Taming Her Highness the Princess

17 – I wanted to show you (5)

My breathing is shaking and blood seeps into the outskirts of my vision. Reason was ringing the alarm, saying that if the poison was left unattended, life would be in danger.

It would not be strange if he died at any time, but Jeniel did not worry about his life. He was just thinking about why they were already using their sire’s flesh.

‘Obviously… ….’

It was a year before the fall of the empire that they attempted to assassinate my father, the great mage, with the help of their son-in-law.

Because it was around that time that those who rapidly increased their power after taking control of the imperial family started to buy magic stones with a huge amount of money.

However, I couldn’t understand how they could use the mana stone at this point in time when the scale of Jeokwolseong wasn’t that big.

The spleen stone, which has the property of counteracting the magical power transmitted to oneself, was found very rarely on the continent, so its value was astronomical.

In order to process such a magic stone into an arrowhead and use it, even if you catch it at the minimum, you have to spend billions of dollars.

Also, since the swordsman cannot shoot with a normal bow, he had to use a longbow forged with blood magic. The process of making this great bow…… It is more complicated and costs more than the slaughterhouse.

Even so, they were already using the slaughterhouse. The fact that the submasal is being operated naturally means that there are already several more such weapons inside the Jeokwol Fortress.

All these facts come together like pieces of a puzzle and result in a single inference.

‘…… From the beginning, they were receiving support from the national level.’

A person with enough financial power to easily support that amount of money would have to be at least the head of a country.

I knew that there were people who looked after Jeokwolseong, but the fact that I was being supported from an early point by a significant figure was information I hadn’t known before.

‘Is it the demon realm? Or Seongguk…… Ugh!’

In the midst of continuing my thoughts, a sharp pain surges through me. It was because the mana stone embedded in his shoulder was constantly distorting mana in his body and injecting miasma.

I felt like I was going to lose my mind at any moment, but I couldn’t get comfortable easily. In her arms is a princess who will be responsible for the future of the empire. She couldn’t close her eyes unless Irea’s safety was assured.

Jenial’s efforts were being passed on to Irea as well. Ireah, held in the arms of Jennie Earl, couldn’t help but want to know.

Even though his body was shaking and his breathing was rough, Jenny Earl’s appearance, which did not relax the hand holding her, could be said to be a life-changing saint.

“Professor… ….”

Irea’s voice resonates quietly in the room filled with the light of her full moon. Irea, who placed her hand on Jennie Earl’s chest, cursed her own incompetence and trembled her pitiful lips.

“You’re right that you’re hurt… ….”

Jenial was a man like an iron fortress who kept his composure in any situation. There was no way that such a man would tremble and breathe so heavily just because he had a few cuts.

He must have been seriously injured. The scent of blood beginning to permeate the tip of his nose was proving Jenial’s condition.

That fact was giving Irea an unbearable amount of sadness and guilt. Jeniel felt that it was all his fault that this happened.

“I… ….”

This wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t followed Jenial to punish Mandel himself. Had he heeded Jenn Earle’s advice to stay in a safe place, this tragedy would not have happened.

Still, Irea insisted on following Jenny Earl. She was deceived by the complacent unconsciousness that no one would dare to attack her princess in the system.

“Because of me, the professor… ….”

Tears begin to form in your eyes. It hurts like my heart is being squeezed. Perhaps out of guilt, the hand on Jeniel’s chest was cupped.

“Sorry… ….”

My voice is not coming out properly because my throat is choked. Ireah, who swallowed her dry saliva, slowly moved her lips in a light sob.

“Sorry… ….”

After hearing the apology, Jenial’s mouth mingled with laughter came out. It was strange that Irea, who was so proud of herself, had apologized even though she was in pain to the point of losing her mind from the continuous intense pain.

The way he asked for forgiveness for the wrong he had done was obviously a remarkable growth, but Jenny Earl didn’t like it at all. Because Irea didn’t do anything wrong.

“What are you so sorry about?”

She lifts her hand that is wrapped around the back of her head with difficulty.

“Didn’t I tell you? I am the one who brought Your Highness here without permission. Everything was planned by me, and Your Highness was only involved in it. So if your majesty asks, please tell me honestly. Everything is my disloyalty.”

Her hand went up to the top of her head and lightly stroked Ireah’s soft hair. As if there is nothing wrong with you.

“Also…… Except for me, nothing will change. No, it’s safe to say that it’s gotten better. Mandel, who ate away at the empire, met his death, and we obtained evidence that the Red Moon Castle reached out to the high-ranking officials of the imperial family.”

Irea’s eyes widen. Because one of her words, which Jenny Earl uttered to reassure her Irea, was hardly acceptable.

“Hey, don’t say anything strange. Why are you talking like a dying person…… ?”

