A gentle breeze stirred up dust, which danced in the air.
The air between the two seemed to cool down, as if it had frozen.
The adventurers watching from the sidelines held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.
The eldest prince frowned, and his eyes seemed to turn cold.
But then, Aurelian, sensing the tense atmosphere, broke the silence by speaking first.
“Brother, what the teacher means is that I can’t always listen to you.”
"After all, I've grown up, haven't I?"
She gave a very kind smile, which made the eldest prince almost see a hallucination.
It seemed that in his presence, Aurelion was still the same obedient and respectful younger sister who was very well-behaved.
With a beaming smile, they were as innocent and naive as children.
But her words...
That wasn't a submissive tone.
I don't know when, but it was planted in the soil like a seed, sprouted tender green shoots, and is still growing.
She became independent and developed her own thoughts.
This shouldn't be...
The eldest prince reluctantly withdrew his hand, which had been hovering in mid-air.
“That’s true, Aurelion is getting on in years too.”
"After all, you're here to gain experience."
He wore a very friendly smile, and the embarrassment of being rejected was not visible on his face at all.
"If you need anything, just let me know, and I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you very much, brother."
Aurelion smiled, placed her hands on her hips, and gave him a slight, dignified bow.
Then, Aurelion stared into the Crown Prince's eyes and spoke seriously.
"All we need to do is open up the front lines for us and let us reach the border unimpeded."
Seeing Aurelion's serious expression and hearing her request, the eldest prince was somewhat surprised.
"You want to venture deep into the monster's rift? But that's too dangerous..."
"Brother."
Aurelion interrupted the Crown Prince with a smile.
With a very confident tone, he slowly said:
"I have a teacher."
Those four simple words were enough to make the eldest prince freeze in place.
But he quickly recovered and gave a polite smile.
"I see."
He waved his hand, beckoning one of his officers to come to his side.
"Notify the soldiers at the front that any group that sees the princess should be allowed to pass immediately without any credentials."
The officer clasped his hands in a fist salute to the eldest prince and hurriedly called out:
"yes!"
The eldest prince nodded slightly, and the officer quickly turned and left.
"Aurelian, you've grown up."
The eldest prince looked at Aurelion, his eyes seemingly filled with a sense of relief.
"You are too, elder brother."
Aurelion remained smiling, and her smile seemed to brighten the sky.
"You are becoming more and more like Father."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Crown Prince stood with his legs together, placed his right fist on his chest, and gave a military salute to Aurelion.
"Congratulations on your triumphant return."
The wind gradually picked up, and the thick clouds in the sky were blown away, breaking into pieces that rolled towards the horizon, exposing the azure sky above the crowd.
The dust on the ground was stirred up by the orderly footsteps, as if it were about to touch the white clouds in the sky.
The demi-human group marched away in unison, their uniform silver armor radiating a powerful aura, resembling a resilient troop of nature's messengers.
The adventurers around them watched the brother and sister's respectful interaction and seemed to be touched as well.
Who says royalty has no family ties?
On the contrary, the man in the black trench coat didn't look like a good person at all.
As Aurelion departed, the Crown Prince watched the demi-human troop slowly walk away before turning around.
They also left the area with their army.
...
The southern front of the empire is located on the edge of the country's territory, and there are three of them.
One is located near the city.
An extremely strong city wall was built outside the city to defend against constant harassment from the enemy.
Stationed on the edge of the city's battlefront, there are many powerful knights who are always on guard against any potential monster invasions.
If this defensive line is breached, the entire southern city will be in grave danger.
The second front was the main battlefield where monsters fought against the imperial army.
The army's soldiers will fight relentlessly against the monsters overflowing from the monster rift.
Naturally, this is also the most terrifying front line.
But the last front.....
That was already stationed on the very edge of the empire.
Strictly speaking, it had even left the territory of the empire.
There, there exists a demonic rift that shimmers with purple light and flows with strange energy like that of the void.
This rift of the demon appeared more than a decade ago. It has been growing ever larger and has been spewing out demons that no one has ever seen before.
Even now, the monster rift still exists, and it's even much larger than it was more than a decade ago.
The monsters surged out even faster, and the strange, void-like energy became somewhat chilling.
It was as if a powerful creature slumbered on the other side of the crack.
If I were to wake up, I would be able to break free and tear the world apart completely.
Therefore, a group of fearless warriors are needed to constantly investigate and clean up the depths of the monster rift.
They are adventurers.
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