53 8. Sleeping Villain Lady

Ring of the Fairy King of the Sea, worn by Tiara Rose.

As I've been putting it on for more than a day - yes, the fish told me. Yet Levi took it away from me thinking I might be on my side.

Just because I know about the game made me want to believe it somewhere. Likewise, do you like maiden games...... I can't believe it.

Not at all, it was an out-of-count event for Tiara Rose.... to Aquasteed, of course.

But more importantly, what was out of the math - is that Aquasteed has been hit by Levy? It's not like he was killed or fatally wounded.

But.

I was kneeling on the ground, and they took away Tiara Rose's ring. It's an unparalleled humiliation, an unlikely sense of defeat.

"Tiara, Tiara! Please, give me a reply!!"

…………

Aquasteed desperately calls Tiara Rose, but she fell asleep to take the ring and pass out. I don't know why, I just have to get confused.

Because Tiara Rose is the only one who knows that the Fairy King's ring must not be removed.

"Fuck."

Out of Aquasteed's mouth comes a rambling word, and he hits the ground at his leisure. Levi hit me. My belly is turning red and black, but that's all.

Of course there's pain, but it's not fatal. Over time, the pain will heal, and you can walk normally.

- Why didn't you stab me?

I've noticed since the first blow I took that I'm not going to kill you. But I didn't even stun him, I forced him to take Tiara Rose's ring.

Aquasteed thinks in confusion as to why he needed to do that.

"... you were indeed the deacon of the Ariadel family"

Thinking of the nobility of his own country, Aquasteed hugs Tiara Rose. Now as soon as possible, I wanted to take Tiara Rose back to the castle.

I'll force Elliot to faint and tell him we'll be back in the carriage soon.

"... Dear Aquasteed! Dear Tiara Rose!? What the hell... what am I"

"Sounds like you were being stunned. Don't you remember?

…………

As he heads to the carriage, Aquasteed reports what happened to Elliot. Nodding at it, I remember while Elliot waited too.

"He hit me in the back of the neck."

"A blow.... I found out from your earlier interaction, but you're excellent."

Strike a hard spot to add or subtract and stun it with an exact blow.

I wouldn't be able to do it without experience, and I don't think it just seems like a butler. The weapon I was using is probably what I would call a dark vessel.

This is the first time I've actually met someone who deals with me.

Where the hell were you hiding so many weapons, so much more than that? Just thinking, my spine seems to freeze.

Get Tiara Rose in the carriage and sit beside it. Where Elliot sat face-to-face, he would send out a carriage for you.

I never thought I was this far from the castle.

◇ ◇ ◇

A low voice echoes in a quiet bedroom.

"What the hell is going on..."

My doctor tells me it's the first symptom I see. Make a pulse of Tiara Rose, magically check the flow of blood all over your body, etc. - but nowhere, no abnormalities can be seen.

Yet Tiara Rose never looks to wake up.

"Doctor, what about Tiara?

"His Highness Aquasteed...... There is nothing else in life, but there is no precedent for this."

".................. tiara"

Kneeling beside the bed, Aquasteed holds Tiara Rose's sleeping hand. My eyes, staring at me to pray for me to wake up soon, shake anxiously.

As he sees how it goes, the doctor slowly takes his seat off. We need to find out if there have been any of these cases in the past.

Elliot, who had refrained outside, told me to call him if anything - but I don't know if Aquasteed got that voice.

- What prevents Tiara from waking up, the ring?

Pinky Ring, who was told it was the ring of the Fairy King of the Sea, is now disappearing. I realize now that Levi's aim was the Fairy King's ring.

"You weren't after Tiara herself..."

Aquasteed doesn't know how to use the ring. I don't know if Levy knows, but I wonder if the Duke's family knows what the royal family doesn't.

In the last few days, it's been a small and evil thing to be full of things you don't know.

"Tiara, wake up quickly"

Adorable blue eyes, tightly closed.

I want you to call me "Aqua" as usual soon, let me hear your voice, and look at yourself with those eyes. I hope so, Tiara Rose won't wake up.

Holding Tiara Rose's hand for a long time, keeping the status quo in mind - and realizing it, Aquasteed was revealing the night.

- It's the Fairy King's ring, so would you like to get some information from Crail?

With that in mind, Aquasteed fingers the hair on Tiara Rose's forehead. Mouth it on its forehead like it loves you and feel its warmth on your skin.

"Tiara......"

I can't help you, what's my husband...... and Aquasteed thinks to despise herself. I told him I'd protect him from the usual, but he said I couldn't protect him at the heart of it and what am I going to do?

