Chapter 1. This is such a stupid life (1)
The maids’ hands are busy moving.
The thick curtains opened and the bright dawn sky illuminated the bedroom. Soon the prince’s personal attendant came in and stood next to the bed where the boy with a young face was sleeping.
Do not touch the royal family when waking them up.
You must not make loud noises.
Therefore, the servant spoke in a cautious voice.
“Prince, it’s time to wake up.”
He was a boy who would always sit up as if in a fit of excitement at the sound of the door opening. But today, for some reason, I didn’t even think about waking up.
‘Are you tired?’
With this in mind, the servant received a small bell from the maid standing behind him. Soon the soft sound of the bell heralding early morning rang.
– Jingle, jingle.
Only then did the boy’s eyes narrow.
The boy blinked for a moment, seemed to come to his senses, and then suddenly stood up. The attendant, who was surprised by the sudden movement, bowed slightly and greeted me.
“Did you have a nice dream, my prince? You must wake up now.”
Then he offered the morning tea he had prepared to the boy. This is because the boy always woke up first with the strong scent of tea and then washed his face.
‘When did I drink my morning tea?’
boy. No, even as Bern was thinking this, he subconsciously reached out to pick up the teacup. Then I noticed that the shape of the hand was very unfamiliar.
White hands and long, thin fingers, all covered with scars and calluses. Bern unconsciously turned his head to look at his left arm due to the strange feeling that the sight brought.
There aren’t even small scars on his skinny forearms.
No, that’s not the problem. The problem was that my left arm was visible.
“My arm was cut off…”
Bern, who had been muttering like that, hastily closed his mouth. This is because the voice came out too young to be considered his own.
“What are you saying such terrible things? Did you have a nightmare?”
nightmare.
Is there any nightmare worse than the destruction of Secretia?
There was no time to reply to the servant’s words.
The question of why the severed arm was reattached will be discussed later. What needed to be confirmed immediately was the fate of his older brother and king, Chase.
“Where is your brother?”
The servant, who saw Bern with an urgent expression, responded with a slightly strange expression.
“You are both still in your room.”
“…… two?”
This time, the same expression appeared on Bern’s face as the servant’s. Because his only older brother was Chase.
“Prince Randel will already have his clothes. The same goes for Prince Planz.”
Landel and Planz.
A name that is unfamiliar, but I know very well.
In particular, didn’t one of them’s name belong to someone I hated so deeply?
‘Kairis.’
Planz, King of Kairis.
Bern’s eyes narrowed when he heard a name that would not be pleasant even if he was killed immediately.
The servant, who was looking at Bern like that, opened his mouth once again.
“Prince, you should hurry and get ready first.”
The servant, thinking that he had still not woken up, called the maid who was holding the wash water behind him. Bern, who was watching that scene, muttered to himself.
“……Yan.”
“Yes, my prince.”
When his name was called, the servant turned his head and answered.
An arm reborn and an attendant seen for the first time.
And Kairis.
Bern said nothing more. I closed my mouth and started thinking.
I saw that servant for the first time today.
I swear on the name of Serenti, the one who gave it to me, that it was a face I had never seen before. But I knew the name.
Is that it?
Bern ‘knew’ all the names of the maids who were with him right now.
Not knowing that Bern was confused by this absurd situation, the servant put down the wash water with a flowing motion.
‘It’s a nightmare.’
Bern, remembering the words of the servant called Jan, placed his hand on the basin. The only reason I could explain the situation so far was because I couldn’t think of anything other than that I was dreaming.
Bern put his face into the sparkling silver basin.
No matter how terrible the reality was, I couldn’t believe I was escaping into such a wild imagination. It wasn’t like him.
However, after seeing the reflection in the water, Bern had to stop his hand once again.
Red eyes reflected in the water. It wasn’t Bern’s.
Bern spoke in a low voice.
“A mirror.”
“Do you mean the mirror?”
Bern did not answer.
Yan, who made the mistake of asking again without realizing it because of his unusual appearance, quickly apologized.
“I’m sorry. I’ll get it right away.”
