fiefdom very appropriately. I too am excessive, but isnât Whitlinâs fiefdom also on the excessive side? There is a lot of income, a lot of meat in the meals, a lot of incidents, and a lot of secrets.â
And smile again.
Plantz frowned, realizing that the laugh was slightly different from a real laugh. However, Calianâs words continued to be heard, not caring about that.
âThere are many people who have disappeared without even knowing it.â
Plantzâs hand, which was cutting and picking up white bread, stops.
Even if I could ignore everything else being said, I couldnât silently ignore the sudden cold voice that struck me.
âI sent you three people.â
âWhere?â
âFabian.â
I gave the answer.
Randel and Kyrie Siona. He said he had sent those three to Randelâs territory, Fabian, first.
â⦠Itâs Fabian.â
After finishing his meal, Kalian put down the carefully crafted silver cutlery. Then she slowly reached out her hand and lifted the glass of water.
But thatâs it.
Kalian, who was just staring at the lemon in the glass instead of drinking the water with a faint lemon scent, opened his mouth after a long time. While looking directly into the eyes of the person across from me, I donât know if the blue light is accumulating and appearing dark, or if it is so deep that it appears blue.
âDid you explain in detail why you were sending those three and what they should do?â
she asked.
âno.â
âolder brother.â
âwhy.â
âAre you sick of hearing harsh noises directed at you?â
Plantz looked at Calian blankly.
He should not be blamed for not consulting with Calian when he took away Calianâs brothers, knights, and sword masters and sent them to Fabian.
At that time, Calian had been taken away by Silestian, the situation was busy, and of course Plantz also had the power to make decisions.
âAre you worried that rumors about me and the Duke will spread further?â
âDo you think so? I.â
âIâm asking because I donât think so.â
âYes. I donât care. Now, no matter how the rumor spreads, if there is just one rumor about the three princes who gave the top and exclusive diamond rights to my fiancé, everything will be overturned.â
Of course, if that alone does not calm the rumors, he may be planning to cut off all the fingers aimed at his brother and fiancé, even if it means using a knife at the convention venue. Because Plantz can prevent that much.
So I donât care about rumors.
âYou probably donât know why I was in such a hurry to do things, and thatâs why you feel so down. Shouldnât you return to the palace on time with what you got?â
âSo.â
âThatâs why I sent it.â
Itâs just like what I said just now.
All of them had to hurry back to the palace. During the festival, when not only the central nobles but also all kinds of people from within and outside the kingdom gather, it must not happen that not a single one of Lemainâs children attends. So at least ten days. I really had to return to the palace at least three days before.
Thatâs why you canât go empty-handed. The justification may be to inspect the territory, but in reality, there would be no noble who would not know that they were searching for evidence and witnesses for a power struggle with Brisen.
So, either find evidence to bring down Brisen or find a better cause.
âI know youâre looking for Rashid Brisen. You said we should eliminate Brisen together.â
âYou know that. Why?â
Letâs catch Rashid ourselves.
There had to be an achievement that could truly convince everyone that the crown prince and the third prince, who had just returned from Secretia, were dragging the first prince around.
If he fails to do so, it will not take half a day for Lemainâs position, which was barely solidified by Sispanianâs personal action, to be reduced to âa weak king who cannot even prevent his children from leading the army and stirring up the country.â
âIâm asking whether youâve reached the point where you can just ignore anything you hear.â
âYouâre asking what that means.â
âI wonder what conclusion Brother Randel, who went to Fabian, would draw as to why he sent him there. Did you send him without knowing that? Or did you think it didnât matter?â
âI knew and sent it.â
Plantz quietly turned his head. Trying to get used to my curly blonde hair shining brightly in the sunlight shining through the window.
âIt doesnât matter.â
Of course, I sent Randel.
Randel, disguised as Plantz, was sent to Randelâs territory where Plantz would not be welcomed. Siona had only two knights, the minor duke and the three princes, as bodyguards and companions. Anyone can see that they are not proper escort personnel, right?
So much so that if I make up my mind, I would send swords and poison.
âI thought the brothers were a little closer, but then they started to grow apart again. Iâm sure Brother Randel would have thought that he would have been given that role because he was a person who wouldnât mind being poisoned.â
âknow.â
âYou didnât send it with that intention in mind.â
âno.â
âYou didnât explain why you were sending it even though it wasnât.â
âI didnât.â
âNow you donât think it matters whether Brother Randel misunderstands you again and blames you or not.â
Rumors, politics, Brisen, Rashid, Nabal.
