Chapter 40: Chapter 37

The Crown Prince (Taegi AU)Words: 12905

Taehyung felt someone pulling him by the collar and he was forced to let go of Yoongi who was clearly shocked and flustered.

From behind, he heard the familiar voice of a cold-hearted mischievous general.

Jungkook smirked in amusement, "Now now, let's leave some face for him. He's still the crown prince of this country."

Yoongi choked on empty air and coughed twice as he heard this, his ears feeling a bit hot and looking a bit red. This was a rather rare sight for Taehyung who had definitely seen such a flustered sight before, but it still affected him as if he had seen it for the first time.

Out of them both, it was always Yoongi who was more forward with his feelings and approach. He was certainly the first one who started flirting with Taehyung while Taehyung was like an innocent fruit that was simply waiting on the tree and had been plucked by this lustful crown prince, or at least, this was what Taehyung would think and say.

If Yoongi were to hear Taehyung's inner monologue, he would certainly die laughing at how ridiculous it was.

Since when was this man considered to be innocent?! A fruit that was plucked by the lustful crown prince? He hadn't plucked anything yet!!!

Taehyung grinned cheekily as he side-glanced at Jungkook.

At this exact moment, Yoongi looked at Taehyung and noticed the white bandage wrapped around his neck, "That...!" Yoongi's eyes went wide as he threw his usual calm demeanor away and hurriedly stepped up to the man and grabbed him. Yoongi's both hands grabbing Taehyung's face as he looked closer at the bandage.

Taehyung gulped as he looked at Yoongi's face that was just a few inches away from his. This was exactly what he was talking about! It was always Yoongi who was more open with his approach! Taehyung had to try his best to gulp down the urge to remove the man's veil and peck his lips.

Jimin also stood up and walked towards Jungkook as he whispered, "It seems that the crown prince doesn't want face. His beloved is more important." Jimin pursed his lips as he remembered the original cause of that wound. He circled his arm around Jungkook's neck and suggested, "Let's run away before the truth is revealed. We can keep your head intact and live on a mountain as a happily married couple, we can farm and hunt for food."

Jungkook, "..."

"Who the hell did this?!" The crown prince sounded enraged. He roared as if he were a bear that was looking for revenge against his young one or maybe a cat that was ready to scratch and bite his opponent to death.

Taehyung shook his head and was about to deny it and take the blame for himself, but before he could open his mouth, Jungkook stepped up and exclaimed, "My blade was the cause of Hyung's injury."

Yoongi snapped his head and although his face couldn't be seen, Jungkook could still feel the menacing glare he received.

"You...?!" It sounded as if Yoongi was a bit reluctant to believe it.

Jungkook looked calm as he nodded his head and confirmed, "It was me."

Yoongi was silent for a while and just when Taehyung thought that the crown prince would let it go because of his friendly relationships with this general, from the corner of his eye, he saw Yoongi unsheathing his sword and raising it up to Jungkook's neck.

Jimin reacted immediately as he pulled Jungkook back and guarded him against the crown prince by standing in between him and the blade, "Your highness, calm down!"

Taehyung also reacted, but instead of stepping in front of the blade, he decided to put his hand on the sword and push it down, "Your highness, it wasn't him."

Yoongi turned to face Taehyung, "Are you trying to protect him too?"

Taehyung shook his head, "I'm not lying. It was by his sword but it was me who was reckless."

"That's right!" Jimin added, "If your highness still wants to kill General Jeon then I'm afraid you'll have to kill me first."

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"Stop impersonating a romantic fool," Jungkook whispered, his voice being only audible to Jimin, "You think he would hesitate to kill you?"

"..." Jimin gulped as he prayed for Yoongi to remember their good relations with each other. The crown prince would definitely take some pity on him... Wouldn't he...?

Hyun who had followed Taehyung suddenly decided to speak up and help the situation. The two generals were crucial in the protection of this country, as an advisor, Hyun would never let the crown prince just kill them like this.

"The injury had already started to heal but it was worsened by Young master Daesung!" Hyun snitched without any sense of sympathy or pity for the man called Daesung.

Yoongi lowered his sword and everybody could sigh in relief, but the sigh Hyun was just about to let out, got stuck in his throat the next moment as Yoongi raised the sword once again and placed it against Hyun's neck.

"Explain yourself!" Yoongi ordered.

When it was General Jeon, both Jimin and Taehyung had stood up to protect that man, but now that it was Hyun, everyone acted as if they were suddenly blind. Nobody stepped forward to offer themselves instead of him.

Hyun couldn't help but feel a bit wronged in his heart. Is this why people tell you to get a lover?

"Y-Young Master Daesung went to the prison and tried to torture the young prince," Hyun stuttered.

Yoongi lowered his sword and Hyun thought he was safe, but he instantly regretted jinxing it as the sword rose up once again.

He could sense a wicked smirk on Yoongi's face as the crown prince question, "Prison? Didn't you promise that he would be safe in there?"

Hyun gulped. He had certainly promised that, but how was he to know that someone from the royal court would take the liberty to go down to the prison just to randomly pick the young prince and bully him?!

Hyun instantly regretted saying anything. By speaking up, he had dropped a hammer on his own leg.

In the next minute, the sword was once again retrieved as Yoongi decided to walk away in fury without even bothering to listen to Hyun's response.

Taehyung was a bit stunned, but he still reacted immediately and following after the crown prince like a lost puppy.

Jungkook, "..."

"What about my case...?!" Jimin shouted after them.

