But Caliph didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.
Even at such moments, he reached for a moment with the sword he was wearing, and then withdrew it again with a grunt.
Phew, he has to use Auror while holding me.
"Attack!"
The Templar Commander shouted again, and large snowballs flew without hesitation.
"Whoa!"
"Templar, know that you guys won't have fun in the future."
Calipj threatened him, but to no avail.
The snowballs kept flying with a chuckling sound.
Caliph, who had almost become a snowman to protect me with one arm, eventually took refuge in his true nature.
"Ahahaha!"
At the entrance to the castle, I laughed at Caliph, who looked like he was wearing a scarf around his eyes.
Then, he had been screaming with cold eyes until now, but he quickly relaxed his expression and put me down on the floor.
"Was it fun?"
"Uh-huh!"
I deliberately raised my thumb, and he smiled and brushed his eyes off his collar. and hair.
Then he bent his knees in front of me and asked again.
"Then forgive them?"
Caliph smiled, but his eyes were cold enough.
I held Caliph's hand tightly to save the Templars.
"Hmph! Forgive, brother!"
"...They're lucky"
Caliph shook off his gloves one last time and hugged me again.
Apparently, I forgot that I can walk.
***
The Templar Commander quickly followed with Shion in his arms.
We all chuckled and went upstairs, and Dorian was stunned to see us.
"Oh my God! Even the big master went out, so why don't you come in like this?"
Caliph handed me to Dorian with a hesitant face.
"The kids had fun."
He added it like an excuse, but it was useless.
Dorian let out a big sigh that threatened to turn the ground down.
"Ugh! Baby shouldn't have played outside so that your gloves were all wet.... I am a fool for believing in you and the great master."
Then she stood the two big men as if to punish them and shouted into the hallway.
"Suzy! Beth! Are you ready to take a bath?"
"Yes, nanny!"
The answer came back in unison, and we went to the hot springs separately.
As I warmed up in the warm, smooth hot springs, Dorian eagerly kneaded my hands and feet.
Suzy asked, pouring hot water on the back of my head.
"Did the great master really make a snowman?"
I looked at Suzy and smiled proudly.
"Hmm, it's big. It's Baba later."
"Oh my God... I think you're really cute. Except for when you're in the novitiate room these days, you're mostly in your room."
"Outside?"
When I asked her curiously, Suzy folded her eyes and smiled.
"Hey, are you curious about that again?"
I sighed heavily, and Suzy laughed again.
"How could you be so clever? I don't know, but I think he's doing some research."
"Research?"
Suzy whispered.
"I heard it when my friends came to visit me before, and if it weren't for the eldest son of Halias, you would have become a great scholar. He is such a smart person."
Aha, I nodded, thinking of Caliph.
He had his own sacrifices.
Dorian gently interjected.
"How reassuring are you to have three amazing brothers, Baby?"
I don't think it's bad to have three older brothers.
I laughed heartily, remembering the sentence that Caliph had given me.
"Ugh, that's right."
***
A few days later, the room of the minister in the Jantar royal palace.
Rosalyn was deeply hurt by Theodore's silent departure.
'If you don't study, you don't have anything to do with me...?'
As she sat down and counted the days left until the first day of school, she heard a knock.
Knock, knock.
"Rosalyn, are you here?"
It was Crown Prince Bioden.
Rosalyn stood up, and Bioden poked her face through the crack in the door.
"Too bad. Rosalyn Clemens. However, the King has nothing to do with Grand Duke Halias asking him to send his son back."
"...I don't know what you mean, Sir."
When Rosalyn ignored her, the Crown Prince laughed and said sarcastically.
"Isn't it a waste to have two sons as a sword master, and they won't budge even if they hold him hostage..."
"...What?"
Rosalyn was embarrassed, but the Crown Prince, who always had a thoughtless face, didn't smile at all today.
He said, slowly scanning Rosalyn's head to toe.
"I came here to give you some advice."
It wasn't because he was a motive, but because he was the Crown Prince, so she couldn't refuse.
Rosalyn stood still, and Bioden continued.
"Don't trust the Halias, they will do anything for their benefit."
Rosalyn replied softly.
"Doesn't everyone live for the benefit of their family?"
She danced at the ball with the Crown Prince because of that.
Theodore watches.
"No, not everyone does."
Bioden laughed low, gloomily.
"At least I live for myself, not my family."
He patted Rosalyn on the shoulder.
As he turned, Rosalyn swallowed a bitter smile and asked calmly:
"...Does Yesiel have no remission?"
