How to Live as the Enemy Prince

quartz, glass, diamonds.

One day, I remembered a red cloak of jewelry surrounded by Kalian, but many things were different.

A multi-layered grapefruit dress gently sags each step. From the bottom of the waist to the hem of the dress, the dress's embellished glitter is full of light and constantly shines. With a row of grace, I finished a dress that was not overdone, but never rustic.

In fact, I didn't really like the color of the dress to be grapefruit, but I don't think it would bother me if Louis recommended it and our Hina picked it out. I just nod, looking at him with a happy and proud face.

"As expected, our Hina has no qualities that are not great."

I was just coming to see Plants, throwing up tears in his boiling chest, and Kalian is missing, and now he's just looking at Hina with the same eyes as his father's, looking at his mature son.

"You're amazing, but you've got your eye on it."

Speak up.

After being quite close, Plants turned his head away from my brother, who seemed odd enough to begin his second act of relaxing life, throwing aside all of his sense of the world in memory of a time when it was like a storm. Then you open your mouth with a small baptism towards Devilan.

"I apologize for my rudeness."

An apple that doesn't even bow.

Devilan's eyes narrow, accepting an apology from someone who isn't even remorseful. If anyone saw it, it was still a bit of a leap of faith for Hina's work.

Devilan's eyes reach Chase, looking at Plants and Calian once for a moment.

"The little crown is changing people."

"You think Prince Plants and I are up to something?"

Located in the royal family of Cecritia, it is a short distance from the others. Thereafter, small conversations were followed that others could not hear.

"I'd like to hear your opinion on whether I can accept that apology."

"If you're curious about Prince Plants and whose fault it is that you've committed, I think you should apologize to each other. Wouldn't it be better not to accept Prince Plants' apology and not to do so?"

"Am I wrong, too?"

"It must have been a mistake to show concern enough to be burdened by the person who is to be the spouse of the other person beyond their relationships and command."

It means it should have been a mistake, not a mistake.

Devil nods at Chase again.

"It had to be a mistake. That's interesting."

"It would be a bigger problem if it weren't a mistake."

"Then you decided to make a simple mistake in my actions. Sounds to me like you tipped off my illness to keep me from getting caught up in bad things."

"That's right."

"Thank you."

"Thank you. I hope you don't mind. It's just a token of my appreciation for raising you."

Something I didn't plan to do.

Hina. And the Plants that entered with Hina.

Something deviant from Devil's expectations. Variables.

Kalian and Chase were better suited than I thought.

Both sides of Devil's mouth go up, not realizing that they're trapped by the trap you've been preparing for.

"Yeah, not so much."

"Yes, Father."

After a brief conversation of goodwill, Devil turns his head to look at Plants.

"Should apologies come and go for congratulations and progress? We'd better solve the misunderstanding we got from each other."

"I understand, Your Grace."

Plants, who finally answered, took a seat with Hina. And Devilan talked about putting a good drink back on each table.

Until then, the banquet hall was still only quiet.

* * *

Hina sets the stage.

Plants is in place and Calian is paying attention.

- Isn't that right? Father.

And Chase raises the barricade of the Grand Finale.

And so it began. It's a new kind of play.

No one had pre-determined the role of the next person to play. Nevertheless, everything went back into engagement like a clenched cog.

"Somehow I didn't notice the King of Cecritia coughing. It must have been because of the disease. Isn't that right, Councilman?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Are you very sick?"

Coco's mom felt better with more love products, and Coco's dad, who was really excited about what's happening now, encouraged the audience to participate.

The chaos of those who were not surprised as much as I wanted suddenly came to me.

"· · · · · · Serenti."

You've finally accepted that Devil is ill. Since that one began, all the stories that followed also became true.

"But you're still the king. Isn't it too much to be incapable of being treated by a Tensile Healer even though the King is sick? It's not even after the war."

"After the war, we forgot about each other, so we came back until the healer, and it was suddenly banned about 20 years ago. That's why you and Tensyl are having such a bad time. I was driving Tensyl around like some kind of satanic cult."

"Did you? Who? Why?"

"That · · · · · · · That · · · · that · · when the prince of this country was badly injured by an accident."

"Did you put your hands on Tensyl's healer and try to bring him back in?"

"Sort of."

The whispering sounds of the Knights of Cairys do not spread far. However, it went very well into the ears of the nobles who were with them.

"I heard there are a lot of Tensyl Healers who are being exiled trying to get in here these days. Tensyl must have sent them again. It's generous, it's favorable."

"Keep your voice down. I would have given you anything you wanted. I can't believe you just called me."

Those who are accustomed to living believing that what they show is the truth forget how to judge and make decisions on their own. As soon as we accept that one insistence was true, everything that comes after that is also true.

"I wonder what they gave me."

"How should I know? Money or boredom, he'd have made a deal behind my back. I heard the nobles here took a lot of things."

Whether it's true or a guess.

As a new story spreads silently along the tail, a new drink from Devil lands on the table.

A crystal glass resembling a glass of water was placed in place of a wine glass.

Instead of purple wine, it contained clear brown liquor.

"· · · · · · · Serenus."

Kalian recites his name with a joyful look on his face. I was overjoyed and almost added, "It's been a long time."

Serenus.

It was the name of the liquor that was cast in Cecretia, meaning "a gift blessed by Serenti." If there are Himolica and Sizli people in Cairis, there are Basilica and Serenus in Cecritia.

Serenus was aromatic, rich and high in strength.

