Chapter 19. Brother (4)
It wasn’t just Raven that had to do everything in his power to stop.
At the last moment, the Chase I had been looking for was right in front of me. Because of this, my hands, feet, words, and even my eyes were all pulled. Calian pulled with all his might.
“I really wanted to meet you, Prince Calian.”
Calian’s mind, which had been controlling his mind like that, instantly turned white. Isn’t that what Calian wants to say right now? But it was Chase who said it.
Since you probably don’t know anything, I’m saying this because I think I’ve finally met the famous three princes.
Let’s not be upset.
You must not be agitated.
Calian barely opened his mouth with a smile on his face.
“I feel the same way.”
I was answering as if nothing had happened, but I couldn’t get the name Chase out of my mouth. I thought that if I said his name, the word ‘hyungnim’ would come out together.
So, after a short speech, I closed my mouth.
“We can say hello later, so please sit down first.”
Alan, who was quick-witted, stepped forward with these words.
Thanks to this, Calian sat down without saying another word and bowed his head for a moment. This was because I had to avoid showing any signs of shaking.
Alan took one look at Calian and clicked his tongue silently. Isn’t this guy who used to act so smart now completely incoherent in front of Chase?
Since it was natural, I had no intention of blaming it. I just felt sorry. And I just hope that Lemain, the bastard who made this sadal, will come in quickly, start the luncheon, and finish it.
Of course, it wasn’t just Alan who noticed that Calian was out of the ordinary. Plantz was also looking at Calian with strange eyes.
‘Why is my brother acting like that today?’
He had a face like this.
Only after making eye contact with Plantz did Calian finally come to his senses. I realized that it wasn’t just Chase who was here.
I can’t have my life as a Kalian, which I have adapted well to now, go to waste in an instant. Recalling that, Calian clenched his fists under the table and looked at Chase again.
Then I had to tighten my fist again.
Taylan Castrin, who blocked the entry into the capital of Balkan before Bern, who was supposed to protect Chase, and thus postponed the fall of Secretia by three days with his life. This was because he, who was also Bern’s teacher, was now looking at Calian with the look of a very interesting opponent rather than the look of a student.
‘… Master.’
When Calian found Chase at the entrance to the palace, he also saw Teilan nearby. Therefore, Calian had lifted the magic that was covering the Aurors before entering the Senyu Pavilion.
It was truly fortunate that Calian, who had an extraordinary talent for being caught, was able to take care of this during this time. If Teilan hadn’t felt Calian’s power, there’s no telling what would have happened.
Chase, who was sitting in front of him, must have sensed that Taylan was looking at Calian, and spoke to Calian again with a soft smile.
“I was very surprised to hear the rumor that Prince Calian had taken the path of the sword not long ago.”
“I just got lucky.”
Calian answered briefly once again and Chase nodded. Then he looked at Planz and said.
“It’s a personal story, but I am very envious of Prince Planz. He has a younger brother like that.”
If you’re so jealous, just take him in and make him your younger brother.
Plantz, whose judgment had been distorted ever since he met Chase, looked at Calian sitting next to him for a moment as he thought about answering like that.
In fact, it was a gaze I turned without much thought.
But then I saw Calian’s face. okay. I saw that face.
Plantz’s eyes narrowed.
I finally found out.
The reason for the repulsion I continued to feel was because that guy, Secretia, smelled like Calian. And the reason why it smelled like Kalyan so much.
I couldn’t understand it with common sense, but I figured it out.
Therefore, Plantz turned his head again and looked straight into Chase’s eyes. And he answered in words that were completely devoid of sarcasm.
“Of course. I’m always grateful.”
“Is that so.”
“Isn’t he my younger brother that I would be proud of no matter where I put him in the world?”
He ended his words like this, acting like the kindest older brother in the world.
Chase nodded slightly, even though he had already heard through the series about how bad their relationship was.
Of course, only Chase nodded.
Alan and Kirie couldn’t move because they couldn’t believe their ears. In particular, Allen reflected on his momentary suspicion of whether Plantz would turn to alcohol again.
Kalian, who felt like he was going crazy again when Chase mentioned the word ‘younger brother’, also heard those words. I immediately understood why he said such unsuitable, friendly words.
“That’s too much praise… Brother.”
Calian let out a small laugh.
Planz.
You figured it out again.
…… He is truly like an older brother whom I love and hate.
* * *
Slayman, who came out after meeting Lemain, looked at Jan, who was standing next to him. And then he opened his mouth in a serious voice.
“I heard what you said.”
“What do you mean?”
“What did Calian say to Lemaine about the reason he became Sword Master?”
“Oh, that thing.”
Slayman shook his head as he looked at Jan, who was staring at him with an expressionless expression on his face. I can’t bear to be angry at that face.
“Yeah. I thought about that sometimes. I wonder if this guy is my kid.”
Anyone can see that it is Slayman’s baby.
First of all, the hair color and eye color were the same, so looking at them side by side, it was clear that Yan was a baby elephant.
That’s why Jan frowned.
“Because it’s my father’s son, I haven’t been caught until now. I’m not very polite.”
Anyone could see that it was difficult to see Jan as the duke’s son. Of course, it was difficult for Sleiman to be viewed as an agent of one country. So, these two are truly father and son.
Slayman, who was staring at Yan blankly, opened his mouth.
“That’s right. It’s my kid, of course.”
“Yes, that’s right. Why are you suddenly saying that?”
At least I am thankful that Calian does not throw me away and takes me along, taking care of me well.
“It’s just that I have a very complicated mind.”
Calian was not even patient with Jan because he was the duke’s son, so he had no benefactors. As a father, I had nothing to say to Calian.
Slayman, with a sad face, immediately raised his hand and stroked Jan’s head.
