(EP.177)Sand #2
177 – Wind and Sand #2
Kasim, Prince of Turki.
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No, it’s now the king’s younger brother, Wangje.
When I think of him, I can only remember that he was a loud, noisy, frivolous man.
I actually met him only once, but he was so flashy that I couldn’t forget him, even if I intentionally tried to forget him.
First of all, to explain him, it would be better to talk about the Turki Kingdom.
To put it simply, the Angmar family, which was the royal family of the Angmar Kingdom, and the Tanak family, the royal family of the Turki Kingdom, are in fact very distant relatives.
Should we say that we have one root as our ancestor?
Thanks to that, the Turki Kingdom was invited to events at the Angmar Royal Palace, although it was a small country and sometimes an enemy.
Yes, I was invited.
when was it
It was a day in June, the Victory Day to celebrate the anniversary of driving away the Demon King Angmar.
A grand celebration was held at the court of Monarch City while I was struggling for a long time as Ira’s assistant.
At that time, King Suleiman, the king of Turki, who defeated the demon king Solomon several times during siege battles, was also invited.
But the old king Suleiman was weak and instead visited the court in his stead, the young prince of Turki and the brilliant sorceress Qasim.
—Look, and worship. The only son of the great king, Kasim Tanak-!
I can still vividly remember the moment when countless elephants, tigers, camels laden with treasure, or gorgeous lacquered slaves crossed the city gates.
-Oh my God, look at those. What kind of beast is that big?
– That’s an elephant. But it’s very strange that elephants are strewn with jewels.
– That’s right, it’s flashing. Was the Turki Kingdom so rich?
-I heard that you discovered some great oil in the last war. what was it Did you say public oil?
A young prince riding on a tiger’s back and wearing a sword and staff adorned with jewels and gold leaf on his waist. Indeed, the prince of the sand and oasis was something like that, and he lamented.
It was still the same today.
slurp.
A splendid banquet hall prepared in the Great Hall of Gracia, the city of the church.
Instead of a crown, on the man’s head who opened the door, a turban studded with jewels shone.
The half-opened white silk clothes, the rings and gold jewelry on the neck, arms, and fingers must be expensive, needless to say.
Red hair and red skin. But the shimmering blue eyes are as sharp as those of birds of prey. Are you now in your twenties or mid twenties?
A cheerful man full of youth even by pretending to be. The king, who seemed to have never experienced failure, entered the banquet hall and spread his hands to the left and right.
“Oh, noble Queen Tarantera. On such a fine day, we should thank our God for giving us such a precious meeting!”
It was exaggerated gestures and tone like a theater actor, but as soon as he looked at it, Ira lost her relaxed attitude and kicked her tongue.
“You are so frivolous, Cassim. Even after being so upset that day, you still haven’t stopped playing clowns, have you?”
“It’s still stinging. But by nature a beautiful flower has thorns.”
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Cassim, Prince of Sand, pulled out his chair and sat down.
“So, it seems that the statement about being in the Ark was true. Oh my gosh.”
He seemed unbelievable that Queen Aira was leaving the court of Monarch City to seek instruction in a foreign institution.
But his attention now shifted away from the queen, Aira, and toward me, sitting next to her.
“Tae-kun, it’s been a while. You look a lot better than the last time we met. How is the elephant I gave you as a gift? White elephants are rare.”
“The white elephant… , Anyway, how are you? Prince Cassim.”
Kasim raised a finger in my greeting.
“Thanks for the greeting, but there are some things I need to correct. Not a prince, but a king. Now I am no longer the king’s son, but the king’s brother.”
Also, were the rumors true?
Saladin had two children.
The first of them is Serazade, known for being wise. And the second was the big and arrogant Kasim.
However, to say that Qasim became king would mean that the first Serazade was seated on the throne. To say that a princess becomes an empress in Turki, a traditional country where men are superior and macho.
I couldn’t believe it, but looking at Cassim’s attitude, it seems certain.
Aira mocked him.
“You have lost your throne, Cassim.”
“Queen Ira, if you and I had been married, this body would be sitting on the throne by now. But hey, it’s already happened. There is also a sense of emptiness.”
According to the three sons of the Turki court that I had planted, Kasim was originally greedy for the throne. So I guess that’s why he was persistently courting Aira.
If he married Aira, the queen of Angmar, of course, Cassim’s influence would increase, and he would have been able to defeat his clever sister Serazade and become king.
Kasim sighed as if he was really sorry.
“Ira, if it were you, you would have been proudly claiming the position of best wife among my five wives.”
“Huh-.”
With a long nose, Ira leaned against the backrest and closed her eyes. Just by looking at Kasim, he began to get annoyed and could not stand it.