It also meant that Bern was quite fond of alcohol. It's just that Bern didn't enjoy it very much, and there was no reason why. It's because Bern drinks the precious liquor that even nobles care about in the chaotic tavern in the capital Secreta, and he only thinks about it for the purpose of drinking quickly. Chase himself was a considerable drinker, so he had no choice but to take the precious Serenus from Bern's hands.

"That's funny."

The Devil who said to bring it out, without a doubt, whispered as if Calian had drank a sip.

Kiri turns her head to hear Kalian's tiny voice. Callian replies with a question about the young eyes.

"Serenus on a day like this. I feel a little weird."

"What's wrong with you?"

"It was a drink on a day I couldn't forget."

Callian smiles, answering in a smaller voice. Then he handed the bottle to Eila, sitting across the street.

"Eila."

"Yes."

"I love this."

Still not adaptable at times.

We haven't talked about ourselves, but we already know everything about Kalian. As I try to get used to seeing Callian like that again, Eila replies.

"Yes, I like it."

Kalian's head shifts up and down. And I poured myself into Eila's cup.

"Is it okay to just drink like this? It's a new drink."

"Why? You're afraid I'll give you a drink for the day you ride?"

"I don't trust the owner of the drink, not the prince."

A new drink from Devil.

Whether it's poisoned or not. Whether it flies or not. Eila was worried about it.

"It's okay. I took it out to check who's suspicious and who's not suspicious."

I don't think he's poisoned.

I was just trying to find out which of the nobles who attended this meeting had changed their minds and whose head was filled with doubts about Devil Lane.

"We don't care, we just drink."

"Yes."

Eila drank all the good liquor at once, leaving no doubt. He nods, tasting Serenus' fragrance with a very satisfying face.

"It's good. It's been a long time."

"Yes. It's been a long time."

Kalian laughs.

The day the Devil turns his back on the world. A drink after hearing Eila's obituary. I think it's fun that Devil prepared it himself this time.

When I fell into that fun moment, I was interrupted by the blue-haired wizard beside me.

"Prince, it's been a while since I've been back in front of the Senho River in the Assassin's hands. Feel free to drink whatever poison you have left when you are sober."

I guess I was too worried about Kalian.

Arsen quickly changed his words while smiling, looking at his beautiful eyes, like Ruby looking at himself with the meat taken from his face. To be precise, I extended my life on my own terms.

Calian nods, relaxed once more and swallows a sip of Serenus. Of course, I didn't forget to get rid of the hangover. We should never get drunk right now.

- Devilan didn't invite Arianne here. Whether he tried to attack Count Lynn or question Arianne, he must have prepared something he couldn't stop. He would have wanted to make a prince weak who couldn't protect his bride's family. So we have to make sure we don't even get that number out.

- I'm thinking the same thing. I was prepared.

- That's good, that's good.

I complimented Hina and had a meaningless conversation with Arsen. While the relaxation that I created was constantly coming and going, I kept talking to Chase in my mind.

- This is the story of the assassin and the poison. The question of Devil's relationship with Tensyl came up. Therefore, you must not show any suspicion or concern for the Devil.

Chase, who was sitting far away, raises his hand and swallows a sip of Serenus, just like Calian. With him, Chase answers.

- Can we eat without worrying?

Drink, drink water. It's also a good idea to try all the food at once. And don't wipe your smile. Just don't tell Devil anymore. We don't scare or worry about Devil, but we need to be constantly vigilant, as if we're not even close. Don't forget that everything you show us is a first impression for the nobles.

- Yeah, don't forget.

Chase is not lacking in understanding the situation, but he is not. It's Devilan who's quicker than anyone else here, and then Calian.

- Bloop!

Soon, Kalian stood up.

At the sound of the chair ringing a little louder, others' gaze returns to Khalian once more.

"While I was sober, I heard that my brother was very upset."

If only my weak-minded brother had been hurt so much, he would have injected in the nobles' residence that night.

Plants, who had used the bad-ass personality needed, frowned. Perhaps to others it seemed 'irritating to the prince who recalled the sadness of that time', but it seemed a little different to Kalian's eyes.

'Why my brother wants to sell me again.'

It would be correct to interpret it to some degree.

Whatever. The intestine is still ringing.

"So, I take this seat."

Calian pauses, pouring a drink into his cup.

The resplendent sound echoes through the gut, and the glass that has been poured down to a good size shines with the light of a magic lamp.

"My dear brother, I would like to congratulate Prince Plants of Cairys myself. I'm sure it's fine."

Calian, with his cup in his hand, looks around and smiles beautifully.

You have created an appearance that reminds you that it is yet another rude thing to offer a toast before the king, Devil. Lips flushed like the blood of a pigeon upon contact with alcohol, with a beautiful smile that could not be taken away from anyone.

Devilan's new drink is in everyone's cup.

The nobles do not disagree, and the Devil does not disagree.

As if the bronzed knife had forgotten, Calian's greetings began, filled only with care. Following Calian's brief role in 'Between Good Brothers', the nobles were satisfied, and Plants became the chewing face of Coco's shit. Of course, Callian didn't care.

By the end of such a long and long greeting, I had forgotten the fear of a new poison that might have been intoxicated in everyone's head. That's how everyone raised their glasses.

"Sir, I'd like a drink as well. Good day."

"Okay."

Everyone drank a new drink so that they could not tell which nobleman was different from the variables created by Plants.

In fact, it's been a long time since Calian has seen Devlan with such a pretty face.

"What a lovely evening. Your Majesty."

And then I smiled.

The more beautiful you are, the better.