Chapter 77. Just listen to me for a moment (4)
My head was pounding.
It wasn’t because of the work I left behind. The second son, who had advised his worried father to take a short break, carried out his duties on behalf of the king surprisingly neatly.
Of course, Lemain had no idea that Planz had as his younger brother ‘a great king who learned everything from his father who lived and died as a flawless king and then turned his older brother into a great king without a single blemish.’ I didn’t know.
Therefore, he must have received help from Alan for tasks that Plantz would not have known about. The reason Calian refused to send Plantz out of the capital even after he ascended to the throne was probably because he knew that his brother was such a good worker. Just think about that in moderation. I passed it on.
In any case, it is said that the postponed work did not become a headache for Lemain. The wound on his arm, which had healed enough to have no problem holding his pen, didn’t bother him too much.
There is only one reason why Le Main is massaging his eyes.
He said, “First, I think I will close the palace gate.”
“Are you now planning to send your Majesty and the princes away and finally live alone?”
“That’s not it”
“I didn’t want to see you three still suffering because of your highness, but you made the right decision. I will pack up all three of you and leave for the south right now, so you can close the palace and stay healthy for a long time.”
“……Sit down again.”
“Aren’t you doing this because you’re glad to hear that you’re closing the palace gates?”
“Can’t you first ask why they are closing the palace gate, which is fine?”
“Before you ask, please speak first. You and I both lack time.”
“Sispanian has arrived, right? We need to decide how to announce it. So, sit down. Don’t try to leave.”
…… anyway.
The reason Lemain was massaging his eyes was because Sispanian had come to visit.
He not only came, but also appeared in the skies over the entire Kairisis, showing off his majesty. Thanks to this, Lemain returned to the palace without any injuries.
They say he was a little injured to begin with, but he wasn’t particularly injured.
“Are you unable to handle the fact that you have been imagining the day when your throne will ascend to the throne, and then face it like this? You have thought about closing the palace gates.”
“……Marquis Manasil. Talk to me.”
“You’re not wrong. Your Majesty, there will be no danger for the time being. If that’s the case, you should like it.”
Of course it’s a good thing.
As Alan said, the royal authority will rise. It was nothing short of a reminder that the country was ruled by the descendants of the great ancient dragon, and that Lemain was the one who continued the ancient dragon’s bloodline, so wouldn’t it be obvious that the king’s prestige would rise along with it?
Putting all that aside, Lemain was clearly moved and grateful. Still, his head hurt.
“He has not been seen for hundreds of years. I wonder if people will just be happy that such a person has returned to this earth. They will wonder why he came.”
“Shouldn’t you just explain why you came?”
“I don’t know how to say that.”
“Did you really plan to keep the Xeons’ attack a secret?”
“I see.”
Until coming to Kyrisis, Lemain had planned to resolve this issue as quietly as possible. He did not want to let Zeon’s soldiers know that he had invaded the capital.
Isn’t Kairisis the safest capital in Kairis? This is something that happened neither outside nor inside the outer walls of Kairisis, but within the inner walls. What would people think if they found out that at the time they were leisurely drinking tea on Astricia Street near the royal palace and laughing and chatting in Time Square, a battle of four hundred versus seven hundred was taking place in the royal forest right next to it?
– Sweet.
Lemain took a sip of rosemary tea down his throat and put down the teacup. The guard knight, Ren, who had recovered from his internal injuries last night, and the chamberlain, Raoul, who had hurried back to the palace with three other servants, came out with a look of deep emotion on their faces.
“If we find out that this incident was carried out by an unknown organization called Zeon and that the mother tree of the elves is behind it. Not only will my position be in jeopardy, but the entire country will fall into chaos. Moreover, if we are not careful, the people living in this country will fall into chaos. “Isn’t it possible that the arrow will return to all the elves?”
“The elves’ mother did it first, so is there any problem with the elves suffering harm?”
Alan, who was blowing away the rosemary leaves floating on the tea with his mouth, kept his head lowered towards the tea cup and looked up at Lemain.
A voice that cooled much faster and colder than the tea that was gradually cooling down was directed at Lemain.
