The war general replied, "I apologize in advance for my impudence, but everything I ask has the permission of King Keannu."Monica grinned in surprise, getting more and more curious but she chose to listen without intending to interrupt. Meanwhile, as she turned to her daughter, she could see that Rowena looked nervous.Oh, what did you just do, kid? You didn't do anything against the palace rules did you? Monica thought."Just tell me! I'll answer if I can," Rowena said in a calm tone despite the fact that she was very nervous."We found CCTV footage of you heading towards the south door. What were you doing there, Your Highness?" Andrew asked in a serious tone.Monica who heard that immediately opened her mouth, "What? The southern palace door?""What are you doing there, Rowena?" the queen asked as she turned to her daughter.Rowena was not only surprised, but her face had instantly turned pale. "H-how can there be ....""We installed CCTV cameras at several new points, Your Highnes
Rowena, who was still a teenage girl, replied without hesitation, "Unfortunately he did not tell me his son's name, General Reece."She was still determined to follow the war general's wishes.Andrew Reece held his breath, still trying to hope even though it was somewhat difficult, "Or perhaps he mentioned which dormitory he was in, Your Highness?"Rowena wore a regretful expression with a serious look in her eyes."No, General Reece. He doesn't even know where his son is. He hasn't had a chance to see him yet, perhaps because the palace is so large that he has trouble finding his son," Rowena explained with a shrug.Andrew smiled faintly, hiding the disappointment that had just hit his chest.The War General he used to serve for all those years had set foot back into the palace, but he didn't even bother to tell him. What was wrong with him? Did he not deserve to be told? All these questions, of course, could only be answered by William Mackenzie himself.However, how could he ask t
Andrew Reece was naturally surprised by the question from the king's eldest daughter. It was unusual for the princess to be concerned with matters of the palace. In fact, it could be said that Rowena Wellington didn't really care about anything other than herself. However, Andrew now realized that the princess' change had been visible since last night. Precisely when Rowena witnessed what happened in De Frost Forest.What exactly happened? Andrew couldn't guess the princess' reason."Why are you looking at me like that?" Rowena looked back at Andrew with her defensive gaze.Andrew shook his head, "I apologize if I made you uncomfortable, Your Highness. I'm just surprised that you are now starting to pay attention to palace matters."Rowena winked, turned her gaze around and was now looking at her mother who was also looking at her."What's wrong, Mom?" Rowena asked, starting to get a bit anxious if her attitude was making the people around her suspicious.Monica replied, "Just like G
Riley was silent. Silence that Greg Sehel interpreted to mean that the young man couldn't answer his question. "If you really don't want to fight against your friends, you can withdraw from the selection of this new soldier," Greg said with a gait, looking at Riley from a distance that was of course rather far away. Riley was still silent, so Greg added, "If you still have a weak heart, you shouldn't register yourself as a soldier." Riley, who had lowered his head, raised his head again just to listen to Greg's words again. "How can you fight your enemy if you can't even win over your own friend? This isn't even a matter of life and death. It's just a matter of you beating your friend in a competition," Greg continued. Riley slowly clenched his fists. His heart was in turmoil. What Greg said was true. It was just that he still found it hard to accept. He had fought all night with his group mates, working together to get through to the next stage. However, after they pas
Riley didn't know how to respond to Warren's words anymore, so he decided to keep quiet. Alen himself sighed repeatedly until one of his group members said, "Your opponent is Bennedict. It won't be too hard."The young man who was quite close to Riley replied, "What won't be difficult? I see, Bennedict was even one of the people who contributed to the third mission.""Hey, he only got one pin," Adam retorted, the young man with gray eyes."Still, he helped collect it. Me ... if it wasn't for Riley's help, how could I have contributed pins to our group?" Alan replied. He was looking grim.But he quickly added, "But at least I'm very lucky that I didn't fight Riley. If he was my opponent, I would have just stayed quiet and waited for the announcement if I lost."Adam responded with a smile that also displayed his pure white teeth, "Oh, if I had faced Riley, I would have immediately retreated without even going to the practice arena. Well, why fight if you know you're going to lose?"Th
Rowena shook her hair and tried to look more relaxed, "Oh, Commander Sehel.""Your Highness ... You and ... Wood, what did you just do? Princess Rowena ...." Greg was unable to continue, while Riley, not wanting any misunderstandings, said, "Commander, it's not as you see it. I just-""Oh, come on. Riley, you don't have to cover this up anymore," Rowena interrupted.The young girl sighed and girded her loins as she looked at the confused Riley, "I don't think it matters if Commander Sehel knows.""Know what, Your Highness?" Riley said, looking panicked.Rowena shook her head and turned around, facing Greg Sehel who still looked so shocked. "Commander Sehel," Rowena called out."Y-yes, Your Highness," Greg stammered.Rowena took a quick glance at Riley again and said, "You were once a young boy and I'm sure you know what's going on without me telling you."Greg's face instantly turned red, while Riley was even more clueless. "I didn't expect you to keep this matter a secret from the
