Chapter 53. Seemingly irrational (1),


    the royal pce of Secretia was different from that of Cairis.


    Fortunately, unlike Hatsuara, Great King Secretia was a rational person. Thanks to this, the pce was not built to the extent that it required carriages to move to each building. The same was true for Rivern and Tensil.


    So, to be precise, it must be said that the pce of Kairis is different from that of all other countries. All other royal pces consisted of onerge main pce and annexes, or three or four buildings including the official pce and residence pce.


    Of course, that didn’t mean the pce was small.


    The other two countries might be simr, but the royal pce of Secretia was also not small. In terms ofmon sense, this ce is also sufficient to show the majesty of the royal family.


    ‘It will be difficult for my brother to move to the annex.’


    Therefore, it was not entirely wrong for nz, who had be very arrogant overnight, to say something as if he was worried about his younger brother or showing great generosity.


    A huge rectangr main pce surrounded on all sides with a water garden in the middle. The first annex is located a little further after passing the main pce, and the second annex is located a little further. Kairis’spanions were staying so far away.


    ‘I think I need another ce to rest.’


    In addition, ntz made this request:


    It wasn’t that Calian couldn’t walk to the annex, it just meant that he couldn’t trust the security of the annex located in the deepest part of Secretia’s royal pce.


    – I don’t know if you’re saying that you don’t trust us or that you don’t trust my brother, but please let us stay in the main pce as you wish.


    Isn’t it true that they need to stay in a safer ce, whether from Secretia, who immediately attacked them, or from Calian, who was dissatisfied with the sudden decision to be crown prince? So Den listened to ntz’s request.


    In fact, he had nned to have the group stay in the annex and keep an eye on them, but that idea was abandoned due to the news that ‘An Manasil, who suddenly came to the pce, called Prince nz the crown prince.’


    So it was a familiar ce that I was able toe in and out of.


    And unfamiliar steps.


    The decoration was made up of white marble tes with intricate patterns carved on ck marble. The hallway wall, which appears to have white patterns embossed on a ck background, is extremely beautiful.


    It was full of apletely different kind of beauty from the Arpia Pce, with its walls carved in gold and tinum, but Kalian was not distracted by the decorations on the walls. Because it was such a familiar ce that there was no reason to look separately.


    “Prince.”


    “Yes, Master.”


    However, walking this hallway with one of only three archmages on the continent was very unfamiliar to Calian.


    “If you’re having a hard time, would you like me to give you my back again today?”


    That unfamiliar feeling was soforting that Calian shook his head and smiled.


    “You can walk. It’s okay.”


    “If it gets too much, just tell me. I’ll give you my back as much as I can.”


    “Yes. I will.”


    It’s enough to have fallen asleep with a ss of Himolica and been carried away once already. Because of his injured body, he had no intention of riding on n’s back instead of Kirie’s.


    Therefore, n clicked his tongue again as he watched Calian walking slowly after refusing.


    “In over 50 years of living, I have never seen a wizard as upset as the prince. It’s normal for him to wander around without paying attention and thene back hurt here and there, so what can we do?”


    “I’m sorry. I will be careful from now on.”


    “You have to be careful. An old man can never live with peace of mind because if you take him away from your arms, he wille back without a single healthy ce. If one of the prince’s mistakes is made, there will be thousands of lives lost. How can you always forget that? .”


    n clicked his tongue again.


    The knights of Secretia stiffened their shoulders as they felt their lives being cut short by that sound.


    This robe is sure to be one of the top three on the continent in terms of splendor, as its borate decorations increase in proportion to the number of circles it has. Aren’t the words spoken by the wizard wearing bright red robes truly terrifying?


    “I will never forget you, Master.”


    “From now on, I will make sure that the two knights stick together, so never separate them. When I go far away, I will also take the prince with me, so please know that as well.”


    Either that or not.


    Calian, who was just happy about the unfamiliar feeling of hearing his father’s worry-filled nagging in this familiar ce, smiled and answered again with a listless face.


    “Yes I will.”


    Whatever it is, there is only one conclusion.


    Wherever Calian went within the Secretia royal pce, two of Kairis’ knights and n were to go together.


    It was not for any other reason, but ‘Kalian’s teacher, who cares for Kalian beyond his thoughts, decided arbitrarily out of concern for Kalian’s safety,’ so there was nothing else to say about it.


    “By the way, would you really feel better if you went to meet the crown prince of Secretia?”


    “I heard that the concubine suddenly copsed, so Brother Chase must be very worried, so it’s difficult for me to restfortably.”


    Wasn’t it none other than Den who allowed Kairis and his party to enter the main pce? Den, the only person who could keep Calian and Chase from meeting, was now meeting ntz.


    Therefore, there was no way to prevent Calian, who entered the royal pce of Secretia, from immediately finding Chase’s location, and from n and Kairis’s bodyguards following his steps.