“At this point, we can withdraw the law prohibiting enslavement of elves, or we can take out the elves in the forest and banish them to the great desert where there is only sand everywhere. If not… we can execute them all. Sith to this land. “I wonder if Danu can properly protest in a situation where Fanian appears.”
Lemain frowned for a moment.
“… I didn’t know you were the type of person who could say something like that. If I didn’t know that your hair color couldn’t be faked, I would have thought someone was copying you with that disguise magic.”
Alan lowered his sharp eyes and quietly smoothed the teacup.
He said, ‘There has been another raid on Schrinz.’
‘What happened again? Not the prince. Is everyone safe?’
‘yes. But… they went to see Prince Calian in the guise of His Highness King Secretia. Fortunately, there were no major incidents.’
‘…You mean you sent Chase? To that child.’
‘Something like that happened to the prince a little while ago, but to Marquis Manasil…’
‘Did you ask if Ronil was here?’
‘yes. You confirmed that that is what happened.’
These are the words delivered by Demirea, who came to visit me last morning before returning to the duke’s residence.
‘How did they know that? He doesn’t think the prince is the kind of person who would reveal secrets to unbelieving people.’
‘You never know. He is a person who has the greatest talent for getting caught at any time. Thanks to that, he is the one who even revealed the secret to Devlan.’
‘Yes, well… that’s true. From what I heard, Devlan also didn’t know about the relationship between the prince and His Highness King Secretia. Even if the prince had really been exposed to someone else’s secret, I don’t think he would have thought of pretending to be the prince’s former brother and going looking for him.’
‘I guess so. Then how did they know what Chase looked like?’
‘Wouldn’t this mean that someone knows what happened in the past?’
‘Is there anyone suspicious?’
‘First and foremost is Rashid Briesen. Tensil’s Heidern family, which was said to be acting differently from the past, is also suspected. And one more thing to choose is the mother tree of the elves.’
‘okay. Danu would know exactly.’
‘yes. It is said that the mother tree of the elves showed the prince and emperor the events of the past. He even brought the sword that was left back from across time and delivered it to the prince, so he is using it now.’
‘That’s right. ‘It was like that.’
‘Besides, for someone to remember Marquis Manasil’s funeral in such detail… I’m sorry, but too much time has passed. What kind of face does Marquis Mother Namuga have and who is Prince Calian’s former brother? Wouldn’t that have been given to them?’
‘I understand what you mean, Duke. However, it would be better not to jump to conclusions.’
She said not to jump to conclusions.
After all, Alan is also human.
“In my opinion, I want to go to the elf forest one by one and destroy them all.”
The Archmage, who had no way to control his anger toward Danu, said something that could never be taken as a joke.
“… I hope it wasn’t intentional.”
“I’m serious.”
Lemain let out a short sigh.
Lemain also knows that because of Danu, many of the Balkan soldiers were at risk of death. Not only that, he almost killed Kalyan because of this. His heart still sinks when he thinks of the time when that leg was broken.
So Alan must have been angry too.
Le Main, who could not guess the real reason why Alan was angry at Danu, but understood that he was angry, shook his head.
“Don’t put the blame for something on an innocent person.”
“If you knew how to think like that, did you close your eyes and make innocent people and princes take responsibility for what you have lived for for nearly 20 years?”
LeMaine, who heard another shout as he became the target of Alan’s anger for no reason, shut his mouth. Alan, who was watching this, took another sip of the rosemary tea that was said to calm his mind and put it down.
“No matter what, please don’t ignore this incident.”
Alan continued speaking in a calmer voice.
“It was a battle of seven hundred to four hundred. No matter how unnoticed Balkan moved, it would be impossible to bury the fact that such a large battle took place within the city walls. Your Majesty may still be in Shurinz, but if you come back, no more hesitation.” There is no reason to do it.”
“I told you. If you let me know.”
“I will take care of retaliating against the elf later, so just take advantage of the situation, Your Highness.”
“Are you saying that we should hide the involvement of Mother Tree and the group and only tell about the battle?”
