Chapter-18: Sera Pendragon

I don’t know what was Konan thinking that asked me to marry Sera Pendragon, but after debating long hour I finally agree to her suggestion.

Oh well, I decide to believe her because of her brain in scheming fairly well. If she was a princess, there is no doubt she would be the one to sit on the throne.

“What brother…? Did you mesmerized by my beauty that you cannot help but be gazing at me with an idiotic face?”

Her giggled make me wake up.

“Indeed.”

I didn’t deny that “But still you are a mischievous brat like before.”

“Hehe. You also got handsome.”

“Now, who is a flatterer?”

It was nothing but a normal conversation between fellow cousins… After chuckling I said,

“Oh, well. I have asked for your hand.”

I tried to see her complexion, but surprisingly enough there was no change, it’s like she knew everything from before and prepared for the moment. That damn grandfather, he even knew that I will ask for marriage today, no wonder he is a monarch. But as the obligatory voice, she replied,

“Isn’t that happy news?”

She said like that with smile… as if she was hearing marriage of another person.

“Aren’t you against it? After all, it’s clearly a political marriage.”

I asked mockingly.

“As a royalty, I was ready for it… that what I wanted to say, but you know, it’s not bad to marry you than another unknown person. And my eyes saying, you have huge potential in future.”

“Your eyes? Has it awakened?”

[AN: It=All-Seeing-Eye]

It’s surprising that she already awake her eyes

“Yes, it was four years ago.”

That’s news to me. She awaken her eyes when she was only 14, even I didn’t awake it yet and I am 20 now (that may be because I am half royalty). In another word, she is a monstrous genius, because both Uther and Arthur Pendragon awaken their All-Seeing-Eye when they were 16, and they were used to call the true genius of the royal family. Sera continued,

“The name of my eyes is Potential. I can see the potential of a person. And I can see your potential as well.”

Talk about another Monarch level eyes. A king is the best king when he or she can see the potential of a person, that’s he or she can gather great potential in his legion as well as remove them who are the obstacles.

“So… What is my potential?”

“Potential is nothing but a prediction, but I can see the exact potential of a person. It’s like an empty shell that yet to filled, and it will be filled in future, it might great or ominous, but the potential still potential.” After closing her eyes she added, “However, there is three individuals' potential I couldn’t calculate. And today… you are the fourth one.”

Is that so…? Then,

“Then, what you would do if I didn’t have the potential of your bottom line? Would you reject me?”

Hearing me she opened her eyes, those are beautiful yet too deep to see. I wonder even my Byakugan can see through those deep eyes. Her mouth moved,

“I was serious, this is the first time after seven years I have seen you. So, I didn’t know your value of potential, yet I was ready to marry you. It’s not because I have fallen for you when I was a kid, it just you are the most suitable choice to become my husband, you and I both have royal blood, I am expecting our child will be born with thick bloodline and have strong All-Seeing-Eyes without a doubt.”

After hearing that I ridiculed myself… Who do I think I was talking with? She is none other than same cursed royal family. Of course, she is ambitious like any other royalty. I think only my mother was exceptional. Oh well, let them play whatever the game they want, I will play my own. But I can’t help but curious of a matter,

“Then why not choose Mordred? He is also a royalty with thick blood.”

Mordred was the grandson of 2nd Queen. The 2nd Queen has only one daughter, after that she couldn’t give birth anymore, so the supporters from her faction wanted her grandson to succeed to the throne, which is not hidden anymore.

It is absurd fate that, Uther’s two daughters got sons, yet his son got none.

“Indeed, Mordred is royalty. But Modred is not a suitable person to give me a descendant.”

He is... not suitable...? What, he has the problem with his ‘gun’?

"But do not worry brother, even it is political marriage I will give you the love that as a wife that should give her husband."

I wonder if the same thing applies to me. I might not love her in my life. I would rather choose Konan as my wife if it obligatory to marry someone. But Sera is someone I must marry.

“By the way brother, here is also a question for you. What you would do if I rejected you?”

What I would have done... huh?

Without answering the question, I told her,

“Tell grandmother and aunt that we will meet again later.”

Confusing her, I started to move my feet, and stand in front of the inner palace's exit door. And I look back to her,

“And, even if you have rejected me, I would have made you marry me, it doesn’t matter by force or by sweet talk. Eventually, you must marry only and only me.”

I exit inner palace without looking back, but my ear picked the sounds of sweet giggles.

….

After exiting the inner palace I was walking toward my uncle Arthur Pendragon’s office to bid him farewell, or he will complain the next time we meet. And of course, I have to take permission for marriage between Sera and me. After all, he’s the father of Sera Pendragon.

I stood in front of a door that has a heavy aura, it’s not the aura of physical or magical strength, the aura of a person with authority. Arthur Pendragon, he will be a good ruler... before me. I think he will take over the throne within one or two years.

I didn’t knock or push the door because I could sense some auras inside Arthur Pendragon’s office. Folding my hands I leaned my back on a wall.

10 minutes later, the door of the office opened.

Three people came outside, one old, one middle-aged and one youth. The youth was leading the odd looking team. His and my eyes met.

In his eyes was coldness, hatred as well as mocking gaze.

But in response, I present him... smile like a saint.

After frowning, he retreated his gaze and passed me.

Mordred Pendragon. Name of his father family is Leyman, but unlike me, he didn’t attach his family name after the first name, he directly refers to himself as Pendragon.

I opened my Byakugan to look his back…

So that’s why I was feeling unusual aura from him… I remember what Sera was talking,

Haha, what an absurd fate, after all, and my Byakugan see through that fate… no, I didn’t use the power of Momoshiki, it’s an entirely different matter which can present me a huge advantage.