A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The reason why Garlan was surprised by the appearance of King Kamos was because King Kamos had been going out to fight before that, and it meant that it would take several days before he could return to the royal city.

Unexpectedly, both Heymos and King Kamos returned to the royal city ahead of schedule.

Therefore, these two people, who had just returned from the expedition, had not seen each other for a long time. When they met for the first time, they expressed their "kind greetings" to both parties with a ritual of violent physical contact.

The above are the words Garlan complained to his female chief the next morning.

All of a sudden, Taputi was amused.

Her long black hair was tied behind her head, and the milky white moonstone jewelry with a sky blue luster adorned her temples, making the female officer more mature and beautiful.

While laughing, she tapped the crimson rune paste with a snow-white quill.The extremely bright red red ointment is made of impatiens juice, ruby ​​powder and cinnabar, and only the royal family can use it.

Tapti used the crimson rune paste to draw a symbol of Shamash's protection on Garlan's forehead.

The seal on the forehead is a symbol of noble status, and only the royal family and upper-level nobles have the right to draw the seals of the gods on their foreheads.

There are many kinds of sigils of the gods. As for which sigil to use, it basically depends on one's own preferences.However, the occasion must be followed, otherwise, drawing a seal symbolizing the power of the God of War at a happy banquet will be regarded as contempt and provocation to everyone.

And most of the sigils that Taputi drew for Garlan were Shamash's guardians.

As for why...

The prince's skin is fair, the crimson sigil is the best match~~

The above is the answer given with a smile by the female officer who is obsessed with dressing up her little prince every day.

Gallan: "..."

Oh, as you please.

This was the heartfelt voice of Garlan who had completely given up struggling under Taputi.

Anyway, over the years, he has been numb.

After all, except for his shortcoming of being keen to dress up, Taputi is an excellent female officer no matter how you look at it.With her here, the affairs of his palace are properly arranged, and everyone acts in an orderly manner, so he doesn't need to bother at all.

"However, I have heard that the reason why King Kamos left the army and came back early is because the people of Tasdar will arrive at the royal city tomorrow."

As the magistrate spoke, she weaved a small crown of olive branches and leaves carved from malachite and gold thread into the prince's golden hair.

"He's coming back to meet the Tasdars."

As she spoke, she looked left and right at her beautiful young prince, with a satisfied expression on her face.

"Tasda?"

Garlan thought for a while, and quickly remembered.

This is a neighboring country of Aaron Landis, and it is said that its military power is quite strong.

When Garlan walked out the door of the bedroom, he immediately saw Heymos standing in the courtyard waiting.He was standing by the fountain under the statue of the Star Goddess, looking up at the falling fountain, wondering what he was thinking.

Looking at that place, Garlan felt a little guilty.

He still remembered that when he misunderstood Heymos long ago, he told Heymos that he hated him.

I don't know if Heymos stood there pondering because he remembered that incident.

As he was thinking about this in his heart, Heymos under the fountain turned around and walked towards him.

The black-haired prince, who was showing off his sharpness yesterday, has changed into light everyday clothes today. Although he is still full of vigor, he looks much softer in light-colored clothes, like a sharp knife has been sheathed and settled down.

The original rune of God of War between his eyebrows has been replaced with the seal of the sky-blue God of Wisdom, Solga.

"What are you thinking there?"

Garlan couldn't hold back, and asked in a low voice.

Seeing Garlan staring at him with a little guilty look on his face, Huimo suddenly laughed.

very nice.

he thinks.

In front of this boy, he was always able to smile happily, as if the boy's sunny and carefree mood was passed on to himself.

He raised his hand, like before, stroking Garlan's blond hair skillfully.

He said, "What? Now that I know what I did wrong at that time?"

Garlan's eyes wandered to the side, pretending that I didn't understand, and then his head was rubbed again.

"I'm very vengeful."

Heymos smiled and raised his eyebrows jokingly.

"I will always remember it in the future. Do you understand, we Aaron Landis 'Wise Prince'?"

There was nothing in front of him. As soon as he uttered the last sentence, Garlan, whose eyes were wandering away, felt as if he had been pricked by a needle. He almost jumped up.

