Chapter 19. Brother (5)
Alan, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.
“Okay. You can decide now, Prince.”
In times like this, Calian knew that the answer was not to respond, so he calmly waited for Alan’s next words.
“Prince, please decide in advance who you will tell the secret to. Since there are not many people left who do not know, it will not be difficult to decide the order in which you will tell it.”
Worried about Calian, I hurried to finish the work and found out that he told Planz a secret this time.
Of course, Kalian didn’t really say much to Plantz.
He just said that time went back and his relationship with Chase. The rest was figured out by Plantz, who had carefully pieced together Calian’s actions and previous words.
…… Even if I say that.
No, I don’t think it’s too much. Wouldn’t it be easier to just wait and see how much longer you’ll get caught?
Soon Alan’s face turned red and blue.
I should be angry, but I knew that Chase had a hard time today, so I couldn’t say anything else.
Therefore, Calian quickly handed over the drink that Plantz had left behind a little while ago. I promised myself never to say anything about the fact that I almost got caught by the owner of the Lawton blacksmith shop, or maybe even got caught a little bit.
“There really won’t be any more now.”
Even so, it is not a sure answer.
Alan was so shocked by those words that a short sigh finally came out of his mouth. With that, Calian smiled brightly. He noticed that his teacher’s anger had subsided.
In any case, just because he was relieved of his anger, it didn’t mean that the tangle inside him was resolved, so Alan poured himself a drink that Calian had given him and drank it alone. Then, without knowing, I looked surprised and asked.
“The prince’s older brother has been drinking something like this?”
It was not a drink to drink, but to sprinkle around, so I don’t know, but it must have been quite strong.
Anyway, Calian didn’t reply and just poured more alcohol into Alan’s empty glass. Even though Kalyan is bad at keeping his own secrets, he is good at keeping other people’s secrets.
“Wouldn’t you like to have a drink? We’ll all get caught anyway.”
“I quit drinking, Master.”
Calian smiled and shook his head at Alan’s words, which still had lingering resentment.
* * *
The day after many people had a truly upsetting day.
The celebration of King Kairis’s birthday has begun for Lemain, who brought about the cause.
In fact, Lemain’s birthday wasn’t particularly different.
Drinking red pomegranate juice as soon as I opened my eyes was the same as starting my breakfast with food full of red. The only thing that was different from Calian was that he did not receive laprania flowers corresponding to his age.
Kalian was said to have been taken care of by Merlin, but not Lemain. That’s why Lemain made a disgusted face when he saw Alan, who had come to see him early in the morning with a distraught look on his face, and Raoul, the chamberlain, who was holding thirty-nine Laprania flowers next to him.
“What is it?”
Raoul answered Lemain’s question in a slow but polite tone.
“Your Highness, Count Manasil”
“Throw it away.”
Lemain said this without even listening to Raoul’s words to the end.
Thanks to this, Alan looked like he was chewing an uncooked pear, and Raoul looked very embarrassed.
Alan well anticipated what Lemain would misunderstand. It was unfair because of that.
“Don’t misunderstand.”
There is only one person in the world whom Alan buys flowers. There was only Veronica, my granddaughter, whom it would not hurt to look at. Why would Alan give flowers to a guy like LeMaine who secretly invites Chase?
So of course the flowers were not prepared by Alan.
“I followed this path for a different reason.”
Alan put the report in his hand on Lemain’s desk, which was the reason he came into Lemain’s room with the flowers. And he said it with a very scared face.
“The flowers were asked to be given to me by my beautiful student, so there is no need to throw them away, just accept them.”
After hearing those words, Lemain’s eyes turned to Raoul again. Raoul, who had the right to speak once again, spoke a little faster and more politely.
“Yes. Count Manasil brought me flowers sent by Prince Calian.”
Although Alan’s name was included, which was useless, the conclusion was that Calian had prepared it and delivered it to Alan’s side.
In fact, to be more precise, it would be correct to say that Calian, who accepted Jan’s opinion after hearing Merlin’s words, prepared the flowers through Merlin and then delivered them to Lemain through the hands of Alan and Raoul. Calian wasn’t meticulous enough to take care of such matters.
I was going to come say hello to Lemain anyway for the morning, but there were other brothers and it was difficult for Calian to bring flowers, so I just sent them in advance.
Only then did Lemain nod, and Raoul carefully placed the flowers on the desk and went out. Alan, who was staring at the red flower, asked about the fundamental cause of this situation.
“Are you planning on not getting married again?”
At those words, Lemain revealed an emotion that was difficult to describe on his face. In some ways, it seemed like he was frustrated, and in other ways, he seemed angry.
“Stop talking about that.”
Therefore, Alan smiled and nodded in response to this answer. It was because I thought he was suffering quite a bit.
It was worth it, because I’ve been hearing so much talk about getting a new queen lately. There are already three princes, and Randel will soon be at an age where he will have to get married, so I can’t help but be annoyed to hear such a thing.
– smart.
At that time, Chamberlain Raoul came back in with a knock.
It was said that the three princes would now come to congratulate him on his birthday, and Alan came out while listening to those words.
During the celebration of LeMaine’s birthday, Alan decided to have a chat with Chase. Chase, who said he came to see Alan, was busy with other schedules all day yesterday, so he couldn’t meet Alan separately.
* * *
Now that I’m out of Renieri, it’s a rose.
Calian, looking at the rose garden full of flower buds, let out a short sigh, feeling as if all the flowers in the world would be turned off if things continued like this.
I just looked out the window without thinking, and my mood suddenly sank.
When I saw the rose, an idea came to mind.
A person I cannot avoid meeting just today. It was Randel.
As if it sensed that Calian was not in a good mood, the cat in his arms let out a strange meowing sound.
