149 < Chapter 26. Nothing Hard (1) >

- Knock knock.

In fact, every time I knock, I have a little problem.

It is because if the one inside asked, "Who is it?" they could not answer. However, I did not worry because I knew there would be no one inside today.

Of course, if there is no one, we can ask why they knock, but Hina's theory was that even if it is empty, we should not go into the prince's room carelessly.

You do not hear knocking as you thought.

Henna quietly opens the door and lights the fire.

- Tak!

And quickly came back out again. I had a very embarrassing face. As Hina glances around, she shouts without a sound, without concealing her panic.

No, it's not. '

The last day as a maid, the last thing I had to do.

I was just about to check the sheets and clean the room before Callian went to bed.

Since Kalian said he wouldn't be there anyway, I thought maybe I could clean up a bit. After today, I decided to take a closer look because I wouldn't have to clean with my own hands.

By the way.

Why is she here? '

She didn't scream because Hina couldn't scream, not because she wasn't surprised by the situation. Hina was really surprised. I was surprised to return without warning, even though I could clearly see that the room that opened the door was black.

Hina, whose eyes were the size of a light bulb, once again looked around. She came back to the third and fourth floors to make sure the number of floors was confused.

"That's the third floor."

Hina's shoulders twitch.

The answer to the silent question came from inside the room.

Soon, Hina carefully opens the door and steps inside. Dark curtains, carpets, and sofas. Black sheets, black furniture that can be seen from far inside the bedroom. The black interior, which doesn't fit at all with the owner's usual appearance, reminds me that this is the right room for Callian.

By the way, what is Prince Green sitting between the white cat and the black couch with his eyes closed?

As Hina walks in, she walks into Calian's room again, and Plants opens his eyes and looks at her. That way you can see what Hina is saying.

Hina, who was caught in Plants' gaze, quickly said.

- I made a mistake. Really.

Seeing Plants sitting in Calian's room, he was so surprised that he left without warning that he wanted to apologize.

"That's enough."

Plants cut off Hina's words like this. It was Plants who was in someone else's room anyway. So there was no reason to apologize.

Hina moves her hand again toward the seemingly small plant to explain why she's here.

- I, uh, came to clean up. My sweet prince, he's not here. He's in the woods.

Plants, unable to understand a few of Hina's words, stares at Hina without an answer. Hina, who now knows that she reacts when she doesn't understand a word, took out her notebook and wrote the word "forest."

Plants' eyes are slightly frowned over as Calian goes into unexpected places. Plants simply nodded, not even to ask why he was there.

I'm going to have to take a look at the knee

'I am Prince Plants' favorite cat, Prince Kalian. '

The cat growls. Plants, who was looking at it, stroked his cat's jaw a few times.

"You can bring him in. It's not in Wilhelm. Someone to watch."

Cat.

It seems like only the craziest people in Cairys have gathered together so well, but it's not as messy as a cat can get along with.

Hina, who shaped her mouth, teased her hand diligently.

- Thank you. Good, Prince.

He's a good prince again.

When you mention Kalian, there is a stranded fish that you do not recognize. It's hard for Hina to say her name, so Plants notices that it seems to be a distinguishing title.

But the title doesn't suit him so well that Plants silently looks at Hina and opens his mouth.

"· · · · · · · Thank you. Strawberries."

There were too many.

It's already been five days since I finished the dinner of that enormous diet. Since then, Hina has not encountered Plants in preparation for going to Wilhelm Cove. That's why Plants has finally brought it up.

It's probably the first time I've tried it since I was born. It means "thank you."

Hina nods, smiling silently, once more surprised at what Plants said.

- Next time, I'll bring you ice cream.

Everyone here is weird.

It's okay to make mistakes. Understand everything.

"Yes."

There's a really nice prince who says thank you.

* * *

The wind is full of moonlight.

In the royal forest that follows the rear gate of the royal palace of Cairys, there is a deep green grass. A cool sound is heard from the stream that is large enough to be called a stream and not suitable for being called a valley. The patronage of the Arfia Palace must have a decent man-made creek, but it must be real.

I always heard the sound of water flowing towards the serene Señor River, and I thought Kalian was a bit surprised. I didn't know the forest was so big, and I didn't think it would be so good. It means that Bern, as well as the old Khalian, didn't know.

