Chapter 22
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 22
Inferring from appearance and conversation, it was certain the woman in front of me was the 1st Princess.
What kind of guts did I have, having made my identity just a few hours ago, to commit such an act?
Suffocating... A dagger flies and sticks into my chest.
The knights standing motionless behind over there have their eyes wide open.
The Guild Master is only moving her lips.
“Eh? Ueh?”
The 2nd Princess is looking at me and the 1st Princess alternately, making stupid sounds...
No, but a child was about to get full-force slapped right in front of my eyes, how could I stay still?
Still holding the Princess, I rolled my brain quickly.
Should I offer the 2nd Princess's cheek even now? Should I prostrate flat on the floor and beg? Should I run away?
I gently put the 2nd Princess down and bowed slightly.
“I apologize, Princess-nim. Without realizing it, I overstepped my bounds.”
What can I do... Just have to speak honestly.
I spoke firmly and plainly so as not to look servile as much as possible.
Even so, I rescued the 2nd Princess, would she kill me?
How does this Western culture punish people again... No, is this something to be punished for?
I wish it was flogging instead. Getting hit wouldn't hurt much...
—Tak!
The fan held in the 1st Princess's hand cut off my thoughts.
She walked slowly towards me and lifted my chin with the fan.
“…?”
Seeing that, the 2nd Princess stomped her feet and defended me.
“S... Sister... I'm sorry! Because of me...”
“Shut up.”
“Hic!”
Though it didn't work even a bit.
The 1st Princess, who gently made me stand up with the fan, raised her eyebrow crookedly.
“Why did you do that?”
“How can I just watch a child getting hit?”
“Child...? Even if that kills you?”
“I didn't think that far.”
“Foolish.”
… I don't know what she wants.
Still, sensing an atmosphere of forgiveness at this level, the moment I relaxed, the Princess's hand started groping my body.
—Grope grope
“…? Princess-nim?”
Asking what she was doing, the Princess hit my mouth tak with the fan.
—Tak!
Roughly seemed to mean shut up so I stayed still.
“Hmm...”
The Princess's touch was unstoppable.
Looking at me with evaluating eyes as if she didn't care about my mood, touching here and there on my body...
“Load him up.”
““Yes.””
“???”
Female knights grabbed my arms and legs and lifted me up.
Seeing that, the 2nd Princess grabbed the hem of the 1st Princess's clothes and started whining.
“S... Sister!”
“I told you to call me Young Head of House outside?”
“Young Head of Hooouse... It's all my fault... I shouldn't have...”
—Smack!
“Ouch!”
The mouth of the 2nd Princess, hit on the forehead with the fan, shut tight.
The Guild Master prostrated flat in front of the 1st Princess walking arrogantly towards the carriage.
“Princess-nim of the great Bellatus Ducal House! Please forgive the rudeness and...”
Without even the concept of moving aside, the Princess lightly stepped on the Guild Master's back and headed to the carriage.
—Press! Swish!
“Investigate the mastermind.”
“…? If you take everyone, how can I investigate...”
The Guild Master looked with eyes irreverently saying ‘What kind of b*tch is that?’, but the Princess got on the carriage without caring.
I also settled gently into the carriage and sat facing the Princess inside.
To the 2nd Princess whining in front of the carriage stairs because she was short, the 1st Princess extended her fan.
As if used to it, the 2nd Princess grabbed the fan, was pulled up ssuk, sat next to me, and started whining.
“A... Are you okay? Probably okay... Ugh... Why did you help for no reason!”
… Fortunately, I didn't have a heart strong enough to flick this brat's forehead in front of the 1st Princess.
As I engraved the character for patience (忍) three times in my heart, the Princess closed her eyes and spoke.
“Depart.”
“Excuse me, may I ask where you are go...”
“Villa.”
Which villa, you person...
Even though she rode a carriage with a commoner whose name she doesn't know, the Princess is just breathing with her eyes closed.
