Sling.
The sharp blade of white light was aimed straight at the old shaman's neck.
At the same time, the magic that had been stirring in the chapel disappeared without a trace.
Even the barrier that surrounded the spirit stone.
Thanks to him, he realized.
The shaman used all his energy to protect the spirit stone, and at the same time disguised himself as having magical power.
He gasped and groped.
"Ha, Your Excellency, Grand Duke Halias. Greetings are late. My name is Gregory Orbit."
Alseid frowned.
Silver-haired Halias.
The notoriety is often uncomfortable like this.
"...Do you know me?"
"I knew you were coming, but I didn't get a chance to say hello."
"What are you doing here?"
"I was just secretly carrying out the King's orders."
"...The King's order?"
Alseid asked back, but did not withdraw the sword.
If Shion had even barraged questions about the spirit stone, he would have passed by without knowing it.
He has no choice but to be wary of the fact that such a skilled shaman was secretly carrying out the King's orders.
At that moment, there was a gurgling sound at the feet of the old man.
The long sword that leaked bright light was finally retracted with a sigh.
The shaman, whose face was flushed like a blush, shook his head.
"Uh. I pray for you to show me the ugliness. As I get older, it's hard to control my body in various..."
Alseid mocked him.
"Can you practice the King's command even with a body that is difficult to control?"
The shaman hesitated, and Alseid sighed again.
"Follow me quietly."
"But, I ..."
Alseid clicked his tongue.
"There are no dangerous people here. Isn't it useless to put magic on that stone if no one notices?"
The shaman shrugged his shoulders as if caught off guard.
Then he followed Alseid, who turned around.
There were fishy water marks under his slow steps.
***
"What order did you receive from the King?"
He went around the long hallway to a corner of the garden and asked, but the shaman mumbled and did not answer
Alseid sighed.
"Isn't it already a failure to keep the King's command just because you were discovered by me? Shall we go to His Majesty? Maybe he'll deny the order given to you and beat your throat."
"Ha, Your Excellency..."
Alseid sighed and took out a pouch from his arms and threw it at him.
"I don't know how much you received, but it won't be less than that."
The greedy old man gulped down his saliva and squeezed his pocket into his arm.
"I want to send a message...."
"Speak."
"When there was a big fire in Meridy last year. It is said that the spirit stone here was defective."
Alseid asked.
"...Is it on its own?"
"It's possible. It is said that the high priest, who felt the responsibility, lay down."
"Does he?"
"After that, as you can see. I was ordered to put a protective barrier on the spirit stone and scatter magic to hide the flaw."
Alseid, who was shooting at the old man as if to gauge the facts, ordered again.
"Take off your robe."
The old shaman took off his hood with a resigned face and unbuttoned his robe from his shoulders.
The shaman was shabby with his head falling out, but Alseid's eyes widened at the necklace around his neck.
"Did you come from the Magic Tower?"
The necklace embossed with a hexagonal star on the purple magic stone must have belonged to the magic tower.
He can be sure that it is something Garcia once had.
The shaman shook his head as if he couldn't do it.
"...Yes, sir."
The process of becoming a magician in the Magic Tower was generally difficult, but the first priority was the oath of neutrality.
They had to remain neutral at all times.
Even if the nobles attacked the royal family, they did not side with the royal family, and even if pirates harassed the civilians, they did not side with the civilians.
They were completely neutral, on the side of all human beings.
'But can one of them cover up the flaws of the spirit stone?'
The shaman muttered as if making an excuse.
"If it is known that the Spirit Stone is damaged, there will be great confusion. The people will think that Meridy and Jantar have been cursed by God."
"...The people are foolish, so can they be deceived? Is that what the magic tower means?"
"...I'm not the person who represents the magic Tower."
Alseid clicked his tongue.
"You mean you moved personally?"
The shaman did not answer.
Alseid touched the handle of his sword as if it were his habit.
"Don't go far. I'll keep an eye on you."
***
Alseid thought about the shaman Gregory all night, but he couldn't shake off his frustration.
Although Meridy is close to the royal palace, it is a distance that can be run all day by horse.
