Note: 4 more to go

60 days after the explosions – ????

"Please stop, I am begging you!!!"(prince) used his last card, get on his knees and beg

F-ck pride, getting away from the situation was more important to him

He didn't expect to work, but he was desperate, he used all his card to barely hold to a tiny hope of convincing his parents to let him get away from his responsibilities, unsuccessfully

Every excuse he came up with, every idea he tried ended up in a draw at most, and just when his father presented him a silver of hope by offering him a deal, it turned out it was a trap....

"Julian!A king never begs or get on his knees!"(Rose)said with her stern voice

"But I don't want to be king!"(prince)said while not been affected by her mother's words this time

"You will be, even if you don't want it!"(Rose)said without mercy

"But why me!? what did I do to deserve this? after all the stuff I had to do to keep everything afloat, I should be rewarded, not punished!!!!"(prince) was losing his cool again

"That's the problem son, you did a great job. Why change a winning team? Besides, like I have been saying, there are more reasons"(Arthur)

"Please, can't you chose anyone else? I am begging you, I will do anything you want, but please please don't make me the next king!!!!"(prince)

"Can't do that, sorry. There is one final reason we want YOU as the next king"(Arthur)

And this final words worried the prince a little. Why were they trying so hard to choose him as the next king?

"What reason!?"(prince) said while cursing his luck. Maybe he should have done a worst job, or cause mutual destruction if he knew it would use against him later

If you don't want a job, never show how competent you are at it

"The reason is simple, your deal with the elves and dwarves. It showed what direction the empire would take on your hands

Think about it, originally we let Alice go ahead with her idea because we agreed that a continent ruled by humans would be great for all, who cares how the kingdom was called, as long as the wars stopped. We may not have completely agreed with her methods, but even if she failed, a road would still be open for later

The thing is, you showed us that things could go a different way. Instead of killing each others, why not make an alliance were we share our resources?True, it won't be perfect, and there will be some difficulties, but you showed we could work together for one cause

We could choose someone different for the job, but since you already started the diplomatic relationships with them, you make the best option"(Arthur)

Prince cursed his luck. He only did all that because it was the only way he could win over the sh-tty situation he was in at that moment

"Can't you just make me ambassador then? I have no problem with that"(prince)said trying to get a different responsibility

Sure, been an ambassador wouldn't be easy, but at least, they work a lot less than the king

"Why would we do that? A king can also be an ambassador, and you already showed your capabilities as a king. Besides, if we chose a different one, he or she may not agree with your ideas, making all your effort go to waste, and we don't want that, right?"(Arthur)

"I don't mind, really"(Prince) didn't hesitate in his desition. What was more important, losing your hard work, or avoiding future hard work?prince chose to avoid

"Well, we do mind, so you will be the next king"(Arthur) said in a straight forward way

"I don't want it!!! Isn't it unfair? Everyone treated me like sh-t for years, YEARS! including you two! and now do you expect me to just get over it and take the throne!?there is no f-cking way I am ok with that!"(prince)finally snapped

Usually, he would have been able to keep his mouth shut, but it was just too much. Nothing else worked, so he may as well say what he really thought

And what he expected in return was some yelling, or anger or something like that, but instead, the two simply looked at each other for a second, and instead of her mother keeping her back cop act, it was his father Arthur who talked next

"Son, I understand your anger, so I will let it go, this time. The thing is, like it or not, you were born a prince, and you can't escape your responsibility. In exchange of food, cloth and proper education, your duty was to take the role of the king if you were ever needed. Yes, you were treated badly by everyone, and yes, we didn't have the time to pay attention to you, but those were the cards that life gave you. You think a farmer likes to pay the taxes even when a bad crop comes, or a citizen to be recruited to war if there are not enough soldiers? bad things happen all the time, and everybody has their own problems. You complain people treat you badly, but in my case, and most prince cases in history, they have to worry for their life every day. It is only because only your sister wanted the throne, and she looked down on you, that you never had to worry about getting killed in all these years

Like it or not, wanted or not, you have been raised and treated as a prince all your life, and you, by been not only the best one, but the only one left by most people, you have to take the role that comes after been a prince, been the king"(Arthur)finally said

"And don't even thing about escaping your duties. You know that no matter where you try to hide in this world, I will find you and drag you back to the throne"(Rose)warned him just in case

And with that, prince future was set in stone, like it or not, he would be the next king