Chapter 4

Chapter 2. Didn’t grow that much (1)

The royal family of Kairis is descended from dragons.

To be exact, he was a descendant of Hatsuara and Sispanian, who were among the eight heroes who sealed the evil spirit in the War of the Two Gods.

Sigmund Kahn Sispanian.

Sispanian, a primordial ancient dragon known to have been together since the beginning of time, married Hatsuara not in the context of ‘play’ but as part of his life through the ages. In other words, it does not mean that Hatsuara chose Sispanian as his queen, but that Sispanian chose Hatsuara as the dragon’s companion.

Sispanian hoped that Hatsuara and his descendants would be a little special. Therefore, he gave the power of bloodline, which is only given to the King of Kairis and his direct children.

Healing powers and magical talents.

This is the ‘Sispanian Blessing’.

“The wound is still the same.”

With the power of blessing, Kalian’s wounds should have already almost healed.

However, the hand injured by Planz’s thrown knife did not heal at all until the evening was over. As I wondered if Calian was Lemaine’s biological son, I remembered that the wound had healed normally in the past.

So this meant that this was a symptom that occurred suddenly.

But that wasn’t the only problem.

“Calian... was he a wizard?”

Bern was a knight.

He was also one of only six sword masters on the entire continent. On the other hand, the old Kalyan had a skinny body that would have been resistant to exercise. Therefore, the question arose: ‘Is it possible to manifest auras with a body like this?’

So, I focused on mana and only then did I realize the surprising fact that there were three mana circles near my heart. Unfamiliar yet vast knowledge about magic flowed in like a flood.

I laughed at the fact that I realized this important fact that the old Calian was a wizard only after two days, and as I was trying to use mana, I felt a pain in my heart.

“My heart hurt when I tried to use mana...”

In fact, I felt chest pain when I caught the knife Plantz had thrown. This happened when I unconsciously tried to put an aura on my body in order to grab a blade. Thanks to this, I put pressure on my hand without realizing it, and even with that blunt blade, I ended up with a wound like this.

I used my mana again just in case.

Without fail, my heart ached. Calian unconsciously clutched his chest.

Wounds that do not heal and heart pain.

Calian frowned as he faced two things that should not be there.

The frustrating thing is that I have no memory of these symptoms. It seemed like it was probably a problem that arose after Bern entered Calian’s body or recently.

“It’s a big problem. I can’t use Auror or magic like this.”

It is difficult. No, it’s very dangerous.

Calian, who realized that this was not something to just sit back and wait for, began to think deeply.

I needed someone to ask about this situation.

Of course, there was no one in the Kyris palace who could give advice to Calian. He carefully looked back on his memories and began to wonder if there was anyone who could help him.

– Ugh!

As if the water had cooled down, the magic device for temperature control made the sound of heating the water. Kalian’s eyes sparkled as he heard that.

“Wizard... yes, wizard.”

Calian splashed the bath water once without realizing it. There was a light snapping sound.

“Alan Manasil.”

Archmage Alan Manasil.

The current Alan was one of the three 7th Circle wizards.

Among them, he was the youngest and most skilled, and was almost like an idol to most wizards.

By Bern’s standards, 10 years ago now.

Alan, who had been invited to the celebration of King Lemain’s birthday, visited Kairis. Alan, who could not enter the royal palace due to some reason and was shut out, returned to the Kingdom of Riverne that way. And 10 years later, Alan became the continent’s only 8th Circle Archmage.

“It is said that in terms of knowledge of mana, there is no one on the continent who can follow him.”

Calian muttered quietly.

I was confident that I could definitely help with this problem.

“So, it would be better if I take this opportunity to make you mine.”

A wizard’s support for a capable wizard is equivalent to a knight’s loyalty. Therefore, if Alan were to join Calian, at that moment all the wizards in Kairis would stand on Calian’s side.

Both of them looked surprised at Calian’s words, but they didn’t seem suspicious.

Shatin, who was almost kicked out, got upright and began to carefully measure Kalian’s body. The servant who seemed to have come along busily wrote down the measurements given by Shatin.

After a while, Shatin, who had taken all the measurements, spoke carefully.

“I think you need to eat more, Prince. I’m worried because you’re so small.”

Calian laughed.

Since I was saying this out of concern, there was no reason to feel bad about being called small. It wasn’t that I was short, but it was true that I was thin.

“okay.”

Since the measuring work was completed faster than expected, I was thinking that I could rest for a bit and have dinner, when the servant came with some thick books. After Shatin handed it over, he placed it on the table and began to spread it out one by one.

“...... what?”

One volume was a collection of pictures of robes of various shapes, and the other volume was a collection of fabric samples of different materials and colors. An additional book was uploaded with pictures of various lace bundles and all kinds of accessories. There was a book with numerous buttons that all looked similar, and a book with hundreds of pairs of shoes on it also caught my eye.

That wasn’t the end.

I looked towards the servant and saw that he was carrying two more books.

I looked at him blankly, asking what was all that, and Shatin said as if it was real from now on.

“Now you have to decide on a design, Prince. You can choose a total of four pieces.”

“How many?”

As I was making a tired expression, the answer came out of my memory.

There were a total of five sets of clothes that needed to be prepared. There was just no need to choose another suit because it was the prince’s uniform.

Calian’s face turned white.

‘I have to choose them all?’

It was something Bern had never experienced in his life.

When he was young, Bern’s mother, the queen, did this on his behalf, and after he became a knight, he only wore the knight’s uniform, so there was no need to choose clothes. Moreover, there were no major events in Secretia where five sets of clothes had to be prepared at once. No event has ever been held on such a grand scale.

Anyway, now there was no one to pick out clothes for me and there was no uniform. As he was making an embarrassed face, Jan spoke next to him.

“The prince has changed a lot these days, hasn’t he? However, this month, he has no schedule with nobles due to preparations for the event. So, the first time the prince appears in front of others in this changed form will be at His Majesty the King’s birthday event. Wouldn’t you like it?”

“I know you’re saying to dress up nicely and go out to make a good first impression.”

“Yes, that’s right, Prince.”

“Yes. I understand...”

Calian looked at the booklets that filled the table. I feel tired just looking at it. When you have a body that can’t even use mana, how would you notice clothes?

“I don’t have the courage to rummage through that. Or you take your pick.”

By ‘you’ I meant Jan and the maids. I was telling him to give up, but Yan’s face turned bright red.

“Are you sure you don’t mind?”

“okay. “It’s okay.”

Calian nodded and replied, then went to the sofa and sat down.

And then the war began.

They were very angry.

The maids had quietly followed Calian for two days without saying a word in front of him, and they were trying to make Calian stand out somehow. He began to raise his voice.

Calian, who had unintentionally heard the exchange, occasionally expressed his opinion.

“No, King Ribbon. Even a small ribbon won’t work.”

There was a moment of disappointment, and then another idea came out.

Calian said again,

“Not much frills.”

They didn’t give up.

“...Do you think lace will work?”

What on earth are you going to make ? What are you talking about? What are the bells?

In the end, Calian also got in between them and started arguing with them.

Because they were both mana and nabal, they had to stop ‘a lot of frills’ first.