Chapter 249 - Clearing Doubts (2/2)
”You…” He pointed at Erea as he said this.
”Me…” He then pointed at himself before pointing it towards a person Erea did not expect to be a part of the team as well.
”And your mentor, Dane.”
”Surprising, isn't it, Erea?” Dane asked his student, to which he let out a light chuckle. As for Erea, from the show of power her mentor did a while ago lingering in her mind, it could be said that with him around, it would be simple for the Ninth Prince to win. With that in mind, she asked the Ninth Prince, ”Might I ask what the minimum and maximum requirements for someone to be a part of a prince's team?”
”A holder of a Rank 1 class is the minimum, and a holder of a Rank 4 class is the maximum,” Vanadir unhesitatingly replied. He then pondered over something for a bit before looking at Dane. He then asked him, ”Speaking of which, did you ask that Elder if he could spare some Executives or Low Executives to fill in the remaining numbers?”
Dane nodded as he replied, ”Indeed, I have, Your Highness. I told it through one of his executives. That executive said that he was not sure whether or not the Elder would spare some Executives to help you out, but he told me that he was going to try his best to send a few Battle Mages or Supreme Battle Mages to help us out.”
”That's quite reassuring to hear,” Vanadir said as he let out a light smile. Just as he was about to ask Erea whether she had any more questions to ask him, he recalled two certain people that would help his team turn the tides once the war for the throne comes. With that in mind, he then told Dane, ”Oh, and also, remind me that in about a couple of weeks, we're going to head to the Astelia and Arcenon family.”
At first, Dane tilted his head in slight confusion, wondering why His Highness would go to those high-ranking clans all of a sudden. It did not take long for the prince's words to click in his mind, letting out a light smile as he responded, ”As you wish, Your Highness.”
”Eh?” As for Erea, since she was just newly invited to the team, she did not know what was going on. But before she could ask either her mentor or the Ninth Prince regarding this, the Ninth Prince looked at her and told her, ”It's better for you to not know for now.”
With that said, Erea could only nod in response to his words.
”Do you have any other questions you want to ask me?” Vanadir asked her after she nodded, to which Erea unhesitatingly replied, ”Now that I think about it, when does the war for the throne start, Your Highness?”
”Hmm…” The Ninth Prince tried to recall the exact date when it would start, before going ahead and calculating the remaining time before the exact date comes. After a few seconds, he then told her, ”In about half a year or so. I'm pretty sure the king wouldn't hold on the first day of the new year, though.”
”I understand,” Erea said as she nodded in understanding.
”Are there any other questions you want to ask me?” Vanadir asked once more. This time, Erea shook her head as she said, ”I have no more questions to ask the Highness. I am incredibly satisfied.”
”I'm glad to hear that,” the Ninth Prince said as he let out a slight snicker.
He then turned his head towards Dane and asked him, ”How about you, Dane? Do you have any questions you want to ask me?”
”Nothing really comes to mind, Your Highness,” Dane said in response to his question. ”I pretty much came here just to accompany my student.”
”So…does that mean you two are leaving?” Vanadir asked Dane, to which Dane looked at his student in response. With Erea nodding to the question, Dane responded to Vanadir and uttered, ”That would be a yes, Your Highness.”
”I see.” Vanadir lightly smiled as he emptied his cup of tea before placing it on the table in front of him. He then stood up and said to the two of them, ”Let me accompany you outside the pavilion. I'll be continuing my training after you two leave anyway.”
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Eventually, the three of them were not outside the pavilion, with Vanadir unsheathing the blade he was using a while ago from his right waist soon after. Looking at Dane and Erea in front of him, he gripped the blade tightly before saying, ”Make sure you two work hard to improve your combat power.”
”Especially you, Erea,” Vanadir said in addition as he looked at Erea. He then continued, ”According to your mentor, you've ascended to a pretty superb class. I want to see its power in action once the war for the throne starts, okay?”
”I'll do my best, Your Highness,” Erea responded to Vanadir with a light grin. At this moment, she held no fear towards the Ninth Prince anymore as they were now acquainted.
”Make sure to meet me in a couple of weeks okay, Dane?” Vanadir then focused his attention towards Dane, to which Dane let out a giggle as he replied, ”Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll come a few hours early just to make you be at ease.”
The three of them then said their words of farewell, with Dane and Erea gradually making their way towards the gates of the palace. As for Vanadir, he looked at the fleeting silhouettes of the two for a bit before brandishing his blade with great gusto.
While he was doing so, he could not help but mutter to himself, ”I wonder what kind of team I could create before the war for the throne starts?”
He then chuckled.
”I'm getting somewhat excited for that time.”