Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 16

16.

I honestly couldn’t believe this situation.

‘Let’s stay calm.’

Listening to the approaching breaths of the attackers, I tried to calm myself as much as possible. Panicking now would do no good. I needed to figure out how to get out of this situation as safely as possible.

The problem was that there was so little time.

*Swish*, the sound of a sword being drawn. The sense of dread that cold, metallic sound gave me far exceeded my imagination.

‘Calm down, calm down.’

Repeating it several times, I very subtly used the Breathing Technique of the Wind. Mana spread through my body. The night breeze that blew in just in time calmed my mind and body.

‘If I hadn’t learned spirit magic, I would have panicked and died of a heart attack.’

As I pondered, two attackers had already approached right in front of my bed.

Even with my eyes closed, I could clearly feel the movements of the attackers.

I waited persistently.

“Left.”

The attacker, who felt like a middle-aged man, spoke, and a younger attacker replied.

“He might scream and wake up.”

“Don’t worry about that part.”

I could feel the middle-aged attacker approaching my face.

And I felt that now was the time.

The cold metal’s murderous intent touched my senses, which had become even more sensitive after learning the Breathing Technique of the Wind, and told me that the younger attacker had raised his sword high.

‘Undine, Sylph.’

At the same time as my thought, the spirits popped out.

*Clang-!*

“Cough!”

Undine protected my legs from the attacker’s sword without me even ordering her to.

The spirits’ water barrier and wind chains naturally defended and attacked at the same time, successfully.

And I shot up like lightning.

“Sylph!”

I just called out the spirit, but my mana hole [a point in the body where mana is concentrated] rotated like crazy, spewing mana all over my body and connecting to Sylph at the same time.

Sylph moved much faster and more powerfully than when practicing against Gale.

Sylph’s body, which had become a blade, repeatedly scratched the abdomens of the two attackers.

“Cough!”

I darted towards the door.

“Gale!”

I called Gale louder than ever.

They were flustered, but they would soon run away. Because they would want to live.

‘Undine.’

Undine immediately left the room and came to my side.

‘I survived thanks to the water barrier. They… used skills without me having to order them individually. Undine, in particular, accurately identified and blocked the direction of the attackers’ attacks.’

In fact, if it hadn’t been for Undine, the attackers might have succeeded in their attack, but I could not rule out the possibility of suffering a serious leg injury or, as they intended, being cut off.

‘Is it really an A-grade skill? They are all low-level spirits and the skill level is not high, but the efficiency is amazing.’

Only now could I feel that my back was soaked with sweat.

When I saw Gale in the hallway, my legs gave way.

Gale didn’t bother to ask me for details.

Ken was also next to Gale.

“Escort His Highness.”

Ken bowed his head.

“Yes.”

Gale’s figure disappeared.

All my tension was instantly released, and only now did the urge to vomit come out.

Ken immediately picked me up.

It seemed like we were going to another room, not the bedroom.

“I’ll take you to my room for now. You’ll feel better if you have a cup of warm water and get some rest.”

The Crown Prince’s palace was quite large, and it took quite a while to get to Ken’s room.

We went down two floors, and Ken’s room was at the end of the hallway. It was the floor used by the servants, but it was as quiet as a mouse now.

After arriving at the room, Ken put me down on the bed and poured me some water.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

I tried to open my mouth calmly.

“It’s the first time… it’s happened to you.”

After taking a sip of water, I nodded.

“I’m used to being ignored, but… it’s the first time someone has tried to harm me directly.”

Ken smiled faintly.

“I don’t have as much strength as Sir Gale, but I have the power to protect His Highness, so don’t worry and get some rest. Sir Gale will be back soon.”

I didn’t consider the possibility of Gale missing the attackers at all.

As the tension eased and my mind calmed down to some extent, I could feel anger slowly consuming my chest.

‘As synchronization ended, all the existing memories, emotions, etc., became like my own. I was a timid and fearful person. Unlike the Crown Prince… I was hurt by every word and every act of ignoring me, and sometimes I even felt fear. But… even in those memories, there was never an attempt to harm me directly.’

In other words, this attempted assassination of the Crown Prince was the first time it had happened, and I had never written about it.

‘It seems to be a reflex effect of me becoming Arুণ [a character’s name] and acting differently.’

I gnashed my teeth.

“Gale will catch those guys soon, right?”

Ken nodded.

“Of course.”

* * *

There were only three people in the Crown Prince’s palace.

Me, Ken, and Gale.

That’s because I kicked them all out, even though it used to be crowded with servants and maids.

And now two more have been added.

The faces of the two attackers were ordinary. They didn’t seem like they would harm anyone at all.

I sighed lightly as I looked at the attackers kneeling at the entrance of the Crown Prince’s palace.

‘They don’t have a single wound on the outside… but their eyes are completely dead.’

It seemed like they knew their sins and were only now imagining the punishment for them.

Ken opened his mouth.

