episode_0162

Perhaps, in anticipation of all this, the King of Alysseum gave me a letter entrusting Satya to me…

It was possible to guess that the king and Satya’s personal affairs were being targeted by someone.

＇Then.. of course.＇

{The Oath of Diendeluka}, which was almost directly connected to {Kingdom of Alyseum}, was a link that even later kings could not easily touch.

If they were trying to protect Satya from someone using that link…

＇Is she the first princess..＇

if..

If the second princess had successfully led the {Extria} War to victory, she would have been in a situation where her status could have surpassed that of the king.

However, thanks to the mother who punished the second princess, from the first princess’s perspective, it was as if the obstacle that had been hindering her had disappeared.

Then, the person who poses a threat to the remaining heir to the throne is the third princess, Satya.

No matter how weak or powerless the third princess is, she is a true royal, and can take the throne in place of the first princess at any time.

It could be assumed that the king, who was aware of all of this, protected the third princess with a ring called {Dian Deluca’s Oath}.

If so, all of these situations roughly fit together.

The fate of my mother is already unknown.

If I, the son of such a hero, and Satya, the third princess of {Alysseum Kingdom}, become engaged.

One day, he could become a risk factor in taking over the king’s position.

Sigh..

I look at the group of bandits who are already not breathing.

＇The {Royal Knights} were expelled..＇

Thieves are made up of people who don’t care if they die at any time.

Among them, it was said that there was a {Royal Knights} member who was expelled due to an unsavory incident.

So what if you use them to kill Satya and at the same time blame everything on your mother?

Of course, my mother’s heroic status has already soared…

This means that even the risk factors that could keep the throne in check have completely disappeared.

Everything was sorted out.

I approached the escort driver and explained in detail the speculation I had been thinking about.

＂Dahuin, if this is really true…＂

＂The first princess…?＂

The escort driver tightly wraps around Satya, who is trembling in fear, even though he doesn’t know what to do.

“Then you wouldn’t move so sloppily.”

“Obviously, these thieves must have used tricks to help them complete their mission.”

I look carefully at Satya, who was hiding behind the guard and covering his ears.

＇Too young..＇

It will be scary.

How timid she must have been living all this time… all of her past must have bound her like a thorny vine.

“Satya… would you like to come by for a moment?”

I look at her with a kinder smile.

After talking to him for a while, he could tell that he was not someone who would harm him, so the escort driver quietly moved out of the way.

Dark red hair.

Beautiful golden eyes appear faintly, as if shimmering with tears.

“Would you mind lending me a hand for a moment?”

Satya slowly moves in response to Dahin’s question.

＇It’s not an eye that hates me..＇

Alisharon-Satya has been living in the kingdom without any presence, as if she were dead.

As a princess who would lead the country in the future, a body that could not use magical power was nothing short of a huge shackle.

Satya, who knew his situation better than anyone else, deliberately went into hiding to avoid being noticed by others.

I started to become alienated from everything.

Because I hated the way people looked at me…

Those eyes that distinguish between worthless beings, as if looking at them.

Those discriminatory views… drove Satya’s self-esteem to the ground.

But even though he knew his entire identity and his current situation…

Dahin’s blue eyes showed unchanging beautiful tranquility.

A gaze that does not discriminate against anyone.

That smile that treats you more warmly.

Satya carefully lifts her hand and places it on his palm.

[Ring of Protection and Resentment]

If you charge a certain amount of magic power, even those who cannot use magic power can use {magic tools}.

The activation time, intensity, and size can be adjusted depending on the amount of magical energy charged.

-It is a {magic tool} that contains one person’s grudges for a long time and boasts considerable effectiveness.

＂I’ll give you this..＂

I carefully hand over the [Ring of Protection and Resentment] that I received from old Mamu.

It changed in size to perfectly fit her already thin index finger, and soon began to radiate beautiful, opaque magic.

“I’m fully charged with magical power so I can use it at any time.”

“Satya… this will protect you.”