'Did you break the spirit stone due to the influence of that street?'
It may not be Impossible.
However, it was not easy to accept.
Above all, it is suspicious that the King secretly hires a shaman to hide the spirit stone.
"It must be an accident related to the royal family."
Garcia was desperate for her every time this happened, but he couldn't waste his time on the north face, so he could only trust and wait.
Alseid took out a small piece of paper and wrote the letter with a pencil.
[Garcia, how are you?
I saw a man named 'Gregory Orbit' at the Feast of Spenta.
Please confirm that he is the Magic Tower Shaman who declared neutrality
Alseid.]
Then he opened the window and blew a small whistle.
Soon, a crow appeared, flapping its wings.
He hung a small letter from his leg and held a black leaf in his beak.
The blackwood leaves, which grow only near the north wall, were dry and dry, but they would be enough to make a clever crow head to the magic tower
As soon as the crow was blown away, a high-pitched voice was heard.
"Oh, father. Do you send a letter to the main castle? I also wrote a letter to Liana, and I said I would send it through a bird."
Alseid erased his dark expression and turned to Shion.
"Birds can't deliver such big letters. Also, if you spend money on non-urgent tasks, you will be too tired."
"That's right, Father."
Shion shyly admitted and then asked cautiously.
"That... It's an urgent matter to convey to my nature, isn't there anything bad about it?"
Looking at his eyes, the pressure he was under due to the series of events became even more blurred.
Alseid smiled as if he could see it.
"I didn't send it out of my nature. It's not something to worry about."
Shion finally relaxed his expression.
"How are you doing with the Prince?"
Shion smiled brightly at the Prince's story.
"He's really nice. His golden eyes are so pretty, I want to show them to Liana."
"She'll see the same Naina one day."
The response was kind, but Alseid's eyes were sharp as he thought of the youngest child he had left behind.
Now that he was in charge of Liana, Meridy was no longer someone else's business.
***
"I'm bored."
It had been more than ten days since Shion left for the royal palace.
Theodore was still immersed in mammoth books, and I lamented how Inadequate my life was without Shion Halias.
Knock knock.
There was a knock, and then Suzy's urgent voice was heard.
"Baby!"
"Thank you, Suzy!"
I took Susie's letter and opened it almost as if it were taken away.
[ I want to see Liana. ]
Shion's letter, which began like that, was full of his worries.
Are you bored, do you listen well in class, do you have a lot of homework, etc?
When I saw Shion's handwriting written tightly, I felt a surge of longing.
"After all, there is only Shion. Go back to the north face like Theodore."
I openly criticized Theodore and read Shion's long letter.
[...Indeed, on this trip, I unexpectedly became a companion of the Prince.
Do you know that Prince Franz is four years old like you?
He's small and lovely.
His golden thread-like hair swirled around his forehead, and when I spoke to him, his cheeks turned pink.
Her jewel-like eyes are so clear and beautiful, but he still speaks slurred and walks like a baby.]
Prince Franz.
I thought about him, but I came to the conclusion that he was not a very Important person anyway.
Baron, whom I saw in my previous life, was the Crown Prince who attracted attention from this royal family from beginning to end.
Theodore's friend is the shiny blonde Crown Prince.
Seeing that he can't speak well yet, Franz is a little less than his brother, right?
After writing about the Prince for a long time, Shion ended the letter with a nagging message not to be angry.
One way or another, I look forward to Shion.
When Shion comes, we should have an open discussion about whether we can tame the mammoths.
Except for Theodore, of course!
***
The last day of the week of the feast of Spenta.
Marquis de Haan was satisfied with being exposed to the King and left the palace early.
When the escort knight signaled, the rest of the knights waiting outside the castle quickly followed the marquis.
Kegel de Haan glared at the nearby Knights of Halias and forced himself to grind his teeth.
He didn't leave because he couldn't bring the entire Templars with him.
That arrogant Halias will soon devour the royal palace, but the stupid King is making a mistake in Meridy, so it's absurd.
Edipa, who had been waiting in the de Haan Knight, stepped forward a little earlier.
"Are you going back right away?"
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