Chapter 35. Ghost (2)


    The most amazing moment created by the sun.


    The light of the sunset is unfortunately short and as precious as it is short.


    Arianne was a person with eyes that gave off a beautiful glow, like a sunset, warmer than red and warmer than blue.


    – You’re still not going to answer? Do you have a lot of time?


    Of course, I am saying that what I saw was like that, and I am definitely not saying that what I put into my mouth was like that.


    – Oh, are you the one my fiancé left behind?


    – Just a moment… please wait a moment.


    In an instant, Calian, who had be ‘the thing that Arianne’s fiancé left behind’, sent an answer to Arianne, who kept ringing in her head and urging her to answer quickly. Then, as if he had been waiting, the next words flowed in.


    – Wow, it really works. Hello, the person my fiancé left behind? This may not be the first time, but since it is my first time, I will introduce myself first. Her name is Arianne Lin, and her mother is a legal affairs officer, so I happen to be caught up with her. Oh, and Crown Prince Secretia is my fiancé.


    All countries on the continent obviously use amonnguage.


    So Arianne probably didn’t understand Calian’s words, ‘Please wait a moment.’ Nevertheless, the self-introduction continued immediately.


    Calianughed as he realized that his personality, which cannot be fully exined by the word arbitrary, had not changed at all. Yan, who saw this, stood up without making a sound and spoke in a low voice.


    “Prince, I am going to leave now.”


    The ring suddenly glowed and Calian’s mouth fell silent throughout the entire Rosellita period, so it was a sound that made him realize what kind of situation Calian was in now.


    Jan had also known that Calian had not taken the ring off under any circumstancestely, but this was the first time he had actually seen it glowing inside Chermil Pce.


    Calian did not exin who owned the ring and the bracelet attached to it, nor how it was possible for the ring to glow even when inside Chermil. This is because I have not used the ring in front of Jan since I visited Rosellita.


    “Jan, I’ll exinter. I’m sorry.”


    “are you okay.”


    But Jan had an expression on his face that seemed like he was just going to do it. It was not an expression of curiosity but patience; it was an expression that came from the thought that there must be something going on with Calian, but that there was no need to know.


    The reason was simple.


    Because Kalyan didn’t tell me.


    Isn’t the baby elephant the first to be curious about anything unless it is rted to Kalyan’s safety?


    “Please call me if you need anything.”


    Therefore, after saying these simple words, Yan stood up and slightly bowed his head.


    “Ok, thanks.”


    Calian, who felt even more sorry for not being able to tell me in advance, nodded and answered. I wanted to exin the situation to Jan, but right now, the first thing I wanted to do was check the circumstances of Arianne’s conversation.


    Judging by the way he introduced himself calmly, it didn’t seem like he was contacting me for an urgent situation that wasn’t good, but in any case, wouldn’t Chase be the same as Calian? Obviously, the bracelet would not be taken off under any circumstances, so it would have been better to quickly find out why and under what circumstances Arianne was talking to her.


    – Nice to meet you, Arianne.


    – ah. I guess they called it by its original name. Yes, nice to meet you.


    Arianne was also a 2nd circle wizard.


    It wasn’t that he didn’t have talent, but he gave up halfway through training. It was not because wizards were not treated specially in Secretia or because the family was against it. This was because Arianne herself did not have much interest in being a wizard.


    Anyway, after seeing Arianne’s reaction, Calian could tell that Chase had told Arianne his secret.


    It’s a good thing and fortunate.


    For Chase, Arianne has always been like a big star floating in the sky. So, it was clear that Arianne would hold Chase’s heart in a different way than Tain and properly tell him the direction he should take.


    – Then what should I call you?


    – A name is enough.


    Since they had originally only called each other by their first names and talkedfortably, Calian had a look of disappointment on his face when he answered this without realizing it. It was because I didn’t know what name Arianne would call.


    – Okay. Then Kalyan.


    And Arianne immediately responded like this, surprising Calian twice.


    No matter how first it was approved and no matter how foreign it is, isn’t it a royal name? Nevertheless, I was surprised that he still had the confidence to call the prince’s name without hesitation, and I was even more surprised that he called me ‘Kalian’ instead of ‘Bern’.


