rdie and The King of the Beastkin
The deer beastkin guided us as we walked through the capital.
Apparently, this man was the person in charge at the checkpoint.
It was still noonti, but only a few people were outside.
A lot of shops were closed, so even if it was the capital, it was desolate.
Has it always been like this here?
No, normally it is very lively The truth is, a warlock attacked this country around a month ago.
By a warlock?
According to the deer beastkins story, a warlock suddenly appeared at the place where the national army was training, and he annihilated the troops.
The king of this country and the beast king soldiers, who comprised ten of the strongest beastkin in this country, sohow drove the enemy back. However, at the ti of his retreat, the warlock cast a curse on the king of the beastkin. Because of that, the king fell into a situation wherein he could not even rise.
Because of the warlocks attack, many people who belonged to the National Ard Forces died. Those who survived were heavily injured and are currently undergoing dical treatnt.
O, oh, is that so.
There were no newspapers and television in this world.
In other words, news from other countries rarely cos in unless through hearsay.
The kings of each nation had their personal intelligence network, so apparently, they could gather information about the other countries; however, that information also have ti lags, and they were not disseminated among the masses.
A warlock killed many beastkin, but I did not have the faintest idea.
I felt a sense of dread at the things that were unknown and unnoticed.
If I thought it did not have anything to do with since this incident occurred in the country of the beastkin, then that would be the end of it.
However, what if this occurs in the kingdom of Glendale now? My precious family will be in danger, yet I wont notice it.
Well, right now, everyone is gathered at the Ifrus Academy of Magic, and Sage Luarno is also with them. Besides, I also gave all my family mbers a protective bracelet, so even if the warlock who attacked this country also attacks Glendale, I think they will not be injured.
Just as I hypothesized the possibility of that situation, I thought I should consider how to gather information in real-ti, even if I am abroad.
I asked the deer beastkin about another thing that had been bothering .
It was said that the warlock attacked around a month ago, but what about his tracks after?
We do not know. I heard he sustained a huge hole in his belly from the kings attack, buthe was not able to finish him off. We do not know if he might have recovered and will attack this place any mont, so as a precaution, all the citizens are basically staying indoors.
So thats how it is.
So even though it was the capitals main street, there were few people around.
Is the warlock who attacked this country the sa as the one who attacked us? is what I thought, but apparently, it was not the case.
The warlock who attacked us did not have a hole in his stomach.
In that case, it would an that there are two warlocks near this country.
Compared to humans, the physical abilities of beastkin are exceptionally high.
Moreover, the so-called strongest among them could not defeat the warlock even though they attacked him in a group, and he might be lurking nearby.
Its better to be a little bit more vigilant.
I secretly released mana and activated several magic spells.
We reached the royal palace after walking for a while.
Contrary to the elegant royal palace of the kingdom of Alheim, this countrys palace was rustic, and its structure was highly practical.
We parted with the deer beastkin here.
There was a separate inspection in order to enter the royal palace, and the deer beastkin who was in charge of the capitals inspection could not help us.
Who are you?
The wolf beastkin gatekeeper stopped us. We could not say we were here to sightsee since we deliberately ca to the royal palace.
I glanced at rdie, who was behind .
Yeah, Ill be the one to negotiate from hereon, ow.
rdie went before .
Hm? Eh, t, this scent!!
The wolf beastkin was shocked at sothing.
Eh, did I stink?
While I was thinking so, rdie removed her hood.
Your Highness rdie!
The wolf beastkin genuflected before rdie.
I was relieved.
Apparently, I wasnt stinky.
Wait, the gatekeepers reactionas expected, rdie is part of the royalty, right?
.
I heard that Father collapsed due to the curse, so I returned, ow. May I enter the palace, ow?
Certainly!
yeah.
rdie really is a princess.
Thats because the one who got cursed was the king, right? By calling him father, that would an she was his daughter, right.
Unwittingly, I made the princess of another country wear a maid uniform and made her serve
Sorry, rdie.
And to everyone in Vestier.
With these thoughts, I followed the wolf beastkin and rdie to a room guarded by nurous soldiers.
The wolf beastkin inford the guards about rdies return, and all of them genuflected before her.
We entered the room after.
A remarkably huge beastkin was sleeping on a bed surrounded by beastkin who looked like they were physicians.
Father!
rdie ran towards the beastkin.
Father, I ca back, ow. Its rdie, ow, do you understand, ow?
Tears overflowed from rdies eyes.
I stood a little further behind rdie and assessed the condition of the sleeping beastkin.
A black pattern had erged in his entire body.
Maybe its the Black Death Curse.
Black Death Curse was a kind of curse that culminated in death, and it would start with a small black pattern, but it would gradually progress until it covered the entire body.
As the black pattern spread, the whole body would experience intense pain akin to being pierced with nails.
Then, after approximately one month, the whole body would beco pitch black, ending in death.
By the way, death by the Black Death Curse also depended on the aptitude, but it was also possible to fall into darkness and beco a demon or a warlock.
This curse also forms a certain bond with the caster, so there was no way to remove it other than defeating the caster, or else he revoked the curse.
rdie, is it?
We could hear a weak voice.
The sleeping beastkin seed to have woken up.
Father!
Haha, I did not want you, only you, to see in this weak state.
That doesnt matter, ow.
Nevertheless, its good that you returned ho. I was ashad that I got a curse cast on , so I could not bring myself to inform youSorry.
It would take around two days for red Letter Birds to fly between Glendale and Vestier.
However, the Letter Bird ca to rdie today. In short, even though the curse had progressed to this point, this beastkin did not want to inform rdie two days prior.
However, it was not good that my body beca weak. I wanted to see you one final ti no matter what. Honestly, I thought I would not make it.
Dont say its the end, ow. Halt even brought here, ow.
rdie turned her head to after saying that.
Let introduce myself. I am Halt Elnor.
Human, is it Whats your relationship with rdie?
He glared at with a glint in his eye that was unbelievable for soone supposedly weakened by the curse.
I, is this the feeling one gets when asking a father for the hand of his daughter? Im a bit scared.
Were classmates in the academy of magic.
I did my best to stay calm, then I answered him.
S, so rdie entered the academy of magic. In that case, you are her friend, then.
Sohow, that beastkin seed to be relieved.
And he also emphasized the word friend.
Would he get mad if he were to know that I made rdie wear a maid outfit and let her serve at my mansion?
Gaahhh!
Suddenly, the beastkin, who was lying down, scread in agony.
The black pattern slightly spread in his entire body.
Your Majesty! Please hold on!
Its no use. The curses progression cannot be stopped.
Oy, hurry and get the analgesics!
All the surrounding physicians began to panic.
However, even if he was injected with painkillers, the Black Death Curses pain wont subside, and even healing and restorative magic were useless.
The king of the beastkin endured the pain for a few minutes, and he sohow withstood it, but if the patterns spread further two more tis, he will end up dead.
Halt, Ill do anything ow. So. please help my Father, ow.
rdies tears spilled as she begged .
I also wanted to help him if I can.
However, Black Death Curse cannot be cured by normal ans.
Yeah, by normal ans.
If possible, or rather, it was a magic that I would never use normally, but I know a magic spell that could dispel any curse, except the [Static Status] curse cast on by the Evil God.
rdie, you did say anything, right?
I confird rdies thoughts.
rdie listened to my words with a slightly bewildered expression, but she still nodded.
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