Volume 3 Chapter 16 Owl’s Tale II
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
The bodyguard captain shouted, spitting as she did.
The witch with glasses next to her seemed to be nervously holding Maribel’s hand.
”W-What should we do? I’m sweating bullets. Captain Licht, let’s move Your Excellency to a nearby room on a stretcher.”
”Oh! The stretcher! Get the stretcher!”
A makeshift stretcher was brought in front of Kian, and Maribel was placed on it.
As he stepped back to avoid being in the way, a woman’s voice with a mature tone echoed in his mind.
’──Oh dear, it seems like quite a mess has unfolded while I looked away for just a moment.’
(‘Glasses’, where have you been?)
Kian frowned at his partner, who always seemed to disappear when things got tough.
As if sensing his inner frustration, ‘glasses’ spoke in a carefree tone.
’Just a little meditation.’
(You make it sound like you were just out picking flowers.)
’It’s similar enough.’
(‘Glasses’)
Kian sighed internally as he joined the line of guards watching anxiously.
(For self-defense, I’ll gather at least the minimum information about you, but that doesn’t mean I’m denying your freedom of thought. If you don’t want to talk, just say so, and I won’t press. But that’s only if there’s no urgent issue at hand.)
’…Hmph. You’re surprisingly understanding for once.’
(Over the past few months, you’ve helped me out a lot. You’ve saved my life, and I think of you like a partner.)
’Is that so? Then, don’t ask too much about this one. It’s not just that this one doesn’t want to talk, but more so because I’m thinking of you.’
(If you’re not in the mood to talk, then let’s put the discussion about your background on hold. More importantly, do you know what’s happening with Maribel? It seems no witch here knows the solution.)
Kian asked as he watched Maribel being carried into the west wing on the stretcher.
’Glasses’ replied.
’A mere glimpse tells me the curse seal hasn’t activated yet. If that’s the case, the princess’s body is still showing a rejection response to the magic contract with Tobal Cain. Trying to erase the seal triggers a magic resistance, unable to remove it and resulting in a massive loss of life force──that’s why she’s gasping for breath. Might as well surrender to the curse seal’s erosion.’
(If you give in to the curse seal’s erosion, won’t her spirit be contaminated? Certainly, Owl’s curse seal is a curse that strips away Maribel’s free will.)
’Indeed. It may not mutate immediately, but it will gradually change into something else. Without careful examination, we can’t know how the princess’s spirit will change or the speed of the contamination.’
”Lord Kian”
Mid-conversation about ‘glasses’, the witch who had been standing nearby stepped forward.
She pushed up the ‘glasses’ on her nose and fixed a determined gaze on Kian.
”As you can see, Her Excellency seems to have caught a bit of a cold. Please make your exit here for today.”
”Understood. But is Her Excellency going to be alright?”
”She’ll be fine. My subordinate, Christina, will be back soon, and there’s nothing you can do. ──Thank you for visiting today. The exit is over there.”
”Now hold on, Head Magician, are you sure we can just let Mr. Kian leave?”
A young guard standing nearby raised an eyebrow.
The guard next to her nodded once and opened her mouth.
”Lord Kian, you seem to recognize that curse seal, don’t you? And it seems like you might know something about the princess’s condition.”
”Ridiculous, he’s just an Adventurer. That seal is an ancient and complex magic contract, there’s no way an ordinary person, let alone someone versed in magic, would know about it.”
(If I examine Maribel up close with the ‘glasses’, I might be able to figure out a way to ease her symptoms.)
’If the princess’s magic-repelling ring is shattered, it will do the trick. Then, her magic resistance won’t be able to withstand the curse, and the erosion should begin in earnest. Once it starts, her tachyonian cells will mistake Tobal Cain’s magic power and cells for “allies” and begin to accept them. Without diverting her life force to resist the curse, she won’t suddenly collapse anymore.’
(Is there any other way?)
’Any other way? Either kill Tobal Cain or intimidate him into breaking the contract. Otherwise, we could strengthen the princess’s body or equip her with more advanced magic-repelling gear.’
