Chapter 79.

The Crown Prince’s eyes widened.

“What did you say?”

“Apart from the banquet to congratulate His Highness on his return.”

I changed it to the first meeting so as not to create a sense of incongruity. In fact, the first time I met the crown prince was at the second prince’s birthday banquet.

An image of the Crown Prince that day was conjured up in my mind. A tall man wearing a cloak and walking squarely across the auditorium carpet.

“The top of his head was reflected by the chandelier and shone …… like it was sprinkled with gold dust.”

I thought this royal appearance was shocking until I discovered the assassin he was dragging. Unlike just looking at the illustrations, the reality of the Crown Prince’s appearance was shocking, both noble and intimidating. I said all the things I felt.

“Also, the eyes seem to be set with fine rubies, they look tacky.”

“Wealthy ……?”

Hearing my words, the crown prince replied.

“Then, the reason for falling in love with me at first sight?”

“It looks rich.”

Because I wasn’t really completely mesmerized, I wasn’t sure, but answered moderately.

“I already love jewelry, and of course, gold.”

“Huh.”

I don’t know if it’s because it’s expected, but such a reason sounds absurd. The Crown Prince laughed dryly in succession.

“You really ……”

The Crown Prince looked at me with an unrecognizable expression and muttered, “Strange woman ……”

“……?”

“Really strange.”

At the same time, the top of his head flashed.

[Favorable Sense 29%]

Obviously saying it’s strange, why did the favorability go up?

‘Because you’re even weirder?’

With the feeling of somehow being scolded, I asked somewhat unhappily, ”Alright now? I told you not to ask anymore.”

“……ha.”

The Crown Prince looked at me in a daze for half a day. Then lifted his chin is and said.

“…… We have to leave the woods at dawn, don’t sleep much.”

To my fabricated reason, the Crown Prince seems to figure it out.

“Good night, your highness.”

Just as if I was waiting, I immediately lay down. There seemed to be a not-so-satisfied smacking sound coming from behind, but I pretended not to hear it.

‘Finally liberated!’

I finally got rid of his persistence and closed my eyes with a relaxed mood.

I covered the crown prince’s cloak and remembered that he seemed to sleep naked with only his pants on, but didn’t care.

None of my business.

I passed out, but woke up again, but I was really tired. I’ve been through a lot in one day today. How much has really happened since morning.

If I play the game in this way every day, something will happen before I get a good feeling, right?

No! What happened?

I went to sleep with a mess of unlucky thoughts, but even though I knew that time was short, I still couldn’t sleep.

Trying to close my eyes, I imagined the sheep scattered in the meadow and counted.

‘9,10,11,12……’

Consciousness grew drowsy as the number increased.

‘11,10,9……’

Suddenly, the flocks in the meadow decreased.

Because the huge thing started from the sheep furthest away and ate them one by one. The sheep that were walking on the lawn decreased rapidly.

Finally eating all the sheep, something huge dripping with blood approached me, and it opened its bloody mouth at me.

Roaring – it was getting closer every moment. To eat me, it opened its mouth wide and roared ……

It was the giant bear.

Uh-ee-!

“Ho.”

I fluttered my eyes open and reflexively rolled them to confirm that the giant bear was nowhere to be found.

The sound of a crackling, burning campfire. Still the darkness of the cave.

“Great.” I gasped, panting, and climbed to my feet.

Then across the leaping tongues of fire, I locked eyes with the man across from me.

“…… Ah, still awake, Your Highness?”

Sitting in the same seat as not long ago, the Crown Prince looked at the suddenly up against me with surprised eyes. Then answered bluntly.

“When two people sleep together, as luck would have it, they both become food for the beasts.”

Fire Tongue’s voice was loud, and so was his speaking voice.

I didn’t realize that guy was clear when he was steady. At that moment, the crown prince suddenly spoke.

“Can’t sleep?”

“What? Ah, yes ……”

Already fell asleep, but had nightmares. I was too embarrassed to say such words, so I gave a perfunctory answer. Judging from the dim vision and unchanging posture, I should have fallen asleep shortly afterward.

Although fully awake, my mind is groggy.

Cold ……

Suddenly felt cold. With a tender body and a heavy rain, it seemed to have gotten bad.

