Chapter 36 – The Princess’ Request (5)
When we arrived near Brighton Castle, we first made a plan to take Angelica.
First of all, she did not contact Angelica right away.
If we told you that we’ve killed all the Infectors near Turchen Castle and have already arrived near Brighton Castle, you’d think we’d sense something strange.
Instead, during that time, he prepared to take out her Infector through Ms. Angelica.
Two days passed like that.
“I told Angelica to meet me around here and talk.”
Aria had a determined expression on her face.
I also started to get a little nervous.
It should work out.
“There will be no problem because we are here.”
“Don’t worry! Jinu. We are here, hehe.”
Eli and Yuria gave me words of encouragement as if I was looking nervous.
Well, there’s Ellie and Yuria, so what’s the problem?
We are hiding and watching around Aria in case something happens to her.
They can also come with influencers.
“Angelica! It’s here!”
“Princess Aria. I’m glad you’re safe.”
It seems like Angelica came while I was watching.
Angelica found Aria and greeted her with a bow.
“Then come with us.”
The moment Aria approached, Angelica’s eyes turned red, showing signs of being parasitized.
Judging by the small movement behind her, it seems that Angelica has brought her influencer with her.
I approached Aria and quickly created a shield with the “Light Recording Bracelet” To protect her before her influencer applied.
“Haap!”
Ellie used 〈 Fury Wave 〉 to kill all the Infectors attached to her floor, and Yuria watched Minercia in the air to see if there were any additional Infectors nearby.
“What..What! What about these guys?”
Angelica looked embarrassed at our sudden appearance and turned around to run away.
“The dildo is broken!”
Yuria came down on top of Angelica, who was trying to run away, and stabbed 〈 Dragonia Smasher 〉 into Angelica’s stomach.
“Kwaaaaa!”
I guess the power was adjusted, but it didn’t seem to be used to the extent of sending people flying like last time.
Angelica, who had been hit in the stomach by her, fell forward as if she had fainted, and Yuria picked her up and carried her to the place we had prepared.
The unconscious Angelica has been tied up in a prepared location so that she cannot move, and a bracelet that absorbs the mana in her body has been placed on her to prevent her from using her magic.
“Uh…Um…”
As we finished her preparations and waited, Ms. Angelica came to her senses.
“Where are we? Ugh! My body…! You are the ones protecting Princess Aria!”
“Then let’s begin!”
Ignoring Angelica who was yelling at us, Yuria grabbed Angelica by her head.
“What?! What are you trying to do!”
Angelica, who didn’t know what we were doing, or rather, the parasitic Infector, looked horrified.
Yuria put her magic in her hands and closed her eyes in concentration as she cupped Angelica’s head.
The Jets driver said that it felt like Infector was woven by thin threads one by one in his head.
It was said that by cutting it off using an auror, Yuria was able to free herself from the parasitism of her influencer, so Yuria decided to try it using her magic power.
“Ah… This is what it feels like! I think I get the idea.”
Yuria seemed to have figured it out and spoke with a grin on her face with her eyes closed.
“No! Stop! Ugh… Ugh!”
She screamed in pain to see if Yuria was doing well.
Soon, black influencer began to come out of Angelica’s mouth.
“Where!”
Yuria didn’t miss that sight and caught her Infector.
With the Infector gone from her body, Angelica lost her mind again and we freed her bound body.
“Angelica, how are you feeling? Are you okay?”
As time passed, Angelica woke up and her voice trembled, probably because Aria was worried.
“Princess Aria? Ugh… Where am I? I wonder what happened…”
“You must be very confused now. How much do you remember?”
We were able to hear about the internal situation at Brighton Castle through Angelica, who explained the current situation.
When I asked about the number of people who were parasitized inside the castle, I was told that they were picking up people walking alone in the castle and trapping them one by one, and that Angelica found out after witnessing it.
So, Angelica hid her body before she was attacked, but her hiding place was discovered and she was eventually attacked, and she has been living as a parasite ever since.
When she asked Angelica about the time she was parasitized, she said that the day before she contacted Aria, she had been captured by a group of Prince James, and although she was fortunately in a dazed state, she remembered it even after that.
Until then, Prince James has not yet staged a rebellion, but it is said that preparations are complete to begin immediately.
It seems they were planning to start a rebellion after capturing Princess Arya.
“This is the first time we’ve seen an Infector that moves this intelligently. The Infector we knew was an insignificant being that only knew how to run around in a parasitic state.”
“That’s right. All we had to do was evacuate the general public in advance so they wouldn’t be parasitized by the Infector.”
Even in Elion, it was now just a passing monster while leveling up.
I think it would be easier to deal with monsters that just need to be defeated like Vihamoth, but since the people parasitized by the Infector are being held hostage, it feels more difficult.
“It seems that it was difficult to approach my father thanks to the sword master, Sir Gasta, who was next to him.”
