Chapter 10
“How dare you! Do you know who I am?!”
The girl trapped inside a translucent magical sphere struggled frantically, screaming in rage.
It seemed she didn’t realize that her voice couldn’t escape the barrier due to a soundproofing spell.
“Who the hell are you people?! How dare you insult me like this…!”
“Sis, do we really need to keep her in this state? It’d be easier to knock her out, wouldn’t it?”
“Don’t. If we mess up and leave any marks, it’ll cause trouble.”
Bring her back unharmed and fully conscious.
When they first received this request, it seemed like a ridiculous task.
After all, the order was to kidnap none other than the Second Princess herself.
Even for the infamous Sara Sisters, whose names were feared in the underworld, touching a member of the royal family was something they hesitated over.
“Don’t worry. Angela’s presence there is classified information.”
The only fortunate aspect of the situation was that the Princess being in the southern village was a secret not known to the public.
This meant they couldn’t casually deploy the Royal Army.
In fact, the Princess was being guarded merely by stationing knights at the four mountains surrounding the village.
It was truly a foolish setup.
“To work in the shadows, you have to be smarter than those who work in the light.”
No matter how much they tried to avoid drawing attention and deployed minimal defenses, information would always leak out eventually.
They spread some money around to get other bandits to create distractions and scouted for the weakest route to infiltrate and capture the Princess.
By now, the entire mountain was likely crawling with bandits.
“The knights are probably too busy dealing with the others to even notice us.”
“Hehe! As expected of you, sis.”
A snide laugh echoed from under the hood.
‘Damn it! I let my guard down!’
Angela grimaced inside the magical sphere.
The reason she had come to this southern village was due to her innate constitution.
Angela was born with all of her Danjuns fully opened, from lower to upper.
It might seem like a natural gift of a swordsman at first glance, but in reality, it was more like a curse.
Her Danjuns continuously gathered Qi, but her body couldn’t withstand it and slowly broke down.
To make matters worse, she had no talent for swordsmanship.
This meant she couldn’t release the gathered Qi naturally.
Thus, she had to come to this village periodically to recuperate and disperse the excess Qi within her body.
This village was a special area where the Qi in the air was absorbed by the four mystical mountains that blocked its entry, leaving the atmosphere devoid of Qi.
For the sake of the Royal Family’s dignity, Angela’s condition had never been disclosed to the public, but every few years, she would visit this place to rid her Danjuns of the accumulating Qi.
The fact that the Princess left the palace meant she could become a target.
So far, such incidents had been rare, leading to complacency.
“Grr… Ugh…!”
Suddenly, a piercing pain shot through her body.
“Damn it…”
She hadn’t managed to expel all the Qi from her body yet.
On top of that, this mountain was filled with an overwhelming amount of Qi in the air.
Every breath made her Danjuns throb and sting.
“Hey, you okay? You look like you’re about to die.”
“Leave her be. As long as there are no external injuries, it’s fine if she dies on her own.”
“If she were a prince instead of a princess, we could have had some fun with her. What a shame.”
Angela bit her lips, trying to endure the pain and humiliation.
‘How dare they… mock me…!’
What hurt her the most was knowing that, in the end, her life was in their hands.
If only she were a bit stronger, if she were blessed with talents befitting her condition…
She wouldn’t be in such a pathetic state.
“Despicable… My incompetence…”
A woman must never shed tears recklessly.
Your hands are meant to wipe away the tears of the man destined to be your partner.
Her mother’s words came to her mind.
‘I don’t know, Mother.’
Who could these helpless hands dare to caress?
These feeble hands, struggling to cover her own shame as she faced death before finding her partner—who could they hope to protect?
Throb!
“Urgh…!”
The pain gnawed at her sanity.
This is the end.
Princess Angela would meet her end so futilely…
“…So, you did come this way?”
A voice cut through her numbing senses.
With great effort, she turned her head towards the source of the voice.
“It’s you guys, huh.”
There stood a boy around the same age as her.
***
I remained at the camp without making any moves.
Not that I had any particular reason or thought behind it.
‘This area should be guarded by the 3rd Squad anyway.’
Moreover, if this really is an “event” dictated by Valdeon Saga…
The criminals who kidnapped the Princess are bound to encounter me, the “Player.”
If my hypothesis is wrong, then I’ll run into one of the other squad members, so this serves as insurance.
The fact that I ended up meeting those Sara Sisters like a ghostly coincidence…
‘It’s safe to say that other inevitable events will all occur as well.’
…Just thinking about it already gives me a headache.
“Tch, there’s someone here.”
It was hard to identify them because both were wearing masks.
The taller one must be the older sister.
The Sara Sisters.
They’re hostile characters who appear in the Second Princess Rescue Event if the Player is in the ‘forest’ area.
