The Useless 8th Prince

Behind The Scenes

“Are you okay, Mr Marcus?”

The black-robed silhouette standing behind Marcus asked politely.

Marcus Bathory, a vampire commonly called Marquis Bathory, looked bored. He sat down leisurely as he continued to stir the red liquid that was in the cup on the table in front of him. The man took a long breath.

“Haah .. Looks like I was wrong.” Marcus shook his head lightly.

“What do you mean, Mr Marcus?”

“I think Prince Ciel is a level 4 (end) demon. Turns out I was wrong ..”

“Do not believe too much in rumors, Sir. Prince Luciel is 15 years old. Devil level 5 at such an age-”

“Not possible, right?” sela Marcus's. “Ya .. It should be. However, what if he is really level 5?”

“If he is indeed at level 5, maybe Prince Luciel can compete against you 1 vs 1. It's just that, if it's about territorial control ... he still doesn't have much experience compared to you.”

“Please ... The prince who was considered trash was actually a monster-class talent. Even already not worthy of being considered a genius.” Marcus continued to stir the red liquid in the cup with a bored expression.

“Should we ..”

“Kissed him?” ask Marcus. He glanced at the figure in the robe with an indifferent expression. “Are you stupid? We have no business with him. We have absolutely no relationship with him. Our hands are clean, ok? We are the neutral party, understand?”

“Sa-I understand, Mr. Marcus.”

“But I just had a new toy. It's unfortunate, the toy is really unstable.” Marcus shook his head lightly.

“Tuan .. About Jean ..”

“Jean? Who's that?” marcus asked with an indifferent face.

“Experiment number 077, the figure who had controlled six other experiments then left the lab.”

“Ah! So it was him ..” murmured Marcus while stroking his chin. “What's up?”

“I heard he went to Blackrock City because Prince Luciel who killed his father was there. He controls tens of millions of poisonous locusts that eventually form a large-scale outbreak.”

“Isn't Prince Luciel at war there along with his army?”

“True.”

A smile finally appeared on Marcus' face. His figure became a little more excited.

“Good! So the experiment did not end in vain. In exchange for experimental money, Prince Luciel will lose his men. Hmmm ... Thousands? Tens of thousands? Uh! I'm really curious what his expression is like now.”

Looking at the giggling Marcus, the cloaked figure shuddered in horror. Rather than an honorable Marquis, he felt that he was looking at a madman. The figure was even cursed in the heart.

Damnit damnit! How could I end up being an alchemist in this madman's lab?

...***...

In a carriage of a freight train, there appeared four people in black robes. The most striking of them was of course the shortest silhouette. The man pointed east.

“Papa, Papa! Lookie! Many fireworks in blue.”

The voice of the little girl sounded from that cloaked figure. The figure that looked the highest immediately scanned the eastern sky, the direction that his daughter was pointing at.

“That direction .. Isn't that the direction of Blackrock City,” murmured that person.

“Blackrock City ... Isn't that where Prince Luciel is at war, dear?”

A worried voice sounded from behind. The man turned to his wife and nodded.

“True. Master is fighting there.”

“B-How is this? If something bad happens to Prince Luciel-”

“Quiet. There was no way something bad could happen to him. Although I do not know how strong he is, I am sure he is a demon who is ‘very’ strong.” The husband said in a sure tone.

“Papa, Papa! Why are we moving out? Brother Jean has worked hard to give us a new home. That place is also very nice!” exclaim the little girl.

“You can't be rude like that, Molly.” The silhouette that had been silent had finally spoken. “Sister Jean obviously didn't buy the place. The father who worked hard for many years could not even afford it. There's no way Brother Jean can afford it.”

“Then why did we move there? Why don't I see Jean? Why didn't Jean move? Mama ... Papa .. When we have not been together for a long time, why did Brother Jean not appear?” ask the little girl.

“Jean ..”

Hearing his son's name, the mother looked down with a sad look. Meanwhile, the husband clenched his hands tightly.

“And I survived, but why did you go into the pit of hell .. Jean,” muttered the father.

Opening his mask, a familiar-looking face was seen. The man looked like an old man when he was still middle-aged. The man is a figure who is often called Old Man Kun.

While in prison in Black Lily City, Ciel offered Kun a deal. Although the young man made a promise to try to find the Kun family, it obviously took a long time. Therefore, Ciel asked the middle-aged man if he wanted to save his own family as soon as possible.

If he wanted to, Ciel had a way to keep Kun alive despite breaking the slave contract that denied his master. Since Ciel had a higher level than Marquis Bathory as well as having a deep understanding of the slave contract, he could release Kun in a certain way. In exchange, Kun will become his slave.

Not through soul contracts, but through slave contracts.

Realizing that he had the opportunity to get out of the clutches of Marquis Bathory, Kun would have immediately agreed. Moreover, he felt that Ciel was not a bad person at all. If Ciel had been evil, the young man would have killed him immediately after getting the information and ignoring his family.

After a month of living in the shadows while continuing to practice, Kun heard the achievements that Prince Luciel had made. Making two kinds of strange potions, training soldiers with strange but effective methods, even began to unite the Heteromorphic race under him.

Kun felt that his choice was not wrong at all. Before Ciel left for Blackrock City, the young man told him to go find his family and take them away. After all, the eyes of the nobles must have been focused on what he was doing.

Hearing Ciel's explanation, Kun felt astonished. In addition to showing the neighboring nobles that Ciel had taken control of the territory and was being assertive, the young man actually turned his attention so that Kun could meet and sneak away with his family.

When he arrived at the old house, Kun was shocked when he was informed that his family had moved to the city center. Not directly to his family, he looked for relevant information. In the end, Kun discovered information about the experiments conducted by Marquis Bathory.

Turns out he's late. Jean and hundreds of other young knights have gone to follow the strange experiment. In the end, Kun heard that Jean had died from the experiment and the Bathory Family compensated her for housing and pension.

Kun did not immediately believe. After a somewhat detailed search, he heard that not all families were compensated. But as time was running out, the middle-aged man was forced to delay the investigation and go straight to his family.

After meeting and talking seriously, Kun and his family immediately left the city by joining the caravan and moving vehicles in each city. They wanted to reach Black Lily City soon.

Kun wanted to meet with Ciel immediately to talk about what had happened. He became more doubtful and worried.

Everyone has gone out of plan!

>> Connect.