Chapter: 609
Staring blankly at the void, I heard crude curses that would be hard to catch even in a bar, followed by cheers that seemed to grow along with them, and I wiped my face.
What on earth led to this?
I had planned to come back and have a relaxing day! I didn’t come expecting this insane situation!
I didn’t want a sloppy fox trying to hunt down Rene with its acting!
I never wanted Rene to blow away those fog with just the release of her magic power!
And those knight punks cheering around them? I’d love to toss them into a grave right away!
Benedict, who’s cheering for the sloppy fox more desperately than anyone else, I feel like smacking him upside the head!
[That guy. Pretty strong.]
[I should consider that Lina isn’t at full capacity, but it seems they’re both holding back, so it’s hard to claim who’s better.]
[This generation is full of remarkable talents. At this level, isn’t it comparable to the Age of Myth, Ruel?]
[Excluding us as exceptions, this side might actually be better.]
What’s even more infuriating is that the two old men leading me into this mess are watching the fight with keen interest!
In a situation where I should be told a way to escape, why are these muscle heads siding with other fools?
Should I just smash this thing to pieces? If I take a mace and break their heads evenly, might that help?
First, I’ll throw Benedict to the frontline, cause some chaos among the knights, remove Rene in the ensuing confusion…
“Employer! Has someone spilled a potion here?”
While I was seriously planning a ruckus, I heard Karia’s voice and immediately perked up.
Finally! A sane person has arrived! Two decent humans, including Arthur, have come to listen to my woes!
Oh my. I feel like I might cry from how happy I am to see them.
“It’s been a while since Lucy Allen gathered.”
“It seems you wanted to hit me and make me cry back then, huh? Quite the taste you have.”
“Come off like that and I’ll just leave?”
That’s a no-no! I need someone to suffer in my place in this situation! Desperately grabbing Arthur’s arm, I cautiously spoke.
“If you really want to know, I could tell you.”
“…Cough. Alright. I definitely want to know, so break it down for me.”
“Well, if that’s the case, I can’t help it!”
Huff I let out a sigh of relief, but my head ached at the thought of sorting this out.
Where do I even begin explaining?
Starting from the beginning seems right, huh?
“It all started when the sloppy fox kicked the shadow prince away with its smelly feet.”
“Wait. What? What did you do to big bro?”
“I kicked him, okay? Watching him roll away like a ball was adorable.”
The initial commotion began with the ambush of the sloppy fox. It emerged from the smoke, delivering a splendid blow like a hero from a special-effects show, sending Rene flying.
The heir to a mighty nation was unexpectedly attacked in a different territory. If someone sought, they could certainly use this to cause some trouble!
As I thought this while wanting to toss the sloppy fox off a cliff, Rene, who was staggering to rise, glared at the sloppy fox.
“Were you that offended? The shadow prince yelled quite passionately.”
Where did a beast get the guts to confront a prince? Rene screamed, and the sloppy fox transformed into a human shape, crossing its arms. Then it boldly declared.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a prince or not! To me, you’re just a pervert trying to monopolize Lucy’s beauty!”
“…Ah, right. Now that I think about it, Arthur said there’s a disgusting pervert who should be thrown into jail next to Lady Allen. That’s you, right?”
“A pervert? Hahaha! You’re talking nonsense! I simply admire Lucy’s beauty! Unlike you, a male who’s glued to her out of lust!”
Feeling the situation escalating, those wanting to mediate between the two stepped in, but their attempt failed miserably.
Who could stop the sloppy fox, who had been grinding its teeth since hearing about a promise, or Rene, whose sanity had completely flown out the window and was determined to wreck her?
Excluding their madness, one was the lord of the forest, and the other was a future king. Unless you wielded a certain degree of power and force, trying to meddle would only get you crushed.
“Hey? Employer! What’s that rascal Benedict doing? Isn’t he supposed to mediate this?”
As Karia pointed out, if Benedict were handling things as he was supposed to, they might have reached a solution by now.
In fact, up until now, Benedict had been sweating bullets trying to prevent a clash between the two.
“Lust!? Ha! With that scrawny body, where could I find interest?! If I got him dressed, you wouldn’t be able to tell him apart from a boy! ”
That was before Rene said something like that.
“First Prince! Even if it’s you, I can’t accept that statement! My daughter is so beautiful!”
