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Chapter 169

"So, do you enjoy seeing Raymond in action?"

In response to Remerton's pointed question, Kairen let out a sly chuckle.

"Of course, it's enjoyable. Isn't he adorable?"

"Ha!"

Remerton sprang to his feet.

Already troubled by recent news, Kairen's comment was the last straw.

"I'm leaving. Have a pleasant time."

With a quick exit, Kairen raised an eyebrow.

"That's rather hasty. I haven't finished speaking."

Kairen interjected, expressing his thoughts.

"He's a man who's on the brink, so this current state is rather adorable, don't you think?"

It was an enigmatic statement. Raymond about to fall?

Once outside, he inquired of the waiting knight,

"Has the stone mining in the Borison territory of the Rafalde Province begun?"

"Yes, it has."

"I see. Hehe."

The knight reporting to Kairen wore a puzzled expression.

'Why would His Highness take an interest in such matters?'

Furthermore, he seemed to be enjoying it, a rarity for Kairen.

Kairen only experienced pleasure under one circumstance: when he trampled on the weak.

When those weaker than him suffered, he took pleasure in it.

'Thanks to Prince Kairen, Lord Raymond must have suffered greatly.'

If Seitil had physically tormented Raymond, Kairen had figuratively "trampled" on him.

He had humiliated, mocked, and inflicted pain beyond mere physical violence.

Kairen's influence might have even shaped Raymond into the timid person he was.

Even in his early years, Raymond had been shunned by the palace staff, all orchestrated by Kairen.

Why did he engage in such actions?

Simply because it was amusing.

Whenever the knight witnessed this side of Kairen, he couldn't help but shiver.

'A truly cruel individual.'

Or rather, was 'cruel' the right term?

'Insane' might be a more fitting description.

In any case, Kairen was visibly enjoying himself.

"Why do you ask?"

"Oh, nothing!"

The knight quickly shook his head.

He mustn't provoke Kairen.

Fortunately, Kairen didn't press further and merely commented.

"It seems that something interesting is about to happen."

Back in his room, Kairen was left alone, wearing a sinister smile.

"Now that the stone mining has begun, this is where it starts. According to 'them,' a dreadful mysterious disease will begin to spread."

It was an astonishing tale.

'Them.'

Kairen has a mysterious connection with "them," who provided Archduke Berard with various sinister means and buried a dreadful Pandora's box in the Rafalde Province.