Published at 23rd of August 2022 10:11:04 AM

Teacher?

!

When I called him, Damon seemed more puzzled than I was. He hastily stood up and approached me.

Why are you here, Princess?

Thats what I want to ask you. When have you become a believer of the evil god, Madame Montmartre?

When youre not even a Northerner?

It was highly suspicious.

Moreover, Damon Deus was one of Hermanns teachers.

You dont have to call me madame anymore.

How I call you is up to me.

I stoically replied to Damon and checked his aura. No matter what I do, I still couldnt read his aura properly but, at the very least, I could tell he was embarrassed.

So he wasnt purposely waiting for me.

What was worse was that he even had the look of Damon, the Lagrange knight that I know. His merciful shining amethyst eyes glanced at me.

Im asking why youre here.

Who knows.

Damon mumbled as he turned his gaze towards the slab of slate behind his back. I approached the half-opened casket and checked inside.

You touched the holy relic!

The eye of the statue, where the relic must have been, was empty. I sympathized with Asmodeus whose eyes had been dug out and caught Damon sneaking out of the temple.

Since I grabbed him by his collar on the back of his neck, he ended up choking. Damon furiously scowled and slapped my hand away.

What kind of impertinence is this? You seemed to have forgotten all the etiquette Ive taught you.

Is it etiquette to leave without even saying your greetings?

Besides, this was the North. The southerners culture was no longer my business.

I was going to say my greetings. Outside.

Open your hands.

Pardon?

I told you to open your hands.

At my urging, Damon was greatly perturbed so I grabbed his wrist. However, he showed no signs of opening his closed fist.

Why are you doing this?

Do you think I wouldnt know that youre trying to steal from the temple? Did you forget my ability?

Only then did Damon slowly open his hand. Hidden there was the yellow jewel clasped in his large hand.

He grabbed me in order for me not to steal the jewel.

Isnt this the jewel attached to Asmodeus statue? Let go.

I dont know how you came to know about this jewel, but this is Heras holy relic. It was originally a relic left behind by the first Duke of Euclid.

I knew that. So I brazenly rolled my eyes.

Do you have evidence? Im asking if you have evidence that this was left behind by the first Duke of Euclid. You dont, right?

If its evidence, there is. If you look at the diary of the first Duke of Euclid ack!

I bit Damons hand holding my wrist and he let me go with a brief scream.

I quickly stepped back, holding on to the jewel.

Youre not even a dog and youre biting people?

I bit you lightly for the sake of our student and teacher relationship.

It considerably hurts though.

I snorted at Damons grievance and tapped my foot twice on the floor. Fortunately, the temple was close to a forest so there seemed to be roots that touched the basement.

As if responding to my ability, the strong roots of the trees began to grow little by little.

There seems to be a misunderstanding, but I dont intend to hand the holy relic to Euclid.

Back off, Damon.

I will not. I dont have any thoughts of fighting you, Princess.

I have.

It didnt matter whether he was really Euclids informant or not. In order for Dietrich to win the rose war, it was important to get my hands on the holy relics first.

And you must have forgotten, but this is my turf.

There was no reason to let him go unlike in the capital where Yuric and the childrens lives were held a hostage.

There are no eyes watching either.

Boom!

The roots of the purification trees finally reached the bottom of the basement.

Youre putting me in a tight spot.

Damon sighed at the hard branches rising up from the ground. He soon created magic with just a whisk of his hand.

The geometric patterns that appeared in the air shoot out fires of different colors and destroyed my purification trees.

It was suspicious from the start.

With that kind of ability, it was strange that he wasnt in a leading role.

It was unpleasant to be entangled this way with someone who didnt even properly appear in the original.

I really liked him better when he was a knight.

Thinking there was something more I could ferret out from Damon, I reached my hand forward.

Zagan.

At my call, Zagan, who had only been watching, rushed in.

Just dont kill him.