"Who told you that?"

"Already known, 'Wise...'"

Before he could finish his sentence, with a snap, Garlan's two hands had already slapped his face, covering his mouth with force.

"do not talk."

With an embarrassing expression on his face, the boy covered Heymos' mouth vigorously.

Every time he heard the title given to him by the people of the so-called king city, the hairs all over his body would tremble.

【The Wise Prince】.

This title is really embarrassing no matter how it sounds.

The partial students Taputi and Kaihuos seem to like this name quite a bit.

The wrists of the hands covering the opponent's mouth were grabbed and pulled away.

Heymos, who was holding his wrist, looked down at him with his height, the corners of his eyebrows raised.

"Sealing other people's mouths and prohibiting others from speaking, this is not what our 'sage prince' should do."

Garlan, who had his hands grabbed, looked up at him and stared at him. His puffed up look was like a kitten whose fur had blown up. It was so cute that people couldn't help but want to tease it a little more.

Being thundered and furious by Heymos' mouthful of a 'sage prince', Garlan stared at Heymos for a while, then suddenly, his eyes rolled, and then he showed a brilliant look at Heymos. smiley face.

"You seem to have a point."

The blond little prince said with a smile, "But no matter what I do, I can't compare to you, Your Excellency the 'Black Knight of Hell' who came back from the north?"

Garlan, who had a smile on his face, shouted from the bottom of his heart.

Come on, hurt each other——

And his tricks of hurting each other were indeed very effective, and the sound of "Hell's Black Knight" made the corners of Heymos' eyes twitch slightly.

Then, very simply, he let go and raised his hands in surrender.

"I was wrong, I apologize, I admit defeat, please stop here."

"Row."

In the first round, Prince Garlan won the victory against Prince Heymos with an absolute advantage.

The maid who was a follower of the goddess Avdomyr and stood beside her quietly with her head bowed silently said this in her heart.

Garlan, who didn't have to continue hurting each other, was also relieved.

Speaking of which, he was also very puzzled, why every time he went out of the palace to play, there would definitely be accidents, and those bad things just rushed towards him crying and shouting.

Ximuer once said that he has always been lucky, maybe he is the one protected by the goddess of luck, Garlan heheed twice.

No, he is definitely the son of doom.

The bad luck physique that will cause accidents when going out.

By accident, he probably has been with Xie Muer for a long time, and he has been infected with the priest's obsessive-compulsive disorder. If he doesn't solve the things that hit him, he will feel uncomfortable. Looking at those poor people, he can't bear to leave them alone. .

So, he solved everything that came up.

As a result, after a long time, he inexplicably became a "wise prince" in the mouth of the people of Wangcheng...

Jia. (Son of Misfortune) Er. (An accident will happen when you go out) Lan said he didn't want to talk.

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Tasdar is located in the northwest of Aaron Landis, on the Niah Plain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and half of the remaining side is bordered by Aaron Landis.

This country is small, probably less than one-fifth the size of Aaron Landis.But, as small as it is, this country is not to be underestimated.

If the cavalry of Aaron Landis is famous all over the world, then Tasda has the most powerful infantry recognized by the world.

With [-] Tasta heavy infantry, you can conquer the world.

This is how Tasta's infantry is praised on the mainland.

Fortunately, although the Tasdar people have a strong military force, they have always had close diplomatic relations with Aaron Landis and are one of Aaron Landis's important allies.

It is precisely because of this that King Kamos hurried back to the royal city.

Garlan had only heard of this country from books and the knowledge taught by his mentor, and had never seen the Tasdar people with his own eyes.The people of Aaronlandis are very friendly to this neighboring country. He heard from the maid that when the Tasdar people entered the royal city today, many citizens cheered on the street to welcome them.

Looking at the sky, it was already night. Although King Kamos arranged a dinner to welcome the arrival of the Tasdars tonight, it was not very formal, it was just a banquet for the leaders of the Tasdars.Then, the other Tasdar people should be resting in the guest palace now.

Well, I have to take a sneak peek.

The prince who couldn't hold back his curiosity thought so, and made a decision without hesitation.

