How to Live as the Enemy Prince

Even if you can't lie, you know better than to lie.

It was also not a lie. Kalian was really able to recognize it.

When I just found out what I didn't know.

Pretending you don't know what you know.

When you get caught pretending not to know.

How the human eye moves and breathes. Where your hands are and how your body moves. What happens to the muscles of the neck and shoulders while biting your feet. I knew how people would react to each situation. Quite accurately, too. So, there was no difficulty in identifying the lie.

"That's not the first face I've heard of. You lie a lot, but you don't have to work hard in front of me. I told you, I know how to spot a lie."

If anyone had asked me how I learned that skill, I would have just looked at it the way Plants used to. It was purely a gift from experience, and what it was like to dig through Calian's buried memories.

However, Sergei lied again.

It was not the first reaction of Danu's name. Even if they felt that they had made a mistake and did not stop speaking, they could already see it in Sergei's eyes at the moment they heard Danu's name.

"How could Prince Tensyl possibly know that name? There were two people who knew the name of the Mother Tree so far. But I met that pervert who gave me that name himself. The other one, my teacher, met him rather than fighting with someone else. Then it's obvious who picked up that name and told you."

"That was quick."

"That, my clever brother, is degrading. I just have good eyes. You're the one who got caught up in the question."

Callian turns his head.

Far away, the sound of Kalian's dagger striking remains silent. Adelia, who stopped Kalian's sword, is not showing herself.

"Come out, Adelia. Come out and play with me."

The night when the sun went down and the forest turned blue and gray.

"· · · · · · Have fun."

The sound of Calian's screeching voice echoes through the darkness, a sorcerer well informed of what happened to her sword.

* * *

Pink, pale purple, green, blue, orange, white.

Like a transparent jewel of color. It was made with finely ground gold powder, so if you turn it around, it was a round fruit candy.

The person who took out the candy can that wouldn't go with Remain made fun of the thick fingers that were breathtaking, stiff and sunburned. Then he carefully listened to one of the pink candies and asked.

"What do you think this tastes like, Remain?"

"That's why I came all of a sudden."

"Don't look like it's none of my business. This is a very important matter."

"Does that mean you found me to tell me what that candy tastes like?"

"Yes. Why else would I come to this shabby palace?"

Remain frowned.

I removed Remain's glasses and put them down next to him, not hiding the look of fatigue. In the last half year, he came to himself and opened his mouth to the duc who was telling him what pink candy tasted like.

"Perhaps the duc's probation was too long. Looks like the uselessness was too much."

I was bored staying in the territory for a long time, and now I mean, are you really mad?

Last year, when Callian was badly hurt by Zeon, he went to see Demirea. Demirea hid Kalian, took Plants hostage, and then confronted Evan. It was to find out where the remains of Xeon were.

After the event was concluded, Slayman took the prince hostage and was punished on behalf of the Peacock who was about to start an all-out war with the Marquis. They were expelled from the capital until that year. After that year, the spring event ended. Then Slayman returns as if he was waiting for the moment.

"I can't believe you came all the way out here to brag about candy."

"Don't say that. Do you know how hard I've worked with my Sherry on this?"

Slay smiles with a big smile and puts the candy in his hand. Then he glanced at it without hesitation, frowning and disgusting.

"Ugh, this tasted like really, really good lemon."

A candy you don't know what fruit tastes like until you put it in your mouth. I said I made it myself, but the candy was all mixed up, so I had to try it with my mouth to find out what I just picked up. And the pink candy I just ate tastes like Sidi cinnamon.

Remain said it again, as he saw an act of unfathomable importance.

"I should have sent him to your mansion, not my office."

"I've already sent it to the mansion, and it's not for you. It's mine, courtesy of my beloved Sherry."

He didn't say that he collected the scraped bad candy and just gave it to Slay.

Slay only took out the green candy this time and put it in his mouth. A sweet mango scent spreads through your mouth.

"I sent an almond cookie to the mansion all winter asking her to give it to me, and then I got scolded by Sherry, saying that she only sent the same thing. So I thought about it with Sherry, and she liked it, and she made herself something to eat. Isn't this fun? I can't fathom what it tastes like without putting it in my mouth."

Remain nodded moderately.

