Reborn as the Enemy Prince Chapter 391

Chapter 69. The cat (6)

tap, tap, tap.

Spacious office.

A mahogany desk with ornate gold details that may be difficult to see as the desk owner’s taste. The sound of a gentle tapping on the huge dark brown desk continued.

It was Taillan, the guard knight and teacher who stood by his side. Surveyin, who was in the form of Teilan, did his best to hide his worried face.

Tap tap tap again without seeing it.

The hand, with its bulging tendons, continued to make a steady, slow sound. I continued to tap the desk with my long, thick fingers as if I was asuring ti.

– Kalian is back.

How much ti has passed?

The long-awaited communication has finally arrived.

I thought that nothing bad would happen and that even if sothing did happen, I would return safely. I believed that without a doubt.

-…… Ha…….

But I was worried.

Therefore, only after hearing that Calian had returned, a long breath filled with relief ca out of Chase’s mouth.

-Are there any injuries?

– I got hurt, though. You’re safe. I am resting now.

Talk.

– When I contacted you previously, you seed to be in no mood. Hearing your voice reassures that you’re really okay.

– …… yes. it’s okay.

– Fortunately, the.

– yes.

– however.

Knock knock.

– If it’s that much better, it’s not Kalian who would ask to speak to him… Why?

Plantz did not answer right away.

At first, Plantz thought it would be better for Calian to also listen to what he was telling Chase. So, I spoke to Chase in my head and opened my mouth so that Calian could hear the sa words.

The problem ca after that.

– It is true that you are safe.

– But why? instead.

– Are you uncomfortable with conveying the ssage on your behalf?

– I know that’s not what I ant, so there’s no need for to respond to the nonsense you’re saying to change what you said.

Chase was not an easy person.

When dealing with Plants, I was so used to seeing Calian full of empty spaces that I forgot for a mont what kind of person Calian was and who he actually resembled.

– I want you to tell properly what’s going on. Is it difficult, Crown Prince Plantz?

Thanks to this, such gentle but difficult-to-avoid interrogation continued.

– … Why is my younger brother’s old brother so suspicious?

– Should I call it suspicion? I think it’s fair to say I’m worried.

A small sigh was heard.

And a mont later the voice continued.

– Calian was attacked by the son of the Marquis of Briesen.

Because the chase is a bit fiercer than Calian thinks.

Because Plantz is a little smarter than Calian thinks.

Plantz, who was able to convey the words with his mouth differently from the words in his head, gave an answer to Chase, who did not overlook even the smallest detail when it ca to matters related to Calian.

– Calian was hiding in the Marquis of Briesen’s residence, and when we went to get Calian out, the Marquis’ son ca in.

– yes.

– However, due to the situation here, it was not possible to expose the fact that Calian was there to the Marquis’ son. So…

– Let’s keep talking. Because it’s okay.

– Aela Brigitte’s bracelet was used by Calian.

Chase’s fingers, which continued to move at the sa speed, stopped for a mont.

It was already enough without having to say whose appearance I changed into. If that’s the reason you can’t contact Chase directly, there’s only one answer.

– Is that so.

– That’s right.

– …… All right. So what happened after that? What did Lord Manasil do?

Chase, who stopped moving and didn’t even blink, asked the next question as if nothing had happened.

– Marquis Manasil has now gone to look for Adelia.

– Did this happen because of Adelia?

– no. I have sothing to ask and confirm

– Are you sure you went there to kill Adelia?

– no. Ask questions and check.

– ah. Is it a simple intervention?

– yes. This is what happened because of Adelia’s intervention.

He responded with a joking comnt to the explanation of the situation that followed, and we continued talking for a while as if nothing had happened.

-Thank you for letting know.

Without realizing it, I turned my head towards the crystal board on the desk, with a face that seed to have forgotten whether it was my turn to exhale or inhale.

I want to see.

I want to see you right away sohow.

– Then… how is Calian now?

– I’m not even looking in the mirror. So, I hope you will just pass this on as if you don’t know anything. Would it be difficult?

I heard words that seed to have copied Chase’s tone of voice. As if he could see where Chase’s eyes were focused.

– It would be a lie if I said it wasn’t difficult. I understand. I’ll leave it at that.

Plantz, who had been silent for a while, spoke up after a while.

– It happened because of my fault.

