Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 204

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The next three chapters are filled with explanations . Unfortunately, such explanations are necessary for the plot, so bear with it and sorry :p

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I arrived at the place Alice indicated a few minutes later .

It was a cafe located in the noble district . The restaurant was small, but it was cozy and warm . And despite it not looking extravagant, someone with a good eye would notice that everything in the restaurant, from the paintings on the walls to the cutlery on the tables, was incredibly expensive .

As soon as I entered the café, I found Alice . She was seated in a table in a corner, drinking a cup of tea elegantly .

As always, she was being followed by the knight girl and the butler . Hannah and Aaron if my memory was not wrong .

I walked straight towards Alice's table . As soon as she saw me, Alice stood up and curtsied with a gentle smile .

\"Prince Claus, it has been a long time since the last time we met . \"

\"Alice . \" I returned the greeting with a nod . I then looked at Hannah and Aaron and nodded too . \"Miss Hannah, butler Aaron, how are you?\"

\"Many thank for your highness concern . \" Aaron bowed slightly in reply . As for Hannah, she just hummed in answer .

Once I was done with the greetings, I sat across Alice and looked at her with an indifferent face .

\"Then miss Alice, What I owe this honor to?\"

Alice smiled . \"Could it not be that I wanted to see you?\"

\"Stop with the jokes . Our relationship has never been that close . \"

Alice smiled wryly .

In truth, our relationship can be described as enemies . We didn't part in good terms last time .

Besides, as I have said before, seers are the kind of people I dislike the most . They are manipulative, obsessed with control and plots . They like to have everybody in their nets, manipulating the entire world from the shadows as a puppeteer moving the strings .

This is something in their instinct . They were born with the ability to see and manipulate the threads of fate, so they instinctive seek weave fate in their favor .

Perhaps noticing that I was not exactly happy now, Alice went straight to the point .

\"You are right, Prince Claus, I called you here for a reason . To be more exact, I want to ask you a question . \"

\"Do speak . \"

\"One of my men died yesterday in the academy . I want to know if prince Claus killed him and why . \"

I narrowed my eyes . So the student that died yesterday was Alice's subordinate, huh .

But–

\"Why do you think I killed him?\" I asked in confusion .

\"… I think prince Claus has already an idea of my ability, right?\"

I nodded . I realized it since the first time I met her .



Alice already expected that, so she was not surprised by my answer . She simply started to explain her reasoning .

\"My ability allows me to see the [Fate] of the people and things around me . It's different from seeing the future, instead, it's more like seeing their possibilities . That [Fate] is more exact the sooner the fate I'm seeing will happen . If I tried to see a fate too far in the future, the sheer number of possibilities will overwhelm my brain .


\"At the same time, the fates of strong people are very hard to see . It's because the stronger you are, the greater are your possibilities, and the harder it's to calculate them . So, when someone's strength goes beyond a certain limit, I'm unable to see anything . Currently, my limit is the thirteenth-layer, but it increases when I become stronger and my control over my powers grows .

\"However, I recently discovered a third kind of people that I can't see through . To be more exact, I discovered two people, but I think both of them are the same person . You, Prince Claus, and the new leader of the Red Skull Gang, Clark . \" Alice then looked at me deeply, as though trying to see through all my secrets .

I was slightly surprised . To think she saw through my alter identity so quickly .

Alice shrugged when she saw my expression . \"In fact, it was easy to make the connection after I thought about it . You used the same method to block my prying of [Fate] with both of your identities, and after I looked into the activities of the Red Skull Gang, such as protecting your businesses or spreading rumors against the crown prince, I was certain you and he were the same person . \"

Pretty smart deduction .

Alice continued . \"Returning to the topic, it's not that I can't see anything when I look at you . Quite the opposite, actually . When I look into your [Fate], I can see everything normally . In fact, I only realized the problem when I met you personally .

\"I realized that everything I see about you is fake, forged, a lie . The possibilities I see are the ones you want to show me . \"

I nodded . \"But that doesn't explain why do you think I'm the culprit . \"

\"It's simple . \" Alice narrowed her eyes . \"When I looked into the death of my subordinate, I saw nothing . [Fate] only showed me that someone entered, killed him, and then departed . Everything else doesn't exist . In other words, although I can see that [Fate], everything I see is fake, just like when I look at you . \"

Is it so?



Certainly, that is suspicious .

Looking at Alice, I lifted the corner of my lips and spoke .

\"… What are you going to do if I truly killed him?\"

Alice fell silent . She thought for a moment before finally sighing .

\"… If you don't have a good enough reason, I'll move against you . \"

\"Oh?\"

\"I know you are much stronger than me, and I probably can't win, but I'll do everything in my power to defeat you, even if I have to sell my soul to a god or a devil . That is my duty towards my subordinates . \"

I was slightly surprised . It looks like this Alice girl is not as heartless as I thought .

A smile of praise appeared on my face . To think she will go to this extent just for a subordinate .

I then shook my head with a smirk .

\"Well, I didn't kill him, so good for you . \"

Alice was startled . She then heaved a sigh of relief and collapsed in her chair, as though a huge burden had been taken off her shoulders .

\"I see, that is good . \"



I watched Alice's reaction with an amused expression . It looks like she is warier of me than I thought .

After a few seconds, Alice recovered enough to ask me another question .

\"Prince Claus, do you have a clue about the murdered? He uses the same method to avoid [Fate] like you . I'm sure that must ring a bell . \"

I shook my head with a bitter smile . \"I'm curious about his identity too, and a little bit worried . I know more about this than you, and believe me when I told you that the implications behind these murders are not something you will like . \"

Alice's face turned serious . Although she was not exactly sure about my exact strength, the fact that I was able to injure a god spoke enough . How strong must be the enemy If someone as strong as I was worried?

Alice thought for a moment and decided to ask me directly .

\"Prince Claus, if it's possible, can you tell me the situation . \"

I held my chin in contemplation . Thinking about it, maybe Alice's [Fate] will be of help .

Thus, with a sigh, I started my explanation .

\"How much you know about the levels of power in this world?\"

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