25 25. Stupid prince.

Prince Side Claude

"It's getting dark and tight...."

Prince Claude enters the dugout with his fiancée Leticia.

Leticia said so first.

"Oh, it's not too much to go in there. It would be uncomfortable for a beautiful Leticia. But I want you to be patient."

"... okay."

That's what Leticia said, but for a moment she was distorting her face uncomfortably.

I can't help it.

I don't like places like this for her.

The dragon racket calms down early and I want to get out of the dugout.

Well then, Leticia. Could you put a line on the air trench?

"Huh? Aren't you relieved to be here?

"Insurance, insurance. The air defense trench is just locked in the entrance. Never, but when a dragon enters the royal castle, it may destroy every air trench."

"That's true. Leave it to me."

When Leticia reached for her hand, a pale light was emitted.

"Oh... how divine!

The ability to use such holy magic proves that Leticia is a 'true Virgin'.

After all, Elianne was a false Virgin.

"It's over."

"You're early. It only took about 20 minutes. That's the Virgin."

Claude is impressed.

In fact, Elaine could have reached a boundary of this magnitude in less than a second —— the blind prince didn't even know that.

"Well then, that's reassuring. Absolutely... do you want me to settle down...?

Uh-uh!

After a while, people's screams and anger came from outside the shelter.

"What is it?

"Are the soldiers moving around to defeat the dragon?

Well, that's true.

But I have a heartbeat.

For some reason, I don't think that's all.

Claude said he was worried.

Kiy.

The entrance to the air defense trench was opened while making a murmuring noise.

Why?

The air defense trench door is locked. Besides, the boundaries of the air defense trenches make it impossible for anyone with only halfway magic to touch them.

It was a man who showed his face from behind the door.

Young.

But its belligerent eyes are like wildlife catching prey. Claude felt his heart gripped just by looking at him.

"Well, how did you get in here!?

Claude asks men.

"Why...? Because there was a door? Are you going to say that this door was decorative?"

A man bows his neck.

What the hell is this guy? One of the soldiers? But if that's the case, why are you here?

Claude was confused and Leticia next door trembled.

"This person... has an incredible magic potential. This magic is like a dragon...!

"D, dragon!?

It is generally said that dragons possess the magic of a hundred court magicians. Speaking of court magicians, there are only five magicians in the kingdom. This shows how dragons are out of specification.

Hearing Leticia's words, the man said, "Hahaha!" laughed happily.

"That's right. I'm a dragon. What's so funny?

"Dragon...? It looks quite different to me."

Claude still doubts that the man in front of him is a dragon.

"It's easy to turn into a person."

"Or, if so, how did you get in here!? The Virgin Leticia brought us closer together?

"Ah? The border? I don't think this level of convergence will prevent my intrusion. It was too fragile compared to Elaine's boundaries."

Hearing that, Claude turned aggressively towards Leticia.

And then...

"D, you can't cross the dragon line! There's no one in this world who can do that!

and Leticia objected.

The man said, "I've never been so stupid!" laughed softly.

"You banished the true Virgin! You're gonna regret this!... rather than messing with things like this right now."

Claude couldn't see the man's movements.

A man named after me as a dragon disappeared, and in an instant his face appeared in front of Claude's eyes.

"Damn...!

Claude is pushed against the wall by a man's hand.

"Tell me, were you the one who banished the Virgin?

"Virgin...? You mean that fake saint, Elaine!

"Fake Virgin? What are you talking about?"

"He lied about being a saint and pulled a lot of taxes from the country. You're such a bad girl! That's why you're banished, isn't it?

"... hah"

The man exhales deeply.

"What a fool. Well, Elaine probably told me how stupid you are. Eliane said there was a danger of being banished, but she didn't think it would be real."

"What are you talking about... ghh!

"Shut up."

A man punches Claude in the stomach.

It would also look like it was just a little bump at first glance.

But Claude was struck by a painful pain.

My stomach is ruptured!?

It's a spectacular pain that can't breathe for a few seconds.

"One thing first. Eliane is a true Virgin. As proof of that, I couldn't even get close to this country because of her boundaries. I can't believe you banished her like that... are you crazy?

The man grabbed Claude's forehair and forced him to raise his face.

"Even if there was no boundary, I liked her. It stinks like destroying a country in the first place. I could do it whenever I wanted, but I didn't have to."

"Claude!"

As the man spoke to Claude, Leticia tried to use his magic by saying so.

But... it's not the blue and white light, it's the dark magic.

"Oh... I see. Is that what you're saying?"

The man looked at Leticia with interest.

"But if you don't activate it, there's no point."

The aura that wrapped Leticia's body gradually disappeared as the man clasped his hands.

Apparently, he tried to attack the man with magic, but he was stuck by the man's power.

I don't need you anymore.

The man held Claude's face forcefully and threw it on the floor.

Ha!

Intense pain that strikes the whole body.

Still, Claude swallows his teeth so he doesn't lose consciousness.

"Elianne is gone, and I don't need to be in this country. I'm going on a journey for a while. He's a heartbroken traveler."

"Mi, will you miss it...?

Miss it?

A man distorts his tongue.

"The other way around. The end of this country has just begun."

"What do you mean...?

"I don't think you know, but this country was originally watched not only by me, but also by advanced demons. I'm not interested, but the country seems to have valuable magic equipment and gold and silver treasures. There are many humans, and they can be used as magic experiments. The demons are hundreds of times more cruel than me.

The man continues.

"But the Demons didn't come in until now... because there was a boundary between Eliane and me, but there was another one. Because we looked at each other, we couldn't do anything bad about this country."

"I mean...?

"It's no surprise that the Demons will attack this country soon. There's no barrier to me."

"Oh, no!

Of course, you can argue that everything the man in front of you says is a lie.

But with this confident look, I didn't think a man was lying.

"I don't want to get my hands wet with the blood of a fool like you. Let the demons do the dirty work afterwards."

That's what the man said and left the bomb shelter.

"K, Claude....! Are you all right, sir?

"Ah, ah, ah...."

Claude lost consciousness as the man disappeared.

But it was hard to leave.

For now, let's just say there is life...

But Claude still looked sweet at this time.

I hope that more tragic things await the end of this country.