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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 182

#182

Operation to escape from the Demon King’s Castle (4)

With Olivia's appearance, the 'aura of fear' unique to high-ranking undead quickly engulfed the surroundings..

Just by being next to it, my whole body started shaking and my breathing became heavier, and when I faced its presence head-on, my composure was disturbed and my thoughts began to stop..

Riley gritted his teeth and hugged Hesperon tightly in his arms to somehow get his mind together..

‘Banshee Queen Olivia. A monster that gained notoriety under the command of the second immortal king and was even recorded in history.···!’

Also, personally, he was the one who kidnapped Isea while she was with her and brought her before the Immortal King..

At that time, it was not difficult to overcome fear with the power of protection magic and all kinds of magic tools, but to face an executive-level undead like this with her bare body, it was difficult for her, who was not at a very high level, to endure..

[Hmm... I've heard about the existence of another world... I really didn't think I could get out of here.···.]

Olivia stared at Hesperon, who was coughing up blood due to the backflow of magical power, and slowly shook her head..

[However, it is something that cannot be overlooked.···.]

Actually she didn't just come here.

It's just that they didn't notice because it was a ghost with an overwhelming advantage in hiding..

To be exact, Hesperon had already arrived here when he was in the midst of beating the prince, and was quietly observing the situation and assessing the situation..

‘If it had just ended in a fight, I was planning to quietly leave the place.···.’

Because I had heard in advance about their treatment, I did not bother to intervene when the crown prince was unilaterally treated..

However, I was not satisfied with subduing him and was watching until the end in order to deal with situations where people tried to kill him or, conversely, when the crown prince counterattacked and the other two were injured.···.

Suddenly they start talking about escape?

Seeing him not only talking but also doing something as if he was about to do something, she hurriedly intervened and started interfering with Hesperon's magical operation..

‘Although his body was slightly damaged in the process... If it's an injury of that magnitude, you can recover as long as you have time.···.’

I didn't know that the Immortal King would be punished for this matter, as he had hurt someone he was paying attention to..

Still, it was much better than losing them if something happened..

[I will manage that man separately for the time being... The princess will wait patiently here.···.]

“Pfft—!”

Riley bit her lip hard enough to bleed at the sight of the Banshee Queen approaching with such a firm notice..

The hope I found in the midst of despair was right around the corner, but I had to let it go in vain like this.···.

More than anything, the fact that there was nothing she could do right away made her even more miserable..

‘···Which is the Iron Blood Princess, and which is the next emperor? She can't do anything on her own, so she relies on others, and when she's in crisis, she can't even help.!’

I didn't realize that from the outside..

She was the one who stood above everyone and gave direction, and there were always people around to carry out orders..

Even when she was young and unable to show off her courage to her brothers and sisters, her authority as a princess remained, and after Se-ah Lee became her emotional support, she actively used it to increase her power..

After becoming involved in the competition for the throne in earnest, the faction supporting her became her weapon and armor to protect herself..

but now···.

Riley glanced down and looked at the man in her arms..

The blow from the backflow of magic must have been quite severe, and he was breathing heavily, as if in pain, with his eyes tightly closed..

‘···Yes, you can't hide behind others forever. At least the emperor I'm aiming for is not like that..’

There is no one to protect you now.

A situation that must be overcome solely by her own strength..

The chances of a miracle happening are infinitely low, and we don't even know what to do in the first place..

However, isn't it impossible for someone called the 'Iron-Blooded Princess' to do nothing and give up??

Sigh—

Riley slowly stood up, drawing on her magic power to strengthen her body..

He was holding Hesperon tightly in his arms as if he would never let go..

[Haha, you probably know that resistance is meaningless... Please obey the controls obediently.···.]

Olivia, seeing her unwavering eyes, lightly cupped her cheek with one hand and shook her head..

For someone whose condition was not so good due to magical reflux, her presence was a bane in itself..

In order to take him away, I had to handle his energy as delicately as possible, but if he rebelled like that, it was bound to be a bit of a hassle..

