36 – Princess

The imperial palace is attacked, and tension, like a thin ice sheet, lingers throughout the imperial capital beyond the imperial palace. The nerves of the guards guarding the imperial capital and the imperial palace were sharpened, creating a hideous atmosphere, and the inspections at the checkpoint were not thorough, making it almost impossible to pass through. In addition, unexpected inspections increased within the imperial capital, and those suspected of the emperor were imprisoned in the imperial castle, regardless of their status.

And a search party was set up to find the ringleader of the raid. In addition to the imperial family, the search party also included the magicians of the Mage Tower, the center of the magicians, and the manpower of the Armis Church.

I don’t like the fact that the Armis Church is mixed in the search party, but I’m not in a position to voice my opinion about it, and it’s a good time to face the backlash. There was nothing I could do except keep an eye on them.

It’s been a week since the mission to escort the princess started. Unlike the heinous atmosphere, nothing special happened.

In a way, it is natural. There is no idiot to raid a place where security has been strengthened due to raids. And, since the group that attacked the imperial palace must have thoroughly prepared before attacking, there was no way they could come up with a clue to the search in a short period of time. In addition, the Armis Church, which is the most likely candidate in my guess, is mixed in with the search party, so there will be no clues.

There is a high probability that the princess will be killed when the search is futile as time passes. The thought of that makes my heart a little impatient.

I had work to do, so I ignored the thoughts that made me impatient, and stood guard in the hallway where the princess’s room was.

The sound of footsteps echoes as the sun rises in the center of the sky and slowly descends. light footsteps. It’s a familiar sound of footsteps, but that’s not a reason not to be wary. Raising his sword hand, he was wary of the sound of those footsteps.

The sound of footsteps approaches, and the owners of the sound of footsteps appear. The lady-in-waiting, holding a tea set, walks by. Having confirmed the owners of the footsteps, I let go of the sword.

“you worked hard.”

I nodded at her words and gazed at the front again. I hear the door closing, and a moment later I hear the door opening.

“Her Highness the Princess offers tea.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t because I’m on guard.”

It would be very rude to refuse the invitation of the imperial family, but it is better to commit rudeness than to be attacked while vigilance is neglected.

That’s why, without looking back, he refused the princess’ invitation and was wary of any unexpected situation. I hear the door closing. After a while, the sound of the door opening is heard. The lady-in-waiting comes in front of me and holds out a cup of tea.

“Your Highness, thinking of your hardships, recommends you to quench your thirst.”

Unable to refuse the princess’ consideration, he accepted the cup and poured it into his mouth. The tea, which is not too hot, melts in your mouth and leaves a fragrant aroma.

“Please tell Her Highness that I am grateful for her consideration.”

“I will tell you that.”

The lady-in-waiting disappears with a teacup, and time passes with the scent of tea lingering in her mouth.

When the sun is completely tilted, it meets the ground and colors the world. Looking at it, I realized that the time to change with Rachel had arrived. Waiting for her, squeezing out a little more of the willpower that was wasted from being vigilant for half a day.

As I was exhausting my strength, Rachel came along with the sound of faint footsteps. I give a small wave to the waving Rachel, take over, and leave.

Go to the assigned room and take off the supplied armor. After a simple wash, I leave my body in bed, and my mind becomes hazy. My eyelids get heavy with my hazy mind.

As the hazy mind begins to sink into darkness, a knock is heard. The soma falls off a little, and I get a little irritable from being interrupted just before sleep. When I suppressed my irritation and opened the door, Iris caught my eye. Her gaze moves from my face to the light nightgown.

“Were you sleeping?”

“I was just lying down for a bit.”

“Right. I’m sorry to disturb your break, but Her Highness invited you and me to dinner.”

“Then I’ll just change my clothes and come out.”

He pinches his thigh to wake up his drowsy mind, changes into the neatest clothes, and heads to the princess’s room with her.

Rachel, who is standing guard, looks happy when she sees us, then frowns. Looking at that face, I get the illusion that I can hear her voice saying, “Are you two playing together except for me?”

“Hard work.”

Saying so, Iris pats Rachel on the shoulder once and passes by. Rachel’s face frowns a little more. Leaving her behind, Iris knocks on the princess’s room.

“This is Her Highness Iris, the princess. I came with Sir Alik.”

After her words, the door opens with the clear sound of a bell. The door opens, and a scent that stimulates the stomach flows out. Dinners were arranged beyond the incense, and the princess was sitting at the table of honor.

“Thank you for accepting the invitation.”

“Thank you for inviting us.”

