The Useless 8th Prince

Greenscale City

The room was so quiet. Theodore's mother who had just opened her eyes looked puzzled at the strange sight. Some people were in the room, but the atmosphere was so quiet.

Theodore suddenly knelt in front of Ciel while crying.

“True ... Is that true? Can you really be healed?”

“Jaga your attitude, Theo! Who do you think this master is? This master is Prince Luciel, the ruler of this Southfield region!” norwen said proudly.

Ciel instantly blinked, glancing towards Norwen with a blank look. He was somewhat amazed by Norwen's attitude that really did not miss the chance to curry favor. Ciel thought, that person is really very reliable with this matter.

“Ruler region ..” murmured Mother Theodore.

While his son was crying asking if Ciel could heal him, the mother looked at the prince in silence. After some hesitation, the woman opened her mouth.

“Pardon the sassness of this slave, My Lord. Healing me .. Even though it is not impossible, it definitely costs a lot. Me or my son can't bear it.”

Hearing the woman's words, Ciel raised his eyebrows. He shook his head lightly, aware that Mother Theodore must have been careful because of her sudden kindness. But before that, they didn't know each other.

“Do not get me wrong. I'm not doing this for free.

I'll buy you at once with Theodore. As master, it is only natural that I take care of you. Of course, as slaves, your duty is to serve me.

Especially Theodore. I have a feeling that you have good talent in fighting. In exchange for your mother's healing .. Do you want to be my feet and hands to fight and eradicate my enemies?”

Hearing Ciel's domineering tone, Theodore involuntarily knelt before him respectfully. After giving it some thought, the boy answered Ciel's question.

“As long as you heal and take good care of my mother, I ... Theodore will be your weapon! I promise to follow you until the end of my life!”

“Theo, no need! I'm fine like this!” said the mother.

“You're fine, Mom. But not with me! You definitely don't think how it would feel if I had to lose mom!” said Theodore firmly.

“Theo ..”

“It's been a unanimous decision, Mom. This is my choice,” reply Theodore.

The mother could only sigh deeply before finally nodding. She felt both pity and gratitude for having given birth to a filial child like Theodore. The woman stared at Ciel and once again nodded as a sign of surrender.

“Then it's settled.” Ciel raised the corner of his lips. The young man turned towards Norwen. “Count. I'll buy them both.”

“S-I dare not, My Lord. If they are not you buy, most likely they are forced to ‘ dumped’. If you insist ... you can reimburse the cost of eating them during your stay here.”

Not waiting for Norwen to count, Ciel took out a small pouch then threw it towards the middle-aged man. When he saw the many gold coins below him, Norwen was stunned.

“Consider it as a bonus because it serves well.”

“Ah! As expected of the leader of this region! As expected of Prince Luciel! So good ... so generous,” praise Norwen with an exaggerated expression.

The corner of Ciel's lips twitched. He was really confused to be thankful for being praised or hitting this round guy for acting so obnoxious. Shaking lightly, the young man looked back at the mother and child.

“After a while, you should be able to walk. You two will come with me to the castle.”

“As you wish, Tuanku.”

...***...

“With this done.”

In the afternoon in the training room near the study, Ciel seemed to have a long sigh. In front of him, Mother Theodore lay on the floor exhausted.

The woman spewed out a lot of black blood and some disgusting things. Dirty sweat also seeped through the pores as Ciel lifted her curse.

For Ciel who was quite reliable the matter of slave seals, soul contracts, or curses. However, it still requires foresight as well as a long enough time to do so.

Earlier, when the three men arrived at the castle, Ciel told Isabella to take care of both. Help Theodore's mother take a bath and give her a change of clothes for both.

After which, Ciel immediately took out the precious items his teacher gave him and chose the suitable ones to make a soul contract with Theodore. After performing the soul contract, Ciel rested for a while before proceeding with Theodore's mother's curse-lifting magic.

Finally .... everything went safely and smoothly.

“Isabella, clean up this mess immediately. When you're done, help Theodore's mom take another bath. Last ... prepare rooms for both and feed them.”

“As you wish, Tuanku.”

This time, the one who accompanied Ciel was not Camellia but Isabella. Ciel had Camellia take care of the Alchemist candidates. As for Theodore's matter, Ciel planned to include the young man in the shadow division. So Isabella will take care of it.

The next day, the well-dressed Ciel went to the cage to get Deschia out. Patting Wyvern's head, Ciel heaved a sigh of relief.

“Happy to have you, Deschia ..” Ciel said. “If there was no you, I would definitely have trouble going back and forth like a madman. Huh ... I can't even sleep well.”

Deschia who heard the rambling of her master could only shut up. He was happy because it was useful. But he also felt like protesting because he was barely given time to rest or relax.

“Good. We're going to Greenscale City. We have to take care of a lot of things before Jean and her friends arrive.”

After saying that, Ciel directly climbed onto Deschia's back. The two then left for the city of Greenscale.

The city of Greenscale is famous for its fertile soil. Previously, this was the Viscount's territory. That person was arguably even richer than the former Count Lawrence (now Viscount). The land was also more fertile compared to the agricultural fields of the two Viscounts.

Only, after the death of the Viscount along with his entire family, this area became quite chaotic. Many foolish and naive people were trying to rise up and lead the territory. In the end, not only did they fail, they instead perished as they tried to rebel and run the area without imperial permission.

The absence of a leader makes the area more vulnerable to danger. If there were no knights assigned to maintain order, there would probably be many dark groups like gangs or such that infiltrated and secretly lived there.

In the end, having yet to decide on a new leader, a line of knights organized the area and ran it. At first it was a bit chaotic, but ended up more orderly after some time running. But after Ciel took over the territory and acquired the City of Greenscale, once again the area underwent a change.

Only, there are some people who are not satisfied with it.

Yes ... they are knights who are getting used to being at the top and commanding.

>> Connect.