Capitulo 90

Episode 90

Suddenly, they drew their swords and ran towards me.

Fio, who was in my arms, quickly jumped up and crushed the knight’s body.

It had small, fluffy front legs, but the knight’s body fell down like a doll.

Another knight pushed Marco, who was blocking it, and waved his sword at me.

The knight who just flew also lifted his tattered body and lunged at Fio again.

It looks like he’s been possessed by a ghost!

[These guys must have been hit by distorted magic!]

Two voices were heard at the same time.

The movements of the crazy knights were rough, but they were pushing them more radically than usual.

Knowing that the knights were crazy, Marco and Fio couldn’t help but focus on stopping them.

Princess, we’re blocking it, so get out and call for help… !

One of the knights crashed into him and Marco couldn’t finish his words.

Marco’s body was limp.

The bloodshot eyes of the lost knight turned to me.

It’s like a beast looking for its next prey.

Woah!

At that moment, Fio, who returned to his original form, collided with his body.

The knight lost his sword and fell to the ground, vomiting blood.

[Are you okay?]

After turning his body once, he saw another knight lying behind Fio.

Yes, I’m fine, except for a small surprise… More than that, you didn’t tell me that the these men were also affected by the distorted magic.

[These two know how to control swordplay, so they must have been greatly influenced that way].

Swordplay is also a power that uses magic.

[Probably influenced by how skilled he is at manipulating magic.]

So, don’t magicians have problems too?

[Well that is…]

Fio wiggled his ears and returned to his original form.

Then he walked in front of me like a feather and collapsed.

¿?

Then I heard the sound of someone’s footsteps behind me.

I grabbed Fio, who was pretending to be lying on the ground, and looked back quickly.

An unexpected person appeared here.

Princess, are you all right?

It was the Prince of Gloucester.

* * *

With his help, Marco and the knights were able to get out of the cave.

And just in case, Marco got everyone off the island.

Even after returning to the dormitory, the knights were tied to the bed just in case.

An emergency message was also sent for the doctor to attend to them.

Both appeared to have no other abnormalities.

The doctor, who was hastily summoned by the Archduke, saw their condition and reported to me.

When I left the knights’ room, Lily was waiting for me with Fio in her arms.

For Lily, the knights were caught by Fio and Marcó.

That’s why Lily’s trust in Fio seemed to be huge.

How are they both doing?

His body is fine. Let’s go upstairs.

I felt like I was going to meet someone I didn’t want to while staying here for nothing.

But in the hallway Andrew was talking to Marco.

«Do those two know each other?»

I looked at them both at once with a puzzled look.

Andrew found me and approached me with a concerned look.

How are you doing?

Of course, it was a question that could be asked because it helped me and the gentlemen.

Lily’s face was full of dissatisfaction, but she kept her mouth shut.

I don’t think my life will be affected. Thank you for your help, Grand Duke.

The Archduke is here, so don’t worry. Rest in peace princess….

I looked at Marco, who was buzzing with excitement.

Fortunately, he kept his mouth shut and I looked him in the eyes to see if he was completely blind of his surroundings.

You don’t have to worry about that anymore, we’ll take care of it later.

You don’t have to draw a line like that. I went to that island because my comrade Marco asked me to.

Andrew, who smiled softly and spoke to me, looked very different from the one I knew.

Andrew, the arrogant and haughty man, had disappeared and was completely aristocratic.

For some reason, I felt pathetic for my eager refusal to him.

You don’t have to do that. Duke Pioneer will take care of this matter.

When I stubbornly refused, Marco said nothing, but rolled his eyes between us.

Right… Let me know if you need help.

Andrew responded in kind and silently stepped back.

When he disappeared from the hallway, Marco grabbed me.

Princess. There must have been some misunderstanding about the Archduke, but he’s by no means a strange person with other intentions or anything.

It’s not your problem.

You’ve come all this way because of us, aren’t you very sorry if this is the case?

I was getting annoyed as I talked more and more.

I took care of it at my convenience, so what the hell do you think of me?

What do you mean I have to save face? It’s not like I’m going to neglect people, I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry about it.

You can’t do this!

You’re being arrogant without knowing your place!

Lily, who was listening quietly beside her, got angry and pushed Marco away.

And my lady will take care of everything without the help of such a man, so why don’t you stop talking nonsense and go quietly? Like someone who took us to a dangerous place.

Marco’s face darkened at Lily’s words.

It was because it was true that if he believed only the word that the victims were possessed by a ghost and went to visit the place, then something big would happen.

If this were the capital, you might have already had your throat blown out on charges of murdering the princess.

I raised my hand to stop Lily, who was very angry.

I’m not ignorant of your concerns. But it’s not like there are ghosts or anything.

Ah, do you think you know the reason?

I’m not sure, but I think it’s a seasonal winter stone mine.

Ah, a seasonal stone mine?

Marco opened his mouth at my words.

He too must have heard about the rarity of seasonal stones.

It was also a great benefit for the place to have such a mine near the village.

This is an opportunity to increase their sources of income.

Soon, the duke will send knights to protect the cave. So keep quiet about this. If word leaks out, then you’ll really have to worry about your neck.

Yes…

Marco still looked confused, but he seemed to understand.

I went back and lay down on the bed.

I was tired all the time.

* * *

A few days later, the knights of the duke’s family began to guard the area around the cave.

Only knights with superior pure physical strength were posted.

Fio and I started talking about how to get rid of the distorted magic.

Then there may be problems with other seasonal stone mines.

Nationally, the mines were counted.

And most of those mines belonged to the imperial family.

But I haven’t heard of any problems.

Maybe there is another way, or the mine here is special.

Madam, the Prince of Gloucester is here.

Lily announced Andrew’s visit to me with a look of disgust.

He came to visit me several times a day since that day.

Tell him I am ill.

I said so, but he says he has something to say and does not intend to return.

Then could he send me a letter?

As soon as I finished speaking, Lily took a letter from his arms and handed it to me.

It was from a man who knew me creepily well, Andrew.

I sighed and opened his letter.

[There’s a story I want to tell you about the seasonal stone mine. I’ll wait for you on the beach where we met then].

I crumpled up the letter where the seasonal stone mine was mentioned.

It was obvious who said it.

That damn Marco’s kid.

Resisting the urge to immediately wring his neck, I folded the letter and threw it in the trash.

«Will he wait or not?»

I didn’t say he was coming out either.

* * *

It was late in the evening.

Outside the window, the cool summer rain was pouring down.

Even when everyone was asleep, I couldn’t sleep easily.

Ahg!

I was lying on my bed and got up.

I got out of bed after checking on Fio, who was sleeping peacefully on a cushion in the corner of the room.

Just in case, I looked at the beach through the glass window that overlooked the terrace.

There were benches and lampposts along the beach, so I could see the place where I was supposed to meet him.

And there, I saw someone’s stamp.

I quickly grabbed my umbrella, went down to the lobby and out the back door.

The steps to the beach quickened.

The man was standing in the rain that was falling so hard I couldn’t see in front of him.

What the hell are you doing here!

The man with his head bowed raised his head.

Karina.

A smile broke out on Andrew’s face, which looked like it was about to collapse at any moment.