After the clichéd conversation between the princess and Iris, we sit down at the tableware.

“Eat before it gets cold.”

“Then I will eat well.”

“thank you for this food.”

As he savored the dinner little by little, he turned his eyes a little to see the princess. Despite being blind, the princess was eating food naturally without any help. As if she could feel my gaze, the princess slightly turned her head in the direction I was in.

“Are you curious?”

Realizing that he had been rude to the princess’ words, he opened his mouth.

“I am sorry for being rude.”

“Don’t talk like that. Everyone looks at it with wonder.”

“Even so, it does not change the fact that you have committed disrespect. sorry.”

After my words finished, the princess smiled.

“Sir Alik is sincere and upright.”

“There is a little bit of that.”

Iris responds to the princess’s words, and the princess bursts into laughter.

“I think you know it well because you two are engaged.”

“I don’t know very well, but I will get to know each one.”

For some reason, her words made me feel ashamed.

“That is a good attitude. I envy Sir Alik, who has such a fiancé.”

“It’s an overstatement.”

The princess’s smile deepened slightly at Iris’ words, and she turned her head in my direction again.

“Sir Alik has a good fiancé, what do you think?”

I felt a bit embarrassed by the princess’s question, and I felt that Iris’ eyes were on me. After thinking about the words for a while, I opened my mouth.

“He is too much for me.”

Overkill in many ways…

“okay. Sir Alik thinks so, but what does Sir Iris think of Sir Alik?”

The arrow of the question that was pointed at the ruler is directed at Iris. And Iris is silent for a while at that arrow.

“I think it’s too much.”

“You have met a good fiancé.”

Even though the princess had a smile on her face and her voice was bright, it seemed dark for some reason.

“I want to meet a fiancé like you two.”

Even though she was bright in her words, it felt dark and she couldn’t open her mouth.

“You’ll be able to meet Her Highness, the Princess.”

“… that would be nice.”

At Iris’s clichéd answer, the princess paused for a moment before opening her mouth. That moment of moxibustion is bothering me.

Silence fell in the room for a moment, and soon after, the princess opened her mouth again.

“I heard you two came together, is that true?”

“That’s right.”

At her answer, the princess, whose face turned a little red, paused for a moment before opening her mouth.

“That… You only got engaged, are you already living together?”

“We do not live together. We’ve only been together for a while.”

“I see… You said you went together, did you go on a trip?”

“I did too.”

“Two young men and women traveling…”

“Are there any problems?”

“no! No problem.”

For some reason, the princess’s face turned a little redder, and her voice sounded like she was embarrassed. The princess drank some water and opened her mouth again.

“And Bonnie, Sir Alik is not obliged to respond to the summons, is it?”

“That’s right.”

“You have no obligation, so why did you come to such a dangerous place?”

“that’s…”

“I will explain that.”

As I was about to answer the princess’ question, Iris cut me off.

“At first, I told him it was dangerous. By the way, Alik said this. ‘Since I am the princess’ fiancée, I also have an obligation.’ I couldn’t stop it any longer, so I came with you.”

It’s true that there’s not a single mistake, but I’m ashamed to hear what I said again.

“Sir Alik, I thought you were a serious person, but you surprisingly have a romantic side.”

“It is.”

His face grew hot at the words of the princess and Iris’ affirmation, making it difficult to raise his head. I feel thirsty and drink water.

When I drank the water and put the cup down, I felt a huge and heterogeneous wave of mana.

I reached for that strange feeling, but I couldn’t grasp the sword. I remembered that I left my sword on the way to dinner. It’s the worst. I look at Iris once. She drew her sword and approached the princess, guarding her surroundings.

“Princess. I will check it out and come back.”

“What are you talking about! Aren’t you without a sword?”

“That’s why I’m going. You cannot escort the princess without a sword. don’t forget Our mission is to protect the princess.”

Iris chews her lips and opens her mouth.

“Don’t forget what I said. don’t die foolishly Don’t die in vain.”

“I will engrave it in my heart.”

When I said that and opened the door, I heard a small voice from behind.

“You’re like a fool…”

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Listening to her words, I left the room and saw Rachel with a dagger drawn.

“Did you feel it too?”

“Okay, I’m on my way to check now. You focus on escorting the princess.”

“… Brother, if you are in danger, run away immediately.”

“I get it.”

I feel bad for the way she speaks seriously. It’s her horse with good sense, so I go down while listening to her words.

When you come down to the first floor, you can feel the subtle scent of blood. When the ominousness amplified in the scent of blood, red light engulfed the world.