"So, aren't you going to tell me what you're up to?"

"I told you, I'm here to show you candy. This is very precious because it's the first candy I've made."

A long sigh comes out of Remain's mouth.

Immediately Remain put on his glasses again. Then I lifted the paperwork.

Slayman decided to ignore all the candy in that fancy tin box or not.

"By the way, Remain. Where is the Marquis Manasil?"

"The Oval Office."

Allen's Oval Office is right outside Remain's Oval Office.

"The duc is here, and the baron doesn't even snore."

"Is that what you want?"

Slay laughs coolly as he looks back at the duc who calls out the king's name.

"Thought I'd congratulate you on spreading the circle."

"I don't think I need your congratulations alone."

"Well, my son-in-law. Is he here yet?"

Calian, of course.

Remain frowned upon the impersonation I had forgotten for a moment. After hearing the name of the Duke of Siegfried, I was beginning to get very worried.

"It's still in Cecritia."

"It's been too long. Two out of three."

The second son said he was going to winter travel, and he took the crown prince's seat to another country. After that, the king of that country changed, but he never intended to come home.

"Did I tell you to come back soon?"

Le Maine shakes her head.

I didn't say a word to Plants. In the middle, I told him to be careful walking through the body through Needleren. He didn't say anything about being crowned, about being betrothed, about going around without even thinking about coming in.

"It's hard to get winter out of here."

"It's been a long winter, Remain."

"I wonder when I'll be able to do it again if it's not now."

"Remain."

The cherry-flavored slay opens his mouth with orange candy.

"How many mistakes do you think we made while making this candy?"

"You wouldn't write it down."

"I've made soup a few times, but I've never made candy before. More for Sherry. My fine Sherry who knows how to fight me with a long spear should have made something like that before. You have no idea how much the chef has scolded us. I was scolded last winter for the rest of my life. But I did this."

I used to dry bitter herbs and juice them myself for my first son, but I've done a lot. However, it was the first time I made something sweet by producing fruit juice, coloring and adding sugar.

Not Slayman, not Sherry.

Remain smiles unconsciously as he recalls the husband and wife being scolded by someone in Slayman and Sherry. Slay looks at you with a smile.

"If you can't see your face, you have to show it like that. How curious and thoughtful we spent the winter. That's what kids need to know. If I don't show it to you, I don't really know if he's interested in me. I don't know, I'm scared, I'm scared. Kids are always like that. He's young."

Remain distracted from the paperwork.

"Prince Randell is all grown up. It's too late. So I can sympathize with the Marquis Manasil saying that caring too much about Prince Randall is poison. There's nothing I can say about Prince Kalian. Only Prince Plants isn't. You're all grown up and soon you'll be able to look down on your father.Aren 't you forgetting you're younger than you are? He was scared of the scent of flowers, but it's different because he smelled like my father."

Slayman wags his candy cane a few times.

The sound of rolling candy hitting the tin is quite cheerful.

"Some say you have to make such a loud noise. It's hard to tell them to come back soon because they're worried."

Remain stuck in thought for a moment nods.

"Let's hear it."

"Yes."

In the meantime, I thought I'd eat one more candy instead of melted out of my mouth, and I opened the lid that Slay had closed again. And instead of taking out the blue candy, I gave it to Le Maine.

"Do you want some?"

Le Maine reaches out for a candy bar filled with the Duke and Duchess' touch. Only Slay smiles with a cheerful face walks to his desk and hands him a candy bar.

The light blue candy tasted like grapefruit.

* * *

I have seen the forest to the north of the Kairis Royal Palace.

The forest was completely burned down. He did not forget Plants. I didn't even know why it was there.

- Kuaang!

And I knew Bridget Forest would soon be the same.

The tree that I had replanted became ashes and disappeared. After that, the tree had already become strong long ago. As soon as I reach out for the plant, I can't hold both of them around.

- Charge for forest reconstruction. Tensile.

- More than that, Lord Manasil has called.

- The bracelet's broken.

Adelia got rid of Kalian's bracelet first again.

Calian doesn't care if the bracelet breaks or not, who didn't want to call Allan in front of Adelia in the first place.

- Then I'll send Lord Castrin.

- I warned you that the forest was going to be noisy. I didn't ask for your help.

