Chapter 783

Yuriko's eyes widened. "You actually want me to... go be a student?"

"What's wrong with that?" Rhodesney XVIII retorted. "Auffina, Catherine, Klein, and Lester aren't all studying in Northwest Bay?"

"Speaking of which, I've just had an idea. Should I summon Catherine and the others back to Crystal Radiance City to continue commanding the Kingdom Army?"

Yuriko leaped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Are you insane?"

The king snorted. "I can tell from the words in the letter how passionate Catherine and the others are about new knowledge. Besides, she has Rhodesney blood flowing through her veins. We share the same grandfather. It fits both my policy of selecting the worthy and your idea of using relatives in office. Perfect!"

Yuriko glared. "But she bears the Greiman name now. Her name is Catherine Greiman, not Catherine Rodney anymore!"

Rhodesney XVIII did not continue arguing with his younger brother over the matter. He had only wanted to provoke Yuriko a little.

No matter how magnanimous he was, he was still a king. As for the former king's daughter, it would be better to let her remain in Northwest Bay, far from Crystal Radiance City.

He sighed. "In any case, I won't grant your request on this matter. Not unless you fulfill my request first."

"I understand, Rhodesney."

Yuriko drew a deep breath, then solemnly bowed to Rhodesney XVIII before leaving the Throne Hall.

The prince strode away quickly. Everyone he passed could see the gloom in his heart, and no one dared speak to him.

He boarded his splendid carriage and hurried out of Crystal Radiance City, arriving at the estate in the southwestern outskirts of the Royal Capital. It had once been the residence of Prince Jassim's family, but after Gerd inherited the throne, Gerd