Chapter 9. Check (4)
It’s noisy.
“So I said,
‘How could you do something so dishonorable!’
Then, do you know what that incomparable person said?”
I just hate drunk people. I hate drunk and loud people even more.
Calian didn’t bother to hide his discomfort and looked at Hale sitting in front of him.
After dinner, the man who attacked Calian asked me questions about what he had done, so I suggested that he have a drink to silence him and give him something to talk about, and that ended up being the case.
He tried to reach out and pick up the wine glass, but made a fuss. As a result, the wine glass fell sideways and the red liquor soaked the white tablecloth.
“Ah, prince! I guess I’m a little drunk.”
I’m glad I know.
okay. Who would you blame? Kalyan was wrong.
The wine that overflowed on the table dripped onto the floor, drop by drop. As I was looking at it, I was reminded of something else.
‘Now that I think about it, I didn’t even ask his name.’
Calian, who thought for a moment of the man whose arm was cut off by Yuran’s sword, lowered his eyes. Either way, Hale’s words continued endlessly.
“Anyway, we haven’t had any contact like this in over three months since then. So, the prince should never have anything to do with someone like that.”
As if the noise wasn’t enough, Calian clicked his tongue as he watched Hale gossiping bitterly about a lord somewhere nearby. Then he cut Hale off and asked:
“Is the priest of Tensil planning to visit here or nearby?”
Rather than asking out of curiosity, I brought this up because I was worried that bad things about Lemain might come out of his mouth.
At those words, the Count finally stopped speaking, and slowly opened his mouth, searching through his memories with numb eyes.
“Well, is it there… isn’t it…”
The answer is a bit odd.
Kalian laughed. The butler standing next to Hale seemed to be fidgeting. Not only was Calian attacked on the way here, but he got drunk in front of Calian, and the answer to the prince’s question was ‘whether it was there or not’.
“The Tensil priests’ noses are pointing at the sky, so there’s no way they would come to a corner of the country like this… Is there… no way…”
Hale spoke again as if driving a wedge into the ground. The butler looked like he was going to cry, and Calian laughed without revealing it.
‘At this rate, I won’t have any doubts even if I don’t come out of my room tomorrow.’
The reason Calian wanted to catch Hale’s pod was because he was planning to sneak out of this castle soon. It was clear that Hale would be suspicious if I didn’t come home by tomorrow morning, so I was planning to pretend that I was angry at Hale’s rude attitude and didn’t meet him.
And the reason I had to sneak out of this castle was because the name that came out of the mouth of the man I had just met.
– Blue warbler.
The throne of Devlan, King of Secretia.
The Blue Warbler’s mission, as Calian remembers, was to monitor the relationship between Kairis and Tensil. It was only surveillance, and I was never given a mission that required me to personally meet Priest Tensil, nor was I ever reported to have done such a thing.
Not only that?
The area covered by the Blue Warbler was not this rural area, but Kairisis. How can you monitor the relationship between Kairis and Tensil in a place like this, where it is difficult to even find the shadow of the priest Tensil?
Of course, Calian, not Bern, did not want to find out about this because he was curious as to why Secretia Sejak was currently out of his scope of activity.
The blue warbler was somewhat acquainted with Bern. Therefore, Kalian knew that the blue warbler’s skills were not ordinary.
‘I’ve never once failed a mission.’
There was no way that such a skillful Sejak of Secretia would not have recognized the Prince of Kairis, so he wanted to take that risk and find out what was important enough to shoot an arrow at Kalian’s group.
“Prince.”
Jan quietly called to Calian, who was thinking about the blue warbler for a moment.
I looked in the direction where Jan was looking and saw Arsene, whose shoulders were a little wet, coming into the restaurant. He nodded slightly without saying another word. It was also a gesture indicating that he was ready to leave.
Haley, who could not possibly have known about this situation, faltered in front of her again.
“The Tensil priests are very dark people on the inside. Haven’t I met them? The people of the Tensil Kingdom and the priests are the same. If you look at them all, there is nothing without dust.”
Calian sighed as if to listen.
The butler bent down on behalf of Hale, who was unable to come to his senses.
Calian put his hand on his head and lowered his head as if he was displeased. Soon a very small voice came out of Calian’s mouth.
[Sleep]
A snoring sound came from Hale, who was muttering along with him.
Calian raised his head and frowned naturally.
“Very…”
The butler’s head was about to hit the floor.
“You do a variety of things.”
Calian picked up the napkin spread out on his lap and placed it on the table. Jan quickly came over, pulled out the chair, and cast a reprimanding look at the butler. Calian turned around and left without even looking at the butler who bowed his head.
Calian’s steps back to the room were very fast. Arsene quickly followed behind him and spoke in a low voice.
“I caught a bird.”
What Arsene was catching now was Jeon Seo-gu.
Fortunately, Calian had not placed a robe on Sia when he first entered the city. Is that it? Hale, who wanted to attract Calian’s attention, greeted him quite boisterously.