With my permission, Zagan began to target Damon with his gigantic claws.

The smashed floor shook, and Damon, unable to properly find his balance due to the demons attack from midair, staggered and laughed.

Ha.

You know something about the relics of the sun god, dont you, Teacher?

A person who handles Eredias powers and the shadow demons is asking me about the sun god? I think you know about it more than me.

Damon burst into hollow laughter in disbelief.

Its even more interesting that you left the capital without destroying it.

It wasnt a situation that would have changed even if we control it by force.

On the contrary, we would have been criticized for being aggressive northern people and cursed at for using violence again.

I told you earlier.

Just in time, Zagan sunk his nails on Damons shoulder. He stared at me in the dark without even groaning in pain.

This is my turf.

To be honest, I didnt think he would come clean.

I frowned at the determination in his jewel-like eyes.

Oh my god.

Oh my god, my head!

Oh my god, oh my god!

I snorted at Lancel hitting the ground in pain.

Shut up, Lancel.

Our Princess! I thought you grew up well for a Lagrange!

Lancel looked at Damon, who had passed out in the corner of my room, and wept.

And now youre already kidnapping men!

Its not kidnapping! Its an invitation!

I had something to ask him so I just brought him to the castle. The temple was on the verge of collapsing due to the purification trees.

Then why did you bring a man who has passed out? Should I call for a doctor?

No. They said that kind of wound will just heal with saliva.

Who on earth told you that? Even though hes bleeding?

Since Dietrich was like that, maybe a knight like Damon could also do the same. I roughly thought as I glanced at his shoulder which was dyed red.

Dietrich has been injured many times worse than this.

So Damon passing out while on the move wasnt my fault but due to his weakness.

Did you already cause trouble while His Grace is away at the moment? I cant live up to my orders anymore.

Ah, then hurry up and die. Youre noisy so be quiet.

How could you say that!

Lancel wept loudly at my abuse but didnt leave the room.

Lancel, stop it and call Sir Oslo.

Damon didnt give me any information about the holy relics until he passed out.

He wont open his mouth easily.

Oslo, who was close to Damon when he was a knight, might know something. I tied up Damon so he couldnt move and then stepped out to the drawing-room.

Princess.

Oslo, who was my escort at the capital, liked me quite a bit. As soon as he found me, his aura ignited brightly.

I grabbed his hand and pointed to my bedroom.

Sir Oslo!

Yes, Princess.

Sir Damon is lying in that room right now.

Damon?

Im talking about that knight who was your friend.

Oslos eyes widened at my words. He raised his voice as if he couldnt believe me.

Are you saying Damon has returned? I thought he had died.

The truth is

I tried to reveal Damon's identity to Oslo but I was forced to shut my mouth due to a sudden headache.

So the contract is still in effect even if Damon has lost consciousness.

The truth?

I cant tell you right now. Sir, I have a favor to ask. Its very important to Lagrange.

Oslo was one of the faceless knights who was very loyal to Lagrange. Following me, he stiffened his jaw at my serious face.

Do you know anything about Damons weakness, even if its something trivial?

Why do you need something like that?

Theres something I need to find out from that person but he never opens his mouth.

Oslos lips twitched as he thought about it. With a serious face, he hummed and then opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

I dont know if I can say this myself, Oslo whispered in a low voice. But Damons weakness is probably me. If you threaten me, he would probably open his mouth.

...Oslo is Damons weakness?

Yes. What he fears the most is his friends sacrificing themselves for him.

He looked at my puzzled face and the bedroom door alternately and took out a knife from his waist.

And I am ready to lay down my life any time for His Grace and you, Princess.

No! Never mind! The point is, you just have to look like youre sacrificing yourself, right?

Dismantling Oslos serious suggestion, I called for Lancel again.

Go and borrow Veronicas whip.

I thought of creating a scene where hed faint again as soon as he opened his eyes. I rolled up my dress and started getting everything read.