A Desire for the Moon

5

The morning was a little busy. There were a lot of complaints apparently. The court was going on for about three hours and Namjoon could see Seokjin being tired. He knew that it wasn't a very physical job but it was a lot on his mind. After a while, Yoongi dismissed the court. Namjoon thought that the court was over but Yoongi clapped twice and a guard came in with a minister in handcuffs.

Seokjin looked at Yoongi with a question mark on his face.

Yoongi came in front of Seokjin and stood beside the minister, "You told me to investigate him and I did. He has been collecting more tax from the Binson district. The farmers there are a little less educated and all their children are in the city, either studying or doing a job."

Seokjin sighed. He looked at the reports that Yoongi had placed on the side table. It was a total of 54,000. He smiled a little and then looked at the minister, "Confusticate all his properties. Death sentence. Publish his story in every news outlet. Use him as an example and warning for others." Yoongi bowed and wrote down everything on his tablet.

"Anything else?"

Yoongi shook his head.

Seokjin nodded, "Dismissed." He stood up, straightened his suit and started leaving the court.

The minister was shivering in fear. He fell on his knees, tears in his eyes, "I am sorry, Your Majesty. I will not do this again. Please give me one last chance."

As Seokjin was passing by him, the minister got up quickly and tried to get near Seokjin. Namjoon saw something shine in the minister's hand.

The minister's tone and body language changed immediately, "You are a fucking monster. We all know you killed your entire family!"

Hoseok's eyes went wide when he saw the blade in the minister's hand. He had missed the blade in his hand. It was too small to notice. It was too late. He was too close to Seokjin. He moved too late.

The minister swiftly swung the blade towards Seokjin. There was a grunt.

Seokjin was a little confused because he wasn't feeling any pain. He looked up and saw Namjoon standing between him and the minister. There was a cut on his arm but it didn't phase Namjoon. There was no expression on his face. Not those of pain. Not those of anger. His face was completely neutral. He quickly disarmed the minister and took the blade from his hand. The minister was already on his knees, at the gunpoint as the guards surrounded him.

Seokjin chuckled. His eyes went from Hoseok to Yoongi and finally settled on the minister, "You just made it harder for yourself." He looked at Yoongi, "Banish his family from the empire."

The minister joined his hands and started begging Seokjin again, "I am sorry, Your Majesty. I swear this won't happen again. Don't punish my family. Please. They have nothing to do with this. Please don't be so hard on them."

Seokjin turned around and started walking, trying to block the minister's voice. Hoseok and Namjoon started following him immediately. Seokjin went straight to his study and started reading the files on his table. He looked up and saw Namjoon standing with zero expression on his face. The blade must have hurt him a lot. The swing was strong. As if he wanted to kill Seokjin in one blow. He went back to the file, "Take Namjoon to the doctor."

"I am fine." Namjoon spoke immediately, "It's just a scratch."

Seokjin scoffed. Brat!

Ten minutes later, the door of his study opened, leading Yoongi into the room. He bowed to Seokjin, "I arranged the punishment for the minister. This file needs your signs to carry it out." Seokjin took the files and signed them immediately. "Ummm... Prince Jimin wants your attendance."