"I'm telling you, don't hold such a grudge against me. I've helped the two of you a great deal. If I hadn't spent all that time building up your image, the queen would never have agreed to see you two," Ximaida said to Uchiha Madara and Harinod.
"No way. Given our identities, your queen would definitely want to see us," Harinod said.
"You'll know once you go in. Don't think the queen will give either of you a pleasant reception, even if you came from the Royal City," Ximaida said with a smile.
The three of them chatted as they walked into the palace. After opening the door, Uchiha Madara saw someone seated at the very front of the hall.
Before Uchiha Madara and Harinod could speak, the woman on the throne looked at them and asked, "Are you two the ones who came from the Royal City?"
"That's right. You truly have a sharp eye—we're the two who came from the Royal City," Harinod said.
"Oh, so just as she said, you really are two old men. I thought the Royal City would send some outstanding young talents to our country," the queen said.
"We are the outstanding young talents of our country," Uchiha Madara said to the queen with a smile.
"It seems the Royal City has truly declined. Has the standard for outstanding young talents fallen this low?" The queen looked at Uchiha Madara and Harinod. "But no matter what, you two waited outside for such a long time. You've truly had it hard."
"Not at all, not at all. It wasn't hard in the slightest." Harinod looked at the queen with a fawning expression. "A man's duty is to wait for a woman. What's more, being able to wait for a woman as beautiful as Your