Bioden's footsteps paused for a moment, then he turned to look at Rosalyn.
"Are you waiting for a reply?"
He smiled sadly, erasing the expression he had been standing on the other side of the day before.
"I'm sorry. Yesiel's condition got worse. I don't know if I will receive a reply within this year."
After speaking, Bioden turned around and left the room.
Even the maid only saw the Princess as Rosalyn's rival, but Rosalyn was different.
'She was one of my few friends....'
Rosalyn's head fell helplessly.
***
"Master, the window frame will fall down."
At Dorian's nagging, Shion, who had been at the window all day, puckered his lips.
"The sun is setting, so it's time for you to arrive."
But Shion had been looking out the window since the sun had just risen.
I look forward to Theodore, but not as much as Shion.
"Why?"
When I asked him with a little strange thought, Shion blushed, his cheeks to see if he was ashamed.
"Of course. Theo teaches me swordsmanship. He is kind and is the youngest sword master on the continent..."
I wonder if this guy will write a paper with his brother in the future.
While I was doing so, I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside.
This time, I ran to the window.
In the distance, Theodore's dark horse was running alongside the Templar's rider.
"It's my brother!"
Shion abandoned me and ran out of the city, and Dorian and I walked slowly down the hall.
I was wearing a yellow dress that Theodore had ordered but had never seen before.
As soon as Theodore got off his horse, he grabbed Shion as he jumped into his arms, and when he tried to come to me, he stopped in surprise.
"Liana...?"
I shook my hair, which had now turned pink.
"What do you think...? Gardilla will do it."
"Oh my God, it's so pretty."
Theodore resumed his paused footsteps and approached.
He stretched out his other arm and hugged me, and smiled happily.
"I missed you, Dhion. And Liana."
"Me too, brother! I missed you a lot, but I couldn't write it honestly because I felt like my eldest brother was examining the letter."
Theodore giggled at Shion's words.
"He won't scold me for wanting to see me, right?"
"Well, but he might think I'm weak."
Theodore laughed out loud.
Then he turned his head and looked down at me.
"Thank you, Liana, thank you for your letter, and a pretty ribbon."
Then he lowered his gaze to my chest.
Speaking of which, the small ribbon that Dorian had sent him was attached to Theodore's chest.
"Uh..."
"Honestly, I didn't write a letter worthy of gratitude, did I?"
"I'm sorry for being so salty."
Theodore laughed again.
"Don't say that, I was so happy, because you were safe."
He didn't deserve the name of the youngest sword master on the continent, and he managed to climb to the upper floors with the two of us on each arm.
Without gasping for breath, they laugh and talk nonstop.
However, when we reached the fourth floor, they slowly put us down on the floor.
"I'll come to see my father."
Shion held Theodore's arm with a nervous face.
"Woo, if we all go together..."
Theodore's large hands messed up Shion's hair.
"Shion Andreas Halias. What do you do when you make a mistake?"
Shion bowed his head.
"We Must Ask for Forgiveness...."
"Don't worry, I'll be back."
Theodore walked briskly toward the lord's room, and Shion squeezed my hand with a frightened look.
'But he's still a son, is there anything wrong?'
I had forgotten for a moment the notoriety of the Northern Grand Duke Alseid Halias and thought of such complacency.
***
The first time I saw Theodore again was at a dinner party.
There was no sign of anything on his face, nor on Alseid's face at the table.
Shion was still embarrassed to watch, and Caliph was stunned whether his brother would come back or not.
Unexpectedly, Alseid said.
"In a week, I'll be giving Liana a reception."
Caliph was quick to answer
"What is the schedule for you to go to the palace?"
"I'll leave right after the welcome party."
Theodore hesitated a little and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, the King was not very comfortable when I left, Father."
Alseid looked at the second son with a scathing look.
"I am not very comfortable with the royal family anymore."
Ah yes... I guess so...
Judging from Alseid's attitude, it is unlikely that he was on good terms with the royal family in my previous life, but there was indeed no Incident as big as it could seem.
Then you don't have to worry too much.
I pointed my finger at the pie in the center of the table and pretended not to notice it.
"I'm going to do it."
Then everyone asked in unison.
"Pie?"
"Pie?"
"Pie?"
"Pie?"
The maid who was beside me approached, but Theodore and Caliphe also stood up at the same time.
While Theodore paused in surprise at the sight of him, Caliph sliced a slice of the pie with a simple gesture.
The maid handed me a plate, and he happily approached me with a pie on it.
Then he bent one knee to make eye contact with me.
"Is this delicious, Liana? Do you need anything more? What about pudding?"
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