episode_0061
by fnovelpia
The Duke of Maynor was astonished.
The palace.
They deliberately prepared a table that looked like a palace.
Because I expected that if the royal family returned, they would definitely show up.
But I didn’t know it would become this big of a deal.
No, I didn’t know that so many followers would gather and that the power of the royal family would become as strong as it is now.
That thing just now was definitely magic.
An evil force controlled by the royal family.
Suddenly, it covered the people and disappeared. The people, and the ominous darkness… .
All I could see outside the window was Carl, Chloe, and their enemies.
As the orchestra’s performance faded away, the place became quiet. Compared to the screaming scene just a moment ago, it seemed eerily peaceful.
“What happened?”
“Palace.”
“What?”
“The palace itself is a part of the imperial family.”
“I know that, but is something like that even possible?”
“…as you can see.”
The peacock chuckled.
It’s definitely not a laughter with good intentions.
“It seems to be one of the traps installed in the palace.”
“Oh, now that I think about it, there was something like that.”
The two recalled the information they had obtained while investigating the palace for a long time.
The palace had many traps and devices to prevent invasion from outside.
But even that was not fully understood. The facilities, spells, and magical tools installed in the palace all responded only to the power of the royal family. Even though I knew that they existed, I did not know the principles.
“Then everyone will be safe.”
“Yeah, I guess I’m wandering around somewhere in the vast palace.”
“Are you just buying time… .”
“I don’t know what the plan is, but I think you should step forward. It’s too much for Carl.”
Louis nodded and prepared to jump out the window.
I couldn’t leave them alone since Nathan, who had been protecting Carl and Chloe, was gone.
“…!?”
But Louis, who was about to break the glass of the window, stopped dead in his tracks.
He paused and turned his head to the end of the passage. The darkness that had enveloped the palace had disappeared, but it was now full night, so only the faint torches illuminated the passage.
Footsteps were heard at the end of the dark passage.
Thud thud-
It wasn’t a hasty step.
It wasn’t a slow walk, but rather a precise stride towards the destination.
“Chris, I think the guy outside is going to have to do something about it.”
“……”
“I think it’ll be hard for me to protect you from now on.”
“…Is that so.”
Louis took stock of his opponent at a glance.
The murderous aura exuded by the approaching intruder was like a well-honed blade.
“Has this level of power already awakened… .”
For a member of the royal family who was described as a monster, he looked too ordinary. But Louis knew as soon as he saw him. The one approaching was absolutely unignorable.
Like the crowd outside, she was wearing a mask covering her face and wearing a white, loose-fitting outfit. It was a royal-style outfit decorated with black patterns. She was much shorter than Louis, and the silhouette revealed through the loose-fitting outfit looked slender. In other words, she was most likely a woman.
“Looks like a woman.”
“No way, princess!?”
“Um… .”
As the two were talking, he came closer.
As I got closer, I saw her blond hair growing out in waves.
She had beautiful wavy hair.
He was saying that the sword in his hand was not approaching him in a friendly manner.
“Get back. As far away as possible.”
“…Okay.”
When I looked closely, I could tell for sure.
It’s dangerous.
He is not an opponent you can fight while being considerate of his circumstances. He is too strong to fight while worrying about protecting the Duke.
After hearing Louis’s words, the Duke hurried forward.
The masked woman flinched and gathered mana into her sword.
“Where!”
“Oh, that won’t do.”
A high-pitched voice flowed out, though it was distorted.
Louis blocked the sword aimed at the duke.
Before he knew it, he had a sword in his hand.
“……”
“Let’s send that guy away and play with me. Okay?”
It wasn’t a strong swordsmanship, but Louis easily destroyed it.
He slowly straightened his posture, realizing that the man blocking his way was not ordinary. He did not answer.
“You’re the cold type, I said it with courage… .”
“……”
Looking at the man who spoke so lightly that it seemed absurd despite the strength he felt, a slight sense of bewilderment was transmitted from behind the mask.
“You can tell at first glance that she’s an ajumma, but I’m sure there’s no other man like her, right?”
“…!?”
