Chapter 83. Whitlin’s wheat,
which is well-known (1), grows in the summer.
It was said that looking at the plump wheat in a wheat field so wide that it is difficult to tell the end brings a feeling of peace. It was said that the sight of the vast land covered in golden light was filled with endless admiration.
-Tap!
Either way.
Anyway, it is April now.
For someone sitting here who has no talent or intention to tell whether the green grass swaying in the distance is wheat, barley, or weeds, it is just a sight that is a bit comfortable for the eyes.
“Himolica here is a bit blind.”
Euria, who was sitting in front of an ornate marble table and refilling her empty glass, grumbled. Then Aila, who was standing a couple of steps away, lightly moved her feet and responded.
“Really? I haven’t tried it yet.”
“Uh. It doesn’t really suit my taste.”
There was a significant difference in personality between Aela, who would be in charge of Calian’s intelligence organization in the future, and Euria, who had been in charge so far. No matter how long we spent together at Secretia and that we met several times to hand over work, it was difficult to form a friendship based on that alone. Aela doesn’t get along well with people, and Euria, on the other hand, doesn’t care about people.
Nevertheless, the two managed to develop into a close relationship because Aila, whose trust is guaranteed by killing all the untrustworthy people, and Euryana, who has no taste for killing people but also does not have a habit of keeping people alive, have many similarities to each other. That was the reason.
“I heard a lot of wheat is added when making alcohol, so maybe that’s why. I think Kairisis Himolica is better for me. Well, it doesn’t taste as terrible as the alcohol made at my grandmother’s estate.”
“It’s a pity that I have to stay a little longer to get here.”
“It’s a pity. You hate alcohol anyway.”
“It’s not the alcohol, it’s the smell of alcohol I don’t like. But I like Serenus. I like the scent.”
“It’s a liquor that’s hard to find in Kairis.”
“I’m not as rich as you or the prince, but I have a lot of money. There’s nothing I can’t get.”
“It’s expensive for a taste.”
Eila smiled so hard that it was barely noticeable and stretched out her long legs. Then he opened his mouth and kicked the shin of someone who was sleeping sitting in front of him.
“You should like expensive things. The prince is giving me money so that I can only have expensive and precious things.”
“They give it to you to do a good job.”
“Because I’m always good at work.”
If you save that, who will praise you?
People get criticized for drinking cheap drinks.
A voice like a feather blown by the wind rings out languidly.
“Okay. What’s the point of saving money? It’s more important to have a drink that suits your palate.”
Euria muttered like this and stretched out her arms. And then I opened another bottle of Himolica, which seemed to be the second most expensive bottle in the mansion.
Pong.
There was a small sound of a cork being pulled out.
Eila, who did not miss the sound, turned her gaze back. Before I knew it, the dried apricots that looked like they had been searched for as snacks in the neatly emptied bottle of Himolica and the new bottle of liquor that had just been opened caught my eye.
“Stop looking at him and wake him up. I don’t know how I made him sleep, but he won’t wake up.”
“I’m unpaid. Don’t order me to wake you up on your own.”
“I saw you opened another bottle.”
“…When did you see it?”
Euria grunted again.
Euria, who was escorting Randel a little while ago, took turns with Arsene. When I was done with my work, I could just go back to my room and rest, but the problem was that it was too bright outside the window. It was not even evening yet.
The day is sunny and the wind is blowing. On this beautiful day, wouldn’t it be natural to feel bored and frustrated as you lock yourself in your room and try to sleep? Because of this, Euria came out of the castle alone. After that, I looked around to see if there was a bar that opened early and ran into Aila at work.
‘What are you doing here.’
‘I work.’
‘Are you still digging for information?’
‘I’ll get all the information and go get a statement.’
It’s a well-spoken statement. Isn’t it obvious without saying how hot it would be for a terrible Secretian to open the mouth of a bastard who has been betrayed?
Euria, filled with such anticipation, came out with joy.
‘Let’s go together.’
‘If you’re going to help, go together, but if you’re going to hinder, don’t.’
