Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 513: A Small Favor
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Obviously, as the leader of the Duke of Star Lake’s personal guards, Mallos was not happy to see Thales welcome guests on the first day of his move into his new home.
However, as the second prince insisted while countless officials, servants and guards watched by the side, and Mallos also faced some degree of pressure (more or less) due to Young Master Karabeyan’s background, Kohen was still invited politely into the guest room, which had just been organized. Naturally, before that, Lord Mallos, the leader of the Duke of Star Lake’s personal guards, who was also known as the Watchman, did not forget to remind his prince that his guest was the heir of the Karabeyan Family.
And today was the first day of the prince’s return to the capital.
That had to mean something.
When he heard about these reminders, Thales could only smile numbly.
Then, he became tense, just like he usually was, to face the person who was in the guest room.
“I knew it. I told them that the prince has a good memory, and he would definitely remember me. He will not forget the time we fought the war together… I knew it…
“These years, I have been writing letters to you, Your Highness. But I do not know why you never replied to me until there was this one time I bumped into the son of the Caso Family when he came home. He told me that the Star Killer intercepted most of the letters that I wrote to you. What a bastard…”
Thales sat in the chair for the host while he watched Kohen as he talked nonstop. He swept a glance around the guest room that looked familiar to him while he tried hard to suppress his sentimentality.
‘Last time, while I was here…’
Kohen stopped talking. He looked at Thales as he fell into a daze. Then, Kohen raised his palms to measure Thales from his stomach to his chest before he said in surprise, “Ah, you grew taller?”
‘Grew taller.’
Thales looked at the chair he sat and thought about what happened six years ago.
‘Perhaps.’
At that time, when he sat there, his legs could not even touch the ground yet.
Thales remained silent for a very long time.
It was so long that Kohen did not know what to do but adjust his posture in the chair subconsciously.
“Yes.”
Thales finally spoke. His smile was faint and seemed to have some hidden meaning in it, “I have grown taller.”
But Kohen’s smile faded away.
He looked at the door that had been opened.
Over there was Mallos, who stood at the entrance with his arms folded over his chest and was smiling while he looked at his two subordinates. (“No, no, listen to me, I did not call him over…” From Doyle, who was nervous.) He would also occasionally watch the meeting in the guest room through the corner of his eyes.
The police officer behaved very cautiously. “Did I arrive at the wrong time?”
Thales shifted his sight.
Kohen scratched his head. “They do not look very happy, especially the leader. Over there, that one with the fake smile on his face…”
Outside the opened door was a maidservant who was about to serve some refreshments for the duke and the guest, but she was blocked by Mallos, who smiled gently with an arm raised. Doyle, who pulled a long face, and Glover, who was as stiff as usual, moved forward together and started to check the food.
‘Not very “happy”. Of course they aren’t,’ Thales thought indifferently.
Although he had not been in their company for very long, the moment he walked from the meeting hall…
Obviously, even Kohen had sensed something.
Thales forced himself to smile when he thought about this and Mallos’ words.
“That is Mallos, Tormond Mallos. He is the Watchman of the Royal Guards.’
“I see.” Kohen seemed to have come to a realization, and he seemed to be in awe. “He is the famous Mallos, huh?”
‘Mallos. Yes, this name sounds very familiar…’
Kohen tried hard to recall where he heard the name before. ‘Where did I hear about him?’
Thales composed himself, smiled, and said, “Do not mind him. He is just a bit stern. After all, this is my first day back here, and Mallos is the captain of my personal guards.”
Kohen immediately ignored the family name which he could not remember.
“Captain of your personal guards? Wow, Your Highness.” Kohen looked pleasantly surprised. He sized up the decorations in the guest room. “This must be of a higher standard than Northland, right?”
The police officer looked around excitedly. “Mindis Hall… I was brought here by my father once when I was young… He said that this is a good place and that it has great meaning.”
Kohen patted his chair happily. “Maybe the chair I’m sitting in right now has been sat by many famous people before.”
“Yes. six years ago,” Thales said in a nostalgic tone, “The Black Prophet sat in the chair you are sitting before.”
Kohen, who had been excited, became completely stunned.
Thales smiled faintly. He remembered the tense and aggressive meeting that year.
He wondered what his reaction will be if he faced Morat Hansen again after six years?
The prince clenched his fists subconsciously.
