A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Although His Majesty the Emperor tried to get his beloved collection back, and although Heimos tried to beg for the crystal stone bracelet that he didn't quite understand but just wanted, both of their requests were rejected by the current owner of the bracelet. Dismissed.

Garlan resolutely took the crystal stone bracelet for himself.

joke! How can these dark histories be seen by others?

He has seen it all, and there are images of him secretly shedding tears, accidentally falling when walking, and imagelessly stuffing bread into his mouth in a hurry.

That guy from Cayjos even recorded the video of him wearing a student uniform for the first time when he entered middle school, being too sleepy in class and dozing off secretly and then being scolded by the teacher, and even going to work in a restaurant and wearing the uniform.

I'll settle the score with Caihos when I have time!

His Royal Highness the Prince recorded this deeply in his heart.

At the moment, Kehos, who is busy checking the two guards outside, is still unknown.

It had been delayed all morning, because there were still political matters to deal with, so His Majesty the Emperor, who had been deprived of his beloved thing, could only leave first with great grievance.

Of course, before leaving, he repeatedly told Tapti to take good care of Garlan.

Looking at Kamos's leaving figure, Tapti's face turned slightly cold.

She already knew what happened when His Majesty and the Prince returned to Aaron Landis yesterday. His Majesty might not have noticed anything because of his thick nerves, but she could see it.

Someone took advantage of her absence to deliberately target His Highness the Prince.

In her original arrangement, she considered that the prince had grown up among commoners and was probably not used to being served by others, so she deliberately did not arrange too many people to greet him.

At the same time, he also ordered not to have too many people swarm forward, and only let two people come forward.

After all, the prince was still young and had little experience. He would definitely feel nervous and uncomfortable when suddenly surrounded by so many people.

But the behavior of the maids yesterday... seemed like someone deliberately led them to surround him, hoping to make the prince feel embarrassed or even make a fool of himself in public through this unexpected behavior.

There was even a maid who deliberately mentioned the prince's civilian background in front of everyone. To put it nicely, she was worried that the prince would not be able to adapt to this place, but the subtext was to tell everyone that this prince would not be able to get on the stage.

There is obviously someone behind all this.

He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the prince had just come back and was not used to the place, and he wanted to secretly suppress him and force him into chaos quietly, so that others could form the impression that this prince was incompetent.

You know, once the initial impression is formed, it is not easy to change it.

Tapti thought deeply, then turned to look at Garlan.

However, what surprised her was that the prince did not fall into this trap.

Whether it was his demeanor or anything else, he showed no sign of stage fright.

The prince acted as if he had lived in this environment since he was a child, and his aura was no less than that of His Majesty the Emperor.

Tapti frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.

Obviously I have watched this prince grow up, but now, there are many mysteries about the prince.

For example, he suddenly fell into a coma for more than half a month.

For example, the hair color turned to blonde during the coma.

For example, after waking up, compared with the childish boy before, both his demeanor and aura have changed a lot.

besides……

It is said that when the prince returned to Aaron Landis, the heavy rain and thunderclouds over the Guardian Sea automatically opened a road, as if to welcome him, something like a miracle.

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[Aaron Landis, The Stars of the Earth, the Realm of the Gods. 】

[After thousands of years, the sons of the gods will return to this immortal kingdom. 】

Unexpectedly, the chief priestess suddenly remembered the prophecies recorded in the ancient divine books.

That oracle that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Tapti turned back and met those golden pupils.

The young man looked at him, his golden eyes were like the sun in the clear sky at this moment, so clean and transparent that no shadow or dust could be seen.

He smiled at her, his smile as bright as his eyes.

The countless doubts in her heart gradually dissipated, and Taputi looked at the young man's eyes softening.

Even though there were too many mysteries surrounding this prince, no matter what, he was indeed the child she watched grow up.

Since ten years ago, she has been accompanying His Majesty, watching the child grow up and become an adult little by little, until he returned to Aaron Landis.

