episode_0016

Boys surrounding the perimeter.

Looking at them, Katlena automatically frowned.

‘These guys are the ones I saw on the street earlier. So are they the subordinates of the director who runs the slave business? ”

Just by looking at their appearance, they don’t look like they would do anything good.

Katlena let out a small sigh at the superficiality she felt from them.

“Haa… ”

At first glance, it seems like a significant crisis situation.

But even at times like these, Katlena did not lose her composure.

If she had been young, she might not have known. Now, she knew who she was and what rights she had, so she had no reason to feel afraid even in her current situation.

“I’m sorry, but I won’t allow that.”

Cattlena pushes Arachne behind her and then speaks while looking at the guys in front of her.

“Huh?”

“What are you?”

Desley looked at her with a slight frown, her appearance holding a certain dignity.

And then Katlena spoke in a confident voice.

“I’m sorry to say this to you, but I have some personal business to attend to right now. At least until it’s over, please don’t bother me.”

A declaration that he will not let Arachne go as the daughter of a noble family.

Anyone with even a passing knowledge of worldly affairs will have no difficulty understanding what this means.

In this world, it is taboo for commoners to interfere in the affairs of nobles, and those who break it are expected to pay a proper price.

Katlena’s declaration meant that she would exercise these rights, and it would have been normal for ordinary people to hear this and quietly back off for a moment.

however..

“What is this woman saying?”

“I tried to be lenient because she’s a woman, but where did she get the nonsense from..”

‘..to?’

Unfortunately, the guys in front of Katlena weren’t the type of guys who knew the ways of the world.

“Do you think we ran away earlier and got what happened to you?”

“There were a lot of adults there back then, but now I’m alone. That’s good, it was already quite annoying.”

“How dare you take us lightly. We must show you how scary the world is.”

Growing up in an orphanage, Desley and his gang have some sense and experience controlling children, but due to their poor education, their foundation is very weak.

Of course. I had no idea what would happen if a commoner touched the daughter of a nobleman… and especially a princess who was the daughter of a great nobleman.

“Okay.. Wait. Don’t you guys know what’s going on right now? I’m warning you. If you don’t step aside quietly…”

“What are you going to do if I don’t? Should I call my parents?”

“If you can, try it. But before that, I’ll make you cry and snot.”

The Desleys approached us with clubs, completely unaware of the situation.

As she looked at them, a strange word naturally came to Katlena’s mind.

‘Fuck… ‘

*

“..What’s going on?”

“Yes?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

While cooking for the children himself, Elios muttered quietly and then immediately returned to his work.

“Do you usually prepare meals this abundantly?”

“Oh, yes, of course. It’s food for children, so of course you have to prepare plenty.”

“That’s right… I think the kids are eating too eagerly for something like that…”

“Well… Isn’t that because the Princess’s cooking skills are so great?”

“… .”

Elios said nothing more as the director’s words were filled with flattery and a hint of anxiety.

There was a lot she wanted to say, but that wasn’t what was important to her right now.

‘I guess it would be better to check first.’

With that conclusion, Elios began to finish his work without any hesitation.

It was simply organizing cooking utensils, but it felt elegant in itself, and at the same time, there was a sharpness to it, as if it were handling a weapon.

After finishing the cleanup so quickly, Princess Elios slowly began to release magical power from her body without anyone noticing.

and..

*

“Okay then.. what should I do?”

“Should I start by stepping on that cheeky bitch?”

With a hideous smile on his lips, Desley began to slowly approach them.

“You guys are making a mistake right now. Do you dare to do something like this and think you can get away with it?”

“What if it’s not okay?”

Desley snickers at Katlena’s words.

He couldn’t figure out what the hell this girl was believing to be shouting like that.

Although she was wearing fancy clothes, she was just a girl of similar age or slightly younger than him.

In my experience, children, whether boys or girls, eventually cry and listen to what they have to say when they are beaten.

In that respect, Arachne was a pretty vicious person, and perhaps this girl who dared to yell at her was also of the same type.

‘That’ll be a bit troublesome… If it comes down to it, should I just hand them over to the director and have them sell them? Those who are beaten so badly that they become half-crippled are automatically sold. Since it’s come to this, I might as well send them away with that unlucky Arachne.’

It’s impossible for an adult to handle, but if it’s a child who comes into this orphanage, the director will be able to sort it out, just like she has done so far.

Desley gave orders to the children while calculating based on his limited knowledge.

“Honestly, I tried to be gentle because someone higher up was coming, but it just didn’t work. Since I feel even dirtier because of this woman, don’t show any mercy today and just step on her as much as you want.”

“That…is that okay?”

“No matter what, that’s the director..”

“It doesn’t matter, there’s a way to deal with it even if you make a cripple.”

With those words, Desley picks up the club that was standing on one side.

He was determined to handle today’s matter very thoroughly, as he was afraid that if he made a careless move, the story about slavery might spread.

And… it was at that moment that Katlena automatically began to frown upon seeing their barbaric behavior.

“Huh?”

“What..what are you.”

A boy blocks Cattleya’s path.

The guy, who was a head smaller than Dezley and seemed a bit slender, slowly pulled out a wooden sword that was hanging on one side.

*

A situation that is going a little differently than expected.

Seeing this, Zeros thought that it was time for him to step forward, so he picked up the wooden sword he had been carrying for self-defense and took a stance.

In any case, his most important mission right now is to protect Katlena.

Even if it meant cutting ties later, protecting her body was what Zeros had to do right now.

“Zeros!”

And then, Katlena shouts at him with a worried voice.

Even in this dire situation, Zeros looked at the ‘enemies’ in front of him, feeling a little strange that she was caring about him.

“What’s with this guy again.”

“Is this what you want to be hit first? If it’s a wish, then there’s no way I can do it!”

Guys rushing towards us while talking in a high-pitched voice.

There were five of them, including the man named Desley, and they were all carrying clubs and clubs.

Even for a young boy like Zero, this was a very dangerous situation, and considering that Zero was also a 9-year-old boy, the danger was even greater.

However, apart from that, there were some advantages for the current Zeros.

That’s right..

“Huh?”

“What..what is it?”

The next moment, Zeros evades their attacks in an instant.

At this, a look of bewilderment began to appear on their faces, and a faint smile began to form on the corner of Zero’s mouth.

‘Indeed… These guys may be strong, but they have no basic combat training whatsoever.’

No matter how many people there were and how strong they were, the gap in combat power depending on whether they learned combat or not was very large.

Especially in close combat like this, where there is no gunfire or arrows flying.

“Ouch!”

“! What.. what.”

Zeros moves his body in an instant and stabs the back of the head of one of the panicking guys with his wooden sword.

Although it was his first real-life experience, a smile began to form on Zeros’ lips as he realized that everything was going according to his wishes.