"Huh... Uh-huh. Uh-huh. I'm going to die..."
After I got out of the study, I ran like crazy. With all the strength in my chest, I ran very desperately. I'm glad it wasn't far from my room. When the 'load' time ran out, I either disappeared, leaving only my clothes in the hallway, or I almost ended my second life due to lack of physical strength.
Anyway, after sprinting, I went to bed, covered myself with the blanket, and immediately turned off 'load'. And I was summoned without any frills under the sawdust that had been designated in advance.
—Phew.
If I stay like this, I will die before I can come back to life... I staggered over to the middle of the hamster's house, stretching out to the pole. The sky was yellow, singing.
"Did you exercise? You look tough."
Kyle came closer, lifted me up from my gasping, and began to kiss me. I didn't have the strength to lift a single paw, so I just went limp and helplessly accepted all his acts of affection.
—Easy bastard...
"Yes, yes. I like you too."
—Mindless bastard...
"I'm going to make you a gift today."
Kyle put me down and put a handful of duck feathers in the handkerchief he had laid out for me last night. Then he began to knit with a very delicate touch. It was a little clumsy, and the stitches were sticking out, but it looked better than the yarn scrubbers I had made before. Had he practiced during that time?
I looked up at his face, my eyelids fluttering open. There was a warm smile hanging over it, which didn't match the endless winter.
What's so good about it? It's just a beast.
Feeling the handkerchief carefully placed on it as if he were handling something precious, I closed my eyes suddenly.
—Diligent, unaware, and affectionate bastard...
If I return alive, will I remember what happened someday? Then it must be a happy memory.
—... "..." "..."
It was a suffocating silence. I hugged a cashew nut like a shield and alternated between Kyle and the wizard looking down at me. It had been thirty minutes since I entered the study. They were constantly watching me as if I were a lab rat. Stop looking at me. It will be very penetrating.
Crunch.
I could hear the sound of swallowing loudly. The culprit was a wizard who was more nervous than I was by Kyle's side.
"Well, let's get started."
Perhaps he had finally made up his mind, a middle-aged wizard lifted me up with a cautious hand. The ride quality was not good at all. The palm of his hand was shaking like crazy, as if there had been an earthquake.
—Hey, mister...
This is a ride, what is it?
I sat in the mage's trembling palms, giving him a wary look. Kyle was staring at me like he was going to tear me to death, so I was nervous. But he didn't mean it badly, did he? I'm worried about everything, yes, I'm worried. He's just an ordinary demon beast lover.
As I looked up, the wizard wiped the sweat with the back of his hand and began to inject blue magic into my body. I closed my eyes tightly and hugged the cashew nut in my arms more tightly. I didn't know how my body would accept the unknown power that the system didn't know, but there was no way to stop it, so the best thing to do now was to gamble. If I hadn't grown up, Kyle would have done it anyway, if not now.
Ok. It's better to get hit first.
—...?
Thud.
However, with the sound of something dull colliding with each other, my body was pushed a little. I hugged the cashew nut that I almost missed even tighter, and I pulled my head out and looked around like a meerkat. Well, what is it? What was flying?
"...Did you do it?" "I did it..."
There was a dry silence. The wizard swallowed again and put his hand back to my body.
"I... I'll try harder this time."
Aside from what he said curiously, he was still trembling. Your life is also very difficult. I tapped the wizard's hand with my front paw and took a short deep breath. Come, I'm ready.
"...Suck!"
The mage made a strange sound and drew blue energy from his palm. The moment when the magic power shot with such a fierce momentum touched my body.
Ting.Ting.Flick.
My body rolled around twice and hit the wall, burying Kyle in the yarn where he floated.
"Cashews!"
Kyle quickly lifted me up. I shook my head to shake off the feeling of static electricity running through my whole body.
'What the hell is it?'
What the heck is this? Is magic so exciting in the first place?
[□ □ □ not □ unfortunate power.]
I looked up and stared blankly at the system window in front of me. The letters were broken down into pixels, making it difficult to read, but I knew what they were trying to say.
'Is it that my body collides with the magic of this world? Is that why an unexpected demon appeared during reconnaissance?'
