110. Kidnapped by the princess (4)
110. Kidnapped by the princess (4)
Do the work.
I have to work.
Because you are a prisoner.
While moving, Charlotte whispered ceaselessly.
“So that this country can return to normal. “You have to work.”
“Stop…” Stop talking… I know how many times this is… ? It’s already the 9th time… “
“I’ll say it one more time because it’s important. Do the work. I have to work. “You are a prisoner.”
In the end, all 10 are completed.
Is it to brainwash me?
Charlotte whispered his brainwashing voice into my ear.
After her long and difficult brainwashing time, we followed her to the outside of the palace.
“What do you want me to do here?”
Charlotte walked in front of me without saying anything and said.
“Ask questions later and follow along.”
“The command has become very habitual.”
“As a princess, it’s natural to give orders.”
Charlotte said that and began to show me around the city.
Restaurant.
Clothing store.
Square.
Daily necessities store.
The result of looking around the city center for a long time.
I thought I knew why Charlotte wanted to show me the city.
“There is no vitality in the city. “People are starving, there is no sense of hygiene, and it’s not fun.”
“… “Aren’t you being too dismissive of someone else’s city?”
“What can I do with something that is true? The bread and meat we ate earlier. “I heard there were flies flying around at the store that sold that, right?”
“… “
Charlotte said nothing.
No, I couldn’t do it.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of anything to refute.
She kept her mouth shut, then took out her dagger from her pocket and said:
“Damian. “You are a genius.”
“… It’s called that, though. “What does that dagger mean?”
“Just a light threat. “If you don’t do your work, it can sink deep inside you.”
Humans are animals of adaptation.
Now I feel like I’m getting used to Charlotte’s threats.
I felt like I knew what she wanted from me.
“Well, I guess I have to solve those problems if I don’t want to die.”
“That’s correct. I think you, with your reputation as a genius, will be able to solve this easily. “After all, he’s the genius of the empire, right?”
“… “
There are true geniuses.
I am a fake genius made up of rumors.
First of all, if I don’t want that dagger to enter my throat…
“Which problem should we solve first, Charlotte?”
It seemed better to work as Charlotte said.
To gain her trust.
This is because psychotherapy takes place in a state of mutual trust.
***
Solving a problem is easier than you think.
Figure out what the problem is and think of a way to solve it.
Which method is the most efficient and which method should be used to prevent the problem from occurring again.
All you have to do is carefully consider the solution and then take action on the best method.
‘Knowing how to solve problems like this. ‘Why can’t we solve the problem of evil women?’
When I think about it again, it’s ridiculous.
He solves other problems well.
Why are the villains’ problem-solving speed so slow?
‘The problem with my emotions…’ And, the problem with the feelings the villains have for me?’
I don’t do the treatment alone; patients also have to cooperate with the treatment.
Otherwise, you will be blocked by the wall and cannot move forward.
But instead of treating me, these so-called evil women try to possess me.
My very existence has become something similar to a prescription for them.
While I was immersed in such contemplation, I heard Charlotte’s voice from behind.
“Have you finished your work, Damien?”
“Most of the work is done. “It took about 4 hours.”
“It’s fast. “I want to see how you did it, so please guide me.”
“Yes.”
I immediately started reporting to Charlotte.
“First of all, the vitality of the city. “It didn’t seem too fun, so we put entertainment in the square.”
A square with a fountain that does not produce water.
A desk made of clay was placed there, and a check-shaped board was placed on top.
I put stones next to each color that can be used.
Charlotte looked at it closely, pointed the dagger at me, and asked me.
“What is this, Damian? Do you know that I asked you to work to make toys like this? They said he was a genius, but it turned out to be a shame. I have no choice but to keep my mouth shut… “
“Hey, just calm down and sit in the front seat! “This is called Baduk, but it’s similar to chess!”
“… Chess? “This is a chess game that only nobles can enjoy?”
Charlotte put her dagger back in her pocket and sat in the front seat with a suspicious look in her eyes.
I decided to teach her how to do it.
“Now look. With this black stone. Surrounded by white stones. I am eating this white stone. “If you leave one, the turn passes to the other person.”
“Hmm… “
As I started explaining the rules of Go, Charlotte seemed interested and focused.
It looked like it was fun in its own way.
Then, Charlotte asked if I wanted to hear my intentions.
“But why did you put this here? “I guess the rules are so complicated that people will have a hard time doing it?”
“You just need to tell me the rules. “Then people gather here and play games with each other.”
Just like Tapgol Park in Seoul.
Go will be a device that brings fun and vitality to an empty city.
Charlotte seemed to be convinced by my words, crossing her arms and nodding her head.
“It’s a good method. You are a genius, Damian. “He knows how to make games that I’ve never seen before.”
