"That Carter child is with me. You should handle it. The princess is still young, don't blame her too much."

King Drake nodded silently. This kind of matter had to be handled discreetly. As for that Carter, he shouldn't have appeared in the first place.

"Mother, mother, I want to kill that brat!" Clara rushed into the bedchamber like a gust of wind, only to find a beautiful young girl about her age inside the palace.

"Princess Eleanor!"

"Princess Clara?!"

The two girls sized each other up at the same time, both shocked by the other's beauty and secretly comparing themselves. But whether in looks, family background, or ability, it was truly hard to say who was superior.

"Hello, Princess Clara." Eleanor, being the guest, felt it necessary to introduce herself.

"Hello, Princess Eleanor." Though they were just children, the moment they got together, they immediately became two noble princesses competing with each other, all their mischief vanishing without a trace.

"By the way, who made the princess so angry?"

"Isn't it that brat who was with you? He actually dared to hit..." Clara suddenly realized she had let something slip.

"What, you mean Silly Baby? Where is he? What happened to him?"

Clara looked Eleanor up and down and laughed, "Why are you so anxious, Princess Eleanor? He's just a Carter in my father's territory."

"He... he's my friend!"

"Oh, a friend? How interesting. A noble sea dragon girl and a lowly Carter good-for-nothing—definitely the juiciest gossip of the year. Looks like being compared to you really lowers my status."

"Don't you talk about him like that!" Even Eleanor's good temper couldn't withstand such provocation. Her little fists clenched tightly, and dragon energy flickered around her.

"Hmph, I insist on saying it! I'll even have my father give him to me as a slave, so I can beat him and scold him every day. How about that!"

"If you dare touch him, I won't let you off!"

Both were fearless troublemakers. As princesses, they quickly ran out of words to insult each other, so fighting became the best option. Soon, the entire hall was filled with magic, the battle raging so fiercely it was as if day had turned to night. The palace maids scattered in terror, no one daring to intervene, and the clever ones hurried to report to the King Fisher.

"Clara, Eleanor, stop this instant!"

King Marlin and King Drake shouted at the same time. Even the two fearless little princesses were afraid of their fathers' anger.

"Clara, as the host, how can you be so rude to a guest? Apologize at once."

"No! Father, please give that Carter to me as a slave. He actually dared to hit me—that's disrespect to the merfolk royal family!"

"Father, you can't! That person is my knight, I want to take him with me."

"Nonsense!!!"

King Fisher and King Drake were about to explode with anger. Two noble princesses fighting over a Carter—if word got out, the whole sea would laugh.

But the two princesses ignored them, each stubbornly glaring, making the two sea kings want to meet this strange Carter themselves.

At that moment, chaos erupted outside the palace. A guard rushed in.

"Your Majesties, someone has broken into the royal city and is already at the palace!"

"What?" Both King Fisher and King Drake were shocked. To break into the palace like this would bring more than a little trouble, especially in the merfolk royal city, famed as the capital of magic.

"How many are there? Which race?"

"...Just one. Can't tell which race, but judging by the figure, it should be a high-level race."

Chapter 5: Remember, my name is Julius Caesar! (Part 1)

At this moment, Martin had already arrived above the palace. The merfolk royal city was indeed extraordinary—he was discovered as soon as he approached, and the barrage of magic attacks was terrifying. If he were only at the level of a grand mage, he would have been blown to pieces in the first round. But now, as a magus, he was one of the most powerful people in the world. This level of attack wasn't enough to stop him. However, he sensed two powerful forces within the palace. If those two intervened, he wouldn't be able to escape unscathed. He had to leave quickly.

Martin had placed a mental mark on the prince and quickly located him. He dove straight down, using an air magic spell to blow open the roof of the room where Julius Caesar was imprisoned. At that moment, Julius Caesar was pondering how to escape, but as soon as he saw the old man in the sky, he rushed over.

"This place isn't safe. Let's go."

"Haha, since you're here, how can a guest just leave?" King Marlin Ellis smiled slightly. Every royal family longed for such a master. It was clear the other party had no hostility, only wanting to take away that Carter. No, not a Carter—that kind of disguise magic could fool ordinary people, but how could it fool the king of the sea?

"Such skill is truly rare. Even I, the king, am tempted."

The sea dragon clan was famous for their love of battle, and every generation's King Drake was the strongest of the royal family. In the sea dragon clan, gender was not an issue—the most important thing was strength. With their mastery of both magic and martial arts, it was indeed hard to find a worthy opponent.