117. The life of a prisoner begins with work and ends with work (7)
117. A prisoner’s life begins and ends with work (7)
Late morning.
“Ugh… My head hurts so bad…”
I got up from the sofa, holding my head, which felt like it was going to break due to a hangover.
Charlotte had already gone out and was not in the room.
“Let’s start by organizing things first.”
I have a habit of making my bedding as soon as I wake up.
That way, you feel like the morning has truly begun, and the sleep goes away while you make the bedding.
It was also to not lose sight of the sense of sincerity.
“Princess Charlotte went out without tidying up again today.”
Tsk.
If I tell you to tidy up, you will definitely reply, ‘Princesses don’t do that.’
I finished making Charlotte’s bedding, took a quick wash or shower, and headed out into the hallway.
Now it was time to do what my body had become accustomed to.
“But… Where is the boss who would give me orders…?”
Didn’t you tell me to do work every day you saw me?
Is there nothing to do today?
Charlotte seemed to have no intention of returning to her room.
Although 30 minutes had passed since usual, Charlotte did not come to see me.
“…It’s strange.”
Charlotte, who is fanatically obsessed with my work, won’t make me do it?
It makes no sense.
Charlotte is the kind of woman who would take a whip and hit her on the back if I said she wouldn’t work.
And yet she hasn’t given me any orders until this late?
“It’s the perfect time to run away.”
If he had been a normal prisoner, he would have taken advantage of this opportunity to escape.
However, I am not an ordinary prisoner.
He is a prisoner who knows how to worry about his master.
“…Other people might think it’s Stockholm Syndrome.”
Jump up-
I decided to give up waiting for Charlotte.
Since her situation was going strangely, I decided to find her first.
‘The best situation is when Charlotte is busy and can’t find me. The worst case scenario is… ‘
Orcia left the palace to stop Nadia from arriving.
I don’t know about Charlotte, but Nadia’s destructive power once her restrictions are lifted is beyond imagination.
In the original work, Nadia realized all the power of her family and dealt with the imperial family with only the power of the dukedom.
It was no exaggeration to say that a single person could destroy a nation.
***
Charlotte arrived at the entrance to the Kingdom of Orcia with Rose.
A gatekeeper who watches over the desolate desert and checks to see if anyone approaches.
“Wake up.”
“Yes, yes!”
I put on my hat and woke up the sleeping gatekeeper.
‘Scum that eats Orcia.’
Tsk.
Charlotte clicked her tongue and asked them.
“Was there a carriage approaching the kingdom today?”
“Oh, I don’t think it happened…!!”
“It’s like it never happened?”
“Oh, no…! Oh, there wasn’t…! I’m sure…!!”
The gatekeeper straightened his back and answered. The sleepiness had already disappeared from his face.
“…Then that means there’s still a long way to go, Gatekeeper.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Hand over the telescope.”
“Here it is…!”
The gatekeeper quickly handed me a telescope with both hands.
Charlotte looked beyond the distant ridge through a telescope.
I saw a group of camels leading one carriage for people and one packhorse.
Seeing that he used three camels for one carriage, I figured out that he was in a hurry and had a lot of money.
“It must be her. Verdium Nadia.”
We finally reached this place.
To take away Damian, who was nothing less than Orcia’s treasure.
It would be better to take King Seros, who is useless to the kingdom.
“…I need to prepare.”
Tak-
Charlotte put down the telescope and glared hotly at Nadia, who looked small in the distance.
After staring at her intensely for a moment.
He said to Rose, stepping behind her.
“Rose.”
“Yes.”
“Close the gate and have the soldiers stand on the wall. Two carriages will arrive soon.”
That carriage.
“We cannot allow them to enter Orcia. They are harmful to the national interest.”
The princess of Orcia won’t let them into the kingdom.
Charlotte strengthened her mind and prepared for battle.
The battle to protect Damian.
***
After some time, I realized that the city was in a strange state.
“…There are no people. Usually, people gather in the square to play baduk.”
Why?
There are no people at this early hour, right?
It’s strange.
The doors of all stores are tightly closed, and no one is seen wandering around.
Only a calm sandstorm blows, as if a war is about to break out.
“…My eyes are so stinging that I’m dying.”
While I was rubbing my eyes for a moment.
I could hear a buzzing noise in my ears.
“This sound…”
How could I forget this sound?
The turbulence and vibration I felt when cantering in the military.
A lot of people are moving somewhere.
I immediately ran towards the source of the sound.
There, armed soldiers were running in a line.
Where on earth are we going?
