Chapter 103

Chapter 20. This time (5)

Kalian rested his chin on his elbows on his knees.

The long fingertips of the hand that was not resting his chin tapped the table.

– Knock knock knock.

Arsene’s office was very simple.

There wasn’t a single common picture or flower pot. There was only a desk, chair, sofa, and table. Compared to that, the size of the office was quite large, so even a quiet voice could be heard quite loudly.

Thanks to this, there was a small echo at the end of the sound of banging on the table, but Kalian didn’t pay much attention to it. Because there was no one.

Now Calian was waiting for Arsene.

While I was waiting, I was thinking about Randel.

“What was so urgent?”

Calian laughed and muttered:

Because I never thought that the day when my mind would be filled with thoughts of Randel would come so soon.

If you think about it, it wasn’t difficult to figure out why.

It’s just that Calian didn’t think it was that important.

Randel, three years older than Kalian, is now eighteen. There isn’t much time left until I turn twenty. So it had to be decided before then.

Should I be pushed out of my position and leave Kairisis?

Will he become crown prince and continue to live in the palace?

‘Or maybe I’ll die.’

For that reason, Calian, who decided to understand rather than understand Randel’s movements, smiled bitterly once again.

– smart.

At that time, Arsene returned with a knock on the office door. When he came inside and sat down opposite Calian, he had what looked like two or three pages of documents in his hands.

“What is that.”

“Commander Manasil told me to tell you this.”

Arsene answered, holding out what he was holding in his hand to Calian.

“This is a list of priests delivered by Tensil to be sent to Kairis and information on priests who previously stayed in Kairis.”

“I guess it’s the material given by Your Majesty, not Master.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

There was no need to look at the two lists on either side.

All of the existing priests were included in the list of priests scheduled to come. So, Malcolm Chetish was also on the list of priests to visit this time.

“They said it was on the visitor list, but it wasn’t there in reality.”

The wizards’ information gathering methods were very ignorant, uncharacteristic of wizards. It was obvious that some wizard was lurking around them to make sure that there really wasn’t a priest named Malcolm. No matter what method was used, the thirty people would have overheard each other calling each other one by one. That would have confirmed the fact that none of them were called Malcolm.

So Euria’s information is more accurate.

“I almost just passed by.”

In fact, if I hadn’t noticed that it was strange, I wouldn’t have used this method.

Soon Calian raised his head and looked at Arsene again. The documents were what Alan had asked to be delivered, and the instructions Calian had given to Arsene were separate. It was related to the fact that the area under Arsene’s eyes had now turned black again.

“What happened to what I asked you to check?”

“Yes, Prince. I watched Marquis Briesen’s house all night, but no one in particular came in or out.”

Since Calian joined hands with Plantz, I wondered if Randel might reach out to Evan.

However, since I could not meet Euria right away after the dinner, I hurriedly asked Arsene, who was at Wilhelm Pavilion, a favor. So, by now, the people of Euria would have been hiding near the Marquis’ house, checking on those who came and went.

“I’m sure the priests are fake, but there’s no sign of meeting the Marquis of Briesen...”

Calian, who gathered his thoughts by picking up his tea cup and taking a sip, looked at Arsene and spoke again.

“Please tell His Highness that I have something to ask of him.”

I think I should never say that I was researching what to do because it looked like it would be difficult to destroy the spirit.

“...... yes.”

“and.”

Calian, seeing Arsene like that, grinned and said one more thing.

“I heard my baby elephant is whining that he didn’t receive anything from the Lord.”

...... AC.

Arsene slowly took out his money bag.

* * *

Kalian originally liked black clothes.

This was because the old Calian didn’t like being noticed, and Bern’s blood wasn’t noticeable even when it spattered.

Even now, Kalyan was like that. He liked to wear black clothes.

I don’t remember what Planz was like originally. There was no need for Calian to know what color his enemy-like brother liked.

Therefore, Calian did not know that Planz had suddenly started wearing bright clothes.

I know that now.

Now I know exactly why.

So, as soon as Plants’ servant Reric closed the door, Calian burst into laughter. Calian, who had been laughing for a while, opened his mouth.

“I’ll change your name tag. Leave out my name and put your name on it.”

And then, in Plantz’s arms, ‘I am Prince Calian’s cat.’ He pointed at the cat. Plantz responded with an expression that asked what to do.

“Don’t bark.”

There was probably no great person other than Calian who would laugh out loud like that in front of Plants or who would not pay any attention to such words.

Planz, who soon put down the cat, looked at Calian and asked.

“Why again?”

Why did you come again? Where did you leave those outstanding servants to come and laugh? Anyway, don’t laugh, tell me why you came and leave quickly. etc. were implied.

“I have somewhere to go with you for a moment.”

Plantz frowned.

It’s okay if we go to dinner together once. Where else can we go?

“I’m going to meet Marquis Briesen. On horseback.”

After hearing Calian’s words, Plantz thought about something in silence for a moment. Then, with a chuckle, he pointed out Calian’s true intentions.

“Are you cheating?”

After all, Planz is smart. Calian laughed.

“Yes. The two princes are going to meet the Marquis of Briesen. If we show off on horseback, Brother Randel will see it too. It’s too obvious.”

Looking at the overly obvious actions of his two younger brothers, Randel must have thought this.

– It’s something they do on purpose to get on my nerves.

If he realized that such actions were deliberately staged, he would have suspected that the fact that the two of them had come to dinner together the previous day was a lie. In such a situation, Lemain calls Landel and asks about the priest.

In that case, Randel would have thought that Calian was suspicious of the priests’ identities and was deliberately pretending to join hands with Planz.

“After that, I plan to go to Brother Randel’s room tonight. I’m sure he’s been thinking a lot about me all day, so there’s no need to explain much. I’d like to just say something.”

“Let’s join hands and hit Brisen first.”

“Yes, that’s right. I’d like to join hands with you and start with Brisen. Then, I will keep quiet about everything I find out about what brother Randel has been hiding.”

“... I guess you won’t refuse.”

“I think so too.”

because.

“Because you are anxious to have me in your hands.”

Calian concluded his speech with a bright smile.