52 < Chapter 11, I didn't mean to (5) >

Lennon is gone.

After that, Alan's work was swift.

- We will proceed directly with the acquisition of the Merchant Guild through Melphire Pollun.

- Thank you, Master.

- I told them to send the goods to the area right away, so if there's anything else you need, please let me know.

- I don't think we're short on food. I'm going to meet the lords soon, so if you have anything to say, I'll let them know.

- Aye, sir.

Thanks to Allen and Melpher's swift response to the situation, Calian felt lighthearted enough to summon Sting and Nerica's lord to Elf Village early the next morning. It was to mediate the fight between two territories.

When the business with the lords was finished, Khalian didn't have to stay in Elf Village anymore and didn't want to. After meeting the two lords, he decided to leave town immediately. Of course, it was through the path of the forest where Elder Jer would open.

Jan gives a few words while he waits for the lords.

"My prince, you've reached the top."

"That's how it happened. I didn't mean to."

"Still, it feels good."

I really didn't intend to own the Brissen Merchant Guild.

I just got rid of Irritating Lennon, but I never thought I'd buy the whole Merchant Guild. You look down at Calian with a smile on his hand.

"What is this, by the way?"

A black pebble was placed over Calian's hand. It was recovered from an Elf Luca who came back to town.

Kalian frowns, holding a black pebble in his hand, along with what appears to be a strange object. I was reminded of the change that the stone made to Sia.

A little while ago, Kalian was surprised when she opened her mouth to Calian to pick out what he had stolen from Luka's luggage. The 'ability to answer first', which was a unique way of saying things, disappeared.

Kalian opens his mouth, handing the stone to Xia, who has been accompanying her for a while to guide her through the forest.

"Tsia, have you eaten?"

"Yes, I did."

After Xia's answer was correct, Calian's eyes narrowed. You hear the sound of Arsen breathing heavily as he stands beside you. It was that weird.

Soon, Kalian returns the pebble.

Then I spoke to Xia again.

"Yeah. It's over there."

"Have you seen Hina?"

Again, the answer comes first.

Calian glances back at what lies in the palm of his hand. It was a small black pebble engraved with golden letters, nothing special to see. Moreover, no one was affected by the stone except Shea.

Arsen asked Kalian, who was looking at the stone that was fixing Xia's strange speech habits.

"Am I tired of this?"

"Most likely. A little more."

Callian, who said so, shuts up.

Arsen doesn't notice, but he does. The egg responsible for something similar was frowning, seeing that it was in Calian's hands.

"It looks dangerous. It reeks of blood."

Blood spilled when a healthy person dies.

The unique energy that can be felt in the vital blood. Knights train to feel it.

That's the energy I felt in that stone. I felt the energy of life-giving blood spilling out, forcibly extinguishing the life force that would still be alive. It also meant that the original owner of the pebble was killed by someone.

"Did you steal this with me when you stole it?"

"I don't remember."

You don't have to see me.

It wasn't the one or two I stole.

Calian sighs for a short while. It was true that the Elves couldn't remember because they couldn't lie.

More than that, Luca is not a reflecting face at all.

Rather than not knowing what you've done wrong, you must have that attitude because you know that humans can't rule Elves by human law.

Soon, Jer approaches and looks away from Calian.

"I've already asked the Mother Tree. We should be able to start on the road to the forest soon. So don't worry about this place any more."

I could see that I was restless at first.

Now that I know, Luca was the real son of Elder Jer. That's why I'm worried that Kalian might get mad at Luka or swing his sword.

Instead of pulling out the sword, Calian hands the stone in his hand over to Xia.

"First, you write it. We need to communicate on the way."

"Isn't this Luka's?"

Callian looks at Luka and replies.

"No."

"Okay, boss. Then I'll return it when I get to the other side of the forest road."

"Yes."

Shia put it in my pocket, and soon two lords came to see Kalian. There was only one word that Kalian said in front of them.

"The Pollun Merchant Guild will be here soon to make a deal."

It's really simple.

When the deal resumes, the two territories lose their reason to fight.

Of course, the lords couldn't have known that Calian was angry with Renan Brysen, who was responsible for the fight, and had bought the Bricen Merchant Guild. Because they just liked it and gave thanks. He also promised not to fight over it.

That's it.

Kalian doesn't say anything unnecessary about getting along. The royal court does not intervene in the battle between the lords anyway. Even if we waste our strength on deterring each other, it is less likely that those who 'get too close' will work together to point their swords at the royal court.

Kalian turns his head for a moment to look at the elders, Jer and Luca, and asks the lords.

"Do you have any dealings with the elves?" "

"Yes, I'm buying some groceries here, including vegetables that are hard to find nearby."

"I wonder if that was a fair trade. How was it?"

"I don't think the environment is good."

I don't need to hear it anymore.

I felt like I could hear the answers when I saw the faces of the two lords who were looking at each other, or the ears of the blacksmith, who had turned red. It means you made a deal with Elves for a few times the amount in other regions.

