finished.

In the jungle northwest of the Demon Forest, Prince Antonio quietly made up his mind.

All available means have already been used.

He had consumed all of the swordsmanship he had wielded to the point of getting blisters on both hands from a young age, the magic he had learned in his head while reading magic books in his spare time, and even the tools and elixirs he had brought with him for emergencies.

The enemy in front of me seemed to wonder what the meaning of those things was.

Using his tough skin, which resists all kinds of attacks, all of Prince Antonio’s attacks that have been used so far have been let go.

His heart, having exhausted all possibilities, naturally fell to the floor.

The expression “the enemy in front of me” was also strange considering it.

Even at this moment, that monster was out of Prince Antonio’s sight.

It was the first kind of monster I had ever seen in my life.

Not to mention the hard shell that neither swords nor magic can penetrate.

The attack, in which the whole body was rolled into a ball and then rammed into it, was beyond Prince Antonio’s imagination in terms of speed and destructive power.

A monster I’ve never seen before, an attack I’ve never seen before.

To Prince Antonio, who collected information on all the monsters that appeared in the Demon Forest and identified their weaknesses, this monster itself was a natural disaster.

It’s a unique type of monster that I can’t seem to find a solution to, and I couldn’t even figure out how to attack it.

In the end, this one-sided battle would come to an end as soon as the last unconscious person fell.

The moment he was on the verge of death, Prince Antonio recalled the battle that had just taken place.

One-sided violence and slaughter that is embarrassing to even call it a battle.

The first to suffer was the wizard Ariel.

“A huge monster close by at high speed… !”

While Ariel was reporting the sign of a monster approaching quickly from nearby.

A huge orb protruding out of her field of vision blew her away without mercy.

The monster that even crushed Dalbert before he could grasp the situation left Prince Antonio’s two companions out of the battle in an instant and disappeared.

It had the power to disregard the protection of the monks of the Holy Kingdom and defeat it, so even Prince Antonio was able to grasp the danger level of the suddenly appearing monster at once.

“Attention to the remaining people!”

It was an unexpected situation to pass Ariel and Dalbert with a single headbutt, but the more the situation developed, the more the party leader had to judge calmly.

Somehow, with the remaining members, the situation is resolved and a quick escape is carried out with the fallen Ariel and Dalbert.

Knowing that that was the only way to avoid this crisis, Prince Antonio calmly rolled his head and quickly ordered the operation.

“I will temporarily block that monster. Hilla takes Ariel, and Delfina takes Dalbert and hurry back!”

It was he who gave the order to endanger his comrades, so he had to be the one to solve it.

Also, sacrificing talented people in a place like a hunting festival wasn’t the way Prince Antonio wanted to use people.

Right now I’ve lost nearly half of my power.

Face-to-face with an unknown monster entailed many risks.

The first goal is to save the lives of comrades from danger and escape.

It was at that moment when he gave the order to do so.

“Yeah!”

“Okay… !”

Delphina and Hilla immediately responded to Prince Antonio’s instructions, but only one was able to finish their speech properly.

The monster reappeared within two seconds of disappearing from sight.

Because this time, he threw the first-year senior lady of the swordsmanship club into a nearby tree.

“Miss Hilla!”

Delphina hurried to her fallen friend, but Hela had already lost consciousness and was barely surviving.

“Damn it!”

Swear words spontaneously came out of Prince Antonio’s mouth at the merciless attack that did not allow even a moment’s rest.

There were already three of them.

Less than 10 seconds after his first appearance, he put three of his comrades out of action.

Even Prince Antonio, who kept his cool, had a hard time maintaining his composure.

What should I do? What should I do?

“Prince Antonio! It is the front!”

Right before he lost his mind and fell into a state of desperation, Delphina’s voice brought him to his senses.

Then, he spurred the ground to avoid the monster’s headbutt and started to roll his head quickly again.

Think of what you can do, not how to do it.

The worry didn’t last long. There was only one thing I could do in the current situation.

‘Suddenly!’

With the sound of blades cutting wood, one of the tallest trees in the area fell to the ground.

“Cut down all the trees around you right now! Build a fortress to block monster attacks!”

