Chapter 24. Cornerstone of Understanding (2)


    This is truly amazing.


    Red and blue colorse together so naturally.


    As I sat there, not even noticing the passage of time, I felt the outside of the window getting more and more red. The sky divided into twopletely different colors was not strange at all, so the thoughtful Archmage, who looked at the sky with the setting sun for a moment, said something quite emotional.


    “That inexplicable mix-up may also be Serenti’s blessing.”


    In fact, it sounded very un-wizard-like. However, the topic that n was worried about right now was not something a wizard would do, so it wasn’t a big problem.


    – About 200 years ago, a schr named Zion Gerard imed that ‘human power can also create new things.’


    – Information rted to his ce of origin and personal identity has not been confirmed, and there is a record that he disappeared while looking for a way to prove his theory.


    The results of the survey given by Euria were summarized as follows.


    It was said to be the result of searching through all the theology-rted books in the Wizard Association’s data room, so it would be difficult to find other information unless you go to Tensil. In fact, I wonder if there is any other country that has urate records of such absurd content.


    As my thoughts continued, the coffee I had set down had alreadypletely cooled down. Therefore, n, who wasted his precious ability to heat the coffee with his magic, took a sip of the bitter coffee.


    “Making something new…”


    A simr muttering to myself as I had said when I met Euria the day before came out again.


    I don’t know if it was because of the bitter taste of the coffee or because I realized that someone had tried to cross a line that should not have been crossed, but my mouth was sore.


    n, who once ate a coconut cookie that Lemain’s servant Raoul had given him, fell into thought once again.


    “Our prince already has a lot to worry about. I wonder when would be a good time to tell him.”


    I’m not even sure if it has anything to do with this incident, but I think I should tell Calian about this extremely disturbing record.


    ‘Now that I think about it, you said you would meet Prince Randel.’


    Then I remembered Calian’s story of wanting to meet Randel again.


    Therefore, I decided that it would be better for Calian to meet Randel first and inform him after he came back so that he would not treat Randel with the preconceived notion that the current information might be rted to Tensil.


    n, who had been shaking his head to himself, concentrating his thoughts, turned his head back out the window.


    “Are there guestsing?”


    Then, while muttering to myself, I stood up, pondered whether it would be okay to serve coffee at this time, and started making slightly less strong coffee.


    While I was savoring the scent of freshly brewed coffee, a guest arrived. Of course it was Chase.


    “I came here because I thought we might be able to meet at this time.”


    n sat down and nodded his head in response to these words.


    “Your Majesty uses the old man so well that he cannot leave the pce.”


    In fact, I couldn’t go because I was worried about something rted to Kalian, but I just made an excuse that I couldn’t go home because I had a lot of work to do. Then, he opened his mouth first to Chase, who was sitting quietly staring at his coffee.


    “I think you’re very upset.”


    “How difficult it is to hide your true feelings in front of Lord Manasil.”


    Chase responded, smiling quietly.


    “I came here briefly during the day to meet Lord Manasil. Then I met the vicemander of the Balkan army.”


    “Ah,” n said, looking frustrated for a moment.


    When I first thought of Arsene, Calian, who was heartbroken, had the same expression as Chase now.


    Wasn’t he themander of the Balkan corps who was the sword of Hagia Knight nz? Therefore, both the king and the emperor would have been put to death by Arsene himself.


    “Oh. I’m fine.”


    Chase, who saw n’s expression, said this and n clicked his tongue slightly.


    Even Calian, who tried to save nts and reach out to Randel, could not forget the cold feeling that pierced his heart.


    Chase is no different.


    And yet, with a face that clearly remembers that feeling, he says it’s okay.


    Even Chase must have seen it once and experienced it once.


    “I know this is not my first-hand experience and I trust that the same thing will not happen again, so it’s okay.”


    “Normally, we can’t do that. We’re human.”


    Calian epted Arsene. nts was saved. Chase says it’s okay because he trusts Calian.


    However, Bern said that he never forgave Den, who almost caused Chase’s death, for the rest of his life. Chase did not forgive the white eagle for attacking Calian.


