Chapter 49. Truly beautiful (3),
tok tok tok.
– It is truly regrettable that the matter progressed so quickly that the authorities were unable to even notify you of this situation. So, the authorities are trying to understand with a generous heart the outrageous acts that your country committed some time ago…
I read the same content over and over again.
After reading it a couple of times, I already had every single word engraved in my mind, but I still read it several times.
“This is a letter containing the most interesting story in the world. I never get tired of reading it.”
This letter is so explicit that it can be said to look down on Secretia. This is such an interesting story that you won’t believe it came from Lemain, who is famous for being dull.
And one more piece of news.
“Aela Verdandi. No, the last name has changed now. It’s that Bridget, after all.”
After talking to myself, there was a moment of laughter.
A blue warbler proudly accompanying us. Euria Siren, whose name alone is said to make the three men bite. Arsene Hertz, who was ‘released from his position’, followed along as if he had no intention of concealing that it was a trick.
Another name added to it.
“……Kalian.”
The way I reject calls for a healer is so similar to mine.
“I was busy with other things, so I tried to give up my interest in you, but you’re attracting my attention like this. So…” The messenger
of the day came with a bird that I wouldn’t regret if I hung it up right away and hung it in the square. Whether you bring him or the second leader of the army you are so confident in.
“How dare I stand in the way of the princes of that great country?”
I don’t know how they coaxed the second prince, who was said to have a fierce temper, but the excuse was really good. Now that I’m curious as to why you bother to come here, I guess I shouldn’t stop you if you want to see my proud face.
“Open it. Tell them to bring everyone they want.”
I heard that Kalyan himself is coming.
* * *
Kalian said:
It is said that the more money, power, and beauty the better.
Calian, who was born with good looks and already had too much money, called Arsene to reinforce the other. It was a day before I was stabbed in the back by my weak older brother, whom I still never suspected.
‘I have something to give to you.’
‘Yes, my prince.’
Calian, who held out the notice of dismissal from his position in front of Arsene, who was filled with anticipation, smiled brightly, and Arsene, who had been stabbed in the back by Calian, who was about to be stabbed by Tomorrow’s Pea, grinned.
‘Are you really giving me Annelucia this time?’
Then he suddenly asked:
This is not a person who seemed like he would never leave the Balkans before he died. The person who had acted as if he would bury him in front of the steps of the Wilhelm Pavilion even after his death suddenly received notice of being relieved of his position.
‘ah. That’s later. ‘It will be after I open the reflection paper first, so don’t get your hopes up already.’
‘Then what is this?’
‘Abuse of power for private matters.’
Of course, Calian, who first said something difficult to understand, continued his explanation.
‘Actually, I had no intention of demanding my authority over the Balkans. I made it with my teacher, but if you look at it, it’s no different from copying the army I saw before I went back in time.’
I meant it.
Of course, at first, he created it to use as his own force, but he has never been greedy about becoming the master of Balkan.
‘However, I think I can abuse my authority a bit when it comes to Sir.’
Still, it would be okay to have at least some authority over my own.
‘I would like you to go with Lord Hertz to Secretia.’
‘Do you mind if I go?’
‘…… why. Are you worried that I might be thinking about the past?’
‘To be honest, yes.’
‘If I thought that was the case, I wouldn’t go there. I have Kairis at the end of my name, so will it be any different no matter who I take?’
Kalyan, who had taken a sip of chilled mint tea without Yan’s knowledge and put it down, spoke.
‘anyway. You won’t be able to cross the border with soldiers, but if you completely dismiss the officer, he will likely never return to the Balkans. So I just relieved him of his position. Anyway, there is no way in Secretia that you will believe that it will be true whether you are fired or relieved of your position.’
‘Would you be angry if I told you it was disappointing?’
‘huh.’
‘It’s good to be relieved of your position, prince. ‘I’m so glad you didn’t fire me.’
As I said, it wasn’t a dismissal.
Balkan civilians are only affiliated with restrictions on all actions that can be taken as a soldier. It was nominal.
‘I thought it would be easier to accompany this person if this news spread, so I took action in advance. I don’t know when we will leave, but I hope you prepare in advance. It’ll probably be after my brother’s birthday banquet, so I’ll take a break now.’