“I will be away for a moment.”
Shh.
Soon after, Ira got up from her seat and disappeared somewhere. As a result, the only ones left here are me and Kasim.
* * *
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“So this time, Bormis, ah, Bormis is the 7th mistress of this body. An Angmar person, with blonde hair and white skin, very pretty. Anyway, Bormis. I came here asking to see a white tiger.”
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Casim was talking non-stop. Most of them are proud of themselves.
How pretty are their wives and how many lovers do they have? They were given pearls as big as an eye candy–the whispered stories.
Do harem men have to cherish and love their wives so much? As someone with a harem motto, it was quite helpful, but-.
If it stays like this, I think I’ll have to listen to his bragging all day.
“Anyway, I’m glad you seem to be doing well.”
“It’s okay. Why would my sister even kill this body sitting on the throne? Even half-siblings have the same blood as their father.”
“okay.”
“This body, on the other hand, was startled. No wonder the queen has left the court and is living a humble life in a foreign land like this. Is this what you planned?”
“What would I have done?”
“You are humble. It’s a virtue that this body doesn’t have. So, it must have been your thoughts that I called this body to this place. Perhaps you have a request for something?”
Indeed, it seems that Cassim wasn’t even that stupid. Seriously, even though this man looks like a frivolous and light clown, he is an Archmage who has reached the 5th rank. Being a wizard is a job that requires a smart mind.
“The queen hates this body. No matter what the problem, there is no need to call this body. Even if the world were to perish and there were only two men and women, she would bite her tongue and die rather than choose this body.”
I know it well. Is that really the case? However, it was not polite to immediately agree there, so I decided to deny it once.
“Ah, maybe.”
“No, this is the truth. Such a queen called me-. This means someone other than her has called me. And, as far as I know, you are the only one who can do that.”
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Casim was smarter and more self-objectifying than I thought.
At Angmar’s court, he just looked like an arrogant and disrespectful bastard, but looking at it this way, he was quite a wise man.
“Why does such a smart person continue to bow down to Aira and be rejected?”
It was a question that could be a bit rude. But Kasim laughed as if he had heard an interesting story.
“It could be a bit of a political story. I don’t want to talk with you, my friend, on a nice day like today. But if you want to hear it, I’ll tell you.”
swish. Kasim, who looked around, covered his mouth with his palm and spoke as if he was only talking to me secretly.
“If we do well, maybe we can get the throne of Angmar.”
“The Throne of Angmar?”
“okay. Our Tanak and Angmar families have a common ancestor. But now that Angmar is gone, who do you think has the right to their legacy?”
Did that really happen?
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Casim seemed to be interested in the heritage and relics of the Angmar dynasty, the same Iphraim family. That argument was a bit plausible.
“Originally, what belongs to the father is given to the firstborn. Ismail, the ancestor of our Tanak, is the eldest son of Ibraim. Don’t you think you have a right to receive good things?”
“But, was it not Isaac who lost Ephraim? Ismail is… .”
“Are you the bastard because you are the son of a servant? Well, some people say that. Values change depending on the way you look at them. It is an unchanging fact that he is the first son of his first wife.”
“It is.”
Anyway, to summarize, it seems that the courtship was entangled with political views in many ways. Ira terribly hated and loathed a person with a scheme behind her like this.
It was only natural for Kasim to be treated harshly and to be different.
After talking for a while, Kasim slurps the hot tea placed in his cup, probably because of his thirst.
“Hey, that’s damn hot. Why are you drinking something so hot?”
“Yeah… . I just cooked it.”
“Anyway, well, now that I’ve been so pushed by my sister, I’ve put this and that down. There’s no more reason to clown and court your queen.”
“okay.”
“So, can I ask you a question about this body now? I’ve been curious about it since a while ago, so I couldn’t hold it in.”
“That’s right.”
Do you have any questions about how Aira came to Ark? What Kasim talked about when thinking about that was a different story.
* * *
There were rumors of three things in the Turki Kingdom.
First the sand.
The land of Turki The Alpine Wilderness was a vast but useless land. There are lots of sand and rocks, and the whole world is golden yellow in the blazing sun.
The people of Turki loved the beautiful desert landscape, but the fact that the desert itself was a barren and desolate place has not changed.
The second most abundant thing in Turki is jewels.
There were many rocky caves underground in the barren desert.
There are ore containing mana, and the people of Turki refine it and sell it to foreign countries.
In particular, Angmar, a neighboring country, even waged a war to claim the jewels of Turki.
And finally, the third item many in Turki is beauty.
From barefoot dancers with jingle, squealing ornaments around their thin waists or ankles, to emerald-eyed beauties who mysteriously covered their faces with colorful silk cloths-.
