Chapter 734 – Day 84 – The Princess Heads to a Place Where Minos May Be.
“They built a castle so huge that it can be seen even from here.”
The princess looked genuinely bewildered as she caressed the small window frame attached to the carriage.
‘Abama has never once shown her power like this in her life, but is this a miracle caused by Minos?’
Although she was a complex princess in her mind, she was not hopeless. It is no different from the fact that a castle was created so large that it covered part of the huge Polympus Mountains, as if covering the sky with the palm of her hand.
“Princess, there is no solid evidence, but there is something called circumstantial evidence in the world.”
“Well, I think that if it’s not here, I don’t know where Minos could be. Wasn’t that Arisa’s reasoning as well?”
Ceres nods his head calmly.
“Yes, no matter how much you are the emperor, you cannot create or transform living things with a snap of your fingers.”
“I hope Minos hasn’t suffered such a terrible thing yet.”
The princess touched her window frame and closed her eyes tightly.
‘If I can save Minos, I will do anything…’
She was a princess who had her heart set on her, but her thoughts did not last long. She said, because suddenly her carriage rattled loudly. She was shaken so badly that the princess, who stood up for a moment, buried her face in the chest of Ceres, who was sitting facing her.
“Ugh, ugh! Ugh! What’s happening again this time?!”
Ceres gently patted the screaming princess’s back with her hand and quickly looked out her window.
“What happened?”
“Sorry, Ceres. I think you need to look into the situation.”
In response to her coachman’s response, Ceres nods her head and pats her princess’s shoulders and arms.
“Just wait a moment.”
“Well, come back Ceres.”
The princess had no intention of showing her face to numerous nobles and did not want to get off on the road where her many carriages would wander.
Ceres carefully opened the door and went out, smoothing his black hair and looking around him. She was very familiar with this kind of thing.
‘As she is the coachman that Vesta saved, there shouldn’t be any problems with her driving skills…’
Ceres got out of her carriage and immediately began to skillfully adjust her wheels, inspecting the body of the carriage the princess was riding in, and the straps that her coachman was holding with both hands. 〉
“Are the children not listening?”
“There is that, but look ahead, Ceres.”
When Ceres saw what her old coachman had pointed to with her hand, she naturally sighed and rubbed her face with her palm.
Knights dressed in armor stood blocking the well-paved road, and they even placed very dangerous sharp-edged barriers in zigzag lines along the road, as if they had absolutely no intention of allowing the carriage to pass through.
“Isn’t this the closest road to the Holympus Mountains?”
“Yes, that’s right. Except for this road, it’s a forest where it’s not strange for monsters to pop out anywhere at any time. In the first place, you have to take this road and pass through Carcassonne to take the only mountain road to the Holympus Mountains.”〈 Br〉
“Unless you plan to climb up with two legs, I guess there is no way.”
The coachman was startled and waved his hands left and right.
“Oh my, you shouldn’t even think about climbing up on foot. The forest around here is so rough.”
Ceres nodded in understanding and looked at the knights beyond.
‘Fortunately, the princess is the one who can receive help. The relationship we built last time will shine this time…’
Ceres nodded and looked at the condition of the horses.
‘What is this…’
The horses letting out painful sighs looked really strange.
It was a story that could have happened, up to the point where he was panting and letting out extremely painful breathing sounds.
‘You may be exhausted because you ran a longer distance than you thought at once, but this is different from simply being exhausted. I can’t believe I’m getting such an ugly erection…’
At first, Ceres was dumbfounded as he saw the object between his legs standing stiffly as if he was in heat.
‘But it’s not just one horse like this, it means that all the guys pulling the horse are like this…’
Ceres swallowed his saliva and looked at the huge castle slightly hiding the Holympus Mountains.
After fully assessing the situation, Ceres entered the carriage again and greeted the princess first.
“Princess, it seems like someone is using evil magic to block access to the castle. The quality is so bad that it’s embarrassing.”
“What kind of magic is that?”
“It seems to be a spell that forcibly excites animals or even people. The condition of the horses was not normal. It was worse than having a mare in front of you.”
The princess was dumbfounded by Ceres’ words and clicked her tongue.
“Why such magic…”
“It seems they were planning to block access not only through magic, but also physically. They have mobilized nearby knights to block the road.”
“Huh! Knights? Then why don’t you definitely look inside the carriage?”
Ceres nods his head.