In his impression, the Black Prophet six years ago was mysterious and formidable, and he made people terrified of him.
But the him six years later knew that the Black Prophet was not that scary, no?
At least… the Black Prophet’s leg had been broken by someone before.
Kohen moved in a parallel fashion and switched to another seat without batting an eyelid.
“You might not believe me when I said this, but during the time my father brought me here, he was summoned by the crown prince. I suddenly needed the toilet, but the servant that had been leading me around had gone missing, and I could not find the toilet, but I suddenly discovered a vase at the corridor—”
“Ahem!”
Doyle coughed loudly while he brought the refreshments into the hall, and he was just in time to interrupt Kohen, who kept describing what had happened in the past without being aware of what he was describing.
Doyle spoke with a normal tone, but he gave a ruthless stare at the guest at an angle that Thales could not see. “Kohen, this is the prince’s dwelling place, and it is because of His Highness’ generosity that you are allowed to be the first to visit this place. Be aware of your manners.”
Kohen snorted and did not care. He had a look that said, “I know the prince very well”. While he watched Doyle leave, he took the teacup and drank the tea to put on a show of force.
In the next second, the police officer’s expression changed, and he vomited the tea back into the teacup.
“Ack, ow… Hod, hod, zo hod… he muzd have done id on purpoze…”
Kohen extended his scalded tongue and fanned it in a pathetic manner.
Thales was surprised as he watched the interaction between Kohen and Doyle. Then, he tested the tea from his own teacup.
‘Hmm, the temperature is just nice.’
Under Kohen’s indignant stare, Thales coughed to break the awkward atmosphere. “So, you knew Doyle for a very long time?”
“Hah, hah… Damn, Do…? Oh, You mean D.D?”
Kohen’s tongue finally recovered after much effort, and he could now speak properly.
“He is my… Um… grandchild from one of my great granduncle’s brother-in-law?” Kohen did not sound too sure. “Yes, I think so.”
‘Grandchild from one of my great granduncle’s brother-in-law?’
Thales was impressed that Kohen could remember.
Thales looked at Kohen’s bright blonde locks, then at Doyle’s dark blonde locks. His mood suddenly became a little better.
At least the depressed feeling he had when he came out of Renaissance Palace no longer loomed over his head like dark clouds, and it was no longer so heavy that it made it difficult for him to breathe.
“But, you should spend less time together with him, Your Highness.” Kohen’s expression changed. He moved in front of Thales before he whispered to Thales while he cast a glance at Doyle’s back, “That man is a playboy.”
‘Alright.’
Thales had a curious look on his face. His lips quirked up subconsciously.
‘Just based on the fact that they liked to gossip, they are truly relatives.’
“So… where is that young man from the Caso Family? The one who uses the single-edged sword?”
Kohen did not bother himself with this small interlude. He straightened his back and searched for the figure in his memories.
“Also that middle-aged man who smokes and is very good at scheming?”
Kohen scratched his chin and tried to recall before he said, “Including the mute who can use wind?”
Kohen paused for a moment before he asked doubtfully, “Wait, the mute is not here, right?”
‘Wya Caso.
‘Putray Nemain.
‘Midira Ralf.’
Thales seemed to be a bit absentminded.
But soon, the prince snapped out of his daze and answered perfectly, “They are still handling some of the matters I left unfinished at Northland, but soon, they will be back.”
Kohen sighed in relief and touched his own throat warily.
‘Yes, it will be better for me to not meet that mute.’
He watched Kohen’s expression before he looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings. Thales realized that he missed his old acquaintances even more with each passing moment.
After a few seconds, Kohen regained his vigor and became very excited, “It’s hard to imagine that we fought together at Northland six years ago…”
The warm attitude from the police officer toward the prince made him feel that he could not handle him.
“But… look at this place, Your Highness, you are now a duke! The Duke of Star Lake!”
Kohen took a deep breath and looked very happy. He seemed to have recalled something that made him proud and happy. “Even my father will have to bow to you now!”
‘But you didn’t bow to me.’ Thales rubbed his forehead in resignation.
“So, why is Mindis Hall chosen?”
Kohen patted the chair. His excitement had not been reduced at all.
“You are not an adult yet… Why are you not in Renaissance Palace?”
Thales wanted to answer, but he hesitated.
He gazed at the Royal Guards outside the door.
