Chapter 74 – Butterflies Flap Their Wings Twice (4)
Whoops—!
The sudden gust of wind knocked me off balance.
‘…Fuck…Fuck…!’
Standing at the end of the scaffolding, I threw my back wide and swayed my arms wildly.
“…Heh-uh…Heh-uh…”
After a while, I, who had barely managed to keep my balance, crouched down and gasped for breath.
My body trembled with fear because I had really survived on the edge.
‘…I almost fell and searched without even seeing the boss’s face.’
—Pajik
I was going to calm my tremors a little and move on, but the ominous sound from under my feet informed me that I had no time for that.
“…Ha…”
A sigh escaped by itself.
My head was pounding from the continuous use of telekinesis, but I heard Hikkat’s voice as I climbed the scaffold to avoid dying.
“Shut up! Who are you contacting right now…!”
….I was in a hurry, but it seemed like I couldn’t make it in time at the current speed.
I took a deep breath and jumped up, making successive steps.
Ppajik─ Ppajik─
It was a hastily made step, so it made a loud ominous sound every time I stepped on it.
“I told you to shut up!”
The last step that breaks as soon as you jump up.
At that moment, he saw Hikkat swinging his sword.
I screamed, suppressing the goose bumps running down my spine.
“… Stop.”
Thud!
My voice cracked because I was so nervous, and my legs tingle from a mistake in distance control when I landed.
It was painful enough to make her eyes water, but she continued without expressing it as much as possible.
“…If you don’t want to die, step back.”
I spoke to Hikkat with only pure sincerity without any lies.
‘…Please step back!’
Then, if the princess goes berserk, everyone will die together, not just you.
The point of Hikat’s sword, which was aimed at me instead of the princess, trembled.
“…What are you! Where did you come from!”
There was no reason to answer such a wasteful question at this time, when I was lacking the stamina to take a breath.
“I am asking you!”
Just as Hikkat screamed, I slammed the floor with my right foot.
Whoa!
At the same time, I poured out all my remaining mental strength, causing the dust on the floor to rise.
Hikat, who was blinded by the dust, takes advantage of the pause and activates the unique ability of the ‘training instructor’.
[Telekinesis (Rank D)]
[Wind─Blade (Lesser Wind Elemental Magic)] – [Created as a trainer from ‘Lucia’, power 67.4%]
[Slash─Wind—Blade (Intermediate Wind Elemental Magic)] – [Created as a trainer from ‘Vivian’, power 57%]
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[Telekinesis (Rank D)]
[Wind─Blade (Lesser Wind Elemental Magic)] – [Created as a trainer from ‘Lucia’, power 67.4%]
[Penetrate—Earth—Spear (Intermediate Earth Elemental Magic)] – [Created as a trainer from ‘Vivian’, power 57%]
The princess might be suspicious when she saw that I, who could n’t even use low-level earth magic, suddenly used intermediate magic, but it was several times better than losing her life of her.
「Pierce—earth—spear.”
The moment he uttered the chant, the magic power in his body he drained away and the cone-shaped spear was fired at Hikkat.
Aaaaang-!
As if he hadn’t regained sight yet, the spear of the earth went directly into Hikkas’s chest his.
Of course, he couldn’t have killed him as long as he had the ring.
…But it was enough to block movement for a while.
I ran towards Liana and stretched out my hand as hard as I could and shouted.
“Your Highness the Princess!”
Catch it
Catch me please
I’m begging you like this, so please grab it.
“…Huhuh♬”
As if her earnest heart her had been conveyed, Liana looked at me and smiled softly, then rushed to her gun her and held her hand her.
‘I got it!’
As if to kidnap the princess, I wrapped my arms around her waist her and pulled her back quickly.
After I spread some distance, the princess smiled and said in my arms.
“You want me to call you Liana, not Her Highness?”
“Are you still saying that…”
Seeing her say something comfortable even in this situation made the princess feel once again that she could end an incident like this at any time if she set her mind her.
‘I don’t deserve it…’
Even if the princess did not directly use her hand her, this situation could be ended even if only’Favolie Mel Pisa’hiding in her shadow her appeared.
In return, everyone here except the princess would die…
At that time, she spoke in an exaggerated tone, as if the princess was putting on her play her.
“Oh, it’s even more so because it’s in the middle of this. Look at the situation now Isn’t it like a hero who saves a princess kidnapped by a villain?”
“…”
For me, it felt more like I brought out the bomb before it caught fire than a warrior who came to rescue the princess.
“…Aaaaa! Do you think this will work!”
A light blazed from Hikkat’s ring, and at the same time he started cutting through the earth spear.
As I said, Hikat was worth dealing with when he was around the top of his second year.
…The problem is that my skills are so bad that I don’t even know if I can enter the first class, let alone the top of the second year.
‘..The compatibility is the worst…’
Due to the nature of Hikkat’s ring, all attacks below a certain level are nullified.
In order to break it, dragging the time until the magic power to use the ring runs out, or on the contrary, finish it with a powerful blow….
