𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗦, Go Won

𝟬𝟮𝟭. 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘆

"My lord." Sang-ho said.

"What is it?" The leader asked.

"The Crown Prince is on his way here to meet Jang Uk." Sang-ho said. Did the Crown Prince want to fight Uk again?

Uk, Da-hye, Dang-gu, and Yul left the room they were in and went down to where all the mages were at. The Crown Prince stood in front of Uk.

The Crown Prince had noticed that Da-hye had changed dresses, the dress she was wearing now was similar to dress she was wearing during the duel. Her hair was also different.

"I came because I heard there was a celebration." The Crown Prince said. "But it seems like I have ruined it. If you think about it, all this is being held thanks to me, which makes me a welcome guest." The Crown Prince explained. "So why the heavy atmosphere?" The Crown Prince asked.

"I am sure that deep down inside, you were wishing for my funeral instead of a party like this." Uk said. "So the least I can do is greet you solemnly with a straight face."

"Whether is it a party or a funeral, it is always important that there is alcohol." The Crown Prince said. "So I brought you a jar of alcohol."  The Eunuchs brought in the jar of alcohol the Crown Prince had mentioned.

"To congratulate Uk on defeating me, I will pour him a drink." The Crown Prince announced. "You have mastered Ryusu and became a mage of Jeongjingak in less than two months since your gate of energy has opened. This is to congratulate you." The Crown Prince said. "I may have lost the duel against you, but I am extremely happy as the Crown Prince. Daeho was blessed with a great mage like you. That is definetly something worth celebrating." The Crown Prince held the drink closer to Uk. "Drink this and become the best mage that this country has ever seen. Make Daeho proud. Jang Uk."

Uk took the drink. "Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Uk drank it. "I will also pour you a glass." This interaction between Uk and the Crown Prince was strange.

"I hope you become a great leader of this country." Uk told the Crown Prince.  The Crown Prince took the drink from Uk and drank it.

"Become a great leader, Your Royal Highness." Mu-deok clapped her hands. The other mages started to clap their hands as well. Da-hye clapped her hands as well, if she did not that would seem disrespectful. It is not that she cared to be respectful, but here reputation was already bad enough.

After that, the Crown Prince kept pouring  Uk drinks and he kept drinking them. He was a lightweight, so he was already really drunk.

Dang-gu was singing for Da-hye. He wasn't too good at singing.

"Da-hye." Gu-hyo whined.

"What is it?" Da-hye asked confused

"I miss you." Gu-hyo started hugging Da-hye.

"You are drunk." Da-hye said annoyed. "Get off of me." Da-hye tried to push him off. But he was holding on so tight. Da-hye had not noticed but the Crown Prince was looking at Da-hye and Gu-hyo. He was getting jealous.

"Hey, hey!" Yeol pulled Gu-hyo away from Da-hye. Yeol grabbed Gu-hyo by his shoulders. "Apologize to Da-hye, Gu-hyo."

"I apologize." Gu-hyo bowed his head to Da-hye, he lost his balance and nearly fell to the ground.

"Oh, oh. Goodness." Yeol said.

Da-hye rolled her eyes and walked away. A few minutes later, Da-hye noticed that the Crown Prince was leaving. 

"Dang-gu." Da-hye said trying to get Dang-gu's attention. But he was too busy singing to notice her.

Da-hye wanted to talk to the Crown Prince before he left. They had not spoken to each other all night. But someone had beat her to it, the Crown Prince was talking to Mu-deok. It was strange. Da-hye hid behind the wall to hear their conversation.