‘It's literally just a little annoying, though.···.’

Well, isn't there too much time anyway?.

Olivia smiled slightly and slowly flew through the air towards them..

“Hmm, haha—.”

‘Is there really no way??’

Riley's gaze, which had been moving back and forth as she took a deep breath and took a small step back, was fixed again on the Banshee Queen, who was slowly approaching her..

In fact, there was no special plan from the beginning..

Maybe it's just a meaningless rebellion, as the other person said..

‘but.’

She tightly closed her bleeding lips and glared directly at the approaching enemy, overcoming the approaching fear with only her mental strength..

‘I know it won't work, but Even if it's a meaningless action... I don't want to give up without doing anything.!’

If I didn't do that, I wouldn't have the confidence to endure the remaining time..

And the moment she made up her mind again.

chin—

A sudden hand grabbed Riley's arm tightly..

She flinched at him unconsciously, but soon realized the owner of the hand and lowered her gaze with a smile..

“Heron? Fine···!”

Kuuk—

The hand that silently grabs my arm even stronger.

Hesperon looked straight at her with his brightly shining eyes, even though his mouth was smeared with blood..

“···heron?”

Riley cautiously called out to him as he seemed to be doing something out of the ordinary..

Olivia also noticed that there was something strange about their behavior..

[What are you going to do again this time?···.]

She abandoned her relaxed attitude and immediately reached out to them..

For now, I decided to think about Hesperon's safety later, and I planned to make sure to suppress them first.···.

[ah···? Wait, what is this?···!]

Things turned out differently than she expected..

The power she emitted was unable to have any effect on them, as if it was blocked by something... no, as if the space had been cut off..

[This is ridiculous... This is a space prepared by the king himself.···!]

Olivia, shocked, jumps out and attempts to approach..

But even she, a ghost, could no longer get to where they were..

Even though she was in charge of the management of immortality and had some level of control over space,!

[Now, wait a minute... could it really be true?···?]

In a rare moment of genuine embarrassment, she was about to respond by raising her dark magic with all her might..

Sooooo—

The two men and women who had been there just moments ago disappeared in an instant as if they had been washed away..

It wasn't just about hiding his appearance..

Indeed, their presence was no longer felt in this residential area or anywhere else within the Immortal City..

[What is this...···?]

Olivia, devastated by the unexpected incident, had no choice but to admit it after looking around for a while..

They really ran away from this immortality..

[No... if only we could start the search now and catch them again... Ah.?]

But just before releasing the ghosts and starting their pursuit.

At a sudden signal ringing in her head, she stopped all work and bowed her head in the air in a polite manner..

[Did you call me, king? Please tell me anytime···.]

Just then, the Immortal King visited and summoned her..

Even so, the scheduled visit date of the king was getting close, so I had finished all my other matters and was waiting for him..

Of course, I didn't expect you to come at the moment this happened..

[I... King... I am honored to tell you one thing.···.]

It would have been better if you had come after sorting things out to some extent..

However, it was impossible to let such an important matter go without reporting it..

She prepared to be scolded harshly and reported in detail what had happened here, and expressed her opinion that she would carefully start tracking him down right away..

[yes? Yes... I understand... I will follow your orders.···.]

However, the Immortal King only responded that her nervousness was insignificant, as if he had already expected everything..

In the end, she gave up trying to determine the king's intentions, dismissed the ghosts she had prepared, looked around the living quarters again, and disappeared from the spot..

The garden of the Immortal City's second residential area was engulfed in silence for a moment..

In the place where Olivia disappeared, following the man and woman..

Only Prince Simon, lying in tatters, was left alone..

***

Three or four hours after the commotion occurred,.

“Ugh— Damn, my head···.”

Inyoung, who was crumpled on the dirt floor, continued to wriggle and slowly raised her upper body and looked around..

But in the unpopular garden, only the tattered man remained..

“Clud- these damn kites dare to take this body of the crown prince.···!”

Simon gritted his teeth in rising anger as he recalled the situation before he fainted..

