Chapter 169

Chapter 29. What you can handle (2)

On top of that, try being greedy.

My younger brother, who obviously had more experience in life, was not young enough to not know what he was talking about. Since you said you were going to live, I guess that means you should try living instead of just breathing.

So, it was a question that could be easily overlooked, but Plantz was not in the mood to give such a nice answer right now.

If Relic had said something like that from beginning to end, I would have just thought he was barking again and moved on. But because Calian said those words, one corner of Plantz’s mouth curled up.

“Isn’t that what my brother would say?”

There was no way the nobles, who were concentrating on a single piece of ruby jewelry, would have missed Calian’s words when he suddenly called out Planz in front of them.

So, in about an hour, the rumor will spread through Astricia Street. The 3rd Prince Calian asked the 2nd Prince Planz for permission to go with him to Wilhelm’s pavilion where Vulkan is located. It is clear that the reason he said that in the presence of nobles was to let them know that Calian also acknowledged that Plants owned the Balkans.

As soon as he handed over the Balkans with such a sudden word in front of the nobles, he made such a comment, so Plantz was bound to feel very uncomfortable.

Calian, who could not have been unaware of the discomfort, answered leisurely in a calm voice.

“I am living with enough greed.”

Raven says she eats weeds.

Plantz, who had nothing left to say, kept his mouth shut as he looked at Calian, who spoke with an expression that did not lie at all.

For some reason, Calian seems to think that it is his desire to embrace and protect them all. I didn’t say so, but somehow I felt like I was thinking that way.

Calian looked around without saying another word, as if he knew what Plantz was thinking. Then he looked at the palace in the distance and spoke.

“Would Hina not like it if I named the cat Camilon?”

What I’m saying out of nowhere is that it’s not Kairis, it’s probably the best on the continent. You brought up your cat’s name as if you’d forgotten what you were talking about just a moment ago.

“Or would it be better to save it and give it to the dog?”

Plantz wasn’t embarrassed or asked what that meant.

Is there only one more cat to name?

It also meant that I didn’t want to mention anything more about the conversation we just had, so I just let out a short sigh and answered this sudden topic.

“The Great One will come to Heysia again.”

If you name your cat or dog after Sispanian’s son, the second king of this country, Sispanian will come back.

This time, not to make you understand, but to just kill you, just like the meaning of ‘black butterfly’.

“Still, ‘butterfly’. Doesn’t it suit cats more than people?”

Plantz did not speak for a moment.

This is because he understood what Calian said was what Camilon meant, and because of that, he remembered that Calian was now bringing out the knowledge of King Secretia. Because not many words in that language were passed down in Kairis.

Anyway, Calian didn’t say anything more about it, as he probably didn’t mean what he said. Thanks to this, the quiet walk resumed naturally.

When Kalian and Plantz reached Wilhelm’s coffin, Plantz, who had been walking in silence, opened his mouth.

“...... consolation.”

It was something unexpected.

Because of this, Kalian looked at Plantz, and Plantz spoke in a low voice.

“The cat’s name. If you haven’t decided yet.”

I hope that’s what Kalian’s cat’s name means, as he prefers Planz, who came and meowed annoyingly whenever he looked out the window or sat still. That’s what I said.

Calian, who was looking at Planz with surprising eyes, immediately laughed. It was because he realized that he was not the one to name the cat.

“My name is Lucy.”

consolation. And the brightest star.

I laughed because it was the perfect name for a cat.

“I guess we can name it that way.”

Plantz just nodded, and Calian, who had finally finished worrying for two days, walked away with a cool expression on his face.

Not long after that, when entering the Wilhelm Pavilion, Plantz told another unexpected story.

“Does my name have another meaning?”

Planz. In today’s language, it was a name befitting royalty, meaning ‘noble guide of the moon’. This was something that not only Kalian but also Plantz knew well. However, other than the meaning, he was curious about whether there was a similar word in the language Calian knew.

“Crown Prince Chase is also constantly moving. In Kairisis, bodies believed to be those of Secretia were discovered, and traces of the members following the president of the Association were also discovered. Do you know that?”

Kalian glanced at the tangerine slices in the teacup and then opened his mouth.

“He would have kicked out those who were suspicious. He would not have stopped investigating them either.”

