episode_0084

“Hunchback. So do you have any more questions?”

“Who lives in there?”

“Are you curious? There is a small hole in the iron bars, so go and have a look.”

I was walking around a dark, enclosed space with the warden, listening to explanations. Then, I discovered a prison cell that looked particularly special, unlike other prisons. I glanced inside and saw a woman with one arm and one leg tied in chains. very… … It was beautiful.

“Lucia Silv.”

“Silv? If it’s Silve… … Isn’t it the imperial family’s castle?”

“The hunchback knows that. As you said, she was originally a princess. Now I have committed a crime and am imprisoned here.”

“Speaking of sin… … ?”

“The crime of colluding with demons. The crime of attempting to assassinate the prince and princess. She literally did things that a witch, or rather, a wicked woman would do.”

The warden clicked his tongue and motioned for me to step aside.

“But she escaped the death penalty just because she was the princess. Instead, I will be blinded and locked here until I die. Step back. I heard that you can die just by approaching it.”

You’re a princess, but you’re so greedy that you’ve done something you shouldn’t have done.

So, in the end, you end up like that.

This was it.

But soon, I was able to realize that the princess was not an evil woman. I, who had always lived my life worrying about what others thought, was actually able to feel a sense of kinship with Lucia.

He was falsely accused and turned into a hunchback, very similar to me. Because I’ve experienced it… … Lucia could see that she had been accused of a crime she did not commit. So, I remember paying more attention to Lucia out of sympathy alone.

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The Demon King invaded, and I participated in the war as an ordinary soldier of the Gaia Empire. Even though his skin melted from the burns and he was a hunchback… … I participated in the war to make money and for my hometown. is not it? When I think about it now, I think I just wanted to throw my body and limbs. I wanted to roll my already ruined body.

Endless war. Ironically, I survived because I was struggling to not die pointlessly. There was also a bit of luck.

Meanwhile, I suffered a serious injury. I had to recuperate for several months. But I refused to leave the front. Now that I think about it, it’s so stupid. I believed that if I stayed here, rations would be distributed to the people in my hometown. Anyway, his superiors temporarily placed him in a place that was unusually good for him. That was the guard of the Gaia Empire’s dungeon. They told me to take care of my injuries for a while and to act as a guard there. He was not defeated in battle with ordinary people, and he had a scary appearance, being both a hunchback and suffering from burns. It would have been perfect for creating a sense of fear.

So I ended up being a dungeon guard for about six months. It was there that he met Lucia for the first time and fell in love with each other.

“Don’t put the knife too close. It’s a little scary.”

If I rebelled here, I could really be misunderstood, so I was obediently taken by the female knight. Thanks to this, I was able to approach Lucia, who was walking in the garden.

“Keril. Who is this person?”

A voice I had grown tired of hearing in previous episodes. Judging from her beautiful face and enchanting voice, it must be Lucia Sylve.

“This person secretly entered the garden and was watching the princess.”

“I sincerely apologize for entering the garden without permission.”

I naturally pushed away the knife pointed at my neck and showed courtesy.

He is called Baron “Dran. Not long after becoming a baron, I got lost and didn’t know much about the buildings inside the palace.”

“Baron Dran?”

“Yes.”

Lucia slowly approached me.

“Her Highness the Princess!”

“It’s okay.”

Knights who prevent Lucia from approaching me. However, Lucia came a short distance away and carefully examined my face. … … Lucia’s eye color was this color. Lucia’s eyes that I couldn’t see even up close when we kissed. It felt like the most brilliant thing in the world.

“You are beautiful.”

ah.

This comes out of my mouth automatically.

“… … Yes?”

Lucia blushed at the embarrassing sound.

“This bastard!”

“It’s okay.”

Lucia muttered this while stopping the knight who was about to hit me.

“Baron Dran… … Ira. Daron… … . Daron Dran?”

The story goes faster if you already know about me. I caught Lucia’s small voice and quickly identified myself as him.

“Ah. You already know my name.”

“Yes?”

“My name is Daron.”

“… … Is it really Daron Dran?”

“Yes.”

A man appointed directly by First Princess Asabel. It would probably be an interesting topic of conversation even within the imperial palace.

“As you heard rumors, Her Royal Highness Princess Asabel recently appointed me as a Baron.”

“Are you your sister?”

At those words, Lucia’s pretty eyes frowned.

Oops.

Lucia and Asabel didn’t get along well. They have been compared a lot in the past, and I know that Asabel often suppressed Lucia so that she could not grow her power. Looking at the expressions on the faces of the maids and knights around the princess, it seemed like they had come to dislike me very much. It was one thing to be suspicious, but I must have been very displeased with the fact that my superior was the first princess.

