This place has... changed a lot. It used to be a small town, but we still call it a city back then. Now, it’s a kingdom. I now see the reason why they changed the name of it, and I personally agree with them. It's far more simplistic and not overly glorified.
I began to jump out of the window. Jumping from roof to roof, passing the walls until I stop on one of the houses of the aristocrats. I become cautious as I notice some of the guards are patrolling the rooftops.
East side of the castle, my path is blocked by a towering wall. Charging my legs, I jumped even further, until I landed on one of the castle’s balconies.
I touch the door to check if there’s someone inside.
“There’s none.”
The door isn’t locked and I opened it without much trouble. The princess is just on the other side of the room. I could sense it.
I touched the wall where she’s currently in.
“She’s alone, sleeping peacefully.”
The bandages before were already removed but I still recognized her. Blue hair with red eyes, it’s definitely her.
“It’s payback time.”
I released a spell towards her.
“!! Aaaaccchhhhh!”
She suddenly woke up, surprised, she raised her upper body.
“Aaaagggghhhh!”
** cough cough **
“Aagghh… aghhhh!”
** cough cough **
“Aaaagggghhhh!”
Her left eye is burning along with her tongue. She shouted in agony while coughing from the smoke coming out of her tongue. Another magic seal is forming on those two, taking over parts of her body.
** bang **
Two dark knights barged inside.
** shing **
They unsheathed their swords looking out for the assailant in her room.
While controlling the right hand of the princess, she raised her hand and it radiated a violet light, restraining them both. The princess is still on the bed, suffering in pain.
The magic seal is complete.
Her left eye started to move involuntarily.
“Waaaahhhhh!”
“...”
“Whatch.. Whatch...! haffening?!”
“...”
“** sob **…. **sniff**”
“How does it feel to be rudely woken up?!”
I controlled her mouth, uttering my words with her own voice. Her voice becomes masculine whenever I control it.
“**sniff** Waaahhhhh!! **sniff** ”
“...”
“Who **sniff** are gyou?! **sob, sniff ** Mhhhmmm **sob**”
“I’m the person you woke up!”
She’s trembling in fear.
“**sniff** Waaahhhhhh! I’m so swoowyyyyy! Pweaassh! I begged gyou! **sniff** Mm...mmhh… I didn’t mean to! **sob** Mmm mmmm....”
“...”
“Pweaaassh!”
“Where is my body?!”
** crack, shatter **
Someone barged in the window. Debris from the broken window flew all over.
“Bell-sama~! You’re finally back!”
My heart stopped for a moment.
A three-meter tall woman appeared. She has two sets of wings, blonde hair, blue eyes, and wears a black dress. The golden accessories she wears compliments her beauty. Her smile is full of hope, completely different from Maya, her attitude before didn’t change, it’s the same as the day I... left her.
I knew from that moment, It was...
Freya.
“I immediately released my control on the princess.”
I went on my knees. Breathing intensely.
It’s her… It’s her, right there.
She’s just right there…
on the other side of the room.
It was a close call.
“Bell-sama, have you finally taken over her body?!”
I could hear her voice muffled by the wall that separates us. The princess is still crying, unable to speak properly because of the wound on her tongue.
“Yess, yesss, yessssssss! It’s another magic seal from Bell-sama! He really finds your body as a worthy vessel!”
I silently listen.
“Silence! Stop whining, you’ll sully the body of Bell-sama!”
She gritted her teeth as she said those words.
“...”
“Soon you’ll become just like him!”
“...”
“talk like him!”
“...”
“walk like him!”
“...”
“Mmmmhhhh~! This nostalgic smell! This is definitely the magic of Bell-sama!”
“...”
“You should properly take care of his body with utmost respect from now on!”
I should leave now, before they see me.
--
Avoiding Freya’s line of sight, I went back with caution.
After a while, the inn I’m currently staying at is just a few jumps ahead. But I suddenly stopped as I recognized someone down below. In the dark alley, I’m four-storeys above them.
My eyes could see the sound around me, I could hear them from up here just by looking at them, but it doesn't zoom in and out like Miros’ eyes nor as sharp as Freya’s eyes.
