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30

This Bastard is Too Competent
Chapter 30 - What Is This?

“Heuk.”

The Duke could only take a deep breath at the familiar man’s face.

Although he had the appearance of a shabby beggar-like peddler with a scruffy face…

‘That guy…!’

Louis Kaistein.

That man was the third prince of the kingdom, and he was called a genius in many ways.

Among them, his swordsmanship skill stood out the most.

It was often said that he had royal knights following him.

Unlike the Second Prince, who put too much trust on his back, the Third Prince was a fearsome guy who began to seize power using his own strength.

‘Even though his power is still weaker than the others, he is not someone easy to deal with.’

He didn’t stand out that much before his coming-of-age ceremony two years ago. After the ceremony, however, he had become increasingly more prominent.

And Ian couldn’t understand what brought him here like this.

The Duke seemed unusually very anxious.

However, the Third Prince, the one who surprised the Duke, was calm.

“My Lord, will you give me a penny?”

He even smiled as if he knew he would get caught.

“You’ve beaten me up like this, you are not going to wash your hands of this, are you, oh the great Duke Garcia!”

Seeing the expression on the Third Prince’s face as if he had caught his a weakness, the Duke’s heart sank.

The Duke glanced around for a moment.

‘It seems like there are no escort knights.’

If the prince’s escorts had been around here, Galon would have noticed it at once.

So, did he come out on his own without fear?

Considering the place and the timing, would it not be strange for him to get assassinated here?

The Duke even thought of getting rid of the Third Prince right here and now.

But.

‘No.’

It could have been his plan to appear like this in the first place.

The Third Prince was a guy who used his head properly, unlike the idiotic Second Prince. Rather, he might be enticing the Duke to attack him.

In the royal war, justification was the key to victory.

He must have come to find a justification to attack Duke Garcia.

‘The Third Prince is so elusive, so his face is not well known except by his close aides.’