‘Prince Calian said that it would be a good idea to at least inform him of the attack. Of course, it will be up to your Majesty to decide, but you said you did not object and I also think the same.’
“That’s right. As you said, if the Sispanians had come here, someone would definitely create an unsettling rumor by tying together the light that burst from the forest, the noise, the numerous soldiers, and the sight of the Sispanians.”
“It’s a disturbing rumor…”
‘If you try to hide it, Prince Randel might get bitten. In situations where the hidden power is unclear, isn’t it always the weakest who gets framed?’
“Are you saying that one of the princes planned all of this?”
“If Sispanian comes in this situation, wouldn’t you, Your Highness, benefit the most? The royal authority, which was barely visible if you looked through a magnifying glass the size of a house, will suddenly swell to the size of a house.”
“… Yes. My benefit is the greatest.”
After saying these words, Lemain closed his eyes for a moment and was lost in thought before opening his mouth.
“… The crown prince said he was okay with it, but Calian acted as if he was greedy for the throne.”
“That’s right. You may have rushed to cover up the reason why the prince acted like that, but we are not nobles who would be fooled by such a thing.”
“Yes. And you are the one who is on Calian’s side.”
Alan nodded.
“It would be difficult if Calian took my position right away. Randel thought so and plotted treason, and Sispanian, who could not see the same thing happening one after another, stepped forward… Is it true that such rumors may be spreading? me.”
“It’s ridiculous, but if the palace remains silent, you never know what rumors will arise. If you can’t know the truth, any lie can become the truth, right?”
It’s really ridiculous, but the ridiculous thing that Cispanian shows up has already happened. That Sispanian appeared for the first time in hundreds of years, so there’s no reason why an even more far-fetched claim wouldn’t work.
It is an unreasonable assumption that Randel, who had to leave the palace after this year, would do whatever it took to turn the situation around.
“In the worst case, such words could spread, so your Majesty should step forward before that happens. When people come together, they can discover the wisest truth in the world, but they can also create scriptures that are stupider than anyone else.”
“Even so… it is impossible to inform the elves’ mother tree and Zeon.”
Le Main, who was thinking with his eyes closed once again, nodded his head once. Then he opened his eyes and looked at Alan and said:
“Come to think of it, Sir Ren said that there were more knights at the Marquis Brisen’s residence than expected.”
The number of knights of the Marquis of Gray Briesen that were suddenly brought out.
Even though it was mentioned, Alan showed no reaction. I just narrowed my eyes as I watched a rosemary leaf on the tea sink into the water.
“The Marquis of Briesen said he was reporting the number down every time. ‘There must have been a lot.’”
“Yes. The reported number and the actual number of soldiers were always different… The number of Briesen’s knights has decreased sharply. Even if we inquire, there would be no way to prove whether the number has actually decreased or whether the number is the same as usual.”
Gray has been lying about the number of his knights from the beginning.
That means that right now, after sealing off the Marquis of Briesen’s residence and counting the number of knights remaining there, ‘the number of knights has decreased compared to when we searched the Marquis of Briesen’s residence to find the missing Calian. This means that Gray has nothing to say even if the knights who died while attacking the royal forest belonged to Brisen.
If Gray had 1,000 knights in his land and lied about the number as 500, then even if Lemain claimed that there were originally about 1,500 knights in the Marquis’s residence, there would be no way for Gray to refute it.
‘The prince asked me to tell a story to the Marquis Manasil while I was connected.’
‘What do you mean?’
‘Please punish the Marquis of Brissen, who could not tolerate Prince Calian’s antics and ‘tried to attack the palace by passing through the royal forest when the palace was empty, which made even Sispanian angry’…. . That is.’
This is the reward that Calian, who decided to listen carefully to Planz’s request to get rid of Briesen, gives to Rashid, who is very deeply involved in this attack.
The first gift was being prepared through Lemain.
“You dared point your sword at the royal palace. Is there any way for someone like the Marquis of Briesen to prove his innocence?”
Alan’s eyes softened.
* * *
A luncheon held with the Margrave of Schrinz and Count Eifrin.
