Chapter 367: Going Separate Ways (2/2)

Not long after, the same magic circle on the parchment appeared under the feet of the two princes, prompting Dane to say to them, ”Please dictate all of the binding clauses of your mutual agreement.”

With a nod, Vanadir then voiced out all of the clauses he had mentioned to Zeldrion before. After he was finished, Zeldrion then made a few minor changes to the clauses, to which Vanadir did not find a problem with since the effects of the clauses stayed more or less the same.

After double checking that the clauses were the ones they had mentioned, Vanadir then nodded to Dane, allowing the latter to continue with the process as he tore the parchment with the magic circle right down the middle, infusing more mana into it in the process.

Then, he started to mutter the incantation that would form the binding contract.

”Let the heavens be the overseer of this binding contract, and let this mage be their representative.”

”Under the name of the heavens, I, Dane Grossezauber, shall now announce that the contract between the First Prince of Seraph Kingdom, Zeldrion Seraph II, and Ninth Prince of Seraph Kingdom, Vanadir Seraph, has been formed and will not be dissolved until the right conditions are met.”

”4th Circle. [Century Seal]!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After Dane was finished muttering the incantations for the contract, the two halves of the torn parchment then turned into multiple strands of energy, giving the two princes a feeling that they were being looked at by the heavens. Soon after, these energy strands entered the bodies of the two princes, instantly making them feel like their insides were being locked up with chains.

Eventually, the process was over as the magic circles under their feet gradually disappeared, as if nothing had happened at Vanadir's pavilion at all.

By this time, the two of them looked at each other with more amicable expressions, knowing very well that they were now bound by the contract. Of course, with the contract, they now had the confidence to share a bit of the information that prompted them to join the war for the throne, but they knew very well that it was better for them to take their time in that regard.

Seeing that he had been somewhat successful in his trip to the Ninth Prince's pavilion, the First Prince let out a light chuckle as he said, ”Well, I guess this is better than us becoming enemies. There's still Arshe we still have to worry about.”

”That's true,” Vanadir responded as a light smile was plastered on his face. ”In any case, there's not much else to talk about between the two of us, so you can take your leave.”

”Ah, right. Remember to tell the person on your end to talk with Dane to create that communication line between the two of us,” Vanadir added soon after, to which Zeldrion nodded in agreement before turning around.

Just as he was about to bid farewell to Vanadir and Dane, he stopped in his tracks for a bit, a pondering expression on his face. After a while, he looked back at the two, specifically at Vanadir. He then told him, ”Before I leave, let me warn you that you should stay away from Arshe as much as possible. Although it might look like he's just a scheming bastard, there's actually more to him than we think.”

”Hmm? Why would you say that?” Vanadir asked in response, slightly surprised that his older brother would say something like that out of the blue. Though, as Zeldrion responded to his question, it seemed like Arshe had more secrets than he initially thought.

”Well, let's just say that he's slightly related to the reason I can't tell you yet,” Zeldrion said before adding, ”Even though we're now bound by the contract, I still feel like it's not the right time to involve you into this reason I have.”

”Just like how you don't want to involve me in the reason you have,” he continued, to which Vanadir shrugged his shoulders as he replied, ”You're still saying more things than me when it comes to the reason why we've joined the war for the throne. With that, I can't help but feel a bit guilty that I'm not telling you my reasons.”

”Unfortunately, just like yours, it's also not the right time to tell you what's on my mind yet. At the very least, it would have to wait until the war for the throne is near,” he continued, prompting Zeldrion to let out a light chuckle as he waved his hands, saying, ”That's fine. I wasn't planning on reveal everything about my reasons until the war for the throne is near as well.”

”In any case, I should really take my leave.” With those parting words, Zeldrion finally bade farewell to the two, leaving both Vanadir and Dane off to their own devices.

After asking Dane if Zeldrion was still near the pavilion, the two of them then sat down on the sofas at the guest room as Vanadir let out a light sigh. After that, he decided to make him and Dane a cup of tea to ease their minds for the night.

Giving Dane his cup of tea, Vanadir then sipped on his own cup before asking the former, ”Do you think it was the right decision to not tell him about it yet?”

As his advisor, Dane also knew the reason why Vanadir joined in the war for the throne. Placing his cup of tea on a nearby table, he responded, ”You made the right decision, Vanadir. If anything, the only other person that should know of this other than you and me would be the king himself. Of course, I'm certain that the emperor already knows of what we know.”

”Well, you might be right there. As a king of the Seraph Kingdom, I'm sure he already knows of it,” Vanadir said in response for drinking all of the contents in his cup in one gulp before letting out a long sigh.

After that, he stared at the ceiling for a bit before muttering, ”A continental war, huh…”

”I just hope I can make a change on the continent before that happens.”