“But you don’t have to worry. They appear to be knights from Carcassonne, the only castle around here.”
“When you say Carcassonne, do you mean the fortress city of Carcassonne?!”
As the princess is very happy, Ceres also smiles happily.
“Yes, this is the fortress city where Princess Annette Carcassonne lives.”
“Wouldn’t it be easier to talk to Annette?”
The princess smiled cheerfully and took her body to where her coachman was.
“Even the articles you see over there are fake!”
“The kids don’t listen well…”
The coachman hesitated a little, but it was not impossible to whip him. Although the speed was less than 1/10th of the normal speed, the carriage let out a clattering sound and headed towards where the knights were standing.
“Stop! No one can go beyond this unless they have special business!”
The knight in silver-white armor shouted loudly. Next to and behind him stood similar knights fully armed.
‘The condition of the armament is surprisingly good. He was dressed in full-body armor that wouldn’t be strange even if the dust accumulated, and he not only brought a sword, but also a spear and an axe… Even if someone saw that a small civil war broke out between nobles in this area, they would naturally believe it.’
The princess swallowed her saliva and waited for Ceres to take action.
Naturally, Ceres was planning to transform into ‘Annette Carcassonne.’ No matter what the situation was, there was no problem as long as I could fool these knights.
Ceres put her hand on his waist as always.
“Wow, Ceres is really well-prepared. Where did you get Annette’s blood?”
“Are you asking because you really don’t know?”
The princess really didn’t know, but she made an awkward expression when she heard Ceres’ words.
“Oh, so does that mean I can turn into all the women I’ve met so far?”
“It would be suicidal to change next to the princess… But in the current situation, it can be said to be useful.”
The princess, recalling Ceres’ fearsomeness once again, trembled. Ceres smiles her eyes and lifts the vial containing Annette Carcassonne’s blood to her mouth.
“—Did you? Please go back immediately!!”
“Cough!”
Ceres opened the lid of the medicine bottle and quickly closed it when he heard a woman’s voice coming from outside.
“What is this voice?”
“This is Annette Carcassonne’s voice.”
“Wow, I almost got into big trouble.”
The princess sighed and fanned her hands. Meanwhile, Ceres returned her vial to her case hidden at her waist and leaned out of her window.
“I don’t know where on earth some stupid nobleman came all the way here, but it’s Annette Carcassonne… Mom!”
“Annette Carcassonne! If you don’t mind, could you come here?”
Annette instinctively furrowed her eyebrows at the words of Ceres, a commoner, but that was not important.
Ceres’ words are the princess’ orders!
At first glance, it was a shabby-looking carriage, so Annette, who thought it was a baron who rolled around more than a stone in the empire, coughed and cleared her throat urgently, motioned for the knights to stay in their seats, and quickly jumped into the carriage, holding the hem of her dress.〈 Br〉
She was even wearing her armor awkwardly over the fur coat she wore last time. Anyone could see that she had been brought here in a very hasty manner and was working to guard her path.
“W-What did you call me for? If… If the princess isn’t there, how dare you, a commoner—”
“Annette! Come inside!”
When the princess’s face appeared from the window where Ceres had shown her face, Annette made an expression of surprise and her eyes sparkled.
“Ah, ah, ah! Princess! Princess Venus! Oh, uh! I heard the news from Holympia!”
Before Annette, who made a fuss, could get into the carriage, Ceres tactfully got out of the carriage first. At first, Annette thought, ‘How dare you get off before I get on?’ She had the same expression, but realized that the carriage was unimaginably narrow, and if Ceres had not gotten off, she would have had nowhere to ride in the first place.
“Wow, I heard that you have become the crown princess. Ah, me too! I, Annette Carcassonne, wanted to see your face and congratulate you, but you know my situation. It is the Carcassonne family’s responsibility to be locked up in this fortress city and rot. Because it’s fate…”
Carcassonne, who was pretending to cry for no reason, carefully rubbed the area around his eyes so as not to remove his makeup.
“So, what brought you here?”
“Annette, listen carefully.”
The princess smiled wonderfully, held Annette’s hand tightly, and gently stroked the back of her hand.
“Help me! I need your help to find my lovely daughter!”
“Ah, ah… Your Majesty Venus…”
Annette, her face dripping with love, feels the princess’ hand and carefully opens her mouth.
“Then, the person I met yesterday who looked exactly like the princess was, of course, your daughter?”
The princess was convinced by these words from Annette.
Minos is here!
