Episode 208. The Princess and the Assassin (2)
“… … !”
Without even having time to feel the excitement of reunion, Arin’s trembling eyes immediately turned to Xian’s right hand.
A sharp purple blade that exudes dark life.
The moment I slowly followed the arm holding the sword and finally reached Xian’s eyes,
Arin realized.
Now in Xian,
He said he was trying to kill himself.
“Stay back, princess!”
Resimus also noticed this and blocked Arin’s path.
As she pulled out the sword, she immediately transferred the mana that appeared with her other hand to the sword.
In just over a second.
-Wooow.
The sword reacted to the mana and resonated, creating a blue aura.
She also did not know that the man in front of her was Sian.
First meeting with Sian Berthe, the assassin of Mist, who is not the youngest member of the Berthe family.
Even if I made eye contact with the devil, I wouldn’t be this nervous.
Full of poison and death like a knife.
It felt like he would be eaten by that energy if he lost even a little bit of consciousness, but Resimus could never back down.
He is the sword of protection that protects the princess.
Even if the person facing her was not a devil but a demon king, she had to be protected.
– Jeopuk
Despite the strong magical power emanating from the long sword, Xian took a step forward.
“If you come any closer, we will treat it as a threat and respond!”
Resimus shouted firmly and warned, but Sian did not even react.
In response, Resimus ran ahead without waiting and swung his sword in a short, concise motion.
-Huung
The best movement path that eliminates all unnecessary movements and is solely for overpowering the opponent.
It was an absolutely perfect move that left no room for a counterattack.
-visor!
Xian blocked her sword very easily.
He looked very calm, as if he had already predicted the entire route.
“Ha!”
However, Resimus did not panic, but instead raised his spirits and drew out even stronger power.
Her sword, with its added force and magic, slowly pushed away the Cyan dagger, creating a more advantageous stance for her.
“… … .”
Only then did Sian’s previously insensitive eyes begin to react.
As if he was a little surprised by her unexpected strength, his gaze returned, but that was only for a moment.
“… … !”
Resimus’ sword began to move again.
-visor!
In response, Resimus momentarily turned his foot and changed his stance, sending the incoming Xian sword in the other direction.
Then, he quickly stepped back and widened the distance so that he could not repeat the attack.
“haha… … .”
It was only a short sum of a few seconds, but Resimus was breathing harder than ever.
Then I soon realized.
Just now, Xian said that he looked after her.
Even when she changed her stance, there was definitely room for him to attack her.
The proof was that the moment he pulled out the sword, he did not panic and changed the direction of the sword towards himself.
Until then, Resimus thought he would be defeated.
However, contrary to concerns, Xian did not swing the sword and easily allowed the distance to increase like this.
I still couldn’t tell if it was deception or consideration.
If there’s one thing that’s certain,
It was absolutely impossible to defeat him using normal methods.
Resimus looked back at Arin slightly and whispered quietly.
“Princess! “I’ll buy you some time, so run outside and ask for help!”
“What do you mean, Resimus?”
“Unfortunately, I can’t subdue that man just yet! Still, I will hold on as much as I can and try to take my time, so please trust me and run away!”
It was something Arin could never do.
Even if Resimus is the knight who protects her, how can he abandon her who is willing to give up her life for him?
However, for Arin now, even the time to worry was nothing more than a luxury.
“Ha!”
The moment Xian took one more step, Resimus rushed over without hesitation and blocked his movement.
“… … .”
Xian blocked even that blow without any difficulty.
His eyes were focused entirely on Arin, not Resimus.
“Do as your knight says.”
Kundel, who had been quietly observing the situation, finally spoke.
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“My complacent thoughts ended up making you angry. Given that guy’s personality, I don’t think he’ll kill me or your knight… … .”
The moment Kundel discovered the negative emotions filled with Sian’s red eyes,
“I can clearly see the will to kill you.”
Naturally, I frowned.
Then he immediately raised his hand and pointed towards the door Arin came through.
“I will release the barrier for a moment. Go out quickly, give my name to the knights in the territory, and ask for help. “If you do that, that guy won’t try to commit more.”
“But from the President!”
“It’s you, not me, that you have to worry about now. Princess Arin… … .”
Kundel gave a firm answer, leaving Arin unable to say anything.
Xian wants to kill him, and Resimus and Kundel try to stop him.
A weak princess, the only thing she can do in such a situation is to run away.
The worst situation, which she had vowed never to repeat, was unfolding before her eyes again.
“I’ll be right back!”
Arin quickly ran out the door, saying she would come back.
As night fell, not even people, let alone drivers, could be seen on the streets.
In order to ask for help, I had to go to the place where the knights were, and the place that immediately came to mind was training and the lord’s mansion.
But both were far apart.
If it’s the closest place,
“castle gate!”
It was a castle gate where the guard post was located.
There would still be knights standing guard there.
Arin hurriedly ran toward that direction.
Before long, a small number of knights were seen standing guard along the castle walls.