    Calian does not even want to know why ntz harassed the old Calian. Apart from feeling sorry for recing the old Calian, he did not try to understand why Lemain was so indifferent.


    I hope that if you know the reason and think about it, you will understand and eventually forgive.


    “How can you both have such a range of understanding?”


    No matter how much it is in the past, emotions are bound to be mixed, so how can we deal with it so thoroughly by dividing it into things that are not in the past and things that are not? Even Chase.


    “In the end, he is the one who set the scope. I am just following it.”


    “They are truly amazing.”


    In the end, n let out a sad voice and Chaseughed quietly.


    “I didn’te for that purpose, but I have something to tell the child.”


    “Why are you asking me to just tell you without meeting you in person?”


    “It couldn’t have been an ident when Tensil’s carriage axle broke.”


    A request as if he didn’t hear n’s question. n frowned slightly when he heard those words. Despite reading the look in his eyes, Chase continued speaking without any other reaction to n’s thoughts.


    “I want you to tell me to keep that in mind.”


    Tensil’s carriage axle.


    It was referring to an ident in which the current king and crown prince of Tensil died at the same time. And that was something n didn’t know about.


    Therefore, he could not fully understand what Chase was saying, but since it seemed to be rted to Tensil, n nodded and answered.


    “I’ll tell you that.”


    “Thank you.”


    “So when do you n to leave?”


    They were saying that the days they had nned to stay were running out.


    “I’m thinking about what to do.”


    “When I think about the prince, I want to never let him go, but when I think about it again, I want to tell him to go back to Secretia right now…” Chase’s response to n’s words filled withplicated


    feelings A low sigh came out of my mouth.


    It’s probably because I thought the same thing myself.


    * * *


    The sword Calian made was sharper than any other.


    Therefore, the only people who could fully ept it and deal with it were yman, Arsene, Dmirea, and Kirie.


    One corner of nz’s mouth curled up as he looked at the unique sword in Calian’s hand.


    “That’s it.”


    The power that was ruined because they were caught because of nts.


    I finally got to see it.


    It was Calian, who had been sparring with ntz with only a training iron sword. ntz knew well what it meant that Calian had unleashed his power.


    Calian was really going to teach me how to use his sword.


    “I’ve never seen Marquis Briesen’s sword. It’s probably very different from yours.”


    Calian tapped the floor with the tip of his sword and opened his mouth like this.


    “I believe that what Evan Brissen taught the knights and the knights taught to his brother was not the real swordsmanship of the Brissen family. Because he is not a person worthy of it.”


    “I guess so.”


    ntz nodded quietly.


    I was thinking the same thing.


    If someone were to seed the Marquess of Briesen, Gray or Gray’s son would inherit it, so there was no reason to tell ntz about Briesen’s sword. Wouldn’t it be of any benefit to Evan to teach Brisen’s sword to someone who might ascend to the throne?


    Calian’s hand, which was holding the dangling sword, gained strength.


    “Of course, it’s the same for me. I’ve never even shown my sword properly to my brother.”


    It was a simr reason to Evan.


    I was thinking that it would not be good to teach Vern’s swordsmanship to Briesen’s character.


    ntz’s eyes changed as he saw the tip of Calian’s sword slightly raise. He looked down at the tip of Calian’s sword with sharp yet tense eyes like a wolf facing a predator.


    Kalian’s mouth drew a long line when he saw that.


    “If you just watch.”


    As soon as he finished speaking, Calian’s figure disappeared from ntz’s sight.


    In actualbat, no one sends a sword with the words, ‘Then let’s begin.’ Because of this, Calian always started sparring by surprise even though he was not the weak one.


    “…I’m dying.”


    A small, whispering voice came from an unknown direction. nz swung his sword.


    – Kaaaang!


    A sword that was slightly heavier than Kyrie’s blocked Calian’s attack. Then, ntz’s sword split the air. The sounds of heavy blows erupted one after another along with the sound of tearing the air.


    nz’s sword is not weak either.


