Chapter 29

CHAPTER 29

Agnes was surprised and pushed out his hand, but it was as hard as a stone and did not move.

“This hand right now.”

Eugene put his face right in front of my nose before spitting out words.

“You have to take responsibility for me.”

“Responsibility? What do you mean?”

His breathing was mixed with a weak smile.

“You have to take responsibility. You called me.”

The hand on her left chest slowly moved upward.  It ran up to her neck and grabbed her chin.

I wanted to shake his hand, but I couldn’t move,  like a beast in front of a predator.

“You called me in the endless darkness, Agnes.”

His golden eyes sank deep. She gasped without realizing it.

“You don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve been out like this. Oh, I was counting my heartstrings enduring that terrible pain.….”

He suddenly cursed someone with a low voice.

“Berace, if it weren’t for that humble thing, I wouldn’t have been buried in a dirty pit. Haha.”

The fear of not knowing the source gave me chills down my spine.

“What’s wrong? Agnes.”

His voice and face were only friendly, but fear dominated her whole body.

“Oh no, Are you scared of me?”

His voice was sweet as if he had honey in his mouth, but his hands holding his chin were as big. I can’t even turn my head. She couldn’t breathe properly like she was strangled.

“Don’t be afraid. How dare I hurt you? You already belong to me.”

Golden eyes persistently stared at her.

My mind became a little distant. My vision became blurred and my eyes were dimmed.

At that time, Eugene’s face disappeared as I heard a loud noise.

“Gasp, gasp.”

Agnes took a deep breath.

When I blink my eyelids, I can see a familiar back.

“What is your name, wizard?”

Laslo’s voice was full of anger that anyone could tell.

“Did you run because you were curious about that?”

Eugene smiles cheekily and sarcastically.

“I need to know your name to ask for a duel.”

“Oh, no!”

Agnes was surprised and ran to Laslo. He is a dragon. It is not a person that humans can beat. If there is a duel, the result is obvious.

“Duke. Please hold it in.”

Laslo looked back at Agnes.

“Are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

“No”

Agnes shook his head in a hurry.

“So please stop the duel. Nothing happened. It’s just…”

“Please don’t stop me. Princess.”

He said softly but firmly.

“How dare he scare you? What would the wizard do to the princess if I was late?”

It was a situation that could be misunderstood

“He’s….. like, It’s just that Eugene doesn’t know manners yet. Don’t you know how closed the wizard’s society is? He just lacks learning, so please calm down.”

“But I can’t let the person who has been rude to my wife go.”

Agnes stood behind him and was restless. I gave Eugene a look to stop.

Eugene shrugged when he saw it.

“I’m sorry, Duke. I don’t think I was able to control my joy of meeting the princess for the first time in a long time.”

“Yeah. I met him when I was young.”

“I saved her life.”

Eugene calmly added.

“Right. He saved my life. He’s my savior. A very grateful savior.”

Agnes smiled awkwardly and tried to calm down the atmosphere somehow.

“So why don’t we move on?”

She grabbed Laslo’s arm and pulled half-way. Laslo was still staring at Eugene as if he were going to kill him.

There was a tense tension. Agnes broke the silence with difficulty.

“Laslo……”

The hand holding the arm was tense.

Fortunately, the word worked. He looked away from Eugene and looked down at Agnes.

“I’m okay”

Agnes looked directly at Laslo.

“I’m alright.”

She said again.

Only then did Laslo burst his breath at once.

He unconsciously grabbed Agnes’ shoulder and pulled it back to him. Agnes leaned calmly in his arms. I can hear a loud beating heart with my ears on his chest.

“I was worried, Princess.”

Laslo’s voice trembled very finely.

When he first entered this room, Agnes’ face, looking sick, caught his eye first.

I didn’t think of anything at the moment. I couldn’t tell what form the fluctuating emotions were.

If I had a knife around my waist, I would probably have chosen it and pierced it through the wizard without worrying.

When the two men and woman spent a long time glued together, the corners of Eugene’s mouth went up crooked.

“Well, princess. Thank you for inviting me to your territory. I’ll visit with joy.”

“What? Did I say…”

Agnes jumped up and down, belatedly realized that Laslo was there and coughed violently.

“Yeah. It was just a passing phrase, but to think he’d agree right away.”

“That’s the characteristic of wizards.”

Agnes took a step forward before the atmosphere became harsh again.

“I’ll talk to you separately. So get going for today.”

“Already? I haven’t had lunch with the princess and I haven’t had tea time with her yet”

He pretended to look pitiful and lowered his eyes.

“It’s hard to do all that because we don’t have enough time.”

Agnes clenched his teeth and said.

“I’m not going to see you off.”

I gave him a hard impression. Only then did Eugene get up from his aesthetic position.

[Call my name whenever you miss me, Agnes]

He left with a short message in her head.

As soon as Eugene left, Laslo carefully examined Agnes.

“Did he really not harm you?”

“I told you he did not.”

Agnes denied.

“It’s just that I remembered a bad memory while talking.”

Laslo didn’t seem to believe her clumsy excuse, but he didn’t ask more.

Instead, he took the paper out of his  pocket and handed it over.

“I’ve been sorting out the list that the princess told me about.”

“List? Oh, wizards from the archipelago?”

“Yeah. I hope other wizards are not as rude as that wizard. If not, I’ll have to wear a sword in the capital.”

“Haha. Is that possible? Eugene is just very unique.”

Agnes waved her hands with a smiling face.

The list she received briefly included the names and ages of nearly 20 wizards.

“But why the wizard all of a sudden?”

“I think I’ll need a wizard’s help soon.”

Agnes gave a secret smile.

“You still have to wait a little longer to get to Ethron, right?”

“It’s only been two days since I sent the knights. Be patient.”

“Yeah. I should.”

Ten knights and soldiers under his command were sent to a mine in Ethron. The order given to them was simple.

Excavate and bring all artifacts from the mine.

Although sales of Elemer are increasing day by day, its popularity wanes a few years later as demand is limited and similar products are created.

What Agnes wants is an immeasurable guarantee of wealth.

That will be the stepping stone for a true eviction.

Her eyes shone like candles burning in the dark.

* * *

“Wake up!”

His voice and tone were the same as that of the night, so Agnes thought she was dreaming for a moment.

At the touch of shaking my body, I gradually woke up like dawn driving out the night.

“Kess!”

“Okay, Ralph. You block the right side.”

“Argh!”

It was a dark night with no moon or stars.

As soon as I woke up, the first thing I felt was the sound of swords hitting each other.

chaeng chaeng

“What is this?”

“It’s a raid. Don’t worry. The Lord will come soon.”

It was only then that she became accustomed to the darkness and situation.

Masked people were constantly coming in through the windows.

Agnes raised himself half out of the bed. Her body trembled unintentionally.

Then Laslo came in with a gulp. He immediately approached Agnes.

“Duke.”

“I’ll be done soon, so close your eyes if you’re scared.”

Laslo spoke more affectionately and kindly than usual. Agnes managed to nod and close her eyes.

He immediately pulled out a sword when he confirmed that she had closed her eyes.

Her face went cold

“How many people are there?”

“I roughly counted and they are twelve,”

Ralph approached him and whispered.

“Block the entrance. So they can’t run away.”

“Yes.”

Laslo walked among the masked people with a rather relaxed step.

Those who were reading his countenance rushed in at once.

“Die!”

Laslo lightly blocked the running man’s sword and kicked his chest.

When the man collapsed, Laslo put a sword around his neck without hesitation. The fallen man died right away.

“Ack!”

Two other men rushed in at the same time and shouted.