59 – Meeting (1)
Approximately a few days have passed since then.
Naturally, there was quite an uproar in the public after that day.
None other than the death of the prince.
How could there not be chaos on the continent?
However, everyone only knows that the prince was killed by demons.
That’s because it hasn’t yet been revealed who exactly killed him.
Of course, except for the main characters.
“Hmm.”
Rhein von Lionel is called the current emperor.
He was lost in thought as he looked at the words written on the paper.
‘The Great Wizard.’
An archmage who has more influence than anyone else on the current continent.
Considering the achievements he has made on the continent so far, it is not unreasonable.
Because the objects and magic he created led to the development of the continent itself.
Will it be said that he has more influence than the emperor himself?
‘I never thought the Archmage would be directly involved.’
An archmage who was directly involved in the imperial fight.
He was usually less interested in the world than anyone else.
He killed Ban, the current second prince.
“Ram.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
In an instant, an old man wearing a suit appeared in front of him.
Then, the emperor looks at him and says.
“Let them know that a meeting will be held in four days regarding Ban’s death.”
“?!”
The next moment, Ram’s eyes opened wide.
He didn’t know that there would be an imperial meeting once a year or not.
And this was not the end.
“Ask the Archmage and Liza to participate this time as well.”
“Are you talking about both of them?”
“Yes.”
“I understand.”
With those words, he quietly disappears.
The emperor slowly closed his eyes and thought.
This meeting will not be quiet either.
***
A few days have passed since I discovered Lisa’s identity.
Originally, I had planned to hear her situation from her that day.
But.
-Kael, is it possible for us to talk this weekend instead of today?
No other than she said that.
At first she tried to refuse, fearing that she might disappear again.
However, she struck first.
-You don’t have to worry. Because you won’t run away like last time.
-Yes. I get it. Then, let’s meet this weekend.
With those words from her, he broke up with her.
And the weekend that we had been waiting so long for came.
I headed to her meeting place.
The meeting place was a cafe known to be quite popular at the academy.
“Welcome.”
As we entered the store, an employee came towards us and bowed her head.
I nodded roughly and looked around.
‘There it is.’
The next moment, Lisa sits in a certain spot and waits quietly.
I quietly approached her.
“You arrived quicker than I thought.”
“I told you. “I’m not running away this time.”
“Hmm. “You didn’t ask me to do more than that?”
“That’s right, I was waiting until you came.”
I never thought I would be treated like this.
I scratched my cheek feeling embarrassed.
“I’m sorry.”
“That’s enough. “What are you going to eat?”
“Iced chocolate, please.”
“····Your tastes aren’t much different from before, are they?”
“Hmm.”
I cleared my throat at her words.
I never imagined that you would still remember my tastes.
“Then what are you going to drink?”
“I’ll drink this.”
She points to black coffee.
When I saw that, I laughed.
“You’re still acting like an adult like before.”
“Oh, no. “I eat it because I really enjoy it.”
“Hmm. “You’ll see.”
With those words, I sat down across from her.
Then, he called an employee.
“One iced chocolate and black coffee.”
“Yes, please calculate.”
I tried to take out the check crystal ball as if it were obvious.
But at that moment.
“Please calculate with this.”
Risa, who was in front, stepped forward and calculated.
As the employee disappears, she gives a shallow smile.
“You helped me, but I should at least count this.”
“Okay. I get it. “Then can we move on to the main topic right now?”
“Let’s get straight to the point?”
“I’ve been waiting for several days.”
“Ha. Yeah, well. First of all, as you know, my identity is…”
She trails off and looks around her.
I guess he did it because he was afraid someone might be listening.
“You don’t have to worry. “The barrier has already been set.”
“As expected of an archmage, he’s fast. Yes, my identity is the princess. “To be exact, she is a princess born to a maid.”
“······.”
When I heard her say that, I frowned without realizing it.
Because I expected some afterword.
“Looking at your expression, I guess you expected it? “I was kicked out by the imperial family?”
“Yes.”
“Well, that’s actually it, I’m thinking of doing that now. Because I was born to her mother, who was her maid. “I probably seemed like a thorn in the side of the royal family and other nobles.”
“······.”