They’re weaker compared to the Black Pirates on the ‘sea’ side or the Outlaws in the ‘desert’ side, but…
‘It’s these two.’
That’s why it’s a bit tricky.
When you face one, the other will attack you from behind.
“Sis, that one’s a guy, isn’t he?”
“…A guy? Now that you mention it…”
“What the hell. You scared me for no reason.”
The younger sister shrugged her shoulders and approached me.
“His face looks pretty decent… but I guess we need to kill all witnesses, right?”
The moment she drew her sword,
I lowered my voice and spoke.
“Sara Sisters. You’re much later than I expected.”
Hearing my words, the younger sister’s movement stopped.
The black eyes visible through her mask were filled with confusion and hostility.
“…Who are you?”
“Who do you think I am? Why don’t you take a guess?”
“Stop spewing nonsense.”
The older sister pulled out her sword and pointed it at me.
“Answer quickly.”
“Always in such a rush….”
When bluffing, the most important thing is composure.
I deliberately rose from my seat slowly.
“I’m an associate sent by him.”
“Associate…? We’ve never heard of such a thing.”
“Of course not. I was sent in a hurry.”
I paused, then continued, “The carriage meant to transport the target got stuck at the checkpoint, so I arranged for a replacement. Because of that, the rendezvous point has changed. I’m here to guide you to the new location.”
“…That’s a plausible story.”
Despite her words, she was still gripping her sword tightly.
“But I’ve never seen your face around here before.”
“Of course not. I’m not one of your people.”
“What do you mean…”
I raised my index finger and pointed it to the sky.
“I’m Directly under Him.”
Him.
The one who orchestrated Angela’s kidnapping and the one who hired the Sara Sisters.
“If we handle this well, he will achieve what he desires.”
I deliberately cast a cold glance at Angela, gasping within the magical sphere.
“…Even he doesn’t know I’m involved in this.”
With that, I felt the tension between the siblings slightly ease.
After all, I had just revealed details that only insiders would know.
“Does that make me a bit more believable?”
“…Lead the way already.”
Although she didn’t put her sword away, she didn’t look like she was going to cut me down immediately, either.
‘I originally planned to target the older sister, but…’
It can’t be helped.
“We’ve already wasted enough time. Let’s move quickly.”
“Hmph! If it weren’t for you, we’d have been there by now…”
The younger sister, grumbling in dissatisfaction, began approaching me.
I channelled the Qi inside my Danjun.
Uuuuuuuu—!
A crimson energy gathered at the blade’s edge.
The flame-like Qi appeared on the sword, forming the shape of a greatsword.
「Savage Claw Style」
A claw-like slash resembling a beast’s talon grazed and tore her shoulder.
“Huh?”
The sensation of ripping through muscle and shattering bone transferred to the handle.
Thunk!
Her arm rolled across the ground.
Blood spurted like a fountain from the severed surface.
“Kyaaaaah! Aaaaaaah! You damn bastard!”
I had originally aimed for her neck.
But I guess I’m still not completely desensitized as a modern person, so I couldn’t quite bring myself to do it.
“What…?!”
The older sister froze in shock.
I gathered the remaining Qi and channelled it into my legs.
「Wind Wave Style」
A green light wrapped around my legs, shimmering like shoes.
Thud—!
I launched myself off the ground and quickly closed the distance between us.
‘My 「Wind Wave Style」 still lacks power.’
The 「Savage Claw Style」 is a sword technique focused on power, so it was able to deliver an effective hit.
But with the 「Wind Wave Style」, I wasn’t sure if I could completely disable the older sister.
In terms of experience and pure skill, the Sara Sisters were still superior.
So, the best option right now is…
‘Run!’
Run away with Angela.
I picked up the sphere containing her and swiftly utilized the 「Wind Wave Style」 footwork to move as quickly as possible.
I heard them shouting something behind me, but I lightly ignored it.
‘I need to get as far away as possible.’
The Sara siblings, despite their appearances, are tenacious and malicious characters.
They might chase me to the end just to get revenge for turning the younger sister into a one-armed Shanks.
**T/n: One Armed Shanks, if you know You know!!!**
It won’t be safe until I’m at least out of the mountains.
“Uh… Ugh….”
At that moment, Angela inside the sphere opened her eyes slightly.
“Who… are you…?”
“You’re awake. I’ll take you to a safe place shortly.”
Normally, I wouldn’t have the leisure to speak while running.
But this was Angela, the Princess.
If I didn’t answer, I could get charged with some ridiculous offense like disrespecting the Royal Family or defamation. So, I spoke as politely as possible.
“Ah… I see….”
Thankfully, she seemed to accept it and nodded.
“You are… my destined companion….”
…..
Huh?
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