    – The materials Arianne has are now kept by Lord Hertz. Unless this is known, people here will not know why my mother ended up in such a state.


    – What do you n on doing about it?


    – I hope Master makes a move. While I’m meeting my mother, my brother will finish his private meeting with Den ande out. Please follow in your footsteps and meet Den. There are a lot of things to talk about rted to the Wizards Association.


    Instead of the nagging and worries that came and went on the outside, a more serious story went back and forth in my head.


    – Would it be okay to waste time by requesting that Rachel and Siren be taken out?


    – yes. Meanwhile, Lord Hertz decided to return here. While I meet my mother and you meet Den, you and Chase will move on to the next task.


    – I will.


    “Anyway, I can’t win against the prince’s stubbornness. After you meet His Majesty the Crown Prince here, I will not allow you to move anywhere until you arepletely healed, so please know that.”


    “all right.”


    Calian, who had beening up with appropriate answers to n’s constant nagging, stopped.


    Instead of the red-robed wizard standing next to him, his old teacher, wearing a dark gray knight’s uniform, stood in front of him.


    “Lord Castrin.”


    “It is difficult for you toe outside. Since you said you would inevitably meet us inside, we will take you inside.”


    “All right.”


    After saying this, Kalian took a step forward. At the same time, n also followed Calian’s footsteps. Then, Ten blocked n’s path and opened his mouth.


    “Only Prince Calian. We will serve you.”


    “I’m sorry, but I’m watching the prince’s escort right now. It’s difficult to be apart, so what can I do?”


    “This is not just your ce. I ask for your understanding.”


    It would not be easy for Calian, a prince from a foreign country, to enter the ce where Louise was lying. At least Calian asked Chase’s permission to enter, but the others did not.


    Calian turned his head to look at n and opened his mouth.


    “Don’t worry about me, please meet His Highness the King of Secretia for a moment. I think we should talk about Siren Siren and Lord Rachel.”


    n, who heard Calian’s words, looked at Ten with a not very pleased expression, and opened his mouth, pointing to the two female knights in front of him.


    “Please ept the escort of two knights. I cannotpletely trust the people of this country.”


    Ten, who thought for a moment, nodded in ce of Calian and gave an answer.


    “Please do so.”


    A situation was created where n, who had been surrounding Calian so much, had no choice but to stay away for a while, and the two knights stood in front of Louise with Calian.


    “See youter, Master.”


    “Always be careful.”


    “All right.”


    After saying hello to n, Calian followed Ten inside.


    n, who had been lingering in front of the door for a while after leaving Calian in the care of his former teacher who had taught him the sword, made a face as if there was nothing he could do and sighed. He then left with the other knights, leaving only Kirie outside the door.


    n had to meet Den while Calian did his thing.


    * * *


    “There are a lot of surprises today. I’ve been wondering whether I should worry about something happening to Kairis.”


    “Worry…”


    ntz, who sensed that Den’s tone of voice had changed somewhat, nodded and epted the words without showing any special expression. Then he closed his mouth for a moment and lifted his teacup, as if he was choosing what to answer. Then, as if something suddenly urred to him, he stopped moving and put it back down.


    “I’m d you seem to have time to worry.”


    “There’s no reason why I can’t take my time.”


    “His Majesty, the King of Secretia, had no reason to be worried about Kairis. There was no misfortune against His Majesty or the crown prince was taken away with a sword, so you don’t have to worry too much.”


    “Yes. If the investiture is no problem, I can congratte you with peace of mind.”


    “Rather than that, I would like you to first tell me that I can drink tea in peace.”


    Louise, the biological mother of Crown Prince Chase, is in the midst of death.


    Even though it was a private meeting that ntz had requested first, Den’s attitude was extremely calm. So, I was alert with my actions and also with my words, saying, ‘It looks like you have some leeway.’ Nevertheless, Den was checking ntz’s situation,pletely excluding any talk about Louise.


    “Oh… right. I didn’t mention that.”


    “That’s right.”


    “I didn’t know you cared about that.”


    ‘Don’t touch the car, but tell me first that you know what happened to your mother. Instead of being dragged around by Den’s words, brother, continue to lead.’


    “Isn’t this a situation where we need to be careful in many ways?”


    “Yes, I guess so. Ipletely understand.”


    Den nodded and smiled, pointing to the teacup in front of ntz.


    “Don’t worry, I didn’t mess with that car.”


    Den said nothing about Louise.


    Therefore, nz slowly closed and opened his eyes without looking at the teacup.


    “What about other things?”


    “It’s something else… I don’t know. No matter what I do, there is no way you can feelpletely at ease. However, since you are a precious guest who maye again at some point, I will try to take care in many ways to make your stay a little morefortable.”


    “I think you’re focusing on the wrong ce.”


    ntz slightly raised his arm and pointed to his waist.


    “I think there needs to be an exnation first as to why you did this.”


    “It sounds like you think my hand touched the sword that was pointed at youst night.”


