Chapter 199

Chapter 34. Because I’m not good at lying (5)

Kalian suddenly had this thought.

The great ice mage who still left me with phantom pain that still occasionally hurts my heart was probably a member of the 6th Circle.

No, it definitely would have been like that.

It had to be that way.

“I’m a prince.”

Since he was at a level where he could drink alcohol and not get drunk, he would have been able to live well under that Planz and then appear in front of Bern. Otherwise, he would have been cut off in the Balkans, or his head would have been cut off, or whatever, for getting drunk with Plants before the war even started.

The good news was that Calian knew Arsene’s capabilities very well, so he had no intention of cutting him off at any point just yet. The somewhat unfortunate thing was that for the same reason, he had no plans of cutting him off from Balkan just yet.

Anyway, Calian was now sitting next to Arsene on the stairs leading to Wilhelm’s pavilion. If someone had seen Calian sitting on the stairs that others were walking on, they would have been shocked, but since there was no one in Wilhelm’s pavilion at this time, there was no need to pay attention.

-Growling

And I was trying not to pay attention to the very unfamiliar sound coming from my stomach from earlier. Even so, it was his birthday, and the thing he got as soon as he opened his eyes was a Laprania paper flower, so Kalian, who realized once again that he couldn’t eat anything properly all day, seemed resigned.

“Yes. I am listening.”

“It’s me, prince. I didn’t mean to whine like this.”

If we look at one more fortunate thing, it is that Kalian understands very well why people want to become trash that moves around drinking alcohol. And one thing that is a little more unfortunate is that Calian is now hearing the story repeated for the third time.

“I’m glad you know, Lord Hertz.”

To put it simply, Calian, who had held back three times, gave a deep sigh and began to quietly consider who should be blamed at this moment.

First of all, the guy who discovered barley.

Let’s start with that guy.

And the guy who planted barley, the guy who started growing barley, the guy who grew the barley well, the guy who thought about what to do with the leftover barley, the guy who made alcohol with the leftover barley.

okay. That bastard was wrong.

“That’s why I told you so from last time, Prince. I hope you don’t shake off everything in your hands to save the Prince, who is the Vice Commander.”

“I’m not the kind of person who has no greed or regrets. Why doesn’t everyone know? And I’m not the kind of person who lives without measures, but somehow I don’t seem to know that either.”

Still, it’s not like I don’t understand Arsene at all. I felt like I was going to go crazy and spin around for a couple of times, but for now, I answered like this.

“But I know that the vice commander, the prince, didn’t like that, so he sent me like that today, prince. But I can’t really do what I want, prince.”

And Arsene said what he had to say. Rather than talking as if he couldn’t hear anything, Calian looked more like he was just putting out what was in his head in order. He covered his face with one hand and swallowed his words.

“Ah... what should I do...”

Who asked me to do this to my daughter?

Who on earth is that guy who made the beer?

I swallowed hard, not knowing whether it was a word or an insult.

“Lord Hertz.”

Calian, who had never lived with a grudge against anyone in particular except Serenti, called Arsene and continued talking, pouring out all kinds of curses towards the guy who made the beer.

“I’m not good at lying, so I get caught up on a lot of things, but there’s one thing people don’t know about me.”

After getting kicked out after arguing with the second prince, who was thirteen years younger than me, after drinking with a half-elf knight who was ten years younger than me, the twenty-nine-year-old wizard who was using alcohol in front of the third prince, who was fourteen years younger than me, and is now thirteen years younger than me, killed Calian. I looked.

“Actually, I think that way every day. Even though I told myself countless times not to think that way, every time I open my eyes in the morning, move, think, and go back to sleep, I still think the same thing out of habit.”

After saying that, Calian looked at Arsene for a moment.

Today, Jan did not say happy birthday to Kalian even once. I tried so hard not to show it, but Kalyan realized that I had made him worry again and said thank you with an apologetic look on his face. Jan, who already felt like he had a day off just by saying those words, took Relic outside.

Actually, I was thinking of just going straight to the 3rd floor and sleeping, but when I thought about it, the older brother sitting in front of me said that. I told him to clean up Arsene and come back.

Even the thoughtful guy didn’t eat properly all day, and Kalian, who was thinking too much, couldn’t eat all day. So I ended up eating like this again.

Calian, who was looking at the various dishes on the table, looked a little surprised as he looked at the stew at the end. Plantz was the first to open his mouth because he could clearly see what he was going to say on his face.

“no.”

I didn’t order it.

I don’t know if it was a lie or not, but in any case, Calian, who was in a good mood, nodded and answered readily.

“yes.”

Then, I happily ate mussel stew made with eggplant and pumpkin boiled in tomato sauce. Since I wasn’t going to eat plantains since I’m a picky eater anyway, I ate them all by myself without hesitation.

Planz, who finished his meal with a bit of grilled duck, a few pieces of perfectly cooked steak, and a bit of salad without the paprika, looked at Calian as if he was fed up as he ate a lot of clams, meat, potatoes, and even chestnuts dipped in honey.

Even though I canceled the aura hiding spell, what can I do if I’m still very hungry? Therefore, Calian filled his stomach as much as he could, completely ignoring Planz, who was looking at him with eyes that did not know whether it was a person or an animal.

As usual, Plantz opened his mouth to Calian, who had finished a filling meal.

“I think His Highness probably paid attention.”

A passing tone.

A low voice, no different from usual.

“... I bet you didn’t know.”

It’s still a short word with no proper attachment from head to tail to body. Calian, who heard those words, nodded slightly and answered.

“Yeah, probably.”

Laprania paper flower.

No matter how much I thought about it, I brought it up because I thought Lemain would have done that.

I said I wouldn’t go out of my way to think of Renieri, and Calian, who was already busy as the main character of today’s banquet, couldn’t have paid that much attention, and Alan, who knew Calian, couldn’t have been so thoughtless and foolish. So it would be Lemain.

It seems like Lemain, like a cow, was only thinking about making sure the scent of flowers didn’t come out this time. That’s what it said.

Calian, who was staring at Plantz, opened his mouth.

“Did you care about that?”

For some reason, it had been boiled all day long.

It seems that he was concerned that his birthday was celebrated with lifeless flowers because of him.

Whether they were thinking of the current Kalian or the old Kalian, it would not have been taken as a congratulatory message by either party.

“I’m not young enough to care about such things.”

Then he pointed to an empty plate and spoke again.

“And I’m at an age where I would prefer this to flowers.”

Plantz, who saw that the clams had been devoured without any remaining clams, responded with an expression that seemed to want to ask how old you must be to prefer clam stew over flowers.

“I said no.”

Even if you can’t lie, it doesn’t mean you can’t recognize people who are lying.

“I ate well. Thanks to my older brother for taking good care of me.”

Calian, who barked once to celebrate his birthday, smiled brightly.