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Raidorl Seiken Senki-Chapter 194: Escape Drama
Chapter 194: Escape Drama
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âAa, Sir OigistâŠâŠ!â
âYouâd better keep your mouth shut, your highness. Youâll bite your tongue!â
Justy is running while holding Neferteâs hand through the dense trees.
Itâs already been an hour since the game of tag with the giants began. Neferteâs breath was ragged and his skin flushed from the fatigue of running.
âGyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!â
ââŠâŠâŠ!â
Neferte gasped at the distant screams of desperation. Apparently, one of the fleeing soldiers had been caught up with Wilfred and fallen prey.
The image of the soldier being eaten and absorbed by a giant flashed through Neferteâs mind. A chill of intense fear stroked his back.
This had been happening ever since they had started to flee the forest. The screams were getting closer and closer, and Neferteâs heart clenched with anxiety.
âIf we keep going like this, we may catch up with them. Iâm sorry to say that Iâm tired, but I donât think I can take a break.â
ââŠâŠ Please leave me alone and run away. If it was just you, Justy, you would be able to run faster.â
It took all the courage Neferte could muster to suggest it.
The little prince was aware that he was the cause of them being slowed down. If only Justy, with his inexhaustible physical strength, could escape faster and farther.
âDonât be ridiculous. Thatâs out of the question.â
But Justy refused to accept Neferteâs proposal.
âI have been entrusted with your life by His Highness Prince Raidorl. Our guest, Prince Neferte, mustnât die before I do. In the pride of a warrior, I will not run away without you.â
âButâŠ..I donât have the means to repay Justyâs devotion. Even if I could get out of this, even if I could rebuild my country,âŠâŠ!â
Neferte told Justy that his life was not worth it and bit his lip.
Neferte is the crown prince of the kingdom of Athena. ButâŠâŠhow much is that status worth?
If it had not been an undead horde that occupied the kingdom of Athena, but an invasion from another country,âŠâŠor even Neferteâs life, there would have been a use for it. Neferte could have been used as a banner for the war effort. Neferteâs royal blood would have been useful in winning over the people of occupied Athena.
But it is the undead who occupy the kingdom of Athena. The cause of destroying the enemies of humanity has already been established.
The kingdom of Athena is currently populated by the undead. There was no point in using Neferte as a banner as there were no living people.
In other words, the Kingdom of Zain does not need a person named Neferte Athena.
Once Zain has defeated Osman, the Witch of the Soil, they can continue to rule the former Kingdom of Athena. There was no point in putting Neferte? forward to call for the restoration of the land.
In fact, Raidorl has allowed Neferte to accompany Justy to act as a decoy to attract the enemy.
If he saw the value of Neferteâs existence, he would not have allowed him to participate in such a dangerous mission.
âHis Royal Highness will not blame you if you leave me. So, Justy. Please donât let me be a burden to you any longer. I donât want to see anyone else die because of me anymoreâŠâŠ.!â
ââŠâŠApparently, the prince is possessed by the bug of weakness. It seems that he is unable to make normal decisions.â
âEhâŠ?â
Rather than leave Neferte behind, Justy grasped his hand even tighter.
âI do not know what his Highness thinks. ButâŠ..he has entrusted me with Prince Neferte. That alone is reason enough to risk my life. If the prince shakes off my hand, I will carry him on my shoulder and run.â
âButâŠ..â
âI am proud to be a warrior and a vassal. Isnât it the same for Prince Neferte? You have said that you will restore the kingdom of Athena. So, donât give up your life so easily.â
ââŠâŠâŠâŠâ
âIf the prince dies, Athena will be destroyed at that moment. Would it not be better for you to check once again whether what you are carrying is really lighter than life âŠâŠ?â
Maybe it wasnât a very clever line.
But he is notâŠâŠpoet, nor is he an actor. It was the best Justy could do, who is a rugged warrior, to encourage Neferte.
ââŠâŠâŠ!â
It certainly touched Neferteâs heart. Even if the words were not enough, the true feelings were certainly conveyed.
But even forâŠ..such two people, disaster is fair game.
âI Seeee Youuuuuuuuuuâ
ââŠâŠâŠâŠ!â
Thoughts are conveyed but they are not always fulfilled.
They kept running on and on, but before they knew it, the giant with a hundred hands was waiting for them, circling in front of them.