Meanwhile, Alseid appeared with Theodore.
"...I didn't expect the High Priest not to run for Basila. The Crown Prince was looking forward to it."
Oh, did you?
I noticed Theodore's words at once and smiled secretly.
I don't know, but it seems that Charles Fasia appeared suddenly like a comet in my previous life.
None of the powerful families had anything to do with him, and the Temple of Spenta continued to follow the same path as the high priest.
Thanks to this, the royal family and de Haan suffered a headache, and Halias almost did the same.
Alseeid replied with a satisfied face.
"You don't know what's inside a person. The former high priest, who had been unfairly considerate of the royal family's convenience all along, may have reflected before he passed away."
As Alseid sat down, I could see that Shion was hesitating whether to say hello in the morning.
I spoke on his behalf.
"Good morning, Dad. Theo is morning too."
Theodore didn't seem to know the details of the situation.
Alseid greeted him with a smile as bright as Caliph.
"Good morning, Liana. Let's all eat."
The breakfast menu was somehow my favorite.
Shion's eyes widened.
"It's been a long time since summer, but you have a plum potage, right?"
Caliph retorted without hiding the smile on his lips.
"I guess there were still dried plums for the banquet."
"What day is it today, brother?"
I barely held back my laughter.
"Today, um..."
Caliph summarized
"The day when the road ahead for Halias is brighter, Shion. Eat to your heart's content."
I didn't finish the main dish and reached for the apple mousse, which was probably dessert.
Caliph, who would normally have handed me the stew next to him, picked up the mousse plate as it was today.
"You have to eat meat to be healthy, Liana."
There was only one nagging sound, which would have been about three or four words.
I giggled and poked a spoon into the mousse.
"Yes, brother. Come on."
***
A few days later, on the day of practice with Caliph.
He came to my room first and held out a box with a red ribbon tied to it.
"What is this?"
I guessed that he would want to spread anything to me, but when I asked him, pretending not to know, Califh laughed heartily
"Open it."
Inside the box was a pair of red velvet gloves.
"Wow, it's beautiful. But it's not my birthday, am I?"
I asked back, but Caliph just took my hand and put on my gloves one by one.
"I know. But I can't wait until summer."
The gloves were cute and luxurious, but they were thin and smooth enough to make them look difficult to use in cold Halias.
'But I have to think about the sincerity of Caliph.'
"How is it? How is it?"
I waved my gloved hands, and Caliph smiled brightly.
"Of course."
Then an unexpected word followed.
"Now let's go practice."
"As it is?"
I asked back in confusion.
Some people may think of pyromance when they see red velvet gloves, but it will only get in the way when practicing.
But Caliph took my hand and playfully led me out of the room.
"If you want to practice, you have to take it off anyway..."
Muttering but reluctantly following, he suggested.
"Shall we go to the training room today?"
This time, I stopped walking with my eyes wide open.
"Training room? Do you know? Practicing pyrotechnics in the training room. It's a big deal, brother."
"It's okay."
What's okay if it's okay?
But Caliph reached out and hugged me gently
Carrying me like a baby who can't walk is the best for Caliph.
***
"How about practicing here..."
It wasn't until I arrived at the training room that I asked again.
If you don't want to burn the floor, you will probably have to do an incredibly boring training.
When I looked up at Caliph, he was staring at the corner of the training room.
I thought something strange, and as I followed his gaze, I saw something like a shabby bag lying on a wooden shelf that looked like it was about to collapse.
"What is it?"
When Caliph finally ran to get me off, I saw a turtle crawling on a tray under the shelf.
"Is this it, brother?"
"Yes, thirsty turtle."
I looked up at Caliph with shaking eyes.
"Me, tell me to burn the turtle?"
"No way."
He smiled leisurely and beckoned.
"Come here, Liana."
As I got closer, he bent down and pointed at the shelf at eye level.
"Here, burn that wooden shelf. Then water will pour out of the pocket on top of it. It's to save a thirsty turtle. Can you do it?"
"Yes..."
Of course.