The masked woman tilted her head.
His face was covered so I couldn’t see his expression, but I could tell from the way he was shaking his head crookedly that he was very bewildered.
“My name is Louise, what about you, ma’am?”
“…Die.”
“I can’t hear you very well?”
The tip of the sword in his hand was shaking slightly.
To be exact, the masked woman shuddered.
“Die!!!”
A high-pitched voice filled the passage.
It was almost like a warning of an attack.
The woman immediately rushed to Louis like lightning.
visor-!
The palace corridors were filled with the sound of metal clashing.
It was a clash of swords that would not be resolved for some time.
*
“Ugh, ugh… .”
Daniela opened her eyes feeling dizzy.
I was clearly enveloped in an eerie darkness, and I thought I was going to die without being able to move, but it seemed like I wasn’t dead yet.
There was a dark spot in his eyes.
It was a place that smelled musty and was full of moisture, making it feel uncomfortable.
“…Underground?”
It was like an underground.
It was like a dungeon, or a maze.
Anyway, it was clear that this wasn’t the afterlife. If it was, it would be terrible. There was a face next to me that I didn’t want to see.
“Maybe?”
An elegant voice was heard.
If Daniela’s voice was a clean and beautiful voice, the voice just now had a beautiful yet cold impression. In any case, it was clear that it was a voice that was hard to forget once you heard it.
“Be, Beatrice… . You’re safe.”
“I won’t harm unrelated people.”
I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but I did it anyway.
Because the situation is so unbelievable and it’s hard for anyone to remain sane.
“Where is this… .”
“Palace Basement.”
“Yes?”
“…Probably. They can’t send that many people, including us, far away at once.”
“Oh, I see.”
But he seemed too calm to be in his right mind.
Daniela looked at Beatrice, puzzled.
I’ve definitely been through the same thing, but how come people who claim to be royals showed up at a peaceful banquet hall and caused an unbelievable commotion?
Even though she is first class, Daniela still doesn’t have much experience.
Even though I grew up in a country plagued by the threat of demons, this was my first time experiencing something like this. It was my first time experiencing a mysterious power, and my first time seeing the royal family. At first glance, their power seemed very strong.
On the other hand, Beatrice, who was only a second class student, looked around as if nothing had happened and found the door. The two of them were inside a room.
Beatrice opened the door and said.
“Are you going to stay here?”
“Oh, no!”
I absolutely hate it.
I wanted to get out of this unpleasant underground place quickly.
Daniela answered quickly and walked over to Beatrice.
They weren’t very close, but the unfamiliar situation… this space that stimulated a little bit of fear made Daniela stick close to Beatrice.
…We walked like that for a long time.
“A little, fall off?”
“I’m not doing this because I like it, am I?”
“Because I’m so scared… Oh my.”
I had no choice but to quietly listen to the nagging.
Even if they tried to deny it, it would have been even funnier to see Daniela trembling and holding onto the hem of Beatrice’s dress as she walked.
“Hey, your dress is wrinkled.”
“I’ll buy it for you!”
“It’s expensive… .”
She grumbled about how expensive it could be, but Daniela didn’t care. She hated the situation where she had to rely on the annoying Beatrice.
with a splash-
“Wow!!”
The sound of feet stepping into a puddle and a scream were heard simultaneously.
Daniela was startled, but soon came to her senses and thought. This is underground, so it wouldn’t be strange to have stagnant water. It’s damp and humid underground…
“Pine.”
“Yes…!?”
“It hasn’t been that long since I was born.”
It was a shocking statement, but Beatrice spoke calmly, as if she had been hit by raindrops. It was something like, “It’s going to rain soon.”
“Blood, why the blood… .”
“Hey, turn on the light.”
“Fire?”
“I didn’t bring any magic tools, so you light up the surroundings with magic.”
Oh my god, turn on the lights.
What if enemies or monsters find us? I’ve heard rumors that terrible creatures lurk in the basement of the palace.
“……”
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
Normally, she would have been taken aback by that bold remark, and would have laughed at the look in her eyes that made fun of her, a first-class student, but Daniela cast her magic without saying a word.
