"Let. Me. Go."

" Listen, do you seriously expect me to just let you go because you say so ?"

" ... "

"I take that as a No. Good, at least some very tiny little part of your brain IS working, now that you know that, would you please keep that mouth shut.."

"You know, at time like this I especially really hate you."

"It's better than you're liking me, at least."

Ragenta could feel his head burning from frustration, he can still hear a throbbing sound from his head. His hands and feet were tied against a chair, resulting him unable to move in a sitting position. '..and to make it worse..' his thought trailed to Reyonard, sitting in front of him while reading a book. 'Why on earth must HE, of all people be with me? '

"Oi, little Prince Wannabe over there.."

"Huh, watch your mouth, you wanna die you Retarded Scumbag ? "

'Why you..' Yes, after he's been KOed by Reyonard, he woke up, only to found himself tied and the King is nowhere in the room he is in,'Looks like it was an unoccupied room' he thought again.

"What's Old Geezer doing ? What about old man ? Is he alright ? If you do something to him, I'll frickin' kill you.. " Ragenta spoke with a tone of annoyance and threat.

"Is that how you're supposed to ask someone ?" He replied with a calm tone, but from the edge of Ragenta's blue eyes, he could see the Prince's lips forming to a slight smirk.

"Khhh... Please...." He reluctantly muttered, his curiosity right now is bigger than his pride.

" I do not know. "

"Why you...?!!"

"Father left and said that he wanted to talked a bit again with Sir Enganar." Reyonard stated as he closed the book he's reading and now looking straight into Ragenta. "You never called someone by their name, do you ?"

"Like you can talk, You are the last person I want to hear that from.. " Ragenta replied 'Besides, I don't know The King's name.'

"Whatever..."

Suddenly, there's a loud thud from the door and the King entered the room.

" Ah, it seems like you have woke up, good, now we can talk." The King said with his usual playful tone.

"You geezer !!!! Where's old man ?!!" Ragenta shouted, almost jumped from his seat.

"Wow, calm down for a bit kid, Enganar's fine, now how about you let me do the talking." He take a chair and sit just between Ragenta and Reyonard. "Rei, you can let him go now"

Rei nodded silently as he untied the boilingly impatient Ragenta.

"First off, how about you call me by my name, it's Elrich Arcada, and it will be Your Highness Arcada for you." Elrich continued.

"Heh,.. Over my dead body, geezer." Ragenta snorted.

"Wow, how wonder, I am, apparently, not surprised with your answer." He laughed back off.

"Anyway, I wanted to tell both of you, Ragenta and Reyonard, a deep secret, that involved this kingdom, and, most likely, both of your future.." Elrich took a deep breath before continuing, " You see, this kingdom is under the threat of going into war, although we're able to maintained peace for over these past decades, there's just some human who never had enough."

"There was a big war in the past, which resulted in the King of this kingdom being hold prisoned by the other country... "

"Weak king.." Ragenta cut him, "..Shouldn't even be a king in the first place.."

Suddenly Elrich's eyes widen in response to Ragenta's words, but immediately revert back just as fast. This.. Didn't escape Ragenta's keen eyes, but he ignored it.

"..." Both Elrich and Reyonard gave him the same long look.

"What?!!"

"It is not polite to cut someone when they haven't finished talking" Elrich replied.

"That is indeed correct, but I don't expect YOU to understand that" Reyonard stated, "Please continue father.."

'This is the first time I feel like wanting to murder a whole royal family...' Ragenta thought as he listened to the King again..

"So the cause of this war is because of the previous King, Cray Arcada, is being revolted by his people... They said that his way of running the kingdom is... heartless and reckless... Resulted in the Arcada Minister, cooperating with the other kingdom, the Deamus Kingdom, to took down Cray from his throne.. "

" In the end, Cray, despite almost manage to escape, is captured and was held captive by the Deamus... And his brother replace him in ruling the Arcada Kingdom.."

"Father... May I asked you what do you mean by 'Almost manage to escape'?" Reyonard pointed out.

"..." the King was silent for a few seconds before answering with a small voice...

"The King... Has a twin brother.."

Both Ragenta and Reyonard is shocked when they hear this...

Reyonard.. Is the first to calm down and manage to grasp the whole story. And he immediately look at Ragenta.. Realizing what his father actually has in mind.. 'Father... You... So that's why..'

But he kept silent as his father explained to the still surprised Ragenta..

"The sole purpose of his twin is obvious.. Since there can only be 1 king.. The twin serve as.. A sacrificial substitue in emergency situation.."

"However... Because the other Kingdom recognize the king all too well, his brother's, which have a birthmark on his neck, couldn't manage to deceive the attacker's eyes.."

"In the end, Cray was captured and her brother, on the other hand, replace him in ruling the kingdom..."

Ragenta is still trying to grasp what he means when suddenly, he spotted a blue spot, covered by the royal clothes, on the King's neck.

Suddenly, he yanked the king's collar, so that his neck is now visible.. He gasped..

There is the birthmark...

He now understand.. The true purpose.. Of him being here..

"You are right Ragenta.."

It all makes sense now.. The unnamed wanted sign, then prince, the history...

"I am Elrich Arcada, King of the Arcada Kingdom, and..

...the twin of Cray Arcada..."

Substitute... Replacement.. Sacrifice....

"Now... I beg of you.."

Reyonard... And him...

"To share my fate... And to succeed.. This time.. Without fail..."

Destiny started to roll...

3rd stop, end~

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Alright! sorry for the long, long update, my art book took most of my time, don't worry, I might publish a new chapter soon^^

Thank you to everyone who read this until this chapter *bow*

That's all^^

Thank you very much for reading ~

-Ralder-