NOVEL NEXT chapter 18
18 – Imperial Prince’s bounty is special (3)
Paperweight! … Quaang!
As I bounced off the flying rocks with the psionic barrier, I suddenly tilted my head.
‘for a moment. There’s no problem with killing him, but even if it seems like it was handled too simply, it’s a bit… .’
Right now, my external psionic state is known to have just jumped over a wall a while ago.
In such a situation, if you subdue the boss in the hidden area without even brushing his collar… .
Even if it’s not right now, in the future, there may be suspicious eyes.
‘Because I only need to show as much as I need at that time.’
Wedge!
Rocks flew towards me once more.
But this time, the psionic barrier was dismantled.
He tilted his upper body slightly as if he were about to touch a flying rock.
‘It’s intentionally leaving traces of battle.’
Dududuk! Jjiik!
The rock ragged and tore through the clothes on his chest.
The boss of the hidden area let out a roar as if it was a waste.
“Kwaaagh—!”
“noisy.”
I approached, using the thrown rock to moderately disturbing my clothes.
The boss monster gave up throwing rocks when the distance was reduced to about 30 meters.
He pulled out his sharp claws and lunged at me.
“Yeah, welcome. Let’s finish quickly.”
Woo woo-.
I stretched out my hand toward the approaching guy and activated my telekinesis.
Like a boss monster, it resisted with mana, but that’s all.
I broke it and entered it and lifted it tightly with telekinesis.
“… ?! aaagh!!”
struggling.
It floated in the air, anchored there, struggling to free itself from its unseen grasp.
Of course, once I’m caught, it’s no use screaming and struggling.
‘It’d be nice to have a moderate amount of blood on it.’
He began to wring his outstretched hands into the air as if he were wringing out laundry.
Clumsy—!
Bak-gak, bak-gak!
“Quaaa!
The boss monster’s limbs were squeezed as if twisting, and soon they all fell off the torso all at once.
Fu shoot, fu chemistry!
I adjusted the bouncing blood so that it was appropriately applied to my face and chest.
‘If this is enough, I’m sure the atmosphere that it wasn’t easy.’
A message soon surfaced.
[Hidden Area – Killabet’s Back Garden Clear conditions have been met.]
[Strength + 1.5%]
[Agility + 1.5%]
:
[HP + 1.5%]
:
:
The bosses of the Hidden Area are event monsters.
Bosses do not regenerate or regenerate like normal hard mode.
‘It could be dangerous for the academy cadets, so it’s a good thing.’
[Do you want to root the item?]
[ Yes No ]
I chose to root.
Soon, the body of the guy turned into light and disappeared, and the reward was paid.
However, it was not a reward with a separate material form like the previous hard mode.
A message floated before my eyes.
[Sky Tower regular player invitation ticket 1 pc]
‘It’s an invitation. It’s not a bad reward.’
It’s a reward that can’t be compared to the useless bunny ear headband in hard mode.
Currently, attacking the forefront of the Sky Tower is only possible for early mark holders.
‘The rest of the general public just follow them belatedly after watching them suck their fingers.’
In the future, the awakening of the token will continue several more times per season, but no one knows who will receive it.
In such a situation, the value of this invitation to make anyone you want a regular player was literally like gold.
‘I’ve got everything to gain, so I’ll go back soon.’
* * *
2nd Princess Ekinne cleared the 1st floor and came out of the portal.
“Echinne!”
The crown princess, Irene, greeted her with a relieved face.
“You’re all right! What a relief!”
Ekinne slammed her sister’s hand, which was trying to embrace her.
“Why are you making a fuss about something that is not a big deal?”
“Echinne… .”
Irene put on a slightly sad expression at her little sister’s reaction.
“yes… . I’m glad you’re safe though. No injuries anywhere… ?”
“There’s no way I could just get hurt like this.”
Equine tucked her hair behind her shoulders and spoke in a confident and overbearing tone.
“Can you get out of the way now? I have to interview reporters.”
Sure enough, her henchman, the red-bun haired Charlotte, had already gathered reporters and set up a location for the interview.
“Ekinne-nim~ This is it~ I’ve finished all the preparations~.”