    Calian did not yet know that in order to remember the name ‘Bern’, he had toe up with the name himself, like in the case of Chase, or hear the name directly from Calian, like in the case of n or Kyrie.


    – He said we were quite close, but I don’t remember. I don’t think I did anything particrly wrong, so I won’t be sorry. Since we’ll probably meetter and be friends again, I think it’s better not to worry about each other. It’ll be okay, right?


    Calian grabbed his head and startedughing softly.


    It’s always because the editorial is this long that people criticize me for not answering quickly and asking if I have a lot of time. Moreover, how un-Arianne-like is this to say that she has no intention of being sorry?


    – yes. it’s okay. It’s okay if we be friends again.


    – Youmunicate well.


    Will it work out well?


    How many things have you taught me?


    – Anyway, Kalyan. I had a favor to ask, so I contacted them on my own.


    – Talk. I’ll help you with anything.


    There was no response to this for quite some time. Just as I was starting to feel a little uneasy because of that, I received an answer from Arianne again.


    – Oh, it’s really strange. It’s the same thing I’m talking about. I heard they look very simr to Ten, but it seems like they really are.


    He said he wouldn’t be sorry, but he was just casually tapping the area that would hurt. However, because it was like the touch of a witch doctor revealing the area that needed to be treated, Kalian instead of feeling pain only smiled as if he was recalling a friend from a long time ago.


    – Anyway, it’s not a big deal to ask…


    Arianne, who said it was nothing special, paused for a moment before continuing.


    – Please save the crown prince.


    And then he made a seemingly insignificant request.


    In an extremely light tone, as if it was really no big deal. A request that Calian could never refuse.


    * * *


    There are three things you must avoid in Wilhelm.


    The first is to talk needlessly to the second prince, who is just a bad-tempered prince outside Wilhelm’s pavilion, but shows himself as a perfect vice-corpsmander the moment he enters Wilhelm. If you’re not careful, you could end up facing a vicemander with apletely bad personality.


    The second is to carelessly bother the healer Hina, who is the symbol of the Balkans and the salvation of all and the light of thisnd. Everyone except Hina knew that if they bothered Hina by asking for unnecessary treatment, etc., they would inevitably encounter the Three Princes, who were smiling like a flower in full bloom.


    The third of them.


    This is the most important, yet most difficult thing to keep, that all seniors unanimously say to new recruits entering the Balkans.


    Carelessly giving food to Lucy, a silver-white cat who goes back and forth between Wilhelm and Chermil as she pleases.


    “Aow!”


    “no.”


    On the day when he is fooled by the pitiful cries asking why you, human being, are the only ones eating that good-smelling food, and ends up giving up a bite of white bread, you meet both the second prince and Hina, who have the faces of apletely bad-tempered vicemander. Since it was a hassle for Hina to walk, there was a very high chance of meeting the three flower-like princes as an addendum.


    So it would be the same as saying that I would cross the Seneu River on my own feet.


    “Aeowong!”


    Therefore, Needlen, the 5th Circle lightning magician who was the most capable after Arsene, was looking at Lucy with a very embarrassed expression. Her short hair, a color between light purple and pink, reminiscent of adinia petals given when wishing for someone’s recovery, swayed back and forth in the wind.


    The source of the problem was that I took out a rye sandwich filled with thin bacon and white cheese made by my younger brother, who runs a fairly famous cafe at the end of Astricia Street. Hungry Lucy, who hade out from a leisurely sleep at the Chermil Pce and came to Wilhelm in search of Hina or nz, smelled that delicious smell.


    “No. This is mine.”


    “Meowong!”


    It is said that Calian’s horse, Raven, never touches anything other than the grass and vegetables grown separately for the royal horses, but that feisty cat had no idea how to hide it. I tried to eat everything, no matter what.


    Thanks to this, Needlen, who didn’t know how much ntz thought that Lucy looked exactly like his owner, grinned and took out something wrapped in paper from his pocket. It was boiled chicken that I had prepared separately at the request of my younger brother to give to Lucy when I met her.


    “Eat this. You can eat this.”


    “Meow!”


    It didn’t necessarily have to be bacon. Needlen, who was watching Lucy take the chicken and start eating it with a happy sound, tried to take a bite of the sandwich.


    “what.”