I must have been exhausted from sitting there with my two brothers, who couldn’t help in any way, and barely trying to create a friendly atmosphere.
He left the Soyeon venue in the villa and asked, ‘Why are you going to Whitlin?’ and he answered, ‘I’m hungry.’ That’s why. I must have been exhausted from trying so hard to make an expression that didn’t suit me alone at a damp luncheon.
“Brother Randel. Are you sure you won’t eat that?”
“Eat.”
“yes.”
…… okay.
That’s probably why.
So even though the power of blessing has become stronger, you still eat a lot.
“Maybe it’s because I ate more food than meat at the luncheon, but I’m still hungry. Even though I’m less hungry than before the blessings increased.”
okay.
You have to count it like that.
After eating a typical meal at the luncheon, I came to the living room and ate all the cookies and cakes that were on the table, and as if that wasn’t enough, I also took the food that was in front of Randel. You should count the amount of food you eat as decreasing.
“I want to grow taller, but….”
Calian muttered like this and smiled brightly at Plantz, who was looking at him with an astonished expression. Then, despite the hand of the villa servant who was trying to refill his empty plate, Randel began to move the untouched apple tart in front of me and eat it.
After lunch.
Because Aila and Kirie had gone to interrogate the captured warrior and his subordinates. It is difficult to guarantee safety with the villa and the margrave’s knights. So, the only remaining guards are Euria and Arsene, but both of them have been on guard around the villa all night, so they can finally go to rest.
For that reason, the three brothers were once again sitting together in one place.
Plantz, who didn’t like that at all, but had no intention of asking about Whitlin again before filling Calian’s stomach, turned his head out the window. Landel, who had no intention of asking anything in the first place, shifted his gaze from the plate being emptied to the sound of pouring rain.
In the end, the eyes of the residents on the 4th and 5th floors met.
– Swish!
They both turned their heads back at the same time, as if they didn’t want to see those blue eyes, as if they were uncomfortable with those light green eyes, and their gazes fell on Calian again.
“Even if you don’t treat me so well that it’s hard to take my eyes off of me even for a moment, I know you’re a precious youngest child.”
Then I heard Calian say something like he knew what was happening, even though he never looked away from his plate.
– Rattling.
Kalian finally put down his fork and knife with a very quiet sound, quenched his throat with carbonated water with lime, and then wiped his mouth. And she took turns looking at her two older brothers, who treated her so kindly, and sent the servants out.
As soon as the sound of the door closing was heard, a silent curtain spread around the living room.
“I made my own decision again.”
As soon as he realized the sound had been blocked, Planz opened his mouth.
Then Calian shook his head and answered.
“I was going to tell you slowly and explain why I was going to Whitlin, but you asked me first. That’s why I only told you what I thought.”
“Okay then. Explain.”
“I sent a letter to Adelia.”
Something completely unrelated to Whitlin came out first.
Calian looked at Randel, looking away from Plantz, who was frowning at her.
“The false crown prince of Tensil will come to Kyris sooner or later. Adelia came to me again to ask for it, and she saved me from almost being killed by Rashid. Ser Jane sent a letter to the coordinates given by Adelia with permission to visit. sent.”
“If you come, I’ll meet you.”
“Yes. If Serjane looks like he will give up the throne to Brother Randel, meet him at least three times. If not, you only need to meet him once. Later, when Brother Randel goes to Tensil, there is a story that he took his best friend’s seat and sat there. Because there is no.”
“i get it.”
Soon Calian’s gaze turned to Plantz.
“As I said at dawn, the work to put down Marquis Briesen will begin now. Marquis Briesen tried to attack the royal palace.”
“okay.”
“If the Marquis of Briesen was planning treason, no matter how strong the Marquis’s power is, no one would be so quick to help him.”
“know.”
“Yes. If that happens, what do you think Rashid Brissen will do?”
It was a sudden question.
After thinking for a while, Planz opened his mouth.
“I’m going to visit my mother.”
Isn’t Rashid also Brisen?
Treason does not simply end with the execution of one head of the family. If Gray Briesen died, Rashid would not be safe either.
