I managed to retort and added one more thing.
"If I do well... Theo, Garcia, they can all come back."
Caliph shook his head.
"No one wants you to leave our side even a year early. If Theo finds out, he'll flag you. Do you know what I mean?"
Nodding, Caliph grinned and picked up his pen to draw.
It was a glass with plenty of water.
"I don't practice when I'm so full here."
The quill raised the water level in the painting as much as possible.
Then he drew droplets of water falling out of the glass.
"That's why I only use as much as it overflows."
"...What if it's too little and you can't do anything?"
"Liana."
Calipj smiled softly.
"It's okay if you can't do anything. Everyone lives like that. No one gives themselves for something. You should never do that unless someone puts a knife to your neck and tells you to do that. Do you understand?"
...That's what it is.
The excitement of my past life, which had not yet faded away, turned my heart upside down.
"If you hesitate even for a moment, your neck will already run away."
Edipa taught me like that for a long time.
"The opponent is the best sword master on the continent, not just one or two. The only way to win is for you to move faster than them."
He always pushed me to my limits.
"Don't extinguish the flame at your fingertips for a moment."
There was no such thing as rest or leisure in our dictionary.
I was lost in thought, but Caliph's big hand squeezed my small hand tightly.
"Of course, there is no one on this continent who can point a sword at the Princess of Halias. You know?"
I know.
When this big hand holds the long sword, his eyes change.
He will do his best to protect me with these hard hands.
That my dark past life and my current life are so different.
The gray snow, which was scary because it was cold, melted in front of me.
"You're the safest on this continent. However, you have a very attractive specialty and hobby, so let's have fun training it."
It would have been great if I had lived like that in the first place.
I wish I had lived happily with my mom and dad and good brothers without knowing anything.
But I couldn't, so I have to take revenge.
I have finally regained my strength, and the enemies are still alive somewhere.
Contrary to Caliph's affectionate and deep intentions, I have a debt that I have to repay, even if it means shortening my life.
"I will oppose Edipa, burn Lausanne, and even burn the royal family."
It doesn't matter if I cut my life by 10 or even 20 years.
After that, I should hand the whole Zantar to the grateful Halias and go back to Meridy.
Thinking of that, I looked up at Caliph and smiled widely
"Yes, brother."
***
"It's wrong."
However, when the full-scale practice began, Caliph could not hide his true colors.
I pouted my lips.
"Let's be almost the same."
Caliph grinned slightly.
"Almost the same thing is different."
As he slammed his sword, a blue light passed exactly over the circle I was aiming for.
'Yes, you're good.'
I sighed and calmed my mind
If I get excited and lose energy, Caliph will send me back to my room right away.
We practiced drawing patterns with flames only on days when I was in very good physical condition.
Flames tend to move when they are attached to their purpose, so there is actually no need for detailed adjustments when attacking.
If you burn it all, that's enough.
So the goal that Caliph gave me was definitely not for attacking.
He taught me to defend myself with the least amount of strength.
In other words, it was the complete opposite of my previous life, where I was taught to create the fastest and maximum fire.
Of course, compared to the weak and fickle flame of my previous life, my flame now is no different from a complete form.
It's because their physical strength doesn't support them, but if they don't fall, they can build a defensive wall around the entire castle.
I closed my eyes and cleared my head.
I waited for my red hair to bleach white.
When you open your eyes, sparks flicker in your vision, and when you reach out, they move forward naturally.
"Yes!"
When I finally drew the class circle he wanted, Caliph praised me and slapped my cheek.
"Well done, baby."
"Hehe."
It seemed harmless, but it didn't work.
"That's all for today."
Totally tantalizing and uninteresting.
In my previous life, when I was training with Edipa, there was something like a thrill that made me feel like I was going to collapse from exhaustion.
I pouted my lips and was dissatisfied, but the next words I heard were even worse.
"I really need to find an ancient language teacher."
"Huh?"
I'm four years old...
"It's important to use witchcraft freely. Then you can use your abilities even when you can't use your hands."
However, in my previous life, I was good at a few important spells for the rest of my life... I didn't survive.
Caliph pinched my plump lips with two fingers and shook them.
"...!"
Then he even urged me in ancient language.
"Whoa! (I got it!)"
I rebelled, but with my lips held by him, I could only laugh.
***
One day, a few weeks later, at a dinner party.
Alseid said.
"Soon, the Spenta celebration will return. As Shion and Liana may know, the palace holds a grand Spenta feast once every five years to solidify the legitimacy of the royal family to the outside world."
Oh, that?
Unlike me, who was sullen, Shion's eyes sparkled.
"Oh, I remember what I learned in history class. There is also an event where spirit stones are showcased, right?"
Alseid nodded and asked back.
"Are you interested, Shion?"
Shion was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected question.
"Nothing, of course I'm interested. That spirit stone is the only one on the continent of Viante."
In reality, it's not a big deal.
If it is a useless event that boasts of spirit stones, I have seen it from afar.
It was a stone that didn't feel anything, so much so that I wondered if everything I said was a spirit stone.
Rather, the first time I met Theodore in my previous life was even more overwhelming.
At that time, Theodore wore a dazzling white aura like Alseid, and it was so scary that it made you feel dizzy at first glance.
Thinking back to that time, Theodore still wore a blue aura and looked young.
However, Theodore will be the only son of Halias who will inherit the cold moon light-white Aurora.
After all.
While I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard Alseid's voice again.
"How about it? It's summer, so why don't you go to the capital? When I went to the academy last year, there were no birds to stop by the royal castle or temple."
"Yes..."
When Shion asked him if he was stupid, Caliph laughed.
"Shion Halias, you'd better answer well. It seems that my father has made up his mind."
"I, really? Father, are you taking me? Is it in the royal palace?"
When I saw Shion excited, I couldn't help but smile.
I was smiling as Alseid turned to me.
"I can't take Liana with me yet. Do you understand?"
I quickly raised my hands and shook them vigorously in front of my chest.
"I'm in the royal palace."
I hate it more than cockroaches or rats.
I tried to swallow the hatred, adding a natural lie.
"I'm scared."
Alseid retorted gently.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. However, it is still too late, so let's put it off until next time. Shion is ready."
"Yes, Father!"
Alseid looked at Caliph and let out a small sigh.
"I contacted Theodore to come back, but there was no news. What the hell are you doing on the north face, but you still can't reach Mage tower."
Caliph shook his head.
"It's been almost two months since he left. I have two younger brothers in my nature who need to be taken care of, and I would be glad he didn't pick up something strange again."
When I flinched when he said "strange," Caliph laughed refreshingly
'It... too much'
Alseid sighed again.
"Even though I didn't make it to the Mage Tower, I contacted him to come back right away, so he'll probably come soon. Sometimes he falls into a side road, but he has never protested to me."
Come to think of it, will you and Caliph protect this castle together?
I snorted at the thought of Edipa.
"If you're going to come to me, come to me."
This body manifested a little earlier in this life.
***
In the afternoon of the same day, Shion came to visit me with some displeasure.
"Li, Liana... That...When I go to the capital. I'll buy you a gift. It's really, really good."
"Really? What can you buy?"
I just asked out of curiosity, but Shion's face turned white.
"That, well... What should I buy? Well, is there anything you want to have?"
I thought about it for a long time, but nothing really came to mind.
There are mountains of people who provide for me before I even need something, but what more do I need?
"I'll just write a letter."
I replied that because I thought it would be boring without Shion, but he suddenly blushed.
I'm sorry, Liana. Should I just not go?"
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