I'm not particularly tied up, nor is anything covering my face... Isn't she anxious?
I changed into spare clothes from the inventory.
“Hing...”
“…?”
“Ahem! Hey! D, Don't worry! I'll protect you! Hehe~ You were scared right? The merit for saving This Lady...”
I headed to the villa with the 2nd Princess chattering next to me.
Getting off the carriage, knights lined up at perfect angles welcomed us.
“Great Empire's...”
The Princess waved her hand as if the knights starting a booming greeting were annoying.
Knights' mouths shut tight, and a grandmother in a suit walked through them and approached the Princess.
“Have you arrived, Princess-nim.”
“Right.”
The Princess accepted the politely offered documents and pen, read them roughly, and spoke.
“Send this to the training hall. Call the trainee knights. 2nd Princess report the incident to the Knight Commander.”
Hearing the word roughly ‘this’, the grandmother looked me up and down.
“Yes, Princess-nim. Gentleman, I will guide you this way.”
Let's endure... This is a world with a status system... No, should I just tell on her to Master?
“Gentleman?”
“Yes...”
I, who was transported not reincarnated as a noble, just followed the grandmother.
She definitely said villa, but we walked for over 10 minutes to barely arrive inside the castle.
“…Wow.”
As I was staring at the grand inner castle with my mouth open stupidly, the grandmother pointed to the stairs with her palm.
“This way.”
“Ah, yes.”
Arriving at the medical room like that, I received a potion after the doctor's examination.
“There are no immediately visible external injuries.”
Light was flowing from the potion placed in my hand without a word.
The bottleneck part was crafted like roots, and the golden color...
“By any chance is this a highest-grade potion?”
“Yes. There might be internal injuries so you can drink it.”
Seeing the doctor expressionlessly writing something on paper, trust went up for no reason.
Originally, capable and busy doctors tend to be cynical.
I opened the status window before drinking the potion.
Name: Jang Ryuo
Class: None
Title: Miracle Maker
Level: 13
HP: 410/900 MP: 70/460 Strength: 26 Agility: 23 Vitality: 18 Intelligence: 10 Luck: ¿? 9
Remaining Points: 1
Trait: BUG
Skills: LV.MAX Slime’s Body, LV.7 Beginner Swordsmanship, LV.4 Breath Regulation, LV.2 Cloud-Treading Form, LV.1 Water Resistance, LV.1 Poison Resistance
Seeing the status window soar after just one dungeon run, the corners of my mouth loosened happily.
Since I still have stamina and seem fine otherwise, the moment I tried to pocket the potion...
“I will prescribe one more bottle so you can just drink it.”
At that level, he's not a doctor but a ghost.
Right, there's nothing bad about listening to the doctor.
I emptied the potion in one gulp.
‘Wow.’
Ha... Full HP in one shot. This is why money is good.
Holding the highest-grade potion in my hand, I headed to the training hall following the grandmother's guidance.
Heading to the training hall, knights standing at parade rest were lined up.
The Princess sitting under a large parasol looked at me and said.
“Spar.”
… Asking the reason is amateur move, I held back a sigh and picked up a wooden sword.
Among the knights, a man wearing a blue armband looked back and shouted boomingly.
“Siren Klasse forward!”
“Forward!”
A woman about my age, full of military discipline, came forward.
Meeting my eyes, the woman suddenly trembled her eyes pareureu.
Seeing that appearance, the man frowned and shouted boomingly.
“Prepare to spar!!”
“Yes, Sir!!!”
Marine Corps...?
The woman who brought a wooden sword at rapid speed took a stance and stood in front of me.
Matching that, I also raised my wooden sword...
“Spar start!”
Along with the man's signal, the woman gritted her teeth and rushed at me.
“Haaaaat!”
Speed not to be taken lightly. Different level from the mercenaries met earlier.
The sword striking down from top changed path and swung at my waist.
