III

After I had proclaimed such a daring thing, I highly hoped I could train without someone watching me, such efforts got wasted the moment Zhang came to watch me, tch, she ruins everything.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in bed?" I questioned.

"No, it's morning, I heard you were awake so I came by," Zhang replied.

I sighed, "I haven't even changed my clothes for the day! Get out! Now!"

She left. I was assured.

"Your highness, had a mere cold yesterday and shall be advised not to get really angry." The same servant spoke furthermore.

I nodded, "Of course this would've been far more troublesome than necessary."

Besides I have plans to do and things to meet, especially killing the empress!

"I will be going out, no need for any formal attire, just the clothes I had you pick up from the shop shall do," I spoke.

I was dressed and left for town, at a little inn.

"Nice to meet you again, Here, Jojo." He spoke.

This man is Nico, he's...well I'll explain later, he knows I'm a prince, far more cunning for my age.

"Well Nico, you shouldn't be wandering about, what if your sister catches you again," I replied.

His sister is the first miss of there household but, she's mean and cold-hearted! And any given day I would have her punished, but not yet anyways.

"Sister our with her boyfriend again, on the other side of town, there's no way she'll come to this site." Nico replied, "Besides, she hates this side, full of nobles and rich folk, she's the daughter of a maid, no rank at all."

A maid? This is good information.

A tall, lean figure stood at the table, his sister, "Little brother aren't you supposed to be at home, studying I presume."

"Nope, I'm hanging out here, with this child over here on the other side of this mighty fine table." Nico replied "Mia."

"Why would Mere daughter of a maid, dare be in the presence of myself." I spoke, "Say, Nico."

"Jojo, that's mean ya know," Nico replied.

Her mind had a light blink at the single moment when her mind clicked, (Jojo? As in the youngest prince in are an empire, rumored to be mean and vulgar! Ah!)

"And let me tell you, you have no chance in hell for marrying my brothers, after this." I replied, "Good day Nico, see yah next time."

I had left, seeing Zhang standing there at my palace gate.

"Hmm, what's it you want?" I questioned.

"Where were you?" She asked in response.

"I was out, what does it matter," I replied.

I walked passed her, "The empress wanted you to come live with her in her palace, she thinks your to young to live by yourself."

I blinked, then sighed, "Never will I live with such vile women! I'd rather die and live in hell."

She ran towards me and quickly spoke, "You can't say such things about her, you might be killed."

"She already knows I hate her, to the bone, what does it matter now?" I smirked.

I walked into my palace chamber to see, the empress sitting there drinking tea.

"Jotani? I never understood your name, but I have a request you live with me—"

"No. Never." I spoke "The day I live with you is when I get my revenge for my mother! You killed her all cause I was born! You! Vile women should not have been even married to the old man! Never! I will never let you survive in this place as long I live, so help me I die in the process! I'd rather than be here on the same plane as the demon witch!"

"Kill me? How would a mere prince dare kill me?" She questioned.

"I could tell the old man, the thing that happened two years ago." I replied "And don't even say 'You wouldn't dare' I would, hella would any day. I could reveal all those lies hadn't for my brother's sake, now I won't now but someday they'll know, as the saying goes 'The higher you climb that harder the fall' I let you climb all these years so when you make one mistake I'll have no mercy on you. Now leave! Or I'll have them make you leave!"

"Jojo, You're getting far angrier than normal, you are overexposing your voice again, Empress you have made him mad, what's this about you wanting Jojo to live with you? You haven't even asked for my permission, also I told you time and time again, that Jojo's fine living by himself." The old man spoke, "You make it seem like he's a pathetic little child, he's highly not."

Thank god for the old man, backing me up!