Thanks to this, Arsene, who had become a strange person called a Balkan civilian, was excited. I was so excited that I had to suppress the feeling of wanting to go dancing in front of Alan’s office once again at the freedom I had regained, even if only for a moment.
I was excited for just one day.
This is why, rather than spreading the news that he had been relieved of his position, Planz showed signs of leaving the main gate of the palace even before Plantz or Niedlen were notified.
When I went to Chermil Palace to see Calian, there was no Calian to show. However, Yan went out to watch to make sure Raven didn’t kick Jang. Afterwards, as I was leaving the palace, I saw the royal carriage standing out among the carriages parked inside the palace.
As soon as I saw that carriage, my heart broke. It was like a miracle created by the tearful days I had spent by Planz’s side for a long time.
Arsene, who realized what Plants was planning, went to the Wizards’ Association to entrust the duckling ‘Coco’ to him, and learned that Calian had selected Euria as a companion for this journey.
There is no time and no place to take care of our precious Coco, so what can we do?
– Beep!
I have to take him.
“The little guy is amazing.”
“I don’t know what makes me great because there are more than one or two things I’m great at, President of the Association.”
An incredibly crazy wizard who was extremely capable for his age, followed Kalyan very well, and loved explosions, asked this.
“A wizard raising ducks in a great carriage. That’s amazing.”
There was a creaking sound inside the carriage, which was not shaking at all even as it climbed the winding mountain road. Except when passing through the border gate, the carriage was Coco’s possession the entire time.
Arsene, who was climbing the mountain path at the back of the group, looked at Euria and answered.
“It’s fortunate that I don’t have to carry it around with me throughout the trip. I’m worried about what Prince Planz will say about this later.”
“You’d say I’m the crazy blue-haired wizard who took the duck with him on his way to another country.”
“Yes. I think you would say that.”
Arsene laughed because it was so absurd that he thought about it himself, and added in a voice that he couldn’t tell whether he was talking to Euria or to himself.
“Still, it’s good to have the ducks and not the crew.”
“Well, originally, the crew was supposed to come too?”
“No. I didn’t plan on coming, it was just… something happened, Chairman of the Association.”
After saying this, Arsene smiled and looked around. Euria, who followed his gaze from the side, took a deep breath and spoke.
“I feel this every time I come, but it definitely seems like it’s easy to block Secretia’s gate. The mountain range between Kairis and Secretia is so rough, so if you block this road, you’ll have to go around.”
It is more rugged than the mountains of Kairis, but flatter than the mountains of the Great Desert. Rather than being heavily forested, there was a winding road through a mountain that looked like it had high sharp rocks. I couldn’t even see what was beyond the mountain road that I didn’t know how far it continued.
“With these rocky mountains in the way, not many people know how beautiful the land beyond is.”
“Mr. Association President, have you also been to Secretia?”
“Uh. Before I first saw you, I was working near the border. I came here twice while chasing barbarians. This is the third time.”
“I didn’t know they crossed this far. They must have been quite strong enough to allow them to cross the border from Secretia.”
“Of course I sneaked in. Is there any way they would give me permission?”
“Ah…”
Soon, a wistful expression appeared on Euria’s face, as if she was looking back on memories from a long time ago.
“The basilica was really delicious.”
“…… yes.”
Arsene shook his head as he thought of a strong drink that would be no less than Himolica.
“Don’t look at me like that, but quickly raise your circle too.”
“If that’s what they say, I would already be in the 8th circle.”
“It’s too high. What can I do with the 8th circle? It hasn’t come out in nearly 300 years since Roigrant.”
“I feel young again when I complete the 7th circle, and I don’t age at all.”
“Does that look good?”
“Aren’t we going to live for such a long time that we get so tired of seeing it all?”
“You either like it or you don’t like it.”
“If it were good, Roigland would still be alive.”
“What do you want to say? Don’t act sober and drunk, just do 6 circles comfortably. Let’s have a drink together.”
Euria responded appropriately, loosening her long purple hair and tying it back properly.
“It’s a circle and all, but since I just crossed the border, I’m going to drink a lot of basilica and go.”
“We didn’t come here to drink, Mr. Association President.”
“Does a wizard choose where to drink? Just drink.”
“Isn’t that because you are the president of the association, not because you are a wizard?”
“I guess I left little Kairis scared.”
“No, I brought it with you, Mr. Association President.”
Euria chuckled at Arsene’s quick answer.