It shouldn’t be like this.

“Ah. That doesn’t mean I’m Her Highness Princess Asabel’s faithful confidant. As it happened, I made a great contribution in the “Operation to Suppress Demonic Beasts” in which Her Majesty the Princess participated. As a reward, I received a title.”

“What do you want to get from me by doing that?”

“Yes?”

“It sounds like you are making excuses to impress me. Or are you going that far to hide it so that you and my sister don’t get involved?”

People around me seem to think so too. It seemed like he was considered a frivolous person. If your first impression is like this, it is not good.

“That can’t be right. I, Daron, never lie.”

“Not as Baron Dran, but as Daron… … What do you mean?”

“Your Majesty! You need to go and ask right away. Don’t you know what they’re up to again?”

The female knight who was aiming her sword shouted that you cannot leave me alone. It was clear that there was great resentment between the two sisters.

“Go.”

“Your Majesty!”

“Thank you.”

I bowed my head and expressed my gratitude. As expected, he was so nice that it was a shame. If I were Lucia, who knew nothing, she would have immediately investigated me and demanded an apology. Even if he wasn’t strong enough to challenge Asabel directly, he would have humiliated me. But Lucia let me go cleanly.

“Her Highness the beautiful princess. See you later.”

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Daron was gone, but female knight Keryl was still dissatisfied. Although it was the choice of the princess, her master, there was a feeling that she let go too easily.

“Charge. That bastard was looking at Her Highness with very dirty eyes.”

“Don’t call me a bastard.”

“Yes?”

Keryl was embarrassed. It wasn’t a good thing to swear in front of the princess, but swearing couldn’t be separated from Keryl, who was originally from a lowly class. After being recognized for his potential and receiving favor from Lucia, becoming a knight protecting her, the frequency of using swear words decreased. However, no one stopped swearing at times like these. Speaking harshly for the princess also relieved the frustration of those who served Lucia. Lucia herself did not stop Keryl like that.

“Charge. Why are you doing that?”

“Me?”

Also, they stopped me from calling the cub a cub… … , Lucia’s face now.

‘Fuck? no way?’

“How am I?”

“Oh, no.”

Keryl was puzzled and looked in the direction where the cub had disappeared. And then check Lucia again. Lucia was staring in the direction where the bastard had disappeared with an expression full of regret.

It’s a good thing that Lucia, who had no interest in men at all, felt attracted to the opposite sex. however… … The problem was that the target was a man who was doing such a revealing thing. The wise and innocent Lucia Silve was not the only one showing this expression, but it also applied to all the people around her.

“Keril.”

“Yes.”

“Investigate a man named Daron Dran.”

‘phew. ‘I guess it was a mistake.’

But that was an illusion, Keryl thought. Looking at the investigation, it looks like they have no intention of just letting it go. Anyone could see that he was a suspicious kid, so he should be investigated at least once.

“From the past to recent events. Oh, also research people around you.”

“Yes.”

“And… … What do you like? Also check to see if there is a girl you like. It would be good to find out things like your tastes.”

“… … Yes?”

“I’ll just go in then. Good job, Keryl.”

Lucia left the garden, leaving a dumbfounded Keryl behind. The maids follow Lucia one after another. Lucia entered her room and dismissed the maids, saying she wanted to be alone. He placed his hand on his pounding chest as if it wasn’t calming down.

“We finally met.”

She muttered the name secretly.

“Daron.”

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“Ssi haircut. No matter how much I think about this, it’s the worst first impression.”

This is the reunion we have been waiting for. It was Lucia’s first time seeing me, but it was a moment I had missed so much. I’m glad Lucia is so kind and trusts me, but in reality, she probably still has doubts.

Lucia Sylve… … I am the only woman who cannot be treated carelessly. Oh, if you include my mother, it’s second.

I don’t want to be forceful or approach with dark intentions. I want to be purely likeable like in the previous episode, but if I do this, it will be a pain in the ass.

“Anyway, I came in the end.”

After wandering around for a few more minutes, asking people, I arrived at Asabel Sylve’s palace. I went inside after getting my identity verified by the soldier guarding the entrance. Head straight to Asabel’s office.

“Baron Dran. Welcome.”

“Are you inside?”

You are inside “. majesty! Baron Dran has arrived!”

Soon I heard a voice telling me to come in from inside the room. The door opens, and I enter the office I came into a few days ago. And I soon met them.

“Daron?”

“Oh. Do we know each other?”

Charlotte, the red-haired warrior. And there were my boyfriend Zed and my colleague Eline.