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"Ahh!!!!" Prince Ren shouted in pain and collapsed on the ground.

The queen, who had been watching the whole thing, felt astonished and shocked.

It looks like this Prince Mathias had been hiding his strength for a long time!

She had been feeling weird about why Mathias had been acting so casually and okay when he was hardly beaten by Prince Lance.

Except for the bruises and stains, he didn't seem injured at all at that time.

Now that explains it...

He had been hiding his face and strength the whole time.

Queen Olivia felt unpleasant and terrible.

Why would he hide his strength?

There was only one reason and explanation for it...

He had been aiming at the throne!!!

She tapped her fingers calmly on the table and thought calmly.

She completely misunderstood the whole situation.

...

Meanwhile, Knight Newman hurried to Prince Ren's side and pulled out the wooden sword handle from his...

Knight Newman looked coldly at Mathias.

"You will not be able to get away from this!" Knight Newman shouted coldly and threateningly.

"Haha... What can you do?" Prince Mathias asked with a blank expression and tilted his head.

"Can a mere knight hit a prince? Even if he can, I want to see your strength then."

Facing Prince Mathias' provocation, Newman sneered, "Don't get too cocky! If the second prince or the seventh prince knows this, they will not let you off!!"

"Second prince? Seventh prince?" Mathias remembered that the seventh prince was extremely talented, inheriting the king and queen's traits.

That's why, among the princes, Prince Lukas would likely be the crown and the king in the future.

"I certainly look forward to it," Mathias said with a bit of excitement, his blank expression lightening.

Knight Newman sneered as he carried the fainted prince away.

After they walked off, the knights and soldiers could be heard laughing softly in the distance.

Knight Newman's face became gloomy and he looked in the direction of the training grounds with anger before shamefully departing.

The crowd laughed, ignoring the fact that Mathias had just won.

"Haha! The prince fainted from that funny attack!" one knight said to his friends.

"Hahaha! I'm dying! I'm having trouble holding myself back from laughing!" another knight replied.

Shield Knight Robert also laughed loudly.

After laughing, the others looked at Mathias, the prince they had previously disdained for being weak, in a new light as they realized he was actually a formidable beast from the depths of the cave.

Mathias, the prince, was like a wolf in sheep's clothing, a tiger pretending to be a pig. They couldn't help but feel complicated.

Suddenly, a young soldier broke the silence. "Haha! I won a lot today! Where's my win?" he asked Robert, the shield knight, excitedly.

The others looked towards the boy, realizing they had forgotten that he had bet on Prince Mathias.

They groaned as they realized all their money was lost.

Robert, the shield knight, kept to his word and gave the young man five golds, which was the equivalent of 10000 copper Lucia or 100 silver.

That was all the money he had, and he also gave away the money he had bet on Prince Ren.

The young man excitedly took the money and counted it under the envious gaze of the warriors.

The situation was quite awkward, as they had previously disdained and humiliated the winner, Prince Mathias.

Mathias heard the commotion and looked at the young man who had bet on him. He used his ability to "inspect" to learn more about the young man's identity.

[Name: Abel Rid Lore.

Occupation: Soldier of the Lucia Kingdom.

Hidden Identity: The shrouded identity of a noble from a noble family of Felonia Kingdom that expertise in espionage.

Class: Assassin Mage.

Realm: Official, Middle Stage.]

Mathias learned that Abel was a spy, and an official one at that, higher than an apprentice.

He must have had some skill to conceal his realm and be able to join the kingdom's forces.

Mathias didn't care, though, as he had no affection for the royal family, with the exception of Stacy, Stella, and Isabella, and perhaps the former butler.

As Mathias had been observing Abel, Abel had also secretly been aware of it but acted oblivious.

Mathias knew this, but he shrugged and walked away.

The crowds had dispersed long ago, and only the soldiers remained, watching Mathias's back as he left.

Abel shook his head and thought to himself, "I didn't expect the trash to actually win... I was just having fun and trying my luck, but I didn't think I would actually win... I should have betted more."