“Hey, soldiers!! Where are you going now?”
“What, you’re a prisoner.”
“…I’m Damien. Can you answer my question? Where are you guys going?”
The soldier answered indifferently.
“We have received orders and are heading to the battlefield.”
“Where is it?”
“It’s a castle wall. I heard we have to block them at the entrance.”
“…”
If it is ‘them’.
I’m sure you’re referring to Nadia.
‘This is the worst situation… See… ‘
I thanked the soldier for informing me and ran straight toward the castle gate.
Nadia, in a restricted state, cannot use her abilities to the fullest to control her strength.
Just like when you pick up an ant with your hand, you have to control your strength.
But what if there are no restrictions?
Just crush it without adjusting the force and you’re done.
It becomes a human hydraulic press.
“Crazy. Crazy. Crazy!!”
Before Charlotte was flattened.
I sped up and headed toward the front door.
I saw another group of soldiers on the way, but I passed ahead of them.
In the end, we arrived at the gate without difficulty.
I shouted loudly so that everyone could hear.
“Stop it now!! If we fight, we’ll all die!!”
The people gathered at the gate looked at me like I was mentally ill at first, but when they figured out my identity, they were surprised and asked.
You can’t trust my bullsh*t, but you seem to trust my reputation.
“If we fight, everyone will die?”
“Yes, everyone is going to die! Do you know who is coming here right now? It’s Verdium Nadia!”
“Who is that?”
“There you are! A woman in the Empire with monstrous abilities! She can fold you like folding paper in one second!!”
The soldiers seemed unable to imagine that they would collapse in just one second.
So, general manager.
I felt like I had to meet Charlotte.
I immediately climbed up the castle wall and found Charlotte’s location.
“It’s over there.”
Red hair seen among the soldiers.
“Charlotte.”
“What, when did you come here, Damien? Were you the one who just screamed?”
“Stop fighting with Nadia. That would be truly suicidal.”
“Really? But why did someone so strong get such serious injuries from Justia Yuri?”
Ah, now I understand.
The reason why Charlotte underestimates Nadia.
‘Charlotte knows nothing special, just the fact that she lost to Yuri, who has outstanding physical ability.’
The fact that there were restrictions placed on Nadia was unknown to her even in her dreams.
Nadia when she can kill people and Nadia when she can’t are on a different level.
Charlotte did not know.
‘… We have to stop it.’
I spoke seriously with my face set.
“…There was another reason why I lost to Yuri.”
“For what reason?”
“Nadia’s condition wasn’t good that day, and there were restrictions on her.”
“Hmm, restrictions?”
“Yes, restriction. Nadia, who fought with Yuri at that time, was under a restriction that prevented her from killing people.”
I had to intentionally control my strength so as not to kill people.
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Because Charlotte knows how big a part it is in battle.
“…So, are you saying that the Nadia I know and the Nadia who is now without restrictions are a different person?”
“Uh.”
“…”
Stiffen your expression.
I realized that I was screwed.
“…Did I touch a beehive?”
If you kidnap the crown prince, the imperial family will come, and if you kidnap me, Nadia will come after you.
In the end, all of Charlotte’s choices were wrong.
“You have to leave now-“
The moment she realized her own mistake and was about to give the order to defeat her soldiers.
“The carriage is within range! Prepare for battle!”
“Ready!!!”
“Oh, that doesn’t work…”
Nadia’s carriage drew closer, and her soldiers loaded their arrows.
In order to stop the action, Charlotte tried to yell at him to stop.
“Stop right now-“
“Shoot!!!”
Pasasasak-!!
The incident has already taken place due to General Orcia’s orders.
‘… ‘You’re in big trouble.’
Countless arrows raining down on the carriage.
The situation 10 seconds before the camel and driver turned into a hedgehog.
In that situation, the arrows that were raining down quickly suddenly stopped in the air.
Wood-dud-duk-
All the arrows fired were crushed.
The person responsible for the incident carefully opened the carriage door, got out, and faced his soldiers.
“A lot of people have gathered to stop me.”
“Everyone, shoot again-“
“That’s not enough.”
Kwajik-!!
Nadia stretched out her hand and clenched her fist at the same time.
The figure of the general who was giving orders became unrecognizable, and only a puddle of blood remained beneath him.
Charlotte’s eyes trembled violently from side to side as she watched that scene unfold before her eyes.
“This situation… Is unexpected… Damian… What should I do…?”
“What should I do? What should I do?”
I have to pray wholeheartedly.
Please just spare my life.
As I was looking down at the castle wall, I saw Nadia’s face from far away.
