It was bad enough that he met the Crown Prince, but he was even more annoyed when he greeted him warmly.
“...”
Perdes looked at the Crown Prince with a sour look on his face.
The same was true for the Crown Prince.
A situation where neither party likes the other.
Then he could have just passed by, but the crown prince looked at Perdes blankly as if he had something to say.
On the other hand, Perdes tried to ignore him and pass by, but the crown prince sneakily blocked his way.
“...What are you doing?”
“Where have you been?”
“I asked what you were doing now.”
“Were you really in the Tesis territory?”
“Is it the imperial way of speaking to ignore the other person’s questions and only say what you want to say? That is truly an amazing way of speaking. It makes sense that people would listen to the imperial family even if they didn’t feel like it.”
As Perdes sarcastically criticized, the Crown Prince's face grew more and more distorted.
Although it was obvious to anyone that he had an angry face, Perdes was not at all scared.
“Am I wrong, brother?”
Rather, he got on his nerves by using terms he didn't like.
At this, the Crown Prince glared at Perdes as if he was going to eat him at any moment, then closed his eyes tightly as if trying to calm his mind and took a deep breath.
When the Crown Prince opened his eyes again, his expression was much more stable.
“As you may already know, someone has been producing a large quantity of counterfeit gold coins, causing chaos in many ways. Voices criticizing the royal family are growing louder by the day.”
He continued to explain in a calm voice.
“But I caught you because I was so shocked and absurd that you didn’t even try to solve the problem. I also wondered what on earth you were doing.”
“Hey. I didn’t know you were that interested in me.”
Perdes again got on his nerves by calling him brother, but the Crown Prince only wiggled his eyebrows and showed no reaction.
If it were Chernosser, he would have screamed right away, but it's different.
Well, it's not right for a guy of the Crown Prince level to show his emotions to this extent.
“I think you’re mistaken. What I’m interested in is not you, but your actions. Even though it’s only half, you’re also a Prince, so if you do something strange, the entire royal family will be cursed.”
“Oh, really. You’re worrying about nothing.”
“If you had behaved properly, I wouldn’t have done it.”
What the hell is this?
Perdes crossed his arms and tilted his head.
“What did I do wrong?”
“A lot. Right now, other people are struggling to solve the problem of counterfeit gold coins, but you’re out playing.”
“I’ve never gone out to play.”
Rather, he had busier days than when he was here.
“And I am a Prince and cannot participate in politics, so what good will it do me to be here?”
To prevent the decentralization of power, Princes other than the Crown Prince were strictly forbidden from participating in politics.
“Oh, are you by any chance giving me the right to participate in politics?”
The Crown Prince's expression distorted miserably at the metaphorical expression of asking for the Crown Prince's seat.
“Don’t get off topic, Perdes.”
“I'm joking.”
Perdes was about to say that he would not take the position of Emperor's dog even if it meant giving him the chance, but he thought it would be making too much of a big deal out of it, so he didn't say anything.
Then Adele might get into trouble.
“So where have you been all this time?”
“I was in the Tesis territory.”
“Don’t lie. No one saw you there.”
“I guess so. I haven’t seen the others either.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Instead of answering, Perdes shrugged his shoulders.
At that moment, a man who appeared to be the Crown Prince's attendant approached and reported.
“I heard that Duke Leopold went out a little while ago.”
“Find out where she went.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The servant disappeared at a brisk pace.
'Have you come to see Adele?'
Perdes' eyes narrowed.
He was about to tell him to go his way since he had nothing more to say, but he couldn't do that now that he knew the Crown Prince's purpose.
“Why have you come to see Duke Leopold?”
The Crown Prince laughed.
“Do you think I should tell you why?”
“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to. You can always ask her later.”
"Haha."
This time, he tried to get on his nerves again, but the Crown Prince laughed as if he found it amusing, so Perdes frowned as if he had gotten on his nerves instead.
“Why are you laughing?”
“I laughed because it was funny that you were so interested in something as simple as playing house.”
“Playing house?”
“Yes. You and Duke Leopold, wasn’t it a fake relationship that was formed for your own purposes?”