Then, she put her hand behind her back and gestured toward the maids. It meant bringing a mirror.
There was no mirror in the prince’s room.
Therefore, one of the maids standing behind Yan hurried outside and brought a mirror.
Jan took it and reflected Bern’s face, and Bern didn’t even have time to say thank you when he faced himself in the mirror.
“…….”
In the mirror was a young boy with black hair.
Between the long bangs, two ruby-colored eyes were glaring at Bern.
Bern raised his head.
An emblem engraved on the hem of the servant’s clothes. It clearly belonged to Kairis. Only after seeing it did he remember that the servant had been calling him a prince, not a king.
I feel like my lips are getting dry.
“Prince Calian.”
Jan called out to Bern, who was sitting looking at the mirror without saying a word.
‘no. I am King Bern.’
Bern repeated his name as if trying not to lose himself. Then, as if in opposition, a memory appeared in my mind as if someone was whispering to me.
‘no. ‘My name is’
And the long name that I had not memorized came out of my mouth without me realizing it.
“Kalian Reyn Kairis.”
Kalian, the 3rd prince of Kairis.
That’s my name, not Bern.
Bern frowned. Then he asked Yan with a frown.
“What did you say my name was?”
Jan smiled slightly and answered, probably thinking that Bern was joking.
“This is Prince Calian. By the way, I am Jan, the prince’s servant who must take you to breakfast right away.”
Then, as if I was waiting for Jan’s answer, unfamiliar memories flooded into my head.
Kairis’ palace etiquette weather schedule equestrian flower garden magic queen king. And two older brothers.
Jan is right. You must not be late for breakfast.
His memory was screaming like that. Wake up now. You must not be later than the other two princes.
The man, now known as Calian, asked quietly.
“What is today’s date?”
“It’s April 28th. The weather is very nice, my prince.”
After hearing this, Kalian looked around for a moment. No matter where you looked, there was no atmosphere of war with Secretia. So Kalyan asked again.
“I wonder what year it is.”
“It’s 522.”
Calian’s eyes shook greatly.
The year 522 in the Kairis calendar is the year 525 in the Secretian calendar. It wasn’t the day he closed his eyes.
‘It was 10 years ago.’
10 years ago. And the 3rd prince of Kairis.
Memories of the other two princes kept coming back to me, as if urging me to get ready quickly and leave.
When Calian, lost in thought, did not move, Jan, who could not wait any longer, stretched out his arms. He was going to grab the sleeve of his clothes and pull him up.
– Percussion!
Then Calian’s hand reflexively struck away Yan’s arm. The arm that was hit by the thin palm turned red. Calian’s arm, which was not normally used in this way, also felt a twinge of pain.
Yan said with tears in his eyes.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Ah. I’m sorry. I made a mistake without realizing it.”
Jan, who was so surprised that he didn’t notice that Calian’s tone had changed so quickly, answered quickly.
“No, prince. You have to get up sooner than that. If you don’t, I…!”
Calian shook his head and jumped up from his seat without even listening to the end of Yan’s words.
I decided to move first because of the memories that were ringing in my head, telling me I shouldn’t be behind those ‘older brothers’. First of all, I thought I needed to separate myself from that servant named Jan and think about it.
Soon, Kalyan finished washing his face with his head in the water. Kalian, who slapped both cheeks to come to his senses, said.
“I’ll be ready.”
-The way he speaks is strange. I didn’t say that.
As I said this, memories flooded me again. Therefore, Calian took a moment to recall his memories and spoke again.
“No. I’ll get ready. I’m sorry.”
“Please continue to apologize for not following along today… First, I will prepare clothes for you.”
After saying that, Yan moved her hands while looking at the other two maids. Soon, maids with both hands full of clothes came and dressed Kalian. After that, another maid came over and started combing her hair.
I saw jet black hair covering both eyes.
Originally, he liked to tie his long bluish-silver hair into one piece, so the black hair covering his eyes was frustrating. When I didn’t like my hair, the reason came back to me from memory.
– Because Brother Planz doesn’t like it.
