Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 189



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 189

33-Crown Prince

The truth is that there was a big distance between them, but that was the perception of the world. Well, it wasn’t a bad title to have. Isn’t it a better title than traitor?

The reason Arthur got away with beating up the crown prince was not just because the prince was caught in the act of attempted rape. It was because the virtue he had built up over time gave strength to Arthur’s cause and led to leniency.

The general reaction would be, “How can someone who is good enough to live without the law get angry?”

Arthur was the same. The general perception that Arthur Hurt, who gave up enormous personal gain for the sake of the country, could have done so even knowing that he was the crown prince, was what allowed him to beat the crown prince until his whole body was blue and end with a slap.

However, it was a bit awkward to meet the current crown prince who was so fresh and bruised that Arthur wrote a letter to the queen after about a week, when the bruise had somewhat subsided, but not completely disappeared.

He said that he wanted to apologize for the ‘mistake’ he made to His Highness the Crown Prince.

The reply came quickly: permission was granted.

When I headed to the palace at the appointed time, someone was waiting for me. It was Viscount Kato Zeltny.

He greeted Arthur with a cold expression.

“It’s been a while.”

“How have you been?”

“That’s right.”

His words and expressions are completely different? It seems like his love life is tough. Indeed, Samuel, who has money, youth, and determination, was a strong rival for Kato.

He would like to use power to his advantage, but Samuel’s money and connections were not enough to do so. In particular, his uncle Jaran and his business partner Arthur were big shots that even nobles would find difficult to touch.

However, he could not scheming with Arthur to take Samuel and monopolize the profits.

Arthur, who was already busy with other things, would not have fallen for such a trick, and there was even less chance that he would have sided with Cato. After all, Arthur was clearly on ‘Madame Zeltny’s side.’

Arthur was completely unaware of Cato’s romantic history. He did brag about Samuel having fucked Cato when he visited him briefly in prison.

How did he do it? Well, let’s say he arranged the way Kato interrupted Samuel’s date in his own way.

For example, he found a restaurant where Kato had made a reservation and bought up all the reservations for the other tables.

Entering the restaurant with Madame Zeltny, Kato thought that he would be able to enjoy some cozy time alone in the strangely deserted and quiet atmosphere of the restaurant, but that was not possible. That was because Samuel came in and sat down at the table next to him just as he was about to eat.

Samuel didn’t have the shamelessness to talk to himself like Cato, as if he was telling others to listen. He just quietly made his presence known by himself in a quiet restaurant with few other customers.

Eventually, Mrs. Zeltney, who could not stand seeing him eat alone, offered to join him, and Samuel agreed and moved to a table for two.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t make it to the theater where the two went. There wasn’t enough time or information. However, Samuel had promised Arthur that he would get revenge next time, if not exactly, but similarly.

“Why are you doing that?”

Cato narrowed his brows at Arthur’s gaze, but Arthur had no intention of revealing Samuel’s plan to him. Of course, he wasn’t sorry at all.

“It’s nothing.”

Cato interpreted Arthur’s scorn in a different way.

“I did do something big.”

“I have nothing to say.”

“It is an achievement that will be remembered for a long time in the history of the Kingdom of Skara.”

It is unprecedented in history that a crown prince was beaten so badly that he was forced to stay in bed for several days, only to be ended with a slap.

Of course, it was necessary to assume that the crown prince would meet Arthur now and receive an apology and sincerely forgive him. Otherwise, there was a greater chance that the history books would record that after the crown prince became king, he severely punished and killed the count who had supported him.

“Can I tell His Highness the Crown Prince about that?”

“Ahem! What did I say?”

Arthur’s response immediately made Kato evade his duty. A slip of the tongue is like spilled water, but I could pretend that I didn’t spill it. That level of shame was essential to survive in politics. Still, Kato didn’t fall to the point where he would blame you for spilling it.

“By the way… is Amelia okay?”

“There’s no way it’s okay.”

Cato closed his mouth again, perhaps because he felt he had said something in vain in response to Arthur’s sharp retort.

Why do you keep talking nonsense? It’s probably because of Arthur’s attitude.

“You?”

“Me?”

“I’m saying this because it seems so normal.”

It was definitely not the kind of atmosphere one would expect from someone who would worry about beating up the crown prince of a country.

Arthur meta-recognized his own feelings at those words. To be honest, if the bastard who tried to rape Amelia, who was like his youngest sister, wasn’t the crown prince, he would have broken the pot and floated it on the Saint River like a pine nut in a crystal bowl, but he didn’t like the fact that he was just letting it slide because he was the crown prince.

Worried? If the Crown Prince’s level is like that, then you should be worried about the revolution. No, wouldn’t it be faster to make him a figurehead without real power when he becomes king?

Arthur planned to switch to the neutral faction just in case. No matter how effective a club is against a mad dog, Arthur’s prescription for a cure was only right for the Crown Prince in heat, and only after seeing the Crown Prince’s condition could he know.

With such thoughts ingrained in my mind, what is there to worry about? At best, it would be a neutral republican reform, and at worst, it would be a revolution.

But wouldn’t it be impossible to tell Kato these thoughts?

