Fifth Prince X Choice

The Kakin Empire.

At a medical research institute of a prestigious domestic university, a voice announced, "Fifth Prince Highness, the people from the Lycan Group have arrived."

Tsubepa, who was in the research room preparing some kind of liquid medicine, ignored the words spoken by the person next to him.

She focused intently on what she was doing, her hands and feet moving very steadily, with almost no trembling.

After the messenger said something, he didn't disturb them any further and stood respectfully to the side.

"The effect of this formula doesn't seem ideal, hmm... maybe later..."

Tsubepa muttered to himself, his entire mind focused on the drug manufacturing process in front of him.

After seemingly finishing her thought and recording some data, she turned around.

"Let's go, don't keep our distinguished guests waiting."

Hearing this, the assistant who had been waiting nearby was speechless.

We've been waiting for so long already.

However, since the other party is Prince, it is understandable that one should wait if one wishes to request an audience.

When leaving the laboratory, Tsubepa also took off his white lab coat.

She is, after all, Prince of the royal family, and she still needs to observe the proper etiquette.

We arrived at the reception room.

The woman, who was quietly drinking tea in the reception room, showed no signs of anxiety.

"The Fifth Prince has gone too far! He's just leaving us hanging here. Is he trying to intimidate us?"

The assistant beside him said with obvious dissatisfaction.

Even if they went to see the King, the King would not leave them hanging like this.

Not to mention that this is just a mere Fifth Prince.

Listening to her assistant's words, Molly Lycahn remained completely calm, her face showing no sign of displeasure.

"Calm down, we are the ones who need your help now."

Upon hearing this, the assistant could only mutter to himself, but then fell silent.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The door was pushed open.

The Fifth Prince Tsubepa, walked in, looking at Jasmine with a broad smile.

"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. I was just taking care of some things, that's why I'm late."

Jasmine simply smiled brightly, stood up, and hugged the other person.

He said in a gentle and calm voice, "Not at all, it is our unannounced visit that is truly impolite. Please forgive us, Your Prince."

Jasmine looked at the Fifth Prince in front of her.

This wasn't her first time meeting him, but it was certainly the first time she had such a formal conversation with him.

Because of her previous factional affiliation, she couldn't develop a deep relationship with the other party and would only meet with them in public social settings.

Even in such a setting, the two remained far apart and had no interaction whatsoever. Compared to the Second Prince's beauty, the Fifth Prince was indeed quite different, and at first glance, many people would find it difficult to mistake him for a woman.

Her appearance is almost entirely inherited from her father, who has very masculine features, a square face, and a short, bowl-cut hairstyle.

She prefers to wear men's clothing in most situations, and without knowing the details, many people would mistake her for a man.

She herself doesn't seem to care about these details, or perhaps she's intentionally creating this impression for the outside world.

In the Kakin Empire, all children born to Princess Consort are called Prince, regardless of gender.

In other words, both men and women have the right to inherit the country.

And this Jasmine was the female patient Kevin treated with a custom-made drug two years ago when he had just returned.

"I heard you were poisoned and attacked, but were later cured. Has your health fully recovered?"

The Fifth Prince asked with a hint of concern.

This matter is quite well-known within the Kakin Empire and even among the upper echelons of society.

After all, the other party's group is renowned and extremely wealthy in the international community.

At the same time, he is also the head of a very well-known business family in the Kakin Empire. More importantly, he has a very close relationship with his mother, the Second Queen.

Thank you for your concern, but I'm much better now.

Jasmine said with a smile that since then, the number of Nen ability bodyguards around her has increased to four, and they provide close protection.

The Fifth Prince, Tsubepa, looked at the person in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

To be honest, she had been avoiding meeting him, especially two years ago after he heard that he had recovered.

Since returning, the other party has been trying to contact me, both openly and secretly.

As one of the Prince, she was not a fool. Due to certain political positions, she did not want to get into too much trouble and had been avoiding it.

Today, she finally had to meet with him.

Having come to this point, she no longer liked beating around the bush.

After all, she had already clearly expressed her attitude before.

"Then let's get straight to the point, the Lycan Family. Why do you have to get involved with me? Shouldn't you be closer to my sister?"

