[{"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-21":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},1222747,1619,"Chapter 21","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Episode 21 - Fusion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six years ago, after the temple in the capital was expanded and he was newly elevated, he earned the complete trust of the empress and emperor in a short time, proving his deep faith to the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To those who could never meet the imperial family in their lifetime, Priest Vesper was the closest thing to a living embodiment of faith they could meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone longed to receive his blessing at least once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When such a man stepped down from the carriage, the people naturally split in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a benevolent smile, he moved forward without hesitation. The crowd stared blankly as he slowly approached Tollin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Vesper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tollin knelt on one knee and bowed his head before him, Vesper raised his hand and placed it on Tollin’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple gesture, but one that made everyone watching instinctively understand its meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple acknowledged Feedus’ enterprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was unable to take their eyes off the contact between Priest Vesper and Tollin, Tollin was feeling Priest Vesper’s bony palm on his shoulder with far less emotion than he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the reason Priest Vesper had come all the way here had diminished the sense of mystery surrounding him, Tollin thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for inviting me, Tollin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am simply grateful that you came, Priest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tollin asked politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could I possibly refuse when I was told I could lend strength to such a laudable and noble undertaking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his answer, Tollin struggled to force down the corners of his mouth, which were disrespectfully trying to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lend strength, he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All costs and manpower would be shouldered by the Feedus family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one thing the temple had to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, in this place, they only had to show that they supported the hospital and education business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one more thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would also take forty percent of the profits generated from education and hospital operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that serving God from the closest place also required a considerable cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Tollin pushed the price placed on noble human faith into a corner of his mind, Priest Vesper gently helped Tollin to his feet and turned toward the people gathered in the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lost children of Abiran, you know that we are all traveling in order to reach the same place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was not very loud, but that was not because Vesper’s chest was small. It was because there was no one who was not focused on him, so there was no need for him to raise his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Temptation always follows a journey, and there are times when the hand of evil reaches out. But we cannot ignore the efforts of those who cast all of that aside and try to walk the righteous path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one who failed to understand whom the hand of evil he spoke of referred to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same was true of Tollin, who was listening to everything from the closest place beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tollin put great effort into his stiffening face and maintained his smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priest Vesper placed his hand on Tollin’s shoulder again, and Tollin tried not to shudder at the feeling that insects were crawling over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This pitiful lost child of Abiran has prepared all of this in order to undo the atrocities committed by a sinner. The command God has given will be fulfilled in the end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the people, who had failed to understand his words for a moment, began murmuring again, this time Tollin opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The hunting tournament will be held again. The hospital and educational facilities will leave our hands, and ownership will pass to their original owner. After that, I do not know what this space will become.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that it would return to the imperial family whenever the proper time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also meant that if they missed this moment, they would lose their chance to learn medicine forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some grew anxious, and some were still filled with dissatisfaction, but the former were overwhelmingly more numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the square, which was no longer as cold as it had been at first, proved that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there are nobles who wish to receive education, they may send letters at any time. However, visits to the mansion will not be permitted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tollin’s words as the end, several people whose hearts had grown urgent hurriedly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Lord Millio stared blankly at the backs of those people who were foolishly faithful to their desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere had changed so quickly that he was on the verge of letting out a hollow laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Young Lord Millio, unable to discard the one strand of pride remaining within him, raised his head and glared at Tollin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fall of the Feedus family is not far off. They rejected God’s will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the moment he muttered those words like a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tollin, who had been exchanging greetings with Priest Vesper, turned his head and looked at Young Lord Millio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Lord Millio, whose eyes met his before he could avoid them, was caught by Tollin’s sharp gaze and had no choice but to stand there as if nailed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Tollin’s mouth rose, and he spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world does not overturn that easily, Lord Millio.