I Will Avoid The Death Flag [It's Published]
5. Kindness

When I opened my eyes, I saw the white ceiling of the luxurious room.

Ah, I was in my room this morning when the waiter took me to dress me up.

I sizzled, that Medusa is truly unforgiving. He seriously wanted to hurt me.

"Oh, are you awake?"

I flinched, then saw Viten sitting on the chair beside the bed.

"What are you doing here?" ask me about poker face.

Viten laughing. "I went to see you because I heard you had a fight with Clare."

"Yes, you could say," I said, though the quarrel was closer to torture.

I tried to sit on the bed, but I felt a pain in my stomach.

I whimper.

Viten finally helped me sit on the bed and position my pillow so I could comfortably lean back.

Wow, he's extremely gentle.

"You have a wound in your stomach" said Viten. "Doctor says nothing serious unless you're battered, pfftt. You're so funny. You're not fighting at all?"

Laugh at me as much as you, you crazy bastard.

"I don't have a chance to fight, Your Majesty."

"And Sir Derick didn't do his job properly. Should I fire him?"

What's?! Nah! What is this bastard doing?

Fallen Angels are so good! You want to separate us?!

"Please don't, Your Majesty. Sir Derick just doesn't want to hurt Miss Clare."

"You're too kind" said Viten, shaking his head. "And aren't you curious about Clare's situation right now?"

"What is Miss Clare's condition?"

I saw her grinning vilely, I started to creep.

"Clare is now in prison, whipped a hundred times for hurting the Royal Family."

I glared. "Your Majesty?!"

Honestly, I was surprised. Is he able to do this to the Duke's eldest daughter?!

"Why? Is something wrong?"

For the first time for Viten, he saw the expression on my other face.

"Of course something is wrong! Miss Clare should not be punished so severely!"

Viten frowned and looked at me strangely. "I want to know if you're good or stupid. Clare was convicted of hurting the Royal Family. Hurting the Royal Family amounts to betrayal of the kingdom. Normally, they would be beheaded immediately. But a letter of request from the Duke came to ease the punishment."

"Where is Miss Clare now?"

"Jail," Viten casually replied.

"Your Majesty, please let Miss Clare go."

"Now I'm sure, you're not good, just a moron."

There's an imaginary elbow on my forehead. This bastard ....

"Your Majesty, listen to my request, please release Miss Clare."

"If I don't want to? It was a punishment he deserved."

I sighed and massaged my temples as I felt my head throb again.

"In your workspace, I heard that you want to make an impact for me personally?"

"That's right."

"Then I'll do it too."

"Isn't it clear?"

"Then from that, please release Miss Clare."

Viten is looking at me weird.

"If I let go of Miss Clare, people's opinions will rise. 'Mr Princess Serethy with her kindness releases Miss Clare from all punishment', isn't this gossip article about to explode, Your Majesty?"

Viten elaborated on his strange face and launched a grin.

"true."

"And again, people will be touched because of this, right? The Goodness of the Princess. They'll be blown away and fall into it."

"They're starting to give you good attention. You get to hang out with people and gain influence."

"You're very smart."

"I'm pulling my line, you're not a moron, just half a moron."

This bastard ....

I looked at him with a poker face. It depends on how he interprets it.

"I know that too, Your Majesty."

Viten grunts amusedly. "You're too cold."

"I'm sure if this is normal for me."

"Woman freak."

Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just tell me whatever you want as long as I'm not tortured.

...***...

"I'm sorry, Princess."

I'm thorny. How could Sir Derick kneel like that?!

Although she looks more charming when I look down to see her but still, don't do it, Fallen Angel! I'm gonna cry.

"Sir Derick, please hold your body up" said I, who was still sitting on the bed.

Sir Derick gave a long pause before straightening his body. Her black hair covered her creamy eyes pitifully.

Oh my God, does he feel guilty? That was not his fault at all. This Fallen Angel is really kind.

"Mr Princess, I am very negligent in escorting and taking care of you. Even I can't keep you from Miss Clare's attack. Please punish me, Princess."

Sir Derick looked conflicted on his face.

"Sir Derick, listen to me. It's not your fault."

"No way, Princess. It's purely my fault."

"Please don't blame yourself, Sir Derick. You're not wrong. You certainly can't hurt Miss Clare, can you? So, your decision is a wise one."

I'm just spewing nonsense. I don't know what I'm saying. I just said whatever I could think of.

However, my nonsense words seem to make Sir Derick feel better.

"Sir Derick, do you feel guilty?"

"I feel so guilty, Princess."

"Then, if you feel guilty, you can make up for it by continuing to look after me in the future."

The Iris cream was filled with twinkles. "I will do it, Princess! I'll keep looking after you. I can do the Knight's Oath."

I glare. Knight's Oath. That's too much.

The Knight's Oath is where the knight swears to the lady he will guard by risking his entire body and soul in protecting her lady.

"Please don't, Sir Derick. That's overkill," I said.

"No, Princess. I feel so guilty." Sir Derick extended his hand to me.

"Are you sure, Sir Derick?"

"I'm very sure, Princess."

I hesitated for a moment before grabbing Sir Derick's hand.

Sir Derick knelt down and kissed the back of my hand. "I'm Derick Cliterion, vowing to protect Lady Serethy Asher with all my body and soul."

After that, a golden light then illuminated me and Sir Derick.

It's in the novel scene. Where before Sir Derick planned to take Serethy away, he performed the Knight Oath on Serethy.

And I got the Knight's Oath just like in the novel, just a little faster and in a different situation.

The Knight's Oath produced a tattoo on the left chest just behind the knight's heart after the golden light disappeared.

That golden light was the process of tattoo formation on the knight's skin. If the knight ignored or broke the Knight's Oath, the knight's heart would be torn apart and die.

This was the power of the Sun God temple. Little is explained in the Knight's Oath scene in the novel.

In this novel, there is no magic at all, but rather the Blessing of Gods. You could say the Temple of the Sun God is mentioned a lot in the novel.

"Sir Derick, thank you very much" I said with a smile.

Sir Derick seemed to flinch after seeing my wide smile for the first time, he then smiled back with an angelic charm.

"Sure, Princess. I'm sworn to look after you for life."

I was a little bothered by the 'lifetime' sentence he said. Isn't that overkill? He should also have a life partner in the future. He couldn't keep looking after me until I died naturally.

"Mr Daughter, I heard you exonerated Miss Clare of all charges and punishments?" sir Derick asked, and releasing my hand, he stood up straight again.

"Ah, right. I'm releasing Miss Clare."

Suddenly, I saw the twinkle in the eyes of the cream growing brighter.

"You are very kind, Princess. You have a universal kind heart."

I smiled stiffly. What is that metaphor for? Too much.

However, I can't help but wonder why he would do the Knight Oath with me when he didn't fall in love with me.

In the novel, he performs the Knight's Oath because he loves Serethy and is the first part of his escape plan.

Ah, whatever. I was so dizzy that I decided to go to sleep and not think about anything. I am a patient.