I Will Avoid The Death Flag [It's Published]
14. Secret

My body is shaking violently. Not to mention, I felt even more nauseous as the man approached me.

The smell of blood and rancid increases with the sound of the approaching shoe sole.

A figure then stood in front of me to protect me, making the black-haired man frown in annoyance.

"I'm sorry, Prince. However, I was assigned to protect the Princess," Figuran A said firmly.

The prince, Cioten Marilion Asher, only snorted. His hand then easily pushed Figuran A to the side, now Cioten and I are really facing.

I covered my mouth and nose with both hands. The smell of blood made my head dizzy.

I could not help my body that was trembling in fear. My survival instincts sounded the alarm in my subconscious aloud, telling me to run away as soon as possible.

However, the domineering aura from Cioten actually hit me hard. I could not move, as if something invisible was pressing my movements.

"P-Prince." A figure has not given up.

Cioten sighed, then flicked his hand which further made blood splash on the floor.

"I won't hurt the Princess, I promise. Now, don't interrupt our conversation, lowly knight." Cioten's eyes shone on Figuran A coldly until Figuran A sculpted.

When Cioten turned to look at me, I could see the same glint of eyes when we met in the gazebo. Excluding with how his body was bathed in blood that gave me goosebumps.

"What is the Princess doing here? Does the Princess not yet know that here is my territory?"

Cioten approached me, making me step back and hit the wall. Cioten's two hands went up, then locked my movements on the wall.

I neutralized the look on my face. I mustn't look weak in front of this psychopath. If I look weak, then Cioten will be more satisfied.

"I couldn't sleep and decided to go for a walk." However, apparently hiding the vibrations in my tone of voice was a difficult thing. "I haven't gotten to know the Palace of Happiness so well that I subconsciously entered the Prince's territory. Forgive my impoliteness, Prince."

"Heheh." Cioten chuckled small, his hands up and patted my head a few times. "It's okay, Princess. People make one or two mistakes in their lives. However, if humans have already done three times wrong, they will be punished."

After saying his last sentence, Cioten glanced into the room where many corpses were bathed in blood.

"They will be punished by prioritizing pleasant pain. Redder. The red blood is refreshing. L like it. I liked it so much that I almost wanted to see it here."

Cioten grabbed the tip of my pink hair. "But unfortunately, if I hurt you, Big Brother will definitely get angry."

I try not to shake in fear. I have to react normally.

Cioten seemed to say that I survived today because I had just made one mistake, but if I made two other mistakes in front of him, then I would also end up like corpses in the room.

"Say, Princess. Are you enjoying your life?"

What am I supposed to answer? If I say, yes, will he stab me with the dagger hidden behind his shirt?

Or if I say no, he'll stab me in the head?

"No need to worry, Princess." Cioten's blood-drenched hands caressed my cheeks, passing blood on my pale cheeks. "I like honest answers."

"I'm enjoying my life here" I said firmly.

"Well, that's—uhuk!"

Cioten had not yet finished his sentence, he coughed. A cough that sounds very painful and excruciating.

Tests. Tests.

I couldn't tell the difference between the dripping blood and the blood he spewed or the blood of his victims.

The blood dripped through my nightgown, soiling the white color into blood.

"Duh, your dress got dirty, uhuk." He coughed up blood again.

The smell and blood grew stronger. I'm nauseous.

"Daughter, remember, yes, it's a secret. Our conversation, what the Princess saw, the cool red blood, and the dagger game. Everything here is a secret."

Her index landed on my lips, forcing me to shut up with everything I saw.

I smiled behind my pale face, I then pushed Cioten's body which locked my movements on the wall and lowered my head to greet him.

"Of course, Prince. I'm good at keeping secrets. So, if the Prince permits, I will retreat from here and resume my sleep. The Prince also had to go to sleep immediately because of the Prince's weak body."

I straightened my body and smiled. Then, I turned around without waiting for Cioten to reply to my sentence.

I ran as fast as I could, followed by Figuran A behind me.

I went back to my room only to realize that the purple scarf had disappeared from my shoulder and I was full of blood.

I shuddered and shuddered great.

How could that brother and sister be both psychopaths?

***

Breakfast this time is not only me and Viten, but there is an additional one member, namely Cioten.

Normally, the atmosphere at the dinner table would be filled with Viten's insults at me. What I always concluded was that Viten was just saying nonsense.

How could a face as beautiful as Serethy be called as such an ugly monster?

If Viten's red eyes are having problems, then it makes sense. So, I just think of Viten as a guy who also wants to joke with his family, which is me.