"No problem with the training branch. Whatever it is I'm ...." Warren raised his eyebrows, waiting for Riley to finish his sentence. As he looked at him deeply, he also heard Riley say again, "I hate having to fight against my own group members, but you know better that I have no choice." Warren was suddenly impressed. Moreover, Riley then added, "Make an effort, Warren. Use all your skills, losing or winning in a match is normal. However, when you are pessimistic from the start then it will affect the process." The young man even smiled, "Please, don't let me win easily!" He was really going to hate Riley right away. But after what Riley said just now, there was no way Warren could hate him. The man even became more fond of Riley. "Of course, I won't give up easily. You'll see that I'm a tough opponent," Warren replied which he then ended with a smile. He was ready to win or lose. Riley smiled back and the two shook hands before starting the match. Yes. Riley calle
"Yes, Your Majesty. I even had a one-on-one talk with the boy and ... didn't find the boy to have the slightest resemblance to General Mackenzie other than his very admirable abilities," Andrew explained honestly.Keannu sighed in disappointment, "Oh, what a pity! If he were General Mackenzie's son, I can see that his name would shine much brighter when he is officially commissioned as a soldier in the future."Greg shook his head vigorously."What's with the reaction? You don't believe what I'm saying, Greg?" Keannu asked with a visibly offended expression on his face.Greg swallowed before saying very carefully, "Your Majesty, I believe what you say regarding the boy's prowess. It's just that ... I can assure you that the boy really isn't General Mackenzie's son."Andrew immediately glanced at his friend sharply, his thick eyebrows also raised in obvious disagreement with Greg's words. Greg who realized he was being stared at in such a way sighed, "I have a good reason, General Reec
Gary Davis replied with a serious expression, "Your Honor, I apologize if you find my words presumptuous, but ....""Just say it! Say everything you want to say!" Xylan commanded.From the tone of his voice, Xylan clearly sounded impatient. "I'm ready to listen! And ... I won't get mad at you, don't worry!" Xylan added after he saw the hesitant look on Gary's face.Xylan thought maybe Gary was afraid that he would be punished if he said what was in his head so the future king's salon had to reassure Gary for the young man to be braver.Gary nodded, looking relieved. At least he had an assurance that he would not be punished. "Your Highness, you ... will be made the new king of Ans De Lou Kingdom. You are still very young and you yourself must have guessed that ... that ... I am ...."Xylan clucked his tongue impatiently, "Just say it! I have no problem. Just take it easy!"Gary nodded again and continued, "There are some who don't like you. Although ... for now things aren't looking
Hearing Gary Davis' answer, Xylan Wellington frowned.Is this really the same young man who always gives me good solutions? Xylan wondered.The future king looked deeper and deeper at Gary and finally raised his right eyebrow when he realized he had thought something stupid.More and more Xylan realized that Gary Davis might indeed be smart and dexterous and quite knowledgeable. But, such an intelligent person could also have an innocent nature like the young man had just shown himself."Your Highness, why don't you answer my question? Am I-""Forget it!" Xylan cut in quickly.Gary scratched behind his ear in confusion.Xylan sighed and said, "Gary, are you anxiously awaiting the announcement of the changes in staff and palace officials later?"Gary frowned, quite surprised by Xylan's question.The young man opened his mouth and stammered, "Your Royal Highness, I ... I'm just ...."Just by looking at Gary's expression, Xylan instantly knew that his guess was correct. The young man di
"Of course it is. Otherwise, how could his café business be successful?" Diego said, who seemed to be satisfied with the results achieved by James, his best friend.Reiner became more interested, "How? I mean ... you know he's ... well, he can't be polite and he tends to annoy people. So, what did he change?"Diego looked like he was about to answer, but Shin suddenly said in an incredulous tone, "Oh, wait a minute. He manages the cafe business together with his mother, right? Uh, I'm sure the customers come to his place because of his nice mom."Ben nodded in agreement, "I've never met James' mother, but ... considering James is like that, I'll take Shin's word for it."Diego immediately put on a sour expression, looking rather annoyed. This was because his own friends apparently didn't know James very well.However, he was the one who was witness to how James had changed so much that he felt the need to set the record straight."Hey, I'm telling you seriously. James, who is the owne
