EUN: C82 = CHAPTER 101 OF THE WN.
For anyone who is curious: Val's arc is around 50+ chapters. I REPEAT 50+ CHAPTERS. after Val's arc is the FIANCÉ ARC!! That's probably where season 2 of the anime will start and for anyone curious the fiancé arc is being turned into a manga.
ENJOY READING!!
CHAPTER 82: THE CRUEL PRINCESS MAKES HER DECISION
"Save those kids!! Help them...!!"
After squeezing out those words, Val collapsed, as if all his strength had been drained from him as his breath came in ragged gasps, and the amount of swear dripping from him showed just how much he resisted saying those words.
"Kids...?"
What does that mean? I asked, still looking down at him as he knelt on the floor.
"There are two kids from the lower classes..." Val seemingly resigned, finally opened his mouth to explain, "...They were taken by human traffickers."
Without looking at me, he spat out those words bitterly and as I pressed more questions, he kept glaring at the floor.
"How can we help them?"
"They said they'll exchange them for five people in two days at dusk... though there's nothing I can do about it."
The reason why Val couldn't do anything related to crimes due to the enslavement contract. He couldn't carry out any action on his own, nor could he ask someone else to. In short, it was practically impossible for him to help out and even if he did have someone to make the exchange there was no guarantee that the traffickers would actually release the hostages.
"...I've already told you everything Princess. You've got no use for me now so just release me already." He said while deliberately smirking at me with a vile, mocking grin making me speechless as his eyes glinted with malice.
"...When is two days from now?"
"Well, I don't really know. The last time I lost consciousness was at noon the day after yesterday so it really depends on how much time has passed since then." as he spoke, Val looked out the window.
The light had already begun to face and it was getting dark.
He hadn't been around when we left the town earlier and we returned just before evening, which means that the two days he referred to is tomorrow.
"So the deadline is tomorrow" I muttered to myself.
Val glared out the window, as if angry at my words.
"....What are you going to do?"
"...I don't have much choice or options left don't I? So if the merciful Princess will give me substitutes or if you'd just give me permission to kill those bastards tomorrow, then maybe." He laughed mockingly as he looked up at me.
While I can see him grinning, his eyes were empty, filled with a void of hopelessness that even I hadn't expected.
"I can't allow that" I told him and then he scoffed with a short, "I thought so."
He probably had already given up. The enslavement contract had taken away all his means, and he had no way of doing anything else and even if I do released him now, he wouldn't be able to get a substitute for the exchange.
That is why...
That is why I gave him an order.
"Val you will be placed under house arrest for tonight."
"What?!" Val cried out. He leapt to his feet as if to charge at me, "WAIT!! You've got no use for me anymore! So hurry up and release me!!"
"It's not happening. I can't release you tonight."
With that I started walking where Stayle and the others are as Val stood there frozen as he shouts angrily.
"What is this supposed to be?! Is this some kind of punishment for me, you... You monster!!"
Upon hearing his words, a wave feeling of nostalgia came. He used to call me that four years ago.
Arthur gripped his sword again, the sound of it drawing tight at the mention of the word, 'monster'. Stayle restrained him with a hand.
"Stayle, Arthur."
I said. Ignoring Val, I stood between Stayle and Arthur and gazed at them.
Both of them immediately looked back and before I could speak again, Stayle bowed deeply and said, "As Princess Pryde commands,." while Arthur kneeled to show his readiness.
Tiara gasped at their behavior and then with a determined look, nodded at my way.
"I will help them."
With that, I turned back to Val, he was staring at us in disbelief, unable to close his mouth. He looked at us as though he couldn't comprehend what was happening.
However the answer was already clear to me.
Human trafficking is a criminal offense in our Kingdom. Those who kidnap children are the lowest of the low and I can't overlook it. And if Val truly wanted to save someone else, I had a duty to extend my hand.
As I had commanded him four years ago.
That was why I couldn't hesitate.
"I command you, Val. Tell us everything you know about these traffickers. About the children they've kidnapped and everything else."
With the enslavement contract, Val couldn't hurt anyone, deceive anyone or steal from anyone.
So...
"I will rescue my people and the people you care about!!"
With that, the final boss of this world rises again.
I will defeat the nameless villains.
With a strong resolve, I will act.
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EUN: THANKS FOR READING~^^~
I'LL TRY TO POST AS MUCH CHAPTER AS I CAN CAUSE AS MUCH AS I LIKE THIS ARC, I AM SO EXCITED WITH THE FIANCÉ ARC. I HAVEN'T READ THAT PART YET AND I'M JUST DYING TO KNOW "WHO" THE FIANCÉ IS!!!
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