I Have Seven Dragon Souls In a cultivation world

Looking at the smug smile on the face of his lord, even Karther couldn't help but feel a sense of shame on behalf of his master. He was Shamelessly leaching money of his in-laws before they were even married and he wasn't even feeling the slightest sense of remorse in the process

Now that the academy has been settled we should decide which rumours to spread" said Dante

"Well to be exact, I have already decided which rumours to spread" as Dante spoke a evil smirk appeared onto his face.

Hearing this a strange expression appeared on Karthers face as he asked Dante "My lord, so which rumours are we going to be spreading?"

"More than rumours were going to be smearing a reputation."

"Who's reputation is it?" Asked Karther, his intrigue only growing.

"Well isn't it obvious." Said Dante with a smile

"Of course it is going to be Prince Lloyd."

As soon as Karther heard this and the casual tone in which Dante spoke, a cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

"M-my lord. Are we really targeting the royal prince Lloyd. A crime against the royal family is worthy of execution!"

"And have you forgotten who I am?" asked Dante

"I am the Dragon son of war and the royal Prince consort and besides that bastard Lloyd was the one who targeted us first. Have you already forgotten the treasonous rumours he spread about us earlier. That bastard is already aiming for my neck so what's the use of being courteous?!"

Faced with Dante's angry tone, Karther forgot to even breathe.

.he soon quickly remembered what type of a monster he was serving as his lord.

If he decided that he was going against the royal prince then he could very well do it.

With this thought in mind, all Karthers thoughts of rejection quickly disappeared from his mind as he turned back towards Dante with a set of bright eyes.

"My lord! Tell me which rumours you want to spread. This humble subject will make sure even the rats on the ground will be able to recite it by heart!"

"Good!" Said Dante

Seeing the vigour in Karther's eyes , Dante smiled

"The rumour I've decided to go with had been decided after a while.  All I want you to spread is the fact that prince Lloyd was actually the first to revive the mission but he rejected it as he found it too dangerous and impossible to solve without an army he suggested waiting for the army to assume before moving out. When I  heard this and the people that would inevitably die waiting for backup I was enraged and moved out to solve the problem myself."

Hearing this, Karther couldn't help but nod in appreciation.

The rumour wasn't too damaging to prince Karther on the surface but if you looked closer at it you would find it was quite insidious.

Although it appeared that Karther did  the right thing waiting for backup. The act of waiting and abandoning the people would inevitably be seen as a cowardly act. Furthermore Dante would easily be seen as some sort of valiant Hero that risked his life for the people.

If Dante failed to solve the problem then it would not have been an issue. But the fact he had done this and returned alive would be devastating. People would inevitably begin to compare Dante and Lloyd with Dante starting to subconsciously appear superior.

To make matters more interesting, Karther knew that the rumours wouldn't just end like this. If Dante continued achieving similar feats and subtly smearing Lloyds reputation in the process it would definitely turn into something snowball into a devastating avalanche.

With these thoughts in mind, Karther and Dante quickly started to finalise the plan. and it wasn't long before Karther rushed out the hall to quickly enact their scheme

...

A few days after Dante and Kathers meeting the royal capital, one seemed to be bubbling with discussion and debate as one topic seemed to never leave the mouths of the common people.

The slaying of th 1000 corpse Master

"Hey, have you heard? The prince really abandoned  a whole city because he wasn't confident."

"Hey come on, that's just how life works, the weak are left behind. How can you expect the prince to risk his own life not only is he the royal prince but he's the Dragon son of Governance you can't expect him to sacrifice himself for us and make rash decisions."

As the man was speaking an impassioned old man suddenly shot up!

"That's the problem with those officials in the department of governance! There a;ways weighing the lives of others and willingly sacrificing us for the so called 'greater good'! What use are those ministers anyway? Is it not the generals and warriors fighting and protecting us in the first place. In our times of need is it not the valiant heroes like the Dragon Son of war that step up, not the son of governance!"

This was just one of many similar discussions erupting all over the capital.

What had originally started as a smear campaign against prince lloyd had grown into something much bigger.

The princess had quickly sensed her chance and fanned the flames of such rumours evolving it from a simple battle against Dante and Lloyd into a full blown factional dispute between ministers and generals. And with most of the princess support base of generals and warriors being praised and the ministers that supported Lloyd being dragged through the mud. The strength of her position and her faction were solidifying with each passing day.

Sat in the premium section of nearby in, a luxuriously dressed man with bright blue hair was overhearing the nearby conversation of the common people.

It wasn't just this conversation however, the blue haired man was listening to all the talks that were going around in the city.

"Dante Kinsman…."

A low growl could be heard as the man muttered a name with an immeasurable amount of malice

"Smash!"

Unable to control his anger anymore, the man crushed the teacup in his hand obliterating it into fine powder.

"Calm down lloyd." said a voice

"Calm down?" as asked lloyd with an incredulous expression