Chapter 80: But… My Brother Is Begging Me!

Chapter 80: But... My Brother Is Begging Me!

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Desolate Tundra.

That was a dead place in the north of Leta. It was located outside the Blazing Sun Wall and was known as the deep region. There were a large number of special lifeforms known as Black Catastrophes lingering there and it was unusually dangerous.

The exploration of the Deep Tundra by the mortals had been ongoing for the longest time but they had never obtained any results.

According to the explorers who returned alive, there was only a vast snowfield in the deep region of the Desolate Tundra and Black Catastrophes that could be seen everywhere. Apart from those two, there was nothing else.

There was no life, civilization or ruins. In fact, no one had even seen the lair of the Black Catastrophes.

This was the next battlefield that Rayne was headed to.

It was also the location pinpointed by the golden crystal given to him by the lake giant.

The frozen tundra that was circled by countless Black Catastrophes.

This was the homeland of Order.

At the moment, Rayne was contemplating his strategy after reaching the Desolate Tundra. Right then...

There was a knock on the door.

Rayne went to open the door.

As expected, it was the grand prince and Edaline.

Today, the grand prince had the same swagger, as though victory was certain.

Beside him, Edaline seemed troubled.

Rayne revealed a friendly smile to the visitors.

"Welcome, Your Highness and... Edaline~!"

"H-Hey... don't hug me the moment we meet!"

Although Edaline said no when she saw Rayne walking towards her with open arms, she still waited obediently to be hugged by Rayne.

"Hold on! Rayne, you left in such a hurry yesterday. We haven't said anything to you yet."

When the grand prince saw that Rayne was about to repeat the same trick to Edaline, he sneered and stepped forward to block Rayne.

Edaline who did not receive her hug: "..."

The grand prince went straight to the point.

"Rayne, there's something I want to solemnly inform you. As a prince, you're immoral and useless. Many people are already displeased with you. Among them is... your younger sister, Edaline!"

Rayne was stunned and looked at Edaline in surprise. "Is that so?"

Edaline was stunned for two seconds before nodding helplessly. "... That's right."

The grand prince smiled. When he saw how cooperative Edaline was with him, he felt even more confident.

There were some things that no longer needed to be hidden.

Therefore, the grand prince straightened his back and said calmly.

"Rayne, I just want to advise you to give up on the throne as soon as possible. Right now, Edaline has already decided to join forces with me to defeat you!"

Rayne nodded gently with a calm expression. "I see."

The grand prince's mouth cramped up.

In his expectations, Rayne should have been shocked or even begging for mercy in despair upon knowing that the strongest demigod in the mortal world had joined the fray...

However, Rayne was extremely calm.

He looked at Edaline.

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"Is that so, Edaline? Are you going to support His Highness, the grand prince, to ascend the crystal throne?"

"Give up, Rayne. You're not worthy of the crystal throne."

Edaline said coldly, "It's for your own good."

Rayne nodded immediately. "Alright, I'll listen to you!"

Edaline: "???"

After leaving Rayne's place...

She remained silent the entire time.

The grand prince just asked if Rayne thought he was more powerful than the Imperial Guards.

That was not for sure.

After all, there was no one in the Imperial Guards who could defeat an ancient dragon or the evil god, Justice.

"He was just bragging. How can it be so easy to dispel the curse?!" The grand prince sneered in disdain.

Someone as strong as the grand prince and even the Imperial Guards were helpless against the curse.

How could a mere Rayne deal with it?

However...

Edaline still remained silent the entire time.

She was contemplating about things.

Unfortunately, the grand prince at the side was particularly noisy at the moment.

"Leta views us as enemies. If Rayne goes to Leta, won't we just be instantly f*cked? That's way too unrealistic. Hey... Edaline, aren't you going to say anything?"

The grand prince panicked.

"Hey, Edaline, are you really considering his excuse? He was lying to you! How could he have a way to dispel the curse?

Now that this guy has already admitted defeat, I'll become the Emperor of Haines a few years later after Cassius dies. That'll be good for you too, right?"

Finally, Edaline spoke and asked, "So, Your Highness, do you really think it doesn't matter? From now on, we should let every generation's Emperor of Haines be cursed by the elves and die in humiliation?"

The grand prince smiled. "Didn't I say that we can use the method of the regent to avoid the implicati—"

"Fufu..."

After a moment of silence, Edaline said calmly, "Your Highness, this is the end of our collaboration."

"What?!"

The grand prince was shocked.

The grand prince: "Hold on, hasn't our collaboration just begun? Without your help, wouldn't Rayne come back to fight with me for the throne right away?!"

Towards the anxious and noisy grand prince...

Edaline extended five fingers.

"Five."

"Huh? Five? What do you mean by five? Make yourself clear!"

"Four..."

"Wait, you're counting down? Tell me what will happen when the time is up!"

"Three..."

"Hey, wait! Calm down! Alright, if you want to back out, so be it! I won't pursue it! Don't do anything unnecessary, alright?!"

"Two..."

"I was in the wrong! Madam! I'll leave now! I'll disappear from your sights right away!"

"One..."

By the time Edaline finished counting the last number...

The grand prince had already scrambled and disappeared.

"Edaline, you can't do this to me! You can't!"

Under the cruel threat of Edaline, the grand prince in the distance let out a wretched wail like a defeated dog!

Finally, there was silence.

Edaline sighed.

Indeed, she could not leave Rayne alone just yet...

It was better for her to meet him.

Space was torn apart.

Edaline walked in and arrived at Rayne's house once more.