A baseless accusation stating that his husband was the destroyer of the royal family instantly shattered the limits of Kylen's patience.
All this time, Arvin had never once forced Kylen to be his spouse. What happened was precisely the opposite. It was Kylen who had indeed fallen in love with Arvin since the very beginning of their meeting.
Therefore, Kylen absolutely could not accept that the husband he loved so much had been accused and degraded in such a way by someone who knew nothing about their lives.
The bluish-white-haired youth let go of his intertwined hand with Arvin, then took a step forward. He stared at his twin brother with a sharp gaze.
"Shut your mouth, Cylenciel!" Kylen snapped at his twin brother, defending his husband's dignity without the slightest hesitation. "You are the bastard here! You dare to meddle in our household affairs and throw such a ridiculous accusation! As a member of the royal family, have you truly lost all sense of shame?"
Kylen raised his right hand, pointing directly at the face of his twin brother, who now looked surprised to receive such fierce resistance.
"Do you realize," he continued in a tone laden with threat, "that your harsh words just now toward the Vedegra family could trigger a massive international conflict between this kingdom and their territory?"
Hearing that diplomatic threat, Cylenciel refused to accept it. His ego and pride as a member of the royal family were instantly ignited.
"Shut up!" Cylenciel retorted just as fiercely. "You, who have now been cast aside and are no longer a member of the royal family, have absolutely no right to speak about politics or conflicts to me!"
"Of course I have the right! Because he is my husband!" Kylen snapped back in an incredibly firm and straightforward tone. "As his spouse, I will never let anyone, including you, accuse and slander him any further than this!"
Hearing the heated argument between the two twin princes, especially when they mentioned that the handsome youth in the Astoria Academy uniform was Arvin Vedegra, who was none other than the husband of the Fifth Prince, instantly caused an uproar among all the students standing in the corridor.
None of them had ever expected that one of the princes of the Flamort Kingdom had entered into a same-sex marriage with a member of the Vedegra family.
Paying absolutely no mind to the shocked stares or the increasingly wild whispers around him, Kylen looked back at his brother with a flat expression.
"You better get out of our way right now. I have to meet Vian immediately to bid him farewell." Kylen stated firmly, waving his hand as if shooing away an annoying insect. "Besides, didn't you want me to leave here right away?"
However, Cylenciel, who was now completely blinded by anger and hatred, no longer paid any heed to Kylen's words. He refused to budge even an inch from where he stood.
"If you want to get past me, try and defeat me right here!"
"Are you sure? My power level right now has far surpassed yours."
Hearing those words that sounded so condescending, Cylenciel's pride felt as though it was being trampled on. He felt increasingly annoyed and sick of his brother.
On the other hand, Arvin's clone body, who was standing incredibly calmly beside his spouse, could only let out a soft sigh as he observed their argument.
Goodness, Kylen... why did you have to say something that only provokes him even more?
"You...!" Cylenciel hissed, his chest heaving as he held his breath. "How dare you underestimate me, Kylenciel!"
"I am not underestimating you at all!" Kylen retorted frankly, completely unbothered by his twin brother's boiling anger. "I am merely telling you the reality."
That answer became the final trigger that caused Cylenciel's anger to completely explode. He reflexively raised his open right hand forward. Without the slightest hesitation, he concentrated a massive amount of mana into the palm of his hand.
"I have had enough of all the insults you've thrown at me, Kylenciel!" he shouted with a loud, booming voice, shattering the corridor's peace. "Die!"
Cylenciel activated his attack magic.
"Water Javelin!"
Splat!
The water, shaped like a long spear, bolted through the air at an extremely high speed, aiming straight at Kylen's chest.
Even though Kylen saw the water magic speeding towards him very clearly, he had absolutely no intention of dodging and remained standing calmly in his place.
And at the very last second before the magic struck his body, Kylen suddenly smirked.
Zrash!
The dense and sharp water magic struck hard, tearing through and piercing Kylen's chest incredibly brutally.
As a result of that direct hit from such a close range, a horrifying, gaping hole was instantly created in his chest. Fresh blood immediately sprayed out heavily, flowing down to soak his academy uniform and pooling on the surface of the floor.
"KYAAAA!!!"
Hysterical and piercing screams from the female students instantly erupted and echoed along the academy corridor. Several students fell to their knees with deathly pale faces, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.
The atmosphere in the area instantly turned incredibly tense and chilling. An act of murder taking place in broad daylight in the academy corridor had caused an uproar and terrorized the minds of all the students.
None of them had ever expected that two blood-related princes would actually kill each other simply because of a disagreement regarding their marriages.
"W-What have you done, Your Highness?! Why did you kill your own brother?!" shouted one of the students with a voice trembling in fear.
"Horrifying! This is truly horrifying!" sobbed a female student while covering her face, unable to bear the sight of the pooling blood.
However, Cylenciel seemed to have turned a deaf ear. He cared absolutely nothing for the panicked cries or the hysteria from the terror-stricken students around him.
He was panting heavily, yet a cynical smile was clearly etched on his lips. He looked as if he felt satisfied having murdered his own twin brother.
"That is what you get if you dare to oppose and humiliate me, Kylenciel! Hahaha!"
Seeing Kylen fatally attacked until his chest had a hole in it, Arvin became incredibly furious. He truly wanted to step forward and teach him the most painful lesson for his audacity in daring to hurt his spouse.
However, before Arvin could take a single step, Kylen, who remained standing tall despite the hole in his chest, could feel the intense anger raging within his husband.
"Darling, please... do not interfere." Kylen said in a low voice, yet clear enough to be heard by Arvin amidst the commotion. "This is our family's internal matter, and I am the one obligated to resolve it myself."
Hearing the request spoken by Kylen, Arvin inevitably had to hold back his intention of destroying Cylenciel right that second in order to respect his spouse's pride.
"If that is your decision, I will not interfere."
"Thank you, Darling."
Arvin then took a few steps back, letting his spouse do what he wanted to do.
In the midst of the chilling atmosphere filled with the terror of murder, Kylen raised his head. He stared straight at his twin brother.
"Hey, Cylenciel!"