    ‘It doesn’t matter if you tell me you’re hurt. You can hold them ountable and show your displeasure.’


    “Is there anything in Secretia that you cannot reach?”


    “well. “I am not the kind of person who would reach out to just anyone.”


    “That is why I believe that Your Majesty’s hand has reached me.”


    When you told me that you are not someone great enough for me to bother to do harm, I thought you would bother to bother and do harm. The answer was that it was a person great enough to wear it.


    Den let out a coughingugh.


    Den, who had beenughing for a while like a person who heard an interesting story, looked at ntz. ntz continued.


    “Actually, I am disappointed in Your Majesty . “I have done a lot of things.”


    “What could have disappointed you?”


    “I saw your narrow-minded generosity in offering a poisoned teacup to your concubine at the judgment of Your Highness, who could not deal with one of his younger brothers and was taken advantage of by people who did not even know who he was. How could you not be disappointed?”


    Den did not exin that Louise’s car poisoning was something that Louise had nned herself. Instead, he opened his mouth again with an unwavering face.


    “I am not a perfect person either, so it is inevitable. However, seeing that you are already disappointed in me because of something like that, it seems like you thought very highly of me in the first ce… I guess my prestige has gone down a lot because of this incident.” “That’s right.” “It’s both a pleasure and a


    disappointment


    . That’s right. I’m d that you thought so highly of me, and I’m sad that you were disappointed that I didn’t put my hand on you. It’s a feeling that’s hard to exin in one word. Lately, no one has looked at me so kindly. If I had known that your words would be so wee and disappointing, I would have paid more attention to them. So what should we do about this….”


    “I believe that once a mistake has been made, it cannot be undone. “I am disappointed in Your Highness, and Your Highness has no expectations of me. I will just stay for a while and then return, so I don’t think you need to worry about me any more.” Den nodded readily, lost in thought for a moment, and smiled a small smile


    . Looking at Chae nz, he asked a question:


    “Since you came here alone, I think it would be appropriate for the return route to be the same. “What do you think about me paying attention to that?”


    “Indeed.”


    One corner of nz’s mouth rose slightly.


    He stretched out his hand. Then he lifted the teacup that he had put down a moment ago without drinking and took a long sip. .


    “…… I wonder if you can care.”


    ntz silently returned the teacup to its original ce and stood up.


    “I’m tired. I will leave.”


    That’s the end of the conversation.


    This time, without asking for permission to leave first, he said hello and turned around and walked out.


    ‘I know how to risk mine to take your life.’


    ‘… Just as your highness’s other son did.’


    Den, who was looking at the slowly closing office door, lowered his eyes slightly. A long smile appeared on Den’s face as he thought about Louise’s words. * * * Louise’splexion was not good. She was lying on the bed with a pale face


    ,


    but


    Kali The curtain to hide Louise’s appearance from inside was not drawn.


    Calian slowly walked and stood in front of Louise.


    “I told you to go back. Calian.”


    Chase, who was sitting next to Louise and lowering his head while holding her hand, spoke dryly. Calian looked down at Louise’s face for a moment without another answer, then turned his head back. “Hina.” He came in after


    Calian


    . One of the two escorts nodded and stepped forward. As he


    took one step, his height decreased by about a span. As he took another step, his long dark brown hair turned silver. Then he took another step. Her physique shrunk, and with onest step, her tanned skin turned white. Suddenly, Hina, who had returned to her usual big, ck eyes, stood next to Kalian. Hina, who had been looking at Louise from Kalian’s side, stretched out her arms. But the direction was different


    . It was aimed at Calian, not Louise.


    Hina quietly grabbed Calian’s wrist.


    Calian, who didn’t know what he was doing, didn’t avoid the hand and just let it go. Soon, Hina did the same to Louise and then withdrew her hand. –


    Caring The prince is worse.


    Chase and Ten cannot understand.


    Calian raised his hand and very slowly made poor signnguage.


    – I am strong.


    – I want to fix the kind prince first.


    – I will get better when I rest.


    – This person is important. Do you? The prince’s condition is much worse. How can you walk around hurt like this?


    I was scolded.


    After thinking for a moment, Kalian opened his mouth.


    “Hina. It may be difficult to understand right away, but she is like my mother. So.”


    Hina looked at Kalian.


    Without being surprised to hear that a concubine from another country was like her mother, Hina, with her big eyes filled with her own stubbornness, moved her hand again. – That kind of person


    . Did you leave him here injured? Knowing that he was treated instead of the prince hurts him even more. He


    got scolded even more.


    Hina reached out again and grabbed Kalian again. Then, she sat him down on the chair that Ten had brought.


    – Just move.


    Those words are understandable.


    – It’s really mind-boggling.


    And it’s still something I can’t understand. After


    speaking without further exnation, Hina’s hands reached out to Louise and Calian, one by one.


    Soon, the spring sunlight was captured in those two small hands.