For Kalyan, the bigger problem is that the brothers who live in my house try to get closer but then become distant again.
âOrte.â
âYes, my prince.â
âDid your children get along as poorly as you did with your brothers?â
âAre you talking about your relationship with each other?â
âhuh.â
âItâs embarrassing to tell you, but⦠we used to get into fights every day.â
âDid you fight every day?â
âThatâs right. There was never a quiet day.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
ââ¦â¦ i envy you.â
This was a huge problem for Kalian long before Jan entered the palace and became Kalianâs senior servant.
âI wish my brothers and I could live like that.â
But now that Plantz has stepped in and rebuilt a huge wall between the two who were barely trying to get closer, I canât help but feel depressed enough to forget that I slept well for the first time in a long time and even woke up.
âThatâs why youâre so angry.â
âIâm scolding you, Plantz.â
If I hadnât seen Kirie desperately blocking the sword that flew in front of me, I wouldnât have paid any attention.
âYouâve grown enough to block a sword, but you donât intend to block a horse. Youâve changed enough to take care of Randelâs well-being, but youâre building a wall again. If you needed someone to act as you, you should have sent Lord Hertz or called Eila. .â
Considering that it is a poison, Aila is also safe. Isnât Aela resistant to most poisons? If not, it would have been okay to send Arsene, who is astute and has experienced all the hardships.
Lord Fabian, who does not even come to the capital, would not know the crown princeâs manner of speaking and gestures.
âI thought I could handle the job better than those two. Donât you know very well that I went to catch Rashid Briesen, not deal with Youngji?â
âIn that case, you should have explained it to Randel like that. You should have properly told him that you are sending him because he is someone you can trust to catch Rashid. Landel has done a lot of things wrong so far, so you took this opportunity to pay for everything and take the risk. âI told you to come. I sent you because there was no chance of harm from poison or a knife. I shouldnât have made your brother feel that way.â
Plantz closed his mouth.
He didnât have anything wrong with the guy sitting in front of him, so he had nothing to say.
He was right in sending Randel to pay him back.
âTalk, fight, apologize, forgive⦠I can still do it now. I wish I could do that. Canât we just keep doing that? Planz.â
Words that Kalian cannot bear to say on Kalianâs behalf are delivered through Bern.
Planz, who was looking into the bright red eyes of his suddenly visiting friend, let out a short breath and opened his mouth.
âokay.â
âWhat did you think?â
âIâll explain and apologize. When I see Brother Randel.â
âThen we need to meet quickly. To apologize and make up.â
A light voice is heard.
âLetâs go. To interrogate Whitlin.â
Calian smiled brightly and stood up.
And then he went out, making the sound of small footsteps.
* * *
Lucy.
A silver-white cat whose name means upward and brightest star.
Anne.
A gray cat whose name is a promise to never forget and remember.
â Itâs an old language. At least the royal families of Secretia named themselves in the old language because it was believed that the power of Serenti was given to the horses and their names.
â know.
â yes. So my name now is⦠Remnants of Sunset. If you use the old language, it also has that meaning. Duke Siegfriedâs middle name, âHornâ, also means shield.
Randel Sublime beholder of light.
That was the meaning of the name given by Kairis. However, it had a different meaning in the old language.
â Brother Randelâs name means knot. Serenti cut off the tail of a shooting star and called the knot that tied the pillar of the world. Of course, itâs a mythical story.
â I am.
Calian smiled slightly at the endless question.
â The meaning of my brotherâs name will be revealed a little later. Iâll tell you later.
And this time too, no information is given.
-Why are you talking about my name all of a sudden?
â Iâm curious.
â what.
Calian, who postponed his answer, turned his head.
Then he looked sharply at Whitlin, the silver-haired elf who was sitting with an expressionless face, and said.
âIâm not going to take responsibility for Kirie and Hina. Itâs your choice, so Iâll just leave it at that. To be honest, Iâm angry.â
âAll right.â
âI have a question instead.â
âPlease speak.â
-Your name.
â What a name.
âKirie and Hina. Their names were written in the letter you wrote. Did you give them those names?â
âIs this an important issue?â
âItâs important.â
-Why the elf? Did you name your children in words that honor Serenti? From that.
Whitlin is a person who has been living with a grudge against Brisen and has been pretending to be Freyr, the younger brother of Queen Freya. Whitlin said that he was not on good terms with Zeon, but he went to Silestian to ask how to tame the harpy and reported it to Zeon. Even though he is an elf who cannot use magic.