I didn’t have the magical power to pass the time, nor the single powerful shot.
In other words, it is a situation where there is no choice but to lose.
…Yes, if it’s according to the rules.
I opened my mouth while keeping my eyes fixed on Hikkat.
“… Her Highness her the Princess.”
“Yes, Eugene.”
“Can you help me?”
“…What? Is the prince asking the princess for help?”
The princess suddenly asked what she was talking about.
“…Yes, no one will notice now that the view is blocked.”
“…Hmmm ♪”
Even if he wasn’t looking, he could feel the princess smiling behind his back.
The reason I used earth-type magic instead of the wind-type magic I’m familiar with is to seal Hikkat’s movements, but…
More than anything else, it was important to set up an obstacle between the other students and the princess to block their view.
In this state, even if Riana showed her hidden power to her, only I would know.
Of course my life is in danger…
I just hope that the curiosity and favor the princess has for me outweighs my life.
“I don’t think you’re asking for help normally… Eugene, did you mean this from the beginning?”
“…Yes. That’s right.”
I swallowed saliva at the princess’s question.
It was like waiting for the judgment of King Yeomra at the entrance to hell.
“Fufufu ♪ As expected, it’s fun. I wonder how he knew, but… That’s for later enjoyment♪”
I clenched my fists and swallowed a sigh of relief.
…For now, it seems to have survived.
“…Don’t…Don’t ignore me!”
Hikat yelled at him not to ignore him, but there was no time to pay attention to him.
“So, have you come to a conclusion?”
“Yes! Eugene is a really interesting person… But isn’t there any reason why I should help him?”
“How about for the comfort of me and Her Highness of her?”
“Ha ha ♪ Are you kidding me?”
It also doesn’t work at all.
Well, I’m in a situation where I have to be grateful for the fact that my life is still there.
…I didn’t want to use this card, but I couldn’t help it.
I let out a short sigh and said.
“… If you help me, I will accept Her Highness’s invitation to her…”
“Uh? Really!”
Before I could finish her words, Liana approached me and answered with her eyes sparkling.
“Yes… I will formally accept your invitation, so… !”
“Aaaaa! Please don’t ignore me!”
Hikat, who shouted and closed the distance in an instant, raised his sword.
“Whoops. Okay. Should I keep my promise instead?”
When I nodded her head, Liana raised her finger without even looking at her hikat.
「Break—-break」
The moment Liana’s chant resonated, the sound stopped as if time had stopped.
…. Then, as she stopped, her toes turned to dust and disappeared.
Clink-
After a while, the only thing that proved that Hikkat was there was the ring he was wearing.
“Oh? There is a ring left.”
“…I am very sorry to tell you in this situation, but if possible, could you please transfer the ring to me?”
Normally, if it were my personality of her, I would have kept her mouth shut in order not to provoke the princess as much as possible, but Hikat’s ring is not something that can be obtained at this point.
It was better to get it unconditionally if you could get it with just a word.
Of course, strengthening the body with a ring consumes a lot of mana, so it’s not something I can use because I have a small amount of mana.
However, it will be quite useful if you deliver it to Vivian, whose physical abilities are far inferior to her magical power.
“Hmm… What are you going to give me in return?”
“…Money…”
“No money. I have a lot of money too.”
…Anyway, she’s the princess of the empire, and of course there must be many of them.
I sighed as I looked at the princess, whose eyes twinkled as if she couldn’t stand the joy of this situation.
“…I will stay at the imperial family for four days.”
“…Eh?…Eh?!”
The princess shouted in disbelief at my answer.
“Did you intend to stay less than four days in the imperial family?”
To be honest, I wanted to leave as soon as I arrived, but it takes two days to go in and out even if I go through the official procedures.
The princess crossed her arms and puffed out her cheeks.
“It’s one month. If you say you’ll stay for a month, I’ll give you more than a ring.”
“…I will yield a little more. Oh, it is.”
“Ugh… Shamelessly… Really then, what about Lee Joo? Do you know that I gave up a lot on this?”
“…This is the last one. I’ll have a week. If this doesn’t work, I’ll give up the ring cleanly.”
It was sincere.
It’s a pity that you can’t get your hands on a ring, but no matter how much time you squeeze, a week is the limit.
If I invested more time than this, it would be impossible to finish the main scenario of Chapter 3.
“Ugh… I think I’m losing money… But okay. One week.”
As if the princess had given up, she let out a sigh and put the ring in my hand.
“Thank you. Her Highness her the Princess.”
As I waved my goodbyes and started to walk away, Liana tugged at her shirt to make her bow her and whispered in my ear.
“So. It’s not Her Highness the Princess, it’s Liana.”
“…The distance is too close. Her Highness the Princess.”
“Hmm… They call it that way until the end. What good.”
As I let out a sigh of relief for her, the princess raised her index finger and tapped her red lips.
“I’ll make sure to call you Liana someday ♪”
The sun of the empire with a bright smile that seems to drive away the dawn…
Even I, who knew my true nature, was so beautiful that my heart pounded.
