SPMB - Special Side Story 15

The Revelers of Addis (11)

“Kalen?”

Meanwhile, the news reached Kanna.

“Kalen was expelled from Addis?”

“Isn’t it pretty?”

Sylvien braided her hair into several braids and enjoyed Kalen's gossip.

“He deserves it. Kalen Addis, isn’t he a tremendous villain? He disowned his illegitimate lover, murdered her former mistress, Ell Andoit, and even bought an island to imprison her.”

“Sylvien, it’s all just speculation, right? Nothing is certain yet.”

Then Sylvien opened his eyes darkly and pulled her hair.

“What? Are you really protecting that white-haired pervert Great Demon Lord?”

“A nickname has developed... But who says you can wrap something? It hurts, so let it go.”

Kanna slapped the back of Sylvien’s hand. Sylvien playfully pulled her hair two or three more times, then continued braiding her hair.

“Anyway. Orsini expelled Kalen. He must have been certain of something.”

“Well, rather than that..."

Kanna continued her sentence. Her thoughts were different from Sylvien’s. Of course, she can usually think of it like Sylvien.

'Still, I know Orsini much better than Sylvien.'

Kanna knows Orsini, Kalen, and Addis better. Probably more than anyone else in the world.

“It feels like starting a fire.”

“Fire?”

“Yes. To catch fleas, you have to make a big fire.” 

Kanna laughed. Yes, now that she says it, she is convinced. Why did Kalen buy the island again through his secretary? And why did Orsini expel Kalen from Addis?

She was now able to clearly see into her brother's inner thoughts. No matter what, they were family.

Sylvien, who was looking down at her, asked.

"Kanna, I have a question.”

"Huh?"

“Can you tell me how Raphael hinted?”

"No, I do not want."

“Tell me, there’s no way he could have assaulted you. How on earth did he break the insinuation?”

"..."

Kanna silently rubbed the foam that filled the bathtub with her fingers. Of course, it was definitely not assault, but...

'I feel a bit... scolded..."

When she thought about it, it felt like her butt was tingling from being hit by Raphael at that time, and Kanna's cheeks blushed.

“You don’t have to know.”

Kanna is embarrassed.

Since this was a rare scene, Sylvien was enjoying it and giggling. And he kept teasing her.

“Next time something important like that happens, promise to call me too. I’m closer to Raphael than you can imagine. I get along well with him in many ways, so it’s clear...”

“Your Majesty, you look very happy right now, but please stop making crude jokes in broad daylight.”

“Okay, then let’s continue at night.”

“Anyway...”

“By the way, Kanna.”

"Yes?"

“I am...”

Sylvien kissed the nape of her neck. He whispered, enjoying the smooth texture.

“Whatever you think, I think it’s good that Kalen Addis is gone.”

“Sylvien, that is...”

“The fact that you are protecting him is proof that he is dangerous. You have been caught up in Kalen Addis.”

Sylvien, who didn't even know what Kanna was thinking, bit down on the back of her neck a little hard. Then Kanna shrugs her shoulders.

“You are being deceived by that man, Kanna.”

“Sylvien. Listen to me first.”

“I don’t want to. I want to stop talking now.”

“You said it first...”

He lifted Kanna's chin and kissed her lips. The air at this moment was as sweet as hers. He hoped that this sugary happiness would not be shattered.

'It is safer for you if Kalen Addis dies.'

So he didn't say this anymore.

'I decided to kill him.'

Sylvien had no intention of even bringing this up.

'His killer is heading for him now.'

There will be no need to say this either.

Who might kill Kalen?

There's no need to know.

You are the woman I want to protect even at risk for my entire life, and now you are completely safe in my arms.

Precious Kanna. I hope you stay like this forever without a single wound.

Sylvien desperately hoped.

***

Alessandro Addis received the letter.

"..."

He was worried. He sit quietly.

[Seon-hee gave me advice.]

[It might be safer to kill Kalen Addis.]

Alessandro pondered that sentence over and over again for a long time.

How much time has passed like that?

He finally made a decision and got up. He wiped the dusty scabbard with a handkerchief and tied it around his waist. He left home.