But I don't know why such an easy training is difficult to catch a turtle.
When I quietly took off my gloves, Caliph stopped me.
"Well, you have to wear gloves."
"Gloves? Then the gloves will be broken, brother."
"It won't be broken."
"But..."
I didn't want to ruin the gloves that Caliph gave me as a gift in one day.
As I continued to hesitate, he urged me.
"The turtle has just woken up from hibernation, Liana. It was thirsty, and its shell was also dry."
"But gloves..."
When I finally hesitated, Caliph let out a shallow sigh and said again.
"You can't burn the gloves anyway."
"...I don't know why?"
"Garcia sent me a glove to cast a protective spell. Those gloves don't let magic through."
"...Yes?"
He laughed mischievously, spewing out a lot of nonsense.
"From today onwards, you're going to train without using your hands once a month. You don't use your fingers to create a spark."
"...I can't, brother."
"You can't do it now. Anyway, the turtle is waiting."
I stared blankly at the turtle with my gloved hands hanging down at my sides.
It was no good for Caliph, but I didn't pay much attention to the turtle's thirst.
More than that, I'm angry that he is testing me like this.
I closed my eyes for a moment, then opened my eyes and stared at the shelf.
"Increase... fire..."
Of course, nothing happened.
Even in my previous life, when I lived until the age of nineteen, I only started a fire once without using my hands.
At the last moment, when I risked my life.
Therefore, there was no way I could start a fire just by giving the turtle some water.
"Increase..."
I raised one arm as if it were my habit, but the magic didn't budge, as if it were trapped in my hand.
'Really, Garcia...'
"Hmm."
Caliph said teasingly with a smile.
"You really need to find an ancient language teacher."
In an instant, I took off my gloves and threw them away.
At the same time, sparks flew and set the shelves on fire.
No, in fact, everything nearby was burned, and there was no trace of turtles or trays.
Along with the harsh smoke, there was a strange silence in the training room.
As I gritted my lip and looked at the embers that had quickly died, Caliph sat down in front of me.
"Liana Halias."
Caliph's affectionate eyes froze with shock, and I finally realized that I had made a mistake.
"Tell me what you've done the most wrong thing since you entered the training room. If you guess that, I'll forgive you just one time."
I shrank my shoulders and spat out a good answer.
"...Lianana did something wrong. My eldest brother came to help, but I ignored him and got angry. I threw in the precious new gloves that my brother gave me."
He shook his head.
"... I asked you what the most wrong thing you did since you entered the training room."
I looked up at him.
"...Are you angry with your brother?"
The caliph seemed to resign himself and quickly approached my seat, reaching for my thigh.
"Well, then... I threw my gloves."
"Both are wrong, Liana."
Caliph retorted quietly
"If you can think of an answer, please come anytime. I'll return the gloves then."
Then he picked up a pair of gloves I had thrown away and went out first.
What the heck.
I know I can walk...
I had to go up two floors from the training room to my room.
I climbed quite a few stairs by myself, which was too many short legs to climb, and I realized that I had walked on these stairs for a long time.
Someone was always my foot, and that someone was Caliph for many moments, and I disappointed him enough to leave me first.
***
When I finally reached the end of the stairs, I happened to run into Theodore.
"Hmm, hmm..."
I burst into tears so suddenly that I was embarrassed by myself.
Theodore hugged me with a hunch.
"Liana? What are you doing here alone? What if I fall?"
Then he looked at the empty hallway in disbelief.
"Isn't today the day of training with my brother? Is my brother busy?"
"Huh..."
When I thought of Caliph, I cried even louder, and Theodore, embarrassed, took me into my room.
After having Suzy bring me cocoa, he hugged me and shook me like a newborn baby.
"My beautiful baby..."
After the crying stopped, I drank cocoa and talked about what had happened with Caliph.
It was a story, but it was half a high-quality,
"...Then just go. It's your eldest brother."
However, after thinking about it, Theodore asked.
"You burned everything that was there in there..."
I nodded, and he chuckled.
"And what about the turtle? What happened to the turtle?"
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