123 < Chapter 23. If such a day comes (3) >

Forty-nine Kingsguards and one King.

That's how fifty people stood at the gate.

- 49.

- Forty-eight.

At first, he blamed those who decreased the number.

After that, he grumbled at the two eyes counting down, even though he tried to count down.

That way we'd know who to blame.

- Fifteen.

Hopefully.

If you're out there somewhere,

It's all there.

And can you stop it?

- Five.

For the first time, and the last time before death.

I found Serenty.

- Two.

'· · · · · · · · Kyrie.'

The sleeping god did not answer.

Hana · · · · · · ·

Persons.

I couldn't bear to look, so I tried to close my eyes, but I couldn't sense that I had to immerse even a passenger.

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·.

The last thing the king of the dead had to do was watch the one who died guarding it, leaving Auroth alone.

* * *

A stream of water extends from the fountain installed in the garden in front of the annex. A drop of sunlight rises and falls without a care. The sound created by the meaningless movement continues endlessly, and it sounds particularly trivial.

Chase sits still, watching the meaningless and lonely sound of the water. I closed my eyes for a moment.

"· · · · · · Prince Plants."

Plants stares at Chase's face.

Spitting out or swallowing words.

"From where to where. Do you know?"

Plants, who heard it, responded in a low voice.

"Never."

Plants was just making a point. I wasn't sure of anything. So Plants was right not to know anything about the past.

Chase barely escapes the notion of a past he had never experienced, and his mouth dries open.

"Just listen to me and find out."

"Something like that."

A word to my mind that the same thing would happen again.

That's all Plants followed me here.

Following him, he was preparing himself.

"I didn't want to worry about you, so I shouldn't have said anything."

"No."

It was neither Chase's fault nor Plants's.

Moreover, the starting point was Kalian.

When Calian, who was good at being discovered, first saw Plants, it was a question that began with recognizing the eyes of many emotions he couldn't muster.

So it didn't matter whose words or whose fault it was that Plants came here.

"I think you were holding back."

"You really don't know anything."

"Are you going to watch again?"

Chase laughs.

After a long time, he replied with a quiet voice.

"It's February next year."

Whether to start preparing from that point on, or to finish preparing until then, or something else.

After putting out a riddle like that, Chase's finger, which had been staring deeply at Plants for a while, points toward Plants. He was sitting with his legs twisted, leaning against the chair.

"By then, Prince Plants won't be sitting there with me in front of him anymore. You won't be able to keep your mouth shut."

Prince Plants, and Prince Chase.

Plants has already disobeyed Chase.

But if there was a bigger gap, Plants wouldn't have been able to deal with Chase then.

King Chase Durahan Secretia.

With him in front of us.

"I'm sure your father wasn't greedy enough to hand over the crown."

"Yes, I did."

"· · · · · · · · · · · Ha."

Now Chase is bringing out Devil's death and the day when his imminence will come with such a calm face. Plants lets out a short gust of wind.

"It's not something I can stop you from thinking if I speak too boldly about my father's death. So I don't want you to get me wrong."

The cause of Devil's death was an unsuspecting soldier.

Devil's health has not been good for a long time.

"Got it."

"From then on, I'll be prepared to stop it. I can't do what Prince Plants said right now, but I'll be able to prepare after I ascend the throne."

Whenever I started, I was satisfied with it because it meant that I would get out of the way.

"Yes."

"Let me ask you a question."

I'm going to be brief and stand up, but Chase's words cling to Plants.

"I don't live in the same country as Prince Plants. I am confident that I will not be anxious about the impact I will have on this country. I want to empower my Secretia, and I want to know if she's going to harm Cairis. I don't think he worries about it at all."

"Whether you raise your strength or not, it doesn't matter to me."

Plants has misunderstood Chase.

"If my brother's old brother changes his mind, it's not I who should be worried, it's my brother."

"No way. Prince Kalian himself is thinking of ascending to the throne. Not you."

Plants insists on not answering and Chase looks a little surprised.

Chase had no idea that Calian was trying to ascend to the throne and that Plants was not interested in the throne. It wasn't in the princes' insides.

"Unbelievable. I thought I would help Prince Plants once again, but I didn't expect to be there. Because he had never shown any interest in the throne in front of me."

"I don't care. Even now."

Chase, who has been staring at Plants for a while, gives you a voice that seems to fade away like a drop in a fountain.

"I see."

"· · · · · · So don't push yourself too far."

