"...I know my eldest brother must have done it somehow. But what was that day... I'm angry."
He simply agreed.
"Because your family is in danger."
The name of the family reminded me of Shion.
"...Brother Shion, is he afraid of me now?"
"No way."
The immediately unclean Caliph quickly continued.
"He does it because he's upset. Because you overdid it and fell asleep for another day."
"But he looked scared..."
Caliph shrugged.
"You decided to practice only with me anyway. Isn't that right?"
"...That's right."
"Liana."
"Hmmm?"
"No matter how great a pyromancer you become."
I looked up at Caliph's serene gray eyes.
"Still, you're my youngest sister. Forever."
"Hmmm."
When I calmly affirmed it, he laughed heartily.
"So you have to listen to me. You keep your promises and help me catch herring."
"I know."
Caliph suddenly snatched my spoon and picked it up.
"I'm going to cool down after eating like that. Oh, do it."
"Oh."
While Dorian watched with pride, Caliph crawled to feed me a bowl of soup.
After he left the room, Dorian admired.
"Oh my God. I really didn't know that the master was so caring, baby."
I didn't know either.
I covered myself with a slightly shy face.
I need to eat well, sleep well, and grow up quickly.
***
That same night, the commander of the 3rd Division came to visit Caliph.
"My Lord, I have something to say.'
"...Come in."
Caliph looked up at the division commander with a slightly puzzled look.
If it were a public matter, he would have visited the Grand Duke, but he wondered why he came to him so late.
"..."
The division commander, who had been hesitating, held out a dried scroll in pairs.
"What is it?"
Caliph asked and untied the dry paper and saw the soldiers' oaths written on it.
[ The 3rd Division pledges to be silent about everything that happened on the day it was attacked by the Dierwolf. ]
Below it were the signs of all thirty people who remained in the camp side by side.
'I didn't even ask you to do it, but it's like this?'
Caliph frowned.
"Did you take a blood oath?"
The division commander hesitated a little.
"Everyone said they would, but I dissuaded them and gave them wine. I don't think the owner of the lord will be very happy."
Of course, it was a serious matter, but the division commander's expression was full of tension.
He seemed very surprised by the sudden power that Liana showed.
Caliph retorted by rolling up the scroll again.
"... Well done."
The division commander stammered.
"That..."
"Do you have anything left to say?"
He tried to separate his lips from his hard mouth.
"Is the baby okay? I'm a little worried... Because she became."
At that moment, Caliph shot at the division commander.
When the division commander flinched at the relentless gaze as if trying to scrutinize him. Califh sighed and replied.
"She woke up earlier. I think she's okay."
"..."
The division commander snorted again.
"Well, if you have something to say, take it easy."
"No, that... Baby is still young... Enough in the future... She can control her abilities. Is that so, my Lord?"
Caliph stared at the division commander, who must have had the courage to speak up.
He was surprised, and he wondered how surprised the soldiers who had never seen Meridy's flame in their lives.
Caliph immediately nodded with a calm face.
"Of course. Don't worry, there's nothing unusual."
The division commander's face finally brightened.
"Our 3rd Division supports the Flame Fairy of Halias, by the way."
Caliph laughed.
"That's good."
***
The next morning, after waking up and eating breakfast quietly, Shion came to visit.
It was a few steps from the door to the bed, and when I saw him approaching me, my clothes burst.
I'm sure he's scared.
"Why are you here?"
When I asked, Shion's face turned white again.
Come to think of it, it seems like he's hiding something behind his back.
Dorian asked with a smile, as if trying to help Shion.
"What did you hide, Master?"
"Oh, that..."
What Shion took out from behind his back was a scroll of paper.
When I looked at Theodore as if he had received a letter, Shion hesitated and spoke.
"While you sleep... I drew a picture."
I let out a sigh because I was a little foggy.
"It's a big deal."
In the picture that Shion unfolded, there was a small pyromancer.
A magician who chases away the Direwolves with a flame much larger than her own body.
The genius Shion must have decided to do everything with paper well.
That night and I was in an overwhelming painting that I couldn't believe a seven-year-old had drawn.
'Was that what Shion saw me like?'
I hesitated a little and accepted the paper.
