852 676. The Princess of Destruction walks,

"There. Watch your step, Pride.

A well-acquainted voice calls her.

Yes, and while returning the words, Pride laid his hands on the wall.

It's not always a neat foot to walk on, it's a terribly uneven and intense road. The lights only have their own baggage lamps, due to the width of the road that only about two people can walk in line. The ceiling is also incomparably lower than in the castle, as if it were a cave. Pride thinks there wouldn't be a single person there if they were claustrophobic people.

Her feet inadvertently relax in the dark from the side she was told as the voice hung by herself sounded like a wooden spirit. As soon as he leaked his voice, "Ah," two people walking ahead at the same time looked back at themselves. Shit, Pride returned a bitter laugh to both of us, reflecting from beside what was said.

"It's okay, Uncle Vest. Never mind Val either.

That said the two walking forward, Pride waved gently to Regents Vest and Val.

I moved straight out of the palace, so I came with shoes that were not suitable for long walks. I wish I could just take off my shoes and walk, but if I were in front of Val, I wouldn't be able to do that in front of Vest.

When the morning passed and Pride finished his lunch. Val, who visited the castle on its feet directly from Bail's shop, joined Pride and immediately headed to the Royal Palace.

Leaving Cefek and Chemetho to Tiara, Pride was to wait outside the door for the thick bundle of paper he had received from Val, the style that stared at him with one hand, and even Arthur and the column, the Kingsguard knights. Their anxiety was endless, awaited by Pride and Val, who disappeared beyond the door where Vest waited.

Request for work to Val. I didn't even know the first prince's style, and I didn't know what to expect.

One reason for this was beyond the door where they disappeared. It's not out of the castle, not out of the castle. Because it was undoubtedly the only place in the vast castle where only the most limited people could get in.

Queen, Rosa's room.

It is not usually possible for Val, a vest and pride as well as a former sinner, to step into that room, which is the heaviest of the royal family.

Val was to lay flat in the vest waiting in the room earlier, but was soon allowed to lay flat out as well. And it was the hidden passage from the Queen's private room that they quickly proceeded from there.

The entrance where the procedure was followed by the hand of Vest and Pride had broken the inner trick, so it was still not opened. For this reason, work began as soon as Val was forced to open the entrance with special abilities.

Hidden passage used by Pride in the recapture battle. That was the request entrusted to Val this time.

Val was the one who received the request through Pride, but the sensitive request of the Queen for a hidden passage for emergencies, as well as Chemetho and Cefek, was not allowed to be involved in the style either.

Because if we are involved, we will undoubtedly not only know the existence of the Queen's hidden passage, but also where the tip that leaves its stash leads. Only the top three and the next heir to the throne's pride would know its existence if it were meant to be. That is why we needed personnel who could open hidden passages perfectly in as small a number of people as possible for as short a period of time as possible.

"I couldn't believe it when I heard about it in the report, but it still seems true that with this arrangement, I made a big hole in front of the castle gate.

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During the recapture war, the Vests were unconscious until halfway through, but then they also knew Val's work with reports from the knights.

Reinforcements in the kingdoms of Tiara, Cedric and Anemone. A courier who showed up with them said he was sinking enemy troops in front of the national gates into a big hole, and then he was still assisting with weapons replenishment, running the ground and running around the castle.

Vest, who also knew roughly about Val's special abilities during the trial and the introduction of the courier, was a report that exceeded its expectations. And it was also Vest to wonder if it would be easy to renovate the hidden passage from the Queen's room if he was that good a special ability.

From the collapse of the torture tower, the hidden passage, which naturally leads to its basement, was also buried by the impact of the bombing. We can't connect evacuation routes to past relics that don't need to be rebuilt anymore. Then it would have been wiser to connect anew to the other buildings in the castle. Because there are many buildings that are left unused for that reason. It was also necessary to check for the impact of the collapse with regard to the other passage.

What we should be doing in one day today is renovating a hidden passage. New aisle construction and safety checks. And so far, the corridor has been completely closed and finally confirmed.

Regarding the passage connected from the torture tower, Vest immediately ordered some knights to conduct a top-secret investigation from the "exit", but the disappeared Adams were not discovered until the end. The only possibility left is whether it was crushed without a trace or buried in a collapsed passage.

And after the final confirmation, they never found Adam and the others' bodies again.

At Vest's behest, we dug directly beneath the point where the torture tower was located, but only the rubble fragments of the collapsed tower. Upon completion of the confirmation, with Val's special ability, the old passage was landfilled both as far as possible from the point of second-hand division, completing the complete closure.

And now they have finally begun to move on to renovation work for a new aisle.

At the behest of Vest with the map, Val dug one direction after another with special abilities. The dirt wall in front of you makes way, inviting Val to walk slightly. The renovation work, which went too smoothly than expected, was a delightful miscalculation for Vest.

It is also possible to hire other human beings and carry out major renovations in secret, but Vest did not want to hire a very large number of people, just like the knights involved in the top-secret investigation, because the period would be longer on a yearly basis.

"It's a great special ability. As much as I'd like to officially hire you at the castle if you weren't an ex-con.

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We can talk about pride as usual, but disrespect for Vests who are strict on the rules is also unacceptable.

Val is not greatly surprised or dissatisfied with the fact that Vest, the royal family, did not let Pride allow it. Instead, I think that's normal as a royal. But what's more troublesome for him

"Keep going straight and good. So, are you taking care of the children?

"No...... I don't take care of you.

You know what?

