Chapter 344

Chapter 344

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Chapter 344

"Indeed. You possess the interesting ability I heard about from my assistant."

"Thank you for saying so."

"So... I'm curious as to why you've come all this way to propose a deal."

Pruelle did not beat around the bush. He had secretly slipped away from the main residence and needed to return as quickly as possible.

"As you've probably already heard from your assistant, I wanted to leave my family and receive protection. However, it's not just for my own sake that I want to live. I've come here because I want to overthrow my father and protect my siblings' future."

"Siblings?"

At Kishiar's question, the corner of Pruelle's mouth tightened stiffly.

"Externally, I have three known siblings, but in reality, there's one more, making us five in total. The second, Priscilla; the third, Priam; and the fourth, Phileban are much more discerning than I am, and suitable for succession. But the youngest, Nipollen... he was born with a family-specific illness that made communication with others somewhat difficult. Therefore..."

"You hid his existence."

At Kishiar's flatly uttered words, Pruelle acquiesced with dark eyes.

"Yes. My parents have never met Nipollen since his birth, and I wonder if they even remember him now. To them, my other siblings and I are probably not much different, but I thought it was okay."

As Kishiar had said, Duke Tain had no interest in his children, even to the point of being bothered by their very existence.

Hence, Pruelle and his siblings were left to fend for themselves, typically growing up separately from their parents under the pretext of recovery at a villa or different regions until adulthood. Those who took care of and educated them were frequently changed almost every year so as not to get unnecessarily attached. They had neither relatives their age to socialize with nor friends at an appropriate time, so even after their social debut, they wandered around without any significant connections or interests.

However, an exceptional circumstance was that all five siblings had always been together, and thus their relationship as siblings was incredibly strong.

"I've been aware since childhood that I was not the person to salvage this family. So, when the time came, I planned to recommend Priscilla as the successor and quietly live with the other siblings."

But that small hope was threatened and seemed unlikely to be fulfilled. His father, Duke Tain, had become increasingly absorbed in speculative investments.

"My father never tried to share family information with us, who would inherit the family someday. Then, one day, he suddenly called me, saying that since I had grown up, he thought it was time to send all the other spare children to foreign countries."

By that time, Duke Tain's investments in foreign countries had tied up most of his assets. To gain more benefits in a market where vast sums of money were exchanged, he willingly decided to give away his children to foreign powers. To put it nicely, it would be a union through marriage, but it was a crude and foolish deal for a duke of the empire to choose. Vissit novelbin(.)c.om for updates

"That's when I realized it. Even the matter of passing on the family wasn't that important to my father."

“As I mentioned earlier, the youngest, Nipollen, is also an Awakener. That child finds it more difficult to hide his abilities than I do, so honestly, I don't know how long we can conceal them. Therefore... my desire to join the Cavalry is also for that child's sake.”

Kishiar tapped lightly on the table. Yuder knew that this was a habitual action when he was lost in thought.

“The information you've given is interesting enough, but haven't you considered that in the worst case, you might just be used and not be able to protect your siblings?”

“If either side reaches the worst outcome, the result will be the same. Losing my siblings and surviving alone, I'll only inherit a family ruined by my father, and fleeing together is improbable. But the third son of Apeto, even without anything, has neither lost his life nor become miserable. Then... wouldn't this be the relatively better opportunity?”

At those words, Kishiar's tapping fingers finally stopped. The eyes that had been concealing his thoughts with a trace of a smile deepened a little more.

“The matter of Apeto's third son seems to have made a profound impression on you.”

“I attended every trial that followed and watched the results.”

Pruelle calmly confessed.

“I heard everything Apeto's third son said in the courtroom. You would not know how it came to me, cornered in a dead-end alley, as a form of hope.”

“Hope.”

After murmuring, echoing Pruelle's word, Kishiar turned his gaze to Yuder.

“What does the assistant think?”

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