Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 217 - 145 Asina’s Tutoring (4)

Chapter 217: Chapter 145 Asina’s Tutoring (4)

Having just boldly declared a challenge with "then we shall fight", he turned around and asked Shaye if there was any way to dispose of his opponent legitimately.

The grandiose aura of bravado vanished in a flash.

Facing Qin Chu’s behavior, Shaye felt quite helpless.

Qin Chu had no choice, after all—he did want the Prince dead. Although the challenge scroll stated life and death were up to fate, that grandson was still Wozworth’s son.

Respect for the monk often means respect for the Buddha; even if Qin Chu had the strength, he couldn’t actually kill the Prince in the Duel Arena.

To take the Prince down, he had to have a legitimate and legal reason that left no choice but for the Prince to die.

For an enemy like the Prince, it was better to nip it in the bud as soon as possible.

With a hint of resignation, Shaye let out a sigh, "Think about it, why has Karsas, who is about to be executed, fallen to this lowly state?"

"Because he’s stupid..." Qin Chu immediately answered.

"I think you’re the stupid one. Stupidity is his own fault, but what reason did the Holy Court give?" Shaye said irritably as she knocked on Qin Chu’s head: "The Holy Court’s statement was that Karsas had been tainted with the power of darkness, overrun by evil forces, lost control, and massacred three thousand two hundred Holy Knights..."

"Do you understand? That’s a perfectly valid, irrefutable reason."

"So, I need to find a way to get the Prince tainted with dark forces and make it very apparent..." Qin Chu fell into contemplation.

It seemed not that difficult; he just had to find a way for the Prince to come into contact with any one of those scrolls.

...

Gossip always spreads the fastest, no matter the time.

Not long after, news that the Prince and Mr. Brave would duel in the Duel Arena in three days had spread far and wide.

Suddenly, all the nobles in the city were talking about it.

It seemed that the Prince really was driven mad by Qin Chu at the banquet—well, who wouldn’t be with dozens of beer bottles smashed against their forehead, especially when you’re the Prince?

Moreover, it had become apparent to anyone who wasn’t blind that the Prince had lost his right to the imperial throne, as Wozworth had consciously started involving some of his other talented sons in the administration of the Oville Empire over the past few days.

Falling from heir to the throne to being nothing at all, that drop was like from heaven to hell—few could withstand it.

Plus, his fiancée had broken off their engagement.

At this point, the Prince could probably win the Oville Empire’s sob story contest, and he might even take the championship.

But then again, maybe he brought it upon himself. No matter how much he looked down on Antasia, she was still his fiancée. Humiliating her publicly and causing her disgrace is not a gentleman’s conduct.

It was simply too undignified.

Besides, a foolish Prince who had already lost his right to the throne and had no chance of being part of the power core was of little interest to most, especially the swarm of hangers-on who used to cluster around him. They were even more eager to kick him while he was down, to curry favor with the other Princes who might succeed to the throne.

"Pfft, serves him right. Remember how arrogant the Prince was before? Looking down on everyone. And now? He’s not living as carefree as us minor nobles."

"I heard that the Prince gathered a bunch of men and women in his palace and did some pretty awful things, nearly enraged the Emperor to death..."

"Tsk, that’s not uncommon among the upper nobles, right? I’ve heard that Marquis Momoer has done the same... But I know something even more shocking. I heard the Prince often runs around dressed in women’s clothing in the middle of the night."

"That’s nothing. I heard the Prince once stole several noble ladies’ lingerie... There are already two noble ladies who have come forward to confirm it, it’s definitely true..."

"Ugh, that’s disgusting..."

"The nobility’s face has been completely lost."

In this world, no matter how noble you were once, there are always more people ready to trample on you when you fall than those willing to save you or pity you.

With some malicious instigation and deliberate spreading, the Prince’s reputation went from bad to worse.

Yet even so, nobody believed that Mr. Brave could win.

Reputation is one thing, but strength is another.

The Prince was the most talented prodigy among the young royals, and given a few more years, he might even achieve the status of Martial God.

And Mr. Brave, despite his unparalleled speed of progress, even surpassing that of the First Generation Brave...

But still, the saying holds: Mr. Brave had entered this world too recently, without enough time to grow, and even though he had once defeated Horn, there remained an unbridgeable gap between him and the Prince.

In this duel, Mr. Brave has a ninety-nine percent chance of losing, and with the Prince’s ruthless nature, he might even take the opportunity to kill Mr. Brave... As for the banquet incident where Qin Chu smashed dozens of beer bottles on the Prince, that was purely a sneak attack, and the Prince was caught off guard, not responding in time. It could also be because he was wary of Catherine and Violet standing by Qin Chu’s side, not wanting to retaliate directly. But once on the Duel Arena, that would change; if Mr. Brave really had those two ladies help him, he would be laughed at for a lifetime.

People were all looking forward to seeing what would unfold.

Some even started betting pools, with the odds for Mr. Brave’s victory at thirty to one, with hardly anyone believing he could win.

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