Iâm overflowing with questions just about those issues, but Serenti suddenly appears. Plantz furrowed his eyebrows.
â Kirie and Hinaâs names. At first I thought it was a coincidence.
â Is that also the old language of Secretia?
â This is a prayer. Kirie is Kirie Street and Hina is Hina Street.
A long, long prayer longing for Serentiâs mercy. That was Kyrieâs name. The same was true for Hina.
â Guide the world to light.
Kalianâs eyes sank sharply as he explained the meaning of Hinaâs name.
I didnât doubt it at first.
There were many people with the same name in Kairis. There were many cases where old languages coincidentally overlapped with names that had different meanings in modern languages, such as Randel or Planz, or were created for easy pronunciation without much meaning or for such reasons. Thatâs why I didnât doubt it.
â Bridget I wonder if I learned it in the forest. Itâs in Secretia.
â yes. Neither I nor Chase have ever spread the language elsewhere, but elves have been living in Bridget Forest for a long time. If the old language had been learned through royalty at any time, not now, it could have been passed down. I donât find that strange. However, what Iâm curious about is not how they knew that, but why they named it that. Thatâs it.
Instead of a long verbal explanation, Calianâs pile of thoughts was once again conveyed in its entirety. While Plantz, who received it, was lost in thought, Whitlinâs words were heard.
âAre you asking because it is a name created in the old language of Secretia?â
âWas that the old language of Secretia? I didnât know.â
There was no need to admit that Kalyan was a âfakeâ, so he replied: Because if both parties know that it is true but do not admit it, it will end. Therefore, Kalian, with sharp eyes and warmth on his lips, continued speaking.
âIâm asking because Iâm curious. Because the names are pretty.â
âI built it.â
Whitlin answered quietly.
â I gave my children godly names that even royalty wouldnât give.
â Elves cannot serve gods.
â There were no such restrictions. At least in Secretia.
Elves can serve gods.
Of course it is possible. Serenti was a god to everyone, so from now on, even the elves who prioritize Danu may say that they will follow Serenti rather than Danu. Who will stop it? Even if you do it, you canât stop it.
So it is possible to say that the elf will follow Serenti.
But Whitlin canât do that.
â Thatâs strange.
â Whatâs strange?
â Even if Whitlin had chosen Serenti over Danu, I donât think it would have been a simple belief.
â yes. I feel the same way.
Whitlin couldnât have had a pure heart of wanting to become a priest. I am not someone who can give up my greed to that extent. There was no way I could have leaned on Serenti for feeling abandoned by Danu. Whitlin is not satisfied with that much.
Although he doesnât seem to be sad about being abandoned by Danu in the first place.
So why?
Plantz, who had been thinking for a moment, spoke.
â Yeji.
â past.
And although it was somewhat different, we exchanged similar words with Calian.
â They say there are some elves who can see the future.
â Itâs not foreknowledge. If that were the case, I wouldnât have told you about the Silestianâs nest.
â Why⦠Itâs because of the wizard.
â yes. Alan Manasil knew that if he visited Silestian, the crazy dragon would kill his master. Didnât not only me but also Adelia think so?
â Then, I would like to take this opportunity to eliminate Alan Manasil.
â My brother may have been really agitated by the sight of Gray Brissen in disguise, and may have been pretending to be so. Anyway, in the end, I think I obediently told the story because I thought it was an opportunity to harm my teacher. If I knew how to see the future, I wouldnât have done that.
â okay.
â Iâm not saying that disguising yourself as Gray is for nothing. Anyway, I knew that Whitlin still hadnât forgotten her relationship with Gray. Well, itâs a pretty weird method.
-My brother also said that he would imitate his one arm. Is it difficult to be Gray Briesen?
â I havenât imitated the one-armed person yet. Because I donât have a chance.
â I plan to do it if necessary.
â Yes, that is true.
Knock knock knock.
Calian knocked on the table, as if correcting a story that had been diverted for a moment. There was a long conversation going on, but not much time had passed, so Whitlin would not have noticed their conversation.
â what. Anyway, whether Whitlin saw it himself or heard it from Danu. If you already know that Serenti will wake up
â I may have changed my future aspirations.
â yes. If that were the case, he might have joined hands with Duke Heidern of Tensil in advance, taken priest training, and not revealed himself until he was able to wield the power of a god. If Whitlin really saw what was to come, it makes sense that Duke Heidernâs actions were different from what I remember from the past.
â Figure out what you want. Donât talk about Serenti.
â yes.
