[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail":3,"chapter-the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1222741,1619,"Chapter 15","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>Episode 15 — Not a Trick\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What remained on the cliff where the duke had disappeared was taut tension, and a clear fear that dug into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone must have understood clearly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What it meant to defy the will of the imperial family, and that they had the power to make anything happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duke was a hero who had commanded countless wars at the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One who could use Manis, even if only a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they had seen such a person die without being able to lift even a finger, it was only natural that their fear would reach its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a hero of all people is nothing but an insignificant life before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dies that easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what about me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of thought was revealed raw on the faces of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send the tribute offered by the winner of the hunting competition to the duke’s family with our condolences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor left behind words that were no different from mockery and rose from his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the bowed heads, I saw the duke’s aide collapsed among the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight who had been with the duke was supporting him and helping him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he had fainted because he was weak-hearted or not, his limp body was being lifted with difficulty, and he was glaring at the disappearing emperor and 1st Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tollin soon bowed his head like everyone else, as if trying to hide his venomous eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the blood flowing between his tightly clenched fingers showed that he had not bowed his heart as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor and Rasia left, and I followed behind them together with my siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I glanced back, I saw the nobles still bowing their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Tollin, standing among them, had risen and was glaring at this place as if he would tear it to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew very well what path he, who had to protect the obituary of the duke whose corpse had not even remained, would walk from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the perfect completion of the hidden episode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where a person’s tastes are most plainly revealed is probably their most personal space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that sense, Rasia’s room was a place where his personality could be seen almost honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furniture boasting an oppressive size, the stuffed monsters and animals that I could not tell whether he had hunted himself or someone had offered as tribute, and the strange harmony of wallpaper boasting vivid colors were enough to tire my eyes, which had grown used to the simple room of the 7th Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, for all the violent temper described in the novel, the 7th Prince’s taste in furniture had been quite gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, had he simply not had the luxury to reflect his own preferences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Sein had secretly diverted the expenses allocated to the 7th Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, there was not a single ornament in the 7th Prince’s room worth taking when running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, Rasia’s room had quite a lot of things that could be used as emergency funds when fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that blue gem holding the curtain in place looked like it would fetch a decent price if sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I was scanning the room for things worth taking from its owner, I heard the door open behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaaagh!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I turned my head in my seated posture to greet the owner of the room, I slightly furrowed my eyebrows at the scream he let out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful. If someone hears you, they’ll think the next emperor was assassinated in his room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having someone come was not what he wanted, nor what I wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasia, who understood my words telling him to shut up and come in, covered his mouth with his hand and roughly closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What the hell?! How did you get in here again?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so flustered that he even stuttered as he pressed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so surprised? Is there something inconvenient about me being here at this hour?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasia’s gaze sharpened even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop testing me when you already know everything. It is unsightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found it funny how he spoke as though my appearance had ever been worth looking at, and when I laughed a little, the corners of the 1st Prince’s eyes wrinkled even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His angry appearance was not particularly pleasant to look at either, so I brought up the main point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call back the people you sent to my room. Stop doing useless things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Rasia, who had confirmed that his strength had returned, would leave me, who knew his secret, alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, several strong men he had sent should be in my castle, struggling to carry out Rasia’s order to secretly bring me in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was no way there would be anything they could do in an empty room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If members of the imperial family kill each other, you will have to stand trial before the emperor, so do not do anything foolish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words, a smile appeared on Rasia’s face for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a smile that made me feel good, since his intention to sneer was far too obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did someone actually count a bastard like you as part of the imperial family? You inherited nothing, yet you received treatment beyond your station, so you cannot come to your senses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably a curse he had sent with as much malice as he could muster, but astonishingly, it did no damage at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if there would be any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would I feel if a guy who suddenly became my older brother told me that we were not born of the same blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just felt, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, my personality was not good enough to pretend not to know the malice that had been handed to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then try harming me right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For someone unrelated, the sight of you sending people secretly like a rat seems quite conscious of the eyes around you. Let us see whether you can even harm me when you are so afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word rat must have irritated him quite badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasia’s eyes turned similar to when he killed the duke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, he glared as if he would kill me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those gleaming eyes fixed on me, he spat out as if grinding his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You. It seems you’ve become arrogant just because you saved my life once. Know your place. You didn’t think I would lie flat and thank an insect bastard, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him raise his hand as if to threaten me, it seemed people truly do not change easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a short while ago, he had acted like he would do anything, and now his attitude had changed like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it because I had read it in the book, but as expected, he was not fit to be an emperor who would rule the world either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As if. I have not even saved you yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there was no reason to become arrogant either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not