‘I’ll help you. ‘One bottle of alcohol at a time.’
‘expensive. ‘One bottle every five times.’
‘My magic is expensive. third time.’
‘I told you to take me first. Anyway, it’s good. ‘One bottle at a time.’
A contract for outside work that was not planned in advance was also completed in this meticulous manner. Of course, the head of the mansion, who was the owner of the mansion and therefore the owner of the alcohol in the mansion, did not have a single opinion on the terms of the contract.
– Pajijik!
That’s how I got the three spells.
Once by spilling water on the floor of the mansion, once by releasing electricity into the water to put the servants and the owner of the mansion to sleep, and finally by performing the magic requested by Eila.
In that way, Euria got a bottle of the mansion’s liquor, and Aela was able to start ‘receiving statements’ quite easily, so neither of them had a losing business. Of course, the owner of the mansion, who would keep statements as stated and lose alcohol as he drank, was still unable to express a single opinion.
– Wow!
A huge drop of water seemed to form on the head of the person who had passed out with his entire body tied tightly, and then poured down with a refreshing sound.
Unfortunately, this time, the gentle crown prince was not there to dry his wet body, so he woke up from a deep sleep, looking like a drowned rat, and looked around. Then he realized that familiar faces were looking at him, and his mouth fell silent.
“……!”
But no voice came out.
To be precise, the voice did not leak out. This is because a silent curtain was placed around it to prevent any sound from escaping. It was the last magic that Aela had requested.
– Ttogak ttogak.
Eila, who was far enough away to avoid splashing water, walked in front of him. He was holding in his hand a pink stone the size of an egg and a thick wad of paper.
Meanwhile, the guy gaped a few more times. Then he frowned when he realized that his voice wasn’t getting out.
“I don’t like noise. When you’re ready to say the right answer, just nod your head. Then I’ll listen. Don’t be too nervous.”
sparkle-!
The hairpin decoration that swayed with every step reflected the magic lantern. A soft voice followed with him.
“Three harpies came out. You know that, so I won’t explain. But I was a little disappointed because none of the three had magic stones and only strange stones in their hearts.”
The guy said something. However, since there was no nod, Aela continued talking instead of asking Euria to remove the Silent Screen.
“It’s a little strange when I think about it after killing all the harpies. According to the story, the harpies, although at the level of low-level magical bullets, can use magic and even curse if they make a mistake, but that wasn’t the case with the ones the prince and the minor duke caught. “I absorbed and reflected magic, but I didn’t use magic directly. I wondered why that was… but it was because I didn’t have this.”
The light was reflected again.
However, this time it was not the jewel on the hairpin, but the reflection of the pink stone in his hand. This is why Aila held up a pink stone in front of him.
“what.”
Euria’s eyes sparkled when she saw that. Euria said as she put down the glass she was bringing to her mouth and looked at what was in Aela’s hand.
“If I had known that was there, I would have asked for that instead of alcohol.”
“If I had asked for this, I wouldn’t have brought you.”
“Aren’t they selling it cheaply? It’s like a discount for an acquaintance.”
“I can’t sell it.”
“Then do you sell it expensively?”
“No. It’s not mine, it’s the prince’s.”
“Ah. That’s a shame.”
Euria licked her lips with regret and raised her drink.
It deserves attention.
A large, egg-sized, transparent stone with no flaws and no cloudy glow at all.
No higher grade. It is rather strange for a wizard who has a top-class magic stone in front of him to retreat to this extent. Of course, since Calian was mentioned, there was no way not to back down.
“Because there was no magic stone in the harpy’s heart, it couldn’t use magic. People who put that stone in the heart were good at using magic or healing powers, but I guess it didn’t work on monsters.”
Eila turned her head and spoke again to the guy sitting in his seat.
“It’s so cruel. You can’t even see them removing the magic stone from the harpy’s heart and replacing it with an unpleasant stone, but then they take it and release it in front of the prince and make him die. But since I’m not the harpy’s protector, I’ll just say that. The important thing is the harpy. “I’m not saying that someone replaced what was in my heart, but where did the magic stone that was replaced come from. That’s it.”