Did you know that?
He had been eyeing Adele for a long time, and he thought the Crown Prince might have noticed, and his prediction was right.
That means the Emperor knows too.
'So that's why you kept pushing for marriage.'
They're worried that Adele and Perdes will break off their engagement.
He never directly forced him to do anything like that.
He told him to hurry up and have a baby, but that was it.
There was never any pressure to get married.
Usually, marriage is considered more important than children, but why did the Emperor want children first?
Do you think that if you have children, you will naturally get married?
I don't think so.
“Of course, I understand that you had no choice but to hold Duke Leopold’s hand even though you didn’t want to.”
What the hell is this?
When Perdes woke up from his thoughts and looked up, the Crown Prince smiled.
“If you wanted to escape the palace, which was like a prison to you, you had no choice but to hold Duke Leopold’s hand.”
“...”
“But remember.”
The Crown Prince opened his eyes wide and grabbed Perdes' shoulders.
“You are the Prince. No matter how half you are, that fact does not disappear. So, for the sake of the royal family, not that woman... ”
“That’s an interesting story.”
Perdes cut the Crown Prince off and ripped his hand away violently.
“You pointed your finger at me and cursed me, calling me a bum wearing the Prince’s mask, not a Prince, and now you’re saying that?”
“You still remember the things I said when I was young and didn’t know anything.”
“A young age where you don’t know anything?”
Perdes snorted.
“I was young at the time, but my brother was already an adult.”
“It’s already the past.”
The Crown Prince responded shamelessly.
“Even if we keep it in our hearts, it won’t help either of us, so let’s just forget about it and get along well from now on.”
That was the best bullshit he's ever heard.
No, Perdes frowned at the trashy words that were so shameful that they were worthy of being called bullshit.
It was annoying that the Crown Prince was pretending to be friendly, but what was more annoying was his true feelings.
There must be a reason why he's suddenly acting friendly.
That too has a very dark ulterior motive.
'What on earth are you planning?'
Perdes stared at the Crown Prince's unfortunate face, trying to gauge his intentions.
The Crown Prince also stared at him without avoiding his gaze.
While they were staring at each other as if they were having a staring contest.
“There you are, Perdes.”
When he heard a bright voice from behind, Perdes immediately turned his head.
Adele smiled brightly and approached Perdes.
“It’s been a long time, Duke Leopold.”
Even for a moment, when the Crown Prince spoke to her pretending to be friendly, Adele stopped in surprise.
Perdes frowned and glared at him.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince was there too.”
“I came to see the Duke. But you weren’t in your room, so I was wondering what to do. I’m glad to meet you like this.”
“Hmm, I see.”
Adele tilted her head slightly, looking slightly uneasy.
“If you’re not busy, can we talk for a moment?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think that will work.”
No matter how busy you are, if the Crown Prince asks to talk for a moment, you will make time.
When Adele refused without a moment's hesitation, the Crown Prince looked at her with a slight bewilderment.
Perdes openly laughed at that stupid expression.
“No... you say it can’t be done?”
“Yes. I have another engagement right now, so I cannot give Your Highness the Crown Prince any time.”
“It will only take a moment.”
“Then let’s do it here.”
The Crown Prince kept his mouth shut, wondering if that was difficult.
In the meantime, Adele, who had been closing the remaining distance, gently grabbed Perdes' hand as if wrapping it around him.
Perdes' eyes widened slightly at the sudden contact.
He looked down at Adele, but Adele continued speaking while looking only at the Crown Prince.
“Unless you have something urgent to do, please don’t come by without prior notice. That’s also polite.”
“...”
When Adele talked about manners, the Crown Prince nodded without saying anything even though he was dissatisfied.
Only then did Adele look up at Perdes.
Perdes met her eyes and flinched for no reason, looking down.
He didn't do anything wrong, but he had a strange feeling that he had done something terribly wrong.
“Then I’ll take my leave now, Mr. Perdes.”
“..."
“Lord Perdes?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry. Yes. Let’s go.”
