Failing to win the throne meant failing to win the throne. There was nothing worth running for. Thinking about it now, Uchiha Hiko had to do this in order to preserve his own life and fortune.
"Fine, fine, fine. I already said it—wager accepted, loss conceded. I won't interfere. You think I'm a man of principles too, don't you?" The Second Prince in front of him slowly spoke those words.
Naturally, Uchiha Hiko understood this. As a member of the royal family, the Second Prince certainly had his own standards and would not let Uchiha Hiko laugh at him.
Otherwise, the royal family would lose face. This was not merely the Second Prince's problem; it might even become a matter concerning the nation, something he could not bear.
If an ordinary person casually said something, it might not affect anyone else. But the person standing before them was the Second Prince, a very powerful man—or perhaps someone with inexhaustible power.
"Now I want to take you back to the Eldest Prince. I hope you can have a proper talk with him and stop doing this." What Uchiha Hiko did now was persuade him again and again.
He did not actually want to make things reach that point. It was simply that, at times, the Second Prince seemed to be forcing him to do things he did not wish to do.
"Do we really have to do this? Even if you take me back to the Eldest Prince, I don't think these problems can be perfectly resolved." At the very least, that was what the Second Prince thought. Perhaps he did not want to face the Eldest Prince's expression.
It had been like this since childhood. On the surface, he had treated his elder brother with utmost respect, but behind his