episode_0039

“It’s finally here.”

A passage leading down to the basement.

If you follow this road, you can enter the palace.

“If it gets dangerous, run away.”

Usually, if you find yourself being replaced by someone and trying to take back their place, you will be nervous or full of energy.

But, contrary to my expectations, Sylvia had a look on her face as if she was reluctant.

“If it doesn’t work out as Sylvia said, I’ll run away.”

Running away means almost certainly failure, so there’s little chance of survival.

She must have known that too.

“I··· ”

Sylvia looked at me hesitantly.

Eyes filled with worry.

The words that came out of her mouth were unexpected.

“If you two could run away together, would you run away now?”

Escape. That is, a life of escapism.

Those words coming out of her mouth as the princess of a country are by no means light.

From the values I have lived by my entire life to my status as a member of the royal family.

That literally means giving up everything.

Even if you live on the run, it won’t be that easy.

Because the enemy must have already heard that we are alive.

They will try to track you down tenaciously to the end.

“You don’t have to worry so much. I’ll do whatever it takes to make it work.”

Knights in fairy tales and legends used to say wonderful lines at times like this.

What came out of my mouth, which is not usually associated with such things, was my usual playful tone.

“Put··· This is so typical of Eugene.”

Sylvia’s expression brightens as she smiles slightly.

“Besides, isn’t it much more comfortable to just hit and destroy the pursuer first rather than being chased by them?”

“That’s right. If it’s Eugene who can take down even a giant wolf, then it’s definitely possible.”

The atmosphere that had been tense and tense was soon changing into a cheerful one.

“And if you run away, who will take care of the princess?”

“Wasn’t it obvious that Eugene would listen?”

Sylvia was looking at me with a playful expression.

A pitiful expression. An expression that feels longing.

The cuteness and loveliness mixed together naturally makes the corners of your mouth go up.

“I’m such a idiot.”

“You were doing well in the cave, considering how much you did?”

Sylvia approaches with brisk strides.

As she came closer, I could smell her elegant scent.

“That’s··· my area of expertise”

He looks at her with a sly smile.

In response, she was sending him a gentle gaze.

“Then, I will take care of Eugene instead, as you wish.”

“Sylvia me?”

Sylvia was smiling with a blushing face.

“I just··· I don’t think that would be bad.”

“You’ll probably regret it. There’s a pretty good chance of that.”

“Is that why?”

Her gaze turns to my lower body.

“That’s right. And besides Sylvia, there are other women too?”

“Put··· Did you really think I didn’t know that? ”

“Is it that obvious?”

“Yes. Very much.”

I didn’t expect this.

Did you notice it in their words or actions?

Since polygamy is common in this world, it might have been easy to figure it out just by looking at her attitude.

Sylvia has an expression reminiscent of a cute little devil.

She pressed her body against mine with a longing smile on her face.

“Anyone would easily know. If they knew Eugene’s sexual desire.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“You are really shameless and sly.”

“That’s my strong point.”

Sylvia looked at me intently for a moment, then smiled brightly and opened her mouth.

“I think so too.”

Sylvia, who had been smiling for a moment, took on a serious expression.

A charismatic face.

Words flowing from her mouth were full of pride and dignity.

“Article Eugene.”

“Yes.”

He answers in a way that matches Sylvia’s serious attitude.

Her words had an undeniable charisma.

“I’ll give you just one order. Please follow this rule.”

Her eyes had a determined look.

“Don’t die.”

“I swear.”

As soon as I finished answering, Sylvia smiled again as if nothing had happened and came into my arms.

“If Eugene dies, I will die too.”

“You’re saying something scary with a smiling face.”

“What do you think? If we do it the way Eugene usually says, then as long as you don’t die, that’s fine.”

Her playful speech and expressions make me laugh.

“Heh heh··· That’s right.”

Before I knew it, the surroundings were filled with darkness.

If you delay any longer, you will miss the perfect opportunity to infiltrate.

“Then I’ll be back soon. Sylvia will be waiting eagerly.”

Thud- thud-

Step into the passage leading down to the basement.

Since I’ve come this far, I have no choice but to try and make it either dead or alive.

“Eugene.”

As I walk down the hallway, Sylvia’s voice calls me.

When I turned my head back, she was smiling beautifully.

