The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

42 – Loyalty to you (4)

“… Now that I think about it, no matter how chivalrous it is, I don’t think it’s right for a man and a woman to share the same room.”

“… yes?”

“I’m sure there’s at least one empty room, but there’s no need for two people to share it. In fact, if you are a female knight in the bodyguard knight corps, wouldn’t it be okay for you to have a room to yourself?”

“But it is not right to receive such preferential treatment. Regardless of gender, I am the same proud knight as before, so there is no reason why I cannot live the life of a knight.”

Yuna, who was glaring at Lia as if she were going to kill her at any moment, said with a cynicism.

I was a little embarrassed when the story about the room came up after being so aggressive, but at the same time, I felt relieved.

“But I think that having men and women share the same room can undermine the discipline of the knights. “There will definitely be some inconveniences while living.”

“There hasn’t been any problem so far. “It won’t happen in the future.”

“It’s not up to you to judge that. When we return to the kingdom, I will make sure you have a room all to yourself. “It would be better than having to endure discomfort, right?”

“Well, that… “What the heck, you don’t have to!”

The sound of changing rooms momentarily broke Lia’s spirit.

What I don’t understand is Yuuna’s actions, which seemed like she was going to kill me, but then said she would just move her room.

Rather than thinking that he was annoyed by Lia, it was actually an act of consideration for Lia.

“no. Is this Lia? A great driver like you deserves guaranteed conditions. I’ll make it official when I get back. That would be good for the Knights as a whole. Let’s go. Beryl.”

“Now, wait… !”

I waved at the two people behind me and followed Yuna.

Lia sank down in her seat and stopped holding me.

“… hehehehe.”

“… “Princess?”

Yuna seemed to be in a good mood and took the lead, leaving Lia behind and making a snoring noise.

I really couldn’t figure out why I suddenly felt better again.

Moreover, he went out of his way to change Lia’s room. I was a bit embarrassed to go from being angry to suddenly becoming considerate.

“… Princess. I am okay. And Leah also doesn’t like receiving preferential treatment. He is such a proud knight. “I appreciate your consideration, but I don’t think she really wants to change rooms.”

I could have stayed still, but since I knew Yuna’s personality, I added a word.

Lia absolutely hates being given preferential treatment because she is a woman, so she would be stressed if her room changed.

I didn’t really want to keep sharing a room with Lia, but I decided to do it for her.

“… Are you saying you want to keep sharing the same room with her?”

“Well, that’s not what I mean, but it means you don’t have to work hard. As I said, nothing special has happened.”

“I decide that. Just follow me quietly. In the first place, it is more outdated for men and women to share the same room.”

“… ”

I tried to say something more, but I just kept my mouth shut.

It wasn’t something to be regretful about not being able to continue sharing a room with Lia, and the current situation itself was non-ideal in the first place.

Although she didn’t show it, she may actually have been feeling uncomfortable, so in a way, it could have been a good thing.

It’ll be okay. With that in mind, I just followed Yuna.

“So, may I ask why you called me on business?”

“… ”

Yuna just walked aimlessly. In some ways, it seemed as if the royal castle was just circling around.

“… Princess? Do you have any special business… ”

“no? Do you think I look like someone who has nothing to do?”

“Oh, no. “I wonder if you have somewhere else to go.”

“Well, I don’t really have anywhere to go. okay. I was going to ask about the movements of the 1st Prince and 1st Princess. “Those two are each escort knights.”

“There was nothing special. However, as expected, Duke Ceramide seems to have hardened his mind to some extent due to this incident. And as you can see, there is a high probability that the 1st prince will take the credit, and the 1st princess seems willing to do anything not to lose.”

“is that so.”

It was a situation with no variables.

The first prince with experience is bound to have an advantage. In the first place, you cannot truly understand a battlefield without experiencing it.

No matter how extraordinary the first princess is, it will be difficult to show anything in her first experience.

Since the purpose was subjugation in the first place, it is unclear whether her tactics will ever pay off.

“… But princess. May I ask why you did this? Rather, isn’t it like now that only the first prince is doing good things?”

“… well. But I don’t think I can turn the situation around without doing this. “The answer will probably be found by the time we return to the kingdom.”

It was a puzzling statement.

Still, you might have an idea.

I didn’t talk about it anymore. Anyway, everything will be confirmed tomorrow.

“… “I will take you there.”

Yuna and I walked around Deipson Castle for a while.

It was an unusually dark night, with the moon barely visible.

***

“There aren’t as many dangerous monsters as I expected.”

“… is it so.”

A desert area that was once Regius territory.

As expected, the place was not overflowing with monsters like other areas.

It seemed that the monsters that lived here in the past had expanded their territory into the Daipson Kingdom.

There was fertile land, so there was no need to stay here.

“… “For now, just in case, let’s explore it as a whole.”

“yes.”

I moved to the rear of the line with Yuuna.

Since the knights of the Ceramide duchy were the majority, it was impossible for us to lead from the front.

The desert area felt similar to the fields used in past entrance exams.

The only difference was that scorpion-type monsters, which are typical monsters that appear in desert terrain, or monsters that live under the ground were not easily visible.

The monsters that were seen occasionally were living in groups in an oasis-like place that appeared occasionally.