Many women covered their bodies with beautiful veils, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.
So men had to have the imagination to infer and imagine the face covered by the thin fabric.
The only people who could freely expose their faces were high-ranking royalty or married women, or in front of their husbands.
It is strictly forbidden to marry face to face.
In that sense, the Prince of Sand, Kasim, had a good eye.
An eye for finding gemstones in the sand. A discerning eye that can find gems in gemstones. An eye that can find beauty among women hidden behind a veil.
It was one of the most basic elements of becoming the ruler of the barren land of Turki.
Although he didn’t brag, Sun Guan could be proud that he was superior to his older sister Serazade.
To be honest, when he arrived at Angmar’s banquet hall, he couldn’t help but be surprised.
Perhaps because the country is large, there are many talented people who can be called raw stones.
On the one hand, the thought that the positions of Turki and Angmar might have changed, even envy entered.
‘If Ismail inherited everything. Originally, this country must have belonged to our Turki.’
What caught his eye was, of course, the queen called the flower of evil.
-Queen Ira von Tarantera is coming-! Everyone bows their heads… !
She was a very beautiful woman, as rumored.
A black diamond that has already been perfectly crafted rather than a raw stone. Sitting on the throne, she was already a finished product in itself.
A woman with exotic beauty.
I heard that you have excellent magic skills.
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Casim already had many lovers, but Queen Aira seemed to be well-deserved even if she became his lover.
But that was it. A beautiful and ephemeral woman. That woman will surely walk the path of ruin.
Because it was clearly visible to Kasim that there was a suspicious demon, the most terrifying of all spirits and demons, nestled in her head.
‘Is this the end of the long history of Angmar? If so, how Turki will deal with the division of Angmar will be important.’
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Cassim, a wizard and politician, quietly predicted the rise and fall of a neighboring country.
The most surprising moment in the kingdom of such Casim was when he found a man chasing after Queen Aira.
-Everyone is bowing their heads… !
A very strange man who doesn’t fit into Angmar’s court. Rather than being a man, he was a precarious existence somewhere between a boy and a young man.
Is fairy blood mixed?
You’re a half-elf, so you’re going to see something like that in real life. It was my first time as the Prince of Sand Qasim, so I was intrigued.
‘It’s an interesting gemstone.’
If Queen Aira had already been crafted to perfection, this was the unprocessed gem itself. That fact made Cassim’s heart interesting.
Even if he is not a wizard, it is certain that one day he will become an important figure in this royal palace.
The seasoned Kassim decided to do the anti-elf favor ahead of time in a very political sense as well as personal interest.
– Do you like elephants?
-Elephant… ?
It was for that reason that he gave the white elephant he loved as a gift.
‘No one hates elephants.’
When I met such a man again in the distant Arc of Gracia, a foreign country. Kasim was surprised to meet a half-elf who had been cut and trained in many ways.
How can a person change like this in such a short period of time?
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Compared to when he was crouching, his attitude seems more relaxed and the magic in his body is also quite different. The body, which looked like a mannequin, creaking and wretched, also has its own healthy complexion.
‘Great.’
He is a coveted talent No, now that we have lost the competition for the throne, there is no point in gathering talented people around us.
But Kasim was also a wizard before he was a king.
It occurred to me that the key to his growth, which was recently blocked in the fifth hierarchy, might lie in this sharp stone.
“I would like to ask you one question. How did you grow so fast? It’s the realm of magic. From the looks of it, it looks like it is slowly entering the 4th rank, or the 5th rank.”
“Five.”
At Kasim’s words, the half-elf trembled as if startled.
“You know me well.”
“I am confident in what I know. So what method did you use? Did you learn from Queen Aira?”
“No, I was taught by Hynax of the Sage Society.”
sage society Indeed, Kasim had also met the white-bearded Hynax before.
Did an old wise wizard teach this man? But that alone would not be able to achieve such rapid growth.
“I also toured the dungeons near the Ark.”
“indeed.”
Only then did Casim understand. I heard that there are many dungeons near this arc for some reason.
Heroes who explore such dungeons can improve their skills like a tree that has been given nutrients.
“Indeed, it was thanks to Solomon’s legacy.”
The dungeon is the legacy of the Archmage Solomon.
People didn’t understand why Solomon made so many dungeons, but Kasim seemed to understand the feeling a little.
It must have been made in order to carve a stone like the half-fairy in front of me. I don’t know why it is necessary to sharpen the stone.
Soon Kasim got up from his chair.
“My friend, Tae-oh. Have you ever had an exchange match with wizards? There is no other way to get to know each other as deeply as that.”