(Strengthen Maribel’s body? Is that even possible?)
’It’s possible. Transfer your cells to the princess, putting her in a semi-“Blood Servant” state. You can consume the magic power emitted by Tobal Cain’s curse, and her body will become stronger. As for mental pollution, your bodily fluids have aphrodisiac and charm effects, so your charm will permeate first, repelling other curses.’
”────”
He couldn’t help but furrow his brow at the ‘glasses’ witch’s suspicious response.
In front of him, the glasses witch heaved a sigh, her large breasts swaying.
”Anyway, Lord Kian, please return. I’ll check on the princess’s condition, so this is where we part.”
As the head magician left, several guards stepped forward to take his place.
”Mr. Kian, you do know something, don’t you?”
”…About 3 weeks ago, Lord Owl issued a dishonorable command not to approach within 2 hundred meters of Her Excellency Maribel. I’m thinking, maybe that curse was carved by Lord Owl.”
”……”
”Lord Kian, if you know something, tell us. Before the battle with Sir Oswald, there was no such pattern on His Excellency’s shoulder. Something happened during the fight──while we were waiting outside the moat, didn’t it?”
The men questioned him in hushed tones.
Behind them, the ladies attending the salon were whispering behind their fans.
”…Is Her Excellency suffering from a serious illness?”
”If that’s the case, who will take her place?”
”I believe there’s a distant relative──”
”Maybe it’s time I switch allegiances.”
Voices that should have been inaudible could be easily picked up by the vampire’s heightened senses.
Unlike the guards, the ladies didn’t seem to be completely enamored with Maribel yet.
After a moment of thought, Kian looked around at the guards and spoke up.
”If I could examine Her Excellency up close, I might learn something. If you could let me into the bedroom later, I could check on her condition.”
”Um…”
”The bedroom? No, that’s…”
”That would be difficult, wouldn’t it? I’m just a Lower-rank Adventurer from Azrael. The earlier judgment from the Head Magician──was it Ms. Lucretia?──was a sensible one.”
Even if he had to leave here, after completing Guy’s quest and getting the magic sword repaired, everything would be solved by taking down the Owl.
Kian thought that way, but the guards exchanged serious looks and then turned back, nodding.
”Understood, I’ll secretly guide you to a waiting room. Just wait there until nightfall.”
”…Are you serious?”
”I am. Lady Lucretia always leaves at 7 in the evening. I don’t know when she’ll return tonight, but once she and the bureaucrats are gone, I’ll sneak you into her quarters.”
”But if we get caught, it won’t end well.”
Kian furrowed his brow as he said this, but the guards merely shrugged.
”Usually, that’s the case. If the ladies behind us find out, the Princess will have to take some action. But unless that’s the case…”
”Won’t they actually be pleased?”
Kian could only sigh at the guards’ serious expressions.
Despite a slight hesitation, if ‘glasses’ possesses the ability to locate targets and can turn into mist, or even has the power to charm and brainwash those they meet, sneaking into their bedchamber shouldn’t be an issue.
Since they lack the ability to transform like an owl, encountering a group of witches who are immune to charm would be a problem, but… if they are a witch, they should have a v**ina.
He could just rape them and inject his bodily fluids into their body.
That way, that witch would become Kian’s s*x slave and fall into a powerless, puppet-like state.
(A vampire’s abilities are tailored to my ape-like instincts.)
’Ku fu fu…. If you gain the ability to transform, you could transform into your prey beforehand and check their erogenous zones, allowing for a smooth assault. Let yourself turn into a straw doll first. I’ll transform into you too, so we can both examine each other’s erogenous zones…’
”Stop!”
”Eh?” “Huh!?” “S, sorry. I’m pushing it too far, aren’t I?” “Yeah, I wasn’t right.”
”──No”
Kian rubbed his temples and shook his head slowly.
”No, it’s not that. It was just… another matter that caused me to suddenly shout in anger. …Ah, please show me to the dressing room. As requested, I want to examine the princess’s body tonight.”
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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