Chapter 20

Calian scratched his cheek.

“This is too explicit.”

What was sitting next to Kalian was quite a pile of gift boxes.

It was a gift of consolation for the heartache Calian must have felt because at yesterday’s ball, Lemain had appeared with Plantz instead of punishing him. Of course, that was the justification.

Calian said playfully, pointing at things that could be gifts or bribes with the fork he was holding.

“Are you already walking the tightrope?”

It soon became a rumor that Plantz had said something insulting to Freya. Because there were servants, maids, and knights with them, and they also had mouths.

However, Lemain announced that he had generously forgiven Plantz by entering the ballroom with him.

The problem was that right after that, Lemain called Melphyr and praised him for his achievement.

‘Today’s performance was very impressive. As a reward, I will grant the Fallun Merchants the right to supply all horses and harnesses that enter the royal palace and the Knights of Kairisis.’

Originally, knights provided their own horses and weapons.

However, this was not the case for the knights of the royal palace and the capital city of Kairisis. All of this was provided by the royal family to level up power.

Therefore, the proportion of horses in the power of Kairisis, which included the Royal Knights of Kairisis, the Outer Castle Guard, the Capital Security Corps, etc., was difficult to calculate at once. Of course, the transaction value was enormous.

Lemain handed it over to the top of Fallon.

Even though such a huge interest was taken away, Sillike and Lennon Brissen showed no reaction.

It was said that it had been discussed in advance.

Only Melfir Fallun was so surprised that his heart stopped.

‘You made a deal with Prince Planz.’

These were not nobles who could not understand this much. It was clear what it meant that Briesen, who usually did not take action no matter what Planz did, took on such damage.

‘Callian’s power has reached a level where Silike is wary.’

A few nobles who were watching slightly took their steps away from Plantz. Of course, considering the case where Plantz was not forgiven, the number would be significantly small, but it could not be completely non-existent.

They sent a gift to Calian to comfort him.

“What shall we do, prince?”

“Send back all but two. For gifts you return, just write down who sent them.”

Calian, who did not attend today’s breakfast for the same reason as not attending the ball, answered while enjoying his first leisurely breakfast since beginning his life as the prince of Kairis.

Those whose names will now be written will never be chosen by Calian again. Kalyan did not need people who changed their minds immediately after just three days of change.

“Okay. Then which one should I put?”

“Wizards’ Association Melfir Fallun.”

Calian answered immediately, even though he did not yet know who had sent the gift. The way he spoke took it for granted that gifts had been sent from both places, and Jan, who was looking at the list, opened his eyes and nodded.

The Society of Wizards and Melfir Fallun. Everyone was there.

Jan looked curious as to how he knew, but Calian’s words were not finished.

“Just take what the Association has and see what Baron Fallun has.”

“Yes, my prince.”

There was only one reason to receive a gift from the Wizards Association. It was to publicize the fact that they had joined hands with the Wizards Association through Alan Manasil.

Soon the sorting of gift boxes began. Two boxes were left on the table, minus the one to be sent back. Among them, Yan picked up a wide, low box and opened the lid.

“Here is a gift from Baron Fallun.”

Calian’s movements, which were cutting ham with elegant hands, stopped for a moment. Yan’s eyes got as big as a lantern as he looked into the box wondering why, and Kalian burst out laughing.

Calian, who had been laughing uncontrollably for a while, calmed his voice by taking a sip of water and spoke.

“I’m not asking you to do it. What did you say at the top yesterday?”

“Well… I heard that the prince especially cares for Raven.”

Calian laughed again.

It was a necklace with a very long chain. It was a necklace that was too long for a person to wear, so to be exact, it was long enough to fit around a horse’s neck.

Yesterday, Yan, who was worried that the people at the concert hall might offend Raven, added that Kalian’s horse was a special favorite and that he should treat it with care. It seemed like Melfir had heard about it.

“A horse necklace. I couldn’t have imagined it. Raven is the first to receive a necklace that I don’t have.”

There was a ruby pendant in the middle of a thin platinum chain that matched Raven’s black fur. Calian chuckled, shaking off the remaining laughter and shaking his head.

“I can’t even refuse you. You look so good on Raven.”

Kalian said as he sliced the ham again.

“Guide the price and send it to Fallun Merchant. Tell them you like it and will buy it.”

“You don’t just accept it?”

“Yes. It’s not about receiving, it’s about buying.”

Of course, Melfir did not send just a horse necklace in exchange for his life. It may be that he was trying to figure out Kalian’s intentions for saving him.

‘Is it possible to end it with just jewels?’

Calian knew that if he received that gift, it would be a true gift worth the price of Melphyr’s life.

‘That’s why he sent Raven’s necklace. It means that you have a separate gift to give me.’

But what Calian wanted was not that kind of wealth.

That was the reason I couldn’t just accept that gift.

“For the time being, the only gifts I receive are from the Wizards Association. Please let me know separately if they come from the top of Fallun. Do not accept gifts from the remaining nobles and send them back on your own.”

I felt sorry for Jan, but I couldn’t tell him what happened with Melfir. This is because there was no way to explain how the person knew and was warned. Fortunately, Jan answered without any further questions.

“Yes, my prince. I will.”

Calian looked at the necklace and laughed again. No matter how I looked at it, it was so funny.

* * *

Alan, who was sitting in front of his desk, was massaging his temples. Soon, someone came looking for him, and he opened his eyes slightly, looked at him, and then opened his mouth.