It was a move closer to Bern, a little different from past chases. He may not have been able to take on all of the things that Bern was in charge of, but I thought he would have done it to some extent.

Because Vern wasn’t there, the person who could change was Chase, not Devlan.

“I will let you know if anything is confirmed, so please leave the birds alone, Master.”

He asked me to pretend not to know. Alan just nodded quietly.

Alan, who had been watching Calian sitting in silence for a while, paused for a moment, picked up the tea, took a sip, and put it down.

“Anyway, are you still planning on cutting off the Marquis?”

He sparred with himself to increase his Aurors, asked Lemaine to worship Freya, and sent Arsene to placate Gray. Today, he showed his clear intention to own the Balkans in front of the nobles. All of this was a preparation to take the life of Marquis Evan Briesen.

Calian, who was already having a headache just thinking about ‘them’, nodded and answered.

“It’s the same. Unless Marquis Briesen dies, isn’t this a blade that will fall on you at any moment?”

It’s no different from living with a knife over your heart. The moment Plants deviates from the standards set by Evan, the seal of oath will be activated.

“It’s a good thing Marquis Briesen isn’t that clever, but you never know.”

It would be better to eliminate it while Evan doesn’t notice how many gaps there were in the standard of not betraying Brisen.

Alan, who looked at Calian for a moment, opened his mouth in a low voice. Before I knew it, a transparent film was fluttering around me.

“I’ll come back when the time comes.”

When the time comes when it is no problem to kill Evan, he will kill Evan himself, not Calian. That’s what it said. For Allen, Evan Briesen may be a bit tricky, but he is not a dangerous opponent.

Calian smiled slightly at the words that were said as if it was not a difficult task. I knew Alan would say this.

“The reason why Briesen swallowed Kairis with his ridiculous and light head was because Marquis Briesen’s sword was that strong.”

Alan let out a silent sigh as he thought he knew why Calian was saying this. Calian, who has never shown a disheveled appearance, once again gave a standard answer.

“I don’t want to cut off Brisen’s sword.”

As Calian said, Brisen’s head was light, but their sword was strong. The reason why the greedy and thoughtless Briseen was able to maintain his reputation until now was the strength of his sword.

However, Evan was the only one who could fully use the sword. Isn’t Brisen’s swordsmanship unknown not only to the knights but also to Plants? Even though there was Gray, Gray was not a sword master, so it was difficult to assume that he could handle the intact sword of Brisen.

So what Kalian says now is.

“Are you trying to tell Prince Planz of their swords in their entirety?”

“No matter what happens, they won’t tell you directly. They know that no matter what happens, your name won’t change.”

Even if Plantz held Briesen in his hands, Plantz could not be considered a complete Briesen man. Even if you have Brisen, even the name of the royal family, Plantz, will not change. She becomes Plants Rune Kairis, the head of the Brisen family.

Neither Evan nor Gray know that. They knew very well how big the difference in the names was, so no matter what happened, they would not reveal their swords to Plantz. For Briesen, Plantz will always be a reasonably close outsider.

“This is a family that was maintained and wielded its power with the sword, not the head. No matter how smart you are, it is difficult to move Brisen properly with just your head.”

Aren’t they the two largest knight families of Kairis? A smart prince who takes over a family built on swordsmanship overnight will never be able to maintain that family. It would be impossible to even be recognized as the head of the Brisen family with Calian’s swordsmanship, which has nothing to do with them.

“So, if I come forward, I won’t teach you, but I will show you.”

They will never teach Plantz, but in order to live with Calian in front of him, he will have no choice but to show it.

So Calian was saying that he would personally check their swords by crossing swords together. Even if it wasn’t perfect, it also meant that he planned to teach Plantz the sword techniques he had discovered.

“I’m trying to sit in the same place my brother used to sit, so I need to make a proper place for him to sit instead of the throne.”

Calian, who refused Alan’s intervention, drank the fragrant and sour tea as much as he was worried.

“If anyone hears it, they will think you are taking it by force. When are you going to let go of this useless debt?”

With a sad heart, Alan clicked his tongue as he said this. Calian, who was grateful for the concern, spoke in a soft voice.

“I won’t die. I.”

He said he would never have to let his son go first twice.

Alan, who knew very well what that meant, could not reply.

* * *

And a few more days passed.

Arsene and Euria did not return until Sunday night.