The Empire’s Only Princess - Chapter 54

 

However, even when I looked around, in this place where there are only trees around, I couldn’t see anything that would make a sniffling sound.

 

“Heuk…”

 

There it is, again. I’m definitely not hearing it wrong.

 

In the midst of a slightly dark forest where the light could not reach, a place where the light was weakly shining caught my eyes.

 

I thought it would be okay to take a look for a moment because it was just nearby, and when I walked there, I finally saw the end of the forest.

 

The blue sky which opened out, brightened up my narrow vision that could only see the dense trees.

 

When I took a peek, it seemed to be a cliff below the narrow path.

 

“Lady Freiselben?”

 

And at the end of the cliff, the lady stood in danger. Her head slowly moved at my voice and looked at me.

 

Lady Freiselben had snow-white cheeks and red hot eyes due to tears.

 

“….Your Highness?”

 

It was the crying voice. It seems that the Baron’s statement that his daughter, went for a walk and did not return, was a lie.

 

To go out for a walk, her appearance was so messy that it was astonishing.

 

“What are you doing here?”

 

“Please don’t come!”

 

As I took a step towards her, she spread her palms and shouted.

 

I looked at her blankly. Lady Freiselben took a deep breath for a moment and only then did she open her mouth that had been firmly closed.

 

“…..Please go back.”

 

The dry voice was announcing the fact that she was very exhausted.

 

I’m the one who knows better than anyone else that no matter what I say in that situation, she won’t be comforted.

 

“Let’s go down together.”

[tn: sorry I got confused here as well, but I think she’s saying to leave the cliff together, like leave the narrow path.]

 

However, she looked dangerous as if she would jump off at any moment, so I had no choice but to reach out.

 

However, she only shook her head slightly. There was a deep resignation in her voice.

 

“….It’s useless, now.”

 

“Is it because of your father?”

 

At my question, the eyes of Lady Freiselben opened widely. I caught a glimpse of confusion and fear from her murky eyes.

 

“……How……?”

 

“Your wound.”

 

In the direction of my index finger was the back of her hand, which was wrongly whipped and swollen red. It looked like it was bleeding at first glance.

 

“I’ll take care of the baron.”

 

What he did was not a common crime. If you look into it, there will definitely be otjer crimes, so it will be simple to take care of him.

 

“Why…..?”

 

“I’m disgusted at that kind of person.”

 

At my vague smile, the lady’s eyes mixed with confusion.

 

Of course, I’m not doing this just for her. If I break the relationship between the Baron and Lady Freiselben right now, I will be able to prevent future incidents, so right now, I’m making a deal in order to change the future.

 

After a little while, Lady Freiselben very slowly reached out to my outstretched hand.

 

Crunch.

 

“…….Huh?”

 

As Lady Freiselben took a step towards me, the edge of the cliff she was stepping on collapsed helplessly, and her body lost balance and went towards the cliff.

 

In an instant, the lady’s eyes opened wide in fear of death. When I reached out reflexively and grabbed her hand, I felt her cold skin.

 

Then, as the place she was standing at disappeared, the lady was dragged down by gravity and fell down the cliff.

 

* * *

[tn: Sometimes it will be Eryte’s pov]

 

“I should’ve brought Rosiane too.”

 

Eryte stood on top of a tree with a good view and muttered. The clear sky with the thick clouds floating leisurely and the densely green forest made him feel very refreshed.

 

Eryte’s sparkling curiosity kept him in that position for quite some time. Many things flowed into his free-spirited gaze.

 

“Ah geez, this is not the time for this.”

 

Eryte, who came to his senses at the strong wind that blew, stopped admiring and looked around properly. It seems that they kept on moving westward since the mansion was quite small.

 

Since I checked the direction, thinking that I should slowly go down, I averted my gaze down, then suddenly the cliff behind me came into view.

 

Eryte’s developed five senses were able to catch the small sounds of speech from there. Dad and his brothers said it wasn’t case, but in his eyes, a girl who looked like Rosiane was standing while facing Rosiane.

 

“They definitely look alike……”

 

He stroked his chin and was lost in thought. I don’t mean the current Rosiane, but her image is very similar to that of the Rosiane three years ago when she just woke up.

 

Looking somewhat anxious and unstable, it was just like that. The apathetic eyes containing resignation also resembled Rosiane of that time.

 

“Come to think of it, since when did Rosiane gradually brighten up? Our Rosiane has grown up a lot too. Now she also knows how to raise her voice at this wonderful older brother.”

 

When I remembered her lovely appearance in the forest, I felt proud.

 

“As expected, it’s all thanks to me!”

 

Eryte praised himself. While hugging and patting his own body with both arms, a strange sound came from the cliff.

 

It was a strange sound as if something was collapsing.

 

Crack—

 

The moment Eryte turned his eyes to the cliff, Rosiane fell to the cliff.

 

“Sh*t!”

 

Eryte, who spat out a curse word, ran on the trees without hesitation.

 

After pulling out the sword at a very fast speed, he threw himself to the cliff.

 

* * *

 

No way, is this how I go? The body of lady Freiselben, who was hugging tightly, was shaking a lot.

 

The wind was so severe that our hair flew badly, and the hem of our clothes went up in the air.

 

What’s even worse is the fact that what’s below us is a forest with a solid ground, not water.

 

I’m helplessly going to die.

 

“AAAAAAH—!”

 

I felt like my ears were going to bleed as she shouted. Even after crying like that, her voice is in good condition.

 

“Rosiane!!!”

 

A huge sound came from the sky. Eryte’s body was rapidly falling towards where we were.

 

He stretched out his hands and snatched my collar. Because of that, I almost fainted because I was choked.

 

However, if he hadn’t caught me, I would have passed away just like that.