Thales thought of the story of the Mist King, who had come out of the palace to treat his disease. He smiled and said, “My… body is weak, and I am afraid of the cold. So, my father got me to stay here.”
Thales was a bit unhappy.
He suddenly realized that in contrast to six years ago, he could no longer treat his friends without having to be bothered about anything at all and without any reservations.
“Afraid of the cold?” Kohen stared at him in surprise. “But you stayed in the north for six years!”
Thales forced himself to smile. “Maybe that is the reason why they sent me back here, so that I will not die from the cold in Northland.”
Kohen was stunned.
He was full of doubt, and he sized up the prince in front of him again.
After a second…
“Ah!”
Kohen suddenly came to a realization and showed a bright smile.
“Your Highness, you must be joking!
“Afraid of the cold? You are the one who bravely broke into Heroic Spirit Palace and the hero who saved Dragon Clouds City!”
Thales could only continue smiling as his reply.
“However, you cannot trick me easily.” When he said this, the police officer’s eyes sparkled.
“So, how did you come back from Northland?”
Thales’ smile became stiff.
‘It’s another tough question.’
“Although the public announcement states that you were sent back politely by Eckstedt, and their king had even sent a formal diplomatic letter to send his respects to His Majesty at the same time…”
Kohen seemed to be pondering something. His eyes shone with a brilliant light.
“But I am a man who fought before in Northland and Western Desert, and I understand those places very well. So, I know that things are definitely not as easy as they seem.” Kohen smiled mysteriously.
Thales was shocked.
Unexpectedly, Kohen looked very confident and had no plan to keep questioning on him.
“I know.” The police officer snapped his fingers in great confidence. “This year, the chaotic battle of the Alliance of Freedom, the civil strife in Black Sand Region, and all the other things are just the surface of the real problem.”
Thales was surprised when he looked at Kohen who was in front of him.
‘Is he saying…?’
“The truth is that someone has planned all this secretly since a long time ago, all so that you can come back safely!”
Kohen waved his hand and showed a look that said, “I know everything, so you can stop pretending now.”
At that moment, Thales was suddenly startled.
‘What?
‘Kohen, when did he…
‘Is it the Secret Intelligence Department? Did Raphael tell him this?’
The police officer looked very smart. “Hehe, that’s not all. I also know that the person who set his mind on this plan and the planner of all this…”
Thales looked at the police officer nervously.
It had to be said that Kohen, who was in front of him, gave off a feeling that he was unfathomable, and he forced others to look at him differently.
Kohen stood up swiftly and said boldly, “… is you, Your Highness!”
The guest room became silent.
Only Kohen’s voice continued to echo in the guest room.
And the police officer remained in a dashing, valiant, and elegant pose, seemingly wanting to point out the main killer.
Thales, who happened to be the person he pointed at with the tip of his finger, froze on the spot.
Doyle, who was outside, turned around to look in curiosity, but he turned back when he was forced to do so by Mallos’ stare.
After a few seconds, Thales, who had recovered from his shock, tried his best to open his mouth wide.
“Huh?”
However, Kohen seemed to have rehearsed this before. He switched his footsteps, pulled back his right hand, but swung his right arm and said confidently, “I know you well, Your Highness! “I know that with your intellect, you are the one who initiated all the plans!”
Kohen was very excited. “Just like six years ago, this time around. It was you who came out with the plan, and you used the Alliance of Freedom and the vassals of Black Sand Region to start the internal conflict in Dragon Clouds City and Black Sand Region…”
Thales’ eyebrows started twitching.
“When the two big forces fought against each other and everyone was busy, you successfully escaped and returned safely to the country!
“You also brutally reduced Eckstedt’s power!”
Kohen’s elegant posture was not reduced at all.
He knew at that moment that his eyes were shining with the light of wisdom. He waited for a reply from the person in front of him.
Thales laboriously scrunched up his eyebrows under Kohen’s expectant gaze.
“Urk, I guess… you are not that far off?”
Kohen’s eyes shone brightly when he received the confirmation!
The police officer was very happy. “You must have taught those Northlanders such a good lesson that they are terrified out of their wits now, right?”
Thales sighed deeply. “Um, you are… also not that far off.”
Kohen became even more excited. “And since you performed a meritorious deed for the country, you were entitled dukeship when you just came back!”
When he heard this, Thales replied numbly, “You… You are not that far off.”
When Kohen heard the prince admit to it, Kohen pulled back his arms and clenched his fists!