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son of the Millio ducal family, who had hidden among the commoners with his face covered by a robe while observing Tollin, closed his mouth at the chill flowing down the back of his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when had he noticed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Millio recalled Tollin’s gaze from a little while ago, when he had swept over the people as if engraving them into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could no longer tell whether his appearance today had been the desperate struggle of a fallen ducal family, or a trap set to bite its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My footsteps were cautious as I stepped on the dry leaves that crunched beneath me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rustling sound of leaves made by the wind sounded like the growling of a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the medium-sized animal zone, an area commonly inhabited by things like wolves, deer, and tigers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might ask what on earth exists in the large animal zone if things like this live in the medium-sized animal zone, but that is where humans who are not quite human go hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like the giant bear and werewolf that the First Prince caught during the last hunting festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it was a place deep, deep in the forest where one went with professional hunters and beaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a place someone like me, who might be torn to shreds if even one wolf pounced on me, could easily set foot in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already tense enough just from coming here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain fellow who seemed as though he might have experienced tension maybe once since he was born had come along too, trying to help reduce my tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get inside already. Even if you get dragged off here, I don’t have enough loyalty to risk my life helping you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said that as I forced the squirrel, who was trying to pop out of the bag, back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the squirrel had come along too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been several days since I started living with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, this little fellow tried to follow me wherever I went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, no matter the time or place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up to the small animal zone, there were only creatures similar to him, and even if a predator did appear, it would have been a size I could handle to some degree. But today, I had tried to tell him that it was truly dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although he normally acted as if he understood human speech, this time he stubbornly insisted as if he did not understand any of that. No, thinking about it again, as if it was none of his business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I had once again distracted him with an acorn before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I thought I had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when I approached the entrance of the medium-sized animal zone and saw the bag moving, I had to realize I had been tricked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you do this every time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this had not happened only once or twice, I had really searched the bag thoroughly before leaving today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you also a possessed squirrel from somewhere outside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under my suspicious gaze, he busily looked around and perked up his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care whether there’s a person inside you or something else, but today you really must not come outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed him back in again and closed the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on my experience so far, no creature had suddenly attacked me, but I could not be confident that they would not be distracted if such small prey was loitering in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did not mean I could leave this small animal behind in the medium-sized animal zone, so I had no choice but to bring him along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a squirrel that had lived in the wild anyway, so he would probably take care of himself in front of a predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, I carefully moved along the trail of footprints left behind by something that seemed to have a fairly large build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, I was able to find the fairly large animal I had been aiming for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak!!! Squeeek!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a little unexpected that a familiar fellow was with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grrrr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wolf glaring at me with glowing yellow eyes and the familiar squirrel flailing beneath its paw, his tail pinned down, was absolutely not the picture I had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you get out again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that there was no point checking inside the bag now, I sighed and met the eyes of the large, excited carnivore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gray wolf that looked three times the size of my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was my first time seeing a real wolf this close, whether in the modern world or after my possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was much larger than I had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head alone looked as though three of my heads would have to be attached together to match its size, and I even felt a little intimidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it bare its teeth and puff up its body, it might have looked even larger because it was firmly enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the case, it was clear that this was not an opponent I could recklessly challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly threw away the crossbow I was holding in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I spread both palms and raised them, expressing that I had no intention of attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, look. I have nothing. I’m not trying to attack you. I wasn’t trying to invade your pack’s territory either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature’s black pupils examined both of my empty hands, and I willingly stood like a stone statue so the other party could check as much as it needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the huffing wolf gradually steadied its breathing, I also calmed my pounding heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps fully calm now, the creature put away the teeth it had been baring and corrected its posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitiful squirrel beneath its paw was still in the same position, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak!! Squeeek!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fellow was wriggling his body here and there, perhaps because his pinned tail hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grrrr.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the wolf looked at the squirrel, it seemed to get angry again and growled lowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It probably was not holding that small thing down because it really intended to eat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after calming down and observing it, the opponent seemed to possess a gentler nature than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not seem like it was simply getting angry for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a case where I needed to hear the wolf’s side too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the behavior of my small companion so far, I had a strong feeling that he had thrown the first punch, so I slowly approached the two creatures facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both of you, calm down. You’re as big as a mountain, so bullying this tiny fellow won’t exactly make you feel comfortable either, will it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I spoke calmly, the wolf flicked one ear as if agreeing with me, then let out a puff of breath and eased the strength in the paw that had been pressing down on the small troublemaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the animals in this world all listened well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if I obtained a little agreement and stroked only the neck area, today would end up being a success after all the twists and turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grr!