“What… Because he’s a genius… “
“Then I want to enjoy this game too, so try playing against me. “Please consider it an honor to be my first playmate.”
Tak-
Charlotte shouted with confidence and placed a black stone.
“If you look at me, I will kill you.”
“… Really?”
“The princess of Orcia never lies.”
Just like that, a short period of time passes.
“It’s invalid! “This is invalid!”
Charlotte, who was instantly defeated, began to shout that the battle was invalid.
The voice seemed full of resentment because it could not do anything and was defeated.
I had the pleasure of going to a baduk academy when I was young.
“This is ridiculous! “It’s clear that there is rigging in this game!”
“Then do you want to try again?”
“Okay. Instead, if you try this trick again, I will kill you. Change seats. “I think white stones are better.”
And then we play baduk with Charlotte again.
“… “
After being defeated again, Charlotte felt humiliated.
This time too, his skills were at a level where he didn’t really need to use his brain.
But is it your intention to never give up until you defeat me?
She placed a black stone on her checkerboard with her trembling hands.
“Everything, again…” “
“The sun is slowly setting?”
“Again… “
“I finished all the other work. “Aren’t you going to see that?”
“Everything… Let’s do it next time… “
Jump up!
Charlotte quickly got up from her seat as if she was running away from the checkerboard.
The face looked quite disassembled.
Still, it wasn’t the sharp expression he usually showed.
He had a look of resentment, as if he was energized by having fun playing Baduk.
‘… ‘I felt bad because I was threatened, but I feel relieved.’
I was thinking like that in my heart.
I moved on to the next report.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“Okay.”
“Come on! Hurry! “Just do your work!”
***
Charlotte smiled with satisfaction at my work.
The work was done quickly and accurately.
He praised me, saying that I was not called the genius of the empire for nothing.
And he even praised himself for bringing me.
You have a great eye or something.
“Maybe because she is the princess of Orcia, she has great self-love.”
Anyway, I finished my quota for today.
I was resting in Charlotte’s room.
Why are you resting in Charlotte’s room instead of the guest room?
‘… I understand it well after seeing how you handled your work today. Damien, you are needed in Orcia. ‘I can’t go anywhere.’
This was because he told me to sleep in his room so I couldn’t escape.
To keep me around and monitor me 24 hours a day.
I was in a situation where I was in trouble because I had done the job perfectly.
Click- Squeak-
At that moment, Charlotte, who had just finished taking a shower, opened the door and came in.
She, dressed in a dark golden gown, left her towel on her table and approached me, she said.
“Bath. I need? “Do you really need to wash it?”
“You wash and I don’t? “I’m going to die from the dust flying around.”
“… Answer the questions. “Don’t say unnecessary things.”
Charlotte lifted me up from her chair and kicked me out the door.
And then, he gave an order to a nearby attendant.
“Give him a shower. And, if he runs away. “I will hold you accountable, so keep an eye on me.”
Damian is the one who brings prosperity to the Kingdom of Orcia.
Charlotte rates me quite highly.
The servant responded to her words with a voice full of fear and guided me.
The attendant’s steps seemed more serious and heavier than ever.
No matter how you look at it, the servant was afraid of Charlotte.
‘Different from what I saw with my younger brother. ‘It seems you are merciless towards others.’
Facing those eyes that continue to check me.
I arrived at the bathroom and was able to coolly wash my body.
For reference, the water pressure in the bathroom was amazing.
Enough to fill the fountain in the square for a day.
It felt like all the water in Orcia was being used in the royal palace.
Anyway, I washed my body thoroughly and returned to Charlotte’s room under the guidance of the attendant.
‘Starting today, use this room thinking of it as your room.’
Because I received words similar to those orders from Charlotte, I entered the room without knocking.
Then, I saw Charlotte sitting on the sofa with her back straight and her eyes closed.
When I saw him furrowing his eyebrows, I got the feeling that he was in some kind of pain.
I approached her slowly so as not to startle her.
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“What are you doing, Charlotte?”
“… “Damian.”
Blind-
Charlotte spit out my name and slowly began to open her eyes.
Soft eyes.
Calm expression.
Charlotte, whose mood changed immediately, gently lowered her head.
“I’m sorry.”
“You… “
“I brought you to this hellish kingdom of Orsia… Sorry… “
Turtling-
Another personality of Charlotte who sheds tears.
One side confidently takes advantage of me, and the other side apologizes to me in tears.
The gap between two personalities that makes one wonder if they are really the same person.
‘First of all… It would be better to talk to Charlotte, the easiest person to persuade… ‘
But.
“I’m sorry… I’m really sorry… “
Can I have a normal conversation with this person who keeps apologizing in tears?
A little bit in that regard.
“Hmm.”
A question arose.
