70 Chapter 70: Returning Home

Sun Kingdom

Arriving at the palace through the teleportation gate, Usui and Zelal immediately mounted their horses and made their way towards the kingdom. The people cheered for the arrival of their princes.

"All hail His Royal Highness Crown Prince Usui "

"All hail His Royal Highness Prince Zelal"

"Crown Prince has returned"

"Hurry!! Hurry!!! His Royal Highnesses have returned from the battle."

"Welcome back, Crown Prince Usui"

"Welcome back, Prince Zelal"

"Congratulations on your victory, Royal Highness"

Usui and Zelal watched as the crowd sang praises for them and welcomed them back heartily. They weren't surprised to know that the news of their victory had reached their people's ears. They were afraid of their kids hurrying towards their path, so they hold onto their children in a tight grip as they welcomed their beloved princes back.

As they reached the kingdom, they saw the knights assembled along with their father's aide standing in front of the door, waiting for their royal highnesses.

The personal aide bowed his head as he welcomed them back, "Welcome back, Prince Usui and Prince Zelal."

The knights followed his lead as they tapped their spear on the ground and echoed his words in unison.

Zelal immediately rushed up to the aide and gave him a big hug. 

"We are back, Uncle Herman."

Herman smiled at the two kids who treated him like their family member. He looked at Usui and knitted his eyebrows in confusion.

'Why is it that the Crown Prince seems different?'

Herman looked at Zelal who smiled ambiguously. He shook his head slightly as he said, "Your Royal Highness, Let's meet the King and Queen urgently. They have been expecting your arrival for some time now."

Usui knitted his brows as he understood the underlying message Uncle Herman was trying to convey and asked, "Is Father there as well?"

Herman nodded as he bowed and gestured them to walk first. As they passed through the corridors, distant shouts can be heard from the King's room.

Zelal gulped as he knew what this was about. He turned to his brother who had suddenly changed into the old cold stoic man he knew. Usui peeked at him as he said, " Don't say anything unnecessarily."

"Huh?"

'If I don't say anything, wouldn't mother chase me out?' Zelal cried in his mind.

"Don't you have something else to say to distract her?"

Usui's words made him remember about a certain person. Zelal's eyes brightened as he nodded at his brother.

Upon arriving at the passage leading to their parent's room, the distant low shouts appeared louder as they heard their Mother complaints. Usui and Zelal stopped at the entrance and looked at the big door before looking at each other. Zelal inhaled deeply before proceeding to knock at their door. 

Suddenly they heard a loud crash from inside which made the royal princes disregard their manners and rush in. The princes stopped a few feet away from them as they stood there, gaping at the scene before them.

They saw their mother, Queen Lily scowl at their father, King James who was trying his best to pacify his wife. There was a broken vase by her side which was ignored by the audience. Uncle Herman suddenly ordered a maid to clean up the mess and excused himself.

Lily shrugged his hands off while yelling at their father, "Just look at your sons, who did they take after? How dare they make me lose my daughter-in-law?"

James tried to pacify his wife, "Dear, it is our sons."

"I didn't give birth to those rascals who can't even bring a girl home."

"Dear.."

"Stop!! Just wait and watch what I will do to those ungrateful sons when they return. I will banish them to a brothel and force them to learn how to bring girls back home."

"Dear, they don't teach that in the brothel, they teach something else."

"Huh?" Lily snorted. "How are you so sure of what they teach?" 

Lily squinted her eyes as she asked again, "Is it because you have taken a lesson from them before? Huh?"

Noticing his wife's suspicious eyes, James shook his head as he denied her claim vehemently.

"No..No... I heard it from others."

"Oh !" as Lily was about to question further, Julie finally stood up and said, "Sister, Let's stop with the brothel talk and wait for them to return."

At that second, Usui took his cue and cleared his throat drawing the attention of the three people inside the room. Zelal was silently glad that he had his brother along with him. Everyone turned towards the sound and saw that the people they were talking about had already entered their room.

James straightened his posture as he smiled at his sons. He was proud of his children when he heard the news about the battle which took place. Usui glanced at his father, who had a dignified aura around him. It was like the man before they entered was an illusion.

Zelal sighed as he thought how his mother had his father wrapped around her little finger. One word from her is enough for his father to turn from a mighty lion to an adorable kitten.

He welcomed his sons proudly, " You are back -"

His words were cut off when he saw his wife hurl herself at their youngest son. She smacked her youngest son and chided angrily, " You useless brat... You couldn't complete the one mission I gave you. Are you that desperate to return to the brothel?"

Zelal protected his head as he whimpered, " Mother, Stop hitting me. You should beat your eldest son, he is the one who thwarted all our plans." 

Zelal screamed while pointing at Usui.

Lily halted beating him for a moment before turning to look at her cold son. Seeing him standing there nonchalantly triggered her again that she continued smacking her son.

Outraged, she shrieked, " Did you think I didn't know that? Why would I order you to follow him and make sure that he will bring back my daughter-in-law? Huh? Its because I had no faith in him. And, what did you do? You encouraged him!!!!!" 

"Ungrateful bastards..."