The blonde female knight took me in
The blonde female knight took me in
I headed toward the dining room, following the woman in the golden dress.
The inside of the castle was so huge that just getting there felt like ages.
It felt like wandering through two or three university campuses stacked together.
I wondered if I'd end up getting lost, and going back to where the female knight was seemed like the right move.
"Are you feeling any discomfort anywhere?"
"None... except that the castle is too big. I'd have a pretty hard time getting back to the Knight Captain-nim."
"Hmm... that's true."
I got lost, but at least I had a beautiful guide. That alone made it better than wandering around the university campus alone.
"I sometimes think the same thing."
"I guess you've been in the castle for a long time. You know all the paths even though it's this vast?"
"Ah... fufu... yes, I've been running around here since I was born, so I know it all even if I didn't want to."
"Running around?"
I looked closely at the woman in the dress who said she ran around the castle.
Just from her well-maintained figure and fair skin, she looked nothing like Hugo-ssi who had been beside me.
Yes, anyone could tell she was a noble, or even higher.
"I hope I haven't been impolite...?"
"No, I didn't reveal my identity, after all."
"I feel like... I've been bothering you when you're busy."
"Hut... Actually, I was looking for you because I wanted to thank you, Summoner-nim. It was lucky to meet you on the way."
At the dress beauty's words, I finally got a sense of who she was.
"My name is Tiffany Gold. I'm called the first princess of the Golden Kingdom."
She gracefully lifted her dress and bowed. The person guiding me was none other than the princess of the Golden Kingdom.
"Thank you for bravely blocking the attacks flying from the sky. Thanks to you, Summoner-nim, I was able to safely return to the castle where I've laughed and lived since I was young."
"No... I just did what I had to do, Princess-nim."
"Fufu. I feel more gratitude toward you, Summoner-nim, than anyone."
Hearing thanks at our first meeting made me a bit embarrassed and shy. Honestly, how many times in my 20-plus years of life had I heard a beauty say thank you? It was a little overwhelming.
"May I ask the Summoner-nim's name?"
"I'm Park Ja-geun."
"Jageun-nim... so you are Jageun-nim."
Princess Tiffany looked at me and repeated my name as if trying to remember it, then smiled brightly.
A sincere smile. It seemed I had earned quite a favorable impression during the week-long escort journey.
It was fascinating that this happened unintentionally, but also a bit regrettable. Normally, during this time, I should have been building intimacy with the gold noona.
But still, she's the princess. I decided to find more meaning in the fact that I hadn't wasted the week after all.
"Princess-nim, welcome. They are waiting inside."
The princess passed by the maid who opened the golden door and entered the room.
I followed in, and the smell of various foods filled the room.
Just as my mood was about to brighten, I saw a man with a very fierce impression wearing a golden crown at the center of the huge table, and I froze up again like when I first met the princess.
"You've arrived, Tiffany."
"Abeonim. You could have started the meal without me."
"I couldn't. Today's toast is for Tiffany."
"I merely opened my mouth. The hard work was done by the soldiers and the summoners who protected me."
"Ho ho, there is no one in the Golden Kingdom who doesn't know that the scariest thing isn't gold, but Tiffany."
The king of the Golden Kingdom. I was baffled how such a rough-looking man could have fathered the lovely Princess Tiffany, but they seemed to get along, so the father-daughter bond was clear.
"In the sky, Mars must be proud of you, Tiffany. Anyway... who are you?"
"Greetings, King of the Golden Kingdom. I'm just an ordinary summoner..."
"For someone ordinary, your face is shining quite a bit. As if you stole my gold and smeared it on."
He frowned at me right away, furrowing his brow.
Perhaps because I walked in with his precious daughter Tiffany, he was wary of me.
"Abeonim, really... please don't tease Jageun-nim. Without him, I might have died."
"Died? What do you mean, Tiffany!"
"Abeonim... didn't I say it's a miracle that we all came back alive?"
"I heard that, but... my soldiers are invincible warriors armored in golden armor. I can't imagine you were in danger."
"Blue Tooth Forest wasn't a place to take lightly. Seeing the packs of drakes and swarms of wyverns made me realize again how small the Golden Kingdom's castle is."