The one being held opened his mouth again and turned around.
“I left your mansion.”
However, the voice of Aila, who was standing with a grave expression on her face, soon silenced her.
“I was only thinking of the lord’s castle, but now that I think about it, I’m not your lord, but the lord’s agent. If I had remembered that there was a separate mansion other than the lord’s castle, things would have been faster. But I went there before it was too late. There, I found the Harpy Maseok and these letters. “I found it. I had a hard time finding it because it was well hidden here and there.”
-Falak falak!
Eila, who was holding the magic stone, turned over the stack of papers she was holding in her other hand, one by one. The quiet, catchy voice was also injected into the ears of the guy who was tied up.
“I read it all the way through, and there was an interesting story written there. They tried to release the harpies into the palace through the forest path. The three princes, who were half-elves and had a lot of secrets, joined hands with Danu. Not only that, the prince also had ties with Zeon. “I made a plan to frame you.”
-Tap!
Aila threw away the letters she had already finished looking at and took out the dagger that was tied to her calf.
“If this was done properly, we would have been able to place the three princes in the plaza. Whitlin will naturally disappear, the elves will almost certainly be driven out of Kyris, and Kyris will have to immediately start a war against Zeon.”
He walked in front of Navia, the estate manager who was tied up tightly, and tapped the tip of his dagger on her knee before speaking.
“But something’s strange, right.”
– Rattle, rattle, rattle!
Navia spoke again.
But he didn’t nod. Because of this, only Eila, who continued to use the Silent Act, wasted her voice again.
“This is a plan that will cause trouble for the prince, you, Danu, and Zeon. There is no one who will benefit from this. If I had to find one, it would be Gray Brisen.”
– Ttogak ttogak.
Eila stood up. And then he started walking slowly, as if circling around Navia.
“But Gray Briesen doesn’t even know what Xeon is. Then who is it…”
“Tensil.”
The correct answer was heard in a blunt voice. Eila turned her head and looked in the direction where the voice came from. Euria, who had unknowingly joined in, smiled awkwardly and raised her palm.
“Uh, sorry to disturb you. I don’t really like Tensil guys, so I didn’t know.”
“It’s okay. I don’t like it either.”
Eila responded lightly and placed her hand on Navia’s shoulder. Eila’s voice was directed at Navia, who was startled.
“Because of Devlan, the elves had a bad relationship with Secretia. In Rivern, where there is no problem living without Danu, there is no reason to treat the inhumane elves favorably. If the relationship with Kairis becomes sour, the only place the elves can go is Tensil. There’s no other way out. Let’s go to the Great Desert, and the Cylestians hate Danu. Anyway, if this happens, Tensil will gain Danu’s power, so it’s a good thing, and at the same time, we can deal with our prince. It’s Zeon. Whatever happens or not.”
Tuktuk.
After patting Navia’s shoulder and giving a long preliminary explanation, Aila got to the point.
“I heard there was a rumor going around that our prince’s identity is someone else. Even if you believed that, I don’t think you would have come up with such a plan that would wipe out the entire Whitlin territory and only benefit Tensil. Then I wonder who it is. Can you explain?”
Navia’s head still didn’t move. Even though she was about to get her head blown off for trying to frame Calian as a traitor. Seeing
Navia like that, Aela smiled a little again. At the same time, the dagger in Eila’s hand trembled without hesitation.
– Evil…!
A horrifying sensation passes through Navia’s neck.
A thin stream of blood flows down her neck.
She is horrified . Navia tried to turn her head towards Eila, who was standing behind her. But the voice of Eila, who slightly bent towards Navia and lowered her head, stopped her from doing so. “Or what are Whitlin and Rashid Briesen going to do to my master
? Did you do it? Or is there another chick that I don’t know about… Can you explain that?”
The little bird’s whisper mixed in with the smell of blood.
Navia’s head slowly moved up and down.
