Chapter 129.
I blinked in panic and said, “It’s not working… This?”
“Yes.”
The Crown Prince nodded and absentmindedly stated the reason.
There wasn’t a single terrible thing in the world Eckhardt’s only male daughter. What does she have to do with such a group of lunatics?
The tone of voice to the unquestioning instead made me smoother. I groped for a reason.
“Oh, for being a devotee of Rilla…?
“Ha, you?”
The Crown Prince sneered at me crisply. I bristled.
I want to truly believe.
“On the eve of the Hunting Competition, haven’t Rilla’s believers seen it?
“Of course I saw it.”
He answered me coldly, and twisted his upper body toward me.
“Those crazy people who don’t know any better and just believe in their beliefs with a twinkle in their eye.”
He looked at me and tapped a finger to the corner of my eye. Then covered my face with his hand.
“Not staring at me with fish-like eyes like you do.”
“Not fish eyes.”
I took a step with him in disgust. The crown prince smiled with a sunny face.
“If you’re a believer in Rilla, you’ll find yours in that cave.”
“That cave… This one?”
“The guy who tried to carve a sermon in the palace was one of the ancient Rilla families.”
My eyes widened and I looked around Callisto. The remains of the one I had seen in the cave had loosened up the Ancient Rilla clan.
But what was even more surprising was that the Crown Prince also knew the story about the Rilla family.
“Know it?”
Asked the generalization that encompassed it all. The Crown Prince turned his head toward my front, and I answered mindlessly.
“I don’t know it at all.”
“If he knew, he wouldn’t be talking about unearthing artifacts so plainly. If he’s a follower of Rilla.”
I looked at him with a slightly bewildered gaze. Whether it was surprise at what he knew, or whether it was my lack of suspicion that reassured him… even I didn’t understand my feelings now
“And, how much do those crazy people cherish transformed monsters?”
As the complexity spread, suddenly the Crown Prince came with a sneer.
“When I went on a crusade against them, they prayed not to touch the underground lab.”
“….”
He said, “You can just walk into the lab, all freshly born children.”
“Ah, children? What those crazy…”
I was shocked at the wickedness of the miserable Rilla followers. The Crown Prince had already seen those brutal atrocities, so he became numb and still said in a very nice voice
“How many babies were kidnapped and how much effort was expended to create this huge individual that was killed?”
“So, if you’re a remnant of a new political party, you wouldn’t be so foolish and ignorant as to kill you demons, would you?”
“Ignorant…?” Saying that I’m too ignorant is a big hit
“Why did you not hesitate to shoot at them with a stone bow even when you held the Eve Festival?
That guy sneered at me due to the blow. I pretended to be impatient and tried to retort, but I stopped talking again. After a long time, he asked again cautiously
“What about me, to avoid suspicion of willful killing?”
Was it because I was afraid that someone would be surprised by my behavior? I can’t keep swindling the crown prince
“So, it’s Rilla’s followers. A high performance?”
Rounding a corner, a new fork in the road appears. It was the point of divergence leading to multiple passages.
“So what to do? ”
The Crown Prince slowly stopped to look back at me.
“Of course there’s no way!”
The arrow points to a spot, but I stop abruptly and face him.
“Let’s have you use magic to exterminate the damn empire.”
He said with a cheeky grin as if he was joking. Acting like a woke guy in the face of a genuine question made me frown.
“It’s not a joke.”
“I’m not joking? Sincerely, male daughter. If you’re a true Rila I want to exterminate the Inca Empire, then I’m going to help you both materially and spiritually.”
“Are you …… you going to become an emperor?” I was so furious that I couldn’t even get a breath of air.
“Why not? This country is untouchable. The time has come for it to perish.”
“If I become emperor, I’ll be the first to chop off the heads of the royals and nobles and throw them into the horse manure.”
“Your Highness.”
“After that, it would be to donate all of these guys’ possessions to the people who have huge amounts of money. The treasury and everything will be divided among them in a brainstorm, and then the war will be waged without any supplies.”
“Until the damn country crumbles to dust.”
I really don’t know if he’s telling the truth or joking, muttering.
“Will His Majesty the Emperor shed tears of blood from his grave? ”
He grinned maliciously, implying that if he could become emperor himself, the current emperor would be dead for sure. It was kind of creepy that way. As a joke it was a more concrete plan than one would expect.
Unable to say anything, I looked straight at him and he tapped my shoulder twice.
“So let the male daughter take over the palace before I laboriously start a war. And leave me alone. So it’s really okay.”
I opened my mouth and replied heavily.” Unfortunately, I’m not Rilla.”
“Too bad.”
The conversation that started with my skepticism ended with a recap of the Crown Prince’s lunatic appearance.
“So. Where should we go now?”
Callisto asked, looking around the cave. That’s when I came to my senses
and blocked the direction with arrows.
“Go this way…”
“Ma’am.”
At that moment, someone popped out of the cave on the left. The familiar rabbit mask took me by surprise.
I was about to call Winter when I suddenly realized there was the crown prince next to me, and had a hard time changing my name.
“Rain, Rain.”
Being in a great hurry, his name suddenly burst out.
“Rain ……?”
Hearing my words, the Crown Prince immediately pouted in displeasure and asked, “Who is it?”
Seeing the Crown Prince who suddenly made an appearance, the cyan-colored pupils seen in the slits could be seen to widen.
In lieu of someone showing a difficult look, he shouted out.
“He’s a senior officer of the service activity that came with me! Will utilize magic like me.”
“What’s with the strange mask? Daring not to take it off in front of the royal family.”
The Crown Prince spat out an uncomfortable mood with his voice and fumbled for his belt sword. I stepped in front of it in panic before drawing my sword.
“He comes from a country far to the east, and it is a custom. He’s convinced that taking it off will be used for evil spirits.”
The Crown Prince frowned in displeasure.
“How can a male daughter even recognize someone like that?”
“There aren’t many people who introduce service activities to places like this that really need support.”
“Well, that’s just it. I’ll increase my support when I get back.
Callisto finally put away his sword at my defense with a trembling voice.
I looked back at something with a guilty face. After signaling to do so with my eyes in order to guard the secret, my pupils shook like an earthquake. Winter reluctantly nodded.
“Go through that passage and there it is.”
“Isn’t it so nice to say it’s a foreigner?”
The crown prince gazed at something with an unexpected gaze, resulting in an arrogant command.
“What wizard? You are to take the lead! “Winter obediently obeyed the order.
How did things go this way, really. As I followed, I bit my lower lip out of uneasiness… was the crown prince aware of this?
I know the fact that Winter is a Marquis and a magician. But I wonder what will happen if the Crown Prince finds out about going this far with him.
I suddenly realized that the crown prince was still standing still, so I called him up.
“Your Highness, aren’t you leaving?”
The Crown Prince, who was quickly gazing at something that entered the passageway from nowhere with a disconcerting gaze, only began to take steps at my call.
“Gong-girl. Look at that.”
Close to me he suddenly whispered in a low voice. Was it discovered? Heart goes cold. Trying to hide my angsty demeanor, I followed the question
“What?”
“Barefoot yah,” the Crown Prince blocked Winter’s feet.
“… Is not going to let you get away with it? I don’t know what country you’re from, but you’re not your average crazy person.”
The shoulders of something walking in front of him shook a little. The crown prince was very loud and couldn’t be heard.
“I’m sorry!”
Winter suddenly apologizes, and I’m there in secret mourning, pretending not to know.