– Whose fault can we say? It’s just that he took on a familiar appearance for a mont, so there’s no reason for Crown Prince Plants to say that…

– He did sothing and tried to hide it and asked him to hide it. I’m sorry. sincerely.

Chase took his eyes off the crystal panel and looked out the window.

I looked at the big spruce tree for a while and then again.

I turned my eyes to the desk.

I looked down at the gorgeous mahogany desk.

‘I don’t like fancy furniture like this.’

‘It’s better than using it the way your father used it. I thought everything would have changed by the ti I got back, but even so, you’re still using your father’s stuff. As if it’s not my brother’s place.’

‘Does it look like that?’

‘yes. ‘It seems so.’

‘…… okay. Don’t change it. However, the ones you chose seem too flashy. Wouldn’t it be better to use sothing without gold at least?’

‘They say that as people get older, they start liking flashy and flashy things. That’s why I chose that type of furniture.’

‘I’m not that old… but how can I say that I look like that?’

‘It’s not because you look old, but it ans you should stay here for a long ti until you get that old. If you don’t like it even after getting a bunch of wrinkles, then change it all over again.’

‘For wasting the royal family’s money like that. I’ll use it as I tell you, so go ahead and put it back in with your own money.’

‘Isn’t my money royal money?’

‘Isn’t your personal money the royal family’s money?’

‘Are you trying to extort the ager salary of an escort knight, even though you are His Majesty the King? Even though I said I ca back as a sword master, they only congratulated and didn’t raise my salary.’

‘If you raise it. ‘I’m going to buy you a drink.’

‘That’s it… Anyway, whatever. I will do that. I’ll go and buy it all back then.’

‘okay. Please do so. Well, you just need to drink less.’

‘Instead of drinking, you can just give your money. ‘Don’t say you forgot.’

‘Has there ever been a ti when I didn’t give you my money? ‘I don’t rember.’

‘Did you forget again? This is really great, brother.’

The conversation, which was nothing special, bothered for a mont.

-……Whatever the cause…was. It didn’t look like he was groping for a ti he longed to go back to, but it was sothing he took out to protect the things he had to protect. As ti passes and the feelings of happiness for each other grow bigger than the feelings of regret, the day will co when we can face each other with ease, like looking at an old portrait.

Chase shook his head to shake off his bad feelings and answered with a slight smile.

– So it’s okay. sincerely.

Because the present, where there are still many things to protect, is better than the past, which is full of things that could not be protected.

sincerely.

* * *

Now that I think about it, how long has it been since I’ve been doing it like this?

Kalian looked at the thick white curtain in front of the bed and let out a silent laugh.

A long ti ago. After waking up from the dock, I didn’t want to face Silike, so I closed the curtain and t her. I did that so as not to show my sick, helpless and weak appearance. I did that to prevent Kalian from ever rembering that he was just a child.

And even now the curtains are drawn.

The reason was the opposite of when it was draped in front of Silike. Changed appearance. Original appearance. I put it down to prevent people from realizing that Calian was not just a child.

“Are there any more secrets left to hide?”

“I’m going to show you because it looks so precious. I’m trying to save it.”

Randel lowered his eyes for a mont when he heard a low voice coming from beyond the curtain. Calian’s words continued as if he had seen that face with his own eyes.

“Don’t just admire your voice alone because it’s already precious.”

“You’re good at saying aningless things.”

“It’s impermanent. Are you saying it’s thoughtless, has no habits, or… is it fleeting?”

“Does anything matter?”

Calian looked at the shadow beyond the curtain.

I opened my mouth after seeing him sitting motionlessly in his seat.

“The second older brother, who ca into my younger brother’s room in the middle of the night, had to remove the blocked curtain with his own hands. The older brother, who was called into my younger brother’s room in the middle of the day, didn’t even think about coming closer.”

“Was that a pity?”

“I was disappointed. You didn’t even ask how much I was hurt. You didn’t even say you were worried.”

“I did it because it seed unnecessary.”

“Is that so.”

“No way. Between brothers.”

“You said you felt uncomfortable lying like that. You did it.”

“Because I’m sad.”

“Yes. Then, I will treat it as a gift to see you in the hospital and I will be grateful.”

“Do whatever you like.”

Landel spoke quietly, leaving behind the loud noises of the Vulcan crew outside the open window.

“What did you call for?”

“Brother Randel, do you have any intention of ascending to the throne?”

