Chapter 27 (1/2)
Translator: Wawaa
Editor: WilsonWilson
“…Princess!”
The Princess was fourteen years old. She was a little girl first, and a member of the royal family second.
Lara could not push away the child who was crying and running into her arms. So she instinctively opened her arms wide and hugged the Princess tight. She was pushed by Demian and even needed to grab a running child, so she couldn’t maintain her balance anymore.
Lara fell down on the spot with the Princess in her arms.
At that moment, the black sorcerer appeared.
She did not know whether he had appeared during their hug, or if he had appeared before that. But she could feel the heat with the sound of bubbles boiling from the ornate boat. Lara turned her head slowly. It felt like the heat was burning her back, and that her hair was burning.
A huge blade of flame that started on the ship cut through the water and flew straight toward Lara.
Swoosh!
The steam blocked her view, people were screaming, and the Princess in her arms was trembling convulsively.
“Protect the Princess!”
It was the Princess’s knights.
‘Ah, this is why they were all dead.’
Lara had the Princess in her arms, along with eight knights who surrounded her.
At that moment, Lara felt as if she had peeked into a scene from the past. But it was different now. No one would die, because she was with Demian.
He moved slowly. His movements that could slightly be seen through the steam were relaxed. Maybe that was how it looked like in Lara’s eyes only.
Demian settled between Lara and the black sorcerer.
A huge blade of flame came close as if to swallow him.
“Demian!”
It was Lara’s voice.
Demian took a shield from one of the Princess’s knights, held it in one hand, and threw himself at the blade of flame.
Bang!
A loud sound could be heard, it was as if an earthquake had just happened. It was an explosion loud enough to tear the eardrum. The blade of flame, which was the size of a house, did not get to cross where Demian stood.
He stopped the magic with only one shield, his skin only got tanned, but he was not hurt at all.
“That boat! The black sorcerer is in that boat!”
Someone shouted.
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Demian had no intention of letting the black sorcerer, who had failed the assassination, flee. He threw away the broken shield and jumped into the ship where the black sorcerer stood. It happened so quickly, so it was hard to even follow his movements with the naked eye.
The black sorcerer was disguised as the boatman. When he tried to swallow something to kill himself after failing the assassination, Demian reached out and grabbed his throat.
“Urrg…ggghh!”
Then, the knights began to move.
They quickly regained their composure and examined the safety of the Princess and the Prince, befitting their positions as the knights of the royal family. After confirming that the royal family was safe, they searched the area to check if there was another black sorcerer.
It was a mess.
The river, which had been simmering under the influence of magic, smoked cloudy water vapor. The boat on which the black sorcerer stood had tilted halfway, and a huge and bright mark remained in the place where the magic passed. Not to mention the tables and decorations, all the people who were close to the magic jumped into the river, screaming as their clothes caught on fire.
But Lara was perfectly fine.
Lara, the Princess, and the knights who were behind Demian did not get hurt.
“Who in the world was that man?”
A knight asked. They were all looking at Lara.
Marquess of Bailey’s daughter, the only daughter of the newly rising influential man who supported Prince Sidhar, risked her life to save the Prince’s political opponent, Princess Sonnet. She did not just save her, but she even threw herself to protect the Princess from the black sorcerer. Moreover, her mighty warrior even captured the powerful black sorcerer.
The father and the daughter were supporting different sides of royalty!
The nobles had no idea where their relationships had gone wrong. They even speculated that Thousand Gold Isadora was the supporter of Princess Sonnet, not Prince Sidhar.
Lara.
Someone muttered her name.
They heard that she was a model student, but had recently become a troublemaker. They heard that the Marquess had raised his daughter in a very strict manner from an early age to make her the Princess Consort.
But recently, not only has she fooled around with men indiscriminately, she’s even led an extravagant and profligate life.
“Are you…Young Lady Bailey?”
Lara quickly came to her senses.
A frightened voice could be heard in her arms.
It was Princess Sonnet.
Perhaps she was too shocked that she had forgotten she just cried, but the Princess was no longer shedding tears. However, her cute face was all messy with tears and soot, breaking the hearts of those watching.
“…Princess.”
Lara could not separate herself from the Princess.
The Princess’s hands that were clasped at the hem of her clothes trembled. She tried hard to be calm, but the trembles that could be felt from her small body were significant.
Their surroundings were really hot, but the Princess’s body was cold.
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“Come with me, let’s go somewhere safe.”