How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 219

244. National Foundation Day (8)

After asking Marquis Roentgen to wait, explaining that the passage was narrow, I squeezed inside.

It wouldn’t be a problem if we went together, but this couldn’t be helped.

Actually, there’s something I didn’t mention.

‘Someone came in here before me.’

Originally, my plan was to destroy and disable the magic defending the vault.

But as soon as I touched it, I realized.

It was already disabled.

Someone’s here?

“……Who is it?”

I couldn’t guess.

Based on the information I had, who would enter this secret entrance at this time?

‘Could it be remnants of the Continental Integration Assembly? But……’

If that were the case, the executive’s actions just now wouldn’t make sense.

For now, I needed to prepare myself and go down.

Always be ready to attack if anything seemed suspicious.

“Sylph.”

I summoned the intermediate wind spirit, Sylph, and created a flow of air around me so that I could sense even the slightest breeze.

With this, even if someone was there, I wouldn’t be caught off guard.

I went down the stairs leading to the secret warehouse.

The descent took about two minutes.

Finally, I reached the bottom and, as expected, there were traces of someone having walked there.

The doors that should have been closed were open.

‘So, there’s someone else besides me aiming for this.’

I didn’t let my guard down.

“Sylph, if you sense anyone other than me, act immediately.”

After confirming that Sylph nodded, I headed straight to the innermost part of the secret vault.

As expected, the vault was open.

And I could hear footsteps and rustling sounds, as if someone was doing something.

“……Whew, I finally managed somehow. Seriously, why do they make me do things like this…… Ugh. Just wait until I get back.”

A voice complaining as if dissatisfied.

“……Could it be.”

As Sylph prepared to act according to my command, I waved my hand and canceled the order.

Wait.

Sylph looked at me, confused, and I waved my hand to indicate it was okay, instructing her to stand by for now.

If my guess was correct, the person who visited here before me wouldn’t be a significant threat.

Because it was a voice I had heard before.

Very recently, too.

Rather, I was curious to hear why she was here and what she was thinking.

I silenced my footsteps and carefully peeked into the room, and I saw the back of a woman in a dress diligently disarming the safe where the treasure was placed.

“Oof! Now, if I open this box……”

“What happens when you open it? Does it explode? Does it blow up? I like explosions. You have to end with an explosion to get the taste.”

“Oh, come on~ that’s not going to happen. Well, there seems to be a trap like that, but it’s obvious, so I quickly disarmed it……”

Her voice, which had been answering casually, suddenly became quieter.

“Hiyahhhhhhhhhhk?!”

“Shh.”

I materialized Sylph so that she could be seen and used her to threaten the woman.

“A spirit?”

“I’m glad you recognize it. Then you know what that means, right?”

“……Yes……. Well…… anyway……”

She noticed me and slipped to the side.

I was threatening her, but wasn’t she being a little too obedient, this lady…….

“What on earth are you doing here, Your Highness Princess Resilia?”

“What do you mean, I wasn’t doing anything…… Eh?”

The princess, who was about to shamelessly make excuses, couldn’t finish her words and froze with her eyes wide open.

It was worth calling out the identity I was deliberately hiding.

“Um…… I think you’ve mistaken me for someone else…… I’m Hal……”

“Mistaken or not, I think I saw it right, Your Highness Princess Resilia?”

“I, I don’t know such a person!”

“Sylph.”

Sylph tilted her head and floated forward.

That’s because I only ordered her to come forward, not to attack.

But that was enough.

“Ah, I know! That’s right! Yes! You recognized me correctly!”

In the end, she obediently admitted it.

Well, even if she denied it to the end, she couldn’t deceive my eyes, so it was meaningless.

“……You’ve done something that could become quite an international issue. A princess stealing.”

“Humph. I know that no one outside has time to care about that anyway, right?”

“Oh ho?”

As I looked at her with interest, the princess quickly covered her mouth as if realizing she had made a mistake.

I didn’t know anything about this princess except her name.

But I had a rough idea of how to handle her.

Compared to the other royals, she’s still clumsy.

“In short, the imperial family thought that something would happen today in some way, and some specific someone told Your Highness to sneak out and steal, is that right?”

“There’s no way that’s true, right? Hohohohohoho~.”

“It’s pretty obvious on your face. ……In the end, what you’re aiming for is the thing you’re hiding behind your back.”

“……Ugh.”

The princess flinched.

“Anyway, don’t try anything funny and hand it over. It’s no use racking your brain here.”

I had no grudge against that lady, and I had no intention of doing anything rough.

Just by looking at her, I got the feeling that she was ordered by someone and moved without knowing anything.

I turned around behind the hesitant princess and simply snatched the key she was hiding behind her back.

It was a key about the length of my elbow.

“Ah! Give it back!”

“What do you mean give it back? It’s originally from here.”

“……Ugh.”

“Well, this is mine now.”

“Wait a minute? Ah!”

After telling others not to steal, she looks at me with eyes as if she heard some absurd nonsense when I try to steal it.

If you’re upset, you can become stronger than me.

I tried to put the leisurely snatched key into the subspace, but it didn’t work, so I clicked my tongue.

‘Is transfer or storage impossible?’

Perhaps because of the function of this key, I can’t put it in the subspace.

I can’t even transfer it.

Do I have to carry it around like this?

I sighed, took out a string, tied the key, and tied it tightly around my waist.

It’s a little uncomfortable, but it’s better than carrying it around.

As I was about to leave this place, I heard the princess, who still couldn’t let go of her regrets, grumbling behind me.

“What…… is it…….”