While I rubbed my chin and thought about it seriously, Kyle was eagerly scanning my body, making sure there were no scars.
"...Your Majesty. I don't think he's an ordinary demon."
Then, the wizard, who was sweating like rain, muttered in a creeping voice.
"What is this little thing if it is not an ordinary demon beast?"
Kyle shouted, covering himself with his palms, and the mage standing in the distance twitched his shoulders with a stunned face.
Hey, hey, don't say too much, it's not his fault.
"Well, but instead of accepting the magic power, it bounces and bounces..."
As the wizard whimpered, I picked up the cashews that had flown away. The tip was a little broken because it rolled and hit as it flew. It looked like there was a little bit of dust on it.
—...
I scooped up the cashews in my hand. Ugh, I won't eat it. I don't eat it because it's dirty. I have to 'fetch' and eat.
I sat down and looked at the two of them, who were still in a mess, or rather, one of them was in a one-sided embarrassment. I can't dry it because it's like this. I just have to wait for it to be over properly.
Thinking so, I looked at the system window again where the text was out of alignment.
"Your Highness!"
Hearing a loud noise, I turned my head and looked at the study door that swung open. It was a familiar face. He was one of Kyle's knights in the scouting party.
"What's going on? I have a visitor, and I'm in a hurry." "Sorry, sorry! But I got a letter saying that Prince Belial had been attacked!"
"...Attack?"
...What? Attack?
I jumped to my feet. Kyle bit the wizard and grabbed me bravely and dropped me home. He closed the hamster house and approached the knight at the door.
Yamma. Do it from within! Let's listen to it too!
I stuck to the transparent membrane and pricked my ears. Fortunately, the door to the study didn't close completely, so I could barely hear the conversation.
To sum up, Belial was returning to Hwangseong when she was ambushed by a group of mysterious monsters. It was a serious accident that caused the carriage to overturn, but because it was closer to Hwangseong, it took some time for the news to reach Blake's estate...
I crossed my arms and trudged through the hamster's house.
is the beginning of the novel. So, at this point, the only raid I knew of was the mysterious soldiers hiding in the North, who had wounded Kyle in the right arm.
But in the end, it didn't happen to Kyle, but Belial was attacked?
'...Something is wrong.'
So, wasn't Belial the force that ambushed Kyle in the original? I sat on the thought swing and swayed back and forth.
The forces that are now ruling the imperial city are definitely the second prince, Belial. He hated to admit it, but he had an exceptional leadership style and a bewitching smile, so all the people in the capital followed him well. So it is different from the inside of the imperial palace. As far as I know, some of the courtiers already openly regard Belial as the emperor. Even though the first prince is still alive on his hand.
'But what was his name?'
Then, a system window flashed in the air.
[Lorentz, Serena Meinhardt, was weak and cowardly, unable to defeat Kyle by force, and unable to defeat Belial by intellect, so all that was left was the pride of being the First Prince.]
'That's right. Lorenz.'
I even forgot his name because it was unlucky. I remembered his description in a book. Her hair is lighter pigmented than Belial. At first glance, he resembled his mother, Serena, and his thick eyebrows and clear features resembled the emperor.
[Eyes_Eyes]
Ok. Such an impression.
However, in the imperial family, which values legitimacy, Belial cannot become emperor, even if he is more powerful. Above all, it is not that there are no forces that support the First Prince Lorenz, and the emperor must also want to entrust the country to his eldest son.
So I thought that no matter how much Belial was running around, Lorenz wouldn't interfere at all. You can become an emperor even if you stay still, but you don't have to scratch and make crumbs.
—It's difficult, it's hard.
While I was spinning the wheel with my hands, as was my habit, Kyle, with a slightly subdued face, returned to the study. It looks like it has precipitated. Was he worried that he acted like an enemy? A speedy bastard.
With a short sigh, I used 'call' in the corner. He doesn't seem to have the spirit to take care of hamsters, so now is the perfect time to become Shu. Above all, this small body won't give him the comfort he needs. For now, as a human being, I wanted to be by Kyle's side.