107. Kidnapped by the princess (1)
107. Kidnapped by the princess (1)
When I opened my eyes, I found myself in the middle of a desolate desert.
A harsh sand wind blew, and the desolate sand covered the ground.
I cautiously opened my eyes and decided to try to determine what the situation was.
‘This is…’ It’s a desert… And, I’m moving… ‘
I was definitely at the engagement ceremony just a moment ago.
How on earth did this happen?
A camel pulling a carriage.
And then, Charlotte is sitting in front of me with her eyes closed without saying a word.
Considering this situation…
‘Did Charlotte kidnap me like she did to the crown prince in the original work?’
It’s clear that Charlotte had an accident.
Otherwise, there would be no way for me to suddenly be in the desert riding a camel carriage.
The situation is fully understood.
Then, Charlotte, feeling my gaze, gently opened her tightly closed eyes and opened her mouth.
“You’re awake, Damian.”
“Charlotte.”
Charlotte clasped his hands together and bent his waist forward.
Then, he spoke to me in a calm tone.
“You probably don’t understand what this situation is. You’ll suddenly be confused as to why you’re in the middle of the desert. So, let me just say one thing.”
Come with me to the Kingdom of Orsia.
“If you go there. You don’t have to see the women who bullied you. Freedom. You will find true freedom. “This is absolutely not a loss for you.”
Charlotte’s golden eyes seemed to shine brilliantly as she spoke.
It seemed like something the king had to do to gain the trust of the people.
But.
“I’m helping you, Damian. “It frees her from that woman.”
“Stop.”
I know very well.
The fact that everything Charlotte said was a lie.
Rather than wanting to help me as a person, she had a greater desire to use me, who had a reputation as a genius, to save her life.
I took a deep breath and calmly opened my mouth.
“I don’t need your help, Charlotte.”
“There is no need?”
“Okay, no need. So, send me back to the Empire. “I have no intention of going to the Kingdom of Orcia.”
“… “
Charlotte was silent after hearing my answer.
It seemed like he didn’t want this situation to happen.
Is that why?
“… If you tell me to send it back. Do you think I’ll send it back?”
Finally, I started to reveal my hidden true colors.
Charlotte crossed her legs and looked down at me with an arrogant expression.
Then he took out a small dagger from his arms and pointed it at my neck.
“What are you doing, Charlotte?”
“If you want to return home intact, be quiet. “If not, why don’t you open your mouth once?”
Charlotte pointed a dagger at me with a fierce expression.
She glared fiercely into my eyes and muttered.
“Because I need you. Stay calm. “That’s the only thing I can say to you, my friend.”
Luckily the kidnapper did not stab my neck.
Well, if I arrive in Orcia as a corpse, it will be difficult for Charlotte to maintain her life.
I will try to avoid hurting myself as much as possible.
‘In order to survive, we have to bring in talented people from other countries…’ ‘
From Charlotte’s perspective, what kind of person am I now?
I think that might be the only hope.
I thought it might be the only hope for my life.
***
It was an accident that happened in an instant.
Rubles that collapsed due to a sudden explosion.
Rubles that fell towards the main character, Damien.
Kwaang-!
A huge sound hit the engagement ceremony venue, and the dust formed a fog that made it impossible to see.
“D, Damian… !!”
Yuri hurriedly ran towards the stage.
She was very worried that Damian might have been hurt.
‘Damian is weaker than me… I have to protect it… ‘
Yuri boldly jumped into the dust fog.
And then, they started to lift up the debris from where Damien was standing.
“D-Damian… ! Okay, it’s okay… !? Sorry… I, I should have protected it sooner… I’ll save you quickly… !”
Lifting the huge pillar with one hand.
Having made the solid bricks into pieces, Yuri dug through the rubble.
However, no matter how much debris was removed, Damian was nowhere to be seen.
“Obviously… Damian was here… Did I see it wrong… ? Have you already evacuated? ?”
Yuri was not sure.
Damian was not seen where he was supposed to be.
He couldn’t figure out what to do.
At that moment, Bluebell walked behind Yuri, coughing.