Nadia’s emerald eyes met mine.
She looked at me and smiled at the corners of her mouth.
“I finally found you. My fiancé. My Damian.”
It seemed like a horror story to me, not a romance.
***
Just to conclude.
Charlotte is not dead. He almost died.
He barely managed to save his life.
“Looking at my Damian, I will not kill him. I will not forgive him. Instead, I will receive the right price.”
“…Okay.”
“I’ve heard rumors that the princess is rude. It’s true. There’s not even an apology.”
Nadia has a cold gaze.
She looked at me and asked.
“Can I kill him, Damien?”
“…No. Please don’t do that. You said you don’t like killing people.”
“Hmm, I really like Damian who asks me for a favor, but what should I do? I just want to kill him.”
I was crazy.
No, my mental state is unstable.
Is it because he lost me once after the engagement ceremony?
Nadia’s condition was extremely unstable. She did not kill
Charlotte, who was the cause of all the problems, but it was because she was persevering.
‘It’s a shame because Charlotte quickly came to the gate and surrendered. The Kingdom of Orsia almost died.’
As soon as Nadia saw Charlotte’s face she raised her hand to kill her.
However, when she heard my cry she put her hand down again.
‘Don’t kill Charlotte, Nadia!! If you kill Charlotte… ‘
I will hate and dislike you.
I wasn’t sure if such a childish threat would work.
Is it because Nadia wants to be loved by me? She withdrew her hand and she did not kill Charlotte.
And from then on.
“hahahaha, it feels good to smell you, Damian, after a long time. You’re still Damian.”
“…It’s obvious.”
“What happened? That girl tried to rape you. She didn’t do anything like that, right?”
“Well, that didn’t happen.”
“Then I’ll move on for now. I’ll hold you accountable later.”
I will skip it for now.
After saying that, Nadia glared at Charlotte.
Charlotte’s pupils were trembling, but she tried not to show it to maintain her princess dignity.
As for the current Nadia, she could easily kill someone, so she was very careful about her words and actions.
By the way, where are Nadia and I going now?
I was heading to Orcia Palace.
Although they tried to block her entry at first, she eventually entered the Kingdom of Orcia.
Charlotte’s persuasion that she was an honored guest from another country and should be treated well worked, so she entered the palace to have an audience with King Cerros.
‘Nadia has been riding the carriage for a long time, and she wants to rest, so she’s devastated…’
If it weren’t for that.
I would have been heading to the Empire right now.
“Be polite to King Seros.”
“Yes.”
“I’ll take care of that. If you don’t want to die, don’t give me orders.”
“…Be careful.”
Hmm.
Nadia snorted that she didn’t like her and tried to raise her hand.
Her patience has run out.
I gently lowered her hand.
“…Hang in there, Nadia. You’ll be back home soon.”
“Think about it.”
“Okay, well thought out…”
Where can you even think about it?
Breathe a sigh of relief.
Me and Nadia.
And, to Charlotte behind us.
We entered the king’s throne room and faced King Seros.
“…Welcome, Duke of the Empire.”
Seros was not pleased.
And, Nadia didn’t look very happy either.
“It looks disgusting. With a woman next to it. It looks like graffiti drawn by a 5-year-old.”
“…What do you mean, Nadia?”
“And, I don’t like the way you look at me.”
After hearing Nadia’s words, I looked at Seros’ eyes carefully.
His eyes were only focused on Nadia.
He harbored deep desires and lust.
“It’s dirty.”
Nadia didn’t like that.
“Don’t look at me with those eyes. Only Damien can look at you like that.”
He stretched out his hand forward and pretended to poke his eyes into the air.
However, it did not appear to be a normal act.
Pushyook-
“Quaaah-!!! My, my eyes-!! Ah, I can’t see-!!”
“…Nadia?”
… What has Nadia done now?
In the Kingdom of Orcia.
Stab the eyes of King Orcia.
Directly from the throne room.
Without any warning.
And that too, in front of Orcia’s princess Charlotte.
‘Seros was originally supposed to be killed by Charlotte… ?’
Nadia doesn’t know that my heart is burning.
He muttered with a refreshing expression on his face.
“I feel a bit relieved now. I think I’ve clearly taken responsibility for kidnapping Damian. I’m sorry to Damian. I couldn’t bear it.”
It wasn’t a sorry face at all.
Just like that, Nadia and I met in the blink of an eye.
“Protect the King-!! Catch those guys right now-!!”
He was accused of being a regicide.
At first, I thought Nadia might have just wanted to kill someone.
