"Why did you come back so late?"
The Fifth Prince coldly watched the shadow that had only returned at midnight. His expression was gloomy. He hadn't specifically waited for it because of that matter; in fact, he had still been busy with something else a few minutes ago.
But being busy and returning late were two different things. It was only supposed to monitor a few children, yet Number Five's efficiency was actually this poor?
As expected, he'd been assigned a defective product.
Heh, Mother was as biased as ever.
The shadow stood where it was and remained silent for roughly four or five seconds. In the end, it respectfully bowed and said, "I've been monitoring the people on the list separately, as Your Highness instructed, but I never found anyone who matched the characteristics Your Highness mentioned. So I observed them a little longer, in case I missed something."
The Fifth Prince's brows furrowed even more deeply. It had taken that long just to answer a question. Could the system have grown old? That shouldn't be the case. The intelligent system it had been equipped with was the latest model. In that case, the equipment must have aged.
As expected, it was a defective product!
The Fifth Prince irritably waved his hand. "Get lost. Stay farther away. Don't let me see you."
The shadow bowed, then vanished before him.
It soon appeared in a hidden corner near the Fifth Prince—a distance where he couldn't see it, but where it could immediately follow if he thought of using it.
Watching the Fifth Prince enter his private Training Room with a gloomy expression, the shadow slowly merged with the surrounding shadows.
The Fifth Prince had no suspicions at all. After all, no one would suspect an intelligent being of lying to