North x Northwest

stacked on the bed.
Some were spread out at random, some were torn, and some were thrown upside down.
Liloa sighed and patted the blanket.
She understood how upset her brother must be now.

The noble families of the empire frequently hosted or participated in salons.
One of those salons consisted of a small event organised to showcase the successor’s talent by publicly attending their lessons.
The guests were mostly nearby nobles, peers, and those who had studied under the same teachers.
Despite the fact that the spotlight was on a young child who has not yet come of age, it was an event that had to be carried out without neglect, even if it seemed minor, as it was related to the family’s dignity.
That was the reason why numerous academic lessons, excluding archery and horsemanship, were held in preparation for this public gathering.

The lesson presented this time was a history lesson by Viscount Bombre.
However, Liloa’s brother had never been a serious student and he didn’t change his lax attitude when preparing for this event.
He had a habit of causing trouble or skipping classes.
The Viscount, resentful at it, publicly humiliated him by putting up difficult questions.
Her brother, who was asked a question he didn’t know, was embarrassed in front of the 20 people watching.
As time passed and he still couldn’t answer, their father kicked his chair back in anger and left the hall during class.
It was only natural for the boy to retreat to his room, trembling in shame.
Furthermore, their father ordered him to find out the correct answer by evening.
As he was forbidden to ask for anyone’s help, it goes without saying that her brother was deeply troubled.

Looking at the state of his room, it seems that he still hasn’t found the answer.
With dinner less than half an hour away, Liloa knew how she could help her poor brother.
That’s why she ran to his bedroom while trying to avoid their father’s eyes.
She whispered the answer close to the blanket like she was sharing a precious secret.

“Brother.
The answer is Mehquis Ulami.”

There was no answer from the boy under the blanket.

“Brother.
Viscount Bombre seemed to ask for an object, but the answer is a person.
Mehquis Ulami!”

Perhaps her older brother couldn’t hear her, so she bowed down further.

“Mehqui…”

He suddenly took off the blanket and asked sharply.

“How do you know that?”

“I read it in the library.”

He raised the blanket again as if he didn’t trust her answer.
Liloa examined the backs of different books that had fallen around the bed and eventually picked one up.
She carried the heavy book to the bed, opened it, and found the desired page.

[ “The king consulted the Sage Basseur to conquer Özen.
‘Wise servant, where should I set foot on?’ Basseur said; ‘Retrieve the Spear of Glory… The day of light will spread gold across Özen’…” ]

The boy jumped up and snatched the book Liloa was reading.
She groaned as the book was ripped out of her small hands, but he didn’t care.
Her brother, who had been staring intently at the pages, soon threw the book away.

“In which part does it say something about Mehquis Ulami? The King couldn’t solve the riddle after all!”

“The Spear of Glory is not a weapon, but a person’s name.
The last remaining King’s Spear, the glorious knight Mehquis Ulami, was imprisoned for treason! He had already spent 15 years in prison before the conquest of Özen began, but because of his sentence the King couldn’t reinstate him, so they changed his name.
In the next chapter, there’s a part alluding to General Triumph… Yeah! There.
If you read that, you can tell that it’s Ulami.”

The boy, who had his spirit raised, looked at Liloa with curious eyes.
In response, Liloa rolled her eyes innocently.

After that, for a while, her brother called Liloa and asked her questions whenever he had time.
When she answered correctly, he praised her and gave her candy.
Whenever she answered a very difficult question, he gave her a beautiful headdress or doll she’d never seen before.
Ten-year-old Liloa, so intoxicated with the recognition of her only brother, forgot that it was about the content of a book she’d read secretly, and enthusiastically boasted of her knowledge.

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