101 82. The Harsh Princess decides.

"Help us both..."

At the same time as the words, he lay down on the spot trying to do his best. I know perfectly from the amount of sweat that makes my breath rough and not the usual amount of sweat that drips down the floor about how much I resisted saying this.

"Kids...?

What do you mean? and I kneel him down looking down at him for an explanation. Then he opened his mouth as if it was next time he had noticed.

"Two kids in the lower echelons.... was taken by the traffickers.

I tell him to throw it away. He didn't try to look up at me as it was, but stared at the floor. Keep it up. I keep asking him.

"How to help.

"Two days later, at dusk, he said it was in exchange for five replacements.... there's no way I can do that.

Val can't do anything crime-related with the contract. Do it yourself or ask someone to do it. That means it's practically impossible to help.... Most importantly, it is suspicious that the human trafficker will really return the hostages in exchange.

"... I've spoken to him properly, Princess Sama. You don't need me anymore, just let me go.

Would you dare, when I kept my mouth shut without a word, Val made me say that with an unpleasant inferior grin at me.

"... when is two days from now?

"Well. The last time I crawled around was the next day at noon when my consciousness was interrupted. Depends on how long it's been since then.

With that said, Val turned his gaze out the window. The sun is much shaded and darkening.

Val wasn't there when we got down the castle. And it was before evening that I left. I mean, two days after him is tomorrow. As I said to myself, "Then the deadline will be tomorrow," Val glanced out the window abominably.

"……… what are you going to do?

"... there's nothing I can do about it. Unless Sama, the benevolent princess, sends five of them to me instead, or gives me permission to kill them just one day tomorrow.

Half laughing and looking up to make fun of me. Only his mouth was naked, but only his eyes were void without some power. I laughed with my nose "I guess" when I said no to "I can't do that".

Maybe he's giving up half the time. The covenant of slaves also deprives us of the means, and there is nothing to exchange. Where we let him go here. I'm sure he won't be able to prepare a single replacement.

That's why I command him.

"... Val. I'm putting you under house arrest this evening.

Val raised his voice to my words, "Become," and rose to momentum.

"Wait, you can't use me anymore. If you want to free me..."

"I won't. You can't leave this evening.

That's how I walk to the Stales. Val roughed up his voice as he stood up on the spot.

"What are you going to do? This is punishment for me, too."

I even miss what he said. Yes, that's what he called me four years ago.

Bakemon, there was a sound of Arthur reacting to the dialogue and re-gripping the sword. Style controls it by hand.

"Stayle, Arthur.

With Val ignored I stood between Stayle and Arthur, staring at them both. They both stared right back at this one with my voice. As it were, Style bowed his head deeply "as the First Princess of Pride willed" before I continued with the next word, and Arthur knelt down to me on the spot. Tiara took a breath of how those two were, and turned to me, nodding as she was ready.

"I will help them.

That said, I look back towards Val again. He peeled my eyes off unbelievably and stared at us with his open mouth unobstructed.

... The answer to Val had been decided. Trafficking in human beings is a prohibited illegal activity in our country. And the outside road that grabs the child, you can't miss it. Most importantly, if that Val sincerely wants to help anyone but himself, I'm obliged to grab that hand.

Four years ago, I ordered him to do so.

"It's an order, Val. Tell us as much as you can about them. Everything, including about those children caught.

By his covenant of servitude with me, he cannot harm, embed, and take away people. If so.

"I will take back my people and your loved ones."

Now again, the lass boss of this world rises.

Conquer unnamed villains.

with that strong will.