As if to reflect Equinne’s taste, it is fully equipped with a small platform that can stand on top of people.
‘As expected, Charlotte. Because the work is perfect.’
Equinne deliberately pushed her sister Irene lightly and walked towards the reporters.
Irene stared sadly at her younger sister’s back.
Ekinne’s interview soon began.
“How was the second princess! Did you really succeed in clearing Hard Mode?”
“of course. I can’t lie Now, this is proof of that!”
Ekinne proudly lifted the [Cute Killavet Headband].
“Oh oh… !”
“That item is said to only come from hard mode boss monsters… .”
“indeed.”
The items excavated from the Sky Tower had mysterious powers that could not be interpreted with the current continent’s technological level.
On-site interviews The artists quickly sketched the scene on the drawing board.
One of them asked Ekinne once again.
“Princess! I’m going to write a front-page illustration for tomorrow’s newspaper, so could you put on some equipment for a while?”
Ekinne smiled contentedly.
“There is nothing difficult about that.”
People’s attention and attention always made her feel good.
Ekinne is equipped with a [Cute Killabet Headband], a headband with white rabbit ears.
Ching Ching Ching Chuck!
“With this, I will receive a 1% correction to my original agility!”
“As expected, the second princess!”
“great! Are there pictures?”
As Echinne maintains her pose, another reporter asks.
“Princess 2, her older brother, Prince Regid, is returning late, so if anything happens… .”
At that question, Ekinne glanced back at the Sky Tower gate.
“Anyway, that guy——no, oh… Five… come… Bunny chose Easy Mode. I’ll be back after taking a walk with the rabbits, so what are you worried about?”
“It’s too late though… .”
“I must have fallen asleep while lying on the grass with the rabbits.”
A few reporters nodded.
“Maybe.”
“I’m sure the kind-hearted Prince Regid couldn’t just pass by.”
“Because there are rumors that rabbits on the first floor are so cute.”
As if they were imagining it, they put on a happy face.
At that time, Ekinne hurriedly elaborated.
“Note that! I didn’t touch the rabbit. Everyone ran away in a hurry, as if I was surprised by the momentum when I passed by.”
“Five… .”
“indeed!”
Exclamation broke out among the reporters.
Then another reporter asked a question.
“Second Princess. I heard that sooner or later, His Highness Regid plans to reorganize the academy to welcome cadets who bear badges. Is the second princess planning to enter the academy as well?”
At that question, Ekinne slightly frowned.
‘I don’t feel like getting involved in his plans, but… Probably, many talented people will come to the academy. If I subdue them, it will be a great help in the future competition for the throne.’
After thinking, she nodded.
“For now, I am thinking positively. Five… Five… My older brother asked me several times for help.”
Of course it was a lie.
“He, a ‘man’, said that it was impossible, and he begged me, a ‘woman’, to lead the academy students… huh.”
Again, this is a blatant lie.
“Five… Thinking of my older brother’s sincerity, I’m considering it for now.”
Exclamation broke out among the reporters.
“I see.”
“Prince Regid will be in charge of management and support, and Princess Ekinne will lead the cadets… !”
“It’s an appropriate division of labor.”
“Because you have to have that kind of strength to get hold of the rough female students.”
“Ekinne-sama, if that’s the case—”
That was when another reporter asked a question.
“oh?!”
“What, what!”
The astonishment of the people on one side burst out.
The gaze of the reporters began to turn towards the portal entrance one by one.
‘What the hell is going on?’
Ekinne looked back and her eyes widened in an instant.
A man was walking out of a shimmering blue portal.
The royal family’s unique golden hair.
Mysteriously shining purple eyes.
That sculptural face instantly caught the attention of all the women around her, as if proving her reputation as a continental artist.
Bubbly.
Only the sound of Legid’s footsteps echoed in the quiet silence where even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
People looked at him and drew in their breath belatedly.
Regid’s clothes were disheveled as if he had fought a battle.
Red blood was smeared here and there on the face, neck, and chest, which was slightly exposed due to the disheveled clothes.
“… gulp.”
His inner flesh could be glimpsed through the cracks in his torn clothes here and there.
The women in the square inadvertently swallowed their saliva because of the dark color that was felt along with the unconventional appearance.
