Chapter 35 – The Princess’ Request (4)
Actually, this is not the first time Aria has asked about our identities.
From the time we started traveling together in the carriage and even when we were resting in the same lodgings, she sometimes jokingly asked about us.
Starting with how Ellie and Yuria got their powers, I asked them where they were from, what country they belonged to that wasn’t an adventurer by any chance, and why Eli and Yuria respected me and followed me.
I didn’t think I could explain the complex situation we were currently facing to Mr. Aria, so whenever I asked him, I vaguely answered or avoided the answer.
‘I am a person from another world, and Ellie and Yuria here have gained strong powers thanks to me, and now a monster from another dimension called Demon is trying to invade this world.’
‘Our goal is to destroy Numeron, the dimensional gate through which demons must pass to enter this world.’
Who would believe me if I explained that?
Even if I, who didn’t know this story right away, heard it, I would say that it was a good novel.
But unlike last time, Aria is looking at me with a serious expression, not a joke.
“Okay, let’s get to a safe place and then I’ll explain.”
“Really? You’re finally talking to me.”
I’ve already seen and experienced Daimon, and I thought it would be good to have some knowledge in order to properly proceed with the post-processing process after solving the problem.
Another reason is that I thought it would be good to maintain relationships with people of high status.
Before meeting Aria, I thought the problem with Demon was only a problem for me and my character.
However, after meeting, my thoughts changed to whether I could receive help other than combat if I had a relationship with the royal family.
In this case, they decided to receive game items after resolving the issue, but we expect that they will likely still ask for help from us in the future.
Imagine that a demon suddenly appears in the city like now.
Also, if a demon higher than Vihamoth appeared last time, rather than a low-level monster like an Infector, the people here would never be able to deal with it.
If there is a way to get to this world other than the dimensional door, the people here will inevitably have no choice but to receive our help.
Shouldn’t we help each other out?
The people here are guaranteed safety from demons, and we take care of food, clothing, and shelter.
I carried the Jets driver, who had not yet come to his senses, on my back and moved away to avoid the Infector in case he attacked again.
Yuria took her lead and searched for a place to hide around Minercia and discovered that there was a large cave some distance away from the valley.
First, we decided to hide there.
I placed Ellie’s skills at the entrance of the cave in advance just in case someone might follow her here and come in.
“I’m sure the enemy boss knows that we defeated the Infectors. Let’s all think about what to do next.”
At first, I thought this would be easily resolved.
I thought it could be easily solved by infiltrating the castle through an assistant, capturing Prince James, and restoring Aria’s father to Ellie with her 〈 heal 〉.
The problem will be solved if we find out who is behind this matter through Prince James!
But things in the world never go the way I want.
An Infector of unknown origin is trying to devour the kingdom.
Judging by Aria’s reaction today, it seems like she is slowly becoming a parasite on people’s bodies without anyone noticing.
“I can’t believe that Angelica is also parasitized by Infector.”
Aria, whose complexion worsened, sat down on her knees and bowed her head.
It seemed unbelievable that her friend, whom she believed would never betray her, had been parasitized by Infector and revealed our location.
“Maybe there are more parasitized victims than we think. We must return to the castle as soon as possible!”
The Zetsu Knight shouted in anger.
After returning to the cave, I explained to the Zetsu driver, who came to his senses shortly, what had happened so far.
Her colleagues were also killed by her Infector, and it seems difficult to accept that the rest of the castle may have also been killed.
But even if we go to the castle right now, all we can do is kill all the people parasitized by the Infector.
Aria probably doesn’t want this solution.
The best happy ending is finding a way to break the Infector’s parasitism and freeing the people in the castle.
In that case, the only person holding the key now is the Jets driver.
“Mr. Zetsu Knight, I have a question to ask first. I was parasitized by the Infector, but could you explain how you were released? As far as I know, once you were parasitized, you could no longer be freed.”