"As a prince, I heard that I wanted to use it, but I guess I was wrong about someone other than myself."

Khalian nods and looks at Jer.

"Tell me what's going on. I'll put it in the Polish Merchant Guild Trading Item, so don't trade against those who don't keep the minimum laws."

"You apologized for that. The damage it can do to our elves is,"

"I never said a word about what your son did. I think I've got everything I need, and I'm sorry about that."

Jer pounces, but Calian no longer listens to him.

"Live with each other like the elves used to."

When Callian climbed up to the horse, Jer's heart was strained.

Ger, whose ears have turned red, stands in front of Kalian.

"Wait, wait, wait. Let's talk."

"I have nothing more to say."

Jer's hand touches Raven's neck, trying to hold her still. And when he saw the prince's words, who always boasted, turning his eyes upside down, he shook his hand in horror.

Che Mance saw it, and Calian went into the path of the forest that Jer had left open before. After that, Calian's group follows behind him, one or two.

The desolate Jer is left behind.

* * *

The path of the forest was really a path in the forest.

The sky was invisible because of the green trees.

Above Raven's back, Calian looks around with a black pebble in his hand. No matter how much I looked at it, there was nothing unusual about the stone that was engraved.

After seeing that, the egg slows the horse down and comes to Calian's side. Then he spoke with a careful voice.

"My prince, I have something to tell you."

Callian asks a question instead of answering it.

"But the smell of blood is fading."

Callian smiles at the meaning of the question.

At that moment, Yuan, who almost asked me what I meant, gave me a second look at Kalian.

"I didn't know the prince knew because it smelled like knights."

"I caught a whiff of it."

Somehow a little bit.

"Anyway, it's a weird thing to stay away from because it's a bloody stone."

Kalian nods and opens his mouth as if to say not to worry.

"I'm trying to fix the way Xia talks, so it doesn't seem normal."

The egg, picturing him answering ahead of everyone else, opened his mouth in a small voice.

"He seems to be a little ahead of the others. Otherwise, I'll answer a question I didn't do anything about."

"I said, I'm not predicting. I think so, too."

"Then, is it the stone that makes those abilities go away?"

"I don't know. What do you think?"

Callian taps Raven's saddle and thinks for a moment.

"It's time."

A little ahead of schedule. Time warps.

A stone that has the effect of nullifying the Xia's ability associated with it.

- Axis of time.

I was wondering if it might be related to the axis of time. The axis of time was also regarded as a time-related myth.

"Whatever it is, it seems important. So even if it smells nasty, we have to put up with it."

Calian smiles and gives you the power to hold the stone.

* * *

Royal Palace of Cairosis, Chermill Palace, among others.

The acolyte speaks from the room in Randall, located on the highest floor.

- A substantial amount of new material has been delivered to the Tensile. Lennon Brissen was a big help in that.

- But Renan suddenly disappeared. Earl Brissen is investigating in his backpack, but he can't find it.

- Earl Brissen was the first to suspect Alan Manasil and Melpire Pollun, but found irrelevant. We're investigating a group that was after the money.

It was appropriately produced and disseminated by the late Evan Brissen.

Randall nods at the attendant who informed him of the news and tells him to leave.

After the acolyte left, he reopened the book he had read.

The bookshelf has not been moved to the next page for a long time.

Suddenly, a bird flew up at the window of the room, where there was no sound. Randall walks to the window, quietly awakened, and the surprised bird flies to Portuguese.

Randall opens his window, feeling a bit uneasy.

The sky was clear.

Randell's curly, golden hair blows through the air and shakes.

With my eyes closed, Randall's eyes slightly open, enjoying the breeze for a while.

Clear skies, the sound of birds.

He said he missed the sound of birds because the weather was bad.

It is because I remembered the word that roses will bloom soon.

"Kalyan, you've been bitten by Lennon this time. '

Randall looks out the window for a moment and thinks about his brother.

Immediately, the servants followed me.

"In the garden."

A short speech came out and one of the followers ran to get the tools to take care of the plants. Randall makes a swift step across the lake and reaches the rose planted garden. Soon after, the servant handed him the garden scissors and spread an umbrella to cover the sun.

Randall sits quietly, pulling out the twigs and pulling out the weeds.

There were no flowers. It was already autumn, so they all bloomed.

In Randall's eyes, he saw a small, weak flower branch growing under a tree. A flower branch that cannot be pressed against other branches to straighten itself out.

It was the same branch as the Kalian branch long ago.

Randall glances at the branch and pulls a necklace out of his sleeve. Then I closed my eyes.

Surprisingly, a faint light flowed from the necklace and touched the small branch. A crooked branch was stretched straight and a bud of flowers appeared.

After that, a small red rose bloomed.

"You still look good. Stay like that a little longer."

Randall looks down at the red rose with a single pin and returns to his room.