Alen did not immediately answer the question of his senior and good friend. He seemed to think for a moment before finally giving an answer, "It's like you don't know James.""What do you mean?" Shin replied while blinking.Alen snorted impatiently, "Shin, James is unpredictable. You must also know that sometimes he can do things that no one would ever think of. So, how can I guess what he might do?"Shin was stunned. The young man smiled wryly, "Damn, you're right about that. He is indeed unpredictable."In the end, the two people did not ask James any questions about what they discussed. When the funeral was over, they all returned to their respective places. However, not James Gardner. The young man who was the war general of Ans De Lou Kingdom at that time was seen walking towards Xylan Wellington's residence.Of course, this led to various speculations among most of the palace residents. It was not only the officials and staff of the palace who began to notice the irregularitie
"It will, Diego," James replied."He can wait," James repeated with emphasis.Diego didn't seem convinced by James' answer.James was usually reluctant to go into too much detail about what he was thinking. However, Diego was one of his best friends so he didn't want to confuse his best friend.So, James said, "He's not an easy guy to beat, Diego. And ... there's one thing you need to know.""What's that?" Diego asked with one eyebrow raised."His own father, I mean General Mackenzie told me that his son ... will not die easily," James explained.Diego was so dumbfounded that he didn't dare reply.James was sure his job of explaining was done, but he still added, "If the greatest and most powerful general the Ans De Lou Kingdom has ever seen said that, then there's a very good chance that Riley is still alive out there."Diego was silent for a few moments.But then he said, "If General Mackenzie believes that, we have no right to doubt him.""You're right, Diego. Therefore, we just ha
William's lips lifted upwards once again, forming a warm smile."James, without me explaining it, you ... must know it yourself, right?" William said softly.After that, the old man who was once the strongest soldier in the kingdom patted James on the back and then left James pensive.The young man swallowed hard. Suddenly he remembered all the things about Riley, more precisely their friendship that they had established since the beginning.All those memories came back. One of the memories that bothered him was when they were still not officially inducted into the army. At that time he was upset and made the stupid and desperate decision to attack the enemy as proof that he was different from his father. Then, the only person who really cared about him was Riley. He was the one who sacrificed himself to save him. At that time, he and Riley were both aspiring soldiers. Neither of them had the slightest experience on the battlefield. But, Riley was still looking for him.Uh, when he
James Gardner nodded, "Yes, Your Royal Highness. May I do so?"Xylan Wellington quickly nodded, "Go, General Gardner. You can talk to him."James was grateful that Xylan did not hold him back."Thank you, Your Highness," James said as he quickly left the crown prince along with three first-class soldiers to guard him.Indeed, the three soldiers were certainly no match for him. However, he chose to trust the three of them.Luckily, it turned out that William Mackenzie who looked much older by a few years was also looking for him so their meeting did not encounter any obstacles."General Mackenzie," James greeted the father of his best friend respectfully.William Mackenzie smiled faintly and replied, "General Gardner."James nodded, "You … are you alright, General?"William returned a smile and said in a low tone, "How can I be fine when I have some problems, General Gardner?"James frowned, looking rather confused.Not wanting to riddle and confuse James, William quickly explained wit
James suddenly gave Gardner a lopsided smile. He knew it was not easy being Xylan Wellington's shield. But, he really did not expect that the crown prince who he thought was so smart was also so innocent.His intelligence seemed to be inversely proportional to his knowledge in terms of understanding the world around him.However, he had already decided to replace Riley in order to make up for the few years of time he had wasted so he should try to be patient.Thus, he calmly replied, "You should start thinking about the matter of all of their opinions, Your Highness.""Why should I?" Xylan retorted, who did not seem to accept James' words.James bit his lower lip, feeling the need to suppress his irritation even more. Come on, James. Don't give up so easily! James thought to himself."Because you are the future king and will soon inherit the throne of this country. So, you should start thinking about what they think of you," James replied.Xylan was about to reply, but James was fas
The indecision on Xylan Wellington's face was evident. James Gardner, who felt that he had succeeded in making the crown prince realize the big mistake Xylan was about to make, called out, "Your Highness."Xylan flinched slightly when he heard his name being called by James.The young man turned to James, but still did not open his mouth.At that moment, James Gardner was certain that Xylan would change the decision they had just discussed.However, he suddenly saw Xylan smiling at him. That of course made James blink his eyes in confusion.But, within seconds, his confusion was answered. He heard Xylan say, "General Gardner, what you said is true. Everything is right. I ... might get some opposition for choosing Gary Davis as the king's advisor."He nodded. James immediately got a bad feeling that he didn't want to imagine."But, General Gardner. I have found no other good candidate than Gary Davis for that position. And ...."He paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about somethi