[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce":3,"chapter-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-571":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Hidden Extra: The Lazy Prince Refuses to Ascend The Throne",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},397007,661,"Chapter 571  The Secret Hidden Within the Legend","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-571",571,"\u003Cp>\"Oh, right, I want to ask you something, Prime Minister Mikazura,\" Nolan said with a knowing smile. \"You must know what happened to me, right? Perhaps… what happened on that silver ship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikazura was briefly surprised by his words. He sipped his tea, smiled faintly, and nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I know. How did you find out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Nolan's arrival, Mikazura had already gathered plenty of information about him. There were countless rumors painting him as a lazy, useless prince, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mikazura knew it was all just a facade. A child born to that woman could never truly be someone the public would consider worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the rumors were persistent. And Nolan often behaved in ways that seemed to confirm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the past few months—especially since the announcement of the battle for the throne—public opinion had begun to shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Nolan revealed his true self, making everyone who had mocked or underestimated him rethink their opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, during Emperor Ragan's birthday celebration, he had effortlessly subdued Allen, the son of the Duke Ashvale family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From these events, Mikazura drew a clear conclusion: Nolan was finally showing his true abilities and was no longer pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he still didn't understand why. As a prince, Nolan should be acting in the best interest of his empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan kept his smile and replied casually, \"It's obvious. I'm too lazy to explain everything, but one thing's certain: you must have spies around her. One of them is a maid named Tamari, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flickered with a sharp, knowing gleam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evalyn, who had overheard the conversation, froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tamari is a spy for Prime Minister Mikazura? How is that possible?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shock was understandable. In Kaede's earlier account, the two had been her childhood friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had served as Kaede's maids since childhood, appointed by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Tamari had secretly been planted by Prime Minister Mikazura—something Evalyn was sure Kaede had no idea about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft! Incredible… truly incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of anger or alarm, Mikazura laughed and clapped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, you are truly remarkable. That was a secret even the Emperor didn't know, yet you uncovered it with ease. How did you manage it?\" he asked, genuinely curious as he sipped his tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt no fear that Nolan would expose him. After all, Nolan had no interest in doing so—and by revealing it openly, he made it clear he bore no hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I discovered it while helping Tamari recover,\" Nolan said briefly. \"There was a blue handkerchief in his pocket. Elina had mentioned your identifying marks, and one of them was the blue handkerchief you carried at the party.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's all?\" Mikazura asked, genuinely surprised this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that's all,\" Nolan replied, nodding slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was lying. Despite his power, he was still mortal—not an all-knowing god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Elina supposedly telling him about the handkerchief, that was also a deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had indeed found a blue handkerchief, and when he read Tamari's memories, he realized it belonged to Mikazura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could say for sure whether Mikazura had brought the same handkerchief to the party, but his reaction suggested he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is… I understand.\" Mikazura nodded in admiration. \"Your Highness, I have underestimated you. You are remarkable—I don't even know how to properly praise you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he finally understood why Elina had admitted she was inferior to Nolan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man before him was genuinely terrifying, especially his observational skills, which far surpassed anyone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're praising me too much,\" Nolan said calmly, showing no trace of satisfaction. \"Now, back to the main topic. What are you going to do about Princess Kaede and Prince Ryuusei?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frankly, he was too lazy to get involved—and he wasn't the type to interfere unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was done was done. By circumstance, he was already entangled in this matter, so he had no choice but to participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if reading his thoughts, Mikazura smiled. \"Rest assured. Everything is under my control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan felt at ease. With Mikazura's assurance, he didn't need to intervene personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two continued their conversation, touching on various topics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evalyn listened quietly, her gaze full of admiration never leaving Nolan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sitting before her was nothing like the lazy figure she remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If only he were like this all the time… the throne would surely be his,' she whispered, unable to hide her frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Nolan was clever and rivaled the other princes, but he had one flaw—his laziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, all his potential remained buried and unnoticed by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour passed quickly. Just as Nolan thought their discussion was over, Mikazura brought up a topic he hadn't expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know the legend of Hikari no Futago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hikari no Futago?\" Nolan raised an eyebrow. \"Yes, I know it. It's the legend of twin girls who will change the world. Why do you ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikazura smiled faintly. \"Do you think the legend is real?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan paused, sipping his tea. Then he realized his cup was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he reached for the teapot, Evalyn poured more first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan smiled and whispered, \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned the smile, then quickly straightened, eager to hear more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a slow sip, Nolan finally said, \"I think the legend is real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a world of fantasy—what was truly impossible here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two heroes summoned from another world? That had happened a thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Emperor and his conquests? Zerathos, the Demon Emperor, was proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the fantastical elements that usually exist only in novels were real here. Nolan saw no reason to dismiss the legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikazura chuckled at his answer. \"You are unique, Prince. Many dismiss the legend as mere nonsense, including the imperial officials. But like you, I believe it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? You believe it too?\" Nolan asked, slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed someone as logical as Mikazura wouldn't give credence to such a tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I believe it,\" Mikazura said firmly. \"And did you know the so-called 'twins' in the legend are actually a misconception? Most assume they are twin girls. But that's not the case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured tea from the teapot into his cup, took a slow sip, and continued, \"I found an ancient book in the library. It was badly damaged, the ink faded, yet from it I discovered the hidden truth. The legend of Hikari no Futago doesn't refer to two girls—it refers to a boy and… a girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed with a faint, mysterious light.\u003C\u002Fp>",1096,"2026-05-30T06:57:31.147Z","2026-06-01T04:30:35.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","3531062104b22a5c096c543f52456338341754107214a1fb6bbaa64adcb131ca","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-572","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-570",748,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-cover.jpg"]