episode_0046

Butadon made a mistake.

It would have been better if I had not seen it.

If that were the case, I wouldn’t have been faced with such a blindingly intense flash of light.

“Light! Devour your enemies!”

An intense flash of light extending from Nabia.

It had no attack power, but it was lethal to the eyes.

“Kaaaah!!!”

The guy was completely unprepared.

He lost his eyesight and started swinging his fists around recklessly.

Obviously, it doesn’t work for me.

All that can be heard is the sound of the air being violently torn apart.

“He’s got great strength, but you can’t find any real skills.”

The moment when Butadon’s body staggered.

I just stabbed him in the side with a knife.

Phew!

“Gah···! What the heck···!”

“No matter how dull you may seem, you know you’ve been stabbed by a knife, right?”

“This, this can’t be happening··· It clearly didn’t work···”

“That’s stupid.”

That’s the story when you concentrate your power.

There’s no way I could concentrate my energy on running wild.

Panic made me even more vulnerable to defense.

“Oh, I won’t forgive you!”

“What incredible strength. Even if you get stabbed in the side, you can still move···!”

Butadon tried to use the sword that had been thrust into him.

Even the dullest of men could tell roughly where the stabbing came from.

Wheee!

“Keuk···!”

A sword that is retrieved before the fist is swung.

Blood spurted out as Butadon struck the air.

Although his body seemed to be able to bear it, he was not accustomed to pain.

It’s literally like putting pearls on a pig’s neck.

“What a waste of power.”

The part I hit earlier still hurts, but I have the advantage.

No matter how strong you are, it’s useless.

Because the humans who use it are worse than animals.

“I’ll finish it right away.”

“I won’t leave you alone!!!”

The next target is the neck.

He stabbed the rampaging guy straight in the neck.

“Kwak···!! This, this guy··· is trying to kill me now···! Where are you! Where did you get the courage···!”

“Keep your eyes closed. It won’t take long.”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into the dark depths.

There was some bleeding, but it was shallow.

Either it was blocked by instinct or the flesh was too thick.

Since it is larger than a pig, it will likely take some time to process.

“It’s pretty funny.”

A stab that targets only the weak points.

After being attacked several times, Butadon soon began to gasp for breath.

“Haa··· Huh··· Ugh··· Th, stop···!”

“You’re not the type of person to stop just because I tell you to, are you?”

The neck area is protected by a heterogeneous magical power.

Even though he may look stupid, he seems to have learned a lot because it is a matter of life and death.

But it is impossible to protect the entire body.

Naturally, the mangled body gradually lost strength.

“I, I lost!”

“Yeah. Yeah.”

“I said I lost! Stop it now! If this continues, I’ll really···”

Still have the energy to scream.

It seems that he doesn’t have the ability to learn that he shouldn’t give up.

“Okay. Then let me ask you a few questions.”

“Really? Well, I’ll answer anything. Just let me live!”

How stupid.

I have never said that I would spare your life.

Given his personality, he must have had the opposite experience, but he never thought he would be the target.

“Where did those horns come from?”

“I got this from the demon tribe.”

“Demon? If they’re demons… Didn’t the warriors kill them all in the past because they were allied to the Demon King? ”

This is a fact from a fairy tale that even children know.

There has never been even a rumor of survivors until now.

“That, that’s right···! Those guys are attached to the prince···! I asked those guys to give me strength

All!”

“It’s nice that you can talk without me asking.”

It looks like he really wants to live.

But there was something that concerned me.

Apparently Sabrina had said he belonged to the princess faction.

That’s an unreasonable answer.

“But lying is not good.”

“What, what···! That, that’s not a lie!”

“Everyone knows that you are on the princess’ side.”

Of course, I didn’t know until recently.

“Ah! That, that’s… It’s because I’m actually a spy on the prince’s side.”

“Pretending to help the princess, but actually helping the prince?”

“That, that’s right···! That’s pretty huge information, right?”

“That’s definitely a lot of information.”

It became complicated because I even said useless information.

If you kill him now, there is a good chance that you will run into trouble with the prince.

But even if you survive, it’s a problem.

Since he’s not the type of guy who’ll reform, something annoying is bound to happen.

There is an option to hand it over to the princess, but this guy is the type of person who becomes incredibly annoying if left unchecked.

I’m also a bit dull when it comes to politics.

“If we get this deeply entangled, there’s nothing we can do.”