"Well, you drew it nicely. Thank you."
Shion muttered to himself.
"If I can draw better later..."
His voice was so low that he had to ask loudly.
"What?"
Shion replied with a slightly red face.
"I'll draw it well again!"
I took turns looking at Shion and the painting and burst into laughter.
"Ahahahahaha..."
Shion retorted when he was upset.
"If you don't like it, give it here."
I quickly rolled up the painting and pushed it away from Shion.
"It is revealed in the heart."
"You laughed."
"I laughed because I was joking."
"Really?"
"Hmmm."
Shion asked softly
"You that day... Were you very angry?"
I nodded.
I don't remember that day very clearly, but I clearly remember that I was very angry.
"..."
Before Shion asked what to say, I explained.
"My eldest brother was very tired. There are a few soldiers, but they can't help, and since we are young, we are just burdens. I'm annoyed."
His expression became strange.
"... I was worried."
In the end, I glared at Shhon and got irritated.
"Then why did you do that?"
Then Shion suddenly came up and hugged me.
Then I repeated the same thing stupidly.
"... It's because I'm worried. Our Liana is good."
...What the hell is going on?
Who Isn't?
***
At the same time, Alseid was re-reading Theodore's letter through Kai.
[ Kill a dire wolf and a few mammoths at the halfway point of the north face. No food shortage. There is no health problem and no other problems. I will slowly patrol the north wall and head to the mage tower. ]
He's glad everything is fine, but he's also worried that he's showing off his guts in a difficult situation.
"It's not just me, it's not the one who deserves to risk the lives of dozens of cavalry."
Alseid's thoughts were repeated several times, and he finally folded the letter when he heard a knock.
Knock knock.
The butler came in with a scroll sealed with a golden seal.
"A messenger has come from the royal family, my lord. They say they are waiting to get a reply."
When he measured the date, he could tell what it was about.
"Leave it behind."
After the butler left, Alseid slowly opened the King's letter.
[ Grand Duke Alseid Khalias.
I invite you to the auspicious Spenta Festival, and I hope you will attend and make the place.
Your friend, Medad. ]
Finally, the feast day of Spenta has arrived.
After going to the temple last year and returning without seeing the spirit stone, he doesn't know how long he has been waiting for this day.
'As the temple said, there will be a public event for the spirit stone this year as well...'
After the loss of the alchemist, the Spirit Stone was the most powerful evidence of bloodline ever had in the royal family.
Alseid opened the new paper without hesitation.
[ See you next month.
Alseid ]
The King will wait, but in many ways it is better to send the messenger back quickly>
There is a youngest daughter in the castle who has just manifested as a pyromancer.
***
"How many times a week do you practice? Once? Twice?"
When my body returned to normal, Califh asked.
I want to do it every day, but I know that Calipj is too busy to be my practice partner every day.
"Twice..."
I held back what I wanted to say three times, and when I replied, Caliph grinned and scattered my hair.
"I've studied more, but Meridy's magic is very exhausting, so it's never good to use it often. You shouldn't use force to make yourself tired or exhausted. Do you understand?"
I shook my head at Caliph.
In my previous life, I was always taught to use my strength until I was on the verge of fainting.
Just because my body has become smaller doesn't mean I've forgotten all the sensations, so I thought it would be beneficial in that I could know my limitations to some extent.
"No, I don't know."
When I retorted honestly, Caliph held my hand tightly and made eye contact.
"You didn't live long if you use all your strength. Can you understand, Liana? Not being able to live long means that you will be separated from your brother. And with Shion, Theodore, and Father."
Is that so?
Then I will be in a past life. Were you going to die soon anyway?
When I was momentarily overwhelmed by what I didn't know, Caliph comforted me with worried eyes.
"Your brother can help you not do that. If it overflows like a cup full of your magical power, I feel it too. Okay, Liana?"
When I didn't keep answering, he repeated.
"If you're worried, why don't you practice? I do it because you want it. If you don't want it, no one wants it. Do you believe me?"
I believe that.
It's unexpected for me, but none of the Halias are as happy as they are about to manifest themselves.
Caliph seems to be a little welcome, but if Caliph Halias is acting, I'll be as careful as I can to avoid notice.
"Practice..."
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