The Next Prince, Chapter 30 pg3
The Next Prince, Chapter 30 pg3
“Thank you, I'm glad I made the decision to come.” A hint of satisfaction appeared in Mira's slightly blushed cheeks. She was unfamiliar with anyone here, except for the few words she exchanged.
“Allow me to introduce Khun Charan. You met last night. And then there's Vetis, you might remember. The last one is Itti, one of our team members. Everyone, this is Mira..” Khanin took on the role of a good team leader welcoming the new member, easing the slight tension during the first meeting at the bar.
“Nice to meet you, welcome Mira.” Itti's friendly gesture helped create a relaxed atmosphere, allowing them to sit down on the available chairs.
“Nice to meet you all, I'm Mira.” Mira replied with a smile as she took a seat offered by Itti.
“So, what's the next plan, Young Prince?” Vetis brought up a new topic after the simple introduction was over.
Khanin fell into deep thought for a moment, then turned to Charan and spoke.
“The next plan... we need to find the remaining two people and a substitute to comply with Emmaly's rules.” As everyone knew, the competition rules here had some deviations from international standards. Khanin had to study them in detail.
“Are there any additional candidates from the people I sent?”
“Not yet...” Khanin shared the same concern as Vetis, but he had to choose the best fit for himself, so he had to be thorough in the selection process. “In that case, where should we find the remaining people...”
Knock, knock.
Itti was about to finish his sentence, but had to swallow the remaining words as the sound of knocking interrupted the conversation. Everyone in the room fell silent again.
“Khun Charan.”
Charan raised an eyebrow slightly because this time the person behind the door was not a maid, but it was Narong, the family's long-serving butler.
“Please come in, is there something you need, Khun Narong?”
“Just a little incident, My Lord.” Narong stepped forward and spoke softly with a somewhat unsettled expression, a middle-aged man blending in with the crowd. Because he didn't dare say anything in front of important guests.
“You may speak..” Charan gestured his permission. He had no secrets from Khanin, nor from other friends.
“Our people have apprehended a suspicious individual lurking near the front courtyard, but it's not clear which side they belong to. However, they didn't escape...”
“...”
“He has informed us that he wishes to meet with you, My Lord. He has something important to discuss with Young Prince Khanin.”
Narong's narrative caught Khanin's attention, and the young man turned to look. On the other side, Charan appeared calm and composed, but his narrowed eyes seemed more intense than usual.
“I will go see for myself.”
“I will come along..” Khanin requested to accompany Charan, but before he could reach the door, he was prevented by a taller figure blocking his way, uttering a stern warning.
“No... It's too dangerous.”
“But...”
“We still don't know which side they belong to. We can't afford to be reckless.” The tall man voice grew more serious.
Khanin couldn't help but make a frustrated face, revealing his tendency to assert dominance.
Although Charan and Young Prince Khanin only exchanged glances, for the onlookers, both Mira and Itti could sense an inexplicable and sweet tension in the air.
While Itti wore a smile of genuine cheerfulness.
“But I want to go.”
“It's too risky. Nin, you should learn to be afraid of certain things.”
It seemed that neither party was aware of how they used pronouns to represent themselves, but the observing team members, both old and new, silently bore witness to the ambiguous interactions between the two sides.
“I am not afraid...”
“...” Charan's posture indicated an intention to increase the intensity for the younger person to yield. However, as soon as Khanin showed his deference, the next sentence, and his previously determined resolve, evaporated into thin air.
“You've said it yourself, haven't you? That you would take care of me, no matter what happens, as long as you are close.”
“...”
“And what do I have to be afraid of anymore?”
…
Jae Jirat, was extremely worried. The palms of his small, sweaty hands trembled when he was forced to kneel in the middle of the celestial guardian's hall. The young boy knew well that what he was doing was quite lifethreatening, but since there was no other option, he had to undertake such a dangerous action.
The heavy footsteps echoed, indicating the arrival of the leader of the Phitakthewa clan. Jae discreetly swallowed his nervousness as he watched Charan, while being held up by the male servant to meet his gaze.
“What do you want?”
“I…” He was speechless, even though I know well that the other party is just an art teacher in a local front of the country, but the scent of coldness and pressure, it tells him that this person has a deeper background than what he used to know.
Charan is more terrifying than just an ordinary art teacher. The atmosphere around this person feels like they can freeze mountains if they say something wrong.
“....”
“I... I want to meet Young Prince Khanin.”
“...”
“I want to request to join the sword-fighting team for the upcoming competition.” Because there is no turning back, Jae decided to express his desires. The young man sitting on the chair, in a dignified posture, made the conversing couple feel even smaller than before.
Charan looked at him with a calm expression, conflicting thoughts in his mind, stating directly that the request made by the unfamiliar person was somewhat different from what he had anticipated.
Coming to you because I want to join the team like that... why?
“Name, last name.”
“I, Jae Jirat, twenty-two years old, used to be a stage actor.” Jae's statement was immediately verified.
Charan sat quietly for about ten minutes, waiting for the surveillance footage to pass through the closed-circuit cameras with Mira, Itti, and Khanin examining.
Almost ten minutes later, the brief information and background of this unfamiliar person were sent to Charan's communication device.
Jirat didn't lie; what the other party initially said was the truth.
“You're a stage actor, and why...”
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