The smile in Tazuna's face slowly disappeared, the same goes for Arisa. The usual Kaoru that they got used to was clearly very much different right now. It was a week after he received the parchment and letters.
He came in this morning with the usual smile and Arisa assumed that it was for her, even Tazuna felt the same as he welcomed Kaoru. But to their surprise he placed the parchment that was signed by the remaining Hesperian people in Tazuna's table.
"I'm taking up this challenge," he said seriously after putting it down.
"K-Kaoru, what's going on? Wh- Where did you get this?" Arisa asked stuttering.
If Kaoru used this to ascend the throne then that means, he was not planning to ascend the throne with her.
"*sneers* I'm shock. That you actually fall for all my acting. Do you really think I would fall for someone like you? Someone who's throwing herself right in my doorstep?" Kaoru said coldly.