The forest was truly larger than I imagined, the size of the royal palace of Cairys. Kalian clearly heard that this is not such a big forest. However, it is the size of no one who will feel small in this forest unless it is a Sispanian. How widespread the Cairys distribution of the vastness is when they see this forest and make such an assessment.

"I don't think you've been here before."

There was a separate forest for the hunt.

The forest was as untouched by the Sispanians as it was by the royal court. So Le Maine, who sits at her desk and occasionally hosts a hunting contest, would never have come here.

"If you'd been here, you wouldn't have asked me to come here."

If Remain had come to this forest, he never would have allowed Kalian to come here if he had known it was the perfect place to wander and get lost.

"Anyway, you're the only one I trust."

Callian taps Raven on the neck as she takes out a quiet voice around the dark surroundings. After a long walk, Raven was excited to walk into the green forest at night and gave a similar answer.

As long as Raven was there, no matter how dark it got or how deep it went, there was nothing to worry about. Even if you fall asleep leaning on Raven's back right now, isn't that Raven back to Chermill on her own?

"If I'd known this place was here, I would have come sooner."

The silence increases.

It was also Kalian's custom.

- Polygon, polygon.

The sound of Raven's small footsteps on a firm, dry dirt road matches the sound of the water.

Soon Raven stops in front of your land, under the moonlight. He found the place he wanted, like a ghost.

Callian leaps forward, sitting on Raven's stoop enjoying the breeze. Then I stood there for a moment and looked up at the sky.

"You see, Raven?"

Raven raises her head slightly, as if she could understand Kalian. Kalian smiles, thinking he's really trying to see the sky.

"All the stars are blue. I don't know if you can see it, but I wish you could."

And I told Raven that I might be talking to myself like this.

There are especially many blue stars in the sky between spring and summer. I once heard that the color of a star is the age of that star, but I could hardly associate it with many blue stars in the sky at this time.

It's like "Serenti's Time," which only comes to Cecretia, is summoned to heaven, not on earth.

It's like the blue fireflies have landed all over the world. The smile on Kalian's mouth reminds me of that special moment, which was also the time Bern was born.

It was because of the thought that anyone who knew how beautiful the time was in this palace would only be Khalian himself. Now come on, it's pointless to think about it.

"Stay away. Don't come until you do. It's dangerous."

Soon, Calian said to Raven,

Raven once again blubbers, one of the most precious things I've ever taken from Plants, and returns to the way I came. Until Khalian calls, he'll be somewhere far away on his own.

Keeping an eye on his back, Calian sits gently on a small rock. It seemed like it was waiting for someone.

Callian wrestled with the paperwork for the past few days.

It was detailed in the document that Chase left behind, "How Randell changed from being king of Tensyl to an immediate future aristocrat." I couldn't remember all of it enough, so I was thankful that I handed it down in writing.

Two fingers understood and memorized the entire batch of paper that would be thick. And as soon as I confirmed that I had memorized everything, I burned it down. It was information that shouldn't exist in this world. No matter how hard you store it in Calian's vault, you don't know what people do.

'We leave today, Prince.'

Arsen leaves the palace after a few days. It was to meet Grey Brissen's change bag and talk about it.

Uriah, the head of the Wizard's Association, had something to do with the movement of the Wizards and sent it with Arsen. Even if we only travel nearby, it's better than going alone to Arsenal.

Anyway, now that you've sent Arsen, it's time to tell him to get ready, too. To do that, there had to be no people or buildings nearby. Someone or something is bound to break.

So I came to find a forest that doesn't have to be broken like this.

How much time has passed since then.

- Jubbuck, Jubbuck.

You hear footsteps approaching Calian as you sit and stare up at the sky.

"You've been waiting a long time."

One person who could never break even here approaches Kalian and speaks to him. Calian opens his mouth with a happy face.

"Master."

It was Alan.

Kalian gladly bows his head toward Allen, who walked all the way here to help her beautiful disciple prepare. And I immediately produced a sword of transparency.

- Shhh!

Sharp waves cut the air.

Callian launched a sword full of magic and error at Allan.

The scarlet veil unfolds at Allen's fingertips, unafraid of surprising speed attacks.

Together with him, Kalian's new brother disappears into the shadows.

The sound of an explosion shook the quiet forest.