Because the distinction between construction and construction was clear, the wizards’ conversation continued like that, making the giving and receiving of flowers seem pointless.
* * *
A night where only the stars twinkle instead of the moon that has not yet risen.
Dry blades of grass swayed among the sparsely exposed rocks.
Since you have already crossed the border, you may have arrived long ago, but only after passing the rocky mountain do you know that the real Secretia will begin then.
So, if you climb down this rocky mountain, you will really arrive.
Not where my brothers lived on the upper floor of the spacious palace, but in the very land that I wanted to protect so much.
“You don’t have to see it that way.”
The low voice was like a dry blade of grass.
I didn’t know if he was making that noise because he was facing things he had forgotten or because he was scared of the nightmares he would face in the future, so I kept looking at him and he started laughing.
“There are a lot of things that come to mind and I’m glad to see them. That’s why.”
By the time we finished climbing the rocky mountain, it was always night.
Whether from Secretia, from Kairis, or from both. Everyone greeted the night at the top of the rocky mountain.
Calian, who had been looking into the distance for a while from the top of the rocky mountain, opened his mouth to Planz. But the voice came from Plants.
“It’s not cold.”
“yes.”
Because I knew what he was going to say.
Plantz, who was looking at what was in Calian’s hand, smiling brightly, asked.
“What.”
“The alcohol I bought then. Sizzlinu.”
“Speak informally.”
“Sizzly. I brought it because it was in Raven’s bag because my teacher brought it to me. Don’t you have to like drinking here, because there are a lot of eyes watching?”
The seeing eyes refer to the knights of Secretia in the watchtower at the top of the rocky mountain. So, it means that I brought out Sizzlinu for my ‘brother who likes drinking so much.’
“you. A glass of Himolica…”
“No.”
Calian cut off Planz’s words with a somewhat hasty remark and shook the wine bottle. He had a look on his face that said, “I’m going to drink it, but are you going to drink it too?” “Now
. “I’m not going to get drunk in a place like this, so don’t worry about me getting drunk without protecting my weak brother.” “
Bark again.”
I guess it’s not just Kalian who is making a fuss. This is
the first time I’ve been to this place, and I wonder what I would have said here someday. How would he have attacked?
What kind of face would he have made?
Is there any reason to refuse the offer to just drink alcohol, putting aside the thought of no gain? So Plantz nodded and accepted the glass that Calian handed him. “It’s my first time drinking wine too.
” Have a drink.”
“I tried it.”
“I heard you didn’t drink.”
“I didn’t drink. Alcohol.”
I wonder if you get drunk just by smelling your brother’s wine.
Planz smiled at Calian, who had this look on his face, and looked at the wine in his hand for the second time in his life.
Sometime a long time ago.
One day, a long time ago.
“… … The day I first stood in the way of my mother.” The day
Calian, who had been receiving Silike’s tea, blocked the power of blessing. The day Calian first stood in Sillike’s way. The same
was true for Plantz.
The first time . He blocked Silike’s way with his hand. He then emptied the wine that had been in Randel’s. He thought that what had melted Calian’s insides might be in it, so it was not alcohol for Plantz. “You can have a drink today for the first time
. ”
Calian, who had already heard everything about what happened that day, interrupted Planz and pointed to the glass. “It
will be delicious.”
Because it is not poison.
“Yes.”
A deep-hearted teacher who was worried about this time. The two glasses prepared made a refreshing sound. Different strong memories flowed together and dispersed through the sound of the wind, which was like the singing of dry grass blades. So, one glass or two. The wine glasses kept filling and
emptying
.
Unbelievably, Calian, who was looking at Pea, who seemed to be stronger than me, was trying hard to push away the drunkenness with his aura and repeatedly erasing his complicated face. A pure white light rose from afar. The late moon rose. Moonlight spiraled in the sky far
away
. We were playing on the clear, shimmering water in the distance.
Planz, who had been watching quietly, suddenly opened his mouth.
“I understand why my brother was so calm in front of that sea.”
“Is that so?”
The image under the rising moonlight. A vast land that exposes the world. A place that I miss starting at the end.
Yes,
it was the sea.
“I hope this time, my brother, only good memories remain.”
Calian let out a small laugh as he looked at the figure that was not obscured by the thick darkness. “ Surely
beautiful Secretia… It is truly a beautiful place.”
