
In the Northeast, the Labyrinth entrance.
"It looks like no adventurer has managed to find this gate yet, Good! " said Dustin.
Technically, the bandits had found the entrance, but they were all killed before spreading the news of their discovery to the public.
because Dustin was on a mission earlier, he didn't know about it.
Right now, he was walking down the labyrinthine passageways without meeting any adventurers.
Of course, he was not afraid of them. It was just that he was worried that his friends would be caught up in the battle and get injured.
That's right, he's got a traveling companion now.
"Daughter, let's stop here. If we keep going forward, I'm afraid we might not be able to get out again! ” Ingrid is still trying to persuade Jeanne.
Previously, Ingrid needed a lot of effort to catch up to the two.
Even in the midst of the chase, the horse leg he was riding broke by accidentally getting stuck in the tree root.
Forced he had to run after them, but fortunately he managed to catch up with the two and met the princess in front of the labyrinth entrance gate.
“Don't force me to say it again. Even if I return alive now, my body and the kingdom will definitely be used by that great kingdom until it is destroyed.
Because from the beginning there was no happy ending at the end of the line, then allow me to take another route that the ending can not be guessed" said Jeanne
"Ta, but, not necessarily... "
"Stop, I know what you want to say. Even if this route also proves to be a failure, I will not regret my choice” Jeanne said, looking at her personal bodyguard.
While this kind of conversation took place between the Princess of the Kingdom of Liberas, Jeanne and her personal bodyguard, Ingrid.
The sound of chains suddenly resounded throughout the passageway.
"Hiii... "
Hearing that voice, Ingrid became startled and tried to stand in front of the princess.
Although he was terrified, Ingrid did not forget his duty as the princess' bodyguard.
"No need to be that tight. After all, we've become traveling companions for now. Isn't that right, Pochi! " dustin said in a mocking tone.
“ 'for now' you say!? Princess, she said 'for now'! I really heard it clearly! We can't trust this guy” Pekik Ingrid.
"Calm down, he's just joking with you" Jeanne said.
Ignoring the female knight who kept howling while pointing at Dustin rudely, Jeanne said to the Azure Knight.
"I'm so sorry for the commotion he caused. ”
"I don't mind. Like a dog that is barking to get the attention of his master.You just need to invite him to play or train him a little to make him calm again, I will not hate such behavior. ” said Dustin.
"Come, hyii..... " Ingrid retreated further back.
“Do you want to train it? Well, maybe that's not a bad idea! ''
Jeanne said that with a sinister smile after glancing at the pitiful-looking female knight.
"P, princess... !" Ingrid looks panicked.
"Hehehehhh, I was just kidding. I won't hand you over for free because you are a valuable asset to me. So, rest assured and stop arguing " said the princess with a big smile.
'Ehh... Doesn't that mean, you'll hand me over to him if he dares to pay?' ingrid said in his heart
Ingrid instantly shut his mouth, after learning the hidden message from his master's words.
With her tanned red eyes, the princess glanced at the female knight and silenced her.
Somehow Ingrid could understand the meaning of the princess' gaze, 'if you have understood, then shut up! ', at least the message is like that.
While looking at those pitch-red eyes, Ingrid could not say anything.
He felt that what the princess said would probably come true if he continued to fight back.
After getting pressure from the princess, she had already lost her interest in continuing her debate with Dustin.
The Princess is a wise man, If only the King had a way of thinking like you, this kingdom might not be stuck into the muddy hole like now“ Ingrid said as he breathed.
In fact, Jeanne had a secret Skill called [Red Moon Eyes] and she used this skill to make Corias go silent before.
Originally, it was a racial Skill possessed by the Moon Elf race that used to live around this place.
But somehow he could use it too. It seemed, the rumor that he had an Elf bloodline was true.
Since both of Jeanne's parents were both human, it was likely that one of her ancestors had fairy blood.
Jeanne had kept this ability a secret for a long time, even her parents had no idea about this.
This skill will give its users a huge bonus when negotiating with others.
However, since he had only inherited the thin Moon Elf bloodline, there were some restrictions on the use of the skill.
First, there is a limit to the level of target intelligence.
At the very least, the target must be more stupid than him or at least have confidence in him, otherwise the skill will not work well.
Previously, he had used this skill while trying to negotiate with his father and government officials and knights as test materials to see the extent of his skill limits.
But, the result was not very good, only a few of his closest knights managed to be lured.
They were the ones he had previously ordered to be secret agents to gather information.
The second was distance, he needed to see the eyes of his target from close range.
He had also done trials on this matter before and found that the ideal distance for the skill to function properly was one meter.
The further the target, the less likely the skill can affect the target.
And the last one is that this skill has a limit on how many times it can be used in a day.
From the results of the trials he had done before, this skill could only be used 5 times a day.
However, if the target from the beginning did not have the intention to negotiate at all, then the negotiation bonus possessed by the skill would be useless.
By the way, this was the fourth time he had used his skill today.
The first was when he ordered Jasper to take him to the city of Bacau.
The second was on the soldier who was preparing the horse, and the third was used on the Azure Knight, Dustin.
'To be honest, I was quite surprised to learn that my abilities were effective on Dustin. But, I doubt that this power will work on Aaron, he was smarter than me from the beginning, Jeanne said.
While recalling the young prince of the magic kingdom that he met six years ago, the princess from the small country smiled in memory.
The prince who had dark blue eyes and yellow hair to emasan as well as a cheerful smile on his face that made people fascinated....
'Does Aaron still remember me now? After all, he was a very popular man back then. Not just women, even men flocked to her to make friends, ' said Jeanne looks doubtful.
For Jeanne, Aaron was her first and only friend.
Up until now, she could still remember clearly, the first time she met him.
While the other children shunned her because of her status as the princess of a small kingdom, only Aaron happily invited her to play regardless of her status at the time.
It was one of the happiest moments of his life.
However, at a time when information about the destruction of the magic kingdom and news of the death of all members of the royal family began to spread throughout the continent.
It made him very sad and devastated, because it meant that he could no longer meet her.
But, after he heard the information about his whereabouts from Ingrid, it made him very surprised as well as delighted.
As the remains of a great magic kingdom.... He still did not know why Aaron and Alice established his residence in this small and remote country.
But, as a princess of this small kingdom, it was fitting that she welcomed them and if possible, she wanted to establish a good relationship with the two.
“...., It looks like this negotiation will determine my life and death. " Jeanne said while muttering in a low voice.
Guided by Dustin, he walked towards the center of the underground labyrinth where the [Throne Room] was located.