Seeing Dahin looking at her warmly, Satya touches the ring she was given and grabs his sleeve as he tries to stand up.

Hot…

“My mother always said that Dahuin was a really great person.”

＂I said he was a hero no less than Dincia..＂

Sigh..

Sitia began to gently hand over something that was hanging around her neck.

Rattling..

It was a [token of royal faith] with Satya’s engraving on it.

＇Shape of the necklace?＇

“My mother always worried about me and pitied me.”

“As a full-fledged woman, I know to some extent my situation and position.”

Satya looks confidently, revealing that she is by no means a weak woman.

“You don’t have to get married to me..”

“It’s just.. my sister who planned all of this.”

“No.. I want you to stop them..”

Satya has been expressing her concerns, saying that her mother, that is, the king, is in danger.

I had a vague idea that the king’s safety in the kingdom was in danger, but I never expected such words to come out of Satya’s mouth.

She is showing tremendous courage right now.

‘You must have guessed it..’

‘You may have been hiding and pretending not to notice, but that’s not true..’

Satya’s anxious eyes became more upright.

Even though I was in a position where I did not have the resources to help the king, I could not bear to refuse Satya’s request.

Perhaps the king had anticipated all this and entrusted the third princess, Satya, to me.

＇Then.. it’s really a high dansu.＇

As Satya said… this means that the royal power of {Alysseum Kingdom} has already almost passed to the first princess.

It was said that the current king’s safety was also critical.

The act of purging my mother’s second princess… in some ways, was enough of a reason to take responsibility for Satya as the king said.

Even if that’s the case…

I couldn’t take Satya, who was so young and delicate, on the journey ahead.

I smiled at Satya’s request and reassured him for a moment. Then, I quietly called the escort and briefed him on the current situation in {Dirrin Village}.

“Take this.”

“You will need it.”

I hand over all the preserved food and daily necessities contained in the [Subspace Ring].

“If you go straight in this direction, you will see {Dirrin Village}.”

＂Then what about Dahein..?＂

“I am currently unable to take Princess Satya with me.”

“Even if it is the king’s order…”

Dahuin tells the female knight that he will come find her when everything is over, and stops the carriage that is tilted on its side and uses [Mintra Candle] to heal the fallen horses.

“The ring will protect you until you get there.”

The dizzying cries of quite violent monsters could be heard around {Dirlin Village}, which was in a dark and eerie deep forest.

If Dahein hadn’t saved them in the first place, they would have died, so the guard was just grateful for the goodwill he had shown.

Sigh..

Satya grabs Dahuin’s sleeve once again and approaches him, gently hugging him.

I was taken aback by her sudden behavior, but…

It was nice to see Satya, who was still a young girl, moving forward proudly even in this situation.

Wow..

I just… quietly hug her and receive Satya’s strength in my own way.

“Don’t worry too much.. Everything will be fine, Satya.”

How reassuring Dahuin’s words were… Even if they were lies, at this moment, Satya was more comforting than any other words.

After sending them to {Dirlin Village}, I started moving forward again with Belze who was watching blankly from the side.

‘Maybe the king…’

Although it was only a guess, the thought occurred to me that the king might already have known of the first princess’s plan.

It was also a situation where Satya, who had no power or strength, did not know whether he would be able to stay safe in the kingdom.

However, the idea of marrying her to me and sending her here was quite contradictory in itself.

Because if he was really going to take advantage of his mother’s status, whose life or death was unknown, to get married to him, he would have gotten married to the first princess who had all the qualifications, not the third princess.

Since the first princess tried to kill Satya, who had no power or power, the king may have done this to protect the third princess.

Of course, these thoughts were all just guesses and by no means certain.

I look at the [Token of Royal Faith] handed to me by Satya and quietly put it in the [Subspace Ring].

＇The beginning of the war itself was a dark plan..＇

‘if..’

The thought creeps in that perhaps the mysterious being radiating black-purple magical power is related to the first princess.