The Useless 8th Prince

That's Too Cruel!

“A-You ... You turned out to work for the great Duke Flamehart?”

Hearing how adoring Don was to Duke Flamehart, Ciel fell silent. Looking at the handsome and friendly middle-aged man, Ciel felt a bit strange. Looking at the emblem at North Duchy, the reaction of the people was incredible.

Actually it's natural. To the people at the border, the figure of the Marquis of the territory was a very great and adored figure. In the eyes of those people, the Duke himself was already considered a benchmark. Not inferior to the King in the neighboring kingdom.

While the Emperor .. might be the people in the four Duchy consider him a living God or something. After all, they had never been to the Royal Capital. To those people, the Royal Capital was already like a holy place that extraordinary people lived in.

Merely, Don and his wife had no idea, the handsome young man before them was a prince who was even brave and capable of wreaking havoc in a place they held sacred.

“Ya ... arguably so.”

Seeing that Don and his wife adored Duke Flamehart, he did not dare to acknowledge his identity as a prince in the Black Sun Empire.

“You're amazing, Mr. Gin.”

Hearing the compliment, Ryo and Gordon looked at Ciel. They felt a bit strange from knowing the identity of that handsome young man. As for Vahn, the boy looked at Ciel with an even more astonished expression. Really feel that his master is not a careless figure.

“It ... forget.” Ciel smiled bitterly. “The bottom line is, I have a way to take you and your family away from this place. With your strength, I can ask the Flamehart Family for help to let you work as a knight patrolling the city. Not too high in rank, but I think it's still better than being a mercenary.”

“Thanks ... thank you very much, Mr. Gin.”

Don immediately knelt on the ground, feeling extremely grateful. Not only him, but his wife did the same. Both felt that Ciel was not a careless figure. They suspected that Ciel might be a knight specially trained and cared for by Duke Flamehart himself.

Perhaps that young man was Young Master Zack's personal guard!

If you knew what the two were thinking, Ciel would be confused about having to cry or laugh. Not only was he not a guard, he was the one who often beat up Young Master Zack whom they considered extraordinary.

“Build. This is what you deserve.”

“We will never forget this grace, Mr. Gin.” Don said with a moved expression. It really doesn't match his ferocious face.

“Then you will pack. You should also drink that potion. In three days, we will leave.”

“Good, Mr. Gin.”

Afterwards, Ciel and the other two spend time at Don's house. They talk about trivial things and spend time with Aiz and Vahn. Especially Gordon, he wants to get to know the two kids better.

Although a bit crazy, Don is not stupid. His master was indeed kind, but he was sure that the two children had their own advantages. Knowing the figure of the child who was under his Master directly must be beneficial for him in the future.

In the afternoon Ciel and two of his companions left Don's house and returned to the inn. Arriving at the inn and returning to his room, Ciel sat on a chair. He then took out an object from the dimensional ring he got from Fenton.

What Ciel took out was a small, relatively simple wooden box. When opened, there was a black stone with a strange shape. He who is considered intelligent and has a lot of knowledge really does not know what it is. A jet black stone but as hard as a gem, maybe even harder.

If his ‘Devour’ skill was not agitated, Ciel would even ignore the stone. Even in Fenton storage, it was treated like a worthless item. It may be stored because of its unique shape and texture.

Ciel himself felt something different. When he saw the black stone, he felt his ‘Devour’ skill was starving. Yes ... The ferocious skill seemed to want the stone. Yet the young man did not dare to be reckless.

I don't want to eat and die of poisoning.

For that reason, Ciel held back for a while and planned to bring him back to the Royal Capital. He asked Emperor Julius what the strange stone was.

After being satisfied to play the object, Ciel returned it to the space ring.

Some time just passed. When having a special indoor dinner together with Ryo and Gordon, Ciel felt a somewhat silent atmosphere. Ryo is his bodyguard, just following the rules. While Gordon, the old man was too fanatical and did not dare to talk to him.

It's a little awkward.

Ciel sighed. He looked at Gordon. Old man seems like he should have a lot of life stories. Although fanatical, still Ciel must know and support him. After all, Gordon was also his subordinate.

“Gordon. From your age, you should have grandchildren. Is there a certain experience? Like something happened to your boyfriend or something. I want to know that. However …

If it makes you remember bad memories, you don't have to say it.”

“...”

Gordon remained silent. As if recalling something, the old man let out a long sigh.

“Actually I have another identity, My Lord. You know, unlike the Black Sun Empire where the Emperor normally had 3 wives and several concubines, in the Blood Diamond Kingdom was different.

The King had 3 wives and dozens of concubines. However the concubine was not married to the King, more akin to a mercenary woman. More precisely, they were captured and assigned to serve the King. Of course, they got a lot of wealth in exchange.

The concubines had their own palace. And ... I am the eunuch head of that place.”

“Oh. Kasim ...” Ciel nodded, but was immediately shocked afterwards. “Eh? You mean ..”

Gordon had a sad expression. He nodded with a bitter smile on his face.

“Ya .. I don't have it. Those people ... they cut it! But instead, I pursued strength and continued to have the support of the previous late King and the present King.

Previously, I also planned to continue to serve the next successor of the Blood Diamond King.”

Hearing how Gordon said ‘cut’ casually, Ciel and Ryo felt a chill between their legs. But seeing Gordon who did not bother him too much because they were old, they were also quite relieved.

When Gordon played with Aiz and Vahn, Ciel felt that the old man was like a good elder. For some reason, an idea entered the young man's head.

Due to his similar appearance to the headmaster of a certain magic school, Ciel suddenly had an idea to make Gordon the principal he was going to establish.

Aside from Gordon having a lot of knowledge that had been nurtured up until his present age, Ciel felt that the old man was like an ordinary elder who wanted to play with his grandchildren.

Can't have children and grandchildren? Then, as master ... I won't have the heart, right?

Ciel justified his own idea. If Ryo knew what Ciel was thinking, he would definitely complain.

Do you still have a conscience? A Prince actually made use of the weaknesses of his subordinates?

That's too cruel!

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