“I don’t know… The Infector thing got on my face and the moment I got into his nose and mouth, I blacked out.”
The Zetsu Knight thought intently, his hand resting on his chin.
“At that time, it was my body, but it was not my body. It felt as if someone was controlling my body by connecting it with threads. Then, the moment I saw Princess Aria, a flash of light came in my head and I felt like the threads were breaking one by one.”
There was no question as to why she came to her senses after seeing Aria.
Isn’t it common to hear a story about a knight protecting a princess falling in love with the person she protects?
“The moment I thought my body was beginning to take control, I immediately resisted. I couldn’t easily move it as I wanted just by thinking, and without even realizing it, I wrapped my body in aura like usual.”
The Zetsu Knight began to wear auras on his body to show the situation at that time.
“At first, I felt like there was a string hanging all over my body, but after examining my body through auras and heightening my senses, I realized that it wasn’t that, but something was in my head. So I concentrated the auras on my head and tried to chase them away, which I thought was an effector. “I used it as if I was removing each piece one by one. As a result, I was able to spit out the effector.”
You can understand what the Jets driver is saying just by hearing it.
But I, who have never used magic before, don’t even know if that makes sense.
I looked at Ellie behind me, and seeing that she had an expression on her face that seemed to understand what the Jets driver was saying, it seemed like she wasn’t saying anything wrong.
Anyway, as we expected, it seems that the ability to resist the Infector’s parasitism is determined by whether or not the Auror is used.
“Does the fact that you said you were okay earlier have something to do with this?”
When she first saw the Infector, Ellie told her that she and Yuria were okay and that she should come out and not be parasitic by Yuria.
“No, that’s not it. We’ve seen a lot of Infectors, and if you use the skills to protect yourself, you’ll never be parasitized.”
Ah, did you just say that you are not physically parasitized?
“Then Ellie, have you ever tried to use magic to free someone who was parasitized by the Infector?”
“No. From the beginning, we thought that once it was parasitized by the Infector, that would be the end of it, so we did not attempt to solve it.”
Is this an influence of the game?
Usually, when you see people who have been parasitized, like Aria’s reaction, you think about how to solve them, but since that was a monster, it seems like there was a stereotype that it could never be solved.
“Then I guess it might be worth a try.”
“Do you mean to say that you are saving people who have been parasitized?”
“Yes. You can’t just go and kill everyone who has become a parasite.”
I guess I’ll have to catch one of the parasitized people and see if I can be released.
Then, Aria, who was sitting, raised her hand.
“Then, how about bringing Angelica with you to free us of the parasitism? Of course, Angelica may have taught us that we know where we are, but… She may not have been parasitized yet… And it will also be of great help to our power. !”
I guess that person named Angelica was Aria’s best friend.
“Then, let’s use the receiving port to guide it towards us. As you said, if it is not parasitized, its power will increase, and if it is parasitized, we can solve it somehow.”
If a means to more easily dismantle the people parasitized by the Infector is found, this princess quest will likely be completed successfully.
Then we decided to move towards Brighton Castle.
Originally, it was intended to be moved by carriage, but the driver had it, and it is said that all the carriage horses ran away due to the Infector’s attack.
So, I’m going to use the Minercia bus, which I was planning to use when traveling between cities for the first time.
Last time it was difficult to stay upright due to the wind pressure, but this time is different!
Thanks to the “Light recording bracelet,” Which is useful in many ways, you can create a protective shield and move around as if nothing has happened.
The narrow space of Minercia, which could only accommodate a maximum of 3 people, somehow created space for 5 people to ride on one dragon.
“Then let’s go~~”
I don’t know how they do it, but Yuria is trying to move by standing on top of Minercia’s head.
She says she will never fall off the dragon unless she is dead.
Thanks to Minercia, we were able to fly up to Brighton Castle in an instant.
The distance that would have taken about three days to travel by carriage could be reached in half a day.
