20-020-The beginning of the story

[The 128th year of St. King's history, blue moon, early morning, 27th day of the month]

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The minister, Nestal, stood dumbfounded with his eyes wide open.

What was reflected in those empty eyes was the figure of a girl standing elegantly by the king's side--.

''What's wrong?''

Yeah, yeah.

No wonder you are surprised.

This was because Princess Pricia, who should have been locked up in a cave in the eastern forest, had returned to the royal palace as if nothing had happened.

''........''

Nestal looked as if he had been turned into a fox and was bewildered, but he looked like he wanted to say something for a while, but he left the throne room without saying anything about last night.

As it was, he hurriedly passed through the gate of the Magic Division headquarters with a face-pass and opened the door of the innermost room roughly without knocking.

''What's going on with that thing!

To Nestal, who was raising his voice and making a lot of noise, Wagner, the head sorcerer, opened his mouth with a puzzled look.

''I probed, but according to the guards, I saw the princess in the castle last night as normal...''

'It can't be!　So you're saying that the whole series of things we saw in the cave was a dream or an illusion!

In response to Nestal's mutterings, Wagner turned pale and mentioned one possibility.

'A dragon whose own child was killed upset, breached the magical barrier and killed the princess........ The princess is a ghost, unaware that she herself is dead...

"Don't say anything at all!　In the first place, you said that your seven-layered magical barrier would be unbreakable for three days and three nights, no matter how powerful your enemies were to attack you!

Nestal was right, the magical barrier that Wagner had deployed to protect Princess Pricia was so strong that it was absolutely impossible for a demon of the size of a forest dragon to break it.

It might be possible to destroy it by unleashing powerful magic called 'forbidden magic' such as Godflare or Eternal Blizzard Nova, but those who could use such magic only appeared in old stories, and if they tried to use it in such a small cave in the first place, it would collapse and they would be buried alive.

''Either way, we were shallow...''

"Don't be intimidated by me!　In the first place, the princess has returned safely to the castle and our plans are not yet clear!

I know, I know.

It's all right!　Surely this is the result of our faithfulness to God and a miracle of God. The next time you wake up, Princess, just wake up!

Wagner was relieved by Nestal's statement and--

I don't see how that's possible.

An unfamiliar female voice suddenly sounded in the room, and they panicked and braced themselves.

'Who are you!'

Nestal tried to draw the sword at his waist, but his body wouldn't move.

Wagner then tried to chant 'Illusion Breaker', but he couldn't reach for his staff.

''You guys have made a big mistake.''

You've got it all wrong!

Do you think he's going to make it out of the cave in his condition?

The woman's words, in other words, must be referring to the Princess Priscia.

To which Wagner retorts.

'The Seventh Absolute is perfect!　With those invincible wards, the princess can't be hurt in any way!

Immediately after answering that, the room temperature dropped severely and the two of them shuddered involuntarily.

''As I said before........you guys have a big misunderstanding.''

What...?

"A young girl who watched her dearest friend's life end.......says that even if her body is safe, her soul is not safe!

The men have nothing to say back to the voice that scolds them in anger.

''This is not a miracle of God. If you don't tell the truth, the illusion will disappear and the hell on earth will come...''

'What the hell?　What the hell are you saying?!

Nestal shouted in anger, but the two of them twisted their faces in fear as the pain felt as if they had been stabbed with something in their legs.

Before they knew it, there was a cold air around them, and the area around their feet had begun to freeze a little bit.

'Wow, our bad!

Ta, help me!

"Tell me all about what you've been up to, and tell me honestly what you've been up to!

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In the end, the mastermind duo easily spit out the truth about everything.

What happened behind this is that we, who were actually carried on Mother Pete's back, flew in a flash from the eastern forest and rode directly into the royal castle of the Holy King's Capital Platena under the cover of the dark night.

Naturally, the doors on the rooftop were locked, but I forced my way through all of them with my opening skills and charged into the king's bedroom without encountering anyone.