His two older brothers, the princes.
Among them, Plantz had a pathological dislike for red eyes. So Kalyan lowered his hair like this and covered his eyes.
I covered my eyes because I was scared of my brother.
Calian clicked his tongue without realizing it.
‘I’ve heard a fair amount, but this is really stupid.’
Then, without realizing it, I smiled and thought of someone.
‘Planz and others hated these eyes.’
The enemy of enemies. Mad King Planz.
He was the king of Kairis. No, it was 10 years ago, so he must be a prince now.
He was the one who attacked Secretia.
‘Planz… I feel terrible that you are even breathing.’
I couldn’t get these hateful words out of my mouth.
This place is the royal palace of Kairis.
It seems like he’s still wandering in a dream, but anyway, he is now Calian, the third prince of Kairis.
Therefore, Calian was repeating the same words dozens of times in his mind.
‘Even if you see him, you must not kill him now. ‘You have to endure it.’
If it’s not a dream.
It doesn’t make sense, but if it really is a return to the past.
I didn’t want Calian’s head to fall off while making a hasty move.
The maids, who could not have known that Calian was thinking such things, were adjusting his clothes and making final arrangements. The preparation is so thorough that one wonders if the person going to eat breakfast has actually prepared it properly.
It made me wonder how much trouble I had to endure because of my clothes to do something like this.
Soon everything was ready.
Calian took a deep breath in front of the door and walked out. Then, I went down the unfamiliar central stairs and headed to the restaurant located on the far right.
No matter how much I tried to remember my age on the way, I couldn’t remember it. Did he live without even counting his age? In the end, Kalian decided to get Yan’s help.
“yarn.”
“Yes, my prince.”
“How old am I?”
For Jan, it was a random question. Yan, who thought he was asking really strange questions this morning, answered.
“You’re 14 years old. You still have four months left until you become an adult.”
“okay. It was like that.”
He seemed somewhat young.
Calian, who was thinking this, nodded.
Yan voiced his concern towards Calian.
“Prince. “Did you even read a novel with a knight last night?”
This was because his tone of voice was different from usual.
Calian was originally afraid of getting on a horse.
However, he had a riding class tomorrow where he had to ride a horse. So he couldn’t keep up with the class. Concerned about this, he asked this, thinking that he was just copying it after reading a novel with an
article in it. Kalyan shook his head and answered,
“No. I don’t care. No, I’ll take care.”
After saying this, Kalian immediately entered the dining room.
There were only servants inside, and no one who looked like the prince. Kalyan’s eyes fell on Jan for a moment.
‘They were making such a fuss as if they were going to leave right away.’
It was probably a lie that Calian told to avoid being late for breakfast. I
saw a large, round table in front of the large window. This was where the three princes had breakfast together every day at the recommendation of King Lemain. For the old Calian, It was also the most terrifying place.
One of the servants in the restaurant was seen pulling out a chair from one of the seats. Calian, who knew that was his seat, sat down. Then he looked at the unfamiliar scene outside the window. ‘It’s really just like I heard
. ‘It’s a huge scale.’
The royal palace of Cairis, which had the largest territory among the four countries on the continent of Cysterra, was also famous for its enormous size. It was different from the royal palace of Secretia, which consisted of one large building and two annexes. It was named ‘palace’ because the royal family lived there
. The number of attached buildings was as many as 6. Buildings used for other purposes, numerous gardens, artificial lakes, etc. were all located within the Kyris Royal Palace. Chermil Palace, where the princes where Calian is now staying, is not that large even among the royal palaces
. Nevertheless, the artificial lake in front of the palace and the garden behind it were quite large.
Sunlight reflected on the water came through the window. I
was lost in thought for a while while looking at the sight, and after waiting for about 10 minutes, the first prince Randel came and waited for about 30 minutes. After this, the second prince, Plantz, arrived.
Calian’s eyes widened when he saw Plantz, who walked without a word and sat slumped in his seat. ‘
What on earth is that…’
What on earth is that?
Calian’s brow furrowed greatly upon seeing the unimaginable sight.