- I know, Prince Plants. But if the bracelet is broken, you can't call Lord Manasil.

Plants, who was listening to Chase, looked forward.

Six red edges leave a long remnant that is hard to fathom where they are headed.

Suddenly, the daggers rush toward Adelia from all sides. Adelia warps to another location, stopping the attack by spreading a thick Great Shield instead of dodging it.

Kaga River!

A red flame, like friction between metals, spreads everywhere. Adelia, standing there, teases you for a short moment, strikes Kalian with a red flame, twisting a torch like a long snake.

- Shit!

Allen's handiwork came from Calian.

There is a strong wind with the loud sound of your fingers.

The whirlpool of wind spreads widely as the leaves of the floor are scattered to all sides. He reaches up to the sky, wrapped around the flames of Adelia. The flames, which seemed to swallow up the entire forest, rose to the distant sky and vanished into thin air.

- It was worth it, so I jumped first. My brother.

Plants finishes the answer he gave Chase.

Meanwhile, Kalian's new brother disappeared again.

At about the same time, the dirt that Khalian treads on is dug into the depression. It was a shift in gravity, but Kalian had already left its post without being affected by gravity.

- Caaaaang!

Soon Adelia's shield thunders.

The day I encountered Alan in the Forest of the Palace was different from the day I encountered Kalian. Physical strength, magic, strength, speed, everything was different.

Of course, that did not mean that it was strong enough to defeat Adelia, who had been whistling in her own way with Alan. Adelia, who destroyed Elf Village in Bridget Forest with Alan, wasn't suddenly weakened.

- Ka-ang!

Kalian is fighting faster and faster to stay out of Adelia's magical reach.

In the eyes of Adelia, who had never faced a proper sword in the tower, she could see Calian's sword coming out of nowhere and when. Moreover, Adelia was unable to use all of her strength. You know damn well that if you destroy this place again, the Black Butterfly will come back. Plus, I put Arsenal behind me to keep an eye on Plants, so I'd fight like that without any other worries.

It was payback for strangling Kiri for fun, to be exact.

Standing in a shield surrounded by several layers of arsenic, not just his brother, the plant drops its sword at a distance from the enchanted range.

"Let's keep talking."

A slow word that seems like he's no longer interested in fighting from afar, Serge disappears and asks again.

"You're not worried about your brother."

"I'm not the one you should be worried about."

"You have a lot of faith."

Plants nods moderately, revealing the original theme instead of repeating Sergei's words.

"I met my mother's tree and did something."

"I don't know why I'm being insulted by you."

"I guess I forgot that saving you wasn't a great wizard fighting my brother over there. If I hadn't stepped out, that wizard would have saved you. I wouldn't have just watched all your knights die if I wanted to. What do you think?"

Sergeine does not answer.

Plants' long words resumed.

"I said I would arrive at the royal palace in time. That means he was going to stop by here first and go to the palace. Being here at this hour is either too late to meet the Mother Tree, or you failed to meet her when you were looking for her."

"Yes, I've come to meet my mother's tree, as I said. I didn't see it."

"Did you want me to meet the Mother Tree and open the path of the forest?" To Cairys. "

"That's..."

"That wizard tells you where the Mother Tree is, and you meet the Mother Tree to find a way to sneak into Cairys. Seems pretty desperate to meet my brother. Let's say. Then the Wizard will show us here, and what will he receive from you?"

Serge clams his mouth shut.

"Let me know. I'll reconsider. May I send Prince Tensyl into Cairys? On the condition that you do me one more favor. There's no free money in the world."

One of Plants' mouths dries up.

- Kaga Gaga!

The shield of Adelia cries out in tears.

Turning your eyes slightly, you see a thick shield full of soft ice.

The blue-headed ice wizard who couldn't overcome uselessness as the prince of both countries spoke of Dorado froze Adelia's shield slightly.

- Kuaang!

Above the frozen shield, a sword full of red errors plunges straight down.

Blah, blah, blah!

The shield that was able to block Calian's sword was cracked without a hitch. After seeing it, Adelia quickly hides herself and appears far away. And there it was, yaaaa!

The red dagger seems to be lowering as if it's ready for the hunt.

"Answer, Serge."

Fletcher stares at Sergei.