While Wang Shouzhe and Imperial Prince An were happily passing the buck back and forth, Wang Shizhao truly could not stand watching any longer.
Rubbing his forehead, he said speechlessly, "Grandfather, Your Highness, can you two stop shoving responsibility around?"
"Everyone knows that both you and His Highness are exceptionally responsible people. Bickering like this just makes you seem especially childish."
"Shi Zhao, you only know the price of rice and firewood once you run a household." Wang Shouzhe chuckled. "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility—those are all acts of helplessness. If possible, I would rather lie flat every day, manage nothing, and think about nothing."
"Exactly. No one's shoulders are forged from iron. If there were a choice, who would want to bear a heavy burden?" Imperial Prince An sighed deeply as well. "Back when I was still a Prefecture Prince, my days were incomparably carefree and comfortable. Who would have thought Shouzhe would trick me aboard a pirate ship? Since then, there has been no way back. Shouzhe, when it comes down to it, you need to take responsibility for this. A few tens of millions of Immortal Crystals to soothe my soul will do."
"Your Highness's shameless spirit is becoming more and more like His Majesty's. I wonder who it was back then that held my hand and said he wanted to give the people of the realm stability and happiness. If I had not seen that you had ambitions and ideals, who would have wanted to board your pirate ship?"
Wang Shizhao, standing nearby, was even more speechless.
Anyone in the world could say that—except the two of you, who were the least qualified.
When all was said and done, nobody had forced them to do any of those things. They had taken up