Chapter 476

Chapter 84. I was so fooled (3),

by the way.

I don’t really like that word.

When that word is used, I always feel undesirable. It’s something that people who seemed to be going along with it are always saying to find out something trivial, and it also reminds me of the voice of a 5th floor resident who insists on stopping me when I’m about to go out the door, and Renieri tells me that what I thought was the right answer was ‘wrong’. Because it also gives off a scent.

– however.

however.

Those words were heard.

A little while before Kalian praised Plants for good farming. Not with Plantz’s ears, but with his head.

Calian loosely wrapped one of his hands with his other hand, as if thinking for a moment, and tapped the back of his fist. He seemed to be thinking about something and then opened his mouth.

“Then what?”

“I heard Danu joined hands with Zeon.”

“yes.”

While these words were being spoken, a faint light was coming out from the ring hidden under Calian’s palm.

– You have a bracelet, brother.

– ...... there is.

Just as I thought.

An answer came from Plantz, who was right next to him.

– Brother, why do you keep taking away my baby elephant?

– I borrowed it.

– If that’s the case, why don’t you just make one? You seem to have a lot of money.

– Because I saw it. why.

I will take care of whether I go back and make communication items or not, and suddenly he asks me why I used communication items to talk to him.

“But 30 people came. They said they were going to catch us. That’s strange.”

At the same time, Plantz’s appropriate answer reached Calian’s ears. While listening to those words, Calian conveyed his thoughts to Plantz in his head.

– I think you think Danu doesn’t recognize the disguise magic.

– that’s right.

– however.

The pace of their conversation became faster and faster.

Because there was no need to combine words to create sounds, the ‘meanings’ that looked as if several sentences had been combined into one mass moved back and forth between the two in an instant.

– I know you’re not the type of person to force a puzzle that doesn’t fit. The first time my brother followed me in disguise was before the attack on Zeon. There was a time when Whitlin kidnapped me without anyone recognizing my disguise, so I guess that’s what made me suspicious. That alone is not sufficient evidence for the hypothesis that Danu does not recognize disguise magic.

-What do you want to say?

– Please tell me. My brother’s real plan.

Knock knock knock.

Kalian’s fingers move slowly.

On the contrary, the ‘conversation’ continued at an even faster pace.

– Danu tried to placate his brother by asking Whitlin.

– I did. He said he would teach me how to use the axis of time.

– But didn’t Danu hate the fact that time moved? To the extent that ‘my’ attack on Secretia could be called a tragedy.

– you’re right. However, haven’t we also thought that the axis of time can be used in other ways? Just like King Secretia did when dealing with evil spirits. So I was also trying to find out how to do that. Didn’t you say you would tell me that?

A fairly long conversation took place in a short period of time, about as long as one breath in and out. Planz’s words came back to Calian’s mind as he was sorting out the conversation.

– What Danu needs is not your brother.

– Unless it’s me.

– me.

– My brother.

– Not exactly who I am now.

– Are you talking about the completely pickled brother who sent me a short letter that was worth the paper?

– ...... okay.

Knock knock knock.

The fingers full of scars and calluses moved again. At a slightly slower pace and with much more thought.

– Then, when Danu told Whitlin that he would teach me how to use the axis of time,

– I think he meant it literally. He said he would teach him how to turn back time.

– I can not understand. It makes no sense to need a brother who moved time while being disillusioned with the fact that time moved. He also said he would teach me how to move time.

– okay.

– And again.

-What else?

-Why?

Kalian sent a question.

A larger question contained in those short words seemed to be thrown into Plantz’s mind. This time it didn’t even take the form of a horse at all. Calian relayed his entire doubts to Plantz.

A ‘contradiction’ that Kalian himself did not understand.

The elves said they could see the future.

Danu said the same thing.

However, Danu actually acts as if he cannot see the future.

Danu failed to predict Kalyan’s actions. I couldn’t ‘foresee’ how Kalian would act if I brought in Planz separately. He did not expect that Calian would disobey him. If Danu had known that Whitlin’s offer would be rejected, he should not have made it known through Whitlin’s mouth.

– If you didn’t have any hostility toward Whitlin, if you had received such a suggestion from an elf or Danu you didn’t know at all, I would have asked you to tell me how to use the axis of time. I didn’t know that it meant telling you how to turn back time.

– I guess so.

– In any case, Danu made the suggestion through Whitlin. And I got rejected.

What can Danu do and what can’t he do?

– so. I calculated the variables.

– Do not show your calculations. I can’t handle it.

– I will not.

Plantz didn’t share his thoughts like Calian did just moments ago.

Calian would have no worries about handing over all of my thoughts and letting Plants sort them out, but Plants wasn’t. This is because too many variables and cases were calculated, so even Kalian could not estimate whether the process would be acceptable.

– My brother brought the ingredients for Sinastar.

– yes.

– If Kirie didn’t know her brother’s identity and went to Uncheol’s place without knowing it. So what was Kirie thinking?

– They probably saw me as a prophet.

Talk. Talk. Talk

– Danu is more incompetent than we thought.

– What you’re saying is that you wielded memories of the past like prophecies.

– Not only that, but also magical disguise.

– Are you saying it’s not a hypothesis, but a certainty?