Sticking my body close, I struck her wrist with my waist and pushed her body with my shoulder.
“Kugh!”
Before regaining balance, I aimed for the chest with a thrust, but she put her sword to her shoulder and deflected my thrust slightly.
Since she struck down at my head as is, I blocked with my shoulder and thrust the wooden sword into her abdomen.
—Thud!
—Puk!
“Ke-hup!”
I placed the sword on the neck of the woman whose breath burst and waist bent.
—Tap
“Phew...”
Looking at the Princess as if asking 'How about now?', the Princess smirking.
“Next!”
Just kill me instead...
After that, I dealt with 3 female knights and 2 male knights more.
Sweat flowing all over my body, eyes stinging.
Judging by their youth, they must be trainee knights, but their level was no joke.
I wish she would at least tell me the intention. Is it just simple bullying? Princess's bad taste?
Breathing heavily, I looked at the Princess, and the Princess nodded with an insidious smile I saw for the first time.
“Next.”
… Seems correct that it's bullying.
I can't stand it anymore.
I raised my sword in front of the man grimacing fiercely in front of me.
“Spar start!!!”
“Uooooooh!”
As I thrust the sword ssuk in front of the rushing man, the man frowned and struck my sword away.
Applying force as if going against the repulsive force, the Bug Sword shattered the man's knife.
—Swish-sh-sh! Crackle! Zap!
“Uh...”
The man in front of me went blank...
—Jump!
The Princess got up from her seat, glared, and looked at me.
Heated up as much as possible, I faced the Princess...
“Phew...”
The Princess pulled up the corners of her mouth as if amused and approached me.
—Snap!
As the Princess snapped her fingers, the grandmother stood behind the Princess holding a sack, a box, and a wooden plaque.
Looking up at me and grinning, the Princess said.
“25th, in front of the guild.”
“… Yes?”
The Princess turned around and went into the castle, and the grandmother piled everything into my arms.
“…?”
“You worked hard, Gentleman. I will escort you back so please follow.”
“Excuse me, could you explain what on earth she did...”
“I will explain on the 25th.”
Ah sh*t... Seems I messed with the wrong person.
—Clop clop
“Should have at least lent a bathroom, ha...”
Originally I should have gone to the guild to update rank and stuff, but body exhausted, everything was annoying.
Opening the sack on the way, a whopping 30 gold coins were inside, and a flower I saw for the first time was inside the box.
“Tsk, have a status window but can't appraise...”
Don't know what flower it is right now, but Master will explain.
I put the box back into the inventory, took out two bottles of Wonhongju, and looked at them happily.
‘Master will like it, right?’
The kind carriage driver ajumma stopped by Maehyanggak too.
30 gold coins... Heart became so abundant I bought two bottles of alcohol.
Wouldn't it be not bad to buy a bottle every time I go on an adventure and fill the kitchen?
Doing pleasant imagination, I arrived home before I knew it.
After thanking the ajumma, I entered the house and called Master.
“Master~?”
No answer coming back.
‘Did she go out?’
Well, it would be good to welcome Master in a clean state too.
As I headed to the room to get change of clothes...
—Squelch... Squelch... Chop chop chop chop chop!
Strange sounds were ringing from my room.
“…? What is it?”
Is it Master? Is she water cleaning?
I grabbed the door handle and called Master.
“Master~ Are you inside?”
“…”
As I tried to open the door at the answer not coming back...
—Rattle! Boom!
“Mast...”
“...”
Naked? Master? Why... Sweat... S... Scent...?
As the door opened, the humid and sticky scent filling the nose paralyzed the brain...
“… Sniff sniff!”
—Tremble!
… Master, smelling my scent, trembled one eye pareureu and pulled up the corners of her mouth.
Acrid and thick scent, unusual atmosphere.
—Thud! Roll roll roll
Only the sound of a bottle rolling rang between the two of us.