Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 26 – THE WITCH SLEEPS
After spending about two and a half days inside the monster forest, I, Alice, am, and Yasmin managed to reach the border between the monster forest and the vast field located right in front of the defensive fortress of Painfinn City.
However, as soon as we were about to leave the monster forest area, I could suddenly feel an odd mana flow gathered around Yasmin and Yasmin was suddenly dizzy until she almost dropped her body.
I reached for Yasmin before she fell to the ground and asked her how she was doing. However, thank goodness Yasmin was still able to smile as usual and said that she was fine except a little tired from barely getting a comfortable sleep during these two nights.
Unsure of the question, I looked into the flow of mana in Yasmin's body and it seemed that her statement was correct. His mana flow did not experience the slightest disturbance.
Besides, I didn't notice any strange flow around, so I concluded that it wasn't something to worry about so I, Alice, did, and Yasmin immediately left the monster forest after confirming that Yasmin could walk after us without any problems in her body.
Just as we were out of the monster forest, Albert and it seems that he brought another one with him who would otherwise be Damian, the mediocre young man who did not possess a single outstanding feature in his physique, had been there to welcome our return.
I just returned Albert's welcome with a thin smile and immediately moved to my mansion again.
I peeked back for a moment. It appears that Albert was very close to the young man where this was the first time I saw him having a casual chat with someone.
I felt guilty for him being my knight, Albert never got a good response from the other soldiers in the palace. Thankfully, now in this city of Painfinn, where people seemed to care less about my tyrant's prophecy, Albert finally obtained someone he could make friends with.
“Finally the artifacts in the monster forest have been repaired yes, Your Highness Prince. Does that mean that from now on, we no longer need to worry about the monster wave attack from the monster forest?”
Alice asked me and I answered, “Monster will not appear again with a violent intensity like we already found. But like three years ago before the artifact was damaged, monsters would still attack, but on a scale that could be overcome only by relying on the personnel of soldiers from the city of Painfinn alone.”
After hearing that, somehow the look on Alice's face turned sad. However, what became disheartened in his heart was immediately thrown.
“Your Highness Prince, as you know, I came to this city as a mercenary. If the condition of the city has improved and the absolute outer warriors are no longer needed, still can I be by His Highness the Prince's side to serve you.”
“What are you saying, Alice? You have sworn allegiance to me as a member of my household. That means you'll stay with me forever.”
Upon hearing my answer, it was seen that the disfigured look on Alice's face had disappeared. It's just that his expression made me a little uncomfortable. It was an expression usually only shown by a drunken middle-aged man when thinking of perverted things.
But let's ignore that. I was worried that the slightest bit I had mistakenly touched Alice's part, that depraved nature I didn't want from her would suddenly show her fangs.
“But why does His Highness the Prince seem to be in such a hurry? Will His Highness the Prince still visit another place instead of immediately resting in the mansion?”
“As I mentioned earlier that there is still another monster curse possessed by a colleague that I must immediately overcome before the life of that fellow is in a more worrisome condition.”
“Who is it?”
“Yeah, you will also know it soon.”
The four of us finally got into my mansion and we immediately headed to a room that I actually ordered Jilk to take good care of it in place of Yasmin who was accompanying me on the mission.
It was the room where Nunu was lying helplessly due to the banshee curse.
“Your Highness Prince, this girl.”.
“Oh yes, you haven't seen him in all this time huh, Alice. He was one of my precious partners. Name's Nunu. He was desperate to sacrifice himself in my place to get banshee's curse to protect me.”
“Curse banshee?! That's right..”
“Yes, one of the most dangerous curses on the continent possessed by a death-type monster. Thanks to Nunu dispelling the curse, I managed to survive it. But instead, it was precisely he who was now lying helpless because of the curse.”
“It has been more than a month since he was in this condition. It is rumored that the longest person can survive this banshee curse for only about two months. If not immediately healed, then this banshee curse will continue to eat away at Nunu's life, and in the end Nunu can die.”
“That's why it seems His Highness the Prince looks rushed... But if His Highness the Prince is in a hurry to the mansion, it means His Highness the Prince has found the solution, right?”
“Oh yes, why from the beginning, His Highness the Prince did not take advantage of your status as a prince to summon the saints of the holy temple here to immediately treat this curse? Isn't it as a prince, you should be able to easily do so? And if it's the saint of a sacred temple, a death curse like this should not be a difficult thing to overcome.”
“Do you think they would be willing to give a favor to the prince they themselves labeled as a future tyrant?”
“But this is related to the safety of this country's own soldiers who are sacrificing their lives on the battlefield.”
I can't deny Alice's statement. If from the beginning the holy temple had lowered its ego in the interest of the state, they would have sent one of their saints here to treat Nunu.
But apparently, their hatred for me is far greater than their nationalism for the country.
Well, after all, since long ago, the holy temple had never liked the kingdom that liked to oppress the common people on the grounds of the difference in the degree of glory of the bloodline. For the reason that one of them hates the royal family, I can't deny it either.
“Well, that's how the current state of the kingdom is, Alice. Depending on who you serve, you will be treated good or bad. And there is actually no benefit to you serving a prince who would be foreseen to be a future tyrant like me who is so hated by the state. However, will you still be ready to follow me?”
Unexpectedly, there was not a single doubt from the reply given by Alice that, “Of course, His Highness the Prince. My faithfulness forever belongs only to His Highness Prince Helios until this death picks up as long as His Highness the Prince treads on the path of righteousness.”
In other words, when I was consumed by the desire for tyrannization, Alice would stab me in the back to take my own life with her.
I could only goosebumps feeling Alice's strong determination. But I don't hate him at all.