The Useless 8th Prince

Request To Return

Sitting on the study chair in his room, Ciel's expression looked solemn.

In the morning after waking up, Ciel saw that Zepth had actually returned to his room. Obviously, the creature would not have come without an emergency situation.

Justright. This time Zepth did not bring a gift, but delivered a letter. Surprisingly, the letter had an imperial seal meaning it was written by Emperor Julius himself.

Normally, Ciel's teacher would never be willing to respond to the request of her brother, Emperor Julius. But this time the teacher actually agreed to the emperor's request. There's obviously something weird about that.

After reading the entire letter, Ciel sat pensively. There was news that surprised him. Just yesterday the day after, there was an attack in East Duchy. Again, the target was a Count.

Since East Duchy was stronger than South Duchy, the Curses of Shadow sent 2 generals and dozens of level 4 demons. For the general himself, it was not Aragil who came, but a figure named Celeval and Vesperr.

Like Aragil now, Vesperr was a level 6 (early) demon. As for Celeval, that person was still a level 6 (late) demon.

What shocked Ciel was the incident that happened during the attack. The Eastern Duke and his troops came in time, but still could not save the Count and his family.

While Vesperr called the insane assassin and the level 4 demons were carrying out a massacre, Celeval had actually intercepted the Eastern Duke and his elite troops who possessed an average of level 3 demons.

Over a thousand level 3 demons and the Eastern Duke who was at level 6 (medium) were stopped by Celeval. Not only were they stopped, they were seriously injured but Celeval did not finish them off.

What the guy said was, ‘I didn't receive the order to finish you off.’

That meant, if Celeval had gotten the order, the Eastern Duke might have already been wiped out. Just thinking about it made Ciel inhale a cold breath.

Celeval it .. in terms of innate talent, it should be inferior compared to me. However, I feel ..he has incredible fighting ability.

Thinking of that made Ciel smile bitterly. He's too confident. If it met that person, the young man knew .. he should not hold back.

In addition to the important report on the Curses of Shadow, the more important one was the order of Emperor Julius. The man told Ciel to go home. His status in the Imperial Palace would also be raised higher. There are many other advantages as well.

That's what makes Ciel so happy. Actually, it was the safest option for him. He could return to the palace with his most loyal subordinates. Later, the young man was able to return to life comfortably under the protection of his father and grandfather.

However, Ciel thought about this territory he controlled. The young man had exerted a lot of energy and effort for over a year. If he returns to the palace, he will leave everything behind.

Indeed, he might be able to fight for the title of Crown Prince and become the next emperor. Only, Ciel felt that such a thing was not what he wanted.

If he returned to the palace, he would be safer and more comfortable .. but throw away his efforts for a year more.

If he did not return to the palace, he would be in a complicated situation.

“Sial! If you want me back .. why from the beginning you have to send me away, Dad?” muttered Ciel with a depressed expression.

Since Zepth was still waiting for Ciel's answer, the creature was still in the room to enjoy the best quality grains.

Ciel then made a reply and gave it to Zepth. Seeing the creature disappear, he realized something.

“Isn't Zepth smart enough? Can he teach me to use space magic?” muttered Ciel while looking at the small bowl of empty grain containers. “Forget. We can think of that next time.”

Ciel immediately went down to eat breakfast together. Although he was a bit late, the three women were still waiting for him. They did not ask much and chose to be quiet. Not wanting to aggravate Ciel's mood that doesn't look good.

After breakfast, Ciel immediately took Elena and called Isabella to come with him. Both of them were a bit surprised, but ended up following obediently.

Entering the room and locking it, Ciel then told the two women to sit on the bed. The two of them looked at each other with shocked expressions, but they did not refuse at all. They even look shy.

Instead of following the two towards the bed, Ciel walked towards the window instead. He stood by the window while looking at the outside view.

“I got bad news. The Curses of Shadow attacked East Duchy. In battle, the Eastern Duke lost and was wounded.”

“Blackfield region is not safe. Dad asked me to come back. Despite having to lose territory, my security is more assured in the palace.”

“...”

“Will but I refuse to go back. I don't want all my efforts to go to waste. I want to turn Wilayan Blackfield into a prosperous and secure Royal Capital!” ciel was full of determination. The young man turned around and looked at the two women. “Because of that, I need your help.”

Staring at Ciel who looked different, Elena and Isabella who were sitting on the edge of the bed stood up and bowed and replied together.

“It is our duty to help you, My lord.”

“Then, Elena ... Isabella .. I have an important task for you. According to my guess, the Curses of Shadow would only make quite a big move once in a season. Most likely because a protracted fight or assault would have a bad impact on them.

So your mission as the one who leads the three major divisions and the three shadow divisions is to make the soldiers stronger before summer comes.

I don't know which area they're going to attack. To be safe, it is better we prepare ourselves and not let your guard down.”

“...”

“For the three main divisions, due to the lack of resources they receive. I want everyone who receives resources to be at level 2 (end). As for those who don't get the resources, I want them to go up to level 2 (medium).

For the three shadow divisions. I spend a lot of money on them. So, I want all the minimal members to become level 3 demons before summer.”

“According to your order, Mister!”

Looking at the two women as well as the leaders of the knights who were firm and obedient, Ciel nodded in satisfaction.

For the economy, everything went well. As for military affairs, Ciel really wanted to immediately strengthen and make his territory safer.

Looking at the blue sky outside the window, Ciel let out a long sigh.

Being a good leader of the region turned out to be so exhausting.

...***...

The Northern Palace.

Holding the letter in her hand, Queen Lilith's face looked so ugly.

“This speech ..”

“Tenace. Doesn't that mean he's an adult? Luciel is really independent, right?” Emperor Julius comforts his angry wife.

“Only because it has a little good talent, really started to rebel huh?”

“...”

Emperor Julius was only silent with a calm expression, believing in the strength of his son. Merely, he was also somewhat unhappy with Ciel's reply.

Looking at the paper thrown onto the table by Queen Lilith, Emperor Julius let out a long sigh. On paper, there was a short answer from Ciel.

‘Too many annoying rules, I don't want to go home.’

>> Connect.