Chapter 133

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

“In that Otome game that was in development, isn’t there a setting in which a prince in a neighboring country controls people?” I asked.

If this world bore a striking similarity to a situation in the game Makoto was developing, there should be a hint we could use from the game to lead us to solve this problem we found ourselves in.

Surely, the King wanted to return the original crown prince, Yaakummo, back to how he was before being put under control. It wouldn’t be wrong to say the King was currently facing a hostage situation with Lord Naaotto in control of the crown prince Yaakummo.

“Hmm… Oh, yeah. It wasn’t clear that it was this prince that was controlling people. There was a depiction, though, of a crown prince of a country besides his that was bedridden due to illness. If I remember correctly, this crown prince was being targeted for conquest,” said Makoto.

“If that’s so, this ‘illness’ could have been referring to brainwash by Lord Naaotto, right? Was there some more solid information about that depiction of the crown prince?” I asked.

“It was still in development, so the scenario hadn’t been that fleshed out yet. The protagonist was supposed to cure that neighboring country’s crown prince though, that’s for sure,” said Makoto, with an assertion.

If Makoto’s Otome game’s scenario were to be applied to this world, our protagonist would be Lyra. It would follow that if Lyra’s soul combined with mine, I would now be the protagonist, in a way.

“Ah! That means that to solve this situation with the crown prince currently under control, we need Rachel’s power,” Yuki said, clapping her hands together as if realizing something. I nodded to that.

“You’re probably right… And yet, I don’t think Lyra’s transportation powers works for me. On the other hand, my healing power is definitely affected. That’s why drinking Lord Naaotto’s blood didn’t have an effect on me. At least that part makes sense,” I said.

“Season two’s heroine does, in fact, have healing powers. You may be right, there,” Makoto said, in agreement.

“Let’s meet up with the crown prince Yaakummo and find out how far these healing powers can take us,” I said.

“Rachel! Hold on, one second, please. You wouldn’t start falling in love with the crown prince Yaakummo instead of me, would you? I’m worried about that,” Edward said, as if to test me.

I took a peek at Edward’s face to see what he really meant. He was grinning like a little boy who had just gotten away with a prank.

“Don’t worry, Edward-sama, I’m a one-way street,” I said, and smiled right back at him.

“Ha,” Edward started laughing.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Ha, ha,” I did, too.

We were then both laughing, together, wholeheartedly. There was nothing to be worried about. We were still carefree enough to joke around with each other.

“Alright, well, I’m off,” I said, “If the situation changes for the better, you’ll be out in no time, right? Or would you rather escape now?”

“No. We’ll wait here,” said Edward, “If we overreach now, we may get in the way of the King’s plans. We’ll be praying for you to fight hard for us. Rachel, seriously, though, be careful.”

Makoto and Yuki sent me off with similarly worried words. I left the dungeons, following Margarita. If we overstayed our situation here, it would only raise the chances of Lord Naaotto finding us out.

“Thank you for bringing me here,” I told Margarita.

“No, no. This was simply what I was directed to do by the King,” she said in reply to my thanks.

“Would it be possible for me to meet the crown prince Yaakummo?” I asked.

“That… would be a challenge. There are many people under Lord Naaotto’s control on the supposed side of crown prince Yaakummo and the King. It would be hard to get by them,” said Margarita.

“Ah, yes. But, still, I must somehow find a way to meet the crown prince and break the spell that is keeping him beholden to Lord Naatto… I’m also worried about the King’s well being,” I said.

“…Those that are beside the King are all people who have taken an oath to be loyal to the crown. No one knew that their drinks may be spiked with Lord Naaotto’s blood. On top of that, no one had even imagined that Lord Naaotto’s blood would have such a power behind it. The first people targeted in this mess were the King’s most loyal servants,” said Margarita, suddenly spilling details about the inner royal circle.

It was no surprise that they wouldn’t think their drinks were spiked with blood. It was even less of a surprise that they didn’t think that Lord Naaotto’s blood would have the power to manipulate them.

“Those people closest to the King were only ever working faithfully with complete loyalty towards the King,” said Margarita.

“The King was blessed with good people around him, wasn’t he?” I asked.

“Yes. That is exactly why I would ask for those closest to the King to be saved from Lord Naaotto’s blood magic first,” said Margarita. This was the point she was trying to get to all along, in a roundabout way. I see. I see now.

“I understand. I know now what you’ve wanted to say, Margarita-san. You’re saying we should increase our allies, first of all. You’re saying that to do that, the best move would be to convert back all of those closest to the King in the first place, right?” I asked.

“Yes. Precisely,” said Margarita, smiling slightly.

I could agree to such a plan. To add to that, we should, in order to make Lord Naaotto feel safe in his schemes, have all of those we convert back to act as if they are still following Lord Naaotto’s commands. Ultimately, we simply had to increase the number of people on our side.

“Well, then, would you please lead me to these people?” I asked.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]