Chapter 123: Document Organization and the Second Prince
[space_man][space_man]Eld was sorting through documents with a sigh. Invoices, receipts, applications for battle injury compensation, and even paid leave applications were among them.
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[space_man][space_man]Eld used wind magic to float the documents and classify them by type. At that time, he thought it would be easier to put them in a box, so he asked Al if there were any spare boxes, but since there weren’t, he had Keirack fetch some.
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack doesn’t work at the North Front Line, so he can’t handle document-related tasks. Therefore, he was supporting the two.
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[space_man][space_man]”Speaking of which, Eld-kun, you approved Inicia’s accession to the throne, right?”
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack says cheerfully.
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[space_man][space_man]”You heard about that, Keirack-denka.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Ahaha, since Alderic is Al, I’m fine with Kei.
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[space_man][space_man]I can send letters, you know. They’re more stable than communication magic for delivering information.”
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[space_man][space_man]”It was a well-known fact that Inicia-denka would be the next king. I approved it in my name.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says without looking away from the documents.
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[space_man][space_man]”……Why didn’t Keirack-denka take the King Selection Exam? I’ve heard that most second princes usually take it……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Eld, stop talking about that.”
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[space_man][space_man]Al raises his voice.
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[space_man][space_man]”Don’t worry about it, Alderic.”
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[space_man][space_man]”No, it’s not that……”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s simple, I can’t have children.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld thought he’d heard something he shouldn’t have, just as Al had stopped him.
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[space_man][space_man]”A long time ago, when I was playing with Inicia, that idiot fell into the river, and when I helped him, I ended up drowning. I caught a cold because of that, and so on.”
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack speaks calmly, ignoring Eld’s astonishment.
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[space_man][space_man]”But I think it was for the best. I never wanted to be king anyway. But Inicia didn’t have any ‘color,’ so there was a certain number of people who wanted me to be king no matter what, and I found it troublesome even as a child.”
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack touches his hair. It’s a darker green than Al’s.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, after that, I became a diplomat who travels to various countries to support Inicia.
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[space_man][space_man]I’m on vacation now to see how my younger brother is doing.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Um…… I’m sorry……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld says apologetically.
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[space_man][space_man]”Ahaha, there’s nothing to apologize for. I just told you the facts.”
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack says with a laugh. Eld returned to his sorting work.
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[space_man][space_man]”By the way, Alderic, are you in touch with your other younger brother?”
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[space_man][space_man]Al sighs when he hears that.
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[space_man][space_man]”How am I supposed to get in touch with someone I don’t even know where he is?”
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[space_man][space_man]”That’s true. I haven’t been able to contact him since he became an adult.”
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[space_man][space_man]Al sighs again.
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[space_man][space_man]”Of course. A brother who takes advantage of his inability to have children to have local wives in every country, would that clean freak accept that?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Ah, I feel like I was told something like that before.”
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[space_man][space_man]”I’m similar, you know. I had a huge fight with him and he hasn’t spoken to me since.”
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[space_man][space_man]Al says, pointing at Eld. Then his face twitches. When Al looked at Eld, he was a little taken aback.
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[space_man][space_man]”Local wives in every country……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Sigh…… I didn’t want to talk about my brother because everyone gets weirded out when I do……”
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[space_man][space_man]Al held his head in his hands.