– okay.

-Why?

– I think the area around here isn’t your brother’s point of view.

Calian turned his head. And I gazed at the pitiful castle gate in the distance, at the exact spot where the king of that day had fallen and died.

The seat is now empty.

I looked at the desolate place where no body was visible.

– ...... yes. When I looked, there were a lot of people.

– Even when I first met Danu.

– Now that I think about it, there are no people here. no one.

– okay.

– no way.

Knock knock knock.

– Is this Lord Hertz’s gaze? This.

– How many ‘number of cases’ have I calculated?

How many cases were calculated, how many variables were contrasted, how many hypotheses were created and followed to this point?

After a while.

Calian, who looked into light green eyes and listened to the entire explanation given, quietly opened his mouth.

“I have to brag to Demirea.”

“What to the Duke?”

“You said you grew peas well.”

And he gave me this compliment:

Whether Planz frowns or not.

“But brother.”

Then, suddenly, he tilted his head as if there was something strange and spoke. He made a deliberately made-up voice.

“why.”

“If Danu really doesn’t recognize and act on something as simple as changing a person’s appearance, doesn’t that mean he’s been deceiving all the elves so far?”

“I guess so.”

“That means he’s dumber than Lennon and more incompetent than Evan. I don’t understand how a tree like that could have led the elves all this way from long before the War of the Two Gods. No. Rather than saying I don’t understand, it’s impossible. How would you explain that?”

“Not yet. I came to check. That’s why.”

Plantz once again gave a confident answer.

I don’t know that either.

For a moment, Calian looked like a deflated leather ball. A meaningless voice came out of his mouth.

“Ah... you came to check.”

“There’s no need to know everything and come find me.”

“So, you blindly followed me. You believed in one half-guess and tried to confirm the other half. I’m thinking about variables like whether Danu really didn’t recognize that my brother was in disguise and left him alone, or because he wanted to see what he was doing. “I couldn’t do it. You just followed me all of a sudden.”

Calian said sarcastically.

Planz frowned for a moment before opening his mouth.

“That’s why I’m going to check it.”

“Ha...”

Calian took a long breath and exhaled again with a loud sound. Then, before I knew it, I nervously brushed away the blue-silver hair that had been flowing down and obstructing my vision.

“Yes. That’s it.”

Plantz closed his mouth and quietly raised his head. As if confirming once again the acrid smell and the still bloody smell.

Either way, Calian opened his mouth once more.

And then he opened his mouth into the air.

“Let’s get your brother out and talk alone. Danu.”

Danu, who was silent as if watching the two, still did not respond. No further answer was given as the two were left standing in an empty, desolate space. That’s why when Calian tried to say something again.

– Paaaa!

Intense light swept over Calian’s body.

Calian closed his eyes for a moment.

Plantz raised his arm without realizing it and blocked the light with his hand.

* * *

Many words were exchanged in a split second.

We exchanged so many words in such a short period of time that it took a few breaths and the second hand of our pocket watch barely made a full turn. In the meantime, I opened my mouth and had a meaningless conversation. And we had some even more meaningless arguments. After that, I called Danu again.

Danu sent a reply.

Calian was engulfed in a blinding light.

The light faded.

“Prince. Are you okay?”

A voice that is neither Plants’ nor Danu’s is heard first. Calian felt that and quietly opened his eyes.

The surrounding scenery had changed. The long cobbled road I was familiar with and the huge ocean reflected behind the transparent trees in the distance caught my eye.

“Prince.”

I saw Kirie with a face full of worry. Before I knew it, Randel, who had gotten off the horse with Kirie and was standing on his feet, also appeared.

“...... ah.”

But there was no Planz. Instead, people could be seen standing around Calian’s group from a distance. No matter how you look at it, there were looks that were not favorable.

They were elves who came out to guard against Calian’s group.

“Not yet. It’s not okay.”

Calian, who did not pay any attention to the elves, answered. And then I closed my eyes for a moment.

– Can you hear me?

– I can hear.

– Looks like I’m the only one who came out. As my brother said.

– know.

– Brother, are you sure you’ll be okay?

– He said he believes and waits.

– I said I would trust and wait, but I didn’t say I would watch my brother die.

– I won’t die.

– I didn’t come to see you wither.

– is not it.

Don’t wither.

It seems obvious to say that.

-There is no need to stand by. Just wait.

Because Pea continued his next words quite urgently.

– How much more?

– Until the end of the conversation with Danu.

-What can I do while I wait?

– What my brother does best.

– Threatening, breaking, cutting, barking and biting. I’m good at a lot of things. Because I’m competent.

– ...... not. Other things first.

– Then which one?

– Go to the sea.

– I can’t swim. I haven’t read the book yet.

– know. Speak informally.

– yo. this. Shall we go anyway?

– okay.

– If you go.

– sun. What you are good at.

– Everything.

– entire. all.

Calian quietly moved his hand.

I turned around a long way and raised the sword that belonged to ‘Calian’.

“Brother Randel.”

“Talk.”

“This will be your first time seeing the sea.”

“It’s so far away that it’s hard to see.”

“I’ll show you around.”

A pure white sword.

I grabbed it and.

– yes.

I opened my eyes.