Although the king was half-mad and surprised, he looked down with a pained look on his face as he listened to Princess Pricia's story.

I was impressed by the fact that the king, after listening to the story, bowed deeply to Pete and his mother, and the words that Mother Pete said to the king also left a strong impression on me.

Mother Pete said to the king, "A king shouldn't bow down lightly. We forest dragons do not ask for apologies. We, the forest dragons, do not ask for an apology, only a promise of peace in the forest.

After gaining the king's full cooperation, the "Operation to Force Minister Nestal and Chief Magician Wagner to Confess" was carried out, but the story told by Nestal and Wagner was something we couldn't understand at all.

They knew everything about Princess Pricia sneaking out of the castle to play with the dragons in the forest, and in fact, the king himself knew about it.

When you think about it, the king is partly to blame for keeping Princess Priscia out of the house without permission, but it seems that the castle has been divided into two factions for some time now as to what should be done about Princess Priscia's behavior in the future.

One is the 'moderate' faction, led by the king, which respects the princess's ideas.

The other is the opposition faction, which considers the princess's ideas dangerous and wants to correct them in favor of the "correct teaching" that human beings are the most superior.

While Princess Pricia has always questioned the idea that humans are the greatest in the world, the Holy City Central Church, which claims that humans are the closest thing to God, has been very concerned.

Even if you're trying to get the princess to affirm her human-centered world, your dragon friend, Pete, can completely debunk it.

There, Nestal and Wagner, both fanatical anthropocentric thinkers, put an extraordinary plan into action.

They framed the forest dragon for the kidnapping of Princess Pricia, and on top of that, they killed Mr. Pete, who was the connection between Princess Pricia and the forest. With this, you are creating a public opinion that having a heart-to-heart with a different race is just a fantasy. It's a terrible story...''

Even the mild-mannered Elena was revealing her anger at the too violent tactics.

But Pete, on the other hand, seems unconcerned and is flying over Princess Priscia's head in a fluffy manner.

There's no advantage to us kidnapping Priscia in the first place!

Hey, Pete. That makes it sound like I'm not attractive to you!

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

The great hall was filled with smiles as Princess Priscia and Pete remained completely unchanged even after the incident.

And when the king witnessed everyone's appearance, he made a big decision--.

[Epilogue]

The kidnapping of Princess Pricia by the minister and the head sorcerer, who were supposed to be in charge of governing the country, caused an uproar throughout the country, and the position of the "opposition" was fatally shaken by this incident.

Strangely enough, the country began to move in the opposite direction due to two fanatical people who held up the ideal of a human-centered world.

In addition, Princess Priscia's beloved "hidden passageway to the outside cooking area" has been blocked off with iron bars, and from now on, she will not be able to leave the house without permission at all.

If that happens, Princess Priscia won't be able to go to the east forest or see her best friend Pete.

Now, let's see how that turned out....

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As Princess Pricia walked around the castle in her usual attire, one of the maidservants appeared and bowed her head.

''Princess, are you on your usual outing?''

Yes, I'll be back by evening. If there's anything I can do for you, please tell them to come to the North Street Plaza.

Very well, sir. Have a good day, sir.

As the princess was about to leave the north gate, a small shadow came fluffily approaching.

''Priscia ooohhhh!''

'That's not what you say. There's a lot of work to be done to prepare the Lady.

"Lady?　I don't think you've had a chance to use that word in over a decade.

You said it!

The two headed north, bickering idly with each other, but as they passed the north gate of the castle, both fell silent and looked straight ahead with a nervous look on their faces.

Princess Pricia waved to her people as she crossed the bridge, and the child of the dragon tribe never left her side as if to protect her.

The two, human royalty and dragon commoners, were standing side by side, in completely different positions, and it was both brave and beautiful.

The two became the symbol of the Holy City of Platenatenah, and the story of the two would be passed down for generations as a fairy tale.

The name of the story is...

Chapter 3 - "The Holy Dragon and Princess Pricia" true end.