“It doesn’t feel real.”

“Yeah, that makes sense.”

Kato nodded as if he understood. When people encounter unexpected situations, they tend to escape reality.

Kato was the same when he received the divorce notice from Madame Zeltny. The situation was so unrealistic that he didn’t care. Only later did he realize that it was an escape from reality, as he was struggling with the pain of losing her.

“But His Highness the Crown Prince is not that bad-tempered, so I’m sure he’ll gladly accept the apology.”

Arthur was so stubborn that he almost thought of committing rape, but he barely swallowed it and nodded.

Kato patted his shoulder and then asked as if a thought had suddenly occurred to him.

“But didn’t you ever think that he might really be the Crown Prince?”

Arthur frowned at those words. What is the point of asking such a question now?

Cato shut his mouth at Arthur’s talent for expressing his intention to shut up with just his expression. Even he thought about it, it was a question he had asked without much thought. In this situation, if anyone with a clear mind had answered, “Yes, I did a little bit,” he would have known what would happen, so wasn’t the answer obvious?

The two soon arrived in front of a magnificently decorated door.

Two soldiers stood guard in front of the door. One of them had a familiar face to Arthur. He looked surprised when he saw Arthur. It was the face of the man who had beaten him in the hallway of the theater.

The surprise was short-lived, and the soldier pushed Arthur’s chest with an angry expression on his face, stopping him. Kato frowned at the sight.

“Why is this happening? Didn’t you receive word that someone is coming to visit His Highness the Crown Prince today?”

“But I never heard that he was the author!”

“I have come to apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Huh! Chief Talson has been left with his limbs broken by that guy and hasn’t been able to do anything on his own!”

Kato’s gaze turned to Arthur, who seemed surprised by those words, and Arthur responded calmly.

“I thought he was a thug who got his military uniform somewhere and was not a military officer because he was so bad at fighting.”

The rapist crown prince could apologize without meaning to the filthy and deadly power, but he had no intention of apologizing at all to the bastard who cooperated with him.

“you!”

“stop!”

Arthur’s words made the soldier lash out, and Cato stepped in to stop them from making any more noise.

“Get out of the way and stop causing trouble.”

Only then did the soldier realize that he might have been speaking out of turn and became quiet. The fact that the senior soldier standing next to him was frowning and glaring at him also helped him understand the situation. Oh no! I got screwed during roll call!

Anyway, after a bit of a commotion, Arthur was reunited with Crown Prince Teclana. Arthur still couldn’t decide whether the situation was reversed or not. Let’s start with greeting each other.

“I greet you, Your Majesty the King.”

“… … .”

Since there was no response, Arthur raised his head and eyes slightly and met the crown prince’s eyes. He looked as if he couldn’t hide his nervousness as he looked at him.

I’m sure he heard that Arthur was coming to apologize, but why is he acting like that and having that kind of atmosphere… … Why is that? Maybe it’s because when we actually meet face to face, he can’t say the words he wants to?

To be honest, it was an awkward situation. Wasn’t it like the person who caught the attempted rapist coming to apologize to the attempted rapist?

Well, if he was shameless enough to commit rape, I’d bet he’d be beaten so many times that I’d be willing to see how much he could extort in a settlement, but wouldn’t Arthur’s cold face and maddening beatings be a psychological stopper blocking my way out of those words?

The bruises that did not completely disappear seemed to show that not only physical wounds but also psychological damage remained.

The person who added fuel to the awkward atmosphere was Kato.

“Your Majesty, how are you doing?”

“It’s okay.”

“Youth is truly the best.”

It was a bit rude for Kato, who was not that old, to say something like that, and depending on how you interpret it, it was a bit rude. Could it be that he was trying to rape her because of his youthful spirit?

However, Kato’s speaking skills were excellent. He knew that if he calmed down the mood a little, it would be more effective when he could raise the mood again. Of course, there was a risk that the mood could fall freely, but he had an excellent ability to gauge whether it would not go that far.

“Recently, among the officials of the Imperial Household Department… … .”

Kato wentssiping about his subordinates who were too old to do their jobs properly and had to pass on their work to their subordinates or who were too noisy to even show up for work.

Crown Prince Teklean, who found it amusing to hear others criticize him, perhaps because of his youthful spirit or his natural personality, nodded in agreement with Kato’s words. It was a great change of subject.

The awkwardly tense atmosphere was soon relieved. Of course, it was also because Arthur was in a quantum superposition state where it was impossible to tell whether he was there or not before being observed.

If the two people were having a conversation and relieving the tense atmosphere, and Arthur had absentmindedly chimed in and revealed his presence, wouldn’t the atmosphere have cooled down right away?

When the mood had settled down, Kato mentioned Arthur’s presence. Arthur’s presence, which could not be determined whether he was there or not, was observed by the other person at that moment and confirmed.

“Ignaqua, you must have heard. This guy here is the one responsible for making it. He is an irreplaceable talent and loyal servant of this country.”

“Oh! Is that so?”

At Kato’s words, the crown prince looked at Arthur with a new expression. Certainly, the timid look had completely disappeared, and there was no particular favor in it.