“Meong!”
‘I am Prince Calian’s cat.’
The cat was now in Calian’s arms.
right.
The cat still didn’t have a name.
Raven’s name was Calian, which she chose right away, but she couldn’t name the cat, and the others didn’t dare to give Calian’s cat a name of their own.
Anyway, Hina left the cat known only as Prince Kalian’s cat in Kalyan’s care and went out to support the work at the square. And Jan said as he accepted the cat back from Kalian.
“You have to go now. Get your cat’s hair off.”
“huh.”
Calian, whose eyes were still focused on the garden, nodded. Afterwards, he used magic to brush off the white cat fur that had settled on the prince’s uniform and went outside. And as always, I went to Arpia Palace accompanied by Jan and Kyrie. This is because Lemain was already at Arpia Palace and decided to welcome the princes there again this year.
“Let’s talk and come out.”
With those words, Jan and Kirie, who had sent Calian to meet Lemain, stood quietly outside Lemain’s office along with the other servants.
Then, Jan saw that there was cat fur on my clothes, and as he was taking it off, he heard the sound of clattering footsteps from afar.
Lemain and the princes were all in the office, and the servants and maids did not make a sound. Therefore, Yan raised his head to find out whose footsteps were coming and his eyes widened.
It was Chase with long blue-silver hair, and you could tell who it was just by looking at him.
Across from Lemain’s office. So, Chase, who came to Alan’s office, stopped for a moment. He then walked towards Kirie, one of the servants who showed respect to him.
“That’s the kid I saw yesterday. He was Prince Calian’s servant.”
And then he pretended to know.
It was an unexpected situation, but since he had learned something from Yan during that time, Kirie was not embarrassed and answered politely.
“Greetings to the Crown Prince of Secretia. I am Prince Calian’s servant.”
Then Chase spoke again in a soft tone.
“I heard that your swordsmanship is very good. I also heard about what happened at that bar. The birds of Secretia are very diligent.”
“Lowering.”
The knight Teilan, who was surprised to hear the story of the gambling house through Secretia’s messenger, stopped Chase.
Kirie laughed to herself for a moment.
Calian seems to be similar to Chase in that he is good at revealing secrets. Chase was even sharing Secretia’s secret, not even his own, so Calian should be considered better.
Anyway, Chase, who smiled slightly at Tailan’s decision, looked at Kyrie again and asked.
“It must be fate that I remember it like this. I want to know your name.”
For a moment, Kyrie hesitated.
Yan quickly looked at Kyrie. This is because you should not hesitate when a royal asks your name. The etiquette was no different from that of the Secretariat.
Fortunately, Chase waited for Kyrie to speak without saying anything.
“This is Kirie.”
I didn’t mention my last name on purpose.
In Secretia, it was said that even commoners without surnames worked in the palace, so I thought it would be okay to just say that. But Chase tilted his head and asked again.
“Do you have any last name?”
Kirie lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly.
“My last name is… Bern.”
Chase’s eyes lit up in surprise for just a moment. However, Chase soon smiled again, nodded and opened his mouth.
“Kyrie Bern. That’s your name.”
“Yes, it is.”
Even though he wanted to get away from Chase, Chase didn’t let go of Kyrie. Yan thought that he seemed to be interested in this child since he was owned by Kalian, the sword master, and was said to have strong weapons.
“That’s a strange thing. The last name you have is a very old one that has been passed down to the royal family of Secretia. Do you know that?”
Calian never told us what the name Bern meant. I just said that I meant it in a good way, but I didn’t tell the exact story.
“I don’t know the words that come down to the Secretia royal family.”
An ancient language from the continent that was used long before the Two Gods War broke out. The only place where it was passed down was Secretia. So there was no way Kyrie of Kairis would let anyone know about it.
Chase also opened his mouth to explain again, as if he didn’t expect Kirie to know what he meant.
“Bern. It means a hero who will not be forgotten. So it would suit you well. Although it may not have any meaning in Kairis, it has a good meaning, so let’s remember it.”
“I will. Thank you.”
I’m not thankful at all.
You’re a hero who won’t be forgotten.
If that’s what you really mean, then you’re completely wrong.
* * *
Alan couldn’t stop the conversation between Chase and Kyrie. He
thought it would be okay, so he left it at that, but Vern is. I regretted it later when I realized that my name was even mentioned.
In the end, as soon as Kyrie’s thank you speech was over, Alan opened the office door and hurriedly called Chase.
“The atmosphere outside is so friendly, it’s a good place to listen alone. Please eat now.”
Chase turned his head at those words, looked at Kyrie, gave a brief greeting, and followed Allen in. He left all the attendants, including Teilan, outside. The door closed and
Chase, who was sitting across from Allen, answered belatedly. “I was late to talk because I was glad to hear that here.”
“
Yes. “I was listening.”
Soon, Alan picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and put it down.
Maybe it was because of the alcohol he drank the day before, but he felt sick
. “You still like coffee, Lord Manasil.”
He is a Baron in Secretia and Kairis. Esau was Count Alan, so he seemed to have been wondering what to call him, but decided to just use the honorific title.
“I always have a lot of work to do, so I feel anxious without this.”
“I understand. “I feel anxious when I don’t have something that has always been there.”
Chase nodded and looked at Alan’s coffee cup for a moment.
When the sight of the steam rising from the coffee dissipating was repeated three or four times, Chase opened his mouth again.
” But I was always anxious when something that wasn’t there before appeared.”
Alan, who had a hard time guessing what those words meant, looked at Chase.
“I forgot something I shouldn’t have forgotten. I.”
This was to say that a memory that had always been forgotten came to mind. Chase, who had come all the way to a foreign country, looked at Alan.