Plants said it was the end.

"I'm holding on to what was my burden."

At the end of the speech, Plants rises to his feet.

I told him everything he needed to say, and Chase answered, so now I really don't have anything to say.

* * *

Alan stares at Calian for a long time.

I was waiting for the answer to continue.

You can't make up stories that you've never thought about before. That's why Callian smiles again.

"· · · · · · Don't do that."

Alan saw Calian's smile and said,

Callian nods and answers, not sure what to say about him.

"Don't worry."

I feel like I'm saying this most often nowadays, so I tasted it. I took another sip of sweet milk tea and opened my mouth.

"There's something I've asked Ser Seyren to do."

I was going to say it from the beginning, and I was going to say it to turn the conversation around. Callian looks at Allan in a deceptive mood.

"Lord Seyren, chairman of the Association, asked me to look into the Black marble. But I can't go there myself anymore, so I often need you to ask me if there's anything that's been confirmed."

I can't keep bringing my busy Uriah into the palace, so I decided to ask a more competent Allen, although I'm a little more busy.

If the topic has already changed, it is useless to say it again. Alan nods, folding his bitter heart for a moment.

"Yes, I do. But why do you suddenly want to find out about the stone?"

"Actually, there are some things that I haven't told you. Especially about Randall."

"What happened?" "

"There were a few."

Alan is already worrying about Kalian, so his greed for not wanting to cause him unnecessary worries was thrown away a while ago. So, while worrying a little more, Calian told me the story for a long time.

The warriors of the Great Desert used the power of red light, and each time they used their power, the marble glowed red. A marble stone reacted to the rose that Randall smoked. About the power Randall used in front of Calian in the Rose Garden.

"No, Master."

And now he's tearing Allen apart, looking to warp to the fifth floor right now.

Why are the wizards so progressive?

I have no idea.

Alan asks for the Four Circles Wind Wizard, who is thinking with a big smile.

"Did you let Prince Randall do that nasty thing?"

It was just a pint, like a grandpa giving to his grandson who was injured in a fight with his friends.

"I'm curious. Why is Randall being so mean?" And if I knew why, I would understand, and I thought, "

Calian replied, trying to erase the doubt that Le Maine is not entirely responsible for what she has done.

"So, when you say you can leave this room, I'd like to meet Randall. I'm sure they're in the same building, but I can't find them, so I'll have to meet them alone."

"If it's all right to see you again."

"I can't just let it go. whether it's a cornerstone of understanding or a continuum of missteps. We have to do something."

"Right. Anyway, since you're so generous, I'd like to disagree."

Alan gives a warm voice with a kind expression.

"Instead, whatever you do, go do it then."

Then I flicked my fingers.

- Exactly!

Kalian's eyes are closed.

Since a pretty disciple wants to continue working with a greedy face, it's best to just tuck her in.

Arsenal or no Arsenal.

* * *

The acolyte, Leek, opens the door quickly.

The flooded plant goes inside without a word and closes the door. Learic glances at the closed door for a moment and turns away, saying he'll be alone.

And he looked surprised.

It's because someone was standing right behind me.

With your head down, you can see the head of a silver head.

It was a hina.

"Are you here to pick up your cat?"

Leek asks, and Hina nods. It was about time I met Shia and came back and fed her. He looks embarrassed once more. Apparently, Plants said he wanted to be alone.

- Cheers.

Then the visit reopened with a small sound. A moment later, you hear Plants' voice on the inside of the call.

"Take her."

It was the same order one day.

After hearing Plants' words, Raedric nods and Hina greets you slightly and enters Plants the room.

Standing at the entrance, Plants points to the location of the cat. It meant to go in and take him away.

Hina, smiling, looks at the plant and moves her hands.

Good, Prince.

What are you so grateful for every time?

And what is that word between "thank you" and "prince"?

Instead of asking, Plants nods.

- Did you eat?

And Hina asked me:

Until Raleigh arrived, the Calian maids had taken Plants with them, so Hina knew that Plants was good at eating.

"I don't think so."

Hina's expression changed severely.

- Eat it. If you don't stop picking.

And he said the same thing to Plants about what he didn't understand.

- He'll be hanging around.

I didn't recognize Plants, of course.

< [Ambient] Aberdeen >

What's the use of practicing magic to forget pain?

I have you.

* * *

Taipyung.

No, negligence.

Yeah, well, that's negligence, by the way. Riverners are largely negligent.

