The Useless 8th Prince

Tania and Theodore

“What's your name?”

Ciel asked the trembling little girl in front of him. She was shocked because the girl was actually able to sense the mana in her body despite having been hidden. The young man had yet to find a detection talent as powerful as this other than his ‘Eye of The Lord’ skill.

“N-Name .. My name is Tania, T-Tuan.”

“Good, From now on you can be my follower.”

Ciel nodded in satisfaction as he patted and stroked the girl's head.

Meanwhile, Norwen who saw Ciel was very enthusiastic towards a ‘Dhampir’, his eyes became bright. He slowly approached the young man then politely said to suggest.

“If you like Dhampir, I have some excellent products that are not inferior to him, Tuanku.”

It was not an interested expression or the warm smile that greeted Norwen, but Ciel's cold gaze. The round middle-aged man was instantly dumbfounded. He felt confused in his heart.

Am I wrong? Isn't Prince Luciel's servant also Dhampir? Or... Does he like younger things?

Should I ask him? Nah! Look at that look! If I talk a lot .. That Mad Prince will definitely kill me!

Looking at Norwen who was gawking with heavy sweat all over his body, the corner of Ciel's lips twitched. As he was about to say something, the young man felt a small pull on his clothes.

On turning her head, Ciel saw Tania nervously pull the corner of her clothes with her small hands. The girl looked frightened, but a determination was visible in her eyes.

“How dare you pull the clothes of Prince Luciel, the ruler of this Southfield region!” shouted Norwen.

The other slaves who were lined up directly looked at Ciel with terrified expressions. Although they were slaves, those people still heard the news of the outside world from Norwen's mouth. One was the ferocity of the new territory's rulers who burned the entire Blackrock City and its inhabitants.

Tania instantly let go of her hand, falling to the ground with a pale face. Ciel who saw that shook his head lightly. He immediately glanced at Norwen.

“You shut up first, Norwen.” Ciel said relax.

“According to your order, Prince Luciel.”

Hearing Norwen's reply, Ciel nodded. He then turned his gaze towards Tania.

“Say, what's up?” ask Ciel.

Tania looked panicked and nervous. The girl got up and stood up while looking at Ciel doubtfully. With a timid expression, he opened his mouth.

“If .. If you buy me. B-Can you also buy my father, T-Master?”

“Dad?”

Ciel looked astonished. He then looked towards Norwen, asking for an explanation.

“Tiana actually became a slave because her father could not afford the debt he borrowed to cure his wife.”

“How about his mother?” ask Ciel.

“Sorry, Sir. His mother .. cannot be saved.” Norwen shook his head lightly.

“Did Tiana's father be a slave to a miner?”

“Indeed. Because of his low level and lack of good skills to be a warrior slave, he was made a rough slave. For his appearance .. nothing can be expected of a middle-aged man.”

Ciel nodded. “Bring him out. Tiana and the people I chose mined that person, the sum of everything.”

“Thank you for your kindness, Mister!” norwen said with a happy smile on his face. That person was happy because there was rarely anyone who bought slaves in large quantities except the rough slaves.

Seeing the short and round middle-aged man continue to thank him, Ciel could only shake his head lightly. After summing up all the money and being given a fair discount, Ciel immediately paid. As for the slave contract, he would do it in the castle. The slave contract he did was better than having a merchant like this.

A man's life is worth nothing more than gold.

Thinking that, Ciel let out a long sigh. Just as he was about to return, the young man heard a roar from the corner of the room. Quite far away, the place looks dirtier than the place where the slaves were rough.

“That place?” ciel asked with a curious expression.

“A dirty place you should not see, Mr.” Norwen said with a bitter expression.

Ciel stared at Camellia before saying, “Since the transaction has been completed, you can go back first and set them up, Camellia.”

“According to your order, Mr.”

Seeing Ciel's serious expression, Camellia did not refuse at all and was instantly obedient. He immediately arranged for Tania, Tania's father, and nineteen others to return to Black Lily Castle.

“I want to look around.”

“The place is dirty, Sir. So sorry if it makes you less comfortable.”

“No problem.” Ciel shook his head lightly.

Realizing that Ciel insisted, Norwen did not refuse at all. “Please follow me.”

Following Norwen, Ciel begins to pass through a cell containing rough slaves. After that, he finally arrived at the place where the slaves were prisoners of war. They look shabby and also very skinny.

The two of them then arrived at a small room in the corner. Inside the room were a woman in her early thirties and a young man in his early 12s.

Both have the same characteristics. Hair is straight gray, looks smooth and bushy. Eyes are jet black. But when he saw the two, Ciel immediately muttered, “Lycan?”

“I'm surprised you know, My Lord. Both are from the race Lycan.”

Lycan can be said to be similar or almost the same as Werewolf. They looked normal, but while fighting, they could transform their form into the figure of a ferocious and powerful humanoid wolf.

“Why are they here?” ask Ciel.

“They are prisoners of war. In a previous territorial purge, they were arrested for being in contact with one of the treasonous Counts. His mother was a Count slave and the boy was arguably Count.”'s illegitimate son

“That's not what I mean.” Ciel immediately looked at Norwen with a cold expression.

“The reason why they are here and have not been purchased until now because of the persistence of the child. The boy had a strong will, ordinary slave contracts could do nothing to him.

While high-class slave contracts were almost absolute, no one wanted to spend money on such a thing.

Actually the boy, Theodore, has the same desire as Tania to be bought with his mother.”

“Then why no one wants to buy it?” ask Ciel.

“It was because ... his mother was very sick. Not only are physical wounds difficult to heal, but also curses.

Compared to the price to cure his mother, the price of a high-class slave contract was cheaper. So ... nobody wants to do it.”

Ciel then looked at the two then activated the skill ‘Eye of The Lord’. Ciel's body suddenly trembled. A surprised expression flashed through his mind. In Theodore, he saw 3 innate talents.

From the people that Ciel had seen, only himself and that boy had such an innate skill. Especially when he saw the three skills named Berserk, Stormbringer, and Lunar Knight.

Damnit damnit! There really are treasures in a dirty place like this!

But when he saw the condition of his dying mother, Ciel inhaled cold air.

“Open the door ... now!”

Hearing Ciel who was suddenly enraged, Norwen was confused. But he immediately opened the door.

Ciel immediately entered that small and narrow space. Theodore who saw him immediately stood in front of his mother while growling. Although both of his hands were chained, the boy looked not afraid at all and instead shouted.

“Who are you! What are you-”

Having not had time to finish his words, Ciel suddenly pulled the chain that connected with the collar around Theodore's neck. He without hesitation threw the boy aside.

Approaching the woman who closed her eyes with a paper-like pale expression, Ciel instantly picked up something from the dimensional bag at her waist. What he took were two potions.

Without hesitation, Ciel instantly stuffed one potion into the woman's mouth, forcing her to drink. After one bottle ran out, Ciel immediately stood up and opened another potion bottle. Not for the woman to drink, but Ciel flushed all over her body.

“What did you do to my mother!” yelled Theodore who got up trying to attack Ciel.

Dodging the boy's attack easily, Ciel looked at him with a cold expression.

“For now your mother survived.”

“What-”

Theodore turned to his mother. His face gradually improved. His weakened breathing began to stabilize again. The boy then looked back at Ciel with a shocked expression. But what the man said surprised him even more.

“Be my follower .. I will guarantee your mother's safety and health.”

>> Connect.