Since he asked to stop talking nonsense, I stopped talking nonsense and got to the point. Then ca an answer that did not surprise despite the heavy words that ca out of nowhere.

“If there is an empty seat, it will go up.”

“If brother Randel ascends to the throne, will you send and you to the tower?”

“I guess so.”

“I’m sad again. Just now, you said we were brothers.”

“Again. You are saying aningless words.”

“Is that what I an?”

“It’s always been like that.”

Calian laughed quietly and nodded quietly. Randel, who still couldn’t see that figure, quietly moved his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

“Then, if I were to give you a quiet estate and ask you to grow roses there for the rest of your life, would you do that?”

Calian’s voice sounded as if it were replacing the second hand of a clock.

“Is that the tower you arranged?”

“For now, yes.”

“I can’t thank you enough.”

“It’s better than a real tower.”

“It’s no different from the receiving end.”

“You are saying that you will receive it.”

“Is there any other way not to accept it? I have no choice but to accept it.”

“Go to Tensil. After I release Brother Randel’s heart, instead of the tower.”

Tick tock tick tock.

This ti, the sound of a second hand is heard to replace Kalian’s voice. Randel lifted it and looked outside the noise-filled window. Beyond the window, beyond the Wilhelm Pavilion, beyond the high walls of the Kairis Palace, and beyond, towards Tensil sowhere.

“Are you planning to put it on another tower?”

“Is that also a tower?”

“People from anywhere in the world.”

“Even if you don’t like the tower, you can’t build it in the square. I’m not that kind of person.”

“It’s a sha. For the second child.”

A soft laugh was heard from beyond the curtain.

Randel imdiately opened his mouth as if he hadn’t heard that.

“You said that Serjane is dead, but there is a fake. Why do you say you will send away without paying attention to that fake?”

“I feel like that fake is playing into Rashid Briesen’s hands. I can’t believe that fake.”

“… You suddenly bring up your na.”

“If you’re not familiar with it, I’ll call you Rashid Ariel, so you’ll be more familiar with it. It’s the sa last na as Randel’s mother.”

“It’s an even more unfamiliar na.”

“No one admits it, but they say they call it that.”

“I don’t know if Ariely’s blood may still remain in it.”

“Does that matter? It’s a country with no roots anyway.”

The current king of Tensil was Serjane’s deceased grandfather.

The eldest daughter died of an accident when Serzein was sixteen, the second son died of illness at a young age, and the third child Aisha was poisoned in Kairis.

A few years after the death of Princess Similla Arieli, the mother of Serjane, and Princess Aisha Arielli, the mother of Randel, Selena Heidern, the wife of Gray Brisen, returned to Tensil with her son. To his mother, who was the cousin of the current King Tensil and the head of the Heidern duchy.

And that is where Rashid Briesen was raised.

Rashid Arieli With a na that would not be recognized by anyone.

“Then. Would you feel safe leaving in a country with such no roots?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to trust each other than to be fooled by Rashid Briesen and play into his hands? Between brothers.”

“It always cos out naturally whenever you need it. That relationship.”

“Do you think not?”

“They think it’s aningless.”

“Then just do it.”

As if it were a reply to Randel’s words. And flutter. There was the sound of a light cloth being pulled up. After that, he suddenly said. There was a sound of light footsteps. Then.

– Cry!

The curtain that Randel had not even touched was lifted.

Randel, who was facing out the window, turned his head.

“Would you consider a stranger and have nothing to do with you and trust ?”

I saw long blue-silver hair and light purple eyes.

I was faced with a deep cynicism filled with endlessly unfamiliar faces.

Randel, who continued to look into those cold, seemingly freezing eyes, quietly stood up. I looked down at the white curtain held tightly in my hand.

“If you say it’s better, I plan to do so.”

The commotion outside the window is receding from my ears.

The sound of the clock ticking gradually beca less audible.

“Answer , please. Brother Randel.”

“It’s an answer… I wonder if you’re overdoing it by going that far.”

“Do you think this is unreasonable?”

“Why not?”

Randel, who had only been listening to the unfamiliar sounds of the person in front of him, quietly raised his head. And then I saw those light purple eyes.

“Between brothers.”

Randel’s voice rang around the room.

A long breath escaped Calian’s mouth.

The eldest brother who is finally facing himself properly.

“It’s good. It’s refreshing.”

A long smile appeared on the red lips of the person looking down into those blue eyes.