“Put it here.”

A woman with black eyes under her eyes placed a new document in front of Allen. Euria hurriedly raised her arms and said.

“This is the information from yesterday. I really don’t have it anymore, Manasil. They said they cleaned it all out.”

Euryan Siren.

She was the head of the Kairis Wizard Association, the eldest daughter of the Siren Counts, a wizard family that produced many magical engineers, and a capable wizard who had mastered the 5th Circle.

Normally, Euria trusted the ancient dragon Sispanian and Alan Manasil more than the main god Serenti. To Euria, Alan Manasil was an absolute being. It could be said that he looked like a true wizard.

So, you don’t have to see how thrilled Euria was to see the red-footed wizard who opened the door of the association on the morning of the second day of the King’s Birthday Festival.

These were the first words Alan said to Euria.

– Do the wizards here think it’s okay for a lion cub with a sword to wear a crown?

No way.

Euria answered without any hesitation.

-What can I do?

And then two days of hell unfolded. It was a difficult two days, to the point where my fanatical belief in Alan Manasil almost cooled slightly.

If the information found by searching through all of Kyrisis had not been related to Silike’s conspiracy, the wizards who looked like they were going to die at any moment would not have gone out of the building and searched for new information.

“At this level, we have gathered a lot of information.”

“I know. I also think wizards are really good at finding information.”

“Yes. That’s an unexpected talent. That’s why I was seriously thinking about creating an information guild.”

Alan nodded and smiled, then took out the big things and sorted them out.

“After Silike came, there were 4 people in the palace who were presumed to have been poisoned or assassinated. Likewise, 6 wizards were suspected to have been poisoned. 13 nobles were presumed to have been poisoned or assassinated… That’s amazing. . This is the extent of it, but Lemain was just there.”

These were all cases with only circumstantial evidence.

However, all of those who died were related to Sillike or the Marquis of Briesen.

The only accurate evidence gathered was the wizard’s testimony that Lennon had taken tacrimosa, which was hidden in a secret place in Lennon’s house, to the royal palace, and evidence that large quantities of creamosa had been imported to make it.

‘What would it have been like if we had collected evidence of death cases that left questions in question from the beginning?’

I felt regretful. As of now, it is only at the level of ‘they said so’. However, he also knew that even if there was evidence, it would be useless unless there was a central point called Alan, so he didn’t bother to talk about it.

“You worked hard. Now go and get some rest.”

“Yes. Manasil, please rest as well.”

Euryah greeted me with a look on her face as if she were leaving the world at any moment and went out. Alan, who looked twenty years younger than Euria, clicked his tongue.

“That’s because the young guy’s stamina is like that.”

Alan soon held the documents brought by Euria in his hands.

Excluding the cover, it was a short report of just one page.

[A mystery hidden behind Plants’ desecration of Freyja!]

Alan chuckled when he saw the title of the report, which seemed quite wizard-like.

In fact, the titles of all the reports he had seen so far were like this. First of all, a report should be interesting and fun.

Really, wizards.

“You wrote the title like this and then put a secrecy spell on it.”

Despite the title, it seems to contain important content. I noticed a warning to read carefully because the paper would automatically burn after reading all the contents.

Therefore, only the author and Alan could know the contents, and even Euria would have brought it without knowing what was written in it.

“Okay. Let’s see how important it is.”

Alan muttered lightly and turned the page.

– I was accidentally invited to a horseback riding event with the King! I visited Fallun’s concert hall with a pounding heart, but what was this? I found out that I had been assigned the most corner seat on the 8th floor. Thanks to this, we were in an unfortunate situation where we couldn’t see the stadium and hear the host’s voice. However, I did not give in to reality and casted ‘Eagle Eye’ and ‘Magic Year’.

Magic that magnifies distant places and magic that lets you hear stories from distant places.

“You’re a friend who is wasting mana on something so useless, using two spells that need to be activated at the same time, no matter how low level they are, just to watch one match.”

Alan, who had given Jan a water thunderbolt just for fun just a day ago, shook his head and laughed.

– Finally, the king’s family entered and the subject of hot topic, Prince Kalyan, was seen. Prince Calian said this while receiving greetings from Melfir Fallun.

‘I feel uneasy about the top of my head. Take a look.’

And after a while, I saw an even more surprising scene!

Alan’s face, which had been reading the text without much expectation, gradually turned serious.

The report ended with the question that Calian prevented the planned accident and that the culprit was probably Briesen Sangsang.

Perhaps because the writer knew the importance of what he had discovered, a clause was added asking Alan to keep it a secret as he would not reveal what he had seen anywhere. Because Kalian was involved, he seemed to be worried that Kalian’s position would be in trouble if the truth became known.

Because wizards just like pranks and aren’t fools.

Soon, the letters on the report in Alan’s hand began to glow, and each letter disappeared as if it were on fire. The fire spread to the paper, but did not produce heat. Therefore, Alan did not let go of the report until it burned to the ground.

“Hmm.”

I remembered the story I told Kalian when I first met him.

– I was walking nearby on horseback when I heard a conversation with a garrison member.

Of course, that wasn’t a lie. However, Alan knew that Calian started moving immediately after hearing the name ‘Alan Manasil’. The range in which Alan was aware of nearby movements was wider than Calian expected.

“Me too and the accident… our prince. How did you know first?”

Alan muttered, massaging his temples again.