110. lion’s collar
Why did you come to Batian?
It was to save Sen, who seemed to be in danger in connection with the Extermination Squad. It may be already too late, but what can you do when you think about all that?
First of all, it’s nailed to the head.
anyway.
So, I tried to ask the nun if there was a recent atmosphere in Bhatian or if there were suspicious people roaming around, but she was a suspicious person.
I wondered if I could let her become a saint as she is, but that’s a matter to think about later, and Sen was the one who was in a hurry right now.
“Yes?”
In the end, I, too, was going to head to the lodgings at the academy, but before that, I was able to meet Amanda, our homeroom professor.
“Yeah, it’s not just Sen. Elise’s parents contacted her, but Lyn, Ares, and May. Everything is gone.”
What the hell does this mean?
I thought it was just Sen, but Rin, Ares, and Mei disappeared? Besides, Elise has been contacted by her parents?
I glanced at Professor Amanda’s expression, but it didn’t look like she knew that Elise was a princess.
The employee must have acted as a fake parent.
“……”
“You must be very tired too, so go and rest for now. In the first place, the dean sent some student to find another student…”
Professor Amanda started the search again.
It wasn’t just a hammer level. The feeling of getting hit in the back of the head with the front paws of a demonic beast living in the forest of the demon realm and then slamming your face on the floor.
“Whoa.”
Professor Amanda told me to go back to the hotel and get some rest with my sister Dina, but of course I headed in the opposite direction.
If Rin was in danger, it meant that the world was in danger. Even if Sen was dragged away by the Reaper, why the hell would the remaining three be involved?
‘For now, Elise passes it over. If the professors were contacted separately, it must mean that it is safe right now.’
And that meant that there was a high possibility that the royal family was involved.
It wasn’t unusual for the royal family to deal with the Extermination Squad. She always wears a pure white dress, so there should be no impurity.
But of course, if you are in the highest seat, you will be the first to be hit by the falling rain.
They needed an umbrella that would not stain the clothes of the royal family, and countless beings would be serving as umbrellas for the royal family, starting with the Reaper.
‘Wait a minute, could the incident with the nuns in Helios be related to this?’
it was ambiguous
The current situation in which Ares with the pattern of Helios disappeared and the case where the nun of Helios committed murder and escaped.
If you want to weave, you can weave it, but again, I felt like I went too far.
“First, we have to find the children.”
As if looking for herbs in the Demon Realm Forest or approaching beasts, he carefully and slowly checks his surroundings. If there are still Slayers in Bhatian, it shouldn’t be too difficult to follow them.
I thought so.
Very unexpectedly, a woman who could give me a clue came to me proudly.
When I first saw the clothes, I thought it was Bertia, the maid of Elysee. Because she was wearing the same maid clothes as her.
The woman felt politeness and respect in every gesture, and especially when she bowed her head toward me, I felt like I was a powerful person who hired her or a rich man.
“Hello, Daniel MacLaine.”
“……”
To be honest, I wasn’t in a good mood right now, so I didn’t even get a proper greeting from the maid.
Wearing the same maid outfit as Bertia meant that she belonged to the royal family, and it could have been the person who kidnapped Elysee or other students.
‘It doesn’t seem like Bertia’s level.’
“My name is Penicilla. I am the exclusive maid of Prince Oliver de Freesia.”
‘First Prince?’
Are you referring to him who is evaluated as standing in the position closest to the throne other than the current king, and who has been confirmed as the next king?
In fact, Prince Oliver ascended the throne without any change in his previous life.
“He wants to see you.”
“The first prince, me?”
I wondered why Prince 1 was here in the first place, but Penicilla warned me with a faint smile.
“Daniel, you are the prince. Honorifics please.”
“……All right.”
Right now, there was nothing in my hand, and I was in a situation where I was only regretting it, so I lowered my head and went in.
‘Whoa.’
Of course, I had to force myself to hold back the growing anger while taking a deep breath.
‘Did you twist the situation and come to me?’
I followed Penicilla with the idea of seeing where and what they were looking for, and he guided me to one of the best hotels in Batian.
