Gust (5)
Caravan Zite was able to gather his thoughts after a long time.
However, as if the shock he had so far hadn’t gone away, he occasionally bit his lip as he organized his thoughts.
“You want a wider view? … … this to me?”
It wasn’t that I didn’t feel the sincerity hidden in the word disappointment. What he felt just now was the feeling of a person who was truly disappointed in himself.
That’s why Caravan Zite was confused. Why were you disappointed in yourself? what did you expect Because I couldn’t even guess what it meant.
What emotions do you feel when you are in front of a strong opponent that you cannot understand or judge? … .
It was like a kind of fear.
‘I don’t know. I really don’t know.’
Moreover, the momentum was difficult to understand at all. In my memory right before I was imprisoned, there was no information about the first prince.
On the contrary, there were many reviews that said that he was weak, but he was not the kind of person who would have that kind of momentum.
… … It was at that time when I was organizing my mind that the caravan was getting more complicated.
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“Caravanzite.”
He heard a knock and someone came looking for him. And the one who came was, surprisingly, a man who had been a close friend for a long time and the crown prince who had abandoned him.
“… … .”
But he gave up his front seat without a word. Then, swallowing the uncomfortable feelings of love and hate, he treated him as a crown prince.
It wasn’t the affectionate look of the past in the form of close friends, much less the raw emotions from the prison. It was the same with the Crown Prince.
“… … Why are you here at this hour?”
“Duke of Zeit. I heard that you met the first prince.”
“That’s right.”
Maybe they both knew this would happen. So there was no more awkwardness. But being here was just the relationship between the crown prince and the duke.
“So, did the first prince of Esteban return to his homeland?”
“yes. We confirmed the wave of magical power generated outside the palace. The delegation has all returned.”
Caravan Zite, the Duke of Zite nodded.
In fact, the duke froze for a moment at that question, but he forcibly twisted his neck and patched up an answer. To the crown prince, such an appearance also seemed questionable.
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“What happened?”
“It’s nothing. I just talked to him.”
“But that was… … .”
… … no.
The Crown Prince stopped talking and shook his head. After all, what matters now is not that kind of thing.
“How was the first prince you met?”
“Depending on the meaning of the question, the answer will be different.”
“… … I wonder if he can be trusted.”
He was the person who saved Arendelle and hinted at the future plan.
So, perhaps as long as they were alive, Arendelle’s betrayal of him and Esteban would never have happened.
Even so, at least things related to the Federation Empire. So it was necessary to move carefully.
Duke Zeit, who understood the meaning, nodded.
“He is someone you can trust. And he has the ability to do that.”
“I’m sure you don’t know what it means to cooperate with Esteban.”
“Yes, I know. But my opinion doesn’t change. Even if working with him is about pretending to be with the Federation, he is someone who can be with him.”
“… … .”
The one who knew him best was Caravan Zite, who had an indirect exchange through strategy or conversation. So I couldn’t help but believe it.
“… … That’s right, then if you say it the other way around, it would mean that you shouldn’t pretend to be with Esteban.”
“He is the man who controls the invisible battlefield from his seat. The terrain, enemy movements, and even the situation inside Arendelle. It is no exaggeration to say that I know everything. Cheating with such a person will bring harm to Arendelle.”
It was said that he was a man more to be feared than the Federation Empire sharpening his blade close by.
This man named Caravan Zeit… … At least as far as he knew, his sense of the battlefield was superior to anyone else.
So close to instinct.
But what on earth did he see in the first prince, so he could say that?
Of course, the Crown Prince had no way to know that.
“… … don’t worry Cooperating with Esteban behind the scenes and claiming neutrality is an opinion that my father and I also agree with.”
“It is the right choice.”
After a moment of silence, the Crown Prince spoke again.
“But then, should I just sit back and watch what they are doing?”
“You mean the Commonwealth?”
“Yes.”
Anyway, due to their tricks, the northern part of Arendelle collapsed. Furthermore, without the help of Prince 1, the damage was so great that it would have been impossible to revive.
Didn’t you actually expect it to take years or more just to repair the damage? It was natural for the crown prince to be angry.
“Even if we cover this case, we need a way to at least harm them. This is also an opinion that my father agrees with.”
“… … okay.”
Caravan Zite’s eyes flashed as he listened to the story.
“Then how about this one?”
“what… … .”
A strategy that could damage them in the future or right now.
Caravan Zite spewed out the thoughts that came to his mind, and the Crown Prince expressed surprise and admiration.
“… … Right. There was a way.”
