After that strange excursion with the princess, I thought that I would be able to get so peace and quiet.
But that wasn't the case since there was soone else that ca the next morning.
If it was just a normal noble, I would have ignored them.
However, the one that ca was the ssenger of the eldest prince.
Since it was a prince, I had no choice but to go with the ssenger and et the eldest prince.
I didn't know what the eldest prince wanted, but it was clear that he wanted sothing judging by the ssenger he sent.
During the trip, the ssenger kept looking at as if I owed him sothing.
At the sa ti, he kept singing praise of the eldest prince.
"You really are lucky, Count Zwein. To be able to catch the attention of the eldest prince is a true honour. If you play your cards right, there will be a bright future for you."
When I was faced with this kind of enthusiasm, the only thing that I could do was give an ambiguous answer.
After all, being caught up in the battle for the throne was not sothing that I wanted.
I just wanted to remain neutral and stay in my own territory until it was all over.
Not to ntion…I knew that the eldest prince wouldn't have a chance of winning the throne.
There was a reason why he was known as the eldest prince instead of the crown prince.
The eldest prince was different from the crown prince.
If he was the crown prince, it would an that the king was already supporting him to take the throne.
Then there wouldn't be a succession battle at all.
But that clearly wasn't the case since he was still the eldest prince instead of the crown prince.
The eldest prince…there was a big problem with him that prevented the king from acknowledging him as a successor.
That was that the eldest prince…was a fool.
He was soone that was easily manipulated by the nobles and was completely enthralled with himself. He was not soone that cared about taking care of the nation and only cared about his own enjoynt.
If he were to beco the king, there was no doubt that he would ruin this country.
So the king had never even considered making him the crown prince.
But even if the king didn't consider it, that didn't an that the eldest prince didn't have this ambition.
He was supported by the nobles that wanted to use him as a puppet and so of these nobles were quite powerful.
After all, these were the nobles that had ambition of taking down the royal family and establishing their own dynasty.
These were the nobles that had been restrained by the current king, but if they could put a puppet on the throne, there would be nothing stopping them.
So I had never once considered having anything to do with the eldest prince.
But now that he was calling , I was certain that there would be trouble.
So I had to act as ambiguous as possible.
If I showed even a single sign of supporting the eldest prince, I could be sure that there would be trouble coming my way.
I would never let myself be caught up in this for both and the people that I cared about.
In a worst case scenario, I had already called Scar and Shaka so that they could save if need be.
After all, Shadow Garden wasn't afraid of a prince.
When the carriage arrived, I couldn't help being surprised by the manor that was in front of us.
This manor was without a doubt the manor of an important person, but it was more than that.
This manor…was clearly the manor of a conceited person.
The decorations were much more luxurious than they needed to be and there were many things that showed off how conceited the owner was. There were all kinds of plant sculptures and actual statues of the owner of this manor placed all over the manor.
It was clear that whoever owned this place was very much in love with themselves.
And that was the problem with the eldest prince.
This kind of vain person would never be good to work with…
The carriage ca to the entrance of the manor, but there wasn't a single person who was there waiting for .
The ssenger even didn't bother going with to the door and sent to the door all on my own.
I really wanted to leave this place, but there were guards at the gate, so it wasn't as if I would be able to escape.
So I had no choice but to go forward and knock on the door.
When I did, the door was imdiately opened by a person who was in a butler's uniform.
He gave a nod to before saying, "Please follow ."
This person didn't even wait to see if I was following them as they headed into the manor.
I gave a sigh before following them in.
The lobby of this manor was just like the outside, it was filled with portraits of the owner, the eldest prince.
But these portraits were also different from the statues and sculptures that were outside.
These portraits…were clearly beautified.
I had seen the eldest prince before in the ga and I knew that he wasn't as beautiful as the portraits made him seem.
These were all the commissioning of a vain person.
The butler led through the lobby and to a large door on the side, but he didn't bring in.
Instead, he raised his hand as if he was telling to stop and wait.
After I stopped, he opened the door and went in without .
I had to wait there for a few minutes before the butler ca back.
He opened the door this ti and waved his hand for to follow him.
So I walked into the room after the butler.
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