He is the Second Prince of the Kakin Kingdom, her mother's eldest daughter, and her own sister.

Although they had a close family relationship, emperors have never had in-laws.

There is a very naked competition among all the Prince, because everyone has a right to inherit the throne.

Moreover, there is no primogeniture system here; neither their ancestors nor their fathers were the eldest sons.

According to the tradition of this country, at some point, a sudden competition for the King may occur.

Only the one who succeeds will be able to ascend the throne.

Even more gruesome is...

Anyone who understands and traces the history of their own country will know that such competition for the throne was extremely bloody, with almost only the victor surviving.

It could be said that the competition began the moment they were born.

The first few Prince were alright.

After all, they were born under their mother's protection, while their older siblings had not yet grown up, so they could not harm each other.

But the children who came after them were unlucky.

Every person's birth, and their subsequent growth, involves a bloody and turbulent journey.

The more capable and outstanding someone is, the more targeted assassination attempts they will face.

Jasmine was slightly surprised by the Fifth Prince's blunt words, because she really didn't know much about the Prince's personality.

But now that things have come to this point, there's no point in hiding it.

Jasmine sighed, her eyes fixed on Tsubepa, and said in a firm voice, "It's simple. We want to support you, not your sister."

Just as I guessed.

Tsubepa sighed and rubbed his temples with his fingers.

Why me?

This is a question that must be clarified.

Jasmine stated very frankly, "Because our success is inseparable from the Second Queen's help, we are naturally allies of the Second Queen."

"We also signed a contract, but the contract stipulated that we would help her child, without explicitly stating that it had to be the Second Prince. It's just that the Second Prince was the first."

The main source of funding for the Lycan Group comes from the Kakin Empire, which is also their core business.

The entire group cannot be separated from the Kakin Kingdom. They may appear to be a world-renowned conglomerate, but in essence, they are not much stronger than these Prince and Princess Consort.

If you truly choose the right side and stand beside the future King, that would be perfect.

But they don't have many choices.

The Second Prince, the first choice, is really not something the current family patriarch can compliment.

I really don't know how they managed to raise such a thing.

Making such Prince King would only lead to disaster.

The Fifth Prince nodded. She roughly knew why the other party had chosen her, but she wanted the other party to state it clearly and to confirm their thoughts.

"So, why me? I have two younger brothers, don't I?"

They are inherently more suitable than I am.

Jasmine smiled and shook her head, looking at the Prince and saying, "You should know that besides the Second Prince, we don't have many choices. You are the best one."

Let's not even talk about the Seventh Prince; he's backed by a well-known criminal organization, one of the three major gangs in the Kakin Empire.

We don't really need their help; their arrival wouldn't be a lifesaver, but rather an added bonus.

As for the Ninth Prince Ninth Prince, his ideas are too radical for the entire country, and they are meaningless and naive to those who know the inside story. What he needs are like-minded partners.

Even if they successfully choose sides and elevate the other to the throne, they may not necessarily gain any wealth. Instead, they could become potential Sacrifice in the end, under the other's ideal framework.

They also have to consider their own interests, and in fact, they mainly consider their own interests.

The Fifth Prince is a rather low-key person, and he doesn't really have any powerful forces helping him. He's more interested in medical and pharmaceutical research.

This person is rather focused on maintaining stability.

The Prince sighed. To be honest, if it weren't for her status as Prince, she wouldn't have wanted to get involved in these things.

But she wasn't stupid; she clearly understood that as Prince, she couldn't escape.

History has profoundly proven this point.

It's either death or becoming King.

And her brothers were indeed all disgusting, one after another. From the perspective of a normal, highly educated person like her, they were not worthy of being King, or even human beings.

Jasmine looked at the other person; she knew that their willingness to host them today already indicated that they had made some decisions.

"My sister is very vengeful."

Tsubepa murmured with a hint of helplessness.

She knew her sister's personality all too well; it could only be described as incomprehensible.

If you accept help from someone, the hatred will naturally shift to you.

But it doesn't matter anyway, since the other party won't let me off the hook either.

Jasmine smiled helplessly.

In reality, the country's large capital doesn't need to get involved; they don't care who's King.