Yoongi didn't even bother to look back as he shouted, "Stay in jail for a few days!"

Jimin's face lost all color as his brain took a whole minute to process what the crown prince had just said.

The guards standing on the side heard this order and didn't waste even a second to step forward and capture Jimin who had suddenly turned into a prisoner.

Jungkook chuckled as he teased Jimin, "Don't worry, I'll bring you some meatbuns once in a while. I heard that the food in prison isn't that tasty."

"Lock them both up!" Yoongi added as he continued to walk away with Taehyung following after him.

Jungkook, "..."

Jimin couldn't help but chuckle as he found himself enjoying his best friend's sufferings.

The guards captured them both and like the sworn brothers that do everything together, General Jeon and General Park were locked in the jail together for the next few days.

If one were to ask about what their life in jail was like, Jimin would utter a single question: Where the hell is the special treatment that Taehyung received?! Give us one too!!

However, the guards who had to watch them bickering in jail surely suffered a lot more than these two who were originally the ones supposed to suffer.

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"Where are you going?" Taehyung questioned as he stumbled while keeping up with Yoongi's speed.

Yoongi didn't give him an answer and this made Taehyung feel as if something grand was about to go down. Something really juicy and spicy that Jimin, the gossip lord, would never want to miss, but would still be forced to miss.

They went to a manor that Taehyung had only seen while passing by and had never really known the owner of.

The guards that were in charge of the main gate were about to stop the two but when they saw the person who had a veil on his face and an unsheathed sword clutched in his hand, they didn't dare block and instantly seemed to have turned into stone statues that could only greet in fear.

Taehyung was still unsure where they were but when he saw a familiar-looking person sitting in the main courtyard, enjoying the warm sun and light breeze, completely unaware of the approaching storm, Taehyung immediately figured out where they were and also the reason why they were here.

The man stood up instantly in respect as he saw the crown prince approach him, "Y-your highness...!" He bowed his head in respect and confusion. Yoongi had never actually come here like this so it was truly a bit shocking and not to even mention the unsheathed sword in his hand.

Anyone who saw such a scene would be confused and sweat in fear.

Yoongi raised his sword and placed it against the neck of Young master Daesung who had his head bowed down.

The man felt something cold and sharp touch his neck and it didn't take too much brainpower for him to realize what the thing held against his neck was.

"Y-your highness...?" He questioned in disbelief, fear, and confusion.

Yoongi's voice sounded hoarse and horrifying as he asked, "Were you the one that tortured the young prince?"

Taehyung's eyes were wide open as he looked at the scene. His brain was giving him warning signs to look away, but his head refused to listen as he kept looking at the tense interrogation session.

"Your highness!" They heard someone cry out and Yoongi didn't even bother turning his head to look at the woman who had walked out from the manor, "Your highness, what are you doing?!"

If Taehyung were to guess, he would say that this woman was probably Daesung's mother.

She walked up to them in horror as she questioned once again, "What did my son do?"

Yoongi glanced at her for not more than a few seconds as he answered with another question, "Why don't you ask your son?"

The woman gulped as she snapped and looked at Young Master Daesung whose legs had started to shake from the fear and humiliation of having a sword held up against his neck.

"Daesung-ah, What did you do to anger the crown prince?! Apologize immediately!"

"You dare think an apology would suffice?!" Yoongi scoffed.

Young Master Daesung peeked up to look at the face of the crown prince, "Y-your highness, please forgive me..." His eyes trailed towards the man who was standing behind the crown prince and at this moment, Daesung immediately understood why the crown prince was here to hunt him down.

The hatred he held for Taehyung increased in an instant. First, it was Lady Mirae and now it was the crown prince... Why was everyone standing up for this hostage?! He was nothing more than a useless prince thrown away by his own mother!!

Yoongi could clearly see the hatred and disgust that Young Master Daesung held for Taehyung and all of it made Yoongi's blood boil.

Daesung gritted his teeth, "Mother, he was the one that spat at my face!"

Taehyung thought he would not need to say anything and could just simply watch the show but after suddenly hearing this accusation, he decided to open his mouth to defend himself, "He spat at my handsome face first!"

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Yoongi suddenly crouched down to the same level as Young Master Daesung and used the blade of his sword to push Daesung's face up.

"Did you spit... On his face...?!" His voice low, hoarse and deep, sounding demonic and angry in the most calm manner possible.

Daesung gulped in fear as he stared at the veil that covered Yoongi's face.

The crown prince was certainly angry and his anger was directly displayed by his next action. The sword in his hand made a clean slice and the neck of the Young Master Daesung now had a wound that was much deeper and fatal than the one on Taehyung's neck, however, it was still not enough to directly behead him.

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A/n: Lesson of the day?

DO NOT MESS WITH YOONGI'S MISCHIEVOUS BABY!!!

What do you think? Does Daesung deserve this torture?

Next update: 29 March, 2020 season 2💥

These days, I realized something...

If all the social media sites go down together, we'll all go into panic mode!

This legit happened and my first thoughts were: Is it a zombie attack, a titan attack, or an alien attack?

Kekeke...

I don't know why my brain works like this, but because of the recent incident where the social media sites just went down, I had a great idea for a new novel!

But I can't start writing it because I'm already writing four ongoing novels (The crown prince, What?! The gamemaster and the top player are dating?![BL], The midnight musician, The legendary pseudo-villain.)

At this point, I just need more hours in a day or someone put me in a time capsule where ten years is equal to only one second in the real world.

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