“I’ll be thinking about the detailed strategy for the time being.”
“Okay. I trust only you.”
According to what I’ve heard, I’m sure I’ll be able to inflict enough damage on them.
That was the moment when the crown prince nodded in satisfaction.
Chijijijik-!
“… … .”
The communication magic orb in the crown prince’s arms cried briefly. The Crown Prince took one look at Caravan’s face and then took out the magic tool.
The origin was the eastern part of Arendelle.
“What is going on?”
-I, Your Highness… … ! It’s a big deal!
“… … big deal?”
The Crown Prince’s expression changed seriously.
The Commonwealth Empire, what tricks did these guys play again?
If that’s not the case, this time it’s not the Federation Empire, but the eastern countries attacking… … !
However, at the voice that followed, not only the Crown Prince but also the Duke of Zeit could not help but be surprised.
-Do, the passage connecting the eastern part has been restored.
“… … what?”
-In the canyon, the storm that blocked the straight trade route with the East has stopped!
“… … !”
The expression of the crown prince, who slowly lowered the arm holding the magic orb, was deeper in thought than before.
Straight trade routes with the East… … Tavar Gorge… … .
But it’s definitely… … .
“It seems that there was a request from the first prince to be banned… … .”
The Crown Prince was speechless.
… … okay. Immediately after the face-to-face meeting with the King of Arendelle at the time, the reward that the first prince demanded was nothing else but passage to the forbidden land.
It was an incomprehensible request to them to mention passage to a place where no one could pass, and where no one could survive.
That’s why they also expressed concern at first, but in the end it was what he wanted.
and… … He had returned abruptly to the palace as if nothing had happened, literally as if he had departed.
So at that time, whether it was in this battle or not, I just thought he was preparing something else… … .
However, the fact that the storm in Tabar Gorge had stopped at this moment.
“How… … .”
This clearly meant that Prince 1 was involved in something.
That, too, to something that calmed a storm of unknown origin that had not been uncovered for decades.
“Allen, Esteban… … .”
The crown prince, speechless, shuddered. And it was the same for the duke.
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Woo-woo-!
“Hey, this is… … !”
“… … Palace?”
“Eh, back to Esteban!”
The delegation party, which appeared with a flash of light, realized that the place they had returned to was a familiar place, forgot their dignity and fell into astonishment again.
“Oh, it wasn’t a dream… … .”
I didn’t feel it. I have already traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers in one day.
Even though they didn’t move a single step. If it didn’t feel like a dream, it would be a lie.
Even more so, what about the people watching them?
“Huh!”
“Look at that! The nobles who disappeared have appeared!”
“Viscount Reneda… … Baron Fennec… … It is indeed the nobles appointed as Arendelle’s envoys!”
“Huh! How could this happen… … Those nobles really went to Arendelle through authority?!”
Upon hearing the news that the aristocrats had disappeared at once, the crowds were shocked to see the truth.
Three days ago, the first prince suddenly proposed dispatching an envoy to Arendelle.
It was natural for the nobles to wonder, but they let it go. It must have been the feeling that the 1st prince would again engage in eccentricities.
It was today that the delegation to be dispatched was decided.
However, on that day, on that very day, the first prince gave the order to depart. In a situation where no preparation was finished, he literally told me to come only with my body.
At least with the common sense they know, they can’t understand.
That’s why everyone was shocked, doubted, and some even angered.
Some saw this as an opportunity.
-Going to Arendelle in one day!
-What are you thinking… … .
– What the hell do you think of a servant!
-No matter how much the first prince was, he crossed the line this time.
and… … This was the result of that absurd order.
“Am I really supposed to believe in the existence of the Archmage who appeared in Esteban… … !”
The nobles were so astonished. And such astonishment continued until the envoys came to their senses and moved.
“Hey, look! Wait a minute and see!”
“What the hell just happened?!”
At least it was clear that the people who knew best about this event were those who had disappeared into the light and reappeared.
Unfortunately, however, Prince 1, the cause of all this, and the ‘Great Wizard’ hidden in the mystery were not visible.
Even so, a day that was noisier than ever was drawing to a close in the royal castle.
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“Sending an envoy to Arendelle.”
My father’s serious voice resonated in the office. My father, who was lost in thought, looked at the diagonal across the street and said,
“Now, it will be like making your existence known to the world.”
Where that gaze was directed, there was a man wearing a robe.
Even her face went backwards in time and became younger, and even her momentum changed, but there was no way she could forget the old-fashioned atmosphere she had seen for decades.
“… … Lord Elade.”