However, Rashid Briesen’s mother is a high-ranking noble from Tensil. She is also a distant relative of King Tensil. So why not go to Tensil, she thought.
Calian smiled at these words.
“I’m going to Whitlin.”
“…Why are you there?”
“Because I broke my promise to Rashid Brissen.”
Plantz, who did not immediately understand Calian’s words, blinked once. However, Kalian did not give the answer right away.
“I am someone who likes to step forward. I will not allow you to arbitrarily set aside my goals again.”
Those words came from Randel, not Plants.
Calian nodded slowly and continued.
“That’s right. So, I think I’ll help Gray Briesen for a while so that Briesen doesn’t fall apart like this. And I’ll also try to get rid of him who keeps taking credit for himself.”
Plantz, who also understood the meaning of trying to clean up the place as he pleases, raised his glass and drank the drink in it. The scent of Renieri passes through the lime-infused carbonated water for just a moment.
The person Rashid Briesen would have wanted to get rid of first.
Isn’t it silique?
Calian suddenly removed the silique. Then, he tries to get rid of Brisen, who he had promised to get rid of along with him, on his own. However, it is said that Rashid is not a person to be liked because he ‘handled the matter comfortably without putting his hands on it’. It also meant that he would not let Calian steal his goal twice due to his pride.
“Siegfried, who is the most likely place to send knights to the royal forest, is not yet big enough for Rashid to touch. Moreover, Duke Siegfried personally escorted His Highness. Although His Highness visited the territory in person, he did not feel anything wrong, and in fact, His Highness did not feel anything wrong. It is also difficult to frame Count Aprin, who helped him enter the capital, for this incident.”
“So it’s Whitlin?”
“Yes. I will plant appropriate evidence there and claim that I took advantage of this opportunity to attack the capital. Wouldn’t the timing be great as I was dressed in fancy clothes and appeared in front of the nobles? So I’m going to go and see. But if I disappear from the palace, There will be more doubts about that, so I hope that you, brothers, will not return to the palace for the time being and will come with me when I go.”
Even though he knew that he was right in front of the snake’s mouth, the calm black cat let out a soft voice.
“If word spreads in Tensil that Serzane is coming to Kyris, the thoughtless nobles will not hold back against Brother Randel any longer. Even if His Highness points out Brisen as the main culprit in attacking the royal family, we will find out about it in advance and stop it. “If I praise the fiancée of a crown prince greatly, Brother Plantz will not get involved with Briesen. So I just have to be careful.”
Randel turned his head and looked at Calian.
Then he looked into the red eyes, which seemed still unfamiliar but were gradually becoming familiar, and asked.
“Did you live like this?”
An unexpected question.
These were words I never expected to come out of Randel’s mouth. Because of this, Kalian kept his mouth shut for a moment before answering.
“Yes. I lived like this every day.”
In Secretia.
Randel nodded at the answer given, being careful not to show his fatigue. Planz, who was watching this, quietly opened his mouth.
“I don’t think there’s any need to go this far.”
This time, it was something I had expected.
Because it meant that Kalyan didn’t have to go alone, as was her habit.
“It’s because it’s really better to go alone. If I want to secretly look, check, and return quietly, it’s better for me to go alone.”
Plantz furrowed his eyebrows.
Calian, who was watching this, smiled and continued speaking.
“Even if I say that, you will follow me.”
Nod.
Even without looking, the obvious answer comes back.
“Then, can I also use my current position?”
“Aren’t you already using it well?”
Calian smiled sweetly at Randel’s response.
“I haven’t used it all yet.”
“Then how do you plan on using it?”
“It’s my territory, but I’ve never been there yet.”
Plantz continued to think about these words for a moment and then said.
“Since the Marquis of Briesen has done something dangerous, it would be okay to visit each prince’s territory to inspect it. First, Whitlin. Now, there are about three places that we can visit in 15 days, right?”
“Yes. Let’s all three go together in good harmony.”
All you have to do is create a cause.
You can take Randel with you.
“How are you doing, Brother Randel?”
Calian asked.
“You’re a little irritated.”
Randel answered.