I am the official family of Viten after being declared Princess Asher.

Now, I also just realized that I have another family besides Viten, which is Cioten.

The man, who was very similar to Viten, simply floated a humorous smile on his lips. There's no sign of a psychopath like last night. The sign is, she wants to hide her psychopathic side from others and cover it with laughter.

"Sister, isn't the Princess our youngest sister?" cioten asked me for goosebumps.

"When you say it, this girl is still under twenty, right?" said Viten while slicing the steak meat on his plate neatly.

"Yes, I'm nineteen" I said calmly.

"Tuh, right, the age difference is far~" said Cioten cheerfully.

Well, I really want to take off that shitty Cioten mask.

For some reason, after knowing how Cioten looked, I saw that smile as the most annoying smile. How could there be a dark side hidden neatly behind a carefree smile?

"Well, that's right. Your status is only the Princess and the royal family. So, I'll adopt you as our little sister."

Haha. Geez, look at how one psychopath and one pathetic person are discussing with each other about me.

I ignored them and filled my stomach with the steak I could only dream of eating.

In the past, I would never have been able to afford an expensive steak. That's how lucky I am. Well, anyway, the steak in my home world is too majestic food for an ordinary person like me.

I can say that this is a beautiful transmigration. Exclude how I'm going to continue living with the crazy people around me.

"Oh yes, Princess. My waiter will send your medallion to your room" Cioten said suddenly.

I flinched and forced a smile. "Thank you for the kindness of your heart, Prince."

"Yes, of course. You're my family now, we have to help each other."

I shudder.

"Did something happen?" ask Viten who kepo.

I just smiled stiffly. "Nothing special."

"That's right. I just accidentally bumped into the Princess while she was out for a walk at night."

"What's? Walking at night is dangerous, Serethy" Viten said.

"But I'm just walking around in the palace" I said calmly.

"Just the same. That's dangerous."

Although for a moment, I could see Viten glancing at Cioten.

Ah, so she knows about her sister's psychopathic behavior? And keep your mouth shut? That's impressive.

I just sighed. "I'll think about it."

"And how could Sir Derick let you walk around at night when he himself knew that danger was plentiful and very vulnerable at night?" Viten frowned in annoyance, he pierced the juicy flesh with emotion. "What Sir Derick wants fired."

I glared. Hey, crazy bastard. I don't want to be separated from Sir Derick. You want to know the reason? That's because only Sir Derick is sane in this world!

"Can't! I oppose the decision firmly, Your Majesty. It wasn't Sir Derick's fault anyway, because it wasn't Sir Derick who took care of me that night."

"So Sir Derick is ditching?"

"Why are you so presumptuous, Your Majesty? I just told Sir Derick to rest. I can't let Sir Derick stand guard 24 hours a day, it's slavery."

"Yes that's right, yesterday the Princess came with the lowly Red-haired Knight?" connect Cioten make Viten tickle.

"Is that true?"

"That's right. But I forced the knight to accompany me for a walk. After all, it's your fault because this palace is so boring!"

Viten fell silent after I defeated him in the argument. I refocused on my steak before my violet eyes glanced at Cioten in a split second.

I can read the movements of Cioten's lips that speak without sound. "Secret," he said.

Whatever you do, you psychopathic bastard.

***

"I'm so negligent!"

Again Sir Derick knelt in front of me excessively.

I just chuckled and gently touched both of his shoulders.

"Wake up, Sir Derick. You didn't do anything wrong."

I could see Sir Derick's dog's ears descending sadly as he straightened up. Ah, sweetnessaa!

"But I made the Princess take a walk in the middle of the night!"

"Hey, what's wrong with a midnight walk? That doesn't mean I'm committing a sin just because of the streets, does it?"

"But I heard from Jonath that the Princess passed the Prince. Isn't the Princess very frightened?"

I blinked. Does Sir Derick know about Cioten's psychopathic behavior?

But judging the situation, it felt like no one would know.

Technically, Viten had just become king about a month ago, and by the time he became king Cioten was able to move freely and leave the secluded pavilion outside the capital. So that the existence of Cioten should begin to be forgotten and no one will know on the behavior of psychopathic bastards.

"How did Sir Derick know about the Prince?"

"Surely because I forced Jonath to tell me everything."

It's a Figuran A. I can imagine how Sir Derick shook the body of Figuran A to spit out all the designs of events that happened to me.

"Mr Princess, I promise not to leave your side again! I will sleep outside the Princess's room from now on!"

I'm glaring, please don't torture yourself, Sir Derick!