Chapter 15. Saving the PrincessNoon, soon after I finished clearing my quota hunting the mountain cow, I looked at the folding fan that I got from the Princess at my room.
Princess Helena folding fan, since the first time I got it in my hold I’ve always stick it around my belt.
(What is that?)
The cursed sword voice resonated inside my head.
The first time I got her, she was being so noisy asking to be released, however after the lottery event. She looked like she had a change of heart and she was not as noisy as she used to be.
“This is a present from a certain person that I saved.”
“Your first love?”
“Uhh…”
I was at loss for words. But that might be the case. I was already captivated when I first saw her beautiful appearance. Long hair that was yellow in color, her gentle demeanor and her elegant self conduct. All of it, makes you really think that she’s really a “Royal Princess”.
“I wonder if she’s okay.”
(Are you worry about her? Then why just don’t you go and meet her, using the wing that you have.)
“I don’t know where she is though.”
Just to make sure I pulled out the Warp Wing, and strongly wished to go where Helena-hime was located right now. However, there was nothing happened.
Probably, I need to specify the [place] properly.
“Master!”
A knock on the door could be heard accompanied by Miu’s voice.
“What’s wrong?”
“Excuse me Master, but there’s a guest that would like to see you.”
“Guest? What type of guest?”
“Um, a Princess… I guess?”
“Eh?”
My heart throbbed.
She said Princess, is there by any chance…
I took the cursed sword and exit the room and I followed Miu, walking behind her.
“She’s waiting at the reception room.”
Quickly, I walked to the reception room. When I entered the room,
“Ah…” Unconsciously I let out a voice. The Princess that was waiting there was not Helena. She was the younger sister. Iris Theresia Mercury-hime. I was feeling a little bit disappointed but,
“Kakeru-kun…”
I was quite blown away when I saw Iris-hime troubled look.
“I would like to ask for your help. Please help my sister.”
I sit down onto the sofa and ask further details regarding her request.
“Your older sister, is it about Helena-hime? What happened?”
“As of now my sister heading towards the frontline.”
“Ah, if I’m not mistaken she’s going to give her condolences or something.”
I recalled the time when I saved Helena-hime.
“That’s right, she went to the frontline of a subjugation war against the savage tribe. Overall the savage tribe had already been suppressed, it was already decided for someone from the royalty to come to the frontline after the war to give out their condolence. Thus my sister was the one who went there, however…..”
“However?”
“The subjugation commander changed side on-site thus turned the tide the other way around.”
“Double-crossed? Then how about Helena-hime?”
“The Guardian Knight, Fortist; fought to his limit and managed to flee with my sister. As of now, it looks like they are staying guard at the nearby stronghold— I would like for you to go there.”
“Me?”
“Yes! Of course I will be sending reinforcement army too but it will take too long to have them organized. But, I would like go to and save my sister before anything else.
Save my sister before anything else— she said it with a very serious expression.
Reading between the line, even if the entire army that was staying in defence had been ma.s.sacred, she would at least want to save her sister. I traced that sense of urgency in her tone.
She had strong affection with her sister. That’s why I was able to feel a little doubt.
“Are you sure about this? Relying on someone like me. They just had been betrayed, isn’t better if you find someone that can be trusted more than I do?”
“That folding fan.”
Iris pointed out to my waist. There the folding fan that Helena-hime gave me was tied onto my belt.
“That fan is my sister belonging isn’t? The first time when I saw you and up until now, you have always had that folding fan with you as if it’s something that is very important to you. With you, I don’t think there would be any problem.”
“I see.”
I touched the folding fan. Certainly this folding fan is really important to me, and the owner of this folding fan Helena-hime, is even more important.
Of course, with the intention to save her,even if I have to risk my life I will still save her.
With that said, I completely convinced.
“Furthermore…”
“Hm?”
I turned and looked at Iris-hime.
Furthermore—- what?
Iris looked at me straight in the eyes with her back straightened out, with look that have no doubt. “I can put my trust on if it’s Kakeru.”