Paat-!
Light spread out from the small sphere Daniela had summoned.
The spheres circled Daniela and Beatrice.
It was an impressive piece of advanced magic.
Beatrice whistled and praised it as useful.
Daniela’s gloomy expression improved significantly.
But the sight that soon unfolded made me frown again.
All I could see was blood and a corpse.
The bodies of what appeared to be the group that had stormed the banquet hall and those of what appeared to be knights of the religious order were mixed together.
It was a sight that told us that a big fight had taken place here.
Even Daniela, who had been flustered, calmly looked around and recognized the situation.
It’s not that long since there was any trace. Maybe they were still fighting in front of me.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes…?”
“Go help. Get out of here quickly.”
“Ha, but Beatrice, you didn’t bring a sword, right?”
“It’s okay. We have a first-class wizard.”
Beatrice spoke confidently and smiled.
The sly gesture he made towards Daniela seemed so annoying.
“Found.”
Just as I was about to snap at him in frustration, I heard a voice harassing my ears.
It was a very unpleasant voice to hear.
I don’t know if it’s because the voice was magically altered, or if the other person just looked horrible.
When I turned around in surprise, there was a man dressed in the same outfit as the ones who had attacked the banquet hall. He immediately rushed at me. The sword he swung came right up to my nose.
“!!!”
He was so surprised that he gathered his mana.
I couldn’t die in a place like this.
Daniela still had a lot of work to do… She had just entered the Academy, she had to graduate, she had to return to the Allies, she had to find love, there was so much she wanted to do.
“Kwak!”
The sword of the approaching day was so fast that I thought it was too late.
But it couldn’t reach the black Daniela.
Before he could even reach her, the masked man let out a final gasp and collapsed.
Blood spurted everywhere.
“Are you okay?”
A welcoming face appeared behind the fallen man.
Although he was not a familiar face, I was happy to see him because he was a knight of the church. My faith naturally grew.
“Black… Sir, knight.”
“You are the ladies who attended the banquet. I will be serving you from now on.”
The knight of the sect spoke to calm Daniela, who was trembling.
Beatrice, covered in blood, looked unharmed. She was unlucky enough to be close to the fallen man, and her whole body was covered in his splattered blood… .
The knight glanced at her.
She was wearing a black dress, so even if she got blood on her, it wouldn’t be noticeable; it would just soak through. The problem was that the blood was on her pure white skin, which stood out.
The area of the clothes was small, and the pure white flesh, black fabric, and red blood that were exposed here and there created a sensational atmosphere. It was only for a moment, but it seemed like he was licking the blood on his cheek with his tongue.
‘Did I see something wrong…?’
There’s no way a noble lady would do something like that.
It’s amazing that he didn’t even scream while covered in blood, but he licked his tongue and licked the blood? That doesn’t make sense.
The knight thought he had seen something wrong and continued on his way with the two men.
*
“Suddenly a dirty royal family member appears… .”
“They don’t seem to be royalty. Aren’t they just subordinates?”
“That’s right. I heard that the royal family is heterogeneous, so you can tell right away.”
I felt awkward walking alone, so I made an excuse to talk to myself.
Even though he was a knight of the sect, it seemed inevitable that he would feel nervous at this moment when he was overcoming a crisis with the noble ladies of Arita.
“The royal family and royal family disappeared long ago, right…?”
“That’s right, but you showed up again today? You showed up at the Academy a while ago too.”
“What, unknown?”
“Yeah.”
Daniela still couldn’t believe what she was going through. She asked Beatrice over and over again. Was this real? Was it really the royal family and the royal family that she had dismissed as just a story from the past?
“Don’t worry. I will protect you two even at the risk of my life.”
“Oh my! You’re so handsome.”
The knight blurted out words he couldn’t keep.
I felt proud when I was standing in front of these beauties that I couldn’t take my eyes off of.
It was instinctive to want to look good somehow.
Beatrice snorted in response.
He smiled a brainwashing and deadly smile.
The knight, who was glancing at the sight, became even more proud.