"I want to be stronger. How can I be stronger than this?

Workouts are indispensable, and swords and magic are good arms. Because other countries have gone around because of studying abroad, there is also the thought that they are familiar with various technologies.

- Not yet, not enough effort.

Its strength, which is too much from around, also makes no sense at all just because it cannot protect Tiara Rose.

Again, I whine tiny with Tiara in my mouth.

Let's do what we can to help.

"I'll be sure to help you, just wait a little longer... Tiara"

Gently stroke your cheeks and gently overlap your own it on your colored lips. Even without consciousness, Tiara Rose's lips are sweet...... and that depends on the back of her brain.

Releasing her lips to remnants, Aquasteed left the bedroom.

"Dear Aquasteed!

"Elliot. How's the defense?

"To the house of the Duke of Ariadel, I put out a fortune. … but the butler has been disappearing for a few days"

I wonder if it will pierce the style of having nothing to do with the Duke's family, Aquasteed thinks. That way, even if Levy moved and snagged a lot like this one, he wouldn't have to do as much damage.

But Elliot continues his words with a twinkle of an eyebrow.

"It's just that the butler - the day before Levi disappeared, I got word that the courtier he was serving had disappeared."

"What? Well, was the man's husband Olivia Ariadel"

I've never met him in person, but I've seen him at night clubs.

I had the impression that it was quiet and lovely, but I don't think there was anything else worth highlighting. Therefore, there is not much Olivia data in Aquasteed's memory either.

- The missing lady and the butler who's gone after it?

Aquasteed arcs at his mouth, thinking it might be relevant, but then it's his territory.

Bless Aquasteed "Empty" specializes in information. More than the forest, more than the sea, information blends into the air. From the rumors of the people, to the deal behind them - there's no sound that can't reach the sky.

"Talk to the sky fairy, and then tell Claire - hmm?

"Master Aquasteed?

The moment I try to call the wind, the desperate running footsteps enter Aquasteed's ear. It soon became apparent that an emergency must have occurred because the royal castle should not run in principle.

The sound is straight this way, definitely about Tiara Rose or Levy.

"Elliot, open the door and let him in."

"Okay."

Hearing the sound of a knock that immediately sounded, Elliot passes the knight into the room who has been running as he sweats.

On his knees, he offered Aquasteed a single letter shortly after he breathed.

"... What's this? The Ariadel family crest, or"

"Is it from the butler?... This is a size one turn smaller than what the owner deals with. They think it belongs to Miss Olivia."

"I guess."

Open the seal to tear away, and Aquasteed glances at the letter inside. There were beautiful, flowing letters spelled out there.

―――――――――――――

Demands the liberation of Olivia in prison as a condition of returning the ring of the Fairy King of the Sea.

―――――――――――――

Finally, find the name Levi. From the content, Aquasteed is convinced that there will be no mistake in what that butler wrote.

Although...

"What is the liberation of Miss Olivia in prison?"

That's not true.

Sure, there's a barn in the royal castle, but no one's being held in it now. I told the fairy in the sky to look into it just in case, but there's still no sign of people being let in before I know it.

"I wonder what that means," said Elliot, glancing at the letter.

Elliot goes on to list the places where the prison is, thinking about it.

"In the basement of the royal castle, there are knights in the castle, knighthood stuffs in the city, and certainly small ones in the church. And then if you're in a house of senior aristocrats, you should have a cell or a private soldier just in case. The worst is the bandits, but that butler can help himself if he's about the same age."

"Right...... Fairy in the sky, blend into the wind and give me information about the prison in this country."

Tell the fairy in the sky where Elliot gave it, and see if Olivia has been captured.

…………

Quietly closing his eyes, Aquasteed receives information from an empty fairy. But there is no one among those captured who thinks of Olivia.

What do you mean, put your finger on your chin and think.

"You're not here. But prison is not what it is."

"No way, another country? Then I can snort a deal with Mr. Aquasteed."

"... no"

Would such a powerful butler hold such a deal on himself just because of another country? Without that, Aquasteed can assure you.

If you were that butler, it would be easy to sneak in. Of course, there will be a problem, but there must be a reason for them to be annoyed at the time Olivia is taken. It is unlikely that it will develop into a problem as a country.

If you narrow it down with the erasure method, you get to just one possibility.

- Where I let you in and the butler can't.

That is to say, places like those earlier will be involved. If that's the case, I can also nod that Levy held up a deal.

- I didn't think blessings would help with these things.

"Immediately, get a confirmation from Crail"

"Yes."

Aquasteed put his sleeve through his new shirt and finished dressing and left the room behind.