But it seemed even more boring where they had originally been. The struggle between the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince here seemed to form a different kind of relationship among the three of them. It felt very harmonious here—what flaw could there possibly be?
"Then, hearing you say that, it sounds like a good thing. Why not tell us about it and let us all have a laugh?" Uchiha Hiko's words made the soldiers standing guard nearby laugh instead.
Both his cheeks had turned completely red, like a monkey's backside. The Second Prince in front of him was embarrassed as well, slowly hiding his face.
"Uchiha Hiko, I only want to tell you about this alone." The moment he said that, Uchiha Hiko already understood what he meant.
"You may all withdraw. The Second Prince and I need to discuss something next. There is no need for you to know." Uchiha Hiko waved his hand and turned, preparing to dismiss them.
However, one person seemed exceptionally stubborn. He stood where he was, unable to move for a long while, as if he intended to guard this place to the death and give them no opportunity or space.
"What are you doing? Standing there like a block of wood with that sour expression?" Uchiha Hiko immediately walked over to drive him away, only to discover that this guard appeared to be their oldest one.
"I received the Eldest Prince's orders. I will defend this place unto death. Unless you kill me and step over my corpse." He said this to Uchiha Hiko, though his eyes were not fixed on him.
There was a warrior's bearing in that gaze. This guard looked like he had served for many years, something Uchiha Hiko had simply never experienced.
Unexpectedly, these people who looked