I didn’t even care what the laughter meant. It didn’t matter if it was mockery or love for me.
The important thing is that you smiled. And that you were beautiful.
“Well, I’m glad I met you, sir!”
“Is that so? It’s an honor!”
“Yes, I’m really worried about how the two of us will get through this place- Ugh!”
Daniela’s words, which had been smiling brightly and agreeing, were cut off.
She gave a short groan and then collapsed as if she had fallen asleep.
dump-
I looked back at Daniela, feeling like something was wrong.
What he saw was Beatrice, who was catching the falling Daniela and carefully laying her down.
Ji-i-ik-
Then she tore the dress she was wearing apart.
Her eyes met with those of the knight who was looking at her as if he had no idea what was going on.
The knight of the sect looked into his alluring turquoise eyes.
It was strange. I’m sure they had blue eyes… .
‘Is it because of the light?’
It was hazy.
Her turquoise eyes, her delicate skin exposed when the dress she was wearing was torn out of nowhere, everything was unreal.
It was unrealistically beautiful.
and.
It looked dangerous.
“Huh? Oh, don’t worry about it. It was just uncomfortable because it was wet from the blood.”
“…I see.”
He speaks as if nothing happened.
The knight almost agreed with her words, but shook his head and came to his senses.
Something is wrong.
“Oh, how did you fall down… .”
It was definitely wrong for a noble lady who was walking normally to collapse.
“Don’t worry about it. I just knocked you out.”
“……”
As she spoke, she laid down and tidied up Daniela’s bangs one by one as she slept. The sight was very seductive and fascinating.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
But I knew instinctively.
The existence before my eyes is terrible.
A terrible and dangerous being… .
“Who are you… .”
“……”
Now that I think about it, I didn’t ask your name.
I knew that there were two noble ladies attending the banquet, but I didn’t know exactly who they were.
Beatrice smiled at the knight’s question and opened her palms, facing upwards.
Swoosh-
A black helmet appeared on the palm of his hand.
The mana felt from the pitch was considerable.
The knight’s eyes widened as he stared at the helmet for a long time.
“That, that’s…!!”
As a knight of the church, it was a helmet that he could not help but know.
It was an artifact, a relic.
But you shouldn’t be here… .
“Oh, this? Don’t worry about it.”
He grabbed the helmet with both hands, giggling, and put it on his head.
As the helmet completely covered her face, light poured out from her eye sockets.
“You won’t have to worry about anything in the future. Anything… .”
It was an eerie turquoise glow.
What it meant was clear.
“Unknown!!! Yes, you- Kk… Kk!”
The knight, who was about to raise his hand to his sword in surprise, froze in place. His body did not move. Not even a sound came out.
The knight looked at Beatrice with wide eyes, breathing heavily.
There was no sign of the alluring woman wearing a dress that was torn in several places. Nor was there any flesh visible between the torn dresses… .
In front of me, there was only a person wearing a helmet and black armor.
The turquoise glow emanating from the armor, cloak, and helmet was identical to the appearance of the royal family that the Academy students had witnessed in the report.
Unknown.
He was a member of the royal family.
And as he saw now, it was the princess.
Drumroll please!
That’s it.
The sight that the knight of the sect saw while alive, the thoughts that filled his head, that was the end of it.
The neck was turned 180 degrees and broken.
I could hear ligaments snapping, joints twisting, and bones breaking.
He died just like that.
I can’t even scream.
“Huh, huh. Then shall we go? I want to see you soon~”
Beatrice hummed as she stepped over the man’s body and escaped the basement.
I was looking forward to it.
The moment I face the sword again in this form… .
I wanted to see Carl again, overcome with intense emotions when he encounters the unknown.
Even so,
I wanted to face it like this.
The distorted face of the sword, the hot emotions it evokes… .
When I have no face, when I am Beatrice, I only show a cold and blunt appearance… .
Because you have a face as cold as ice… .
Even like this…!
Unknown’s steps seemed much lighter.
There is something to be gained by covering one’s face and hiding one’s identity.
That’s honesty.
Ironically, wearing a mask can free you from the mask you normally wear.
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