So Perdes reacted somewhat foolishly, but he never let go of the hand he was holding.
“...”
Perdes looked at the Crown Prince with a sour look on his face.
The same was true for the Crown Prince.
A situation where neither party likes the other.
Then he could have just passed by, but the crown prince looked at Perdes blankly as if he had something to say.
On the other hand, Perdes tried to ignore him and pass by, but the crown prince sneakily blocked his way.
“...What are you doing?”
“Where have you been?”
“I asked what you were doing now.”
“Were you really in the Tesis territory?”
“Is it the imperial way of speaking to ignore the other person’s questions and only say what you want to say? That is truly an amazing way of speaking. It makes sense that people would listen to the imperial family even if they didn’t feel like it.”
As Perdes sarcastically criticized, the Crown Prince's face grew more and more distorted.
Although it was obvious to anyone that he had an angry face, Perdes was not at all scared.
“Am I wrong, brother?”
Rather, he got on his nerves by using terms he didn't like.
At this, the Crown Prince glared at Perdes as if he was going to eat him at any moment, then closed his eyes tightly as if trying to calm his mind and took a deep breath.
When the Crown Prince opened his eyes again, his expression was much more stable.
“As you may already know, someone has been producing a large quantity of counterfeit gold coins, causing chaos in many ways. Voices criticizing the royal family are growing louder by the day.”
He continued to explain in a calm voice.
“But I caught you because I was so shocked and absurd that you didn’t even try to solve the problem. I also wondered what on earth you were doing.”
“Hey. I didn’t know you were that interested in me.”
Perdes again got on his nerves by calling him brother, but the Crown Prince only wiggled his eyebrows and showed no reaction.
If it were Chernosser, he would have screamed right away, but it's different.
Well, it's not right for a guy of the Crown Prince level to show his emotions to this extent.
“I think you’re mistaken. What I’m interested in is not you, but your actions. Even though it’s only half, you’re also a Prince, so if you do something strange, the entire royal family will be cursed.”
“Oh, really. You’re worrying about nothing.”
“If you had behaved properly, I wouldn’t have done it.”
What the hell is this?
Perdes crossed his arms and tilted his head.
“What did I do wrong?”
“A lot. Right now, other people are struggling to solve the problem of counterfeit gold coins, but you’re out playing.”
“I’ve never gone out to play.”
Rather, he had busier days than when he was here.
“And I am a Prince and cannot participate in politics, so what good will it do me to be here?”
To prevent the decentralization of power, Princes other than the Crown Prince were strictly forbidden from participating in politics.
“Oh, are you by any chance giving me the right to participate in politics?”
The Crown Prince's expression distorted miserably at the metaphorical expression of asking for the Crown Prince's seat.
“Don’t get off topic, Perdes.”
“I'm joking.”
Perdes was about to say that he would not take the position of Emperor's dog even if it meant giving him the chance, but he thought it would be making too much of a big deal out of it, so he didn't say anything.
Then Adele might get into trouble.
“So where have you been all this time?”
“I was in the Tesis territory.”
“Don’t lie. No one saw you there.”
“I guess so. I haven’t seen the others either.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Instead of answering, Perdes shrugged his shoulders.
At that moment, a man who appeared to be the Crown Prince's attendant approached and reported.
“I heard that Duke Leopold went out a little while ago.”
“Find out where she went.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The servant disappeared at a brisk pace.
'Have you come to see Adele?'
Perdes' eyes narrowed.
He was about to tell him to go his way since he had nothing more to say, but he couldn't do that now that he knew the Crown Prince's purpose.
“Why have you come to see Duke Leopold?”
The Crown Prince laughed.
“Do you think I should tell you why?”
“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to. You can always ask her later.”
"Haha."
This time, he tried to get on his nerves again, but the Crown Prince laughed as if he found it amusing, so Perdes frowned as if he had gotten on his nerves instead.
“Why are you laughing?”
“I laughed because it was funny that you were so interested in something as simple as playing house.”
“Playing house?”
“Yes. You and Duke Leopold, wasn’t it a fake relationship that was formed for your own purposes?”
Did you know that?
