Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 202.5

A rank 4 or 5 would still be able to guess Aria’s strength without having to appraise her. However, those who have just learned to appraise, or those who use appraised crystals, they would not be able to comprehend her power, and if a fool tried to target the princess, he would first target her, who would be in the way.

By giving this to her, His Majesty was basically asking Aria to be a decoy. If the princess’s safety was a concern, it was better to show off Aria’s strength as a bodyguard. However, if the situation becomes urgent, they might aim at the princess by reckless means.

If Aria’s strength was not known at such a time, those targeting the princess would first consider removing her first.

His Majesty chose to use Aria as bait out of love for his daughter, and Bert would not want to give such a thing to a girl who might be his grandson.

But if Aria was of the same temperament as her mother, she would definitely try to protect the princess even at her own peril.

“Where did you acquire this power?”

“I learned it from Viro the Adventurer and my adoptive mother.”

“I heard that you are a former orphan, where did you learn magic?”

“I am mostly self-taught. I learned the rest at the academy.”

“If you are an orphan, do you have any mementos from your parents?”

“…”

Aria’s eyes narrowed slightly at Bert’s last question. Bert was convinced that Aria had [the Ring of Remembrance].

As soon as Aria admits it, she could be welcomed him into the Melrose family. Bert simply wanted one thing, to call him [Grandfather], and Bert would do his best to welcome her into his home.

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If she was not, then she could be engaged to his grandson Mikhail to keep her connected to his house. However, if he forced the matter, Aria now could resist, even alone, she should be able to shake off the power of the nobles and leave the country.

“…I am simply Aria, an adventurer. Your Excellency the Prime Minister.”

“…I see.”

Hearing those words, Bert could sense that Aria, like his daughter, would follow the path she had decided to take.

***

[–Gooooooooooo…]

With a heavy thud, the last Ogre collapsed, and human voices started to flow in the space filled with a slight silence.

“…We did it.”

“You beat it…”

“…We won. We won!!!”

Starting with that shout, cheers erupted from the surviving knights and soldiers. However, their voices did not sound like cries of victory, but cries of relief at having survived.

Crown Prince Ervan and the King’s brother Amol invaded a large dungeon.

It was made possible by Nathaniel, grandson of the Baron of Vestments, the temple head of the Holy Church, with full cooperation from the Holy Church.

In the past, when Ervan and Amol went to the dungeon, they were able to conquer it with the help of a very small group of adventurers to keep the aristocrats from knowing about it.

This time, however, the secrecy of the dungeon was maintained by the Holy Church, so the mission was carried out by nearly 100 people, including 50 members of the Second Order, 30 soldiers who assisted them, and the squires brought by Ervan and the others.

However, as a result of not using adventurers who specialized in dungeon exploration and defeating monsters, 17 people were killed by the time they descended from the 70th floor to the lowest level, which was a back way.

And although there were no rank 6 guardians at the lowest level, ten mutant ogres with a fighting strength of over 1,500, who appeared to be rank 5, were waiting for them.

Ervan and his group tried to win the battle by planning a strategy and gradually reducing their strength, but after fifty hours of mortal combat, they finally managed to win the battle with many more casualties.

The Second Order had to regain the trust of the Crown Prince and the King’s brother, no matter how much they sacrificed… since they had previously allowed the betrayal of the noble knights who had targeted the Crown Prince.

As for the Holy Church, they seemed to be more interested in the [Gift] obtained from the spirit of the dungeon than in the intentions of the temple head and Nathaniel.

This was a dungeon that does not offer strong Divine Protection and would not normally be explored by the royal family. But on the other hand, it was said that the spirits of this dungeon were gentle in disposition and many of them could obtain [Gift].

Immediately after defeating the ogre, four men and women with the “desire” they sought were summoned simultaneously by the spirit of the dungeon, and the next moment, they were returned to the same place.

The next moment, they were returned to the same place. The girl who had gained “knowledge” of Otome games met the spirit in a large dungeon near the royal capital, just like the heroine, and received a different [Gift] than the heroine.

“…ahaha?”

Without anyone seeing her distorted smile, the girl used the appraisal crystal to confirm her ability.

–[Gift: Charm]–

“…why.”

And Ervan was also called by the spirit of the dungeon, and could not hide his confusion at the mocking words uttered by the spirit and the [Gift] he had obtained.

{–I will give you the power you deserve, as you are in your hearts–}

The [Gift]…was the same power as that of his uncle, Amol’s younger brother, who had died prematurely for obtaining Divine Protection.