“If it weren’t for that, the Kingdom of Britinya would have been eaten by Infector a long time ago.”
It seems that the moment they realized that it would be difficult to parasitize people who could manipulate magical power, the people around them switched to parasiticism one by one.
“I don’t know for what purpose you were trying to eat the Kingdom of Brittinya, but let’s get started.”
We moved toward the secret passageway as planned.
Since there was a risk of getting caught if too many people moved at once, the Zetsu driver and Angelica decided to only go up to the aisle together and only Aria, me, Ellie, and Yuria went inside.
There were no influencers or parasitized people around, as if they still didn’t know about the secret passage.
Considering Angelica’s parasitized state, it seems that intelligent influencers were able to hide the original parasitized symptoms.
I still don’t know how to find out.
“I got a rough idea of it earlier, so I can tell if it’s parasitized by just grabbing its head.”
However, it is said that if you can catch it, Yuria can easily get rid of the parasitism.
We moved carefully to Aria’s father’s room, avoiding people as much as possible.
While moving, they met a few people, but Ellie and Yuria quickly overpowered them and knocked them out, and Yuria took care of the parasitized people.
After that, we reached Arias father’s room and carefully opened the door and went in.
“Who are you!”
Bang!
The moment I entered, someone in the room quickly swung a sword, and Ellie blocked the sword.
“Lord Gasta! Step back. I am gone.”
“Ah, Princess Aria! You’re safe!”
The gasta knight who discovered Arias drew his sword, and we quickly entered the room.
The only people in the room were a few maids and gasta knights.
While Yuria was unraveling Aria’s father’s gisaeng, she explained the current situation to Knight Gasta.
“That’s what happened! For some reason, the people around me felt strange these days. It’s scary that there was a monster like that.”
It is said that the Gasta driver also noticed something strange and limited the number of people entering this room or allowed entry only at certain times.
So I think he just swung his sword at us who suddenly came in.
“Done!”
It seems that Yuria has been freed from parasitism and eliminated the protruding influencer.
“Uh…Um…”
“Father!”
After a while, Aria came to her senses and ran towards her father, shedding tears.
“Arya? What the hell is going on? Her head hurts so bad.”
“Right now, a monster called Infector is parasitic on people’s bodies and is trying to devour our kingdom. I almost got hit too, and these are Jinu, Ellie, and Yuria who have helped me so far.”
“Hello, Your Majesty. My name is Jinu.”
We explained to Aria’s father what had happened so far.
As we talked, Aria’s father started shaking his hands with anger.
“A monster is trying to devour our kingdom! This is impossible. Immediately arrest Prince James, Lord Gasta!”
“Yes! I will do as you command.”
“Ellie, help me catch it too, just in case.”
The Gasta driver and Eli, who had been ordered by Arias’ father, opened the door and went out.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long for Prince James to be captured.
Even if it was an Infector, it was impossible to produce combat power greater than that of the parasite itself.
There were approximately 50 people captured.
Although he is still uncomfortable, Arias’ father is sitting on the throne, looking down at the arrested Prince James and his group, and we are standing around him.
“What is going on? Your Highness.”
“As soon as you wake up, are you saying that we did something wrong?”
The people who were captured were confused and screaming.
“Quiet! A monster called Infector is trying to devour our kingdom by living on people and controlling them! That’s one of the reasons I fell!”
Aria’s father shouted in a dignified voice, and those who heard it could not hide their surprise.
“Now, I will check to see if any of you have been parasitized. After that, I will release you from your bonds.”
“Is it my turn now? There are quite a few~~. First, let’s start with a person named Prince James!”
“Father, I am not a parasite! Please release me!”
As Yuria approached Prince James, the prince shouted.
Not paying any heed to it, Yuria picked up her head and tried to free her from paralysis like before.
But unbelievable words came out of Yuria’s mouth.
“Huh? What is this? There’s no Infector?”
“What…? No? That can’t be possible.”
Prince James doesn’t have an Infector… That can’t be possible!
“He’s not there, he’s not there either? What happened?”
In addition to Prince James, Yuria checked her head one by one, but she found no one who was parasitized by the Infector.
The moment the parasitic influencer on Aria’s father was removed, did they all release the parasitism and run away?
“Hmm? Be careful, Jinu!”
Ellie ran towards me as I was staring blankly at what had just happened, and at that moment, a black tentacle flew towards me from the ceiling.
If Ellie hadn’t hit the black tentacle, I would have been pinned down.
《You are the ones who interfered with my work…》
Then, a black object began to crawl out of the gap in the ceiling.
It had the same appearance as the Infector, but its size was enormous.
“How dare you attack Jinu… Die!”
The moment the Infector appeared, Ellie and Yuria rushed over.
《Create a dungeon!》
“No!?”
At that moment, the dimension in front of the Infector began to split, and Ellie and Yuria were instantly sucked in.
No, what is this!
Something unbelievable happened in front of me.
