During his conversation with Azir, Zelas learns that Azir turned out to be the prince of the current Emperor Shurima.

And Azir also found out that he and Zelas have a lot in common during the conversation, and he admires that Zelas knows so much as a slave.

After some talking, Azir was happy. Whenever he had time to leave the royal palace, he would come to the Imperial Library to talk to Zelas about his ideals and ambitions, as well as some trivial matters between the two.

After this back and forth, Zelas and the prince Azir became good friends who talked about everything. And the soldier in charge of guarding the gate didn't know when his eyes on Zelas changed from disdain to respect.

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"Azr Ancestor ......" Looking at the young Azir who was only eighteen or nineteen years old in the mirror image of the lake, Sivir muttered to himself, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, the picture of the mirror moon lake turned again, and Azir, who was full of frustration, sat quietly in the corner of the library in a daze. Seeing this, Zelas stepped forward and asked Azir why he was sullen, and Azir told Zelas the reason after hesitating for a long time.

It turns out that Azir is the prince of Shurima, but his status in the royal family is not high. No matter how hard he tried, how he tried to learn more about governing the country, and how he showed himself, he could not be recognized by the emperor.

Not being approved by his father made him feel empty and powerless in everything he did. After being suppressed for so many years, he is finally a little unable to support it now, and he is full of confusion about the future.

After listening to Azir's confession, Zelas was also silent for a while, and even a little surprised in his heart. Because in his opinion, Azir is excellent in all respects, why would the emperor not approve of Azir? Could it be that the other princes are better than Azir?

Regardless, Azir was his best friend, and as a friend, Zelas would never fall for himself at such a time.

Organizing his words a little, Zelas tried his best to comfort Azir, saying that Azir was the best man he had ever met, and that sooner or later he would be recognized by the Emperor.

After this time, the relationship between Azir and Zelas is also getting closer and closer, and Zelas is transferred to his side.

Under Azir's promotion, Zelas's status has gradually climbed. But even so, he could not escape the contempt of others for his slave status.

And since Azir is the least appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor among all the princes, Zeros, the popular person around Azir, will naturally be ridiculed by other ministers.

The people laughed at him, but he was nothing. But as soon as he saw Azir, who was the prince, being ridiculed by others, Zelas couldn't sit still.

However, Azir did not like to argue with others, so he told him several times not to cause trouble in the palace.

As he spent more time with each other and lived in the palace, Zelas's personality changed a lot, and he gradually understood why Azir was not approved by the Emperor.

It's not that Azir isn't good enough, it's the opposite, it's that Azir is too good. Regardless of his talents, according to what Zelas had learned in the palace, Azir was the best of all the princes.

But why is such an excellent prince of Shurima not favored by the emperor? Azir is indeed excellent in all aspects, but Azir's personality is not suitable to be a qualified emperor.

Based on what Zeroth knew about Azir, Azir was a particularly kind prince. Perhaps because he was not affected by his father since he was a child, Azir was extremely easy to trust others.

Several times, if he hadn't paid special attention to those people, I'm afraid that Azir would have been murdered by the people arranged by the other princes.

Sometimes he would complain to Azir about why Azir trusted people so easily. But Azir's answer once left him speechless, if Azir didn't have this kind of character, maybe he wouldn't have made a trustworthy friend like him.

Yes, if Azir wasn't such a character, how could he quickly grow into Azir's most trusted military advisor when he couldn't say that at the beginning?

I have mixed feelings in my heart, not only worried about Azir's simple and kind character to the point of silly white sweetness, but also a little envious of Azil who does not like to fight such a character. Zeroth secretly made up his mind to defend Azir to the death.

However, in order to make Azir's character more wary of others, Zelas also often gives Azil tutoring classes.

As the emperor got older, the battles between the princes in the court became more and more intense. However, Azir was very idle, and he did not join the battle because he was not recognized by the emperor.

Although Zelas was a friend of Azir, he was not a prince after all, and could not make the decision to join the fight for Azil.

Since Azir didn't want to join it, Zelas also respected his choice and pressed his heart to do something big with Azil.

Contrary to his wishes, Azir did not want to join them, but the other princes made Azir, who seemed to be the best bully, the first target to be eliminated.

Even if Azir can't be put to death, he must be driven out of the Imperial City and sent to live in a non-Imperial City.

Zelas immediately sensed the movements of the other princes' forces and informed Azir. But Azir didn't believe that if he didn't join it, other princes with whom he had brotherhood would attack him. There was no way, so Zelas had no choice but to secretly order someone to protect Azir.

However, due to Azir's negligence, he was assassinated while attending a banquet hosted by the Grand Prince, and all the soldiers responsible for protecting him were killed.

And Zelas, who saw that Azir had not returned for a long time, also realized that something was probably wrong and led people to rescue Azir.

Fortunately, Azir's desire to survive was extremely strong, and he persevered until his arrival. After a fierce battle with the mage who assassinated Azir, Zelas, who swore to be the Savior, saved Azir at the cost of serious injuries.

Afterwards, a guilty Azir deeply reflects on the shortcomings of his own character, and his personality is also subtly changing.

During a visit to the injured Zelas, Azir spoke out about his desire to compete as a candidate for the Emperor. The reason why he didn't want to join it before was because he was a brother to the other princes, and he didn't want to kill each other.

Since they treated him like this, he Azir naturally had to fight back!

And Azir also said something that moved Zelas to tears. That was Azil's promise that when he became emperor, he would declare that Zelas would no longer be a slave in front of the entire Imperial City.

The thought that he Zelas would not have the burden of being said to be a slave in front of and after people in the future, Zelas had an endless motivation to vent in his heart. Didn't he grow up so hard just to get rid of his slavery?

Azir's wish is his Zelath's wish!

At this moment, Zelas swore in his heart......

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Zeroth,

Swear allegiance to Azir!

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(End of chapter)