“Yeah!”

‘Suddenly! Kwajik! Knock!’

Every time the sword and spear blades cut and penetrated the nearby old trees, logs piled up one by one around the prince and Delphina.

It was an impromptu fort made of double and triple layers, but a fairly sturdy structure was built to temporarily hide the body.

“Ha, damn… .”

Prince Antonio let out a sigh of relief and self-condemnation, and at the same time, a majestic thud echoed around the makeshift fortress.

Vibration felt quite close.

It was the sound of a monster rushing in like an attack to destroy an improvised bunker made of logs.

Inside the fortress, Prince Antonio and Delfina caught their breath and met eyes quietly.

Fortunately, the tangled and intersected logs were quite strong by themselves.

Although a small shaking was felt momentarily, it was sufficiently fulfilling the role of a solid safety zone.

For now, the lives of Prince Antonio and Delfina, as well as the lives of the three people who have already fallen, can be saved.

Even if the situation did not improve compared to just now, the fact that he had secured at least a brief moment of time put his mind at ease.

“It’s a makeshift hideout, but luckily it doesn’t seem like he can penetrate it.”

“yes. Very fortunate.”

“It would be nice if that monster would lose interest in us and go back like this, but I don’t think things will resolve that easily.”

‘thud. thud. thud.’

A monster’s attack that continuously hits the log fortress.

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Judging from its momentum and tenacity, it seemed that the monster had absolutely no intention of giving up the prince’s party.

“I’m sorry, Lady Delphina.”

“… … .”

“This situation is the result of acting on your brother’s advice. I have no excuses even if I have ten mouths.

You always have something to apologize for. I didn’t want to do this either… .”

Delfina, who had been silently listening to the prince’s words, remained silent and quietly organized the words to convey to him in her head.

“Prince Antonio.”

“yes.”

“It was all my choice, so there is no need for the prince to feel responsible.”

Prince Antonio felt a bit embarrassed by the unexpected words that came out of Delphina’s mouth.

I was thinking of expressing resentment or anger, but what came back were rather comforting words.

There was no character who didn’t blame others when something didn’t work out.

Especially if it is a moment of desperation that is like a life-threatening crisis.

However, even in this situation, the woman in front of him objectified her judgment calmly and calmly.

“The fact that I came to Prince Antonio’s party, the fact that my brother told me what he said, and the fact that I had a gut feeling that it would be dangerous but didn’t actively oppose it.

Everything is the result of my judgment and my own choice.”

“Lady Delphina… .”

“I don’t waste time on regrets or resentment.

Time is like gold, and precious gold cannot pay for unhappiness.”

Standing on the podium at the entrance ceremony for the first time, the impression I got from her was that she was simply a noble lady from a remote area who was good at using a spear.

And when she refused her seat without warning, she thought that she might be a disrespectful and arrogant young lady.

When he became the student council president and won the competition against himself, he felt that his ability to attract people was as good as his spearmanship.

Even in the face of her death, she was spitting out sad words, and now Prince Antonio’s heart was in the process of being respected.

There was no doubt that it was quite an extravagant feeling for the 5th prince, who had the right to succeed to the throne, to have for a daughter of a viscount aristocrat from the outskirts.

“You are right.”

“Still, I think this bunker will be safe for a while, so we’ll have to wait here for senior Dalbert to come back to consciousness.”

“yes. If only Dalbert wakes up, he’ll be able to somehow heal his injuries and escape, so we’ll just have to wait until then… .”

Prince Antonio also agreed with her opinion and was rolling a slightly positive hope circuit.

Delfina suddenly cut off the prince’s words and told him about something strange she felt.

“Wait a minute, Prince Antonio.”

“Why is that, Miss Delphina?”

“Hasn’t it been quite a while since you haven’t heard the thump and thump you heard from hitting the log just now?”

“… … !!”

It was definitely as she said.

That the scary vibrations that threaten the lives of two people cannot be heard.

In other words, it was also a story that the monster gave up hunting and disappeared into a distant place.

Or, if not.

“… … .”

If ordinary monsters distanced themselves from them, it would be taken as meaning that they simply lost interest in them and left to find new prey.

