Chapter 106 - Photo Bomb (1/2)

”You won't want a confrontation with me, right John?”

Anne was still watching from the magic sphere when a knight with blond hair and a beautiful smile appeared behind her.​​

”I wish there were different circumstances, my Princess.”

He smiled with a gentle but calm expression. However, the next moment he took out his sword and pointed in towards Anne.

However, before he could even make a move forward, the four beautiful boys stepped in front of Anne with their swords already prepared. Their looks were not the same as before. No more gentle and flirtatious gazes, no more caring and easy-going manners, no more dancing and singing and no more… no more…

They were now transformed into four knights of the Black Troop, the best elite group that their Captain Callum had trained. They were called to help Anne and protect her in the shadows at every moment.

However, they were never to show their real face to the world.

”Who are you?”

They didn't answer but moved forward surrounding the handsome boy.

”Is this how you are going to play, Princess?” John looked around and laughed, ”you know that these frail boys won't stop me… hey, are you listening, Princess?!”

Anne was not listening from the moment her group of FBB (Four Beautiful Boys) stepped forward. Her focus was in the sphere before her and the team of the other members of the black troop doing her job against the monstrous energy of Billie and the sly attacks of Moira.

”Why didn't I was born with magic?”

”Woof!”

Gandalf responded with a shaking head, 'You would transform everything in chocolate.'

”Then… why didn't I was born with tremendous strength to fight?”

”Woof!”

Gandalf again shook his head and, 'You would have left every single knight beaten in every martial competition and then transform yourself in the next Alexander the Great of this world, or maybe Aragorn…”

”…”

John was looking with incredulous eyes at the easy-going princess that didn't have a bit of care for her safety. These boys didn't look anywhere near his strength but they dared to confront him.

If it were Henry, then he would have been cautious but with these boys.

”I am sorry, little beauties,” John smiled, ”I don't want to hurt you but I need to stop Her Majesty for a while, so I request for your cooperation.”

They didn't respond but they didn't move from their position.

”Well then… I will have to make you move.”

He moved faster to the first boy in front of him and launched an attack. A powerful wind summoned with his sword and then a whirlwind. He was hoping for the air to reach the Princess, or at least the glass sphere in her table, but…

”Why can't I have some special ability like the others?!” Anne was now pouting in the table while moving her legs like a spoiled little girl.

'You are already special in my eyes,' Gandalf licked her hand to comfort her. 'The most special.'

”You are trying to make me feel good when you also have a special ability… this is not fair.”

'Sigh… natural charm is the best ability of them all,' Gandalf winged his tail and licked the hand of the Princess again.

Their little conversation did not go unnoticed from the knights battling in front of her, in the same room, just a few steps from her.

John could only laugh at the silliness of everything, but more, at his foolishness. For a moment he believed that those knights were only simple warriors, with only certain ability in the sword. However, just with the little conversation of the Princess, he understood.

She did not have any magical ability, but she was special, more like outstanding in plotting her forces with care. After all, she deceived every single participant of the contest and stole the treasure before anyone.

Even more, she was cunning enough to challenge everyone to steal it from her this night. They had received the first mission, yes, they had, to find the treasure. However, there were no descriptions of the treasure, nor maps, nor any hume signal of where to go.