“… “That’s strange.”

“What?”

“Even though the terrain is like this, the amount of monsters is extremely small. Moreover, the monsters that are unique to the desert area are not easily visible. “I brought some antidote, but I don’t think I’ll ever use it.”

“… okay.”

Yuna just rode the horse with a calm expression.

Perhaps because I had no experience on the battlefield, I didn’t seem to feel that strange.

I just quietly drove the horse forward.

“Princess, I just… “

-Kugugung…

Just as I was about to move to the front line for a moment to ask the knights’ opinions, a huge ground tremor suddenly occurred.

“Princess, are you okay?”

“are you okay. “I was just a little surprised.”

The source didn’t seem to be nearby, but it was quite large.

Although it clearly occurred at a great distance, the vibrations that could not be ignored were transmitted all the way to this place.

“I’ll take a moment to look at the situation.”

“Please do so.”

There were other guard knights at the rear of the line, so I quickly rode to the front line where the Duke’s knight commander was.

It was clearly not an ordinary situation. There was a need to share opinions.

“Did you just feel it?”

“… hmm. I felt it. “It doesn’t seem like a normal level of resonance.”

Because the line was quite long, the knights at the front seemed to hear the ground rumbling more clearly.

It was not something to simply ignore.

It was clearly a tremor that occurred nearby, and the entire area around here is a desert.

The shape was unnatural to be considered simply an earthquake.

“Maybe this… “It could be a bigger problem.”

“That means… ”

“There is a possibility that a leader-level entity is nearby. And with terrain like this, there are only a few species possible.”

guv.

It is a being with exceptional strength even among monsters, and the exact cause of its occurrence has not been identified.

It grows abnormally with a unique form of mana, and it is presumed that the remnants left over from the past war with the Demon Lord’s army react with an extremely rare probability to form a leader-level monster.

Stories like the hero and the devil are old enough to be forgotten in people’s minds.

Even a few hundred years ago, there were often records of boss monsters appearing, but in recent years there have been so few records that they can only be counted on one hand. It is safe to say that the probability is virtually non-existent.

But that didn’t mean it was impossible. It was something that could happen with a low probability.

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“guv… Ground shaking. “It is most likely an entity that lives underground.”

“After all, it’s a desert. “Is the princess okay?”

“You’re okay. Should I change course?”

“… no. For now, let’s move forward like this. If there is a leader, its existence must be confirmed. The source of the ground shaking is towards the front, so pay as much attention as possible to the princess at the rear. “If an emergency arises, please abandon us and stay with the princess at the 1st prince’s side.”

“… All right.”

Emergency situation. It may be a situation where the Knights of Ceramide could suffer great damage.

In any other situation, I would have fought the knights to the end, but my mission is to protect Yuna.

If such a situation occurred, it would have been a reasonable choice to take Yuuna and run away and inform the First Prince of the situation.

“Well, shouldn’t we hope that doesn’t happen? “The leader hasn’t been found even once in the past few decades.”

“I hope so.”

It has not yet been confirmed that there will be a leader. Nevertheless, in fact, it was highly likely.

The leader of the Ceramide Knights did not create an atmosphere of fear, but smiled kindly and relaxed the knights.

It seemed to be his own way of conducting. He seemed like a very good leader.

“Then, I will return to the princess. Good luck.”

“Good luck.”

I bowed my head to him and turned the reins on my horse to reverse the formation.

Maybe it could have passed without incident. There have been no significant omens since the first shaking of the ground.

A lack of vigilance is dangerous, but there is no need to be overly sensitive either.

I began to run backwards, choosing what to say to Yuna. however,

-Kugugung…

“… !”

There was another huge tremor, and this time the distance was closer.

The vibration and noise were such that it was safe to think that it was almost close. This could no longer be ignored.

-All army-!

The knight commander of the Ceramide family also seemed to know this and quickly began giving orders.

I couldn’t help but be on guard any longer.

There is something beneath this earth.

-Kugugugugung-

Another pounding of the ground, the distance became closer and this time,

“… uh?”

As I was hurriedly reversing the line, I sensed something strange at the third ground rumble.

“The direction… ”

The direction of the ground rumble that had been heard from the front until before had changed. At some point, it was facing backwards.

“… ! “Princess-!”

There was no time to organize the situation logically.

When my thoughts reached that point, I began to increase my speed and all the knights began to prepare for battle.

I urgently ran in Yuna’s direction. My senses were telling me that the rear was dangerous.

Shoot aaagh- Shoot aaa

And then I started to hear a sound that sounded like sand falling.

The sound that sounded like fine sand particles rubbing against each other drowned out the surrounding noise to the point that it hurt my ears.

“What… “

It wasn’t just wind. The sand was actually moving. The land was sinking.

“no way… “

It’s like water swirling down a drain pipe.

The surrounding sand was forming a wide circle and disappearing toward the center of the circle.

The further I went, the closer I was to the bottom. It meant that the sand was sinking in front of me.

“Princess-!”

There was something under these feet. If I continued like this, I had no choice but to sink, but I couldn’t stop running underground.

-… !

This is because Yuna was slowly sinking in the center of the pit of the fall.

She was being slowly sucked into the center of a huge whirlpool.