26 Episode 26: Princess and Prince Wang (1/2)

”... you really don't drive my plan crazy”

Al, who told me to throw it away, stares at me as he distorts that red iris. The abomination, the colour of hatred, which is not hidden, is visible in its eyes.

I got Al Kun's gaze. I was about to exhale deeply. But don't disturb the rhythm of breathing, don't forget to calm down.

Then there was someone more responsive than me. That was Ufi.

”Dear Algard......!

”... you too, Uphilia. Really abominable, all aligned.”

Yufi stares at Al-Kun with a harsh look. Al, who returns his gaze to Ufi like that, his eyes are just as full of hate colors as he sees me.

I try to stay calm and grasp the situation. A different colour of iris than before Al Kun, and a demonic stone embedded in his chest.

(… I see.)

Keeping Al on guard, he rushes under Ilia quickly. On his knees and peeking into Raini in Ilia's arms, his chest was wide open and he was in a terrible condition peeking inside.

Still breathing, Raini repeatedly breathing shallow. And my eyes wander through the void out of focus.

”Sorry...... no...... princess......!

He bows his head deeply and drips as Ilia tells him to apologize for biting the cry to death.

I don't know the details until how. But enough was enough to convince me that Raini's demon stone had been taken.

Even Ilia is never weak. But they were bad. Anyway, Al is royal. I can't help it if they take the lead if they surprise me like that. I guess Raini's demon stone was taken away by Al Kun because it actually happened.

”... Raini, can you hear me?

”... anis, fia... princess...?

React to my voice and Raini gazes at me. Tears zero out of his eyes and wet his cheeks.

The expression is distorted in agony and still shakes his throat desperately trying to spin the word.

”… Already, Shiso… Yes, Ma…”

”I don't care about the apology. I'll only ask you one thing, if you stay like this, you'll die.”

Raini has no time left. I have more to ask than apologize.

”Do you still want to live?

Raini remains blurred in my inquiry. However, I still don't get out of sight.

”Because I help. If you want to live, tell them to help you.”

Yes, help. I won't let you die, never.

Raini is still struggling to live because she was awakening her demonic stone. Vampires are ”resistant to death” magic. So if Raini still doesn't give up, the road can connect. She's already given that wisdom.

Raini shivers her lips at the inquiry I tried to prompt her to respond. I closed my eyes tightly and found myself putting my strength into my body.

”... I want to. Ma... not yet...”

Raini overlaps words as she gasps and spits blood as she coughs. Ilia firmly supports Raini's body, which swings without force, to a slightly easier posture.

Enough with that word. So I'll give you more reason to live. Whatever I can give you.

”Raini. Then I command you. Live, even if you're no longer a man. I'll accept you.

”... anis, fia... princess...”

”Never give up until the end. You wanted to live. I ordered him to live. Then I won't allow you to defy me.”

Take my word for it. Raini blinks a few times and grins like trouble. Then I pulled my lips together and closed my eyes. I get up, making sure Raini's exhale turns into something bitter.

Yufi had set up an arcane shell to alert Alkun. Al didn't make it slight, he just stared at us quietly.

”Ufi, heal Raini. Ilaria, now it's time for both of you.”

”... princess.... Yes, I did accept”

Illia, who got my word, also opened her eyes to hold her breath for a moment, but immediately stopped crying and wiped her tears. And respond with a more resolute look than usual.

On the other hand, Uffi turns his gaze as if confused by my instructions.

”Dear Anis, in this injury...”

”I know. But I can just buy you some time. If Raini could be a complete vampire, he could survive.”

”But no more demon stones...!

”If that was created in Raini from the beginning, you just have to do the same thing again. If that's not possible, I'll get it back from Al. Either way, I need time. I said I would help. Then do your best for it. Can you do that, Yufi?”

”... ok”

When Yufi nodded to me, he immediately knelt beside Raini and prayed to the Spirit to begin exercising his magic. The Spirit sheds light in response to Uffi's prayer and gathers under Uffi.

If it weren't for this situation, I would have observed it was a fantastic sight. I look sideways and then I turn my gaze to Al Kun.

Al didn't move a step from the spot. I'm just staring at this one with dark eyes.

