Chapter 36. Be patient, Master (5)
Kalian is stubborn.
He is strong because he resembles Chase.
To put it another way, Chase and Calian’s stubbornness are somewhat similar.
– We talked about what would happen in February next year. Do you remember?
Therefore, there was no way Chase could overcome Plantz’s stubbornness, which Calian could not overcome. I don’t know where the prince, who obviously grew up not being particularly stubborn, learned such stubbornness, but Plantz’s stubbornness was remarkable.
– There’s no way you won’t remember.
Chase said, laughing briefly at the answer of Plantz, who knew better than anyone else how smart he was.
– is it so. At that time, I said I had no involvement in that matter.
I told him a couple of times that I would tell him if he told me what exactly happened to Kalian and what Devlan did to Kalian. Since there was some inappropriate information to tell Plantz the truth about how Devlan met his death in the past, I thought it would be better to listen to Calian’s opinion and then tell Plantz the story.
And Chase lost to Plantz.
I really couldn’t understand a single word and no matter what I said, no one would listen. I kept saying the same thing until the end, saying that if I tell you first, I will tell you then.
Chase, who had a hard time accepting that this would only be a waste of time, sighed with a sense of giving up and revealed how his past self was involved in Devlan’s death.
Plantz did not answer.
In the end, no sentiment was conveyed about the fact that Chase’s past was not pure either.
Chase’s calm voice continued.
– However, this time, many things have changed from then, and there are cases where there are people who were not there then, so I thought that the same future would not happen just by banning the entry of Tensil healers.
Marquis Lin was now banning entry not only to Tensil healers but also to all people of Tensil nationality. Since he was so strong, Devlan came up with the next move.
– Does the King of Secretia know about Hina?
After hearing what Chase said, Plantz, who, according to Calian, was a ‘truly smart man’, immediately pointed out the connection between Devlan and Calian. Although I only saw how Kalian treated Hina and never told me anything about Hina.
– Wouldn’t it be strange not to know? You are very suspicious.
Chase wasn’t that surprised by Plantz’s answer mentioning Hina and gave his answer right away. There was no need to be surprised since we had already experienced Planz’s accident several times.
– If I had called Brother Randel, I would have sent him as much as I could. Too bad.
But I was surprised by this statement.
First of all, I was surprised that Randel could use healing powers, and following the information about the Balkans, I was surprised that he casually mentioned information that was also top secret, and I was also surprised by the attitude of Randel being generous enough to say that he would send him as much as he wanted.
– Prince Planz is truly extraordinary in many ways.
– It just so happened.
This probably means that I happened to have intelligence and insight that are difficult to express in just a few words, that I happened to not care for Kairis’ secret so much, and that my relationship with Randel grew very distant.
Chase suddenly wondered how he had gotten into a position where he could have a friendly conversation with that Plantz, and he laughed.
– If Hina was involved, my brother would have said he would never go without me telling him. I don’t know why I bothered.
Another reprimand followed.
Even if you hadn’t said anything, you would have behaved well, so why did you bother to say something and bring my brother back from half-dead?
Chase, who had learned well from Plantz, gave an appropriate answer to that question.
– It just so happened that it happened that way.
– Are you saying it wasn’t your will?
Maybe it was because he didn’t need to open his mouth, but Plantz was quite talkative right now. And it was accurate.
Plantz, who roughly understood the situation up to this point, took a sip of the cooled strawberry tea. A very faint strawberry scent came from the strawberry tea, which had been so lightly burnt that it had a completely different color from the one that Kalian had been drinking for Alan.
Plantz explained Devlan’s letter without bothering to swallow it. Because I heard everything Chase said.
– So, after giving me the ring, my brother went to catch the wizard. I’m checking the situation with my younger brother’s old brother.
After calmly predicting what could have been an event of the century in which an archmage assassinates the king of a nation, he swallowed down the strawberry tea he had been holding.
– Although I don’t think the wizard will really go there.
I don’t know where he went after that, but he ended his speech by saying that Alan probably didn’t go straight to Secretia regardless.
Plantz’s voice continued in Chase’s head as he frowned for a moment, not knowing whether he should feel very sorry or fortunate that Alan did not come.
– If you really need the same future, do what you have to do. Before the wizard or my brother really gets there.
A similar thing was said once at Lubia’s pavilion. Instead of leaving it to Kalian, he said you should move too. Chase answered, feeling similar to that time.
– Fortunately, now that I have a legitimate cause, I plan to do so.
Devlan has set a trap for Calian.
That was enough of a reason for Chase to justify himself even after doing what he wanted.
Isn’t this a fortunate thing?
This time, I have a reason to feel free to hate.
And there was only one thing Chase had to do right now. I don’t know if I should tell this to Plantz. I was wondering for a moment whether I should tell him, but Plantz spoke again.
– I think you should check that.
Something that only Chase and no one else can do.
To visit Devlan in person and find out his true feelings.
– Does he know my brother’s last ‘name’?
I felt like Chase should provide the most reliable way to achieve that, so I insisted and talked to Chase directly.
Chase was surprised for the third time today.
When the bracelet glowed and when Plantz spoke about Randel.
And now.
– Did you know?
– It just so happened.
Wasn’t Plantz’s smart brain the only thing that Calian, who was worried about disappearing from the world, trusted? He is smart enough to realize the discrepancy about someone forcibly erasing him, so even if he were to be erased again, Plantsmann would notice.
Calian’s thoughts were correct.
Plantz knew best that he was not a person who would easily forget something. But one day, I couldn’t remember the name Chase had told me, and I didn’t even have any doubts about forgetting it. I wasn’t curious about everything about him.