That’s because she wasn’t sure she’d be able to survive, judging from her physical condition. However, as long as she is breathing, it will be possible to talk for a while.

“Your Highness. There will continue to be big and small hurdles along the way Your Highness will move forward. However, Your Highness must never ignore the adversity. Keep in mind Rather than looking for help from others, you must overcome adversity with your own strength and win glory.”

Incomprehensible words continued to be heard, but Irea could not concentrate at all. Taking advantage of the weakening of Jenial’s hands, Irea looked around and involuntarily inhaled a breath.

It was because an arrow was lodged in Jeniel’s shoulder. The blood that flowed from the torn skin was staining the tailcoat dark red.

“…… In addition, in the spring of the following year, His Majesty the Emperor will invite you to the main palace. Please, Your Highness, do not reject the call. You will have to live with regret for the rest of your life. And… ….”

“Stop…… ! Say no more! Blood, blood…… !”

Irea swallowed her cries and demanded that she speak less, but she was heard as nothing more than noise by Jenny Earl. All sounds were muffled with tinnitus in her ears.

My field of vision was also getting darker. Her arms, which are now hugging her Irea, have no strength at all.

Jeniel, who forcibly strengthened his body that was about to collapse, looked into the distance in his flickering mind. Those eyes had already lost their firearms and were darkened.

“…… Your Majesty the Emperor, please forgive me. Perhaps I hated you, as you did, because I hated my own incompetence.”

I couldn’t tell where I was looking and who I was talking to. However, that was not important right now, so Irea desperately supported Jenial and shouted.

“Professor, professor! Wake up, please!”

Irea desperately shouted, but it did not reach Jenial. With all the strength in his body gone, Jenny Earl threw himself on his knees and fell to the side.

“Professor—!”

Irea lets out a childish scream and drops to her knees. Irea, who reached out and grabbed Jenial’s upper body and pulled her, shook her head as she shed the tears she had been holding back.

“No, no… ….”

I tried to deny reality, but nothing changed. Jenial’s body, engulfed in the miasma of the arrows, was as hot as if she had a fever, and her breathing was getting rougher and louder.

“Wake up…… This is an order…… I never asked you to die…… Therefore…… Please… ….”

I hugged Jeniel and muttered over and over again, but it had no effect. All Irea could do was to burst into tears while hugging Jenial like a crazy person.

─ This way! Move fast, you bastards!

─ Yes! I’ll jump right in!

At that time, footsteps and shouts were heard from the hallway. Soon after, the guardsmen rushed through the open door.

And everyone had no choice but to keep their mouths shut as if they had promised. Count Mandel was dead with his head cut off, and the princess of the Empire was shedding tears as she hugged the injured Jenial.

I couldn’t even figure out what the hell was going on. Ireah looked up at the guards and opened her mouth as if pleading.

“A doctor…… Call a doctor…….”

Ireah, holding back her tears, continued her words.

“Please my professor…… Help me.”

That wasn’t an order from the imperial princess, but more like a desperate request from a girl who lost her precious person.

*

“Ehh. It’s finally over.”

Late at night, after making offerings to the altar and holding ancestral rites, Seryl stretches out. Shut up! Seryl let out a cute groan and looked back at the servicemen who had worked hard to help her today.

“Everyone has worked hard. I won’t be working for a while, so let’s go back to the mansion and rest.”

The eldest woman among the servants was greeted as the representative with a kind smile.

“Your young lady has worked hard. It would not be easy to attend God at a young age. I don’t know if I should say this, but I’m really proud of you, Lady.”

Praise is also embarrassing. Seryl, scratching her cheek, averts her gaze for some reason.

“Hey, I’m just doing what I learned. If you suffer for one day a year, you have nothing to worry about. I want to rest more than that, so let’s go back quickly! I don’t have time to be like this. Hurry!”

You’re doing that because you’re embarrassed. The servants, who knew Seril’s personality, laughed among themselves as if they were cute.

She said that it was Cheryl who didn’t like it, but she had a hard time with everyone, but she couldn’t say anything, so she decided to endure it.

“It’s a young anime—!”

In the meantime, someone comes running in a hurry from the other side. From generation to generation, she was Obain, the butler who served the Malaig family.

What the hell is the butler doing in this mountain? No matter how much the mountain road was made, it was not a place to come with an old body.

As I was looking at it in wonder, Ovine, who had reached close range, grabbed my knee and let out a rough breath.

After a while, Obain raised her head and looked at Cheryl. Ovine opened his mouth with a face that looked like he was going to cry at any moment.

“Right now…… I think you should go down.”

“I was going to go down anyway. But why is the housekeeper who should be in the imperial palace all the way here…… Is there something going on in the palace?”

Ovine nodded, swallowed a few tears, then spoke with difficulty.

“Bocchan…… Master Jenial is said to be seriously injured.”

At the same time, Seryl’s complexion turned pale.