* * *
Drinking glass This was placed. A
glass of wine was placed in front of the knight who found out a fact that was difficult to accept easily, the prince who rescued the knight and his younger brother from a place that seemed like an abyss on earth and took care of them, and the crown prince who looked like he did not know why I was here. .
“There was a lot I wanted to say.”
“Yes. ”
“I heard that Lord Hertz saw all of Zeon’s warriors killed. Those words came to mind and I really had a lot to say. I want to resent and criticize.”
“Yes. There must have been a lot.”
“But I didn’t say it because I didn’t think it was necessary.”
– Grumbled.
Kyrie, who had invited Planz to join in, filled her own glass first. And in the meantime, Plantz’s glass was completely empty. I filled him with new alcohol.
Thinking that Plantz had already said what he wanted to say to Whitlin, so he came back without looking at the dead man for any longer. “Thank you.” “Why.” “I know you
cared
.
”
Honestly . I thought it would be a big problem if I said that I opened my mouth not because of you, but because of your younger brother. It’s Briesen who ruined my life, but I lost my sense of reason because of Briesen’s bloodline and his indifference to the fact that my daughter was betrothed. I’m worried about you. I thought that if I said that I didn’t do much, a new green tomb would be created in Whitlin. I had to keep
my mouth shut in front of the flying and crawling Sword Masters and the ‘prospective Sword Masters who are not yet good at using Aurors’ who were said to be more dangerous than those Sword Masters. Shouldn’t you be careful?
“…… Not really.”
Plantz, who only answered calmly, raised his drink.
Kirie, who clearly understood that as an answer, turned her head. And since she didn’t know how to comfort someone, she didn’t do it properly. He poured the drink into the glass of Calian, who was not speaking.
“Honestly, I wanted to ask more than I wanted to say.”
Calian nodded.
“I will think you are dead and take revenge. What will happen to my time? I would rather live quietly. Jiji, I wanted to ask you how you are still alive after showing me how you were buried.”
“Yes… I understand.”
“Hina… I almost lost Hina forever because of you. ….. I wanted to ask you if you knew that.”
Kalian’s slender hand, which was reaching for a glass of wine, stopped.
Seeing that he didn’t say a single word about Hina in the past, he thought, no, he recognized Hina at that gambling house. Thinking of Calian, who was unable to do anything, everyone must have noticed. I guess he already knew what happened to Hina.
“… Why are there so many people around me who are so perceptive?”
He nodded as best as he could at Kirie’s words. Calian made a bitter voice. I thought I didn’t like Whitlin’s Himolica because it tasted sour, but I think it was because the alcohol tasted so bitter.
“I should have lied to you.”
“Hina, are you saying you’re doing well?”
“huh.”
In the past, Hina had a good time raising dogs and birds in a small house built in a place with a clear view of Secretia’s Bridget Forest. It is said that in the winter, each white fur scarf with the nose missing in between was made and sent to the royal palace. However, because there were too many dogs, they couldn’t leave the house and come visit the palace. So, I didn’t know that Hina had healing powers, I didn’t know that Hina liked ice cream, and I didn’t know Hina’s face very well.
Brigid’s Forest was far away from the road from Kyris to Secreta, so Hina would not have even known that there was a war until the very end… so she must have been comfortable.
I wish you would lie like that.
“How do you get rid of the stain on one person? I know you didn’t do it because you couldn’t lie, not because you couldn’t lie.”
In the meantime, I am speaking deeply. Calian chuckled and filled Kyrie’s glass with alcohol.
“I’m sorry. I should have gotten angrier.”
“If you had done that, you would have said sorry for getting angry.”
“is it.”
“yes.”
Give it back or take it back.
After exchanging drinks for a while without saying any more, Kalian lowered his head for a moment. Light was flowing from the bracelet on my wrist.
Calian, who had been quietly talking to someone with his eyes closed, looked up.
“What.”
Plantz’s unreasonable question is heard. Calian let out a laugh.
“You don’t give me time to be upset.”
Kalian, who said this, looked at Kyrie and opened his mouth.
“Let’s go meet the tree, Kirie.”
That’s a sound I really like.
Kirie and Planz both curled their mouths.
