Chapter 18 (2/2)

“Are you safe, Your Royal Highness?”

He had just cut down a girl, and yet his light tone suggested he was lightly conversing about the weather His light brown eyes, which had seeentle from far aere colored with cruelty

It was Niklas von Buelow

“My deepest apologies Because I looked away, you were placed in peril,” he said with a lued on I felt sick

After knocking Hilde off her feet like he was sloppily shooing away a bug, he now tore at the hem of her skirt

“WHAT ARE—”

And soround with a THNK It was a dagger, about 15cth

Picking up the sh, he showed it off dramatically

“The woroup ould do you harence I acquired came from a source that cannot easily reveal its identity, so it will prove difficult to gather evidence of their evildoing”

I was stupefied What the hell was this wretch saying? He was carefully laying down one lie after another as if it were an act of breathing

I had previously been born in a peaceful era, and even after I was reincarnated, I was raised like a flower inside a guarded greenhouse This was truly the first time I had ever met anyone so depraved

There was neither anger nor sorrow in his eyes, uilty conscience Not even mercy He was as eet rid of an item that had worn out its uses

“U, ngh…”

Lying liainst the wall, Hilde moaned a little and stirred

Before I could even react, Niklas advanced on her He raised his sword, prepared to strike again

“STOP!”

“Princess Rosemarie!”

I was running before I knew it, but Klaus held me back

Up to this point, he had only been carefully watching over the development, but he immediately responded to my movements, probably only concerned about my protection

I struggled unreasonably against soap in his defenses, but was easily restrained

I gritted my teeth

“Your Royal Highness, as long as this woman lives, she will try to harm you We must dispose of her immediately,” Niklas said

“You dare think you have the authority to decide that? I ordered you to stop!” I roared, even with Klaus holding me back

But Niklas displayed no hint of hesitation Like a third rate actor, he exaggeratedly shook his head

“I will gladly receive your criticism later However, we cannot leave this woman alone”

“…………”

It was useless This wretch was indifferent to my attempts to stop him No matter what happened afterwards, he planned to deal with Hilde here

My heart was beating painfully fast

Blood pu in my ears, and my head ached

It hurts, I can’t How do you breathe normally?

Even though I was gasping for breath like a fish swept ashore, I couldn’t take in oxygen well My mind went blank, and while I watched like a fool, Hilde raised her head and met my eyes

She looked atthe words…

“……!”

——SAVE ME!

“Don’t!!”

The blood stained tip of the sworddown, just before it reached her, burned itself into my eyes

Even if I cried, even if I yelled, I couldn’t reach them

“STOOOOPPP!!!”

KLANG!

“!!!”

Soh the air until it e on to his left hand, a stone half the size of a fist on the ground next to him

“Ahh…”

“You are in the presence of Her Royal Highness, Niklas Restrain yourself”

The voice cahtened hi his subordinate with his low voice Niklas gulped at the sight of this er

On the contrary, th

He wasn’t scary to me I would never think that When no one else listened to my shouts, he was the only one who did

Only Sir Leonhard would grant my wishes