 

Eryte pulled me and the lady into his arms with one hand and hugged us firmly. Then, he tried to slow down the speed of the fall by thrusting his sword deep into the cliff made of soil.

 

The wall was split and the dust became so thick that it was difficult to breathe. Dirt and small stones violently spattered, creating wounds on Eryte’s face.

 

However, perhaps because of the acceleration, the speed did not decrease easily, and the trees in the forest, which seemed distant, approached closer.

 

In the strong wind, I barely opened my eyes and looked up, and was surprised at the ridiculous situation.

 

What I was so worried about, was a monster with several feet, rapidly approaching.

 

“Eryte, be careful!”

 

“I can’t hear you, Rosiane—! What did you say—?!”

 

It looks like it couldn’t be conveyed because the wind was strong. I pointed to the monster that was on the cliff and caught up with us.

 

“Monster! There’s a monster!”

 

“D*mn it!”

 

Looking up slightly, Eryte bit his lips.

 

He seemed to have no other choice because his only weapon which was the sword, was stuck on the cliff to slow down the fall, and the two of us, who were like lumps of luggage, were being held with his other hand.

 

“Rosiane, and you next to her. Hold tight.”

 

Contrary to my thoughts, however, Eryte suddenly gave the sword handle to Lady Freiselben and I, as if he had another method.

 

The lady and I hung on to the sword handle like a lifeline without knowing the reason.

 

“W, wait!”

 

It was in an instant that Eryte, who took a light leap from the cliff, rushed toward the monster. The monster hit Eryte’s side with its heavy tail.

 

In that moment, Eryte, who caught the tail, plummeted down the cliff with the monster.

 

“Eryte!”

 

I was so surprised that I couldn’t breathe,

I called out the name of Eryte, who vanished in the trees.

 

However, not even having time for that, when Eryte’s strength that had been giving support disappeared, what came to mind was the fact that the strength of the two of us alone was not enough.

 

And my prediction became true within a few seconds. Lady Freiselben, who was struggling to bear the weight, eventually let go of the handle.

 

As soon as I reached out and grabbed her in a hurry, my hand, which was holding the sword, also loosened and we began to fall at a tremendous speed.

 

“AAAAAHHHHHH—!!”

 

A scream burst out of the lady’s mouth again.

 

As soon as I clenched my teeth at the pain that would rush in, I don’t know what happened but a bunch of green lights from my wrist shone.

 

The group of lights radiantly spread out like a Milky Way and scattered around our falling bodies.

 

The green lights which had spread out widely, became a perfect sphere with us in the center, and covered us as if it was a cradle.

 

Our bodies floated in a stably and gently. The lady stopped screaming and opened her eyes wide.

 

“This… how did this happen?”

 

She looked around as if she could not believe her body was floating in a position close to the trees.

 

In the meantime, even Eryte’s sword came into my hand safely. Receiving the heavy sword, I peeked at my wrist which shot out light just now.

 

“It’s probably the power of the spirit.”

[tn: ch20 — Leav’s bday gift]

 

It seems that the scroll Leav gave me was properly exercised. However, it’s not the time to be relieved like this.

 

I have to find Eryte who fell with the monster. It’s also a problem that he has no weapons, but if there are more monsters, he can not only be seriously injured, he can also die.

 

After safely stepping on the ground, I grabbed the hand of Lady Freiselben and led her to the direction where Eryte fell with the monster.

 

In the forest, where only the sound of the cool wind passing by the trees was heard, the sound of rustling as we went through the bushes was mixed in.

 

“Wait.”

 

Starting from the direction we were going, the trees began to shake the other way, as if it were going against the wind. I put the lady behind me and looked at the situation.

 

The tree standing high broke with a crackling sound and disappeared between the trees. The ground shook greatly, and the dust rose toward the sky.

 

“…… I think it’s a monster.”

 

“Let’s walk back quietly.”

 

Lady Freiselben whispered with a pale face.

 

However our escape plan turned out to be in vain. This is because of the smell so bad to the point where my neck prickled, pierced the tip of my nose.

 

“Grrrr……..”

 

Lady Freiselben and I’s gaze turned to the back at the same time as we heard a familiar sound.

 

“…….Dong…..Na……”

[tn: this is literal trans (동 and 나) they’re cut off so idk what words are they from]

 

The monster, which revealed its huge teeth, was slowly approaching us as if aiming for a prey.

 

At the same time, the shaking of the trees on the other side only intensified. There is no other way now.

 

“Lady Freiselben, hide behind this tree, then run away when I give the signal.”

 

“But Your High—”

 

“Shh. Don’t say anything.”

 

Pushing her behind the tree, I was very nervous and tried hard to recall the feeling when I smashed the balcony last time.

 

“……..Sae…..Na…..!”

 

As the monster quickly approached me, the opposite side also fell into chaos at the same time. I took a deep breath and raised my hand in preparation for the upcoming attack.

 

However, the four red eyes of the monster were not looking at me. It’s gaze was directed to the back of the tree. It seemed to be looking at Lady Freiselben.

 

I’m in front of you, so why towards the lady? At that moment, I remembered yesterday’s monster that didn’t attack me.

 

No way, was the target not me, but the lady and Eryte?

 

While focusing on the flow of mana in the body, there was a huge vibration in the back.

 

“Tsk.”

 

Is it the back first? I hurriedly turned back and released my mana without even checking the monster.

 

Unlike the first time, I felt the mana moving throughout my whole body. The huge flow of mana finally formed at my fingertips, taking the form I wanted.

 

“Lady Freiselben, run!”

 

With an explosive sound, everything in sight was submerged in light. The dust that exploded blocked my view.

 

I tried to check the results while squinting my eyes, but something suddenly appeared in the air