All of the monsters they met today were far out of the category of normal monsters.

There was also a possibility that the action was preparing for an action other than a general action.

For example, if this silence now was also a premonition before doing something else.

The prince felt a huge trembling sound coming closer and closer to him.

The sound of monsters accelerating towards the lair from afar.

“Delphina, it’s dangerous!”

I omitted the name and called Delphina’s name as she leaned against the wall, but there was no place to escape in this narrow bunker in the first place.

It’s best to just cover your head and lean down so that you don’t get hurt as little as possible.

‘Kwajajak!’

The body of a huge monster appeared splitting a pile of logs in half, and attacked Delphina’s body, which was sitting closest to it.

“Kyaha!”

“Delphina!”

Prince Antonio pitifully called out her name, but Delfina was already buried under the monster’s body along with the pile of logs.

Since there was no reply after that, she must have become incapable of combat as well.

Even if you get hurt, please be safe with your life.

The prince prayed like that in his heart and used a 2-star magic flame bullet at the monster.

I knew, of course, that it lacked power.

That part wasn’t what Prince Antonio was aiming for anyway, so the size of the power was only a minor issue.

It was just a move to secure at least a little more time and possibility by turning attention to himself instead of other colleagues buried in a pile of logs.

‘Koo-goo.’

Fortunately, Prince Antonio’s small wish came true safely, and the monster’s attention shifted from the pile of fallen logs to the prince who widened the distance.

In the face of a fierce charge towards himself, Prince Antonio did not avoid it and swung his sword at the monster with all his energy.

Running away alone had little chance of success, and above all, rather than losing his comrades who still had a chance to survive.

If you were going to bet on a slim future anyway, it was better to bet on a head-to-head battle with the monster.

However, reality is sometimes harsh, and hope alone does nothing.

“Big!!”

The monster’s gigantic body crushed both of the prince’s hands.

At least two of the fingers on his right hand must have been broken, and the feeling that his left hand was completely shattered hit Prince Antonio.

It was the price of risking one’s life in an uncertain way.

“indeed.”

After letting out a short scream, Prince Antonio opened his bag with one hand, opened the cap of the elixir bottle with his mouth, and inhaled it.

It would take a little longer to heal the injury I had just suffered, but at least it was a very effective drug to make me forget the pain right away.

“Let’s see who dies first.”

After that, Prince Antonio fought a battle with all the means at his disposal against the giant sphere monster.

As soon as the hand injury heals, try the next attack, take the elixir out of the bag, drink it, and jump in again.

Sometimes, he used magic and magic tools, and he seemed to mobilize all the methods he could use.

After completing all five or six attempts like that, Prince Antonio was finally able to admit it.

Now, everything is over.

All methods and tools were exhausted, so at least in the battle, I didn’t feel any regret.

Also, as someone said, it would be a pity to pay gold for misfortune.

Even that gold didn’t seem to have much left for the prince, but in any case, Prince Antonio didn’t consume feelings like regret at the last moment.

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Just being aware of the reality in front of your eyes.

Even his ankle was broken in the last attack attempt, so escaping safely alone was no longer an option.

here i die

He accepted his death.

Still, at the last moment before losing his life, he feels a great deal of satisfaction knowing that the person next to him is the ideal talent he wants.

I felt the monster that had escaped from my field of vision roll back into a ball and approach me.

The last moment, which can only be experienced once in a lifetime, was approaching toward him before he knew it.

‘Koo-goo.’

A huge death in the form of a monster finally appeared before the eyes of the prince.

At the same time, something he hadn’t expected appeared in the opposite direction.

“uh?”

kang! Two objects collided in the air with a sound like two hard blades sticking together.

The monster that was flying directly towards Prince Antonio was twisted by a spear blade that suddenly appeared.

The path of the monster that went astray like that, instead of the prince, landed on another tree behind him.

“… … .”

In front of Prince Antonio, who was stunned by the sight, stood a young lady stepping on the grass, who had only been holding a spear.

“Delphina… young lady?”

“… … .”

The appearance of the viscount young lady whose life and death had not been known as she was buried under a pile of logs until just now.

Her gold and silver hair was slowly turning red.