Chapter 400 – Side Story – Continued (3)
“… Main… Ball… “Lord.”
The spirit slowly rises.
The feeling of waking up little by little from a deep sleep.
A voice that sounds like an alarm urges the awakening of the mind.
“Princess. You need to wake up. “It’s morning.”
Huh… Please be quiet… I still want to sleep more…
“Princess. Princess? “You can’t wake up today.”
Flora. Hey, you’re calling. Get up quickly and try to be quiet. It’s noisy.
I hugged the blanket, feeling tired and not yet fully awake.
It felt soft and fluffy, as if it had just been washed. Plus it’s so soft. I think I can sleep for half a day just with this.
I turned my back on the loud noise and straightened my posture. I will sleep better. Flora will take care of the rest.
“There’s nothing we can do. Excuse me. Princess!”
Understand!
With a loud cry, the blanket was taken from my arms.
My mind was just about to drift off into a dream. It was unpleasant, as if delicious food had been taken away right in front of my eyes.
If you’re looking for Flora, just wake her up and that’s it. Why are you doing this to me?
The desire to say something became greater than the desire to sleep again.
I stood up and glared at the voice.
“Excuse me. If you came looking for Flora, all you have to do is take Flora. Why are you doing this to me?”
However, the maid, who was the owner of the voice, answered very calmly.
Looking at me.
“You barely woke up. “Princess.”
“Yep? … Me?”
“Of course. “It looks like she’s not quite awake yet, so I’ll send her personal maid a little later.”
No, what is this?
I looked around, but Flora was nowhere to be seen.
There were really only the maid and I here.
Even then, the maid had just left the room.
“… “No, what’s really going on?”
I muttered, but nothing changed.
…
As time passed, the sleepiness gradually disappeared, and her head became clear.
Good. Let’s summarize the situation now.
What was the last thing you remember?
I even remember stepping into the dungeon with Flora and Asil. I was on high alert because I didn’t know what was going to happen.
I, Asil, and Flora entered the dungeon in that order, and the moment Flora entered the dungeon, her vision turned black…
That was all I could think of.
And when I woke up, just like before, her unknown maid called me princess.
Yes… Is this by any chance?
It’s not like there isn’t a corner to point out.
There are several types of dungeons.
The most common is an exploration-type dungeon where you deal with monsters and various traps inside the dungeon, then defeat bosses and get rewards. Usually, if you call it a ‘dungeon’ without saying anything, this is what it refers to.
And there are a few more types, but I’m not trying to give a lecture on dungeon studies, so let’s skip them.
Among them, the one you need to look into now is the experiential dungeon.
It’s an extremely rare type, and I’ve only experienced it once while playing WM.
In an experiential dungeon, an event that occurred in history is recreated, and those who challenge the dungeon become possessed by the characters from that event.
If you work hard and solve the case, you will clear the dungeon. It returns to its original location with the reward box.
Even if you fail, you just return to your original position without anything, and there is no penalty. It’s literally a no-risk return.
However, despite its benefits, it was a dungeon that was not very popular among players.
This is because even the character’s abilities that have been developed are useless, and only the abilities of the possessed character can be used.
If you happen to possess someone like a mercenary leader or knight commander, it’s a little better, but compared to a player character who has cheat-level abilities with WM points, it’s only a little better than an ordinary person.
After thinking about it, I grabbed the edge of a nearby table tightly.
Only my hands were shaking, and there wasn’t even the slightest scratch on the table. I guess my fingerprints remain on the surface, which was so shiny that my face was visible.
If it were my original body, I would have made a handprint with just my grip strength. If the table was made of low-quality wood, the part that was held might have been completely torn off.
I guess I really have become a ‘princess’.
Ha…
Oops. This is not the time to be like this.
First, she must act as a princess and figure out what is happening. We also have to find out where and by whom Flora and Asil were possessed.
The good news is that even if you die in this experiential dungeon, you don’t really die. As a player, it goes without saying that Flora and Asil, the residents of this world, will not die.
I’m just thrown out at the end of the dungeon in a very dirty mood.
But what doesn’t die?
– Knock.
“Princess. Can I come in?”
A knock was heard at the door.