‘Yeah!’
He did not see Thales’ complicated expression at that moment.
“Hehe, how did I do? After I learned my lesson six years ago, I have been improving my knowledge about politics.” The police officer narrowed his eyes, folded his arms over his chest, and looked as if he was in the know.
“My wisdom has improved, right?”
Thales quietly watched Kohen, who looked happy.
“Yes.” A few seconds later, Thales showed an awkward smile. “Yes, yes.”
Kohen instantly smiled brightly. He looked like a squirrel who just found a pine nut.
“So, how did the Northlanders treat you over the past few years?”
Thales had not recovered from the shock brought by Kohen’s “wisdom”. He sighed.
“Hmm, how should I say this…?”
But the confident Kohen swung his arm and interrupted him again.
“Oh, I know.”
Kohen looked. He looked like he empathized with the prince.
“When I was in the Tower of Eradication, my teacher was a Northlander. Strictly speaking, Miranda is also a Northlander… They… oh gosh…”
Kohen seemed to have thought of something. He shuddered slightly.
The police officer was halfway through forming a disgusted expression when he suddenly turned around and narrowed his eyes when he looked at Thales. “Do you know?”
Thales was stunned as he looked at Kohen.
“Er, I… That is…”
When he met Kohen’s expectant and eager gaze, the prince could only try his best to smile as brightly as he could. “Yes, I know, I know.”
“See?!” Kohen slapped his thigh in excitement. “I knew you would know!”
Thales tried his best to control his mouth from twitching.
Kohen sighed.
“Unfortunately, other people do not understand.”
But in the next second, he became high in spirits again. He cast a friendly gaze at the extremely confused prince, as though he was staring at his brother.
“But that is okay. It’ll be fine if we’re the only ones who know!”
Thales could only smile and nod foolishly with Kohen to stop himself from asking that scary question.
‘Know what?’
For the first time ever, the Duke of Star Lake felt that he had insufficient IQ in this effective conversation.
When Thales was still immersed in the depression that came from him feeling that his IQ level was impaired, Kohen suddenly stood up and slapped his own thigh.
“Alright, I should get going.”
Thales was instantly stunned. “Leave? Now?”
He then saw the police officer smile at him and say, “Your Highness, take care!”
Thales looked at Kohen who was smiling at him happily, and he asked in puzzlement, “That… that is all?”
Kohen blinked, and he did not seem to quite understand Thales’ question. “Yes.”
Thales was stunned for a few seconds before he said, “Do you… do you not have anything else to do?”
Kohen thought of something, and he became dispirited. “I have. Later, I still have to report to work in the afternoon, otherwise, the director will deduct…”
‘Wait. That’s all?
‘As the one of the heirs of the Thirteen Distinguished Families, aren’t you going to probe, try to draw me to your side, approach me with ulterior motives, flatter me, coerce me, set me up, or do all the things that Mallos cautioned me on the first day I, the second prince, come back to the capital?’
The duke was stunned as he stared at Kohen, who looked dejected in front of him.
This was the first time since he returned to Constellation that he did not feel quite accustomed to whatever he was dealing with right now.
Thales recovered from his surprise and shook his head. “No, I mean…”
The prince hesitated for a while. Then, his gaze on Kohen turned slightly solemn.
“How is your father, Count Karabeyan from Walla Hill?” Thales still asked. He sounded a little ill at ease and guilty.
Kohen was also stunned. “Him…? I do not know. He should be quite well… I have not written him a letter for a long time.”
The young duke was quite surprised.
“But…You came here today just to spend a few minutes… to talk to me?”
Kohen was stunned for a moment. He started to think deeply.
A few seconds later, he could not think of anything, so he shrugged. “Yes, I just came to visit you.”
The police officer scratched his head while he looked completely clueless.
“What else did you think I came here for?”
At this moment, it was Thales’ turn to become stunned.
At that moment, the Legendary Wing, Norb from the Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Department, the Duke of Western Desert, Derek Kroma, the Count of Black Lion, Watchman Mallos, Gilbert, Guard Captain Adrian… the many faces he saw since he returned to the country flashed in Thales’ mind.
However, when they were compared against the one who stood in front of him…
Thales quietly looked at Kohen, who looked dumb, and complicated emotions surged in his heart.
The bulky police officer similarly looked at him in puzzlement while he blinked.
