"The thousands upon thousands of troops below are all my men, so you should believe that they are willing to follow you." So this was what the First Prince had wanted to say.
It was hardly surprising. After all, these people had already fallen under the First Prince's command. They had trained under him all this time, and the terms he offered them were exceptionally generous.
Though those conditions might not compare to those offered by Uchiha Hikaru, in terms of ability, Uchiha Hikaru could still hold the dominant position—one even higher than the First Prince's.
"My, it feels like the way you speak now has completely changed," Uchiha Hikaru said. It sounded like he was criticizing him, but that was not the case.
The relationship between the two of them had quietly risen to another level. Even Uchiha Hikaru had never expected things to reach this point.
"Not at all. It's only because Uchiha Hikaru taught me so well. Without you, my entire country might already have been in grave danger." The First Prince lightly patted him, because he understood just how important someone like him was.
If the country were handed over to the Second Prince now, perhaps there would be more people eating, drinking, and making merry next time, but there would be no real benefits at all.
Indeed, the First Prince had no desire to see his country reduced to such a state. If he allowed the Second Prince to take his place, the worst outcome might be for him to end up on the brink of death.
Even if the Second Prince still had a shred of feeling left and did not push the First Prince to his death, he would surely have no real power afterward.
"It looks like your ability to comprehend things