The Eternal Debauchery's

chaos on the expedition

Iris and I hid in the trees.

Under us, two academy students were looking around for our tracks.

I held onto Iris tightly and my hands covered her mouth.

Normally, Iris would struggle in this situation, but with the two students below, she could only endure.

His face and body, however, had been completely red.

The students looked around for a few minutes. When they finally found no one nearby, they shook their heads and left.

Seeing that, Iris heaved a sigh of relief.

A second later, he struggled out of my arms.

“B-How long do you plan on hugging me like that!?”

I shrugged my shoulders. “I can't help it. Your body feels good.”

Iris's cheeks are flushed. "Fraud." He whispered before turning around to hide his embarrassment.

I chuckled and walked towards him. "Sorrys sorry. Anyway, we better leave this place.”

Iris frowned. “Why are we hiding? Can't you beat them like last time? ”

I smiled wryly. “Nona, I am strong, but in the current situation, I have to save as much energy as possible. I don't know what kind of danger we have to face later. ”

Yeah, it's a lie. It was just an excuse to hold Iris' body.

But hey, he believes that.

“M-Sorry, you protected me and despite that, I..”.

I smiled gently and held her hand. “What are you apologizing for? It's not the first time I've protected you, is it?”

Iris blushed as she recalled the past, but after a few seconds, she moved her hand.

“... Stop, you know me..”.

I nodded with a bitter smile. "I know, you have a fiancee."

Iris bit her lips and her expression was grim. "… Sorry."

I smile. This is enough for now.

In the current situation, I will have many chances later to make it entirely mine.

And if things go well, he'll be a key part of my revenge on Bryan.

“... I can't believe this happened.” Iris muttered.

I nodded with a serious expression. “I can't either. And things are worse than you think. The crown prince and Bryan plan to kill many students just to achieve their goal.”

“It was so evil. How could they do such a thing?”

I stared at Iris for a moment before laughing.

Iris frowned. "Why are you laughing?"

"Well, it's just that you're a little too naive."

"Anaive?"

I'm nodding. “Prince is the greatest sin of mankind, Iris. And ambition fuels many evils. The thing you see now is just one of the many bad things that humans do for power. To you, killing so many students is something cruel, but to Alan, this is just something necessary for his purpose.”

"But is he not afraid of the consequences?"

"Consequences?" I sneered. “Alan is the crown prince and has ties to one of the strongest families in the empire. Even in the case where he was found and had to bear the entire blame, he would only be exiled at most and his life would be guaranteed. What to fear?”

Iris freezes. Then, his face turned bitter.

“Why are people so obsessed with power? They sacrifice everything, their lives, their friends, their families Iris paused for a moment in this section. “Only to get more power and authority.”

"Stands above them?"

"Yes. If you want to love whoever you want, if you want to kill whoever you want, if you want to get whatever you want, you have to stand above everyone.” I said.

Iris shivered. For a moment, his mind turned chaotic. Some dangerous thoughts surrounded his head.

But soon, he shook his head with a bitter smile.

“... I don't have such capabilities.”

"But I exist." I smile.

"Huh?"

“The ability to stand on top, to take you with me, so that we can stand on top together. I have that ability.”

"… Prince Claus."

"Hey Iris, do you want to help me?" my spoken.

"Huh?"

“Help me, Iris. To avenge my mother, to kill those who want to separate us, to stand on top. Hold my hand."

Iris looked at my outstretched hand and her face showed an expression of struggle.

“But, fiancee..”.

"What about him?" I sneered. “If he wants to kill us, we just need to kill him first.You heard what he planned, don't you want revenge? ”

“Revenge...” The word rubbed Iris's lips.

For a moment, Iris's hand approached mine.

But in the last second, his rationality won.

"… I don't know."

I smile. This is the Iris I know. Even if he loves me with all his heart, he is someone who is tightly bound by the expectations of those around him. For a person like him, escaping from such shackles was not easy.

But now that I had put the seed in his mind, it was only a matter of time before it sprouted.

I smiled gently and stopped pushy. "Well, you can talk to me if you change your mind."

“... Mm.” Iris hummed gently and lowered her head.

We both continued our journey through the forest.

"Prince, what's your plan?"

“My plan, yes. For now, we need to find more people.”

"But, how are we gonna find them?"

I smile. Iris doesn't know it, but I've led her to our next partner.

In fact, with each step we take, we move further than we see. This is the result of a technique I use to compress space and allow us to move faster.

And soon, the location of our next companion was close to us.

In fact, only at this time–

*DUAAR!*

"An explosion!?" Iris opened her eyes in surprise.

"Let's go!" I said with a serious expression.

But in my heart, I was very calm.

After all, my servant is not easily defeated.