Right. I said I would send her exclusive maid.
“Okay. Come in.”
Wait. But the voice somehow looks familiar?
Even though the voice was intentionally muted, it wasn’t a voice that I couldn’t recognize just because it changed a little.
Dalkak.
I opened the door with half, or even greater, confidence and anticipation. Then there.
“Good morning. Princess Soira!”
There was Flora, who had a mischievous expression on her face. Made Ver. To.
“Flora! Are you okay…”
“Shhh!”
Flora stopped me from screaming and pointed with her finger toward the inside of her room.
You’re saying we should talk in the room, right?
I brought Flora into the room and closed the door.
As soon as Flora came into her room, she started nagging.
“Soira. You can’t do that.”
“Huh? “What?”
“You opened the door right away when I knocked, right? That won’t work. Know who you are and open the door. At least you have to make the other person tell you who you are and open the door.”
“Uh… Huh? Yes.”
In addition, Flora’s nagging continued.
Why is there so much to say? No, now that we’ve met again after being separated in the dungeon, you’re nagging me like this?
“Okay, okay. Flora. “Are you here to talk about that?”
“… Really. Yes. Soira. Listen carefully. We are now in an experiential dungeon!”
Flora whispered an incredible truth.
But my reaction was boring.
“Huh. “I know.”
“… “Is that all?”
“Oh, should I be more surprised?”
Flora looked a little disappointed when I didn’t surprise her with her. If he had known this would happen, he would have at least acted more surprised. I’m a little sorry.
However, as I said, experiential dungeons are not only not very popular with players… In the first place, the virtual reality game itself is the same as experiencing the character ‘Soira’.
It was natural that I wasn’t very impressed.
Flora, who looked slightly disappointed, remembered something a little later and raised her head again.
“Yes. Soira doesn’t know. This is Ranon Kingdom. A kingdom that disappeared more than two hundred years ago!”
“… What?! Really?”
Phew. This time I was able to receive it properly.
The reaction was a little late, but fortunately Flora didn’t seem to notice.
“It was worth researching the building style because it was my first time seeing it. I remember some historical events. “I never thought it would be this helpful.”
“Oh. Really?”
I was really surprised this time.
If that is true, you can tackle the solution right away without having to start from the beginning.
However, I have to find Asil first.
“By the way, Flora. Do you know where Asil is?”
“Yes. I’m busy working as a maid. “I found out that Soira was a princess after hearing that I was her exclusive maid.”
“I guess so… Huh? “You worked as a maid?”
“Huh. Look at this.”
Flora spun around on the spot.
The skirt of the maid uniform fluttered gently and then gently returned to its original position.
“It’s right to have the princess’s exclusive maid work as a maid… ?”
“Well. Isn’t that what it was like in this era? But I didn’t really act like a maid. Soira checks her clothes and accessories, memorizes the schedule, things like that.”
Flora looked a little excited as she said that.
“I wanted to work as a maid at least once. The costume is cute too. But no one in the castle would do it.”
That’s right.
If you ask the youngest princess, who is loved by the entire royal family, to work as a maid, you will be afraid of the consequences even if you wanted it to be.
But is it a maid job? I looked closely at Flora’s maid uniform. Huh. It’s cute.
This is not the first time Flora has worn a maid uniform. However, the clothes she wore before were more like cosplay for sex.
What Flora was wearing now was a real maid outfit that emphasized functionality.
… Even so, I can only express my impressions by saying, ‘It’s less exposed than what I wore in the past.’
Does it feel like you’ve accomplished something on your bucket list? She said, stroking Flora’s head, who looked happy.
“Yes, yes. So, my dedicated maid, Miss Flora, memorized my schedule. What is my schedule for today?”
Flora took a step away and took a polite stance. She seemed to have imitated the posture that other maids in the royal castle used with her Flora.
“After breakfast, there will be a meeting with Marquis Vixen. Afterward, it is time to exercise until lunch to maintain your health and body. After lunch, you will be asked to review a report on the effectiveness of the newly implemented system, and after afternoon tea, you will be asked to meet with the guard commander. After that…”
“Eck.”
Wait for a sec. Aren’t you too busy?