Regid looked around the square with a nonchalant and calm gaze, as if he had no interest in the reactions of those women.
His gaze found Ekinne’s figure and nodded lightly.
As if he had confirmed with his own eyes that his little sister had returned safely.
Meanwhile, Ekinne took a step back as if running away inadvertently when she met Regid’s cold eyes.
For some reason, Ekinne’s body reacted instinctively to the rising fear.
“… Awesome!”
Ekinne belatedly realized that he was like that, and gritted his teeth as he glared at Regid.
“… … .”
Regid looked away from his sister without much reaction. I just felt that my sister’s body was fine.
Ekinne involuntarily let out a small sigh of relief.
“… … .”
Next, Regid’s eyes were on his sister and the escort knight.
The crown princess, Irene, involuntarily stiffened at her younger brother’s gaze.
‘In addition… With those eyes again… .’
The indifferent and cold gaze that had been directed at her sister a while ago.
It feels as if you have become a small animal in front of a predator.
My younger brother, who was normally so kind and gentle, was not here now.
A rough male looks down at his sister with cold, indifferent eyes.
That gaze, as if it were carefully evaluating something that deserves to be laid under one’s body.
Those eyes of your little brother looking down at you as if you were nothing… .
‘Ahh… Re… Gide… … .’
The inside of Irene’s lower abdomen tightened and tightened, and a subtle trembling spread throughout her body.
“… … .”
On the other hand, the escort knight Peria was in a similar situation.
While she suddenly feels sadness at her master’s emotionless and cold eyes that have passed her by, a thrilling sense of elation wells up in her heart.
Those cold eyes, as if looking at a tool that is completely one’s possession, refusing anyone’s interference.
I realized and realized from that gaze that I was a complete tool of that person.
‘I, I… … It really has become his property… .’
The subtle pleasure of being owned by someone and being treated as a tool was imprinted deep in her instincts at this moment.
As if the two women’s instincts as females didn’t matter to me, Regid went and stood in front of his sister with a calm gait.
“Sister, sorry for being late. Something unexpected happened.”
“That… that is… ah… .”
The scent of a tough and strong male, heightened by the excitement of battle, hit Irene.
“sister?”
“Oh that… Less, Regid… ?”
Irene looked up blankly at her younger brother, not knowing what to say because of her pounding heart.
I tried to open my mouth to say something, but even that was not easy.
Her red lips trembled, perhaps because of an instinct deep within her body.
A warm sigh escaped from the gap between her slightly open lips.
‘This can’t be like this. The eyes that see… .’
The crown princess, Irene, worked hard to make up her mind.
She took care of her younger brother first.
“Uh, no injuries anywhere—”
That was the moment.
[Notice]
The message of the Sky Tower floated before people’s eyes.
It was not only Kazidum here, but also the other 12 Sky Towers across the continent.
[The 1st floor hidden area ‘Killabet’s Back Garden’ has been opened.]
[Opener – Legged Kazidum.]
[According to the sky tower policy, the hidden area is bound to be accessible only from the Kazidum sector.]
[As of the current time, the entrance to ‘Killabet’s Back Garden’ of Sky Tower in other regions has been locked.]
“Hidden area… ?”
“What is that?”
People turned to each other with surprised faces at the sudden announcement.
[Additional Notice]
[A little while ago, Sky Tower regular player invitations were issued for the first time on the continent.]
[Participants are encouraged to work harder.]
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
A dead silence fell on the square in front of the gate.
Bubbly.
Regid walked and stood in front of the reporters in a natural way.
“I will start taking questions from now on.”
“!!”
“… !!”
As soon as the words were spoken, people belatedly came to their senses and began to move hastily.
“Prince! What about the announcement you just made?!”
“What the hell is a hidden area!”
“The word belonging means… !”
“The traces of the prince’s battle may have something to do with what happened inside… !”
“The invitation to public notice is… !”
2nd Princess Ekinne looked back at the reporters who ran past her and rushed to Regid with bewildered eyes.
“Wait a minute! I haven’t finished my interview yet?!”
“Get out of the way!”
“Prince!”
“Prince Regid, answer me!”
Reporters began rushing toward Regid.