“Okay… Just live a healthy life. As long as you are good, that’s all.”
I’ve been saying those things to Yan my entire life, so why can’t I say anything else now that I don’t know why Yan is truly living a healthy life?
Yan, who was retying her messy hair, asked.
“I heard that the crown prince of Secretia came today. Have you met him?”
It was a Chase with such a reputation that even Kairis had such a reputation. That’s why I was curious about what it would feel like when I actually saw it. However, since Kalian left Jan at the luncheon and was unable to meet him, he asks Slayman.
Seeing Yan like that, Slayman smiled grimly.
“If I had met Crown Prince Secretia, one would have died in this palace today.”
“What do you mean?”
“The knight named Teilan, who is supposed to protect the crown prince. If I had met the crown prince, wouldn’t I have met him too? If we had met him, wouldn’t we have to compete with him at least once?”
Then Jan responded as if he was saying something nonsense.
“I heard your father is going to lose. Leah is still young. You should live a long time.”
“You look like my pretty baby.”
It’s a nice thing to say to your father.
* * *
Thanks to Plants, I managed to come to my senses and finish lunch.
After returning to the room, Kalian immediately went out to the terrace.
Chase said he would stay here for 15 days.
Since I was on my way to meet Alan, I thought that if the conversation with Alan lasted longer, the schedule could be extended further.
A full moon is a long time.
So it would get better little by little as time passed.
-Tap!
As I was sitting on the terrace chair, controlling myself, someone came up and put something down on the table. When I turned my head, I saw it was alcohol.
Calian laughed when he saw that. And instead of asking why he came here in broad daylight, he spoke in a quiet voice.
“I quit drinking.”
Stopping drinking and quitting drinking are very different. Moreover, those words did not sound like they should have come out of Calian’s mouth. Nevertheless, Planz sat next to Calian without much reaction.
“My brother gave up drinking, so there’s no one to drink to.”
“Brother, please eat. You liked it.”
“I’ve never drank it.”
What does this mean again?
Calian turned his head and looked at Plantz with a surprised face.
“Are you saying you were pretending to drink all this time?”
Plantz opened his mouth with an expression that seemed like it was no big deal.
“Since we discovered what each other had been hiding, one by one, we can just pretend it wasn’t there.”
“You’re paying the same price for the secret of not drinking and my secret. That’s a very generous calculation.”
Calian laughed out loud.
After a while, Kalian got up and went to the safe in the bedroom. And he took out a sword from inside. Of the two Uncheol swords that came to visit in the morning, this one is the less agile and heavier of the two.
It was made in accordance with the swordsmanship of the Brisen family.
“I thought that was the price since you gave me Raven. I was wrong.”
Calian, who placed the sword down in front of Plantz, opened his mouth like this. He then showed the scar on his palm and said.
“Raven should be paid for this scar, and the sword should be paid for my secret. I will just keep it a secret that you don’t drink.”
Flanz said nothing else.
Raven had nothing to say since the original scar value was correct.
“You lost your sword to Lord Hertz anyway, so use it, brother.”
That damn wizard.
Planz’s eyes suddenly became fierce.
Planz, who was so irritated for a moment, reached out and pulled out his sword. Then, his expression became completely fascinated by the blade that was gently pulled out. He seemed to have forgotten about the incident in which Arsene broke his sword not long ago.
Kalian added an explanation.
“The person who created it said that it will be enough to be an Auror, so I am giving it to you to encourage you to train hard.”
“It’s too much for keeping a secret.”
“It’s not excessive.”
Calian only said this without saying that the sword was originally used by Planz.
However, there was no sword for Slayman, who should have been the original owner of the remaining sword. I was thinking of giving it to Kirie.
I decided to treat the fact that I took away the sword that was supposed to go to Slayman as just a price for taking good care of my poor son. Kalian’s calculations are quite accurate.
Plantz, who soon put his sword down next to him, quietly opened his mouth.
“Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why does my brother make a dead or alive face when someone else calls him his younger brother?”
It was something that seemed to make sense, but I never understood.
“I thought you already figured it all out.”
Even as he said that, Calian manifested Silent with a short spell. I felt like I needed to tell the story to some extent.
Instead, I had one thing to ask before that.
I felt like I knew the answer now, but it was still something I wanted to ask at least once.
“What if…”
Calian began to cry and looked towards Arfia Palace.
It reminds me of Chase, who should be there by now.
“When you said you really wanted something, what would you do if it was in someone else’s hands?”
“I have no hobby of taking things from other people’s hands.”
“If you really need it, would you still leave it alone?”
“okay.”
I didn’t know why I was asking that, but Plantz gave me the answer.
Calian nodded with a confused face.
Then it is foolish to think why the war was started. Whether someone changed Planz’s personality or started a war on Plantz’s behalf, isn’t this a question that Plantz today won’t know the answer to?
Even if I knew the answer, nothing would change.
I felt like I just needed to see what Plantz actually thought and that was it.
“Time has flown backwards.”
So Calian quietly opened his mouth.
Plantz did not look at Calian, and Calian’s words continued briefly.
“I was that person’s younger brother, and now I am your younger brother.”
I couldn’t say more than that.
How can I tell you what this enemy-like brother, who has no taste for stealing from others, has done?
Then, he suddenly thought of himself at the luncheon and smiled.
“I think so, but it’s not easy to act like that.”
Plantz just nodded.
I wasn’t even more surprised. There were so many things to be surprised about that I ended up just leaving it at that.
And Plantz decided not to ask Calian, who said he had quit drinking, how old he actually was. Because Plantz was smart, he knew well that sometimes not knowing can be beneficial.
So he didn’t even ask what he had taken from Kalyan.