The prince tied up his blond hair and put on an ordinary bodyguard outfit, and slipped out over the wall with ease.

Relying on his familiarity with the palace, Garlan slipped through a secluded path to the vicinity of the palace outside the palace that was specially used to receive guests.Because it was already night, the sky was dark, and there were not many guards patrolling the palace, so he slipped in successfully, hid in the hidden path in the courtyard and looked out secretly.

The huge courtyard is full of Tasdar people at the moment. They spread out in twos and threes, or gather together to drink, or stay in a quiet place and talk in a low voice.

Garlan looked left and right, and immediately couldn't help feeling emotional.

It is indeed a country that claims to have the strongest heavy armored infantry. Looking at those Tasta fighters, they are all tall and strong, with a strong body.

But this is no wonder, because Tasdar is a completely militarized country, and all Tasdars have to receive strict military education since childhood. A brave and fearless warrior.

At this time, two Tasdars were walking towards the hidden woods while talking, and Garlan quickly walked a few steps into the deeper forest path.

He saw the two Tasdar men standing in the woods and talking, both of them were smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.

Looking at it, Garlan always felt a little weird.

I can't explain why, but I always feel that the way these two people talk is very strange.

Although he couldn't understand Tasdar, he just felt... the way these two people were talking... the way they looked at each other with affection...

Ok?

What words did he use?

With affectionate eyebrows?

The two big men looked like ghosts!Why did he use such an inexplicable word?

Just when Garlan was crazily complaining about himself in his heart, when he looked up again, he was instantly dumbfounded.

I saw that the two Tasda men had hugged each other and kissed passionately, like a couple in love.

No, what, wait!

Two big brothers!

Although the place where you are standing is a bit remote, it is still very conspicuous. People on the other side of the courtyard square can see it even if they pay a little attention. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by your companions?

Subconsciously, Garlan, who was worried about the two parties who he didn't care about in the passionate kiss, raised his eyes to look at the courtyard square.

Sure enough, someone has already seen this, not just one or two.

Garlan was suddenly tense.

However, the uproar he expected did not happen. The few Tasdar people who saw this side glanced casually, and then turned their eyes lightly, as if they saw something that was perfectly normal. things.

Garlan even saw a Tasdar man give a deep kiss to his companion next to him after looking at him.And only now did he discover that most of those Tasdar people sitting in secluded places were in a state of intimacy, no matter how they looked, they looked like a pair of lovers.

Gallan: "???"

……

What happened?what did he see

where is this place?

where is he?What is he here for?Why is his mind blank...

Just when Garlan was so shocked by the scene in front of him that he was in a daze, a big brown hand suddenly stretched out from behind and covered his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, another arm wrapped around his shoulder, and he was dragged behind the wall next to him.

As soon as he looked up, Garlan saw the familiar golden-red eyes looking down at him.

Heymos covered his mouth with one hand, put his index finger in front of his lips with the other hand, hissed softly at him, and then let go of his mouth.

"That... that is... Hey... Uh, he, they are..."

Pulling Heymos vigorously, pointing with one finger in the direction of the courtyard where the Tasdar people were, Garlan, who was stunned by the scene just now, stuttered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Heymos patted his head, as if to comfort him.

"It seems that Ximuer didn't tell you the customs of Tasda."

He said, "I originally wanted to ask Taputi to remind you a little bit tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to sneak here tonight."

"Tasda customs?"

Garlan was at a loss.

What custom?

"Yes, the Tasdar people have a very different custom from other countries."

"They valued same-sex romance and fought with gay people on the battlefield as the purest Tasdar spirit. When they went out to fight, they and their lovers were usually inseparable," Heymos said.

He paused, looked at the young man who looked at him blankly with his head up and his eyes wide open, and stroked his cheek comfortingly.

"Most Tasdar people here are couples, so it's normal to be a little more intimate."

He comforted softly.

"You just get used to it."

Gallan: "..."

His eyes were already in a dull state.

He only felt that there was a bang and a big thunder was blowing down, which made him dizzy. At this moment, the young man had only one sentence in his head.

How could it be possible to get used to it!