The moment I was about to continue running with a feeling of relief,
Arin’s feet suddenly stopped in place.
Is this really the best you can do?
He hadn’t been running so breathlessly for the past seven years to run away in such a desperate situation.
To never be ashamed of the title of princess,
How could he, who said he would confidently advance without backing down from any given task, show such an unsightly appearance?
Arin, who once again realized what she had to do, confidently grabbed the imperial sword at her waist.
The moment I turned around again with my mind firmly armed with a strong heart,
“… … !”
Arin took a step back without realizing it.
Cian, who was crossing swords with Resimus just a few minutes ago,
He was facing me at a distance of barely ten paces.
A million thoughts came to mind.
What happened to Resimus and Kundel who said they would stop him?
What if he even killed them and came to himself?
Arin pulled out her sword with an anxious gaze, aimed the tip at Xian and asked.
“Resimus and the President… … “How did you do it?”
Sian didn’t answer.
“But he was once like your teacher, and the person you saved. “Did you really kill those people without any feelings?”
“Do you really not know that it is not your situation to worry about such things?”
A tone of voice that clearly conveys the feeling that one cannot bear it any longer.
It was the first word I spoke to her in 7 years.
“It was a few seconds.”
“… … ?”
“If we had run a few more seconds, the knights at the castle gate would have found the princess. Then he would have immediately rushed over and escorted the princess. “If that had happened, she would have given up on her ex and walked away.”
Contrary to her desire to refute, Arin’s mouth did not move from the moment she heard Xian’s first words.
“Don’t misunderstand. The only thing I can say is that I regained my senses and gave up my mind because I didn’t want to be swayed by troublesome things, but that doesn’t mean I couldn’t kill the princess. Even if the princess is protected from all the knights in Aquizel, she can kill the former princess… … .”
Xian’s words were completely true, without any hint of bragging.
Arin didn’t know that either.
“But even though she had the opportunity to live, the princess hesitated.”
“I’m not hesitating! I just… … !”
“I clearly told you to go to the princess!!!”
Xian, whose emotions exploded, shouted loudly at Arin.
“I wanted you to know how to distinguish between right and wrong, what you can and cannot do! “I would have told you not to forget the consequences of feeling weak and unable to do anything!”
In Xian’s eyes, there was now a feeling of desperation beyond anger.
“It seems the princess has forgotten that… … .”
I didn’t forget.
How could you forget?
For the past seven years, I have lived to not forget those words and put them into practice.
It was a very unfair thing for Arin.
“What the princess should have done was not confront me.”
Xian took a step toward Arin again.
“A miserable run away to ask for help. “That was the best thing the princess could do in the current situation.”
However, what will happen to her who does not even do the best thing is,
There was nothing but merciless death.
Xian continued to slowly approach Arin.
What would be the point of giving a future beyond this to a foolish princess who didn’t even realize what she was supposed to do yet?
It would be better to cut off the complicated bonds of life here,
That it would be best for her and for himself.
Xian thought so.
but,
“Who is it? “What I should have done was run away?”
Arin denied this.
“What I have to do here is to subdue you and make you submit!”
Rather, he was preparing to confront Xian by adjusting his sword-holding posture.
Sian’s feet stopped at her unexpected response.
“Why do you think you can’t do it? Do you think it’s impossible?”
It was not the ordinary courage of someone without power.
In Arin’s eyes, there was a firm belief that this situation could be overcome, as well as a firm determination to do so.
“I’m sorry, Sian. For me, life for the past seven years has been impossible. How hard I tried to turn the impossible into possible… … . “You’ll never know.”
Normally, this would be a situation that would be so absurd that it would make you laugh.
For some reason, Xian couldn’t do that.
I wondered if this foolish princess had lost her mind, but I also wondered if there was something else she was believing in, and a feeling of anxiety arose.
Arin spoke confidently while looking at the embarrassed Xian.
“I command this in the name of Arin Sebellus, 5th princess of the Usif Empire.”
“… … ?”
“Xian Berth, son of the Duke of Berth, the guardian of the continent, kneel and surrender to me right here and now!”
There was silence for about 10 seconds.
Arin did not continue speaking after giving the command to surrender.
I barely suppressed my trembling heart and waited for Xian’s answer.
“Are you crazy?”
Xian asked with a look filled with disdain as well as doubt.
“Yes, I have to be crazy to deal with you. But I’m not crazy. “I’m not crazy and everything I’ve said so far is sincere.”
Arin answered confidently without any hesitation.
“Do you still see me as the youngest member of the Duke of Berthe, wearing the guise of a nobleman?”
“Do you still see me as a shell-like princess wearing imperial masks?”
Xian could not bear to speak.
“Don’t try to teach me something stupid, just do what you want to do. Because I’m ready to face it… … .”
In front of Xian was no longer the incompetent princess who couldn’t do anything seven years ago.
Indeed, many things can be done, many things can be done,
There was only a woman named Arin Sebellus.
(Continued in the next part)
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