A cocky guy who I wonder if he's really a wizard, and Riley who looked down on him as if he were disdainful behind him..

I automatically pictured them laughing at me for falling down and leaving..

“Ugh, could it be that I fell into a trap? If they had planned in advance to taunt me and set up a barrier around the area,···.”

Unable to accept his defeat, he was soon able to come up with a plausible hypothesis..

But after looking at it closely, isn't this a very likely thing?!

At least in his opinion, it was more realistic than the idea that he had lost to a wizard in fighting skills..

“Yes, other than that, you can't explain its movements. This coward dares to deceive this body···?”

He was convinced that he was the only one making excuses and was furious, then looked around again and staggered to his feet with difficulty..

This isn't a good place to rest, so I thought I'd go back to the hotel and recover properly..

‘It's definitely true. They knew I would approach and set a trap in advance. I was too hasty to trespass into the realm of wizards..’

As he moved forward, his mind regained some sense of reason, and he analyzed the damage and devised countermeasures..

He is also the crown prince, one of the heirs of the empire..

No matter how much I lost my composure due to recent extreme stress, I wasn't stupid enough to hit it again without taking any action after already getting hit once..

‘Okay, I admit my defeat this time. But next time will be different.’

Of course, he didn't intend to just suffer like this..

This time, I ignored them too much and let my guard down and ended up in trouble, but since I decided to deal with them sincerely, I won't fall for the same trick again..

‘For now, I'll have to calm down and plan a strategy. They say they are wizards, but their level is not that high, so there must be limits to their ability to set traps. If I fight properly without letting down my guard, there is no way I will lose..’

The only thing I was worried about right now was that Lilith would come back before I could get my revenge, but I'm sure there will be more opportunities like this in the future..

Anyway, all we had left here was time, so there was no need to rush..

Simon went into his dorm with his throbbing body, washed up, and laid down on the bed..

They're probably celebrating their victory and laughing at him right now.···.

‘Enjoy it to the fullest now. When I am completely healed, I will give you a proper hell..’

So he slowly fell into sleep, dreaming of revenge..

Looking forward to the day when he brings down the two men and women who humiliated him..

Unfortunately, he did not yet know that he was the only one left in this living space..

It will probably be some time before he understands the situation clearly..

By then, you will realize that the plan you planned was all meaningless.···.

They say revenge is a vain law, so isn’t that also meaningful in its own way??

“Umm— Phew... These lowly bastards... I'm a slave... Mmm?.”

Maybe right now, having a sweet dream, is the happiest moment for him..

***

Immediately after the sudden transmission.

“Hmm—!”

Riley opened her eyes and took a deep breath..

The aftereffects of long-distance space travel made me feel dizzy for a moment, but such trivial things were not important right now..

“···outside? No way, I really succeeded in that situation.···?”

White clouds flowing proudly in the blue sky and strong sunlight shining warmly.

The surrounding area was not at the level of a garden, but rather a variety of plants, and insects that had made it their home were also moving around..

For nearly two months, a landscape of nature itself that could not be seen in an artificial garden..

She could only stare at it blankly for a while..

“Cough! Wow—!”

Until I heard a harsh coughing sound in my arms..

“ah! Heron! are you okay?”

Perhaps because he overexerted himself in a crisis, he vomited more blood than before and opened his eyes with difficulty..

“···Riley? How did the escape happen?···?”

“Success! Heron, you really...! Oh, don't talk anymore, just close your eyes. I'll do my best to do the rest!”

She hurriedly stopped him from opening his mouth with a cracked voice, and used strengthening magic to lift his strong body and place it on her back..

He had finally succeeded in escaping them by getting to this point, so he couldn't just hesitate here..

“Phew—I'll move as carefully as possible, just in case. to the south.”

It has been about two months since the crown prince and fifth princess of the Azerion Empire were kidnapped by the Immortal King..

It was the moment when Fifth Princess Riley escaped from the clutches of the Immortal King and gained freedom..

‘Okay, this is a pretty satisfying ending..’

With a director’s satisfied smile.