Chapter 7. The roses will bloom soon (1)
When I returned to the palace in the morning, I took a nap and woke up to find Jan, whose eyes had turned red, sitting right next to me and looking at Kalian. The angry Calian jumped up from his seat and pulled his body back.
“Surprise.”
It was difficult to see that Yan’s eyes were bloodshot and dark under his eyes, as if he had slept at all.
“I waited all night, so I told you to get some sleep too…”
“Prince.”
Yan, with a serious expression, cut off Calian’s words.
“Why do you drink morning tea?”
Calian made a sad face because he seemed to suspect that it was poisoned.
“You gave it to me.”
It was a word containing a small rebuke.
Of course, I had no intention of blaming him for not knowing that the tea was poisoned. Because Calian, the person involved, did not suspect poison. I was just a little grumpy at the dull sincerity with which he brought me that tea every morning.
Yan, who did not receive an answer to his question to check whether he knew what it meant or not, reached out to the nightstand next to the bed.
There was morning tea that I hadn’t drunk yet.
Jan picked it up and brought it to his mouth without hesitation.
Calian’s eyes turned sharp.
-Tap!
Kalian snatched the teacup from Jan’s mouth. The wind caused the tea to spill and fall on the floor. Yan, who was looking at the brown water seeping into the carpet, clenched his fists without realizing it.
Calian, who saw that, also became angry.
Don’t you think they will try to kill you if you tell them what you have hidden?
Why is everyone being so extreme without even asking nicely?
“What are you doing!”
Calian shouted fearfully at Yan and urgently stretched out his hand to look at Yan’s face.
“Did you swallow it?”
Jan removed Calian’s hand. It was an unusual behavior, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to pay attention to it. Calian became frustrated with Yan’s silence and raised his voice again.
“Did you eat it?”
“I didn’t eat it!”
Jan shouted at him. Kalian did not reprimand Jan for that. After a while, Jan opened his mouth.
“I gave poison to the prince with my own hands.”
Then he looked at Calian without another word. That expression revealed everything Yan wanted to say. All kinds of swear words, anger and regret appeared and disappeared repeatedly.
All of that was directed at Yan himself, not Kalian.
“I was wondering why since someone who couldn’t even use a knife asked for a knife.”
That damn knife. I bought it for no reason!
“I made a connection to the prince’s condition. When I remembered the medicine that Lord Manasil gave me, I remembered Lord Manasil’s son who was poisoned in Riverne.”
Calian looked at Yan in surprise.
I didn’t know anything about Alan’s work. Only then did she understand why Alan had looked around so much when he first saw her and how he knew her condition intimately.
“Then I started thinking about poison. And so I kept thinking about it. I thought it might be something for morning tea.”
When I took the teacup away, it was as if I had already confirmed it.
I was worried that he might blame himself because of his personality, but fortunately, Yan responded more calmly than expected.
“… Is it silique?”
Usually, Jan did not call Silike that way.
If they said yes, they were ready to attack Heisia Palace at any moment. Calian looked at Yan for a moment and then quietly answered.
“Why? To get revenge?”
“There’s nothing you can’t do.”
It was a cold voice. The blood had disappeared from Yan’s fist. Calian shook his head.
“Let the elephants be. There will be war.”
Jan, who was about to say something, closed his mouth.
I am now repeating what Calian said in my head. Yan looked at Calian in silence for a long time.
Finally, a surprised voice came out from my lips.
“……omg.”
In the first place, there were too many similarities with Slayman.
I couldn’t see Kalyan, who had been hanging around with Jan all day. Even so, it seemed impossible, but Lemain, who must have known that Alan had been captured and left the palace, was completely taken aback when he saw that several days had passed without saying anything. Of course, thanks to Alan, I learned that they are called elephants.
Kalian spoke in a stern voice to the baby elephant sitting in front of him, whose eyes were twitching.
“You can’t start a war between Siegfried and Briesen just because of one bite. So you shouldn’t intervene. It’s my job, so just leave it alone.”
Herbivores are herbivores.
Don’t let their beliefs get hurt.