– I wondered why I wasn’t curious, and the answer came.
It wasn’t easy to think about it.
So I thought stubbornly about it.
As my thoughts increased, I naturally came to realize this. How cruel someone who was clearly greater than Sispanian was doing to Calian.
– I know what you mean. I’m thinking the same thing.
Is there any other way to reveal Devlan’s true intentions? So Chase, who was thinking of the same thing, answered.
In the end, Arianne said to Calian something that Chase could never say, and Plants said something to Chase that Calian could never ask for.
Chase chuckled at how the overly ironic reality could once again become funny.
– I thought there would be no reason to think it was a good thing I left it behind.
Instead of looking down at the wide palace instead of the wide sea, receiving red flowers instead of being blessed by blue stars, walking on the blade that is sharpened every day instead of making meaningless bets every day, and living away from the embrace of my brother who cared for me more than anyone else, it is just sad. I was deceived. I was just sad that I left it behind.
Maybe…
– Don’t do it. forever.
Plantz cut Chase off.
Don’t think you did a good job of leaving it behind.
Don’t like it and keep worrying like that. Live with the thought that I will come visit you whenever the situation arises.
That’s what Chase needs to do in this life as an older brother, so don’t give up on that and let go.
It was a short phrase with that meaning.
* * *
The thin moon went down and the stars were immersed in the darkness of dawn.
In the darkness so thick that even the blowing wind worried that it might be lost, a black horse that seemed to have been carved out of one side of the darkness ran ceaselessly.
Raven, which can be found at any time without forgetting the path once visited, was pacing without hesitation with its owner who had a look on his face that said he had no idea where this place was.
The mobile magic circle was set up a day away from Siegfried’s territory.
Therefore, as soon as the light from the moving magic circle disappeared, Calian went straight on the road without even having time to feel the air, which was so hot that it became difficult to breathe. After taking a break in the middle, I ran again.
This was because I had no idea how far Alan, who did not need to climb the horse, would have already gone.
– Tap, tap, tap!
Raven, who was running freely on a forest path like this for the first time in a long time, seemed more excited than tired. Of course, the longer Raven ran so excitedly, the more Calian felt his blood drying up.
No matter how much I ran, even into the evening, night, and dawn, I could not find any trace of Alan. So, just as I was starting to think that if Zeon’s group attacked again, Allen would stop and come back, I felt a welcome presence at some point.
“Ah, I found it…”
Then Calian, who took a deep breath as he felt a surge of relief, went to where Alan was and got off Raven’s back.
The place where someday Calian, someday Planz, someday Randel, and Lemain stood. Alan stood on the hill overlooking the land of stubborn knights who guarded the realm of the great man. I stood there without saying anything.
– Bruises.
At the sound of light footsteps, Alan, who had already known of Calian’s arrival for a long time, quietly opened his mouth.
“Are you here?”
Alan’s long silver hair, which became increasingly redder as he went down, swayed in the wind. Calian, who was quietly watching the scene, answered.
“Yes, Master.”
Instead of asking why he couldn’t go any further and was standing here, Kalian just nodded.
“I was worried. What would happen if I couldn’t meet Master?”
What happened to Alan’s son, how King Eline of Rivern handled the matter, and how Alan felt during his time in Riverne. Calian now knew all of that. I also knew that after spending time like that, I met Calian.
So I was worried.
Will Calian be bitten by Devlan’s fangs? Will he lose his son again to the poison? Will Alan be worried about Calian, recalling the events of his dead son, Ronil?
And I also regretted it.
If I had known sooner, I wouldn’t have drunk poisoned tea in front of Silike.
“I felt like I had nowhere to go, so I stopped for a moment and thought about my future.”
Alan’s quiet voice flowed like mist forming in the deep dawn. Calian just nodded without answering.
If you go down from this hill and go straight ahead, you will arrive at Siegfried Range, where Slayman will be. And if you turn a little and move forward, you will find Secretia.
Did he worry about which one to go to, or did he wait for Calian to come find him somehow?
“If you were like me, Master, you wouldn’t have moved so suddenly.”
Was he the kind of person who would come so impulsively, without even consulting Kalian or confirming the exact situation, and leaving Lemain’s safety completely at the back of his mind?
Alan didn’t answer.
Red, yellow, and blue lights appeared in the sky as dawn slowly dawned in the distance. Calian said as he quietly looked at the sky, which comes every day but is different every day.
“I received a kaleidoscope when I was young. I particularly remember it because I really liked it.”
Calian continued, remembering a kaleidoscope filled with pretty, colorful pieces of glass and jewels.
“One day, I spent the whole day looking inside it, and even though it always looked the same, I always saw different things. It was so fascinating.”
After saying that, Calian looked at Alan and said.
“Me too. Even if it looks the same, it will be different this time. I have no intention of just blindly following you. I have no intention of blindly stepping into a trap. I will no longer think about solving the problem on my own. I will ask you to help me at any time. So please be patient for now, Master.”
Devlan would have been closely checking how Calian and Alan would move. Therefore, holding on to Slayman’s collar was a request to endure his intrusion into Secretia without a word and causing trouble.
Alan, who had been unable to decide until now and had stopped, asked.
“Should I just let you go down that thorny road?”
“It is not a thorny path. Now I know that you are not my father.”
Like letting go of the chase. Devlando.
So there is no need for justification. There is no need for indulgence. There is no need for any justification to convince oneself.
After saying that, Calian looked up at Alan and smiled.
“Let’s go back together, father.”
On a night when the thin moon was setting and the stars were immersed in the darkness of dawn, the pretty student smiled beautifully and became Alan’s real son.