“Khehehe, dusty. That’s trash there. “Have you seen where Damian is?”
“Nothing…” Damien is missing… “
“What? That can’t be possible. It looks like the eyes are trash too. “Get out of the way.”
Tuk-
Bluebell pushes Yuri away… Of course I wasn’t pushed back.
Anyway, I headed to where Damian was.
“… There really isn’t any. It feels like a scene I’ve seen somewhere before. “Didn’t he run away first?”
In response to Bluebell’s question, Yuri shook her head.
“Oh, no… For sure… As debris falls… Damien got caught here… That’s for sure… “
“If you’re sure, you should be here, you idiot. No matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find it. Then they would have evacuated. “It’s nice that he has some hair.”
“… Damien is just smart. “Don’t talk nonsense.”
“Why me? No. I’ll say whatever I want. “Why don’t you go quickly to the north to clear snow?”
“… “
An argument was about to break out again.
The moment Yuri opened her mouth to retort again.
The dust fog cleared, revealing Nadia standing among the rubble.
For some reason, she was shaking with her head down and her fists clenched.
After Bluebell and Yuri made eye contact, they both thought the same thing.
‘I don’t think I should talk to you now…’ ‘
‘Boo, the atmosphere is strange…’ ‘
Nadia stands quietly with her head down in the center of the incident without saying a word.
Not a good feeling.
The atmosphere feels like a storm is about to break out.
“… “
Just like that, Nadia stood still.
“Ha, hahahaha… ha ha ha… !!”
She suddenly started laughing.
Her laugh had a creepy feeling, like a mixture of madness.
“hahahaha… !! She prepared like that, but twice… ? That damn Princess Charlotte… Take Damien right in front of me… !?”
Next time I see you, I will kill you.
“You tricked me with the wreckage and took Damian away? I’m going to kill you. I will come to you with my own feet and kill you. And you too.”
If you interfere, I will kill you.
Bluebell thought to herself at Nadia’s cold tone.
‘Why are you taking out your anger on me? More than that… ‘
Charlotte.
He kidnapped Damien.
Bluebell thought it would be better if Damian was kidnapped.
Someone snatched it before it could fall into the hands of another woman.
‘It didn’t even fall into the hands of a painter. I just need to get it back.’
I thought this result was not bad.
Inwardly, he was laughing at Nadia for taking Damian away.
***
‘Nadia… Are you okay? ?’
Of course it won’t be okay.
I hope you don’t misunderstand that I ran away.
Anyway.
The journey through the desert was not easy.
The sun was hot, and it was so hot that it was difficult to breathe.
Still, the speed of the camel was quite fast, so it took about 2 days to arrive at the Kingdom of Orsia.
“First of all, Damien.”
“Uh.”
“Let’s tie her arms and legs first.”
“Huh?”
As soon as Charlotte arrived in the kingdom, she bound his arms and legs.
Still, my legs were able to become free thanks to my retort, ‘If you tie your legs, you can’t move them.’
The reason why Charlotte tried to tie me up was simple.
“Nadia has shown a lot of concern about your escape skills.”
It seemed like Nadia was overestimating me because of her worries.
‘There was a reason why I ran away in the first place… ‘
You don’t run away without a reason.
They only run away for survival.
Anyway.
Charlotte bound me and walked down the streets of the Kingdom of Orcia.
‘… But this is the Kingdom of Orcia?’
I knew that life was not easy due to the description in the original work.
However, seeing it in person feels a bit different.
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The people lying around on the streets weren’t doing so well, and they couldn’t even eat properly.
The skin and bones were close to the face, and the body was thin, as if it were malnourished.
Food problem in the desert.
And, the problem of Charlotte’s father, the King.
I thought that the citizens’ condition was not good because of such problems.
‘Did Charlotte live in a place like this? Then.’
What does the royal palace where Charlotte slept and eat look like?
With such questions.
I was kidnapped and bound by Charlotte and walked towards the kingdom.
“It looks like the princess brought a criminal.”
“Tsk tsk. “I wish criminals like that would be put to death.”
“… “
This is a bit unfair.
He suddenly became a criminal.