He had been eyeing Adele for a long time, and he thought the Crown Prince might have noticed, and his prediction was right.
That means the Emperor knows too.
'So that's why you kept pushing for marriage.'
They're worried that Adele and Perdes will break off their engagement.
He never directly forced him to do anything like that.
He told him to hurry up and have a baby, but that was it.
There was never any pressure to get married.
Usually, marriage is considered more important than children, but why did the Emperor want children first?
Do you think that if you have children, you will naturally get married?
I don't think so.
“Of course, I understand that you had no choice but to hold Duke Leopold’s hand even though you didn’t want to.”
What the hell is this?
When Perdes woke up from his thoughts and looked up, the Crown Prince smiled.
“If you wanted to escape the palace, which was like a prison to you, you had no choice but to hold Duke Leopold’s hand.”
“...”
“But remember.”
The Crown Prince opened his eyes wide and grabbed Perdes' shoulders.
“You are the Prince. No matter how half you are, that fact does not disappear. So, for the sake of the royal family, not that woman... ”
“That’s an interesting story.”
Perdes cut the Crown Prince off and ripped his hand away violently.
“You pointed your finger at me and cursed me, calling me a bum wearing the Prince’s mask, not a Prince, and now you’re saying that?”
“You still remember the things I said when I was young and didn’t know anything.”
“A young age where you don’t know anything?”
Perdes snorted.
“I was young at the time, but my brother was already an adult.”
“It’s already the past.”
The Crown Prince responded shamelessly.
“Even if we keep it in our hearts, it won’t help either of us, so let’s just forget about it and get along well from now on.”
That was the best bullshit he's ever heard.
No, Perdes frowned at the trashy words that were so shameful that they were worthy of being called bullshit.
It was annoying that the Crown Prince was pretending to be friendly, but what was more annoying was his true feelings.
There must be a reason why he's suddenly acting friendly.
That too has a very dark ulterior motive.
'What on earth are you planning?'
Perdes stared at the Crown Prince's unfortunate face, trying to gauge his intentions.
The Crown Prince also stared at him without avoiding his gaze.
While they were staring at each other as if they were having a staring contest.
“There you are, Perdes.”
When he heard a bright voice from behind, Perdes immediately turned his head.
Adele smiled brightly and approached Perdes.
“It’s been a long time, Duke Leopold.”
Even for a moment, when the Crown Prince spoke to her pretending to be friendly, Adele stopped in surprise.
Perdes frowned and glared at him.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince was there too.”
“I came to see the Duke. But you weren’t in your room, so I was wondering what to do. I’m glad to meet you like this.”
“Hmm, I see.”
Adele tilted her head slightly, looking slightly uneasy.
“If you’re not busy, can we talk for a moment?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think that will work.”
No matter how busy you are, if the Crown Prince asks to talk for a moment, you will make time.
When Adele refused without a moment's hesitation, the Crown Prince looked at her with a slight bewilderment.
Perdes openly laughed at that stupid expression.
“No... you say it can’t be done?”
“Yes. I have another engagement right now, so I cannot give Your Highness the Crown Prince any time.”
“It will only take a moment.”
“Then let’s do it here.”
The Crown Prince kept his mouth shut, wondering if that was difficult.
In the meantime, Adele, who had been closing the remaining distance, gently grabbed Perdes' hand as if wrapping it around him.
Perdes' eyes widened slightly at the sudden contact.
He looked down at Adele, but Adele continued speaking while looking only at the Crown Prince.
“Unless you have something urgent to do, please don’t come by without prior notice. That’s also polite.”
“...”
When Adele talked about manners, the Crown Prince nodded without saying anything even though he was dissatisfied.
Only then did Adele look up at Perdes.
Perdes met her eyes and flinched for no reason, looking down.
He didn't do anything wrong, but he had a strange feeling that he had done something terribly wrong.
“Then I’ll take my leave now, Mr. Perdes.”
“..."
“Lord Perdes?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry. Yes. Let’s go.”
So Perdes reacted somewhat foolishly, but he never let go of the hand he was holding.
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