Surprise attack! That’s cheating! Looking at me with that sort of eyes, I can do nothing but trying to meet her expectation.
I rode a horse and made my out out from Roizen City. Exerting the horse energy, I made it until the next city, Reius. There with the prior arrangement made by Iris-hime I changed the exhausted horse that I was riding with a lively one and made it until the next city and changed horse again.
I kept on changing horses. Going to the where Helena-hime is located, I made my way to Euboi City’s stronghold.
I go to city that was the nearest to the stronghold and changed with a new horse and grabbed a map.
And so I arrived at the stronghold. It was a small stronghold that was surrounded with fences made out of wood.
(There are a lot of smokes. Did we arrived too late?)
The cursed sword voice resonated in my brain.
I began to look intently. With my strengthened eyesight, I see that the stronghold are being surrounded while being attacked heavily.
I was relieved.
“Looks like it has yet to end. We still have some time.”
(I see)
“I’m going to use you.”
I hold onto the cursed sword firmly, it was a dangerous weapon. But it was also a dependable one.
(I shall let you use me. However in exchange, after we finished you have to listed to one of my wish)
“I won’t listen to you request if it’s something like taking over other’s body okay.”
I said as a reminder.
(Fuu, please feel free to unleash my full power.)
Dark aura started to leak from from the blade of the cursed sword. My appearance started to looked like Mari when she was possessed, but of course I was not possessed at all. However, I somehow understand it. Right now her weight increased several fold, her strength as a sword had increased several fold too.
With the cursed sword in my grasp, I jumped down from the horse and thrust it towards the enemy.
I ran in a straight line towards the stronghold gate.
Though the soldier who saw me was bewildered, I ignored them and advance by slaying down anyone who became an obstacle.
“Get outtta way you weaklings!”
I swing the cursed sword and kept on slashing the enemy that was coming on my way. I kept on slashing down the enemy while advancing. After slaying more than 100 soldiers, I finally made my way into the stronghold gate.
On the other side of the gate, there was a look of someone whom I know.
“Fortis!”
“Your’re…!!!”
Fortis who was there when I saved Helena-him was surprised when he saw my sudden appearance. I can feel the presence of other soldiers pressing through behind my back, there was no time to chat.
“I came here under the request of Iris-hime, please open the gate.”
“Iris Highness? B-but..”
Fortis hesitated. He looked as if he was wondering if it’s really okay for him to open the gate.
“Kuuu…”
Because the soldiers behind me started to press against me, I turned around and cut them down. It became a point where I was burdened with guarding the gate.
Originally it was a place where all of the soldier swarm and rush against the gate, as for the level of difficulty, it doesn’t look like I can break through the soldiers swarm. No matter how many I cut the enemies down, I felt like I was pushed by a strong wave, that was exactly how strong it was.
Do I have to fight them like this until I annihilate them completely ?—- just when I had that thought,
“Fortis.”
It was a voice that I had collection of, there’s no need to turn around and look for the owner of the voice as I already know who it was.
Helena-hime, from the sounds of it she’s safe. I was relieved.
However, Fortis dashed out in hurry.
“Royal Highness! This place is dangerous! Please lay down—–!”
“Open the gate.”
“But…”
“Open it now.”
“….as your wish.”
Finally the gate was opened after some times pa.s.sed.
“Get in while you still have the chance.”
“I got it! Oooohhhh!!!”
Holding the cursed sword in both hand. I strike from high up the sky to the ground below.
The ground shook accompanied with a loud boom. The place where I hit, there emerged a big crater. The soldiers was tripped due to the crater, feeling bewildered as they cannot progress forward.
In the meantime, I ran toward the stronghold inside and the gate was closed safely. There, I saw Helena-hime.
“Helena-hime.”
“Kakeru-sama.”
TLN: Okay now kiss.
For a short while, our eyes was locked to each other.
“I’ve come to save you.”
With all my feelings, I said it.
Helena-hime smiled like large flower bloomed.