The Devil's Kingdom

The Hidden Prince

Brother?!

I look at Jungkook to clarify what that boy just said. But his expression looked even more surprised than me. I get off from him immediately with that kid staring at us without a blink.

" I'd told you not to come here on your own! Then, what are you doing here, Giyu? " Jungkook asks making me even more shocked.

He has a little brother?!

The kid makes a sulking face while doing some thing on the sword with his fingers. " You hadn't came to see me once in last two days.. and didn't even came for my sword practice! " he says more like a son complaining his father about his absence.

Coincidentally, I was complaining about the same thing to the same person.

" I've work. " Jungkook says but surprisingly his tone wasn't that harder & cold like his usual tone.

His brother looks up at him before he runs closer to the table & asks gazing around the room and my figure, wondering, " Where's Baekhyun? "

" I'd sent him to rest. He has been working all day. " Jungkook replies.

The boy's expression fills up with disappointment before he peeks at the table and asks Jungkook with sparkly eyes " You aren't doing any work right now, so why don't you duel with me for few minutes, hmm? "

I smile at how hard he's trying to convince his brother.

Jungkook leans his face closer to him and casually says " No! " The boy's shoulder fells down in defeat & disappointment. He turns back to leave empty handed when Jungkook's words halts him " Why don't you take her with you?! "

Her?! ME?!

I look at Jungkook, stunned. He was already looking at me. " How can I- "

" Why can't you? " he asks.

" What?! Her?! " His brother exclaims looking quite shocked.

Jungkook looks back at him " Yes, her! "

" You know swording!? " his brother asks me.

I look at the boy & then back at Jungkook nervously before I tell him " I'm not sure.. You shouldn't send me with him. " I'm not sure if I can teach someone. My sole intent of learning to fight was to kill. How can I teach a kid? I'm not sure of myself. And I don't want to harm that little kid in any way.

" I believe you can! " Jungkook says so casually & truthfully, it almost makes me, believe it, that I can.

I look at the boy & answer his question " Yes, I know a bit. Your brother is teaching me for few months now but I'm still a little clumsy! "

" It's okay, you'll become better eventually. Now follow me! " the boy says. I look at Jungkook, he's already looking at me with the eyes that holds strong belief in me. It put me at some kind of ease.

And I walked along with his brother inside that wall-door from where he had emerged. As soon as I step inside I realize that it's not just a room. It's a whole part of palace hidden behind it.

Just how many secret parts this palace has?!

We're standing on a long wide corridor curled around a clear water fountain with white lotus flowers floating above it. The ceiling on top of the pond is open allowing the moonlight to glitter the water surface.

" This way! " I snap when the boy calls me. I nod & follow after him. There're so many rooms present on the corridor. I look around everywhere as I walk behind him.