But since their power was cultivated by the Princess Consort, they had no choice but to enter the fray. "How about we take over the domestic pharmaceutical industry first?"

Jasmine began by speaking from the perspective of tacitly assuming that both parties were standing together.

The Fifth Prince seemed to agree with this tacit acceptance, looking up to ask, "Pharmaceuticals? I don't recall the Lycan Group having any related business."

Jasmine smiled and shook her head, "It's not us, it's Red Stone Pharmaceuticals. I believe Prince Highness should be familiar with this well-known name from recent years."

Upon hearing the name, Tsubepa became interested and nodded with a smile.

"I know that in recent years, some pharmaceutical companies have rapidly opened up the market and developed their own pharmaceutical groups by relying on some emerging drugs. Their drugs are all very interesting."

As a professional and enthusiast in the field, the Fifth Prince certainly understands this very well and has even studied it thoroughly.

"Recently, they've been trying to expand their market within the Kakin Empire, and our domestic pharmaceutical groups are no match for them. In fact, just a couple of days ago, the most likely candidate group in our country announced that it had been acquired by them."

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince frowned slightly.

"What does that have to do with us? They've already completely opened up the domestic market."

"Because we have some connections with Red Stone Pharmaceuticals and we've had a lot of collaborations."

After that incident, they did some research on Kevin, and what they found was shocking.

First, the other party is very likely the owner behind Red Stone Pharmaceuticals.

The Pharmacy, located in the upper echelons of the Nen ability, is also his property. He is also very famous in the Hunter x Hunter community because he became One-star Hunter in just one year, and this year he and his disciples wiped out the Phantom Troupe, a top-tier criminal organization.

After being rescued by Kevin, he has maintained a good relationship with Red Stone Pharmaceuticals.

I met with Light, we communicated many times, I even purchased some shares in Red Stone Pharmaceuticals, and we cooperated with each other in many ways.

You could say they have a very good relationship.

Therefore, Red Stone Pharmaceutical Group' entry into the Kakin Empire was actually beneficial to them.

Even after hearing Jasmine's explanation, Tsubepa was still somewhat confused.

"This doesn't seem to be of much help in the upcoming Succession War, does it?"

It might be helpful, but not much. After all, it's just a matter of having a good relationship. Expecting such a foreign group to participate in domestic affairs, or even the election of King, is rather absurd.

The Kakin Empire is not a weak nation; even a V5 wouldn't dare to interfere like this.

The more common attitude under normal circumstances is...

Don't let the blood splatter on me.

"But previously, domestic pharmaceutical groups were essentially biased towards the Second Prince and Fourth Prince. Weakening the enemy and nourishing themselves, isn't that a good thing?"

"At this time, we can also use our influence to help the other party develop better in the country."

Trust me, this won't do us any harm.

Being on good terms with Red Stone Pharmaceuticals is a minor matter; being on good terms with Kevin, who comes later, is the most important thing.

The main reason was that they learned that Kurapika and Pairo seemed to be in the Kakin Empire, overseeing related work.

These two are the only Red Stone Pharmaceuticals employees who have appeared with Kevin in public on multiple occasions.

After chatting for a while...

Jasmine looked at the other person and remained silent for a moment.

She could still sense the slight distance between them.

She could understand this; if it were her, she would be just as wary.

But since I woke up, I've wasted too much time; the other party is far too cautious.

A drastic measure is necessary.

"Then, Prince Highness, do you know what 'nian' means?"

"Royal Banquet?"

At the branch office of the Kakin Empire, Kurapika and Pairo looked at the invitation letter that their secretary had just delivered, somewhat puzzled.

"In the name of the Fourth Prince —has he discovered our purpose?" Kurapika frowned.

The invitation was actually sent by the Fourth Prince.

Pairo couldn't make a hasty judgment.

"It's just a royal banquet, and there should be many people there. It wouldn't hurt to go and meet them, since we still need to develop the group's business here later."

After Pairo said...

Going there won't make any difference.

A short while later, the secretary came up again, holding the same invitation.

"Another one?"

The two looked at each other.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that this time it belonged to the Fifth Prince.

What happened?

The two were now somewhat confused. How did they suddenly become involved with these Prince?