I wrapped my cloak tightly and crouched in front of the campfire. It was to roast the fire.

The Crown Prince looked at me like this and just raised one eyebrow without saying anything. Even sitting by the fire, the cold didn’t disappear.

‘Why is it like this?’

Instead of getting better, I felt my body start to shiver. Couldn’t be autonomous anymore. Then realized it wasn’t just because of the cold.

‘Do I still have to take tranquilizers or something like that if …… I go back?’

I was already slow to feel things, so the after-effects came late.

Just like the uncontrollable trembling hands in front of Winter after dealing with the demons the day before, the mental shadow crept in like a storm without my knowledge. In truth, there was nothing surprising in the strange day. The pouncing bear claw, the crown prince felled by an arrow, the assassin in hot pursuit ……

“…… Cold?”

I thought I couldn’t see it because it was covered by my hood, but the Crown Prince immediately noticed my shivering.

“…… Is it? No.”

I denied. There’s no need to have to tell you about this situation, there’s nothing to be gained. But the Crown Prince, full of suspicion, added a few nearby pieces of firewood to the campfire.

Clatter – the tongues of fire strengthened further. But it didn’t stop trembling.

“Ah… Trouble.”

At that moment, the Crown Prince stood up from his seat. The firm upper body that couldn’t be seen because it was separated from the fire shadow was completely revealed.

“Hey..! What are you doing!”

I let out a small scream. Hands covered my eyes. Of course, a gap was left between the index and middle fingers in order to observe what he was doing.

The Crown Prince strides around the bonfire towards me.

“Stop doing ridiculous things and get out of the way.”

Looking at that guy’s sudden behavior, I was alarmed.

“What, why did you do that?”

“Still not letting go?”

He raised his eyebrows and pressed horribly. But as I tried to leave, he simply sat on the floor and pushed me away roughly with his body.

“Stay there!”

I jumped in fear, like I was fleeing to the opposite side of my original position. But it didn’t go as planned. Because he yanked violently on the end of my cloak.

“Uhh!”

Along with the cloak, I fell down involuntarily. I closed my eyes tightly at the thought of falling on the hard floor. But the place where I fell was not the cold cave floor ……

“…… Hmm?”

It was the Crown Prince’s embrace. I felt the warm heat of his body. It’s only through a layer of cloak, and the bodies are close together.

Ah, what exactly is the situation now?

I’m frozen like a log in surprise.

“I, that, what are you doing now? Let go, let go!” Coming back to my senses a step too late, I struggled to break free from his embrace. But the arms that tightened around my waist and back didn’t budge.

“It’s so rude. How dare you say such things to the Imperial Crown Prince of the Empire?” He said with a natural, smooth face.

“Take it easy and don’t struggle. It’s not like I’m doing this because I like the male daughter.”

“That, so let go …… What kind of scandalous behavior is this ……!”

“I don’t know what horrible thoughts are going through your head, but get it off.”

Hearing words that seemed to treat his behavior as if it was scandalous, the Crown Prince seemed upset and said in a raw voice.

“When isolated on the battlefield, it’s important to maintain body heat between comrades, as fear of the cold may only last an hour or two.”

Hearing that, I stopped moving. Because there was a reason why he was somehow close to me and hugging me.

And then look at that face, looking at me with reluctance in his eyes. It really puts people in an uncomfortable mood.

It’s also true that not too long ago, someone was killed, and the game wouldn’t have opened like that no matter what ……

Not if it was a normal mode heroine, there wasn’t the slightest possibility of that kind of strange atmosphere between me and the crown prince.

”No, but, I’m the one who suddenly suffered, so why are you putting on an even more annoying expression.”

His behavior was understandable, but his reluctant face was upsetting. I whined in a raw voice.

“This isn’t a battlefield.”

“Then stick around and get hypothermia in an hour.”

I shut up like I was cursed. It’s also true that you can’t expect him to say anything nice with a good 29% favorability rating.

After a while after the Crown Prince and I finished our offensive and defensive battle, the cave once again fell silent. In his arms, I stiffened and stared at the rock wall that reflected the fire shadows.

“Why do you keep shivering?”

He frowned and asked in a puzzled tone. At the same time, the arm around his waist used force.