Vol 12 Chapter 221 (1/2)
Sevens: Cartaffs
Cartaffs
… The dungeons of Cartaffs’ castle
Within its torture chamber, bound in an indecent pose, the Queen of Cartaffs Ludar
To her side stood two female attendants to look after her The room was littered around with torture implements, but Ludmilla herself was uninjured
Simply to stir up her fear, and tear up her pride, she had been sealed in the dungeons as she was
Hearing footsteps in the roo aubergine hair clung to her skin, the dark dungeons illuht of a candle
The very individual who had bound her
Larc Mallard, taking along her own coeon
Confir
His ashen hair ept back, and unlike his usual wave-cut adventurer style, he wore a noble’s dress and style
His collar was loosened, and showing off his chest, Larc turned a vulgar smile as he looked at Ludmilla
“Yo, Lud? Tied up like that, you’re showing off your ehtly… now then, isn’t it about ti?”
Knowing his Skill displayed a high effect towards wos were fortified with females
The attendants re out solared at the man
“You sure say sos Did you think I was unaware of how you otten the castle’s folks to take after you, and gotten so with it, right?”
Larc returned the glare Perhaps he was to use his Skill to try and make her fall for him, as he forcibly turned her face towards his
And by his Skill, in her eyes, the ure overlapped with Larc’s, but she sealed it aillpower, and averted her eyes
Larc sounded irritated
“After having otten bound in such a state, don’t act so high and hty!”
It was just as he said Ludmilla had no words to return on that matter On top of that, she had come to hate the movements of Cartaffs that even now had yet to rescue her
(Good grief, the lengths they go to preserve order How troublesome)
Lud attained some status, Larc had co of Cartaffs She had already seen through the plan
And at the same time, she understood that for that sake, the man was unable to harm Ludmilla herself She understood she couldn’t be killed, and she made use of that fact
“Yet the le bound wo, you’ve no shareater than this? You… you’re quite the small man”
When Ludmilla said that, a vein popped up on Larc’s forehead He took a nearby whip in hand, going right into whacking her with it
She was assailed by a sharp pain, but Lud as she looked at Larc, she riled hiave an order to the attendants
“Use the best medicine to treat her!”
With those words, Larc took his subordinates, and left the room The female attendants lowered their heads to see the the door behind theuard
Another approached Lud her injury She spoke to her in worry
“Your majesty, should we not put a stop to this yet…”
To the worried attendant, Ludmilla smiled
“Oh, isn’t it fine? And I can only laugh at those useless subordinates who let Larc converse with the castle’s maids because it was a set custom When they’ve coo through a spot of pain”
Taking a stretch, Ludmilla lowered herself into the chair she’d be bound, and folded her legs
It’s true she told theined they could onlyto set practice
So Ludmilla let herself be captured on purpose The two attendants were her trusted maids, and she had them act as if they were charmed
But it seems those attendants couldn’t take it anymore
“But at this rate, the country shall begin to slant his way”
On that statement, Ludmilla spoke
“Even without the matter of Larc, this country would eventually perish from its nature taken too far There are plenty who prioritize law to run away from responsibility, after all Up to now, they could be called our strength, but taken to far, it is a fatal flaw”
Cartaffs’ national colors involved a heavy inclination towards stressing the rule At times, that had birthed about a splendid result, but co that incline, those that took action held no responsibility
They were rules, so there was no helping it Thatconspicuous Even if you added more laws, just how many people out there would there be to actually understand them?
She was called the queen, but Lud by those rules, and was practically a proxy
Cartaffs was aof the country So Larc had aimed for that seat on the throne
“Good grief Not me, they should’ve just chosen amoves with that intent, but talks went forward before it could be decided”
Maybe because of the national character, the branch families didn’t object to her enthroneroo, so it wasn’t considered a problem
But to Ludmilla herself, it was quite a troublesome tale
“Is there anyone suspicious of my absence?”
As she confirmed with the attendants, one nodded and reported
“Al fishy But whether they’ll move by it or not is the question”
On that answer, Ludmilla looked fed-up
“Very well, then the one who savesSpread that ruet them to move, then I’ll make do with Larc or whatever How pitiful”
While the maid was bewildered by her decision, Lud
“Her a princess, but… the prince or hero who savessomeone like that is the desire of any woman of the royal line While we’re at it, how about we invite participants froot to etting anywhere”
As Ludmilla declared and enjoyed herself, the two attendants abided as if they had given up…
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Over the Katana in ht hand, I poured a liquid known as Holy Water