"Where are you going?"

Claude approached in surprise.

It was the first time since he retired. Alessandro Addis wore a sword.

“Alessandro? What’s going on?”

“I have some business to do for a moment.”

Alessandro Addis' voice was shrouded in darkness. It was so dark it felt like it was underground.

“Let’s finish it right away.”

***

That night, Kallen drank beer at a tavern.

Low-quality beer that only commoners drink. A drink that had never even touched the tip of his tongue during Kalen's days. He can't believe it fits so well in his mouth.

'Yes, things have changed.'

Kalen got tired of tasting beer like this while living as a Wren.

'I think it would be better to live as Wren for the time being.'

Kalen Addis is useless right now anyway.

As expected, didn't his brother expel him from Addis?

It was what he hoped for. That was also what he intended. He purchased an island to imprison Kanna but knew he would fail.

Of course, he will be found out.

Sylvien and Raphael are watching him with their eyes lit up.

'Is it even possible that a method that failed before will succeed now?'

Still, he actively bought the island with all his sincerity. Because it had to be done to catch the bugs hiding in Addis.

A man who possesses relics from the Southern Continent. There was a need to hold on to it this way.

If he was really serious about owning his sister, he would have used a different method. It would have been carried out secretly alone, without using a secretary.

For example...

'No. First, I have to ask my sister for forgiveness.'

According to his intelligence network, Kanna is now with the Emperor. Go to her, ask for forgiveness, and cry first. Because Kanna is weak to tears.

'Or it might be better to get seriously hurt somewhere.'

Is it because she used to work as a member of the National Assembly? His sister had a particular weakness for the physically weak.

If he makes a defect somewhere in his body and goes to see it, Kanna might accept him.

If she still doesn’t accept it, he has no choice...

“You’re good at drinking cheap beer.”

At that moment, the back of Kalen's neck became stiff. He slowly raised his head.

He thought that maybe someone would come to kill him. People like Sylvien and Raphael felt threatened by his purchase of the island.

But he couldn't believe it... 

"...Father."

Kalen never thought his father would come in person.

“Why did your father come to the capital?”

“I have a business for you.”

“I’m so glad. My father is taking such a precious step for me.”

Kalen said this and quickly looked at the exit route.

No, the window is too small. He can't go out. What about the back door? Damn it. Does not exist. The only road is the front door.

Alessandro Addis is sitting with his back to the front door. In other words, Kalen can only escape by passing by his father.

The moment Kalen realized that fact, he had an intuition.

He might die here today.

“Kalen.”

"Yes."

“There was a time a few years ago when I wanted to tear you to death.”

Kalen looked at his father intently.

It was the first time his father spoke about his true feelings, and it was extremely ominous. Because it felt like the last conversation.

“Do you know why I kept you alive?”

“I have to become a sacrifice to offer my sister’s holy power. Isn’t that right?”

“Yes. That is your purpose. If it weren’t for that reason, you wouldn’t have been born in the first place.”

Those words made Kalen shiver, even though he was very nervous.

He was born for Kanna. Could there be a more fateful encounter than this? 

So, even before he was born, he was already subordinate to Kanna Addis.

If he feels pleasure in something like this, his sister will get sick of it.

“You know who showed me this path.”

“I heard it was my sister’s mother. Was it Seon-hee?” 

“Yes. Thanks to that woman showing me the way, I saved Kanna’s life.” 

His father's voice as he said that was lower than he'd ever heard it before. 

“According to Seon-hee, if you die, Kanna will be safer.” 

For some reason, at that moment, the words his mother said came to mind. A common end in Addis. Their history where just one defeat is death.

Kalen just laughed. When she talks like that, he can't believe it. After a few days, he will find himself in that situation.

Kalen didn't know it would happen.

'As expected, Largos Addis must have met an unpleasant death.' 

At least it will be better than this death.

***

A few days after that day, the body surfaced from the riverbank. After hearing the news, Orsini Addis went to see the body in person.

“...It’s Kalen.”

And he admitted it with a frozen expression.

“That’s my brother.”

It was the body of the man who had once been Addis' second son.

As he hoped.

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