”... all of it, I wonder if you turned your hand. The exhibition, Mauritz?

”I don't know. If you're a smart sister, don't you know everything?

”I'm not a god or a spirit. I don't even know what I've never seen.”

This situation is too much, and Al doesn't seem to have anything to hide. Mauritz opened the exhibition to attract me, too, so as to keep me away from Raini.

No matter how much you shut your mouth, you can't keep rumors. Al-Kun found out that I protected Raini and made this plan. I don't know who the hell told or asked Al, but that's the fact that we're here now.

”... this demon stone? I just took the woman there hostage.”

Look at Ilia as al-kun points with his jaw. Ilia is taking out Mana Blade as she bites her teeth in remorse and takes her stand.

... to the point of becoming. Did you disable yourself for aiming for Ilia rather than for Raini himself? It was a small number of people who became enemies.

Make sure you feel the heel you're wearing as you circle your thoughts. Yeah, I guess there doesn't seem to be a problem.

”... Weren't you fascinated by Raini?

”Was.” So I was just trying to put it aside. Because of you, the plan went crazy, so I had to change it. ”

”... did you know about the vampire?

From Mauritz.

That's him again. I wonder if it would have been painful to gather the materials if he had been the son of the Secretary of the Ministry of Magic. Is that why you got to Raini's identity?

I care there, but it's not important now. The problem is that Al is trying to secure Raini to become a vampire, and more precisely, to gain the power of a vampire.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Magic often snorted at this plan. I don't know how far Al and the others are talking. All I can say is, this is totally hostile to me.

”... so? To be a vampire?

”It wasn't until I had Raini in my hand that I was going to be. Or I didn't mean to if I didn't have to. But since you put Ufiria and Raini in your hands, you just decided you had to go hard.”

”It's rust coming out of you. If you wanted Raini so badly, you could have welcomed him to your concubine.”

”Raini's charm did not make sense to Ufilia. Hence, I was in the way. So I was going to eliminate it and give Raini power by officially welcoming him. My father and even my mother had a math attached to them that they couldn't resist Raini's charm.”

”It's a big plan. Were you going to take over the country?

”Sooner or later, it'll be mine, so it'll just get a little quicker.”

As I had a conversation with Al, I took a big sigh of zero. I feel signs of something staring at the bottom of my belly.

”Everything went crazy because of your intrusion. Raini was suppressed, and in the meantime you held Uphilia and Raini in your hand.”

”Will you stop saying that like I put it in a cage? Tell me you protected him.”

”Either is good. The only thing that matters is that my sister is in my way.”

”... Huh? It doesn't“ blow ”much. Al, is the power of vampires that tame?

Only for a moment to my question, Al's eyebrows jumped. I was wondering if the vampire's demon stone wanted time to get used to the conversation for a long time, but it looks like you haven't removed it.

That's natural. Embedding demonic stones is like transplanting someone else's organs. Raini was born naturally in his body, so he's familiar with it, and if Al tries to take it in, it won't be that easy to say how many vampire demon stones have affinity with him.

”You took the Demon Stone from Raini because Raini didn't obey al-kun?

”Do we have to talk that far? You know everything, don't you? Don't you have a head that can make guesses even if you're not looking directly at it?

”You think it's about people, Al...”

”A monster.”

My lips trembled at the answer returned without getting my hair in. Words that tried to spit out aggressively, but nothing cools them down but thoughts.

”... don't say it's clear”

”I have to cross you. I needed strength to get over it. Something more than my sister. But I didn't. Magic talent, politics, schooling, they're all” what people can do ”...!

Alkun screams as he grips his fist into all the blood. I guess I look terribly cold in those bloody eyes. The temperature difference would be completely different between Al, who screams, and me, who exhales.

This is my sister and brother who split the blood. Oh, what can I say......

”So you want to do something I can't even do? Why don't you kill someone and get the power of the monster?

”Country. I need a country. 'Cause that's what I get, not what you get. I am the King Prince, then I must be the King Prince. Become the next king and stand at the top of the country. Then this power is the power I should have!

”... to rule the country? To say that's your power?

... Oh, really.

- You're a bore, Algard.

I told him to throw up. Moment after moment, I feel my expression slip away.