I am happy for his growth and sad for the hardships he has suffered, just like looking at my own child.

"Prince, although Your Majesty did such a thing, please don't be angry with Your Majesty."

Although she unceremoniously tricked Kamos when she first met Garlan, looking back now, she explained to Kamos with a smile.

"His Majesty has been very happy since he first learned of your existence ten years ago."

"He really wants to see you, but in order not to put you in danger, he can only endure it."

"He can't participate in your growth, so he can only watch the images sent by Kaihos like this and watch you grow up. He just wants to accompany you to grow up in this way."

The head priestess looked at Garlan tenderly.

She said: "Prince, please believe that your Majesty loves you very much, more than anyone else."

Looking at Tapti, Garlan laughed.

"I know."

He said.

"But, Tapti..."

"yes?"

"Are you sure that Brother Wang only has one bracelet? He doesn't hide any others?"

"……I am sure."

"Oh, all right."

"…………"

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Night falls once again.

Garlan touched the little milk lion that was already sleeping soundly in his arms, and then placed it on the soft cushion in the corner of the room.

Since meeting again, Nerga has been particularly clinging to him, following him wherever he goes.

As long as he stood still, Nerga clung to his ankle.

During lunch, a maid came over and wanted to take it back to the lion garden for dinner, but it refused to be taken away. It whined at Garlan and looked at it pitifully with its watery eyes. Looking at Garlan makes people feel soft just by looking at him.

So Garlan let it stay in his room.

After working hard all day, I am now asleep.

Today, Heimos was busy all morning. In the afternoon, Tapti, the chief priestess, stayed in the palace and gave him a general introduction to the current situation of Aaron Landis and explained it in detail. Teach him the things he needs to pay attention to.

While Tapti was teaching him, Heimos had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Although his eyes were lowered, Garlan knew that he must have listened to everything Tapti said.

After all, the current world two thousand years later is an extremely unfamiliar world to Heimos.

However, although Brother Kamos temporarily let Heimos go in the morning, he still did not let him go completely so easily.

Just after dinner, Camos sent someone to call Heimos to the martial arts training ground, and said that if his body became rigid and he lost his previous abilities, he would be disqualified from being a personal guard.

Well, I don’t know who will win if Brother Wang and Heimos fight now.

When the king's brother was alive, Heimos was inferior to the king's brother.

But the current Heimos is the evolved version of Emperor Heimos. He has been fighting in the north and south for more than thirty years. His force value has reached the maximum value, and he may not lose to the king brother.

So, the result is...

Although he was extremely curious about the outcome of this battle, the emergency make-up lessons for the head priestess had not yet ended, so he could only continue to stay in the room and continue to teach miserably.

During this period, Kayhos came back and reported something to Tapti.

Garlan guessed that when he came back, he was secretly teased and showed his authority, and then he was spied on.

It seems that his arrival harmed the interests of some people.

Garlan thought to himself.

However, in the minds of these two people now, they are still ignorant, harmless beings like little white rabbits who need to be carefully cared for.

Therefore, the conversations between them avoid themselves.

Um.

Two thousand years ago, the Wise King, who was known as the just and sage of Shamash and the wisdom of Solga, said that this kind of treatment that he had not enjoyed for a long time made him feel strange.

...But it’s not a bad feeling.

Anyway, now that there is the king brother in front of him, the chief priestess and others behind him, and Aaron Landis is at peace as never before, Garlan thinks that he just needs to be a carefree prince who doesn't understand anything.

After all, he doesn’t even have to take the exam now~~~

Well, there's nothing wrong with just being a silly and protected person.

Speaking of which, can his dream of traveling around the continent of Aaron Landis, which was not realized two thousand years ago, be realized this time?

Although it seems like I have to bring one more person with me.

After thinking about it for a long time, the sweet and silly prince looked at the time and felt a little depressed.

Heymos was called over by Brother Kamos to teach him a lesson... no, it was a sparring session. That's right, he had been sparring for an hour or two.

