Taming Her Highness the Princess - Chapter 45



45 – Judgment for Whom? (4)

A late lunch, Dersal, the head of the guard guarding the alumni of the system, was sitting inside the guard post and enjoying a cup of coffee.

‘This is life… ….’

It was so sweet to drink a cup of coffee while looking at the men struggling under the dark cloud sky.

Has it been said that humans are animals of comparison? The satisfaction that comes from resting in peace alone when others are suffering was unparalleled.

I am sorry for the subordinates who were busy moving materials and setting up tents due to rain, but originally a group of people in charge had to take some time to observe the situation.

‘Tonight, I’m going to take the newcomer to grilled skewers.’

In this greasy weather, eating skewers with a bottle of beer was perfect. It was like enjoying work and entertainment at the same time if you educated the newcomer’s horse.

‘No matter how you think about it, I’m the perfect boss.’

Where can a boss care about a newcomer like this? While congratulating himself and drinking the remaining coffee, the door of the guard post bursts open.

I looked to see who it was, and sure enough, it was a newcomer. Seeing that he was breathing heavily with a terrified expression on his face, it felt as if the taste of the coffee was gone.

“Joe, I’m the captain—!”

Usually, I would have been angry at him not to make a fuss, but I couldn’t this time. I had been appalled by the news that newcomer brought me a while ago.

No matter how much it may be, there is nothing more serious than the Heretic Judge who came to the alumni with blood all over his body. Thinking about that, Dersal, who felt much more at ease, spoke with a somewhat calm mind.

“What did our rookie call me for today?”

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t the time to be so relaxed! Come out quickly!”

“Come out? Did this mean politeness with coffee? Where are we now-“

Ttogak. Right after the footsteps rang, Jeniel walked in through the open door. Cold dark blue eyes reach Dersal, who is sitting in a chair.

“Are you the chief of security?”

Heh heh heh! Dersal, his face flushed, set his coffee cup on a nearby table and got up hastily.

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“Yes, yes! My name is Dersal Koreite, the alumni security chief!”

“Did you send the Heretic Judge into the system?”

“No, that’s right…… What is Young master doing here?”

Tak! Jeniel, propped on the floor with the tip of his cane, looked coldly at Dersal.

“The heresy judge you passed has moved somewhere with my assistant. It looks like a kidnapping, but looking at the list of passers-by at the four main gates, it seems that they haven’t gone outside the system, so I want to ask for your cooperation.”

“Tongue, how about cooperation?”

“Please help me find my assistant. I have contacted the chief of the guard in advance, so there is no need to ask for permission.”

If someone else had spoken this way, Dersal would have checked the administrative procedures first, but since he knew that he was the eldest son of the Malaig family, he had no choice but to bow his head.

“Yes, yes! All right. We will help Young master to search with sincerity. But where should I start searching…….”

At Dersal’s words, Jenny Earl pulled out a piece of paper from his chest and held it out. Dersal, who carefully handed over the memo, nodded his head involuntarily.

Since the various districts and streets written on the memo were designated as development zones by the current system, they were off limits to civilians.

“Even though I hadn’t left the island, if it wasn’t a rumor, I would have gone to one of these places. The road is quite complicated, so you won’t be able to get there by car. How many people here are good at searching and can ride on horseback?”

These are people who are good at searching and can be mounted. Dersal said after calculating in his head.

“There are about 100 soldiers in the Alumni Guard who have experience conducting search operations. You can think of a total of 30 horses belonging to the guards.”

“How many people are available?”

“Ah. If you go out with only the minimum number of people to maintain the guard, you should be able to take 70 people with you.”

“Seventy people. Then get ready as soon as possible and call out the soldiers. Are you busy at 1:00?”

“Uh…… Me too?”

Jeniel’s eyes narrowed sharply. His eyes looked as if he was asking if he had time to play pranks. Thanks to this, Dersal, who was breaking out in a cold sweat, hurriedly bowed his back.

“That, I will prepare soon and launch a search operation!”

Only then did Jenny Earle nod and turn around to leave the guard post. After confirming that Jenny Earl had left, Dersal secretly let out a long sigh.

‘Why, why do accidents happen like this only when I am at work? … !’

Dersal gradually regretted applying for the Alumni Guard.

*

The place where Radne took Nartine was an empty lot behind the slums that no one lives in anymore, prepared within the system.

In the center of the clearing, there was a statue that was on the verge of collapsing due to cracks everywhere.

It was most likely because of this statue that no one lived here. In the system, the officials of the empire could not leave the village neglecting the statue that symbolizes harmony with the demons.