“Your Highness, let’s imprison them for now.”

Gale interjected.

“They tried to harm Your Highness.”

Ken nodded.

“Yes. I have no intention of making the nonsense suggestion that we shouldn’t kill them.”

I asked briefly.

“Then?”

“We need to take advantage of the situation. They committed a crime worthy of death, but considering Your Highness’s current position, even if we expose it, only they will die and it will end there. Let’s make them disappear for the time being.”

Ken turned his gaze to Gale.

“Sir, is there a place where we can imprison them without anyone finding out?”

At that moment, one fact flashed through my memory.

“There’s the Crown Prince’s palace basement.”

Gale was worried.

“But keeping them in the palace is dangerous.”

“We can just tie them up well.”

They were the ones who tried to harm me, but if Gale tied them up, there was nothing particularly dangerous. Gale didn’t object any further either. Gale knew very well that the Crown Prince’s palace was a place where they could be imprisoned without anyone knowing.

Ken opened his mouth again.

“They’re not stupid, and they wouldn’t dare to harm Your Highness just for a few coins. They were disguised as servants, so I’ll start investigating from there.”

I ordered Gale.

“Gale, find the one who instigated them.”

“Of course, Your Highness.”

Gale turned his gaze to the attackers.

They trembled like aspen trees. It seemed like the fear of Gale was etched in their bones as much as the punishment they would receive in the future.

Gale turned his gaze to me.

“Please go in and rest, Your Highness. And from now on, I will reside in the room next to Your Highness.”

I didn’t refuse either.

“Okay.”

There was no guarantee that something like this wouldn’t happen again. Whoever instigated it had already done something bold once, so why couldn’t they do it twice?

Rather, there was a high possibility that they would try even harder because they had failed.

“I have a suspect, but I’ll wait for your investigation, Ken.”

Ken nodded.

“It won’t take long. There aren’t many people who can commission those with snake venom tattoos. It’s more likely to be someone inside the Imperial Palace than an enemy country.”

It was an impious remark to suspect the royal family, but neither Gale nor I particularly stopped him.

Because our thoughts were not much different.

Gale dragged the attackers away, and Ken followed me, seemingly to escort me to my bedroom, and continued to speak.

“What is a snake venom tattoo?”

“It’s a famous assassin guild.”

I asked as if I didn’t know, but I actually knew very well. The assassin guild ‘Venomous Snake’ is an organization that will be annihilated in the future while causing conflict with Karen.

‘It’s their heyday now.’

Ken’s explanation continued.

“It’s a famous and quiet assassin guild. The fact that they can’t be easily found makes them even more famous. Once you find them and make a request, they have never failed. Today will be their first failure.”

I clicked my tongue. They were too sloppy to be from an assassin guild that didn’t know failure. They must have taken me so lightly.

“An assassin guild…”

Ken said honestly.

“You were lucky.”

“It hasn’t even been a month since I contracted with the spirits. If they hadn’t failed to obtain the latest information about me, they would have had no choice but to be careless.”

After arriving at the bedroom, Ken bowed his head.

“Then please rest, Your Highness.”

“Have you use my left room. And for the time being, I think we should postpone bringing in servants and maids. I feel uneasy because the Venomous Snake guild guys were disguised as servants.”

Even with my somewhat unilateral decision, Ken did not express any dissatisfaction.

Once he swears allegiance, Ken’s personality is to use everything he has and sometimes even sacrifice himself to assist.

I knew that very well, so I had already marked Ken as my top priority as my advisor.

“Yes.”

“Well, it seems like it will be quite uncomfortable for you, so you can hire someone if you can confirm their identity for sure.”

Ken nodded.

“Thank you. I will hire someone when I find the culprit.”

Soon, Ken bowed once again and headed to the left room as I told him.

‘Ken’s skills aren’t bad right now either. He’s at least a mid-level Sword Expert.’

Having only Gale as a bodyguard was more than enough, but it seemed like it would be even more reassuring to have Ken by my side.

I went into the room, lay down on the bed, and fell into thought.

‘It doesn’t seem like it’s Ted, and the most suspicious person is Chen, right?’

Chen is impatient and hot-tempered. I had such a conflict with him a few days ago, so it probably would have been difficult for him to just let it go.

“The results will come out once we investigate. I’m glad I brought Ken after all.”

I was also planning to give Gale a slight hint about his younger sister Susan’s problem tomorrow.

‘By the way, Ken is an advisor, so according to my settings, he will rise to a high-level Sword Expert. Unlike knights, spirits masters only use the title of master for Sword Masters.’

I had written all the settings in detail, so there was a limit to my memory.

“But I definitely divided the knight, wizard, and spirit master stages.”

I closed my eyes comfortably.

I was going to forget everything for now and sleep comfortably.

Because I had been through too much.

And then a clear voice landed in my ear.

-You have escaped the first crisis. A reward will be given.

It was the system.