    Never weak.


    It wouldn’t have been easy to lose to Demirea. I thought that out of ten fights, nz would win two or three times. Considering the difference in training time, it was said that nz was also talented. Because I have blood.


    -Ssam!


    – Kagang! Kang!


    Calian’s sword, which seemed to emit cold air, and the ink-colored sword intertwined, creating an intense sound. The sword attack with its sharp de was blocked by the dull sword of energy. And then the attack continues again.


    Calian, who struck down the sword rushing towards his heart, swung his sword as if rotating his body in the direction from which the force was extended. ntz quickly twisted his waist to let go of the attack and lowered his sword diagonally.


    – Kaang!


    ntz, who saw Calian blocking the attack with a sword he didn’t know when he retrieved it, pushed Calian’s sword away. No one counted how many moves were made after that. Sharp attacks and wless defenses continued.


    Calian’s appearance disappeared again.


    The speed is so fast that it is on a different level from the movements shown before.


    It was definitely faster than me in reality. How on earth do you achieve that speed?


    -Ssam!


    nz suddenly sensed an unexpected attack from behind, so he turned his body and raised his sword de forward. An incredibly powerful sound of the blow erupted, and the invisible sword was blocked right in front of ntz’s eyes.


    “Even if you think too much, you’ll die.”


    Annoying guy!


    “Stop barking.”


    ntz frowned slightly as he responded, and his eyes brightened once again. A colorful trajectory stretched through the air.


    It was heading in apletely different direction, neither where Calian was standing nor where he was moving.


    – Kaaaang!


    The sound of des shing rent the air.


    A smile appeared on Calian’s lips as he quickly stopped and blocked ntz’s attack. In that short period of time, nz read Calian’s movements and ‘noticed’ his next location.


    As expected, smart nz.


    Calian kicked the ground.


    The body that was taller than my height distorted its shape for a moment and disappeared. This time, ntz quickly judged where Calian was heading and turned to the right and extended his sword.


    And


    – Sigh!


    nts felt an unpleasant feeling at the base of his neck and a chill that went deep into his bones.


    A sword like a piece of ss extended from a directionpletely opposite to that expected and lightly grazed ntz’s neck.


    He cut his throat again.


    It was Kalyan’s victory.


    * * *


    There was warmth in Hina’s hands.


    After scolding Kallian once, Hina began to treat the wound on ntz’s neck. Calian’s eyes narrowed as he saw that. It was because of a memory that suddenly came to mind.


    The reason why nz in the past had to obtain cloud iron to make a sword. Maybe they didn’t just take cloud metal simply because it was a rare material.


    ‘The owner of the remaining sack may not have been Lord Siegfried.’


    One sword was used by nz and the other sword could contain the aurors sent to Duke Siegfried’s residence. I have a feeling that maybe it wasn’t sent just for y. And maybe again.


    “I have high expectations, brother.”


    “also.”


    It was clearly something like, ‘Bark again,’ so Calian lightly ignored those words. Hina, who was listening to the conversation between the two, quietly smiled and gestured.


    – It’s all done.


    It wasn’t that big of a wound, so it healed quickly.


    After finishing treating his wounds, nz stood up and walked out of the training center without another word. Hina, who was watching ntz’s back for a moment, moved her hand towards Kalian.


    – What a relief.


    “what?”


    And Hina answered with a smile like sunshine, as she always did.


    – I feel like I’ve be a lot closer to the kind prince and the good prince.


    …… hmm. wait for a sec.


    There is one word that should not be mixed.


    Kalian’s feet stopped quietly as he looked at the hand gesture of ‘Our Hina, which won’t hurt even if you put it in your eyes.’


    Calian, who had just put aside the rational thought that he should distinguish the difference between ‘like’ and ‘good’, opened his mouth with a bright smile on his face.


    “Could you please wait a moment, brother?”


    My older brother, whom I can’t help but love and hate, you bastard, spar with me one more time and go away.


    It was a pretty smile with that kind of meaning.