Shiren Brothers

1.02

"I heard a lot about your four policies while at the battlefield."

Cricket cries echoed in the room for a long moment.

"You are welcome father." 

A loud, mellow laughter echoed across the room. The King found the ruthlessness of his eldest son amusing.

"As neat as ever. He didn't even spare the Ren family! Man, they owned the best brothels!" the youngest prince of Shiren, Prince Kian exclaimed.

"If it concerns you so much, then how about running your own brothel?" Kai turned to face this muscle-pig brother draped in violet robes. Kian visibly shivered. "Jeez, don't look at me like that!" He turned away to face Kieran, the second prince of Shiren; Kai's twin. "Seriously, how are you both twins but such polar opposites?" Everyone in the room chuckled. It was no secret how much the temperament of the eldest pair of twins differed. One was known as the kind gentleman while the other was the blind manipulator. 

Kian turned back to Kai with a grin. "But can I really open up a brothel of my own?"

"That is not appropriate for a prince." the slightly prudish crown prince spoke. Prince
King, as funny as his name was, could be considered as the exact replica of the present King of Shiren. He is known across the country for his sharp wit, rigorous discipline, refined personality and beast-like strength on the battlefield. The asuras they were fighting at the realm borders had greatly underestimated this sickly looking, twenty-year-old brat. King had used this element of surprise to make a comeback at the critical point and completely sealed the realm doors while all were still recuperating.

He was the main reason why the army returned victorious one whole year earlier than expected. And now here King was, objecting to his youngest sibling's wish of opening a brothel. 

Kian threw his hands in dismay, "And there goes my plan for future investments." Although he said that, there was a hidden gleam in his eyes. King immediately caught on, "And if you decide to anonymously invest in such shady business, I will personally see to it that you are never again able to step into the industry as a legal businessman."

The frown on Kian's face was sincere this time, "Why are you so against this? Don't give me the bs about respect. You, yourself brought a wife from the demon realm as your war spoil, which is ridiculous by the way. Who would have thought that the future Queen of Shiren would be a succubus! And the least powerful from the asura realm to boot!"

Kai frowned. From Kian's tone, it seemed that this was a disputed matter. And as the eldest, Kai felt that such a dispute must be talked through thoroughly so that no misunderstandings remained. "Is that true, King?"

"Um. I did bring Lylah as my wife. The demon king actually offered her as a peace offering. But I think he had other intentions." King smiled. Kai sighed, relieved. When Kian said she was a succubus, Kai worried for a second that King was charmed into taking her. But looking at the smile, the one that Kai knew not to associate with kindness, he realized his brother's cogs were  all in their right places.

"Hmm, I think it's best you explain yourself--" Kai paused to glance at the two youngest in the room, "--there's only so much that simpletons can think of. Don't pressure their brains into overdrive. Try to keep it as simple as possible"

"Sure" King  grinned.

"Once the realms doors were closed and it was sure that no demons could cross the realms anymore, the demon king was forced to acknowledge us. As an apology and peace offering, he gave away his youngest daughter, Lylah. She's rumored to be the weakest in the whole of the demon realm."