Seeing that the sky was now completely dark, after Tapti left, he soaked in the hot springs for a long time and played with Nerga for a long time. He began to feel sleepy, but Heimos had not been released yet.

He yawned repeatedly.

He didn't get enough sleep last night, so he sat on the bed in a daze for a while. In the end, he couldn't resist the attack of sleepiness, fell down on the bed, and fell asleep in a daze.

Not long after Garlan fell asleep, the door was pushed open and a tall figure walked in under the night sky.

Heimos, who was forced by Camos to "accompany him to exercise" for more than an hour, came back after taking a bath because he was sweating a lot. At this moment, there were still water drops falling on his dark hair. , there are also shallow water marks on the cheeks that are slowly sliding down.

As soon as he entered the door, his eyes fell on Garlan who was lying on the bed.

The boy was sleeping deeply, with his eyes closed. The room was very quiet, and almost no sound could be heard.

The soft light shines on the young man's face, and the thin, hanging eyelashes cast light shadows on his fair cheeks.

Plop!

Heimos' heart suddenly beat violently, almost bursting out of his chest.

His expression suddenly changed, he stepped over three steps at a time, grabbed the sleeping Garlan, and shook him vigorously with an almost panicked expression.

"Garlan!"

he shouted.

The voice was so hoarse that it stung as if gravel had been rubbed against the throat.

Not long after falling asleep, Garlan was suddenly shaken awake. When he opened his eyes, he was met with those golden-red pupils. Heimos stared at him, his eyes were red, and the eyes were soaked with blood. It almost seemed like it could bleed.

It's shocking at first glance.

With that almost desperate look in his eyes, maybe if Garlan opened his eyes just one second later, he would completely collapse and break into pieces that would never be put back together again.

Garlan was stunned when he met those eyes.

After Garlan opened his eyes, those eyes that seemed to be stained red with blood improved a little, but they were still staring at Garlan.

It was as if he was afraid that if he blinked, Garlan would close his eyes again and fall asleep like two thousand years ago, never to wake up again.

Garlan could feel that the hands of Heimos holding his shoulders were shaking.

The fingers holding his shoulders were shaking violently.

Heimos looked at Garlan for a while, exhaled, then leaned over and hugged Garlan tightly.

He closed his eyes and pressed his face against Garlan's cheek, feeling the warmth of the skin he touched.

When he saw the boy with his eyes closed, his blood almost froze, and his body eagerly absorbed the warmth from the body in his arms.

It's warm.

he thinks.

The person in my arms is still warm.

He said this to himself repeatedly, but still couldn't control the trembling of his fingers.

His heart seemed to stop beating again at that moment.

In front of this person, he was always vulnerable.

Being held tightly by Heimos, Garlan raised his head, blinked slightly, and suppressed a little sadness seeping out of the corners of his eyes.

He thought for a while, took a deep breath, and then patted Heimos on the back, signaling him to let go of him.

He got out of bed and took Heimos' hand.

"follow me."

Garlan said.

Heimos was a little confused, but he still subconsciously followed Garlan who was leading him.

Gallan and Heimos jumped through the window, climbed over the wall from behind, and sneaked out of the palace.

Dodging the guards who patrolled the night, he took Heimos to the large and suspended platform on the upper floor of the palace by relying on his memories of the previous day.

The golden spaceship was parked on the platform, bathed in the silvery moonlight, reflecting its fine luster.

It stood quietly, as if waiting for its owner to arrive.

Garlan walked up first.

He stood on the boat and held out his hand to Heimos.

"Come up."

Heimos, who originally felt a little strange to see this ship made of pure gold and decorated with gems, actually parked on a suspended platform, looked at Garlan, took Garlan's extended hand, and jumped on board with a slight jump. Spaceship, standing next to Garlan.

Garlan touched the gold bracelet embedded with the Shamash Stone on his hand.

The spacecraft shook.

Heimos, who didn't know what was going on, almost reflexively reached out and hugged Garlan into his arms, protecting him tightly.