Val replied again to words from Vest. Words released in a low, flat voice were neat words that were unthinkable from his usual.

Q&A from Vest to Val continued unilaterally, albeit after we proceeded with the work. "I have a few questions. Answer it all" It started with a Vest word that even the content of the question was troublesome. I wish they'd at least let me keep my mouth shut like I was in the delivery man business, but I'm forced to be interrogated.

It was quite painful in itself to use a well-groomed word, but I even ask in detail about my personal affairs and what was going on in the recapture. Val sincerely thought it would be nice to keep the pride a secret. Otherwise I can't do very much such as delude myself with a mild lie. I even think that the real aim was my own interview, which is a sinner.

"Then why are you walking with me?

Val doesn't lie to Vest, who is royal.

Val answered that question instantly in a nutshell, even though he would never answer it if it were normal. I take great care not to sound like the pride I walk behind, only lurk my voice.

As the answer was a little unexpected, Vest leaked his voice, then grumbled again, "If not for profit purposes," he said. To Vest, who didn't know Chemetho's special abilities, to be honest, he said, "How do I look at all those fucking kids? They seemed profitable, but now I can even get that word in order." Only the expression honestly exposed his discomfort, Val quickened his legs to an unnoticed extent to just get the job done. Still, I keep asking myself, toothpicking on Vest, and I go further back.

And to the two whose feet twitched faster, Pride was naturally left even further.

I have one lamp each, so I don't have a problem with it, but it's very meticulous. I kept walking and reached directly beneath a certain building in the castle, and the two feet finally stop. Looking back and panicking that he was awaited, Pride rushed out with high heeled shoes. Vest told me, "You don't have to panic," but I still hurry.

By the time Pride got behind them, Vest was just beginning to see if they were in position as calculated. After letting Val head straight up and drill a big hole, he looks up inside the building from there. As planned, we were able to open a hidden passage in the castle.

Now that's the last time. At last, Vest, who called out, "We're going back the way we came," to create a path that leads us far beyond the castle.

"... pride. Are you a little tired?

He threw his legs out many times behind his back and turned his attention to his mocking pride.

I had no physical problems, but only my feet were exhausted because I was walking in a woman's shoe that didn't have any mud stains. But there's no way I can walk barefoot like I did during the recapture battle as a princess, or let the general carry me by saying I'm tired with another little indulgence.

I made him laugh "No, I'm fine" at Vest's throw, but that wasn't Vest to be deluded by. But I think Val, who opens up while being forced to have a long one-on-one interview with Vest, and Vest, who grasps the correct position and skips instructions only with maps and azimuthal magnets, are heavier laborers than he is to the point where a poor shoe and scaffold path is hard from Pride. I'm just following behind Val's back as Lord.

To the pride of shaking the lamp in his hand over and over again, Vest wondered if he should take a break or change the day.

Bocoli, and his feet lifted.

¶ and to a strange sensation Vest holds his breath and stares at his feet.

Illuminate with a lamp to see if you were stepping on something, but only on the ground. Instead, the scaffold seemed to be bumping up a few centimeters more than it had been until earlier. Suddenly a short screaming pride feels dangerous and clings to Val's arm.

While doing so, the scaffolding grew like an earthquake, and the scaffolding slowly slipped out when Vest turned his face to Val. Proceeding at a loose speed, not at a speed like a jet coaster. That was like an automatic sidewalk when it came to Pride's previous life. Carry the three men, who do not move a single step, like belt conveyors.

This... and if Vest muttered incredibly, the sound of Val tongue-in-cheek to no one.

Val! and a reassuring pride that it wasn't a fast trip, but shortly afterwards I pull his arm with caution about his tongue pounding. I was also surprised that he suddenly used up his special abilities hiding at least to Vest until just now, but Pride also knows that Vest doesn't look good if he punches his tongue at him. Because even if it's not meant for Vest, it can never be described as well-behaved.

But Vest was far more concerned with Val's special abilities now than with tongue-beating. I'm surprised I could even do this, wondering if this was the fast way to get around that was reported. Seeing Val with his open eyes, he strayed from face to face to escape that gaze. Compare the two with the face that Pride made Hiya and Strong.

"... why didn't you use this from the beginning?

That way, we didn't have to walk this far either.

Besides diplomacy, Vest, whose paperwork is predominant, is not at all tired of being walked long distances. Val was the only one on this occasion who didn't care if he walked long distances.

Val, who can't even lie or falsify a question from Vest, answers the reason without getting her hair in between. To hide special abilities from Vests as much as possible. And he just thought that if Vest was tired of walking, he'd stop making unpleasant questions too.

Words were prepared for the contract, but the reason was entirely to sell the fight to Vest. Unexpectedly, Pride said, "Hey!" and pulled his arm, "but Val himself is not saying this time because he wants to.

In his remarks about malicious stripping, Vest alternately compared Val and Pride when he said "enough to be". It would have also deserved royal disrespect, but this time I see greatly that I have no choice because I could not lie or falsify with an order. I threw another question at him instead.

"Did you suddenly decide to use it for pride?

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After a short while Val replied that it was depressing for Pride to cursorily lag behind.

Even if the words are neat, Vest frowns again at Val's answer, which has no doubt but malice. He stared surprised and concluded after conceiving for a few seconds.

After coughing up once, Gohon throws his gaze into pride. Pride, who cooled his liver to many of Val's ramblings, also quickly noticed his face up to Vest. Then after being briefly called "Pride," Val's shoulder is slapped in front of him.

"The story from me has gone a long way. You take care of the rest.