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say a cornered rat bites a cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiny squirrel, whose guts were disgustingly huge, shot out like an arrow the moment the force pressing him down disappeared and bit the wolf’s front paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf seemed overcome with surprise, a slight sense of betrayal toward me, and rising anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excited wolf flung away the thing clinging to its front paw, opened its mouth, and tried to chew and swallow him in one bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps my love for animals was greater than I had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps I had recalled the yellow chick I secretly bought for 500 won when I was young without my father knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That chick was beaten to death, and I was beaten nearly to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand, I covered the small fellow who had been flung to the ground, and with my other hand, I stretched out and pushed somewhere between the wolf’s nape and chest with a strength that was undoubtedly far too insufficient to push away a large wild animal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was there that could stop a wolf?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things I could transform into were small rodents, or at best a fox, and the only bird was a crow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could turn into a wolf, then a wolf would be good, but I could not tell whether I had properly touched its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then should I first become a crow and snatch away this damn squirrel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had many thoughts, but in truth, the time given to me was only an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf’s teeth had come within reach, and since I still could not organize my thoughts, I ultimately arrived at a completely absurd conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, just become a winged wolf or whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a heat incomparable to before wrapped around my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Feedus ducal family has begun a charity project to build shelters in the central district of the capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with graying hair spoke stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince, Dito Abiran, who was sitting at his desk and looking out the window, let out a hum and twirled the edge of an empty crystal glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile did not disappear from his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even up to the moment the crystal bottle he had been fiddling with flew through the air, struck the man’s head, and made a dull sound, the smile on Dito’s face did not distort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How irritating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, who had not been permitted to wipe away the flowing blood, remained still even as the blood running down his forehead entered his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is sitting there now as acting head of the Feedus ducal family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is Tollin Crisa. He is the third son of the Crisa count family and worked for thirteen years as the aide of Agony Feedus, who died in the Feedus family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, so a pair of vermin are making things troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dito Abiran, who muttered with the same smiling face, this time picked up an eagle-shaped ornament that had been placed on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took a stance as if throwing a shot put toward the aide standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring for a moment at the man, who still had his eyes lowered with an expressionless face, the Second Prince made a deflating sound and put down the ornament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You aren’t much fun because even when you’re hit, you don’t scream or move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke as if he had lost interest, the aide bowed his head and apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. If you’re not fun, then at least handle work quickly. Investigate the Crisa count family’s tax records for the past five years. If even the smallest excuse is found, detain the count immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And when you leave, take that filthy thing and throw it away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Second Prince jerked his chin toward the bloodstained crystal glass rolling on the floor, his loyal aide bowed deeply once again, then carefully picked up the glass and left the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back in his chair and took the clear sky into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not because he thought it was especially beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was irritated that his mood seemed filthy, yet the sky outside remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, the feeling that something had gone awry had been scraping at his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the sensation of some part of a well-turning gear catching on a small obstruction and jolting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the gear had not stopped, but he felt a strange sense of deja vu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was moving according to plan toward the original goal, but unexpected variables were getting on his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beginning had been the First Prince, whose body had seemed to collapse faster than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that his condition had returned to normal as if that had been a momentary illusion was strange too, but that could be dismissed as a side effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was his subtly changed attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that he had become a different person. He was still stupid, simple, and floundering in delusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even realizing that he was being sucked into deep darkness and drowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, at times, he acted differently from Dito’s intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does that mean there may be someone controlling the First Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, were the sudden death of Agony Feedus and the ducal family’s charity project also related to that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince tapped the desk with his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extremely small possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone to barge into a perfectly constructed script that had continued for more than ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was neither reason nor opportunity for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was the appearance of an entirely new person, Dito Abiran imagined the possibility, even while knowing how extremely small it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world had given him everything, like a well-written script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time would be no different either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince smiled pleasantly again and entrusted his body to the soft chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candidate for the Second Prince’s amusing playmate was standing blankly on all fours in the middle of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flapping his black wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking once over his own body, which had grown gray fur, and then casting his gaze toward the small black wings that had sprouted from his back, adorable compared to his body, the Seventh Prince, Ran Abiran, laughed hollowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although all that came out was the growling sound of a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, it seemed enough to celebrate a new discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So customization was possible too?’\u003C\u002Fp>",3215,"2026-06-04T16:12:46.831Z",1,"revengernovel.com","3499084c5817d30e58bec957cc88cca3c545240b1880a16cc2c1d5b3154e6cf9","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-22","the-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-chapter-20",33,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-seventh-prince-wants-to-bail-cover.jpg"]