Heero did not answer and looked into Gerard's eyes. The Crown Prince's eyes were fixed and serious.
The prince was not joking with his words. He asked if Heero wanted to be part of the kingdom.
After a moment of silence, Heero smiled, "Haha, I have no plans to leave Star City at the moment" he said.
Gerard William Kingsman nodded, "I see..." he was clearly disappointed with the answer, although he had expected such a result.
"I heard from Benjamin that you can cure the mutation?" The lord cleverly changed the subject.
"Yes, I have a way to cure the mild mutation, but not the severe mutation. It will take a long time to cure the severe mutation" Heero played along. It would be awkward if they continued with the previous topic.
Gerard's face brightened at the confirmation, "Can you help us cure the mutants? We have tried several ways and years of research to find the cure but to no avail. Can you help the kingdom cure the mutants?"
"I can and I will help, but..." Heero did not know how to continue. He had come here at the invitation of the prince to attend his wedding and had used this opportunity for his honeymoon. But the prince seemed to want him to work.
Surely, the Crown Prince was quite good at putting him in an awkward position. If he refused to help, it would seem cold-blooded, but if he had to help, he would sacrifice his time with his family.
Gerard was putting him in a difficult situation.
"But?" Gerard asked, but he soon realized something.
"Ah, right, you are on your honeymoon. How stupid and inconsiderate of me to make you work on your break".
The prince nodded and continued, "Let's talk about the mutants another day. They have been waiting for years, a few more weeks or months should be no problem for them".
Then they continued to talk, mostly about Benjamin. The Crown Prince carefully asked about his brother's progress.
Just like that, Heero spent fifteen minutes chatting with the Crown Prince.
Gerard stood up and bowed to Heero, "Please take care of my little brother".
Then Gerard and Alexa sent the guests off together. Heero was delivered in the same limousine.
Alexa waved to the other girls. It seemed that the fifteen minutes they had spent together had brought them closer together.
"How is it?" Alexa asked her fiancé.
"You already know the answer" the Crown Prince shook his head regretfully.
"Then stop playing tricks on them! You have to stop your mother from doing stupid things as well. It would be best if we didn't offend them!" Alexa advised in a solemn tone.
But Gerard just looked at his wife innocently.
"As expected from my wife, I can't hide anything from your eyes" Gerard smiled at the girl.
"But why do you seem to be afraid of him? The kingdom fears nothing!"
Alexa shook her head, "If you want to maintain or develop our relationship with Star City, then he is the key! But if you insult him, our relationship with Star City will be ruined!".
"Hoo... A man can do that?" Gerard looked at his fiancé doubtfully.
"Hah... You underestimate him too much! His two disciples are Emperor Class Heroes, his wife is also an Emperor Class Hero, he is the son-in-law of the Bai family, Grandmaster Instructor Kang Myung-Chul is also his in-law, the head of the Blacksmith Association is also his disciple, Supreme Moon is also supporting him, and he himself is a Chief Instructor! Star City is behind him!"
Alexa mentioned all the information she had.
Gerard was surprised, but then he smiled again, "You did your homework! And you were right, it seems I underestimated the power of this man!"
"But don't worry, I have no plans to insult him or play tricks on him!" The Crown Prince ruffled Alexa's hair.
"Then let's pay the mother a visit."
*** ***
"It seems we were wrong about the Crown Prince" Hong Yu whispered to Heero.
"About what?" Heero asked back.
"About the incident this morning, it wasn't him, it was the Queen!"
"Huh!? How did you know it wasn't him?"
"Alexa told me..." Hong Yu moved closer to Heero and whispered, "She said the Queen is overprotective of her son. She tends to cross the line".
"Heh... Actually, he was not the culprit, but do you think he did not know what happened to us at the airport?" Heero smiled mysteriously at his wife.
Hong Yu paused, loading more information into her mind.
"He knew, but he did not try to stop his mother. Do you think he was still as innocent as you thought?"
Hong Yu said with an "ah!".
"He used his mother to probe us, or me to be more precise, but I don't know what he wants from me" Heero shrugged.
As long as the Crown Prince had no bad intentions towards him and his family. That was fine with him.
"You're too naive" Heero touched Hong Yu's nose and looked at the children, "Where are we going now?"
"Regal Square!!!" Miao Miao, Lan Lan, and Myung-Hee replied in unison.
*** ***
North of Desolate Fort
"Hah... Hah... Hah..." Sun Zhou Yi breathed heavily as he sprawled on the pit. Blood was pouring out of the corner of his mouth, and he was still in a state of shock.
His eyes were wide open as he looked up at the bright sky. He was defeated, for the first time since the day he became Heero's disciple, this was the first time he suffered an overwhelming defeat.
When he fought the Wyvern King, he might have lost, but he had fought well. But this time, he lost without knowing how his enemy defeated him.
Only his master could defeat him like that.
"Does this mean that this goat is at the same level as my master..." Sun Zhou Yi could not help but think.
His thoughts went wild with the crushing defeat he suffered. But then, a calm voice interrupted his wild imagination.
"Are you okay?" From the voice, Sun Zhou Yi could tell that Musashi Hirata was worried about him.
"I don't know if a few cracks in my ribs are okay" Sun Zhou Yi smiled out of the blue.
"You can still make a joke in this state?" Musashi Hirata rolled his eyes at Sun Zhou Yi.
"Get up! We must go back to the fort! If that goat creature goes there..."
There was no need for Musashi Hirata to finish his sentence, Sun Zhou Yi realized that the fort was in grave danger.
Despite the pain in his chest, he stood up. Then the two men made their way back to the fort. They ran at maximum speed.
"Hah... Hah... It seems like the fort is okay..." Sun Zhou Yi said as he stopped a few hundred meters away from the north gate.
The fort was fine, the battle against the attack of the goat-headed specters was over.
Sun Zhou Yi lay down on the ground, stabilizing his breathing while suppressing the acute pain in his chest.
"What do you think of that goat head?" He asked Musashi Hirata out of the blue.
"Strong, but still far below our master!" Musashi Hirata replied confidently while sitting next to Sun Zhou Yi.
"Is that so? We were defeated by that goat-head, does that mean that we are still far, far below our master?"
It was an open secret among Heero's disciples that they would work together and defeat their master.
"Of course! Master said it took him years to reach his current strength. How long have you been studying under Master's tutelage? One year?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhou Yi fell silent. That was right, this was his first year, and here he was thinking about defeating his master. He realized that in a way, he was being arrogant.
Suddenly, Sun Zhou Yi felt a burning sensation in his chest. It was not the pain from his wound, it was a burning desire, a desire to become stronger.
Without caring about his injuries, he jumped up, "Let's pack up! Our mission here is over! I have been slacking off lately, I want to go back and continue my training! You must accompany me for a spar, Hirata!"
After saying that, Sun Zhou Yi walked back to the fort.
Musashi Hirata smiled at Sun Zhou Yi's words. In fact, he felt the same way as Sun Zhou Yi. After the crushing defeat against the Got Head, his desire to become even stronger was awakened.
He stood up and followed Sun Zhou Yi.