But it seemed even more boring back where they had been. Here, the conflict between the First Prince and the Second Prince seemed to forge a different kind of relationship among the three of them. It actually felt quite harmonious—what flaws could there be?
"Listening to you, it sounds like a good thing. Why not tell us about it and let us all have a laugh?" Uchiha Hikaru's words actually made the soldiers standing guard nearby chuckle.
His cheeks turned as red as a monkey's backside. The Second Prince in front of him was embarrassed as well, slowly hiding his face.
"Uchiha Hikaru, I only want to tell you about this alone." The moment he said that, Uchiha Hikaru understood what he meant.
"All of you, withdraw. The Second Prince and I need to discuss something. There's no need for you to know." Uchiha Hikaru waved his hand and turned, preparing to dismiss them.
However, one person seemed exceptionally stubborn. He stood there without moving for a long time, as though determined to guard this place to the death and deny them any opportunity or privacy.
"What are you doing? You're standing there like a block of wood, with that awful expression on your face." Uchiha Hikaru immediately walked over, ready to drive him away. Unexpectedly, this guard appeared to be their oldest guard.
"I received the First Prince's orders. I will defend this place unto death. Unless you kill me and step over my corpse." He said this to Uchiha Hikaru, though his eyes were not fixed on him.
There was the bearing of a warrior in that gaze, and this guard looked like he had served for many years. It was simply something Uchiha Hikaru had never experienced.
Unexpectedly, these people who looked as stiff-headed as wooden fish