“You are the first person I have ever relied on in my life. Please don’t die.”

This is why I can’t go back empty-handed.

Even if the enemy’s true identity is a dragon, it is a situation where you have to cut off its head and turn back.

“I promise.”

*****

The palace of the Kingdom of Lumis.

In the room, a man was receiving reports from his subordinates.

“I searched all the towns and villages near Roerne, but I couldn’t find my target··· ”

The man’s face as he listened to the report distorted with each word.

The man’s name is Quirn.

He was one of the more prestigious nobles of the Kingdom of Lumis.

“Are you kidding me!”

Quirn’s shout echoes throughout the room.

As if that wasn’t enough, he also threw the vase that was right next to him at his subordinate.

The vase that hit the subordinate’s head shattered into pieces with a loud sound.

“큿··· Sorry.”

Quirn, breathing heavily and grumbling.

To anyone who saw him, he looked anxious and uneasy.

‘If this goes wrong…’

Quern was covered in cold sweat.

Treason is punishable by death, and in the most painful and cruel way possible.

‘It’s already too late to back out.’

Nothing much yet.

Even as he thought that way, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Even though the plan was going smoothly, which was risky, he was anxious, but contrary to his original expectations, Princess Sylvia was alive and well.

‘I’m on the same side as those guys, so if something happens, it’s okay…’

A fake Sylvia appeared in Quirn’s mind.

A being who promised to grant him most of the kingdom’s wealth and power, rather than just a successful nobleman.

At first, he also had a hard time believing it.

I just thought he was crazy.

But when I saw her skills, it seemed entirely possible.

If he had been a noble loyal to the kingdom, wouldn’t all these incidents have happened?

That wasn’t it, Quirn thought.

If he had refused, the corpse of a nobleman who died of unknown causes would have appeared.

“Haa··· ”

An annoyed sigh.

An unidentified being. She was definitely not an ordinary human being.

From unknown magic to mysterious means of luring ogres.

I was confident that with her, I could take over the kingdom.

‘But what is this feeling of anxiety… ‘

Eugene.

A bastard who appears from nowhere.

The guy was ruining everything.

“Report what you find out about this guy named Eugene.”

“That··· That. That too, not yet.”

“Even after pouring so much time and money into it?”

Quirn felt the anger that had just subsided rise to the top of his head again.

To the point where I thought I might have to completely replace all my subordinates once everything was finished.

If there had been one more vase around him, it would have flown away in an instant.

“You’re so stupid··!”

In fact, it was an unfair thing for his subordinates.

Because it was impossible to find out the identity of Eugene who suddenly appeared in another world.

However, the subordinates who were unaware of this fact had no choice but to silently endure Quirn’s insults for their shameful actions without even a single achievement.

“Whew···That’s it. It looks like he ran away like a rat, so let’s expand the investigation radius.”

“Yes!”

As his men left the room and Quirn was racking his brain, the one who entered the room was the fake Sylvia, the one he feared the most and was on his side.

“Things don’t seem to be going well.”

“Sorry···Sorry.”

The opposite of what happened just now.

Quirn lowered his head, suppressing his bubbling emotions.

“The enemy is right in front of you, what are you doing··· ”

“That···what do you mean?”

Fake Sylvia looked at Quirn with a pitiful look.

“Well··· I wouldn’t have known if it weren’t for the power he gave me.”

The quick-witted Quirn could tell from her reaction that the enemy had truly infiltrated her.

She, he knew, had the ability to do so.

“I’ll order my soldiers to catch him right now!”

“No··· It seems like they used some trickery. It won’t be possible with just soldiers. How many assassins do you have available right now?”

“Two people.”

Even Quirn thought that two was a small number.

However, it was not possible to infiltrate a large number of troops into the palace.

The two of them were only able to do it because she helped them.

“For now, I have no choice but to use that as it is. If possible, let’s deal with it on your own. If I want to continue acting as a noble princess safely, I can’t get involved in anything strange.”

“Yes!”

She took out a small bead and handed it to him.

The green light floating orb was pointing somewhere like a compass.

“Let’s find the guy with that. If we can’t handle it, you’d better be prepared.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

A fake Sylvia smile full of ominousness and sensuality.

Quirn felt a chill run down his spine.