Chapter 82: 4.16

The ship arrived at the harbour in the capital city of Golden Camellia, Dionde City. The harbour was purposefully emptied from other ships prior to the notice of Prince Javier's arrival. There were hundreds and thousands of people flocking the harbour to have a glance of Prince Javier though.

When Yunyu saw the massive amount of crowds gathering to greet Javier, he was bewildered, "I don't know that Javier is this popular in Golden Camellia. Even Lyon is not as worshipped as this."

"That is because Prince Javier is a symbol of peace between two countries, Golden Camellia and Sun Kingdom. Also, don't you think he is a novel-like character? He is tall, rich, handsome, has beautiful eyes, and he is as strong as a demigod. The author of this novel is surely a pure genius who knows perfection," Pupa said, while praising the author of this novel.

Yunyu replied with a sneer, "Javier would make a perfect main lead if his brain is not as transparent as a jellyfish brain. What a spicy chicken author!"

"Huh, bold coming from you. You don't even know that jellyfishes don't have brains, do you?" Pupa replied with a cold harsh truth. 

"O—Of course, I know that!" Yunyu glared at Pupa, but then he started questioning himself, whether Jellyfish have brains or not. In the end, Yunyu spent almost half an hour debating himself about jellyfish brains. 

His useless thought vanished when he heard a knock from the door, "Your Highness, the carriage is ready," General Swordheart said. 

Lyon left his room well prepared as he went to the deck and stepped down from the ship to the harbour. There was a big carriage for him, which made him surprised. Because this was the official royal carriage for the Crown Prince of Golden Camellia.

He questioned General Swordheart, and his answer was, "Please stay inside Prince Javier's carriage with him, Your Highness, we need someone to guard Prince Javier." 

Lyon sighed, this was not his country after all. He entered the carriage, but when he passed the crowds, he heard a few whispers here and there.

'Isn't that Crown Prince Lyon of Great Arctyr? Why is he here?'

'I heard that he is not happy with Princess Layla and Prince Javier's relationship. Maybe he wants to meet His Majesty to separate them?'

'What an evil prince. He is trying to separate two people in love.' 

Yunyu's lips twitched with this kind of slander. These peasants didn't know about the doom that awaits them if Javier and Layla got married. 

[The rumor has spread faster than I thought.]

[Pupa: Correct. That is why I said that Golden Camellia is more dangerous than Great Arctyr, because the politics runs deep. Although the golden bloods are the de facto ruler of this country, the competition under them is fierce and can be bloody sometimes.]

Yunyu ignored Javier who was sleeping while the carriage headed to the Lantern Palace, where Master Rama and Master Aster resided. Yunyu was amazed by the beauty of Dionde City, it was like Paris, complete with a tower called Dionde Tower. 

When they arrived at the huge palace, Lyon was greeted with the sight of a beautiful man in his early thirties standing on the courtyard, waiting for their arrival. Yunyu was left stricken with that guy. It looked like he was in his early thirties, but his skin was still glowing like a pearl, his golden hair was shining beautifully, and he had that signature golden circle eyes, similar to Javier. 

What mesmerized Yunyu the most was his facial feature, it was perfect without flaw to the slightest detail. The carriage door was opened by the guard and the man smiled when he saw Lyon's dumbfounded face, "It's been a while since you came here, have you told your parents about your arrival?"

[System… who is this man? Is he Javier's cousin? Older brother?]

[Wow… I would complete all tasks in the previous world easily if I have his face, I can definitely complete Javier's Breakmeter easily with that perfect face.]

[Pupa: You sick bastard! He is Aster Di Arlingdon! He is Javier's father!]

[What?! But he looks thirty years old! How could he… the author of this novel is the sick bastard!]

[Pupa: He is already 55 years old. He just has a god given, perfect and youthful face. He is the main character of Gardenia of Blooming Desire.]

[Tch! So he got the main character treatment with that face.] 

