The diplomatic mission arrived at the royal capital without any problems.
After the dissolution ceremony, they dispersed to their respective designations.
The royal knights went to the newly built Knightās Order station.
Adventurers to their guilds.
Negotiator Ignis and the civilian officials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
And Ryo to the alchemy workshop.
Ryo and Abel were scheduled to leave the royal capital for Rune city in the guild carriage tomorrow morning.
Therefore, if they have any business to take care of, it can only be tonight.
So Ryo did not hesitate to go to the Royal Alchemy Workshop where Kenneth was.
Abel, on the other handā¦.
From the basement of the āIlarion Residenceā, Abel went through a hidden passageway in the royal castle and knocked on the crown princeās stone door.
As usual, the door opened, but it was not the crown prince.
The honest-looking manās face was familiar.
āDaniel, right? The crown princeās chamberlain.ā
āYes, Prince Albert. Please come in.ā
Abel knew from the signal before opening the door that the person behind was not the crown prince, but yet couldnāt stop his heart from racing.
As it turned out, the crown prince was in bed.
He could no longer walk.
āOh, Albert, youāre here.ā
āBig brotherā¦ā
Abel couldnāt form any more words.
āAlbert, donāt look at me like that. I already knew things were going to turn out this way early on. I canāt believe I held on this far, to be honest. Besides, although I canāt walk anymore, my brain still works just fine.ā
The crown prince smiled.
Abel would never forget that smile for the rest of his lifeā¦.
āBy the way, did you finish the homework?ā
āYes, all of it.ā
āReally, thatās good. I guess youāve always taken things seriously in that respect, Albert.ā
The crown prince nodded and took out one of the submitted homework assignments and flipped through it casually.
āHmmā¦sure enough, quite an interesting answer.ā
āAm Iā¦wrong?ā
Abel asked with an uneasy look on his face.
āHmm? Oh no, not at all. Needless to say, there is no absolute right answer to many of these questions. As long as you follow the law, itās up to Albert to figure out the rest.ā
Thatās what makes it difficult. Abel thought.
āThe people are what makes a country and the royal family. As long as you donāt forget that, I think you will make a good king.ā
With these words of the crown prince, the brief meeting of the two brothers came to an end.