The Cairys are calculating, extravagant, the Cecretins are unworthy, and the Tensyl are full of holes of faith.

And the warriors of the Great Desert are either clumsy or cruel.

There are other continents beyond the Great Desert or across the sea dragon ArNigel, but I didn't want to travel that far and that far.

"Maybe I'll just go south and spend the rest of my life."

"I didn't know there wasn't such a place to call my father."

After a short time away from Tensyl, Ronyl, standing beside Allen's declaration of going to Libern, smiles and is told.

It was a silly joke.

Ronyl also knew that the invitation from Cairys and Sacritia had long since been turned into a flaming torch.

The blue hair that Alan's wife left him after he died was pretty cool for him. Ronyl cut Alan's face off and stabbed him.

"Why aren't you going to Cairis? You're close with Siegfried Ball."

"It's not funny."

If Slay had said, 'The first son is sick, can we find a cure together?' he would have gone there without a worry. Ronyl was quite a useful pharmacist.

But at that time, Slayman only said, "Why don't you come and stay for a while?" I refused, and it was only after his first son died that I found out.

Anyway, I didn't know that at the time, so I didn't go to Cairys because I thought that I would go into the corner of the countryside and drink.

So it was Libern.

"Are you coming with me?"

Tensyl was not a good place for a pharmacist to live.

It was a country with healers, and those who couldn't find healers didn't have the money to buy medicine, so they could make money.

Of course it was the same with Ronyl's wife, Rachel. The Holy Kingdom was a difficult place for any wizard other than the talented Wizard Allen. Rachel went to Tensyl with Alan to expand her knowledge.

"We're coming, too."

So Alan left Tensyl with his son and granddaughter Veronica. I went to Libern.

* * *

Aren't you going to eat?

Oh, is this sweet?

Give it to me.He hates it when you're sweet.

Go home.

I will.

I'll have a drink.

* * *

Elinne, king of Libern, has always played.

"No. I'm not doing this right now. Leave it alone."

"So what are you going to do with all this?"

"If it's urgent, you can do it."

Alan has just arrived in Libern with seven circles. Even before I was impressed by it, I began to be exploited by the precious work force of stamping documents.

Suddenly, he asked me not to stamp the 10-year contract, saying that he would support everything. As soon as I saw the documents containing the magical 'Horseman', I passed them on to Sin Alan and played.

"Why did you summon me to the Great Joint?"

"With a young and handsome Grand Wizard by my side, no one will be able to talk even if I don't work."

What kind of crazy person would say bad things to you?

I swallowed exactly what I was about to hear.

Eline.

It was a lazy, harsh and always a bit of a spinning monarch. And I've summoned Alan to ward off the one who surpasses that power.

National Teean.

It was her husband.

That's why we are sitting on the sidelines of the nobles who are on Taeyan's side and prancing around.

"It's all right. Everything they ask you to do will be in Taeyan's best interest." "

I said this dozens of times a day.

And then I did what I thought would benefit me, like a ghost. In the end, only Alan, the older brother, who was involved in the power struggle between the couples, died.

I endured the first two years.

Three years later, Eline's friendship survived.

Six years later, it exploded.

"You're breaking the contract. I can't take it anymore."

Teean doubts the King and the Grand Wizard. Since the hour was not far away, if you have been delayed, you must have endured a lot.

In the end, Taean did what he had to do with his power and his desire to take his wife into my hands.

He sent Alan a poisoned drink.

Alan didn't drink.

Ronnie did it.

* * *

Powerless, powerless, and powerless.

[· · · · · · Attendant]

can do

It's nothing.

There was none.

* * *

A small piece of land in Libern.

I buried my only son in a heart smaller than that little land.

The accident became a case and the case was closed.

You haven't left Riverne.

I expected everyone to leave.

But Alan couldn't leave Libern.

Eline apologized.

Teean was executed.

Before Alan forgives me.

Before Alan begged for forgiveness.

That's how it all ended.

I couldn't forgive, I couldn't save.

There's so much I can't do.

I can't leave Libern.

It was the same again.

I endured the first two years. Three years later, Eline's friendship survived.

I already lost it, so I won't have to do it again. I managed to console myself with that fact.

When I thought it was all buried like that.

You left Libern.

And then we met.

* * *

That's how we met.

I finally met him.

Thus, I was willing to commit.

"Khalian Lane Cairis."

This Alan Manasil,

You.

"Greetings to the teacher."

I'll save you.