The inside of the hotel was cool enough to feel comfortable, unlike the outside where the heat gradually came.
The refreshing scent of green herbs tickled my nostrils, and although less than Penicilla, professional hotel workers greeted me formally.
What is a little unique is that the body balance, standing posture, muscles, etc. are very different from those of ordinary hotel workers.
“There are no other guests.”
Penicilla looked around and told me with her back that I wondered if there was anyone else.
Well, if the first prince came, you would have to use a hotel like this alone.
While twisting inside, I entered the room on the top floor.
A well-built man who is half-naked.
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Just like Elise, she had blond hair and golden eyes, and nobility as if she had been born with gold.
Is it because you know your worth too well?
From the moment he saw me, he seemed to already put a price on Daniel MacLean, but those were not the eyes of the colossus who traveled the seas.
The eyes of a connoisseur who judges authenticity in a jeweler’s shop.
He started evaluating me the moment I walked through the door.
“Yes, Daniel MacLean. I heard from Elise.”
“Are you the one who took Elise?”
Perhaps because of my way of speaking, Penicilla immediately took out the memorized words hidden in her thighs and tried to listen to them, but rather my eyes were directed to her thighs first.
“……!”
“like?”
Penicilla’s body stiffened as she realized that she had read her movements before she could even act, but her servant, Prince Oliver, instead crossed his legs and rested his chin on his chin, looking at me with interest.
“I heard that he was a commoner, so he would be beyond his ability to command him to be polite. Let it be.”
“……All right.”
I was openly insulted in front of you, but there’s no need to force yourself to be polite.
“There is only one reason I called you. It was because I heard that he was the one who killed the fighting dog alone, and in reality, it seems that he has that skill.”
“……”
Did you hear this from Elise too?
I was convinced that Elise was not the kind of woman who would lightly tell anyone about me. Maybe he wrote a number.
“So I am going to use you, Daniel McClain. Even though he was a commoner, he became a lion in the field.”
“Are you talking about me?”
unexpected offer.
But somehow I felt a sense of laziness, so I asked again.
“What do you mean you see me and use me? For killing just one fighting dog?”
Then Prince Oliver released his hand from his chin and tapped the armrest with his finger.
“It has already been two years since our informants found information about an organization called Dog Fighting. The Excavation Team, of course, tried to clear it up on our side, but they cleverly ran away using the characteristics of the Pandemonium Forest.”
Certainly, if they hid in the forest of the Demon Realm, the pursuers would have no choice but to become dogs chasing chickens.
In fact, in my previous life, I could often meet people who entered the forest to avoid pursuers.
Of course, most of them are degraded to the day’s special meal by the witch beasts.
“You are the one who personally entered the forest of the Demon Realm and annihilated them. Yeah, I don’t know anything about you.”
Drawing a snake-like smile, Prince Oliver continued.
“But what does that matter? When you handle a sword, what kind of steel was used for the sword, which artisan it was made from, what method it was processed with, etc., does it matter? I am not. A sword is for cutting. If it simply cuts well, that’s enough.”
It means that my origin, disposition, personality, etc. are not taken into account at all. It was simply a sound that I judged that it was a long-term horse that I could use effectively.
‘It’s true that bullsh*t.’
Of course, I was thinking of refusing.
Where are you thinking of imprisoning me while being greedy?
“I’m sorry……”
“Lin.”
I tried to speak as politely as possible, as I could have offended him if I refused to do so, but the smile on Prince Oliver’s lips was speaking to me.
I can’t run away.
“Ares, May, Sen. are your friends? I heard that they are very caring and precious children.”
“……”
It was the first time in my life that I felt this way.
Literally, it felt like something that started to grow from my chest quickly swirled around my body and circulated rapidly.
My head is getting hotter and my body is getting stronger without realizing it.
Penicilla panicked and stepped before the prince, but he beckoned the maid away with a satisfied smile.
“Lion of the field, do you think I would have picked you up without a leash?”
The words pouring out of his mouth were slowly approaching, choking his throat.