Lyon smiled perfunctorily at Uncle Aster and bowed politely, "I come here because I want to talk about something, uncle. I haven't told my parents yet, because I don't want them to come to a hasty conclusion." 

"I see," Uncle Aster nodded, "Well, I've read the letter that was sent by General Irion before. I still can't believe it, so I will have to test you later, okay?" Uncle Aster smiled with his beautiful smile. Which made Lyon a bit dazed and blushed.

Then, in a matter of seconds, he felt that the air became heavy and a man suddenly appeared besides Uncle Aster. He glared at Lyon while he hugged Uncle Aster's waist, "Don't stare at my wife for too long!" 

Lyon stared at this old man, he was probably around the same age as General Irion. He had full hair, but there were already many white strands, and his beard also had white strands. But he still looked vigorous though.

But one thing that baffled Yunyu the most was his facial features.

[This must be Rama or Ramuja, right? Except for his eyes, Javier is the perfect copy of his father.]

[Pupa: Indeed.] 

Uncle Aster seemed to get annoyed by this shameless act of his husband, he slapped Uncle Rama's chest, "You are almost sixty! Don't act like a little boy anymore! Let go of your hands!"

Uncle Rama felt hurt by his wife's comment, but he obediently released his hand around his wife's waist and complained, "It's your fault that you are still beautiful after forty years. I don't want to lose you…"

"I'm already fifty five years old! Do you think anyone will still want me?"

[I do.]

"I do," Uncle Rama said. "I will always want you…" 

Uncle Aster rolled his eyes, but his face started getting red and he blushed, "T—There are many people here! Have a bit of shame!"

[Bleurgh, this shameless public display of affection! I will never do this in my life! Nasty!]

Uncle Aster tried to ignore the old dog behind him and smiled at Lyon again, "Well, my son, I need to prove the claim about you and Javi first, I will have a test for you tonight, come to the palace garden in the middle of the night, okay? Uncle Rama and I will wait for you."

Uncle Aster informed him and ordered the servants to prepare for Lyon's room. Lyon was sent to the spacious guest room while Javier was sleeping in the room beside him, like when they were in the ship, glad that there was no connecting door though.

[System, what kind of test will they do to me? They didn't seem to be concerned about Javier being unconscious for four days straight.]

[Pupa: They are not worried about Javier because they know that this time will come eventually. They have been well prepared. They've faced something a lot more dangerous in their life before they get together.]

***

Lyon's door was knocked in the middle of the night. He opened the door and saw General Swordheart, "Your Highness, Master Aster and Master Rama is waiting for you in the garden."

Lyon followed General Swordheart's lead to the garden. When they arrived, he saw Uncle Aster standing in the middle of blossoming flowers under the clear moonlight. Uncle Rama was hugging him from behind, their main characters aura were beaming everywhere.

[Bleurgh! Nasty display of affection!]

[Pupa: Maybe you'll have to do that too with Javier.]

[Never! Never in a million years!]

Lyon approached the old lovebirds and he greeted, "Uncle Aster, Uncle Rama, I'm here."

Uncle Aster wiggled out of Uncle Rama's embrace and cleared his throat, "Lyon, we gather here for a small test. Although I trust you and General Irion, the golden circle is a very crucial part of golden blood. Back in my younger days, there was chaos in three countries because of a simple golden circle, that's why we have to act cautiously."

"Besides, my son, Javier, is a lot stronger than his father. If we fail to recognize his golden circle, it might doom us all."

"T—Then, about Layla—" Lyon's words were cut short by Uncle Aster.

"We can talk about that later. Now, are you ready for the test?" 

Lyon took a deep breath and replied, "I'm ready, Uncle."

Uncle Aster nodded, then in a blink of an eye, Uncle Aster's golden circled dilated and his eyes turned pure golden instantly. He stared at Lyon with his golden eyes.

Uncle Aster smiled thin, as the air around him started getting heavier, he commanded, "I am a golden blood, on your knees, Lyon Hessel Signe."