Chapter 38

As Calian walked out, the man looked away.

Kalian looked at the man blankly and asked Yuran.

“He’s looking for someone.”

“They say they are looking for a child who stole something and ran away.”

Kalian looked at Yuran with meaningful eyes and spoke again.

“The tail is too long for me to say I just came looking for it.”

Yuran’s gaze glanced at Kalian for a moment. That’s because what he noticed came out of Calian’s mouth. Calian, who had never seen it before, asked the man.

“What does the person you’re looking for look like?”

“I am a young elf.”

Calian nodded. Then he pointed towards the group, specifically towards Sia, and said.

“check it.”

There was a sound of breathing coming from inside the robe.

When the road suddenly opened, the man looked at Kalian for a moment. And Kalian slightly turned his head and looked at Yuran. Yuran’s head moved up and down ever so slightly.

Calian continued with a small smile.

“And go back as if you weren’t the one you were looking for. If you want to live.”

The man’s gaze became somewhat fierce. Calian ignored those gazes and focused on the surrounding energy once again.

From the moment the man took one step closer to the group, a weak sense of life was felt. There must have been some who were hiding their lives, so I didn’t know exactly how many people were hiding in the bushes, but it was clear that several people were aiming arrows at this place.

But the direction was strange. Living is directed towards men and Sia. It was said that the moment the man lifted the robe and confirmed that what was inside was Sia, he was waiting to kill them both.

Thus, Calian could see that the man had long ago been abandoned by his comrades, and that the items that the elf called Siar had stolen were not likely to be tied to something good.

Calian opened his mouth again.

“Don’t look away and listen. Someone is aiming at you in the forest earlier. At that kid too. The moment you check, an arrow will fly. So just go. Don’t get any closer to those people.”

Naturally, the man did not believe Kalian’s words. Because of this, I looked at the forest without realizing it, and Calian made a tsk sound.

“I told you not to do that.”

Those words became a signal.

As Yuran and the knights’ swords were drawn, six arrows flew out.

Four of them were pointing towards Sia.

Kirie and the knights, who were nervous, swung their swords and blocked the arrows. Immediately after that, the arrow flew once again. This time Kalian also moved.

– Woe!

Calian pulled the man and made him bend down, then struck down the flying arrows. The arrow fired again was blocked by the widely spread shield and bounced off.

It’s Arsene. Calian grinned unconsciously and looked at Arsene. Soon Yuran spoke to the knights.

“Go check. Don’t chase him too far.”

This order was given with the idea that there was no need to catch those who shot the arrows. Their attack was not directed at Kalian, and Kalian’s protection was the priority.

At Yuran’s words, the five knights rushed out.

Immediately after that, another arrow flew, but it bounced off without causing any harm.

After that, no more arrows flew.

He would have chosen to run away.

Kyrie and two knights who were by Sia’s side approached Calian. It was to take over the man who was being held by Calian. But the man’s hand slowly moved towards the handle of the sword. Kirie, who saw this, was startled and raised her voice.

“Prince!”

The man, perhaps forgetting that it was Calian who saved him, quickly drew his sword and slashed it straight up.

Fortunately, Calian’s reaction was a little faster.

The moment Calian realized that the sword had been drawn, he let go of his hand holding the man. After that, he turned his body to the side, raised the knife, and directed the sword in the opposite direction. At the same time, a low voice flowed from Calian’s mouth.

[Wind Arrow]

An arrow of wind appeared in an instant without a spell. It soon pierced the shoulder of the man holding the sword and then disappeared.

“Ahh!”

Kirie’s sword stretched out as if flying and struck down the man’s sword.

– Kaang!

The man’s sword flew away without any strength and fell.

The man couldn’t even pay attention to that. A sharply concentrated wind passed through me, holding my tattered shoulder and screaming from the pain that penetrated my head.

And everyone except the man fell silent. The knights’ eyes were fixed on Calian.

Calian was quietly tucking the knife into his sleeve. As if nothing had happened.

“I’m sorry. It was my mistake.”

Yuran walked up to Kalian, bowed his head and said.

I say this because Kalian actually did the fighting alone, even though the guard was in his 20s. Of course, this happened because Calian stepped forward, so Calian shook his head and answered.

“Take me here and check it out.”

“Yes, my prince.”

Soon, following Yuran’s instructions, the two knights subdued the man and stopped the bleeding. Since the interrogation had to be conducted, it would have been difficult if the man had died or fainted.

The knights who were looking at the man’s wounds looked at each other. The same thing was on their minds right now. Calian’s movements and magic from just now continued to linger in my eyes.

Didn’t Jan do that? Alan Manasil professes to have no talent for magic, and the only sword he has is some self-defense skills.

A prince like a flower!

“… Where are you looking?”

The knights looked at Calian, who had a calm face, and dragged the man to a place far away from Calian.

Calian’s head stopped midway as he tried to look at Sia again. This time Jan was looking at Kalian. Of course he knew about using magic, and he also knew that Kirie had taught him how to use a sword, so he looked a little more angry than surprised.

The only problem is that the eyes to see are lacking. To be precise, I should say that Kalian’s skills are not noticeable at all.

“Prince, wasn’t this almost going to happen again!”

A storm of nagging began.

The stories about the drivers continued for a long time, such as asking what they believed in before going forward, what would happen if they got hurt, or saying that they were lucky. It was clear that Yan could not see the man who had tried to swing a knife at Calian and had been carried away with his shoulder pierced.