“Me? What else could I be? I greeted you earlier, I’m a merchant.”

“Aaaaaa merchant~?”

She’s making a face as if she’s heard the most nonsense in the world.

Is this person really a princess?

“Your dignity is falling. Please speak politely according to your status? And please straighten your expression.”

“…….”

“Frankly speaking, shouldn’t you be relieved that I’m not seriously questioning Your Highness?”

“……!”

Only then did the princess feel a little fear of me again and took a few steps back.

Well, I’m just saying.

‘I don’t want to bother her because I don’t know what kind of person the princess is.’

Because I’m sticking to the policy of leaving everyone alone except for the wicked.

Above all, I have a slightly different thought about her, so it’s better for her to survive if possible.

“I won’t say anything else, so please take care of yourself so you don’t get caught. Then I won’t say anything.”

“……You want me to believe that?”

“It’s true.”

I know I can’t be trusted.

Do as you please.

I just shrugged my shoulders and went out through the entrance I had entered again.

Since it’s a one-way street, the princess has no choice but to follow me, whether she likes it or not.

“Wait a minute!”

“……Yes?”

I answered without looking back.

“That key. Can’t you hand it over?”

“I don’t want to.”

“Do you even know what it is?”

“Um…… An artifact to go to a specific place.”

“…….”

I heard the sound of the princess stopping.

That’s the answer.

What’s the answer is that she knew the use of this and aimed for it.

“The original name of this key is ‘Invitation from the Sky’. If you use this, the magic embedded in this artifact will be activated and you will be moved to a specific location.”

“……How do you know that?”

“I have a little secret.”

I parried appropriately and went up again.

This time, there was a sound of the princess hurriedly chasing me.

“Then sell it to me!”

“It’s not a bad offer, but…… honestly, there’s no reason to choose it.”

“Do you think I can’t pay?”

Rather, I’m afraid that you’ll readily pay whatever amount I call.

That’s also a good choice, but it’s meaningless at this point.

“Don’t get me wrong. I’m not doing this to tease you.”

“Then?”

“……Because it’s safer for me to have it.”

When I stopped again, I felt something hit my head right behind me.

“Ouch! Why did you stop!”

“Your Highness, may I ask you something?”

“You’re already being rude?”

“Ah, never mind. How many guards did you bring? Yes?”

A voice that doesn’t understand.

“You’re a princess, so you must have brought guards. You wouldn’t have swam across the border alone, would you?”

I asked with a glimmer of hope, but the princess wonderfully turned my expectations into disappointment.

“……I just brought some of my personal soldiers?”

“Are there any knight-class? Maybe someone with a high name?”

“No…… But they’re all formal knights of the Empire.”

“Tch, trash.”

“……Yes?”

That means that the princess’s guards are at best Aura Practitioner level.

That level won’t help.

“Listen carefully, Princess.”

“…….”

“No, don’t be sulky, listen properly. It’s about your life.”

“……What do you mean?”

“It means that as soon as we come out, you can run away or whatever, while I buy time.”

“That’s…….”

“I don’t have time.”

I clicked my tongue and came outside.

As expected, my ominous feeling was right.

“E, Aileen…… um…….”

I heard the voice of Marquis Roentgen, who was waiting outside.

However, his voice was somehow trembling.

“……Things have become difficult.”

He, who had been cheering with interest while watching my power, rarely makes a troubled sound.

It can’t be helped.

Damn it.

[Oh, my…… I wondered where I had seen that aura before. Could it be you? Young spiritist.]

The black robe fluttered.

The white human hand bones peeking out from the hem of the robe were clutching a black metal staff.

It was as if the truly evil being was proving himself with his whole body.

As expected. Was that so?

I thought I felt something like black magic from a while ago, so I wondered.

“……It’s a joyous occasion, so really precious people have come a lot. I didn’t think you’d be here too. Do they invite liches [undead sorcerers] to banquets these days?”

[Is that a joke?]

Barely maintaining my composure, I glared at the lich in front of me.

“Have you been well, Kmelz-nim?”

Kmelz Alfrens, a black magician known to the world as the ‘Mad Lich’, is here.

……Why is this guy here?

I felt like screaming.

Two of the main dangerous figures in the original work have gathered in the royal castle of the Selvas Kingdom.

[To think you remember me! That’s a truly pleasant thing!]

Meanwhile, the lich in front of me was cackling at what he found enjoyable.

‘……This is a bit too much.’

I felt like my sweat glands were tingling because I was sweating so much.

Why is that lich here?

Marquis Roentgen sent a look.

A look asking what to do.

The princess also followed up belatedly and barely suppressed a scream when she saw Kmelz.

“Li, Lich?!”

Unfortunately, you guys are no help.

Thankfully, that lich doesn’t seem interested in the marquis or the princess.

[Hmm, noisy. ……Good. You humans get out of here.]

Thankfully, he seems to be pretending not to see the two humans who he has no interest in.

The marquis hesitated and looked at me, and I nodded to mean it was okay.

I also signaled the princess to go.

Only then did the two hesitate and run away.

It’s a hindrance anyway.

“……What’s going on? It doesn’t seem like you just came out for a stroll.”

[I’m still not very happy with the outside air.]

As he laughed, the sound of rattling from his jawbone rang out.

‘It’s real.’

It must be him who came, not using the body of a black magician to speak like last time.

But what is he aiming for?

[There’s no need to say it again, brat.]

Kmelz pointed a finger extending from the hem of his robe at me.

To be exact, the key I’m wearing on my waist.

[I’m interested in that.]