Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 25

Chapter 25


"Hello, Prince Claus . My name is Alice Ferret, and I'm the daughter of Earl Ferret . "

"Earl Ferret?" I made a surprised expression . The Ferret family is one of the strongest noble families of the empire .

In the Arcadian Empire, Earl is the highest rank a noble can attain without being a member of the royal family . There are only three Earl families in the empire, The Ferret family, the Riea family, and the Carmell family .

The Riea family is closely related to the military and is very close to the current emperor . My stepmother, Lilia Riea, is the sister of the current head of the Riea family .
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The Ferret family, on the other hand, is mainly involved in politics . This family is deeply entangled with the academics and ministers of the empire, but strangely, none of its members is in an important position .

As for the Carmell family, they protect the empire's border from the Beastmen Alliance . This family is the oldest noble family of the empire, and they normally did not involve themselves with the politics of the empire .

Speaking of the Ferret family, I heard that Earl's Ferret had a beautiful and sickly daughter, but from what I know, she rarely leaves home . I did not think I would meet her here .

"I heard before that Earl's Ferret had a very beautiful daughter, but I now see that the rumors fell short . " I said with a smile .

Alice giggled sweetly when she heard my compliment, but the knight beside her frowned hard . I noticed that the hand touching the sword twitched slightly .

"Prince Claus is so charming . I also hear that Prince Claus was a very handsome and well-mannered man, and I can see that it's certainly true . "

"Thank you for your words . " I replied gentlemanly . Alice then realized that the Knight girl was looking at me coldly and grabbed her hand . "By the way, she is Hannah, my bodyguard . I apologize if she is like that . I always told her that she should be more friendly with others, but she never hears . "

"I'm sorry about that, young miss, but my job is to ensure that you are safe from ANYONE . "

I feigned a slightly displeased expression, but I then shook my head with a smile . "Don't worry, I'm not so petty as to care for the behavior of a servant . "

The knight girl wrinkled her brows and looked at me furiously, but I kept a calm expression and acted as though she was not here .


Alice smiled wryly and spoke to dissipate the awkward situation . "By the way, it's rare to see a prince walking without escorts through the city . Are you going anywhere?"

"My aunt asked to visit her, and I didn't want to take a bunch of servants with me . " I explained calmly .

"Oh? Prince Claus sure has a good relationship with your family . " Alice said .

I simply nodded with a smile .

Afterward, Alice smiled and talked about many topics with me for a while, and I answered suitably . Of course, it was not that she found me charming or fell in love with me at first sight . Instead, she most likely was trying to sound me out .



But after we conversed for a while, Alice finally showed her true intentions .

"Right, I heard what happened at Prince Claus's party . I must say that I'm very sorry . "

I feigned a distressed expression and shook my head . "Please, don't worry about it . Besides, my standing in the palace has never been good . The emperor's words simply made it clear to everybody . "

Alice nodded . She then put on an expression of struggle and looked at me hesitantly .

Finally, she looked as though she made up her mind .

"Actually, the reason why I wanted to talk with Prince Claus was that I was a bit curious after I heard of your situation; but now that I met with you, I felt as though I made a new friend . If Prince Claus wants, I can speak with my father to see if he can do something about your situation . "

I made a surprised expression and looked directly at Alice's clear eyes . She put on a brilliant smile and blushed slightly .

"Young miss, you can't!" Hannah, the knight girl, exclaimed instantly . "It would be bad if the earl interferes with the imperial family's matters!"

"Don't worry, Hannah . I'm sure that father can afford to put a few good words for the prince . "

The girl knight seemed as though she wanted to say something else, but Alice looked at her with narrowed eyes, making her shut up with an unwilling expression .



"Then, what do you think, prince?" Alice asked me .

I put on a pensive expression, but in the end, shook my head . "No need . I don't want to cause trouble to miss Alice due to my circumstances . "

Alice put on a dejected expression before smiling again . "Is it so? Well, prince Claus can ask me anytime if you think I can help . "

"I'm happy after knowing miss Alice's intentions . "

Alice showed an innocent smile and blushed again .

We talked for another short while until I finally excused myself . I then left the carriage and continued my way .

Meanwhile, I was thinking about the things I discovered just now .

Once the prince left the carriage, Alice Ferret's expression changed completely . Her innocente face turned pensive and her smile turned into a frown .

"What do you think about him, Hannah?" She asked with a calm face .

" . . . I did not find anything strange, but . . . Did young miss noticed something?"



"Nothing special . He has a bit of talent, but it's less than the first prince . He was a bit wary of me, though . Any other person is his position would have agreed excitedly when I mentioned that my father could help him . "

"… Young miss, I don't like him . It's better if young miss doesn't trust him too much . "

"You don't like most men, Hannah . Don't worry, I know what to do . Although this prince is nothing much, he will be useful to our plans . " Alice glanced at Hannah and smiled mysteriously .

But at that moment, someone interrupted their conversation . "Young miss, I think it's better if you are not too close with that man . "

"Oh? What do you mean, uncle Aaron . Did you notice something?"

The old butler, that had entered the carriage after Claus left, shook his head pensively . "I didn't . But I can't shake the feeling that something is wrong with him . "

Alice seemed surprised after hearing the butler's words . She then wrinkled her brows and shook her head . "Impossible . I did not find anything strange about him . Even his fate was pretty average . "

The old butler simply heaved a sight . "I don't have young miss's mysterious abilities, but I have the instincts I honed in countless life and death situations . And those instincts were screaming me that the young prince was very dangerous . "

Alice fell silent hearing that . She looked in the direction where Claus left with a curious light on her eyes .

"Could it be that I was mistaken?"