There’s a silver haired cat girl, dressed as a maid, she’s being surrounded by thugs - Francesca.
“It’s time to pay your debt, Francesca!”
Said the bald man, while wielding a kitchen knife.
“I can’t pay today, I nyeed more time, nya!”
“Nya this, nya that! We’ve been waiting for far too long!”
** slap **
The sound of the slap echoed to the deepest ends of the dark alley.
“Nyaaaaa!”
Francesca immediately fell to the ground. Her cheek pulsates as the pain slowly subsides, she covers it with her shivering hand.
“Aniki, her purse fell over!”
“Nyooooo!”
Francesca is struggling to take back her purse from the bald man’s hand.
“Nyoooooo! Pweeaaase! Nyot today, nya!”
“Mmmgh!”
The bald man took away the money with brute force. Francesca was dragged along the way, losing her grip, falling over the ground in all four. Her face is now covered with dirt.
“Aaaachh Ptui!”
One of the henchmen spitted before they left.
She slowly stood up and walked away from the dark alley.
I just watched the entire scene play below me. I might have helped if they tried to kill her or sexually harass her, but they didn’t do any of it. They’re only after her money. I don’t know the full context of her story, and who is on the good side or the bad side.
If I step in, these men won’t stop from coming. If I kill them, they will only be replaced by another thug, far worse than the last ones. I’ll just let it be. This is the natural flow of this country. Meddling will only create another set of problems. I’m only here to get back to sleep as soon as possible, and hope for the best not to wake up again.
But…
There’s no consequence in helping her afterwards.
Since I’ll be staying here for several days, I’ll be needing her along the way. I’ll use her to gather some information around the city and find a way to efficiently destroy my puppet’s magical core without letting Freya know about it.
Francesca has the talent in information gathering but she doesn’t bother learning more about it. With proper guidance, she’ll become a spy one day.
I have no choice but to use the two magical cores in my satchel, I need a hand on this one.
--
I put on my blindfold as soon as I landed on the ground.
Francesca came out of the dark alley. Out in the open, in the streets. I bump into her.
“Ah!”
I accidentally dropped my staff.
“!!”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know someone was in front of me.”
“O-oh, i-it’s okay, nya!”
She said while waving her hands, gesturing not to mind about it. Soak in dirt, she maintains her attitude like nothing happened.
“Nyou seem to be lost, nya!”
“...”
“Would nyou like me… to assist nyou back to nyour inn...?”
She said shyly while stretching her hands down to her waist, rubbing her thumbs together.
“Please do, I’m starting to worry about that.”
“Let’s go then, nya!”
During our way back to the inn, her stomach occasionally rumbles. She felt embarrassed and distanced herself. I didn’t say anything.
At the inn, the clerk’s eyes were wide open after seeing Francesca beside me soak in dirt. Francesca quickly shook her head several times, informing the clerk not to talk about it. She doesn’t want to tell me her current state.
I ask the clerk to send us some food upstairs, enough for two. Francesca smiled and cheerfully guided me upstairs to my room.
As soon as the food arrives, she drools all over the food. But she didn’t act harshly, she maintained her composure.
“Thanks for guiding me back to my room.”
“Nyooo, it’s okay, nya.”
She threw her hand at me, gesturing not to mind too much about it.
“You can eat now.”
“T-thank nyou!”
She ate decently and started munching on the food silently. She gulps one after another. She’s just like Maya when I first met her.
“Aren’t nyou ** gulp ** going to eat, nya?”
“No. You can have them. I already ate, and I’m just about to take a bath.”
“But…”
“This time, I insist.”
“...”
“Since It’s already dark, you can also sleep here if you want.”
“...”
I stood up and went to the bathroom.
Lying in the bathtub. I feel someone peeking at me. I’m still wearing my blindfold. I just remembered I forgot to lock the door.
“You should take a bath after me.”
“!!”
“Your clothes are dirty and you might catch some disease.”
“!! How did nyou know that, nya!”
“You smell.”
She was embarrassed and began to blush.
“You can take off your clothes and wash it here as well.”
“!!”
“I wouldn’t mind, since I can’t see you.”
She hesitated for a moment.
“O-okay!”
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