Princess Tiffany recounted the events of the journey to her father one by one.
The princess had said she formed an envoy to resolve diplomatic issues with another kingdom on her own. Indeed, watching from the side, her eloquence was impressive. She spoke so well that just listening brought to mind the first time I blocked a wyvern's fireball.
"Is that so... So you saved my daughter's life. I didn't recognize my benefactor."
The king sighed with relief after hearing the princess's experiences, and looked at me differently.
"I understand now why the princess brought you here. You deserve to be at the feast."
"I only did what I had to. Thank you for thinking highly of me."
"Summoners often fail to do their jobs. As someone who has also used the Summoner's Book, I know well. They mostly only care about the person who set the condition."
The king of the Golden Kingdom knew about the Summoner's Book well. Of course, since his female knight was recruiting with it, there was no way he wouldn't know.
"Especially, the grown princess's judgment is more accurate than mine. Ha ha ha! Welcome, I've kept my benefactor standing too long, sit down quickly."
At his lovely daughter's words, some of his guard seemed to drop, and he offered me a seat.
Princess Tiffany took her seat beside the king. At this point, I figured my role was over.
Now I'll keep my distance and go to that corner over there to eat quietly and leave.
"Where are you going, Jageun-nim?"
But the princess was smiling and watching where I was going. It looked like a silent threat to sit beside her.
"J-just a moment, my shoelace came untied."
"Hurry and tie it, then sit over here~"
The princess outright designated my seat. The king, then the princess, and me beside her.
Me in the third seat? If I hadn't put points into stamina, I might have wet myself from fear.
As I sat beside the princess, the door I had come through opened and people entered.
Among them, the female knight I'd spent the week with shone the brightest.
"I see His Majesty!"
"Welcome, Hena-kyeong. I cannot express how reassuring it is to have you by the princess's side."
The female knight knelt down right before the king, asserting her presence.
Even I, watching from right beside her, felt excited by her overflowing charisma.
'Noona, I'm going to die..'
"Tonight is a feast. Everyone, take your seats and enjoy the banquet."
Luckily, the female knight sat beside me. When our eyes met, she looked flustered and puzzled as to why I was there.
"The princess guided me here..."
"The princess did... Now I understand."
Before she heard me, the female knight's eyes looked at me like she was watching a lost child.
It's a relief to clear up the misunderstanding. I almost got on her bad side before getting my reward from noona.
"Jageun-nim, try this too. It's poultry meat cooked in golden oil."
"Ah, yes... thank you, Princess-nim."
The princess was paying me attention to the point of being overwhelming. Being a lifesaver looked so beautiful in movies and novels, but now that I was the target, it wasn't so great.
"Is it too much?"
"Ha ha! Not at all? Please recommend more, Princess-nim! It suits my taste perfectly."
Since it was attention from a beauty, I decided to endure it as best I could. But the hardest thing to endure was that she wasn't the only one.
There were beauties on both sides. A glance at my crotch gave the answer.
My cock had already gotten drunk on the scent of the beauties. Actually, my lower regions had started getting hard from the moment I sat down, and while chatting with the gorgeous women, it had gradually grown bigger without me noticing.
'Look at this guy, already preparing because he foresees the future.'
A banquet, alcohol, and women. Even the dumbest cock knows what comes next.
Drunk on the scent of alcohol, drawn to each other, spending a fiery night. It was a common trope in romance novels and movies.
But reality is different... If I show an erection here, I might be executed on the spot for royal indecency.
I'm trying to calm it down by singing the national anthem, but...
"You seem to enjoy your food. How about this as well?"
With the princess's continuous pretty words, the result was back to square one.
"As the princess says, your contribution is great."
At the female knight's compliment, it got erect again.
I thought this was more dangerous than when I blocked the monster's fireballs over the past week.
But a more tragic outcome awaited later. The dining atmosphere was gradually ripening, and now everyone was holding wine glasses and standing up to wander around.
"Shall we stand up and take a little walk as well?"
"I will accompany you, Princess-nim."
"And Jageun-ssi?"
"I... I..."
The greatest crisis of my life.