Chapter 109:


    Ilior, who was walking in such a hurry, was able to face the Third Prince, Eleon, who was walking this way from afar.


    "......"


    "......"


    There was an awkward atmosphere between the two brothers who hadn''t met each other in a long time.


    "Long time no see, Brother Ilior."


    "......That''s right."


    Ilior instinctively realized that Eleon was also on his way to visit the Emperor because of what happened in the Alton Estate this time. It must be like that because he had a card to give to the Emperor. There had been a subtle sense of distance since themon goal of session to the throne was established between Eleon, once a friendly brother, and himself. Ilior felt bitter about it.


    "After Brother Cazer is gone, our rtionship isn''t what it used to be."


    A faint smile appeared on Eleon''s lips at Ilior''s bittersweet voice.


    "I''m the same as before, Brother."


    "Eleon, I mean......"


    "I know. It would be iprehensible that I, who does not seem to be greedy for the throne, woulde forward here."


    At Eleon''s words, Ilior flinched and trembled as if he had been caught in a secret he didn''t want to be revealed. That was right. To be honest, he thought that if Cazer was removed, the throne would of course be his. That was until his younger brother who only knew to travel and read books quietly imed the right to session. Of course, Eleon also had his right, so even if he exercised his right to the throne, he could not stop it. However, when he realized that he had ruled out Eleon''s existence from the session to the throne, Ilior felt an unbearable shame. When Eleon spoke as if he knew everything about it, his tightly closed lips could not open in embarrassment.


    "I also wished that if someone had to be Emperor, it would be Brother Ilior, not Brother Cazer."


    "......!"


    "At least you are not the kind of person who will rise to the throne by stealing everything I have."


    Ilior''s eyes widened at the words of Eleon, who showed no greed for the throne as much as he had thought. It was apletely unexpected remark. After driving out theirmon enemy, Cazer, they fought a psychological warfare with their respective forces.


    "You speak as if you don''t want the throne."


    "The throne is just a means to me. To protect what I have."


    "......"


    "How about Brother? What is Brother coveting the throne for?"


    "Of course it''s......"


    Ilior''s face, who was about to answer Eleon''s question, hardened for a moment and soon distorted. He couldn''t think of a reason why he thought it was too obvious. Why did he want to be Emperor?


    "At first, I just wanted to see Father''s distorted face."


    At first, he just thought he didn''t like to see the only son that his father really acknowledged ascend to the throne. He was already fed up with him and his brother being treated like tools that should only be used for an Empire ruled by Cazer de Crombell. From some point on, Ilior felt the thrill of imagining his father''s face that would be horribly distorted when he became Emperor, not Cazer.


    "It''s not very pleasant to see him as soon as there''s a problem with Cazer''s safety."


    Ilior tapped Eleon''s shoulder a couple of times, who was smiling quietly, and then passed him by. He hade too far toe to think of a problem he had never considered before.


    "......"


    Eleon looked at Ilior''s back for a long time before moving on.


    * * *


    Sarah asked as she sat on the chair and looked at Belluna with her twinkling eyes.


    "What do you think?"


    "......Um."


    "Belluna, is it just in medicine to you?"


    Belluna was analyzing the ingredients of the medicine Sarah had asked her to find out by pulling out silver mana like a thread. The medicine fluttering in the vial followed Belluna''s silver mana, gradually twinkling up and down in mysterious colors. Sarah''s eyes also sparkled, moving up and down along the rising and falling medicine. And ude, who was shining with her eyes next to her, asked in a voice full of curiosity.


    "Sister Belluna, is this a bad medicine?"


    "......We don''t know yet."


    Belluna, who had been receiving the gaze of the two of them, tried not to let them notice her fingertips trembling with slight tension. After Sarah brought the medicine vial, saying it was used by ude''s friend''s nanny, Belluna had a heavy task. The task was to investigate whether the medicine in this vial was intact.


    "One thing is for sure, this is not a drug you take to recover your body. We''ll have to find out more about what effect it has, but it''s toxic."


    "......I see."


    ude''s face hardened at Belluna''s words.


    "So the scary nanny was trying to hurt Elexa''s mom?"


    "......"


    Sarah gently hugged ude, who looked surprised. Then, holding him in her arms and patting his back, sheforted him for a while.


    "She''s a really bad person."


    "Yeah, she''s a really bad person."


    ude grabbed Sarah''s hem and bit his lip. He was horrified to imagine what he would have been like if someone as scary as Elexa''s nanny had be his nanny. He liked Sarah. He loved that Sarah was his nanny. So ude buried himself deeper into Sarah''s arms.


    "I feel sorry for Elexa."


    "We can help Elexa-nim. So don''t worry too much."


    Sarah hugged ude, who was hugging her tightly, a little tighter. Then she quietly beckoned Belluna. Then, in the air, letters made by Sarah''s magic appeared quietly.


    [You''d better be careful about what you say in front of ude-nim from now on.]


    Belluna nodded quietly. Then, just like Sarah, she used magic to make letters.


    [It is more toxic than you think. It''s a small amount right now, but if you increase the amount even a little, you could lose consciousness right away.]


    [Are you sure?]


    [I''m sure. I''ll be able to identify the types of medicinal herbs soon.]


    [I''m counting on you, Belluna. I''m d you''re here.]


    A very faint blush appeared on Belluna''s face, which had be redder at Sarah''s words. At that moment, Benjamin, who was watching Sarah and Belluna having a conversation with magical letters from afar, said.


    "I also know how to do detox magic."


    Benjamin was not allowed to be with ude. Therefore, he had no choice but to speak loudly from afar.


    "That''s not what we need now, Benjamin."


    When Sarah politely but resolutely refused, he shut his mouth again. Benjamin, who was about to bow his head a little sullen, made eye contact with ude, who was looking at him in Sarah''s arms.


    "Hmph."


    ude looked coy and stuck out his tongue when his eyes met.


    "Ha."


    Seeing ude acting as if he was teasing him, Benjamin swallowed a smirk. Without ude, he would be able to get even a little closer to his master. However, there were few times when ude and his master were separated, and Benjamin had no choice but to stand this far away. That little brat knew it and would tease him like that every time.


    ''That little brat seems to like Belluna somehow.''


    ude generally didn''t like his master''s disciples very much, but he liked Belluna a little. Did he know that Belluna was weak against small and cute things? asionally, when ude grabbed Belluna''s hem with his tiny hand, she would stiffen. ude seemed to enjoy it a bit.


    ''......While he hates me.''


    Was it because his first impression was not good? Only Benjamin was on the lookout for ude. He told his master that he was afraid of Benjamin, that Benjamin was staring at him whenever he had a chance. In fact, it was clear that he wasn''t scared anymore if he had been teasing Benjamin by sticking out his tongue like that.


    "It would be better if he was truly frightened, though."


    Benjamin nodded as he recalled ude, who had been shaking in front of him but had blocked his master. He was now trying to lower the corners of his mouth that were about to go up. But then ude''s words saved Benjamin the trouble.