“But I wasn’t harassed or anything like that. Even though they said I was kicked out the moment I was born, they even took care of me with money and things like that.”
I guess he still had a conscience.
I swallowed my words and asked one question.
“I understand that. But why did Ban kidnap you?”
“Maybe it’s because of my strength.”
“Was it something like that?”
After hearing her answer, I immediately understood.
The magical power she showed was on a different level from that of ordinary royal family members.
She calmly stated that if she had been an official member of the royal family, she would have taken the position of emperor unconditionally.
“Wait a minute, who were your parents when you were young?”
“Oh, both of them are acquaintances of my mother.”
“Then who is your real mother?”
“He died when I was young. “After he passed away, those two helped him.”
When I hear her say those words, I remember seeing the royal road every time she was young.
At the time, I thought it was just because she missed the royal capital, but it turned out that she was missing her mother who lived in the royal capital.
“Can I ask one more thing?”
“Hmm?”
“Was there a reason you left without saying a word that day?”
“Ah, now that I think about it, that may be an excuse, but I didn’t want to hurt you.”
“Damage?”
“Yeah…As you saw a few days ago, Ban was looking for me, right?”
“····No way?”
“Yes. “He said he was looking for traces of me, so I had no choice but to leave.”
“······.”
After hearing her words, she was immediately convinced.
Now that I am the Grand Mage, it doesn’t really matter whether I get involved with the prince or not.
However, at the time, I was just an ordinary person.
Probably from Lisa’s perspective, she didn’t want to let it be known that she was friendly with me.
‘Was it something like that?’
Without even knowing that, I just thought she had broken up with me.
If I think about it now, there is no such dark history.
‘I feel embarrassed for no reason.’
He tried to deny the dark history of the past and quickly changed the topic.
“Then what happened to the teacher?”
“Oh, there are those acquaintances I mentioned before, right? It happened because they asked the chairman to do it. Well, my subject is history-related. “There was no major problem.”
“Is that so? “Then what about those two?”
“·····.”
She just answered my question with a gloomy smile.
It seems that her two people died while trying to save her.
After silently meditating, I quietly rummaged through my subspace pocket.
Then, he took out the pendant he had obtained before.
“I’ll give this back.”
“Huh? That?”
At that moment, she looks at her pendant and is startled.
I smiled wickedly while looking at that.
“He said he didn’t want to harm me, but he left traces behind.”
“Ahahahahaha. Well, because I missed it. But I didn’t think you’d actually find it?”
“I found this out through a request from someone around me.”
“Hmm. “Are the people around you the same people you saw last time?”
She narrows her eyes and looks this way.
I nodded to that question.
“Okay. “They are former colleagues.”
“·····There really have been more women around me while I haven’t seen him?”
“Hmm?”
“It’s the same with the warrior party, the students and the women I saw last time. “I don’t know if I’ll fall behind like this.”
I was embarrassed by those words for no reason.
“The drink you ordered has arrived.”
Suddenly, an old man comes over here and offers me a drink.
I narrowed my eyes at his appearance.
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“What is it?”
“As expected, you are the Grand Wizard. “I immediately realized that I was not an employee here.”
“What kind of ordinary person would use such silent walking techniques?”
“If you notice that, I guess the rumor is an exaggeration.”
“Huh? Ram?”
In a moment, Lisa opens her eyes wide as she sees the old man in front of her.
It seems like the two people know each other.
“It’s been a while since I saw you. Lisa.”
“Yes… But what’s going on here?”
“His Majesty the Emperor told me to deliver this to you two.”
“Huh?!”
She is shocked to hear Ram’s words.
I took the envelope he handed me without paying attention to her reaction.
Judging by the imperial emblem on the envelope, it appears that those words are not false.
“Then, I have finished my business, so let’s go.”
With those words, he quietly disappeared.
At the same time, I looked around for a moment.
Contrary to expectations, people around him behave as usual.
It seems that the old man named Ram used mental magic on the store owner.
‘I can’t believe this guy, the butler, knows how to use mental magic.’
Thinking like that, I opened the envelope.
Then, Liza and I checked the contents of the envelope.
When I saw that, I realized that I had come.
Just to summarize the contents of the letter in one word.
Attending the imperial meeting.
I guess I have to reveal my identity to the public now.