‘But… ….’

The villagers may have been a bit unfair. This statue, which clearly shows the signs of time, must have been hundreds of years since it was built.

Hundreds of years ago, it is said that demons and humans treated each other without ill feelings. However, due to a great war later, demons and humans became enmity, leading to the current situation.

Radne did not know about the past. So he often came here and imagined life in the distant past.

Remembering the harmonious days when demons and humans were not hostile to each other, I felt that my heart, which had become a loner in the system, was healed a little.

But that was goodbye for now. As long as your true identity is discovered by the Heretic Judge, you will never be able to live in the system again. No, it was a situation where you had to worry about survival right away.

“Such an unholy place…… !”

Nartine, who has been following, sees the statue and covers her mouth in surprise. From Nartine’s point of view, who was born in a holy country and devoted herself to eradicating heresy and demons, that statue was nothing more than a terrible monstrosity.

“How could you create such an abomination in a village? I know the level of the poor is appalling, but it is deplorable!”

Why doesn’t that guy’s mouth try to rest? It was to the point of annoyance because he kept spitting out unpleasant noises all the time he came here.

“You are the one whose level is disastrous.”

Radne turned around and said with her back to the statue.

“I can see the aura of death in your body. He probably killed countless people in the name of heresy. Trash. You are definitely going to hell.”

“Hell.”

Nartine was still smiling as she looked at Radne, but the atmosphere had subsided sharply. It’s like I’m hiding my feelings.

“Certainly that might be the case. I only killed beasts wearing human masks, but anyway, they were all pretending to be human on the outside. If God sees them as human beings, I must have sinned.”

Nartine puts her hand on my chest. And as he slowly lowered his eyes, he seemed to have no doubt that he was carrying on a noble cause.

“But think about it. If that one sacrifices and kills all the heretics who are worse than beasts, then everyone who has been harmed by the heretics will be happy. If I can sacrifice myself for everyone’s happiness, then I should.”

It gives me goosebumps. Nartine’s sublimity was close to madness. He had no doubts that every murder he committed had a just cause.

Honestly, heretic judges are murder weapons that have honed their holy power to the extreme through countless penances. It is clear that you will not be able to endure it unless you have a fair amount of mental strength and faith.

So, convincing the heretic judge with words may be close to impossible from the start. Radne let out a low sigh and revealed her real face.

As the veil that was camouflaged by his magic peels off, the bony horns on both sides of Radne’s head are slowly revealed. The fangs were also sharpened.

“… ….”

Nartine sees that and the smile disappears from his face. Unexpectedly, he did not think that the demon he found was his high-ranking demon tribe.

Unlike humans, the strength of demons is determined from birth. There were many measures of her strength, but the most representative was the size of her horns.

The horns that grow from demons play a role in containing and releasing her demonic energy, so depending on the size of her horns, the opponent’s strength can be predicted to some extent.

‘This is…… It’s a little embarrassing.’

Thanks to Nartine, as soon as she saw Ladne’s horn, she knew things weren’t going as expected. It was because she was Nartine who had killed countless demons, but she was so neat and tidy that I had never seen her big horns.

It was normal for a devil’s horn to basically not exceed one knuckle of her finger. However, Radne’s horn in front of her was well over a span long.

In addition, it was in the form of softly covering her head, so it is difficult to accurately gauge its size. Maybe it was something more than her high-ranking demons.

‘But…… Why?’

Why is a demon with such power living hidden in her system? She couldn’t understand, but since her opponent revealed her true identity, she couldn’t avoid the fight.

“Light!”

Light explodes from her grip as Nartine screams at her. When the light that exploded faded, Nartine was holding onto an intangible sword made of light.

Her fingertips trembled a little because Magi gradually overflowed based on Radne, who revealed her true identity, but Nartine was not greatly shaken.

The amount of demons was incomparably greater than that of other demons, but her skills in handling demons were far from lacking.

‘Mighty, but still young.’

Looking at how clumsy he is at handling demons, he probably wouldn’t have reached adulthood at a human age. That was fortunate for Nartine.

Even after a few years, the woman in front of her would have become so strong that even the triumvirate of heretics would not have dared to touch it. In other words, she must die here before she grows stronger.

“I’ll show you if you want.”

Radne’s cold voice echoes through the bones. The moment Nartine let out a quick breath, her laughter had subsided, Radne’s eyes narrowed to four hundred.

“Whose daughter am I?”

At that moment, the demonic energy overflowing around Radne exploded all at once.