“Don’t mind it. Those who say such things usually have the most interest.”
“Exactly!”
“Don’t slander me! Beast!”
With Benedict flailing in anger over trivial matters, the situation took a turn for the worse.
“No matter how obsessed Benedict is with his daughter…”
“No. This is high probability that it’s true. I’ve experienced something similar before.”
“…Mental.”
While I thought it might be fine for them to fight until they both self-destruct, realistically, that couldn’t happen, so I helplessly stepped into that chaos.
“Are these perverts setting up a blind date? It fits them perfectly to just flap their mouths.”
At the very least, it was fine that the old men had suggested leading the two to a duel, but…
But the duel between those two devolved into a fight between the lord of the forest and the first prince, and soon, some of those who cheered for the sloppy fox started supporting the first prince’s purity. Then they snapped back to reality and found this mess.
“Lucy Allen. What happened between you and big bro that made him so emotional? The usual big bro would never fail to separate public and private matters.”
“Do I look like I know? Did you forget already? Or do you want to be insulted by me on purpose?”
“Seriously, don’t you have even a faint memory?”
“Isn’t it similar to how the useless prince clings to me? Both of them are equal shoddies in their own right.”
I thought Karia might know something and turned my head, but she waved her hands in confusion.
“I wasn’t in the kingdom at that time. I don’t know.”
But surely if you dig through the information network, something would come up, right?
“If that were the case, I would have told you right away. It’s strangely empty of details from that time. It seems the kingdom’s information department purposely erased it.”
Hearing Karia’s remark, which only noted a few meetings back then, I sighed deeply.
So we’re back to the conclusion of needing to go to the island.
Haa. Well, whatever. More importantly, talk about a way to resolve this situation, won’t you? Karia, you’ve got some tricks up your sleeve, right?
“Why not just wait for it to reach a conclusion? Neither is putting in full power anyway. It should settle on its own.”
“…Is that not power?”
Arthur frowned as he watched the sloppy fox launch dozens of attacks and Rene dodging all of them effortlessly, but this time Karia was right.
Neither was using their full strength. If they were, the mansion would have been smashed apart. Before that, Benedict would likely rein it in suitably.
In this case, could I slip in between them? Could I withstand their output?
Hmm. I guess I’ll find out, but it shouldn’t be as hopeless as when I faced Lasha. I may not handle both shield and spear alone, but if it’s just the shield, definitely.
“First Prince!”
Since I had to wait for it to end, I imagined battling with them to kill some time when someone raised their voice from the entrance of the mansion.
Considering he seemed like a royal official, he hunched his shoulders as if the knights’ gazes were burdensome, yet he didn’t retreat.
“The first queen requests your aid!”
Rene hadn’t even cast a glance the first time the official spoke, but the moment “first queen” was mentioned, she halted.
“This is where it stops.”
The sloppy fox, who was ready to jump into battle, appeared somewhat displeased, but didn’t charge at Rene, who had lowered her weapon.
“Are you backing down because you can’t win?”
“Didn’t you call me a pervert? Whatever. Think what you like. What can change now just because I acquire an alias?”
“Ha! Does your mother’s order mean that much to you?! If you would throw away your emotions for your mother’s sake, why not just marry her!”
The sloppy fox’s words were a clear insult, but apart from the official, nobody took it seriously. Compared to what they had ranting back and forth, that was barely a greeting.
But not to me. For some reason, I felt that was a line Rene shouldn’t cross. Seeing his calm and straightforward malice reflected in his eyes made me stop.
Instantly, I enhanced my body with divine power, raised my shield, and stood before the sloppy fox.
“Didn’t you say that’s it, First Prince?”
However, the blade he slashed at me never met my shield. Before that could happen, Benedict, who moved ahead of me, grabbed Rene’s wrist to halt her.
“It’s time to take your leave.”
Rene, who was staring down the sloppy fox, briefly met my eye and then clicked her tongue, lowering her sword.
“My apologies. Lady Allen. And… Young Lady.”
As if the tumult just now was an illusion, Rene quickly composed herself, gave a polite bow, and left after exchanging a few words with Arthur, wearing a smile.
Walking proudly beside the official, Rene seemed no different than usual, but strangely, to me, her shadow appeared unnaturally dark.
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