Garlan rolled his eyes, leaned into Heymos' arms and smiled.

Immediately afterwards, under the surprised gaze of Heimos, the golden spaceship slowly floated from the platform and flew towards the night sky.

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The night was silent.

The night sky is vast.

Countless morning stars shine in the night, like a river of stars, spanning the entire sky, dazzling.

The golden spaceship flew slowly in the night sky, and below it was the endless land.

The golden wings were bathed in starlight, shining with magnificent brilliance, as if they were glowing.

A huge city surrounded by several rings spread out on the ground, with the water of the Enki River flowing in it, rushing to the end and falling into the sea.

Garlan stood on the bow of the ship, looking down at the ground beneath his feet.

The night wind blew, causing his golden hair to flutter in the dark night.

After a while, he turned back and smiled at the man behind him.

"Does it look good?"

he asks.

Heimos quietly watched the boy's smile in the night.

His eyes softened, and the blood in his eyes gradually became lighter, and his pupils were stained with a light golden sheen, perhaps due to the starlight refracted by the spacecraft.

He nodded.

"nice."

he said, raising the corners of his mouth.

Then, he took a step forward and stood in front of Garlan.

The distance between the two of them is so close that as long as they lower their heads, their hair will be intertwined.

"Garlan."

Heimos shouted softly.

After waiting for more than two thousand years, I finally found my beloved. But there was always an uneasiness deep in his heart that could not be erased.

Looking at the young man in front of him, he always felt unreal.

He eagerly wanted to confirm the reality before him, and wanted to confirm that this person really belonged to him.

Holding Garlan's shoulders, Heimos looked at Garlan deeply and eagerly, wanting to speak.

"I……"

Just as he started, Garlan suddenly raised his hand.

"you shut up!"

The young man shouted decisively.

Heimos: "………………"

The romantic atmosphere in the night sky full of stars a second ago was shattered when Garlan shut up and could no longer stick together.

But the young man who broke such a good atmosphere was not aware of it and continued to talk to himself.

"I think there might be a curse on you, a curse that will definitely lead to failure if you just ask for love."

Gallan stared at Heimos and said seriously,

"If you open your mouth now, maybe the spacecraft will malfunction and fall, or there will be sudden lightning and thunder and strong winds, or even a meteorite will fall from the sky and hit us."

Heimos: "..."

"So, I think you'd better shut up and don't say anything."

Garlan's words made Heimos purse his lips tightly.

He didn't say anything, he just looked at Garlan with a hint of accusation in his eyes, looking very aggrieved.

It's obvious that I fail every time because you reject me.

He said it with such dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Looking at Heimos staring at him accusingly, Garlan smiled.

He smiled and stretched out his hands to cup Heimos's cheeks.

He said: "In order not to fail, this time, let me do it."

Seeing Heimos' stunned look, the golden eyes of the young man who spoke curled up, filled with smiles.

It's so sparkling.

Even the brilliance of the thousands of stars around it cannot compare to its brightness.

"Heimos."

Garlan softly called the name of the man in front of him who had been rejected countless times but still stubbornly pursued him.

A man who is so persistent that he can no longer let go.

"follow me."

"accompany me."

"You will become the most important thing in my life."

"From now on, share everything with me for the rest of your life."

Heymos' pupils seemed to tremble slightly at this moment, and something surged violently in his eyes.

Garlan stared into those golden-red eyes that seemed to be filled with the hottest red lava in the world.

He spoke, his words low like an oath.

"Heimos."

"I will love you until..."

The young man stood on tiptoes, raised his head, and pressed his kiss to the other person's lips.

He said: "...until the moment your and my souls dissipate from this world."

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The night was silent, and the golden spaceship was still flying slowly in the night sky.

Only the starlight in the sky fell on the golden spaceship, and also fell on the two people hugging each other and kissing each other deeply on the bow, as if they were integrated into one body, casting a shallow shimmer on them.

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【I swear. 】

【As long as your soul and mine still exist in this world, I will always love you. 】

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