So, even if it wasn’t the Blue Warbler himself, some of the group of pursuers would have seen Xia and would stay in this city and relay the situation to the Blue Warbler. Calian thought so.
So Calian sent Arsene to the wizard guild.
He told them to catch any strange birds flying through the rain and darkness. And Arsene was informing us that he had caught the bird.
Calian nodded and said, satisfied with the results, which were faster than expected.
“Where are you.”
The question asked where Jeonseo-gu started. Arsene answered immediately.
“It’s Redweek Street. It’s not far. I told Sir Rauchel the location. And if you go outside the castle, the knights will be waiting for you with their horses.”
I only told him to find the bird and didn’t say anything else, but I really liked how Arsene handled the task. Calian said with a slight smile.
“great job.”
After that, Kalyan opened the door.
Before entering the room and closing the door, Calian spoke to Arsene standing outside.
“Lord Hertz. They might come again at night. So, I ask you a favor.”
“Don’t worry, prince.”
Arsene answered very politely with a very serious face.
After Arsene returned, Calian closed the door to the room and immediately lifted the ring and infused magic into it.
After meeting the man, I tried from time to time, but I couldn’t connect. As I was checking to see if he would be there again this time, the ring glowed for a moment and I heard Alan’s words in my head.
– Did you arrive safely in Latran?
– Master!
A light appeared on Kalian’s face for a long time.
– It looks like you didn’t feel comfortable walking.
Alan is Alan.
Even in these conversations where you can’t even hear his voice properly, you can read Calian’s facial expression. Calian quickly told her everything from when he met Sia to how he got to know the Blue Warbler.
Then, I was scolded for a moment because I was finally revealing that I had gone to a new Kairesis store.
– Just keep wandering around like that. The old man will go to a warm southern country for treatment.
– It sounds scary when I hear it.
Calian laughed as he took off his cumbersome jacket. Alan continued.
– So, what you just said is intertwined with the item that Secretia’s Sejak is looking for, and now the prince’s head is also in danger. Is this what you mean?
– ah. My neck is fine.
It felt like Alan was laughing at Calian’s answer.
– I’m worried that the chased person’s head is still attached. I was not in a position to follow right away.
Calian looked out the window.
The rain was still falling heavily.
– So you want to leave now?
– yes. Rather, I have something to ask Master.
– You tell me.
– Is there a Tensil new building near Latran? I hope you can take a look at it. I heard that Sejak met with the priest and said he had something to confirm.
Alan answered Calian’s words immediately, without any further questions, as he put on the robe that Jan handed him.
– That’s right. I will confirm by tomorrow morning.
– thank you.
After I finished preparing, Kirie and Yuran came into the room. Kyrie had brought both swords that Calian had purchased on the streets of Barca, and Calian accepted the light sword he had purchased for the first time. After concluding the conversation with Alan, Calian removed the magic from the ring and spoke to Jan.
“I’m resting. I probably won’t find you, but if Count Latran asks where I’ve been, tell me appropriately.”
I also informed Jan of the situation. Jan answered with a smile, as if telling him not to worry.
“I would say he went out for some fresh air because he was angry at Count Latran’s rudeness. I’ll take care of refusing tomorrow as well.”
Is there any better excuse than this? Calian grinned.
“It’s just right.”
Jan still didn’t look as worried as before. There is also Yuran and Kiri. Although he nagged her after seeing what happened when he met Sia, Kalyan himself seemed to think that he had done enough to take care of himself to some extent. So, I turned around and saluted Kalian.
“Have a safe trip.”
Calian nodded and jumped out of the window.
The hem of a fluttering black robe passed under the window and soon disappeared. Then, Kyrie and Yuran followed Kalian out through the window. Kalian’s room was on the third floor. Jan’s eyes got so big that they almost popped out.
‘Anyway, I thought I’d get out through the door!’
* * *
After going out of the castle to hide in the rain and darkness, Yuran pointed to a certain spot and said.
“It’s waiting over there.”
Calian, who turned his head at Yuran’s words, saw Siegfried’s knights who had been waiting in advance. The knights got off their horses, approached, and handed the reins of their respective horses to the three.
These were not the words of the people who were exhausted from marching all day, but the words of the Yeongju Castle.
“great job.”
The knights, who grinned at Calian’s words, left a message to be careful and sneaked into the castle and disappeared. When returning, other knights had promised to bring the horses. Yu-ran gave his opinion, saying that if only a few articles were not kept visible, suspicion might arise.
“Now I will take the lead.”
As Kalian got on the horse, Yuran, who had heard in advance from Arsene the location where Jeon Seo-gu flew up, said so and stepped forward.
The street, immersed in darkness, was very quiet. It was even more so because it was raining. After passing a few streets, Yuran stopped in front of a bar that looked quite ordinary.
Calian, knowing that they had arrived, got off his horse and said, pressing his robe deeply.
“Come back in 5 minutes.”
It was said to go in first and check the situation.
Yuran looked worried and Kirie nodded with her usual expression. And without hesitation, Calian opened the bar door and went inside.