After exchanging opinions for an extremely short period of time, Calian spoke again to Whitlin.
âI came here to meet Danu. I also had to return the lost Harpy Magic Stone and find the elf assassin who was trapped somewhere here.â
âIs that so.â
âI met Danu and asked him how he used the elf named Whitlin and then abandoned it. What do you think Danu said?â
âI do not know.â
âIt wasnât my child.â
âIs that so.â
âokay.â
Whitlin answered calmly without changing his expression. Calian nodded his head as if he knew that would happen and opened his mouth.
âWhitlin.â
âPlease speak.â
âWhether you are a human or an elf, a human face is very useful in many ways. It allows you to tell who is who even without hearing their name. It also allows you to roughly guess what kind of personality that person has by looking at their appearance. It also allows you to guess who that person is without even saying a word. âIt also lets you know who your parent and child are with, and⦠even if you donât give a specific answer.â
Knock knock knock.
âIt also lets me know whether or not Iâm agitated by what I say.â
Knock knock knock.
Calian gave a soft laugh as he stopped his fingers after briefly tapping the table. Then he looked at Whitlin and said:
âYouâre not upset. Your mother says she doesnât treat you like her own child.â
âItâs already been abandoned for a long time, so thereâs no reason to be agitatedâ¦.â
âYouâre having fun, Whitlin.â
Whitlin, who had been calling Danu from time to time to see if Danu was still ignoring her, looked at her Kalian. Then Calianâs words were heard again.
âItâs not sad, itâs not disappointing, itâs not angry, itâs not happy. Itâs fun⦠Itâs really fun.â
âWhat are you saying?â
âWhatâs funny? I felt so bad when the snake I trusted let go of its hold on me.â
Knock knock knock.
The fingers on the table move again.
As if thinking deeply about a problem that is difficult to solve.
âWell, there was a time when I felt funny. When a snake got caught in a trap I set. It was fun back then.â
okay. It did.
That was fun.
Calian muttered without noticing that Plantz, who was next to him, was frowning and then opened his mouth.
âBriesen killing your husband would be nothing to you. Iâve seen so many people lose someone. Not you. Itâs different.â
âSiona. Even though the sword is broken, you still take the bell?â
âIt is a gift given by Freya and delivered by Whitlin.â
âknow.â
âWhitlin was a good friend.â
âNot anymore.â
âno. Whitlin was a good friend. Heâs already dead, but yes.â
âokay.â
âAnd I never left this drop behind.â
âI took it off. âItâs noisy.â
â⦠It wasnât there before.â
âhuh. âIâll trust you.â
âIt was also a gift prepared by another friend of mine and given back by his son. So, I have no intention of throwing it away just because it reminds me of my dead friend.â
âThatâs right. Itâs not like you lost someone by stealing them.â
âWhat are you saying?â
âShiona said that you were a good friend. Even though you are already dead, thatâs true. Kirie said that she was paying tribute to her dead mother, and Hina said that she has repaid everything she received from you, so there is no relationship anymore. So, it doesnât seem like you lost someone because she was taken away from you. Rather, the people who cherished you lost you.â
Come on.
Calian pushed his chair back with a small sound and stood up. Then he pointed at the table between Whitlin and himself. I tilted my upper body.
â Ugh.
I slowly approached Whitlin.
I put my face in front of Whitlinâs nose.
And he used the power of the bracelet.
âWhitlin.â
A whisper is heard.
I can see the red eyes changing as they approach me.
The red that shines brighter than anything else in the world is extinguished. It gave up its red life and turned into a lifeless, dull lavender color. In front of that wall, the person who eventually loses everything and eventually loses himself
âWhitlinâ¦Whitlin.â
The real Bernâs eyes.
It changed into that.
The crazy bastard who had brought back the memory of his missing arm back to his body found out that his brother was covered in perfume again, so he couldnât even recall the cubâs face from the day he died.
âLook at me.â
The voice is changing.
A day when I screamed and cried and then despaired. The voices of that day flow out. Now I hear a voice that no one remembers. A voice more nightmarish than scraping iron calls to Whitlin.
âLook at the person everyone else has forgotten.â
Whitlin turned his head.
The wind blew. Whitlinâs head was forced back.
He met those dark eyes with light purple ones.
âI donât think your end will be much different from this. But I donât regret it. But it looks like you will. No matter how you look at it, thatâs true.â
Whitlinâs face changed.
A nursery rhyme I had erased came to mind.
âBut the way I see it, itâs not too late yet⦠What do you think, Whitlin?â
Calian asked.