"Yes, he truly has the demeanor of His Majesty back then!"
Wearing golden armor, Albany ignored the nobles' praises and let them look at him, admiring the demon head he had brought back.
He then approached the Second Prince with a friendly smile and slowly said:
"My dear brother, did Father send you to welcome me?"
“I am honored that my father remembers me so fondly.”
The second prince, also wearing a smile, looked at the first prince and said:
"Yes."
“My brother’s return to the capital after slaying the demonic dragon is a great achievement, and Father Emperor naturally does not want to neglect his meritorious officials.”
He emphasized the meritorious officials, but the eldest prince seemed not to notice at all and simply smiled at Oweiser.
"It seems that my absence over the years has not created any rift in our brotherhood."
"That puts my mind at ease."
Albany waved to the many nobles surrounding him and greeted them:
"What are you all waiting for? Let's go in quickly, don't keep my father waiting."
Surrounded by nobles, he slowly walked into the palace.
Only Owesser remained standing there, a gloom settling over him.
"It seems you don't like him very much?"
A voice that didn't belong to him rang in his ears. The Second Prince watched the departing figures of the crowd and responded to it indifferently:
"A person who tries to be a perfectionist just disgusts me."
"But he was lucky; everything he did succeeded."
The nobles were busy praising the distinguished man in golden armor, and no one heard his voice.
With his gaze fixed on his brother, who was the center of attention, Owesser spoke coldly.
"Yes, that's why I hate him."
...
Above the main hall, Albany knelt on one knee, with the enormous head of a demonic dragon placed in a huge iron cage beside him.
Aubrey remained expressionless, but still offered a brief compliment to the First Prince.
"Well done."
"You've done a great service by slaying the demonic dragon. Now, tell me, what do you want?"
“Father, it is my duty to eliminate hidden dangers for the empire; the reward is not important.”
Upon hearing the eldest prince's remarks, the emperor nodded.
Just as he was about to say something, Duke Rivière whispered in his ear.
"Your Majesty, Count Victor has not yet arrived."
"Huh? Hahahaha, yes, yes."
Aubrey seemed to remember something interesting and squinted at Albany.
“Child, I have nothing to reward you with, but there is something I must tell you.”
Aubrey squinted and chuckled softly.
"You and Owesser are not young anymore, it's time for you to get married."
"Otherwise, if this news gets out, people will think that my children are incompetent, since there are only two princes and one princess in my vast empire who are unmarried."
He looked at Albany, who was somewhat stiff in the hall, and said with a smile.
"Jace."
"His Majesty."
Jess Reiser stepped forward and gave the emperor a slight bow.
The emperor slowly opened his mouth and asked:
“I remember you said earlier that you had found someone for Albany.”
"Why don't we discuss who that person is today?"
Everyone else was stunned and dared not utter a sound.
They always felt that the emperor was using the eldest prince to warn the Leiser family.
After all, the emperor has recently been very displeased with the Raiser family's attitude, and Jess Raiser had offended Victor again before.
But this time, Jess Reiser wasn't as impulsive as before. He remained calm and composed, saying:
“Your Majesty, the matter of His Highness’s marriage should be decided by Your Majesty personally. As an outsider, I dare not interfere in this matter.”
"oh?"
Emperor Aubrey was taken aback. He looked at Jess Reiser and nodded in satisfaction.
"It seems you've gotten rid of those emotions that shouldn't have been there."
"Let's go back."
Jess Reiser bowed deeply once more and turned back to the nobles.
The second prince was standing to the side, his eyes looking somewhat frightening.
Because he realized it too.
Has the anger in Jess Reiser vanished?
That was an exquisite gift he had prepared for Albany.
What's going on?
For the first time, he felt that he had lost his composure.
The second prince was losing control of his emotions, and his body trembled slightly.
But at that moment, a eunuch approached the emperor and respectfully said:
"Your Majesty, the Clavner family has arrived."
The emperor was somewhat surprised; the person who had come this time wasn't Victor.
Soon, Lia came into the Emperor's sight.
However, most people focused their attention on Lia's side.
...A cloud?
As the white cloud slowly approached, everyone could see that there seemed to be something lying on the cloud.
That looks like a person.
The elf, who had raised his head, yawned, showing absolutely no respect for the royal family.
She straightened up, and the moment she saw the emperor, she waved to him without hesitation, greeting him:
"Hey, Aubrey, long time no see."
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