Calian, who had been nagging for a while, quietly turned his head. For some reason, Yuran avoided Kalian’s eyes. It was obvious that he was holding back laughter because he was aware of Jan’s dullness.

When the nagging that seemed endless was finally coming to an end, the knights who had gone into the forest returned. It looked like there were no injuries, but the face looked helpless. Yuran, who had not been asked to catch him anyway, asked the knights without reprimanding them.

“How many people were there?”

One of the five knights came forward and answered.

“There were seven people in total. They dispersed immediately without leaving any trace.”

“Okay. I understand.”

Calian, who only had a meal and met an elf, got caught up in something unexpected and got scolded, walked hurriedly towards Sia. And then he quickly took off the robe that was hiding his ears.

Calian’s eyes, which had been smiling at Sia until the fight with the man broke out, had turned quite scary. Sia’s eyes were full of fear. And Sia and Calian’s words came out almost simultaneously.

“Luca said it. I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you stole?”

As the words overlapped, Calian looked at Sia. Sia spoke again.

“Yeah. I didn’t know.”

“You didn’t know?”

“it’s not me.”

“They said you…”

Calian stopped talking and held his head. Now I understand what the problem is.

Without turning his head, Calian called the person who could best handle this situation.

“Lord Hertz.”

“Yes, my prince.”

Arsene, the smartest wizard here, came straight to Calian. Calian asked, pointing at Sia with a frown.

“I give answers before I ask questions.”

Only then did Arsene, looking back at Sia’s words and realizing what Calian had said, let out a short “Ah” sound in surprise. Calian, who did not want to spend any more time talking to an elf with strange speaking skills, looked at Arsene and said.

“We will find out how he said that later, and since Sir Rauchel will likely be interrogating that man, Sir Hertz will organize what the elf says. What is going on? And you will be in charge of talking to him until we get rid of him.”

It was the moment Arsene’s thorny path began.

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“That’s right.”

“So. What you’re saying is that you don’t know anything…”

“I don’t know.”

“Besides, in your case, what is the object…”

“No.”

“Furthermore, you…”

All the knights were lowering their heads because of the sound of a conversation that was not a conversation coming from the side. My shoulders were shaking. Since I couldn’t laugh to my heart’s content, all I wanted to do was cry.

Kalian, the only one here who was okay with doing whatever he wanted, was letting out a small laugh.

– Poor. Wizard.

Kirie smiled slightly after seeing Hina’s sign language.

After a while, Arsene, who had written down Sia’s words in a notebook, winked at Jan. He was asking if it would be okay to tell the story to Kalian. After asking Kalian’s permission, Jan slowed down his horse and went towards Kirie. Soon Arsene came to Calian’s side and told him the story.

“It means the spirit of a crouching horse. It was built by Mother Tree.”

“The child’s name is Siarus Tian Yureha Elf and he is 12 years old.”

Sia, who was riding Arsene’s horse with him, ‘interrupted’ for a moment. Arsene, who was silent for a moment, spoke awkwardly.

“… I say so.”

“Please continue.”

Calian answered briefly. Arsene opened his mouth again.

“I am the one who answers faster than the question…”

“Lord Hertz.”

Calian, who stopped speaking, briefly turned his eyes to look at Arsene. Arsene answered, lowering his head.

“Yes, my prince.”

Calian said, raising his finger and pointing at Sia.

“In order.”

Arsene paused nervously for a moment.

I thought about what it meant to do things in order and realized that they meant to report in the order in which I was told to find out about Sia. Arsene answered, trying to shake off the thought that Calian was being very strict with him.

“I’m sorry. First of all, I don’t think I know what kind of item was stolen. That kid is said to have been walking around selling wooden sculptures with an elf named Luca. The elf named Luca said the group that attacked the man had something unusual and told them to go after him. “It seems like he stole that item…”

The elf named Luca had stolen something and Sia did not know what it was. It was surprising that the elf had actually stolen, but Calian only nodded slightly.

“Then I got chased and parted ways with the elf named Luca. After that, I think I met the prince.”

Calian’s head moved up and down once again.

“And he says he doesn’t know the exact reason why he answers first. They say he opens his mouth on its own, but it’s hard to get an accurate picture just from the child’s explanation. I’m sorry.”

Calian, who heard everything Arsene said, looked at Sia. When Kalian’s mouth opened, Sia responded.

“Not to that extent.”

Calian, who wanted to ask if he had precognitive powers, nodded once more.

Calian looked for a moment at the man on the horse tied between Yuran and the other knight. Since the man eventually passed out and couldn’t wake up, no questions were asked yet.

“What more do you have to say?”

“doesn’t exist.”

In the end, there was nothing to know for sure. After greeting Calian again, Arsene went back and Jan, who returned to his place, asked.

“Do you want to find out for yourself?”

There was a long way to go. Because of this, Kalian shook his head.

“I don’t think there’s any need to get involved and be stranded here. Leave the detailed investigation to Lord Ratran.”

“Yes, prince. Then what will you do with that kid? I heard earlier that he lives in the Hiriska Forest.”

Calian looked somewhat embarrassed.

If it was Hiriska Forest, it was a bit far for the soldiers of the territory to protect and take them there. Instead, it happened to be located nearby in the direction leading to Siegfried’s territory.

So what can we do?

The hem of the clothes was caught.

“Even if it’s not to the entrance of the forest, you can take me somewhere nearby.”

“Yes. I will tell you to rest assured that it is no longer dangerous.”

Even though the road was busy, I was able to take at least one elf kid with me.

Calian nodded without saying a word.