    If only the second prince, the fearsome vice-captain, had not appeared with a shout.


    Needlen, startled by a voice like a snowstorm that blew during a leisurely midsummer lunch hour, stood up. Needlen, who noticed exactly where those clear light green eyes were looking, quickly opened his mouth and exined.


    “It’s not salty, prince.”


    It was only then that nz turned his head, looked at Needlen, and said, since Lucy was saying that the chicken she had already almost finished eating was not in the sandwich.


    “Why you?”


    “I eat things with salt in them.”


    When asked why you were eating bread alone while losing chicken to Lucy instead of eating with the other wizards, ntz let out a short sigh after hearing the answer that he was eating salted foods.


    okay. ntz also knows that Calian, who understands, is a strange person.


    Still, it wasn’t something he was curious enough to correct and ask again, so ntz just nodded once and picked up Lucy. Then, he pondered for a moment whether to say that he was good at giving Lucy snacks or to thank him, but in the end, he kept his mouth shut without saying anything.


    “Prince nz.”


    Needlen cautiously opened his mouth to ntz. Needlen, who hesitated for a moment about what to say with that nt in front of him, continued speaking.


    “I thought I said something unnecessary yesterday…”


    I heard from my younger brother that among the rumors that were spreading widely on the streets of Astricia, it was rted to ntz. Then, yesterday, when I saw ntz returning to the Wilhelm Pavilion alone at Kalian’s birthday celebration, I suddenly thought of that and told him that I was d Lennon was safe.


    Afterwards, I thought about whether that was actually a good thing for ntz, and came to the conclusion that it was really just a useless act. Although it is said that he joined hands with Marquis Evan Briesen, isn’t the prince’s family rtionship very different from what he thought of? Calian also seemed to be without anymunication with his concubine Freya’s younger brother.


    “I want to say I’m sorry.”


    Of course, ntz, who had heard what Needlen had said the day before, just nodded with a nonchnt expression on his face and passed by. However, I felt like I made a mistake with my words, so I apologized.


    “I didn’t hear anything. “What are you talking about?”


    ntz, who had been looking at Needlen for a moment, replied and went on his way. He was afraid that


    if he found out who told the story, his thoughtful but very patient younger brother woulde running. Needlen smiled slightly, perhaps knowing that he was just pretending not to have heard anything, then


    sat


    down again and took a bite of the delicious sandwich


    . Are you saying that asking for a favor is not that big of a deal? To make it a little more special, are you trying to ask me to conquer the world?


    Calian, who had barely managed to organize the many thoughts that came to mind at the same time, was about to ask for more details, but Arianne spoke up again.


    – Your Majesty, the healer. I’m looking for you. As you know, it’s illegal for Tensil healers toe into this country. That’s why we’re arresting and deporting all healers who enter the country. Sooner orter, Marquis Lin might be framed and taken in. Calian’s eyes darken as he looks at the mint tea


    . I sat down.


    It was simple information that only conveyed the current situation while hiding the details, but the hidden meaning was not simple.


    Den searches for Tensil’s healer.


    In the ‘past’, Den also tried to summon Tensil’s healer, but failed, or is it now? Kalian didn’t know if he was looking for it because the situation had changed from the past,


    but he knew what it meant to prevent it.


    – It’s dangerous.


    If Marquis Lin is Arianne’s mother, isn’t she? It means that she suffered damage while trying to fight against Den’s power. . Of course, the force is not easy, so I will not try to prune it carelessly, but Den is a person whose scope of good is very uncertain. It is impossible to know when he will change his mind and send the sword to Arianne’s house. –


    Ten It’s at my house. Not long ago, I came home after drinking and met some bad guys. So the Crown Prince, who couldn’t sleep at night worrying about his fiancé, sent an escort. It must have been a y. I avoided Den’s eyes and kept my


    guard


    . It means that he yed the role of a blind crown prince and sent the knight Ten to Arianne’s house.


    But why?


    – Prince Chase, why do you have to risk a civil war? In the past anyway…


    – Because it wasn’t in the past anyway.


    He wasn’t a person who would have died anyway, regardless of whether he called a healer or not.


    So Calian’s eyes narrowed when he realized that both Chase and Vern were hiding each other’s darkness.