bother saying that part out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint look of bewilderment settled on the 1st Prince’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that mean? My body returned to normal, and I can use Manis however I want! Wasn’t I completely healed?! You said it was done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, I wanted to ask him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did you think it would be fixed so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I stayed silent without answering, he grew more and more excited, and his voice began to rise higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you deceive me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said from the beginning that I had completely cured you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my calm answer, his expression became even fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, if it were something that could be treated instantly in one go, he would not have died so miserably in the original work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy, who could not possibly know such circumstances, seemed furious to the top of his head at my silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was a situation worth getting angry over, since he thought he had come back from the dead, only to learn that he had not truly come back yet and that I was holding his lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, attacking immediately is a bit much, is it not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if proving that his body had truly regained its condition through the previous treatment, the 1st Prince immediately raised his hand, without fearing that he would pour blood from his nose like that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp arrow made of water flew toward me at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His temper really is quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the misfortune of his savage attack piercing through my body did not occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the arrow of water he had released was absorbed into my hand like a vacuum cleaner sucking in dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasia’s shocked eyes turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, to be precise, they turned toward something held in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not say that was necessary to treat me?! Did you lie to me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, trembling with a sense of betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lightly tossed and caught the stone that did not look particularly special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked so ordinary that it could not be distinguished from something commonly seen on the road, but it was the same kind as the ones I had handed to Duke Feedus in a pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is true that it was used for treatment. If I had no intention of treating you from the beginning, I could have simply left you to die. Then I also would not have been attacked like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the 1st Prince’s expression, which seemed to have the words, Then explain what just happened, written on it, I sighed and continued speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was not a lie. I had to absorb the contaminated Manis moving around inside your body. With this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I lightly lifted the stone, the 1st Prince flinched as if it would absorb all of his Manis and stepped back a few paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing in my hand was the only means of collecting the Manis eating away at the 1st Prince’s body, and also the relief supplies I had handed to the duke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it was an item that appeared around the latter half of the original work, but I only brought and used a very small amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should not be bad for the protagonist anyway, so using this much should be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it is not an all-purpose item that absorbs all Manis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few conditions have to be met for it to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1st Prince’s condition fit perfectly for testing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the night of the banquet, the day the 1st Prince asked what he needed to do to survive, I showed him this shabby piece of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Pour your Manis into this. Until the stone no longer absorbs Manis. Once that is done, do the same with the next one, and then the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What? Into a stone like this? Are you mocking me right now? Besides, a stone absorbing power? I have never heard of such a thing. It would break before anything else…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1st Prince was very talkative that night too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If you cannot believe me, you can simply turn around, walk out, and quickly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved his lips as if he had a lot to say, but perhaps realizing there was no other choice, he quietly gripped the stone and poured his energy into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—At first, your nose will bleed a little, like at the dinner, but you will gradually feel it improve. Stop when the nosebleed stops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at first, he had been half in doubt, but when the stone did not break as he had expected and instead absorbed Manis, he seemed surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his nose bled, he glared at me as if he would kill me, even though I had told him beforehand that it would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when I did not even blink, he continued the task, though he could not completely set aside his suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the 1st Prince’s nosebleed stopped, dozens of stones were piled at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words that that was enough, the 1st Prince left the room with a dazed expression, leaving everything behind, and I gathered the byproducts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he did not come to see me, and I had no reason to go find him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as soon as the hunting competition ended, he must have remembered me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The irritating existence who knew his secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is truly rare to find someone whose thoughts are so transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fact that your power is absorbed into this is proof that Your Highness the 1st Prince has not yet fully recovered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I added an explanation for the simple-minded guy, Rasia still glared at me full of suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then once I am completely treated, that stone will no longer have any effect on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you can just pull it all out quickly! Why are you drawing it out little by little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first reason was because, if I did that, a variable called excessive destruction of the original work could occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no need to tell him that either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because if too much is drawn out at once, you will collapse. You would not want rumors to spread that there is a health problem serious enough to make a prince collapse, would you? And….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the second reason was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are a few things you must do for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, because he had value to be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard worse than an insect, are you threatening me with my life right now? If I become emperor, killing one person like you will be nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you do not take my hand now, you will die before you become emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were once again covered with resentment and rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You.....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we correct your tone first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I cut off his words as he was about to raise his voice again and smiled with the corners of my mouth lifted, the 1st Prince looked at me with a creeped-out expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this moment on, you must not raise your voice in front of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am someone who is sick and tired of people shouting at me, you see.\u003C\u002Fp>",2403,"2026-06-04T16:12:46.831Z",1,"revengernovel.com","008f1846d10381d0abd46ec04afb5a676cc7699bc1cdc467fe5482f762d3a0c7","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-16","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-14",33,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-cover.jpg"]