Chapter 3

Chapter 1. This has been such a stupid life (3) A truly

unfamiliar and strange day has passed.

I thought that if I ever opened my eyes, I would be back in Secretia or in the underworld. The unexpected sound of Jan’s bell woke Kalian up, but nothing changed.

“Did you have a nice dream, prince?”

Kalian sat down and enjoyed the morning tea offered by Yan, then returned the empty cup to Yan. Afterwards, after washing my face and brushing my teeth, I said this.

“I’m going to cut my hair.”

Yan, who heard those words, blinked his big eyes. Calian could clearly see that he was thinking that he had misheard, so he spoke again.

“My hair. I’m going to cut it.”

Kalian’s two fingers pretended to cut his bangs in half. It was clear that Jan had not misheard Kalian’s words. Yan answered, immediately getting rid of any thoughts of what was going on.

“Yes, my prince. I will be ready right away.”

Before long, the royal hairdresser came to Kalian’s room. He carefully held the scissors in his hands and asked Calian.

“Are you sure you don’t mind if I cut it off?”

Calian’s brow furrowed.

Like most knights, he was the type of person who did not like to speak twice. So, I didn’t like the situation where I had to repeat three times in a row just to cut my hair. What on earth is this that makes me tremble so much? Kalian said, pointing to the scissors.

“Should I cut it?”

“No, my prince. I’m sorry.”

Only then did the scissors begin.

After hearing a few crunching sounds, I was able to shake off the black hair that was frustratingly covering half my face.

Calian raised his eyes and looked at the face in the mirror. He was finally able to look at his own face properly.

‘Hoo.’

Calian’s mouth formed a smile.

This is because I realized that the statement that she resembled Freya, who was said to be the reincarnation of the goddess, was not a lie.

‘Isn’t this face Freya’s great legacy?’

Calian nodded as if satisfied.

“You look really good on me, prince.”

Yan also spoke to me with a happy expression on his face. However, Jan spoke in a voice that gradually subsided due to anxiety on the other hand.

“But I don’t know if Prince Planz will just let it go.”

“You lose your temper like that just by making eye contact, so I don’t think you’ll just let it go.”

“That’s why I’m worried. I wonder how they’ll react to breakfast today...”

“I heard it suits you well. That’s it.”

Calian smiled and stood up.

“You can’t keep being stupid just because you don’t like it.”

In Jan’s eyes, it seemed like a smile. Yan looked surprised at the expression and words that were not like Kalian’s.

What appeared on Calian’s face at that time was a confidence that had never been shown before. Jan was uneasy about this sudden change in Calian. Of course, it was a very welcome thing, but still.

“Still, I’m worried that you might suffer even greater harm.”

“don’t worry.”

On the way to the restaurant, Kalian said to Jan, who was restless, as if to reassure him.

“I’ll take care of it.”

As we arrived at the restaurant and sat down, it wasn’t long before Plants came in. Plantz, who looked into the restaurant with his characteristic cloudy eyes, turned to Randel’s empty chair and then saw Calian’s face.

The narrowed light green eyes looked down at Calian’s red pupils. Calian did not avoid his eyes. I looked straight at Plants with a face that was no longer covered.

A clear look of ridicule appeared on Planz’s face.

After that, Planz took his eyes off Calian’s face. Yan quickly erased his surprised expression.

‘Is it over? Are you done laughing?’

Unbelievably, Plantz sat down in his seat without saying a single word. And then he didn’t look at Calian anymore.

Calian’s brow furrowed slightly.

Kalian also had the same thoughts as Jan. The crazy prince sat quietly in his seat.

Or maybe both.

A few drops of blood fell on Planz’s clothes.

Calian walked out of the restaurant.

* * *

The afternoon passed while I was completely absorbed in comforting Jan, a seventeen-year-old boy who was crying because the prince had a wound on his hand.

I was told I could ride a horse, so I resisted looking at Planz and came to the horseback riding class, where a pony was waiting for me. The round eyes that looked at Calian were so gentle that Calian frowned.

Calian didn’t have anything to say yet. This is because Calian before was very afraid of horses. When that memory came to mind, Kalian covered his face with his palms out of embarrassment.

“Are you too proud to ride that, Brother Calian?”

Planz.

Calian looked in the direction where Planz’s voice was heard.

Plantz, sitting on a silver-white horse that was clearly of good pedigree, was looking down at Calian. Calian cleared his expression and showed an example.

Plantz’s eyes glanced at the bandage wrapped around Calian’s hand. And then he laughed again. Calian’s eyebrows flinched as he saw that, but he looked away to avoid falling for his provocation further.

Then I saw a horse that caught my eye. It was the second horse that Plantz brought out. Calian naturally looked at the horse’s appearance and was greatly impressed.

‘Very good words.’

It was a black horse with white fur only on the ankle area of its right front leg. Every single strand of well-maintained mane and tail hair was flying. His well-defined muscles and slim body showed that he was a better horse than the one Plantz was currently riding.

“He’s extremely stubborn, so I was going to leave it to the teacher to train him.”

He was a violent guy who had never been properly ridden or dismounted before. However, Calian’s eyes could not be taken off the horse. Seeing this, the corners of Plantz’s mouth rose again. He said to Calian.

“If you can ride it, I’ll give it to you. If you can’t, I’ll receive an apology from Kalian for what happened in the morning.”

Then, without realizing it, Jan took a step forward. This is because I was worried that I might fall off my horse. At that sight, fire sparked in Planz’s eyes again.

Because it was annoying.

The same thing happened when I tried to stop the knife in the morning. Trying to stand in front of yourself now.

From beginning to end, it was as if I were Kalyan’s protector.

Calian noticed this and stood in front of Yan. After bringing Plantz’s gaze back, he answered calmly.

“All right.”

Soon Calian slowly walked in front of him.

Calian slowly walked to the guy’s side. There was a clear look of anger in the guy’s eyes, as if he had learned something from Planz’s personality. He showed a firm determination to never give up his back.

A deep smile appeared on Calian’s lips as he looked at that guy.

The soft eyes changed in an instant.

To live.

It was a look in his eyes that contained the killing power of someone who had cut off someone’s life countless times.

That horrifying gaze, as if it was looking at itself not as one animal but as dozens of people, was not something a three-year-old horse raised beautifully in a good environment could endure.

The haughty horse’s eyes were very shaken.

Soon, his eyes became round like the pony from before. Only then did Calian’s eyes draw an arc again.

In the end, he couldn’t refuse Calian to climb on the saddle. Only Planz, who knew the guy’s personality, tried to erase his disbelief.

Jan, who knew full well that Calian had never practiced anything like riding a horse, was overcome with emotion as he thought this.

‘Our prince learned horseback riding through writing!’

Jan still believed that Calian had read the knightly novel. So it would be correct to just say that I have no thoughts.

Calian said, patting the neck of the horse that had become quiet.

“Raven. Your name.”

Black color. And a large crow.

Raven, whether or not she knew the meaning of the name, made a purring sound at her new owner’s words. Calian grinned at that and turned his head to look at Plantz.

“thank you.”

To some extent, it was sincere. No matter the process, I got such good words. Kalian added a word to that good feeling.

“Brother Planz.”

It was completely intentional.

Planz’s face hardened.