The Next Prince, Chapter 31 pg5
The Next Prince, Chapter 31 pg5
“Are you very hungry?”
“No... I'm not hungry at all.”
“But your stomach is growling.” The older guy couldn't hide his smirk. Charan understood Khanin's silliness, and that made the young man enjoy teasing.
“...”
“You have to decide. If you're not hungry, you can go back and practice...”
“I am hungry. Let's stay and have some beef noodle soup first.”
…
As the afternoon sun retreated and hid behind the curtain of clouds, Kalavin Li cast his gaze towards the street below with a sense of boredom. Luckily, he didn't have to rush and abide by a schedule at this moment, allowing him some time to waste on trivial matters.
For instance, standing here sipping hot tea and watching the sun slowly changing direction from the tall building in the city center of the neighboring country. It was an activity that rarely occurred in his life.
Kalavin raised his teacup and took a sip, admitting that there was nothing to do at the moment, though it sounded somewhat exaggerating as he still had a responsibility to find the team he wanted to sponsor.
And to be straightforward, the young prince shouldn't wait any longer.
“The participants' information for each team, Your Highness, I have sent the file to you.” The voice of Ben, the secretary, echoed in the quiet afternoon air, reaching Kalavin's ears. He gently raised the white handkerchief placed on the table to cover his mouth briefly before reaching out his hand to take the iPad handed over.
“Thank you.” With a flick of his finger, Kalavin opened the information prepared by Ben, and everything was as his father had mentioned. Puchongpisut was undoubtedly an interesting team, each fencer being a champion in Meenakarin.
The potential of the fencer Atsawathewathin is equally interesting, although it may not be as outstanding as the other family. There seems to be a discrepancy.
“Is there no information about the Atsawathewathin fencers?” Not only are they inferior, but the Atsawathewathin family, which is a royal clan, doesn't even have a single fencer in their team, despite Khanin being the mainstay in the association while residing in England. However, there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm for selecting people to join the team.
Strange...
“Atsawathewathin has not reported the selection of any fencers, my lord. There are only rumors that, well... Young Prince Khanin might buy the entire club.”
“...” The information provided by Ben leads Kalavin to contemplate upon the newly received news about Kalavin. Among the three families, Atsawathewathin seems to be the least likely candidate, and the rumor of buying individuals in the club is something that is difficult to believe and may have deeper implications.
“But there is another matter that Your Highness should be aware of.”
“Go on.”
“Jae-Jirat, the stage actor, reports that. Yesterday, Jirat traveled to the residence of Khun Charan, and this morning, both Young Prince Khanin and
Khun Charan traveled to Jirat's residence in the urban area.”
The names of some individuals that should no longer appear in his life cause Kalavin to pause his reading of the biography of one of the fencers in Ramil's team. He raises his eyebrows and squints at the person who is both the judge and the guard with searching eyes.
If he remembers correctly, according to the biography, Jirat has another small homestay in the urban area. Khanin went there with his close friend. It may just seem like an ordinary sightseeing trip. Unless there is information that the stage actor has visited the home of someone named Charan before.
The stage actor and the close friend of the young prince of the Atsawathewathin family...?
Could it be related to the rumor of buying individuals in the club...?
“Check Jae's fencing history for me, please.” He ordered it to be checked according to the instinct, Kalavin was not sure. He merely skims through the available information and connects everything together.
At this level, Jirat is not likely to desire any benefit from Kalavin in terms of wealth or power, and the truth is these two people would not have casually met. Everything may have a deeper meaning.
“Your Highness, attached is the second file.” Ben remains a reliable person who consistently performs his duties, and on the other side, there must be a reason why he prepared the second file, the information he needed.
Kalavin reads through the information before exhaling softly. When he does not find anything interesting, Jirat has a good fencing education, but that's it, nothing outstanding or different. So why did the other party become involved with these two people?
Perhaps there is other information that he does not know or cannot investigate. Maybe he needs to take some risks and try something.
“...”
“Contact the Atsawathewathin family and tell them that we want to see the list of their team members to make a decision regarding collaboration with support.”
“Oh okay.”
“If Jae-Jirat is on their sword fencers list, we will sponsor Atsawathewathin this year.”
…
Rachata's office is currently devoid of the true owner's shadow. Ramil has settled himself on a big green chair, clasping his hands on the desk, resting his sleepy eyes, waiting for the arrival of his father.
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