Shien wasn’t surprised at all, clearly having already guessed.
The rebellious young man beside the prince, however, seemed unwilling to let the atmosphere be too harmonious and sneered slyly.
“Hearing the prince’s name, you still dare not to salute?”
The rebellious young man seemed to be provoking Shien.
Unfortunately, Shien still ignored him.
“My apologies for the poor reception, Prince Harvis.” Shien smiled at Harvis, feigning surprise. “I didn’t expect such an important figure like you to grace us with your presence. Why don’t you come in and have a seat?”
Shien acted hospitable.
“No, thank you.” Harvis looked deeply at Shien, then said with a smirk, “Your dragon seems a bit unfriendly, and very hostile towards uninvited guests like us. We wouldn’t dare to barge into a dragon’s lair.”
Hearing this, the rebellious young man curled his lip.
“That big oaf is no match for Master Rockto. What’s there to be afraid of?”
The rebellious young man’s undisguised words made Shien realize that he was definitely a spoiled brat.
However…
“Rockto… huh?”
Shien couldn’t help but look at the legendary-level old man.
Shien had a guess about Rockto’s identity.
In the Ragna Empire, there was a knight family similar in status to the Elvenbein family in the Kingdom. They were the Empire’s number one knight family, their head the strongest person in the country, commanding hundreds of thousands of cavalry, the Empire’s sole strongest knight commander.
The knight family’s name was—Bigusler.
And the Empire’s strongest knight was the legendary expert, second only to Aldia of the Kingdom—Rockto Bigusler.
“Is it him?”
Shien’s gaze was filled with inquiry.
Rockto seemed to sense it and met Shien’s gaze, his eyes flashing like sharp swords, piercing Shien.
Ordinary people, upon meeting that sharp gaze, would even feel a burning pain as if their eyes were being pierced.
Shien, however, met his gaze head-on.
“Oh?”
This time, Rockto was surprised.
Shien, however, looked away, as if he had lost interest, and looked at Harvis again.
“I wonder what brings Your Highness here?” Shien said nonchalantly. “You’re not here to challenge me like those people around you, are you?”
“What?” The rebellious young man immediately retorted, “Doesn’t His Highness have the right to do so?”
Shien still ignored the rebellious guy and looked at Harvis with a smile.
“You…”
The rebellious young man’s expression darkened, and he was about to say something when he was finally stopped.
“Alright, Wolram, this is my business. Don’t interrupt.”
Harvis said calmly to the rebellious young man.
“Tsk…”
The rebellious young man named Wolram clicked his tongue and turned his head away, but a dagger had appeared in his hand at some point, spinning and twirling, creating flashes of cold light. It looked quite cool.
“My apologies, my attendant was a bit rude.” Harvis smiled at Shien. “But I only have one purpose for coming here, and I believe you can guess it, right?”
After all, at this time, those who would come looking for Shien were either his acquaintances or his enemies.
He was here to issue a challenge to Shien, the top candidate.
“I didn’t expect the Empire would also want to marry a princess of the Kingdom.”
Shien’s words were quite meaningful.
But it was the truth.
The relationship between the Kingdom and the Empire wasn’t good, but the Empire’s prince actually came to participate in the husband selection, intending to marry the Kingdom’s princess. Wasn’t this intriguing?
The other party only had one thing to say to this.
“She is special.” Harvis looked directly at Shien and said without any disguise, “I believe not only Viscount Buztout, but everyone who came here today understands this.”
Shien raised an eyebrow.
He hadn’t expected this prince to be so straightforward.
“Our Ragna Empire’s royal family is also descended from the Hero. If we can unite with the Kingdom’s descendant of the Hero, and she even has the potential to become a Hero, then no matter how you look at it, we have to pursue this, right?”
Harvis’s frankness made Shien look at him with a new perspective.
It seemed this prince of the Empire was quite capable, not someone easy to fool.
However, Shien didn’t intend to be too polite to him either.
After all, this prince had his eyes on his wife. Shien couldn’t just do nothing.
As for the other small fry, Shien didn’t have time to play with them.
But if it was the prince of the Ragna Empire, it should provide some entertainment, right?
“Tell me, how do you want to compete?”
Shien said without hesitation.
This made Harvis raise an eyebrow as well, then without wasting any time, he said,
“Let’s go to the stage.”