“It will be resolved on Tuesday anyway.”
Calian, who spoke in a relaxed voice, drank the tea left in his cup.
* * *
Calian sent a carriage to bring Alan to the palace. As Jan had expected, the delegation’s farewell ceremony and luncheon were held without the princes’ attendance, freeing up time.
As soon as he met Calian, Alan handed out a document. It was a compilation of information gathered by wizards, that is, the circumstances of what Silike had done. Calian said, accepting it with a happy face.
“Thank you. Please be sure to tell the association that you have worked hard.”
“You asked me to bring it, so I will give it to you, but as you can see, I don’t think it will be of much help.”
Calian said, smiling meaningfully.
“It depends on what purpose you use it for and how you use it. This is enough.”
Calian, who had put it in the safe to view later, looked at Alan and opened his mouth again. From now on, we had to talk about what Alan needed to do.
“Let’s walk for a while.”
The sky was still cloudy and windy, so it was not good weather for walking. However, Kalian, who was worried that the contents of his conversation with Alan would be leaked, said that and left the room, and Alan silently moved on.
“Of course.”
The reason Calian got so upset was when he was passing by the very spot where he had been enraged by the Sispanian statue on the first day he came here.
And as soon as Calian’s voice came out, a thin silent film formed around them. However, the curtain moved along with the steps the two walked. If the curtain had been visible from the outside, Jan would have had something to say to Alan.
“There was magic, but it didn’t have to come out.”
Calian smiled humbly.
“It’s good to have a wizard master.”
“Please feel free to speak.”
Saying that, Alan tilted his head towards Calian. Calian nodded and spoke again.
“If I get into magic in earnest, either Silike or the Marquis Briesen will want to keep me in check. They will try to come up with a reason to interfere in some way. It will get worse as time goes by. Of course, the name of the teacher and the association alone are enough. We can respond, but I think it would be better for you to have more proper power.”
Alan smiled slightly. This is because the intention of speaking out was visible.
“Are you planning on using me as a shield this time?”
“As you know, it has so many uses. Rather than just being a shield.”
Calian closed his mouth for a moment to gather his thoughts and continued.
“It’s a weapon. It should be enough to keep the Knights of Brisen in check.”
Alan laughed slightly. He realized that something really interesting was about to happen.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“Yes. Master, you will like it too.”
“Then what kind of weapon can I be?”
When the two of them entered the rose garden, they heard Calian’s answer.
“Wizards.”
Alan tilted his head after hearing an unfamiliar word. It’s not a knight’s order, it’s a wizard’s order.
“It’s literally an army made up of wizards.”
Kairis’ wizard group Vulkan.
Kalian’s heart pounded as he remembered him.
How could I forget?
The power of an army made up entirely of wizards that took away Bern’s life and Secretia!
– White devils.
The people of Secretia called them this. When they appeared wearing white armor, white capes, and white masks covering their faces, disaster was sure to fall.
A group that destroyed castles, filled up valleys to make roads, burned cities, and froze knights. They were truly devils who had helplessly lost Secretia.
However, at this time, it did not exist yet.
“We are creating a magic division.”
Calian spoke once more and took another step. Surprisingly, Alan kept his mouth shut and followed suit. It wasn’t because he didn’t understand what Calian was saying or because he felt rejected.
“Is that possible? Don’t you know that there is a group called wizards? Not only are they not used to group action, but they cannot be trained and grow together like knights.”
This was because I was not sure of the possibility.
It was a completely understandable reaction. Because everyone did that. I heard that there was no one who didn’t laugh when Lemain said he would gather wizards to form an army.
Now Alan is thinking the same thing.
How can you make an army out of wizards? Would such an army function properly? Called.
“It was possible.”
That was an answer that gave me more confidence than any other words. Because it was already a testimony to the past and the future.
“That too was accomplished in this Kyris. It was accomplished solely in the hands of Lemain.”
“her.”
Alan let out a laugh and Calian continued.
“When Lemaine changed his stance of treating wizards poorly overnight and created a group of wizards, I heard that Briesen did not think it was worth opposing it. It would disappear naturally. Thanks to that, it was created. Since it was possible once, we are speeding up the timing. So there’s no reason why you can’t make it.”