After a while, the duke, who had a myriad of emotions in him, snapped out of his daze, and he took a deep breath. “Kohen, you are the eldest son of the Karabeyan Family for the Sword of the Twin Towers, right?”
At the moment, when he heard the term “eldest son”, Kohen became as spiritless as a shriveled up eggplant.
“Yes?” Kohen said dispiritedly.
Thales quietly looked at the young master of the Karabeyan Family before him. The man was also the legitimate heir for Walla Hill.
“So, you directly left for Western Desert after you graduated from the Tower of Eradication? You joined Lightning Ravens?”
The police officer waved his hand. “Yes.”
“Did your father not stop you?” Thales rubbed the teacup in his hands gently. “You must understand that since you are the heir for the territory belonging to your family, along with the title…”
“Oh, speaking of that…” Kohen tried hard to cheer himself up in order to face these matters which made him feel troubled.
“My father… Wait, how did you know I joined the army in Western Desert and went to Lightning Ravens?” The police officer looked at him in puzzlement.
However, Thales did not show any change in his facial expression. “Everyone knew.”
Kohen thought about it seriously before he came to a swift realization. “Yes, everyone knew.
“As for my father, of course, he wanted to stop me. He did not want me to join the army, and he also did not want me to leave for Western Desert. What I mean is…” Kohen answered while he pondered, and his tone gradually became dejected. “At least he tried to stop me.”
Thales stared deeply at Kohen.
For the first time, he saw something different about this huge man.
“But you still went,” the prince said silently.
Kohen exhaled slowly. “I still went.”
The guest room became silent for a while. It seemed like both parties needed some time to digest these few words.
“Did he not put any pressure on him after that?”
Thales looked at the reflection in the teacup, while he asked absent-mindedly, “Did he force you to go back and become… a qualified heir?”
Kohen trembled slightly as if he remembered something bad.
But he still smiled. “Of course. You would not be able to imagine what he did.”
When Kohen reached the end of his sentence, there was barely noticeable regret in his voice. “The way he forced me to leave the army…”
He did not continue.
“But you are still here at the capital?” Thales said faintly.
“Yes.” The police officer seemed to be dazed as well.
“At least at the capital, that old man would not dare to be reckless.” Kohen sighed and said in resignation, “If I step out of the capital, I suspect he would send the army to kidnap me… Ahem…”
Kohen shrugged and showed a smile he usually gave.
He looked as cheerful as he usually was.
Thales looked at him silently.
‘He’s smiling.’ The prince told himself. ‘Kohen…’
At that moment, Thales suddenly realized that he was not alone.
Both of them remained silent for a while.
The sound of Mallos knocking on the door gently could be heard from the distance.
The time for him to receive his guest was over.
Thales put down the teacup in his hands and raised his head slowly. “Kohen, thank you…”
The prince showed his gentlest and most sincere smile of the day.
“I am really glad to have met you.”
Kohen quirked his eyebrows. “Me too, I am—”
But the police officer was interrupted.
Thales continued talking on his own. “It feels really good to see an old face.”
Thales looked calm, and there was a profound meaning in his words.
Once he finished, Kohen’s expression changed.
He stared blankly at the prince and looked puzzled.
“Is there something wrong?” Thales smiled and asked.
Kohen narrowed his eyes, and he seemed to want to observe the master of Mindis Hall. “You look different now.”
Thales could not help but laugh. “Really? You think so too?”
Kohen nodded in all apparent seriousness.
“Yes, you have become…”
He made a great effort to observe the Duke of Star Lake in front of him.
In the end, Kohen could not think of any adjectives, and he forced out a phrase. “You have… become bigger.”
Thales snickered.
Kohen frowned when he saw the prince’s smile.
He turned his head around and thought of the child whom he had carried around by placing him under his underarm in that tunnel.
‘Yes, he looked cuter when he was younger.’
Thales thought of something.
“By the way, do you still remember Ralf?”
Kohen’s mind was in a mess right then. He said while lost, “Ra-what?”
“My subordinate, the one with the mask…”
“You mean…” Kohen thought deeply first before he came to a sudden realization and said, “… the mute!”
Thales sighed when he saw Kohen’s happy look.
‘Maybe this is a bad idea, but…’
“Kohen.” Thales paused for a moment, but he still raised his head.
At this time, the prince looked very serious.
“I… would like to ask you a small favor, in private.”
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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