Ultimately, you have to choose.

Just a little bit of which side to stick to.

“Well, if there’s anything else you want to ask, just tell me!”

“Yeah. I have something to ask··· ”

Since we’re already involved, we have to dig up everything we can.

It’s a good thing he’s not the type of guy to hide information.

“If you have any more in-depth information, please tell me.”

“Right now, the princess’s side… Huh… is in a pretty critical condition.”

“I haven’t heard of such a story.”

“Now, all the knights escorting him are under the influence of the prince.”

“That’s it?”

It’s a pretty serious situation.

It means that you can remove it if you put your mind to it.

You could say that this was the princess’s complete defeat.

No matter how great your achievements are, they are meaningless if you die.

“Ma, thanks to the cooperation of the demons. We succeeded in brainwashing them. It took years, but it has paid off! You, if you join us, I will speak well to you above!”

“The prince and princess···”

Realistically speaking, it’s better to side with the prince.

But I felt reluctant.

I was very concerned that he had joined hands with an unknown demon.

“Why did you join hands with the demons? And tell me how you joined hands.”

“I don’t know how they joined hands. But··· If the prince is useful, he’ll join hands even with a demon.”

“···What if it’s useless?”

“Your skills will be more than enough! If you actively help the prince, he will be praised for his achievements!”

I could read a rather troubled expression on his face.

I made a decision.

If possible, I don’t want to get deeply involved.

Based on the fragmentary information, it seems that the prince may try to eliminate you if you stay still.

Because you will be a knowledgeable person but not an active colleague.

It would be better to side with the princess.

Just saving someone’s life once is a huge achievement.

I think it’s best to save the princess and get out of the way while cooperating to some extent.

“In the end··· is it the prince who turns into the enemy?”

“Hit···?!”

“I feel uneasy and I don’t think our personalities match. Of course, if you had tried to handle it quietly, you wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble in the first place.”

There is too much chance of it leaking out.

If we leave it alive, it will definitely leak to this pig noble, and counterattack is also a problem.

It’s a headache to think about how sloppy the process was to get here in the first place.

“Really··· I got involved in a lot of trouble because of you.”

“I’ll give you the money I have! Half of it! I’ll give you half!”

“No need.”

The effects of the blindness have ended, but you are no longer in a position to fight.

While we were talking, a lot of blood flowed.

“I’d rather have a princess known to be beautiful than a prince who is creepy.”

The moment the sword is swung.

Butadon’s body was cut down limply.

Even great power was meaningless when the user was in a very weak state.

*****

“Princess Camilla”

Princess Camilla.

The most likely candidate to ascend to the throne at present.

The one who entered her room while she was working was her most loyal servant.

“The escort replenishment seems to be ending soon.”

“Thank goodness.”

“Yes. If it weren’t for Butadon, it would have been quite difficult.”

“Since the monsters suddenly attacked, you didn’t forget to compensate the dead people, right?”

“Yes. It was done in secret, but everyone was treated with the utmost respect.”

“How is the investigation into the raid going?”

The courtier kept his mouth shut at the princess’s question.

Because there were no significant results.

“I guess it’s just a coincidence···”

“Of course··· I’ve never heard of controlling a monster.”

But Camilla didn’t let go of her suspicions.

The escort gets hit hard by a random attack?

It was a difficult thing to understand.

Of course, it was true that such things happened occasionally, so there was nothing more that could be done.

“Have you finished verifying the escort?”

“Yes. They are all people who have been thoroughly examined throughout the year. Their backgrounds are also trustworthy.”

“It happened faster than I thought.”

“I don’t really like Butadon, but I can’t ignore the connections he’s built up since his father’s time.”

“It would have been better if I could have improved my son’s personality a bit.”

Camilla sighed lightly.

It’s true that it helps, but it’s also quite a headache.

Even the nobles were clearly having a negative impact on the public sentiment by taking women at will.

“It’s because our ancestors passed away early.”

“ ···I guess we should stop talking about the inevitable. More importantly, when are the additional appointments of escorts scheduled?”

“I expect it to be around next month, but it might be delayed by another month or so.”

“I’ll leave that part to you.”

Although she was anxious, Camilla quietly sent her subject away.

I braced myself because of the sudden change.

“Somehow··· I feel like my brother won’t stay still, so my heart is pounding.”

The beautiful black-haired princess was lost in a state of inexorable distress.