Alan didn’t answer.
I have already started thinking about how to create and operate it. But there was something more important to tell before that, so Calian interrupted Alan’s thoughts for a moment.
“It took quite a long time to form a proper army. But right after the Wizards were fully formed, Lemaine died. It was a mysterious death.”
How he died and the cause of his death are completely unknown. The completed wizard corps was handed over to Plantz, who inherited the throne.
For that reason, Plantz, not Lemain, felt the power of the wizards, and Secretia felt it keenly.
“So this time, it won’t be easy. It will be dangerous. It’s a completely different task than simply gathering wizards based on the Master’s reputation.”
“You’re not asking if you can do it because it’s dangerous, but you’re asking me to take note because there’s something I need to do and it involves risk.”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s necessary, but I’m worried.”
Alan, who was looking at the calm face of his student who was entrusted with a new and dangerous task, slightly tilted his head towards Calian. And he spoke in a low voice, as if telling a secret story.
“Actually, I’m pretty good at magic.”
It probably means don’t worry.
When Calian smiled and nodded, Alan spoke again.
“But it won’t be easy to start.”
If Alan steps forward and creates a wizard group, the Briesen family will not ignore it like they did when LeMaine pushed ahead with the project. There was bound to be a disruption.
“Yes. That’s why I’m telling you now.”
After answering that, Kalian looked at the tree swaying in the wind for a moment and then brought up the most important story in the matter.
“Sooner or later, there will be another chance for Lemain to exchange gifts with Silike. It’s like reducing some of the benefits of the Brissen Merchant Marine in exchange for overlooking Plantz’s mistakes. This time, I will be the one to look after Silike’s mistake.”
“Are you planning to finally defeat the poisonous tea?”
Calian stuck out his tongue as Alan immediately understood what he meant.
What was he thinking of trying to deceive such a person? .
“You’re really quick-witted. you’re right. I’m going to clean up the car now. However, as I said before, Silike cannot be punished for this incident. So, I plan to use a slightly different method.”
The wizard’s testimony and the record of importing the poisonous Crimosa alone could not serve as evidence that Silike gave poisoned tea to Calian. Moreover, if it is revealed that he drank the poisoned tea, Calian’s surroundings Since everyone would suffer damage one after another, Calian gave up the idea of punishing Silike.
“May I ask what method you use?”
Calian only smiled slightly instead of answering. It meant that he would not go into detail yet.
“Silike . I will do my best to use the fact that you poisoned me as an excuse for negotiation. If that happens, Briesen will not be able to make a big noise as it will be an accident to Silike following Plantz’s mistake of speech not long ago. So, at that time, you can ask Marquis Brissen and Sillike not to interfere with the creation of the Wizards’ Order.”
Alan nodded.
“And the Wizards’ Association needs help with the matter of stopping the car. “Once it’s all sorted out, I’ll ask you a favor.”
“I understand. You can tell me at any time.”
Alan answered willingly, thinking of someone for a moment and opened his mouth.
“Anyway, once the problem with the prince’s private car is resolved, Lemain will also be able to relax.” ”
What do you mean, Lemain will spend an entire hour?” ”
Actually. The day I came here, I got a little angry at Lemain’s behavior. Then, he started telling me what kind of gift Silike was giving the prince.” Alan explained what was being
exchanged at the time with these words. Calian, who thanked me for listening intently, lost in thought for a moment and then nodded. He nodded.
“Thanks to Master, I will gain more from this work. You may need some luck.”
After saying that, Calian returned to his original story and continued.
“Anyway, we never know when they will make another mistake as big as trying to kill the prince, so we must negotiate this time. To do that, you need to have a plan, at least the outline of the wizard group. So please get started right away. Please share your opinions with Lemain. There must be a lot of things Lemain was thinking about.”
“You’re treating your old master too much.” ”
Jan says you’re very cheerful. That’s why I’m going to treat you without compunction.”
Alan’s soft laughter rang softly inside the Silent Screen.
” Please do so.”
