"Big brother, we need to teach him some lessons," grumbled the fat guy towards a muscular-looking guy in front of the crystal palace.

The muscular guy looked in silence. Deep inside, he was silently cursing this brother of his, thinking why he could have such a lame person as his only brother.

"Look at what he did to me. That trash prince had cut my arms! You need to teach him some lessons so that he will regret messing with me." The fat guy blabbered.

Watching how his little brother behave made the muscular guy feel annoyed. He was a royal guard who got high prestige in the Zenith Kingdom and ordinary people usually looked up to him as their role model. Of course, this could happen because he had worked hard for this.

Last time, he needed to do a lot of dirty work for the eagle faction in order to achieve his current position. And yet, this stupid little brother of his could do nothing besides attracting troubles, making him feel really pissed off.

This good-for-nothing only did nothing besides flirting. Moreover, when troubles came because of his own stupidity, he always used 'his' royal guard title as a shield so that he could escape all by himself.

The muscular guy knew about this, but he always let it be because he thought that maybe his brother would change after he tasted some tribulation. However, to think that the result was the opposite...

Well, he didn't really care about what happened towards him, whether his hand got chopped or whatsoever. But, he also couldn't let things go on like this. His image would slowly be tarnished if he didn't lend him a helping hand.

"Alright brother, let me take care of him." The muscular guy claimed as he stood up from his chair. He was feeling confident right now because all he needed to do was to beat up the cause.

Even some of the royal nobles were afraid of him, not to mention this trash second prince. He thought that his name wasn't worth mentioning.

"In the name of the royal guard. I, Sorus, will make you regret."

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"Brother, I like the outfit that you wore right now, it really suits you." Fay chuckled as she complimented Hayden's black uniform.

The uniform that Hayden wore right now was the formal attire that was specially designed for the second prince of Zenith. It slightly resembled a military uniform that royalty normally wore. The exceptional design along with its accessories really matched Hayden' persona.

"Uncle Nevarth recommended this to me. At first, I thought that it wouldn't look good on me, but it was actually quite the opposite." Hayden replied while smiling. "I'm glad that you like it."

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"Uh huh..." Fay nodded while smiling cheerfully inside.

Hayden and his companion continued walking towards the palace direction. They took the slowest route as they wanted to enjoy the current atmosphere before the actual party would start.

The feeling was quite pleasant, that's what Hayden thought. Also, the music that was being played by the musician and bard from inside the palace corresponded well with the atmosphere.

Even though Hayden couldn't hear it clearly since he was still outside of the palace, he still felt satisfied.

Despite all of the good things, there was one thing that made Hayden feel a bit annoyed right now.

"These mongrels…" Hayden cursed silently. He felt quite irritated whenever he saw all of these men's gaze towards Fay and Estelle.

It wasn't without a reason. They stared towards both of them with such a lustful expression, not to mention that some of them also started to whisper with each other while sharing all of their dirty thoughts.

"Fuck, do they think I can't hear what they're whispering," cursed Hayden.

He understood that both Fay and Estelle were exceptional beauties, and their beauty could even conquer the nature itself. However, there's no need to be that disrespectful because she was actually the princess of your own kingdom!

"Brother, it's alright." Fay said as she held her brother's hand.

Hayden nodded and continued walking without saying anything.

Many men wanted to try to pick up on both of the girls. However, they quickly got rid of their bad thoughts and left as soon as possible when they saw the deadly aura that Hayden emitted. They were afraid to be the victim of Hayden's rage.

Time passed and finally, Hayden and his companion had arrived in front of the entrance of the crystal palace. As they wanted to go inside, suddenly a group of people came out and stopped them.

"Trash prince, you may not pass the road," shouted the fat guy arrogantly.

"Oh Fatty, it's you again?" Hayden asked impatiently. Currently, he was in a bad mood. Therefore, he didn't want to waste his time with such a useless conversation.

"Hehehe, there's no need to be rush. I actually want to teach you a lesson or two." The fat guy claimed.

"Insolent!" Izaia and Lexion shouted while unsheathing their swords. Such words were unacceptable, especially if it disrespects the second prince.

"Wait. Let's see what his intention is." Hayden said while stopping their movement.

"Let's drop the formality. Come and show yourself big brother!" Shouted the fat guy confidently.

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"Dumm, Dumm..." Sounds of heavy steps could be heard from afar as a man walked slowly towards their location. The sounds continued echoing until they could finally see the man's full appearance.

"I am one of the captains from the royal guard, Sorus."

The man was quite big and muscular... That's what Hayden thought.

"Huh, the air vibrated?" Hayden was astonished as he noticed some change in the surrounding air. He couldn't help but feel amazed at what's currently happening right now.

"This happened because of him?" Hayden thought silently.

"Nice to meet you, prince. Please excuse my rudeness for stopping you here," bowed Sorus politely.

"What a facade." Hayden thought while looking coldly at him. There's no way in hell that he didn't notice his fake smile just now.

"Brother.." Fay clung worriedly.

"It's okay," said Hayden while patting her head. Afterward, he let loose her hug and calmly walked forward.

"So you come prepared, Fatty?" Hayden said sarcastically.

"Fuck! Don't call me with such a name," shouted the fat guy madly.

"Hmph, you will die today," said Hayden flatly while closing his eyes. Shortly afterward, he slowly opened his eyes and focused his gaze towards the one who was waiting from afar.

"Sorus, there's no need for me or you to explain anything! Let's settle our business right now. You know, my hands were quite itchy for some time because of some lustful dogs outside," shouted Hayden while clenching his fist.

"Come!" Hayden said coldly as he activated Eyes of darkness.