The Hidden Extra: The Lazy Prince Refuses to Ascend The Throne

Chapter 587: Ryuusei’s Evil Plan

”Hmmm...”

Sitting on one of the branches of the world tree, Yllia hummed happily.

Her long, bare white legs swayed back and forth.

Her gaze was fixed on the distant horizon.

Suddenly, a smile formed on her lips.

”So, he’s already met the god, huh? That was pretty quick,” she whispered.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind swept in from her side. Without turning her head, she asked, ”Do you need something from me?”

Seria stood calmly, but her gaze was serious.

”I just checked the place you asked me to and sensed an extraordinary fluctuation of power. It feels as if someone as powerful as a singularity is hiding behind the scenes. Could that person be one of the evil ones you mentioned?” she asked.

A few hours ago, Yllia had given her an order: to check the territory of the Eastern Empire of Izanagi.

There was a high possibility that a great disaster would occur there.

Seria naturally carried out her order and indeed sensed something strange.

The mana fluctuations around the empire were thinning, as if they were being absorbed by a mysterious entity.

She suspected that the one hiding there was the evil figure Yllia had mentioned a few months ago.

Yllia didn’t deny it and replied, ”Yes, you’re right. Soon, a disaster will befall the Eastern Empire of Izanagi—more precisely, the capital of Hinode.”

She stood up, stretching her beautiful body as if to ease the stiffness.

”But it’s fine. You don’t need to take any action.”

Her words shocked Seria. She frowned and asked in confusion, ”What do you mean? Are you going to let millions of people die just like that?”

Although she was an elf and held a grudge against humans for kidnapping her granddaughter, that didn’t mean she would neglect her responsibilities.

As one of the Seven Singularities, it was her duty to prevent any disaster from befalling this continent.

After all, that was the oath she made before obtaining the power of ”Life.”

Yllia smiled and explained, ”There is already someone who will take your place. So you don’t need to leave this forest. Just relax.”

”Who?” Seria asked instinctively.

Yllia fell silent for a moment as she gazed at the bright blue sky.

”The Singularity of Chaos.”

...

Ryuusei walked down the corridor of the imperial palace. Many maids who passed by hurriedly lowered their heads when they saw him.

But Ryuusei ignored them and continued walking with a gloomy expression.

”What’s wrong with His Highness the Prince?” one maid asked in confusion.

”I don’t know,” another maid replied, shaking her head. ”But I’m sure he’s in a bad mood. After all, everyone knows what happened to him, right?”

The maid who had asked the question immediately shut her mouth and warned, ”Don’t talk nonsense! If anyone hears us and reports it to His Highness the Prince, we’re done for!”

They were just ordinary maids. If they dared to speak ill of the imperial family, it would be like digging their own graves.

Shocked by her friend’s words, the maid hurriedly nodded and apologized.

”I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”

Her friend waved her hand.

”It’s okay. Let’s get back to work before the head maid scolds us.”

***

”Hahaha! Even the maids think you’re a failed prince. Ryuusei Taira, you’re really pathetic.”

The teasing voice echoed in Ryuusei’s mind.

”Shut up!” he snapped angrily. His teeth were clenched, and his hands were balled into fists.

”If you say one more word, I’ll cancel this deal,” he threatened coldly.

What he hated most was being reminded of his failure as a prince.

It was a wound that would never heal unless he regained his full rights as the first prince.

The voice fell silent, but a faint laugh, no louder than a mosquito’s buzz, still lingered.

Ryuusei ignored it and quickened his pace toward the forbidden room where the magic formation of the capital city of Hinode was located.

He wanted to finish his task quickly and then hide. Once the capital city of Hinode was destroyed, his life as the new Eastern Emperor would officially begin.

’If I’m not mistaken, that room is at the end of the main palace,’ he muttered.

Suddenly, a voice called out from behind him.

”Ryuusei, where are you going?”

Ryuusei immediately stopped. His heart pounded, and his breathing quickened.

However, he quickly composed himself, taking a deep breath before turning around.

His mother, Ayamori, stood there, her face filled with confusion and curiosity.

Ryuusei put on a cold expression and replied, ”It’s none of your business.”

Ayamori frowned, displeased. Still, she calmed herself and spoke in a gentler tone. ”Your nephew has returned to the Great Velmora Empire. So you don’t need to feel jealous anymore.”

She understood Ryuusei’s sense of threat at Nolan’s arrival, but there was nothing she could do.

Ryuuten insisted on giving the throne to Yuki or even Nolan. Kaede was also among those he considered, and Ryuusei’s name was not mentioned at all.

Her husband believed that the prophecy of Hikari no Futago had to be fulfilled according to the will of the ancestors, as recorded in the history of the Taira clan.

And honestly, Ayamori agreed with her husband. The prophecy spoken by the old man in the past still haunted her mind.

She was afraid that Ryuusei would bring disaster upon the empire. If that really happened, she and Ryuuten would become sinners in the empire’s history.

”I don’t care. It’s only right that he returns to his place,” Ryuusei said coldly. ”Enough. Don’t bother me anymore.”

After saying that, he turned and continued walking, leaving Ayamori standing there in silence.

Ryuusei kept walking until he finally arrived at the room in question.

The door was enormous, and not a single guard stood in front of it.

Carefully, Ryuusei pushed it open and stepped inside. Immediately, hundreds of magic formations appeared before his eyes.

They were all incredibly powerful. One wrong move, and he would surely die.

”Help me get through all those formations,” he ordered.

”All right. Wait a moment,” the indifferent voice replied.

Buzz!

A green light appeared above Ryuusei’s head. The next second, it spread throughout the room.

In the blink of an eye, the neatly arranged magic formations dimmed and then disappeared.

”That’s all the help I can give you. Now go to the giant crystal. Use your blood to deactivate it. Do it immediately!” the voice commanded.

Ryuusei nodded and ran toward the green crystal floating in the center of the room.

The crystal was massive—about ten meters wide. It was emerald green and emitted a faint glow.

With a single glance, Ryuusei could tell it contained an extraordinary amount of magical power.

He bit his thumb and smeared the blood from the wound onto its surface.

Then, he formed an extremely complicated hand seal and shouted, ”The mountain is the gate, and the river is its flow. I, Ryuusei Taira, hereby seal you!”