FVN Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10: The Curse Embraced by the Princess
The misunderstanding was quickly resolved.
The hero, who couldn’t meet my gaze for a while with a bright red face, finally regained his composure after apologizing several more times.
Back in the cave.
The hero, who listened to the story of Jörmungandr and the princess, nodded.
“The Kingdom of Trelinia... Can I escort you there?”
It wasn’t too far away.
If he walked for three days and nights without rest, he could make it.
Even though it would take a bit more time with the princess, it wasn’t a problem for Asgard, who was used to frequent camping.
There were no monsters in the vicinity that he couldn’t handle, except for Jörmungandr.
Besides, his destination was the Kingdom of Trelinia, so he could easily escort Elyserede there.
“Hmm...”
Elyserede hesitated.@@@@
Why?
Normally, she would have just gone back....
She lifted her head to look at Jörmungandr.
Those blue eyes gazing at her quietly.
As if they were leaving the choice up to her, Elyserede stared at them blankly, then shook her head.
“It’s okay. There’s no need to go to the kingdom right now. Instead, could you deliver a message for me?”
“Understood.”
The hero readily nodded.
Whatever choice Elyserede made, it was entirely hers.
Although he didn’t quite understand why she wanted to stay here, he trusted that she had her reasons.
‘There shouldn’t be any harm.’
Indeed.
Could the princess be harmed with Jörmungandr by her side?
He couldn’t even imagine it with his limited imagination.
For a moment, recalling his embarrassing history, his face started to redden, but he suppressed it with superhuman patience and regained his composure.
He reminded himself of the reason he had come to the borders of the Kingdom of Trelinia.
‘The flow of the battlefield is unusual.’
Therefore, he had hastened his steps.
“I will take my leave now.”
With that, the hero left.
Once again, only the princess and Jörmungandr remained in the cave.
As they went deeper into the cave, they were greeted by a completely destroyed, tattered cave.
[A.]
“Ah.”
They should have made the hero fix this before he left.
Expanding their senses, they found that the hero had already fled like an arrow.
In the end, Jörmungandr and Elyserede had to painstakingly repair the collapsed cave themselves.
* * *
Time passed,
Before they knew it, it had been a month since the princess came to the cave.
During that time, the cave had completely transformed.
Near the once desolate lake, flowers bloomed beautifully, trees bearing various fruits grew densely, and a bed where the princess could lie down was made.
“Huaa...!”
The princess threw herself onto the soft bed and rolled around.
The soft blanket wrapped around her. As for how there was a bed in the cave, Jörmungandr had ridden out to buy it.
Naturally, such actions drew the scrutiny of neighboring kingdoms, but they crushed them all.
His kingdom possessed overwhelming military power.
He swallowed up all the dissatisfied kingdoms.
He invaded, pillaged, and took everything.
So this was the final step.
His kingdom was covered in blood.
To wash it away, Cal Lediums thought he needed to become the most noble empire on the continent.
Therefore, he had allied with the demons.
Using their black magic, he cast a terrible spell that turned people into monsters, not on just anyone, but on royalty. He had been steadily preparing for this.
What if the princess found out about the curse?
It didn’t matter.
He had sacrificed hundreds of his own people for the curse.
No human could defy him.
It was a curse woven with the blood of his people.
Even if they knew it was a curse, they wouldn’t know how it affected them.
It was impossible to lift the curse.
The way to lift that curse did not exist in the human world.
He hoped the king would struggle even harder to lift the curse. The more it was stimulated by matching energy, the more fiercely it would consume the victim’s life.
He thought it was a perfect plan.
“I didn’t think that weak king would abandon his child.......”
But it seemed he had miscalculated.
Offering her as a sacrifice to a dragon of all things.
“Khrmph...”
He found it amusing.
When he suggested attacking another kingdom, he had thought the king would not commit such an act for the sake of his people.
From the moment he saw that utterly foolish look in his eyes, he had planned to invade his kingdom.
Thus, he cursed the princess of Trelinia, threatened other kingdoms to prevent them from sending troops to the front lines to weaken the national defense.
“And now, khrat! He sacrificed his child.”
To a dragon that might not even exist!
He thought it was laughable.
At the same time, he felt a bit troubled.
This might hinder his plans.
The day when the princess would die and the curse would create a monstrous creature was not far off.
But the curse had been twisted since it left the kingdom.
Even if she was devoured by a dragon, the curse would activate... but it would be less effective outside the kingdom.
[She is still alive.]
A black-skinned human suddenly appeared from behind.
However, Cal Lediums nodded as if it were a familiar occurrence.
He was the demon who had allied with the kingdom.
With black skin, eyes mixing white and black, a mouth full of sharp teeth like a shark, and horns like those of a goat.
Cal Lediums pondered over the words the demon had conveyed.
‘What should I do....’
It seemed the dragon hadn’t killed the princess yet.
In that case, he had to bring the princess back somehow.
“Dispatch the troops.”
To tear apart the arrogant dragon.
Under the guise of rescuing the princess.
[Yes.]
The demon smiled secretly, lifting the corners of his mouth.