A prince from a certain American comic book

Jerry the mouse's squeaking stopped abruptly.

Faced with such a willful, persistent, and autocratic heir to the kingdom, Jerry is already considering whether it's too late to switch sides.

Yes.

Jerry the mouse's plan to Ike was not very appealing.

As for the reason?

There's absolutely no need for a reason; just look at the previous two action plans. When the plan was initially made, they were speeding down the main road, but when it came time to execute it, the car had already veered off the road and started to overturn before even reaching 50 miles per hour...

but.

Jerry looked at Ike, who had made up his mind and whose eyes seemed to be glowing green, and tried hard to swallow the words he wanted to say.

Then.

Jerry the mouse kept turning back to look at Ike.

Ike urged Jerry the mouse to hurry up and leave.

Jerry the mouse turned around and sighed, then dug a very well-made mouse hole in the basement wall...

quite a while.

"Help me."

"Someone come here!"

"Is anyone there? Help!"

A desperate cry for help, as loud as a pig being slaughtered, rang out directly in the basement. The volume was so high that even the soundproofing materials specially installed by the Armitage family could not block it out.

Dean Armitage and Missy Armitage, who were sitting in their living room waiting for their daughter Lucy and her boyfriend Chris to return from the police station, were momentarily stunned when they heard the voice coming from the secret basement.

next second.

Mrs. Armitage frowned at Mr. Dean Armitage and said, “Give him a sedative.”

Dean got up without saying a word, nodded, and walked toward the kitchen.

Not long after.

When Dean came out of the kitchen, he was carrying an IV drip containing a sedative.

squeak!

The door to the secret basement passage opened.

Ike, fully immersed in the role, perfectly portrayed an innocent and sorrowful teenager who had lost his memory and was then kidnapped. Upon seeing the syringe in Dean's hand, Ike immediately panicked and walked towards the corner of the room, looking weak, helpless, and pitiful.

what?

Seize the opportunity to kill Dean and then go on a killing spree until you become a god?

Stop it.

Killing Dean would certainly be satisfying, but that would only be a fleeting moment of satisfaction.

The core of this plan, codenamed "Get Out," is not about momentary pleasure, but about securing a permanent victory to solidify one's identity and prevent oneself from ever returning to the children's welfare home.

Caroline County has a great location, facing New Jersey and backing Washington, D.C., and not too far from New York City, making it a perfect fit for Ike's original plan of living a secluded life in the city.

Yes.

Ike retreated, repeatedly grabbing whatever was at him and hurling it at Dean, who was closing in on him.

"Boom."

"Ping".

"Bang."

"Boom."

Enraged by the barrage of blows from Ike, Dean, despite taking a heavy blow, grabbed Ike's arm.

Ike immediately started yelling, his cries for help becoming more urgent and frantic.

next second.

As the sedative in Dean's IV drip entered Ike's body, Ike's cries for help grew fainter and fainter.

Then.

Ike's body went limp, and after Dean let go, he fell directly onto the basement floor.

Dean took a few deep breaths, glanced a few more times at Ike who seemed to have successfully fallen into a coma, and then turned and walked towards the staircase in the passageway.

Bang.

After watching Dean leave while Ike sat by a small river, resting his chin on his hand, his mind instantly returned to his body.

What kind of tranquilizer?

His blood contained a wisp of his sister Elsa's icy essence; the tranquilizer was immediately frozen by the essence as if it were an external object as soon as it entered.

Ike moved the frozen tranquilizer aside; it couldn't be destroyed yet, as it would be of great use later.

next second.

"Help me."

"Help! Someone help me!"

"Is anyone there? Help!"

"Boom bang bang."

Before Mr. Dean could even settle back into his seat in the living room, a howl erupted from the basement once more. Unlike the last time, this time Ike took an extra step, pounding furiously on the basement door.

Dean was stunned for a moment.

Mrs. Armitage frowned somewhat displeased and said, "Shit, did you give him the injection or not?"

Dean held up the empty IV drip and said, "It's been injected."

"How could this happen?"

"Did the tranquilizer expire?"

"..."

Dean said that, after all, he couldn't find any other reason to explain it all.

But what Dean considered a plausible answer was a joke to Mrs. Armitage.

Mrs. Armitage stood up abruptly and said to Dean in an annoyed tone, "Fuck, that's a sedative for horses. It's still effective even if it's ten years past its expiration date."

Mr. Dean Armitage opened his mouth.

Before he could speak, Mrs. Armitage took off her glasses and walked toward the secret basement, saying, "Forget it, I really don't understand why we have to take them back."

Dean watched his wife walk toward the secret basement and said in a deep voice, "If we let him stay in the hospital, the child protection agency will come, and our daughter Lucy will be taken into custody."

Mrs. Armitage didn't speak; she simply used the secret key to open the door to the secret basement without uttering a word.

Click!

The door opened.

Ike immediately prepared to slip away.

At the same time, we became extremely vigilant.

really.

“Look at me.”

"..."

Unlike ordinary old women who are frail and delicate, Mrs. Armitage grabbed Ike, who was fully immersed in his role, with one hand.

The moment Ike looked up at Mrs. Armitage.

His mind instantly shifted to the riverbank where his innate skills were closely connected.

...I want to chat with more like-minded people about "The Prince of a Certain American Comic Book"~

Chapter 022: A Quite Mysterious Family

The river has no beginning and no end.

A small river runs through it, originating from an unknown place and heading towards another unknown place.

This river is called the River of Time.

Ekko knew he possessed the River of Time after his reincarnation, but after understanding what kind of world this was, he never used it.

Without him.

Time is a long river, unseen, unobservable, and uncontrollable, except for Ike and... the leader of the Great Snow Mountain who controls the Time Stone.

Therefore, to avoid attracting the attention of the leader of the Great Snow Mountain, Ike has been suppressing the urge to use the long river in front of him.

Of course.

If things really get dangerous, Ekko will still use it. After all, what does it matter if you're dead?

Furthermore, concealment is an essential skill for any great king.

It is inappropriate for a future heir to a kingdom to show his joy or anger; remaining calm and composed is what a heir to a kingdom needs.

So Ekko chose to hide his natural abilities.

although……

"Gudong!"

Squatting at the edge of the time-traveling scene, Ike watched the scene flowing through the river of time and involuntarily swallowed, forcibly suppressing the curiosity that always arose in his heart whenever he saw the river of time.

Learning to resist temptation is also an essential course for a qualified heir to a great kingdom.

When his sister Elsa sings him a lullaby every night, she also tells him an interesting little story from history about a kingdom that fell because it couldn't resist temptation.

Although Ike understood that ninety percent of the stories his sister Elsa told were fictional, he still understood Elsa's good intentions.

After all, being a king is a profession that is both dangerous and glorious.