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A city with a noisy atmosphere

The city where humans and the non-human race, the Demons, lived together was full of energy.

The streets were filled with merchants selling goods and customers buying them, and laughter was blooming in the midst of the bustle.

A place where people of different races live together in abundance.

This is the general view of Sofia, the capital of the Duchy of Dragona, and most of its residents live comfortably thanks to the abundance that the city provides.

However, even in a city that at first glance seemed like paradise, there was filth hidden in the darkness.

“Sob..sob..”

“Be quiet. Can’t you just keep quiet and follow me? Hold on to that guy who’s lagging behind. If he tells you to run away, it’ll be annoying.”

A dark city outskirts after the sun has set.

There, a middle-aged woman was speaking in a voice laced with irritation.

The man with the beak-shaped nose and fierce eyes roughly urged the children following him on.

The total number of children is seven.

Among them, five were quite large and had a sturdy build for children.

On the other hand, the two of them seemed to have grown up poorly, and had a rather small and shabby appearance.

Also, at first glance, the way they were moving looked like an adult guiding children, but in reality, it was different.

To be exact, there was a situation where one adult and five children were dragging two children.

After moving through the darkness to a place with few people, they finally arrived at an abandoned house located in a remote part of the city.

A place where it seems impossible that anyone would live.

At the entrance, a middle-aged woman gently shook a small bell she had brought with her.

Immediately after, black shadows begin to move slowly inside the ruins.

A group of people, their faces covered by black masks, slowly stood in front of a middle-aged woman and spoke in quiet voices.

“What is the item?”

“Here they are. One boy and one girl, as you said. A total of 50 silver coins.”

A middle-aged woman pushes forward two shabby children who are trembling in fear at the words of the person standing at the front of the group.

At the same time, a deep sense of anticipation began to form at the corners of her mouth, but upon seeing her like this, the man in the black mask slowly shook his head and said.

“Have you forgotten the terms of the contract? This girl is missing one arm. It’s a 3-dollar deduction. Where are you trying to get away with it?”

“Haa.. Please excuse me. This time, surveillance has gotten tighter, so it’s been a bit difficult to sneak the kids out.”

“Don’t even think about talking nonsense. Just take the money and get out.”

“Tsk..”

The person who speaks decisively.

The middle-aged woman accepted the bag of silver coins he offered without hiding her regret.

A heavy bag of silver coins, although slightly reduced from its original price.

After taking the money, she left with the five remaining children, and immediately after, the people wearing black masks grabbed the children who were trembling in front of them.

“Sob..sob.. Sa.. Please save me.. Please save me, sir.”

“Please save me.. I.. We.. We were wrong. Ah.. From now on, I’ll listen to the director. I won’t ask for food, and I won’t tell him not to hit me. So.. So..”

Children begin to cry and beg, terrified.

at that time..

-visor!-

“Ugh!”

People in black masks pointing knives at the necks of pleading children.

At this, the children could not say anything else and could only shed tears in silence.

“Let’s go. We need to get out of here quickly.”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

They left the place with knives pointed at the children’s necks.

The children, unable to even put up a proper resistance to the cool sensation they felt on the back of their necks, disappeared into the darkness together with the black masked people.

and..

“..ugh..ugh… ughhh..”

Just as the two children disappeared into the distance, never to be seen again, a girl who had been hiding in the darkness began to cry with her mouth covered.

‘Sob..sob.. Eden.. Joshua… ‘

A girl sobbing with deep despair and sadness as she calls out the names of her friends who were dragged away into her heart.

However, she had no time to cry any longer here.

If they knew she wasn’t there tonight, they definitely wouldn’t leave her alone.

For the sake of his friends who had disappeared by now, he needed to hide his whereabouts as much as possible.

While suppressing the sadness that felt like my heart was going to fall out.

Her.

A ten-year-old girl named Arachne began to move her feet, wiping away her tears.

Tomorrow is the day when an important guest is supposed to come to the orphanage.

If it was known that he was absent at this time, there was a high possibility that all his plans up to this point would go down the drain.

For Arachne, this was the golden opportunity she had been waiting for, and to seize it, she suppressed her burning emotions and braced herself once again.

*

Cattlena and Zeros arrive at the palace entrance.

There, Princess Elios was waiting for them, accompanied by three or four guards.

“Ah.. Hello, Unnie Elios.”

Catlena bows her head in a trembling voice as she looks at the object of fear before her eyes.

Looking at his younger brother, Elios nodded once with a blank expression before choosing the direction and starting to walk.

“Let’s go. It’s not that far from here anyway.”

“Ah.. yes.”

A voice that is quiet yet has a sense of authority.

It was a tone that made you feel serious, as if you were going out for a fight rather than just going out with your little brother.

Catlena quietly follows her older sister, who gives off the impression that she is the next monarch of this country just by her simple words.

The two quickly left the castle with their guards and began walking down the main street in the middle of the city.

Meanwhile, in contrast to Katlena, who was feeling so anxious, Zeros, who was walking behind her, began to show deep curiosity in his eyes.

The original protagonist appears before your eyes.

Tall and slender, with skin as clear as white jade.

She has red eyes and silver-white hair.

Helios Northhellat Dragona.

As he looked at the person he would one day have to cling to, his eyes began to shine.

‘That person is Princess Helios… Is she really full of spirit from her appearance? The saying that there is a special quality for a monarch is not wrong.’

The appearance of a woman who possesses beauty, grace, and dignity.

Strictly speaking, she was an 18-year-old girl, younger than Lee Kang-seok, who was originally in his mid-20s, but looking at her, Zeros felt as if he had to bow his head.

‘How dare you appoint such a foolish princess as your successor, leaving behind such a person… Man, that damn duke is clearly a blind man.’

I haven’t actually seen it yet, but in the original work, Duke Dragona is the one who caused cancer by constantly holding back the main character, Elios.

In the end, he is forcibly dragged down from his seat by Elios, but in the process, a tragedy occurs in which many people, including Princess Katlena and Zeros himself, lose their lives.

In addition, since then, this matter has continued to be a major obstacle to the Duchy of Helios and Dragona due to issues of legitimacy.

Comparing Katlena, who was cowering before his eyes, with Elios, who was confidently walking forward, Zeros naturally dissed the father of the two princesses who would cause huge problems in the future.

‘Well, anyway. For now, I guess I should focus on what’s ahead. I didn’t think the opportunity would come this quickly, though…’

Zeros quickly starts to think while organizing his previous thoughts.

Although he had been through many things up until now, at this moment in time, he had to concentrate as much as possible and achieve his goal as perfectly as possible.

The orphanage they are going to now is called Komel.

On the surface, it was an ordinary orphanage, but Princess Elios wasn’t there simply to volunteer.

This is the reason she visits there once or twice a year, and the incident that leads to the original Zeros catching the eye of Princess Elios two years later.

In order to seize that chance, at this moment Zeros began to burn with strong motivation.