(Lancelot’s POV)
“...What is this...?”
I glanced towards the pair of handcuffs that were put on me by the prince a few minutes ago with confused eyes.
“This is a magic handcuff. Whenever you try to escape from this mansion, it will immediately transmit electrical magic and zapped you on the spot.”
The prince explained nonchalantly. Also, without me realizing, he also put the cuffs on my neck.
“Do you really think that I would escape from here? You’re the one who told me that we are now in your family mansion’s at the southern part of the continent, that’s too far from my estate!”
What I said is true. A journey from the south back to my estate which was located in the northeast part of the continent without the help of teleportation magic is very far, and I have to somewhat revise a plan before I could escape and gather up enough
(Asher’s POV) After a few days stuck in the bed, the Baron finally rampaged, stating that he want to at least stroll around the mansion even though he couldn’t escape from it. So that night, I accompanied the Baron while assisting him in his walk.“W-Whoa...”He staggered while he walked slowly as he clung onto my arms.“How can I become this weak just after a few days of not walking? This is embarrassing...” He blushed.“Well, you were not far away from your rigor mortis(A condition where the body stiffen due to the lack of oxygen to the muscles. Usually occured after approximately 4 hours after death) in your death before, and you also have fever and anemia, so weakness in your body are to be expected.”I explained to him as I pulled his body near me. For some reason, seeing him all vulnerable as he clung onto me made me restless.
(Lancelot’s POV)“Are you nervous?”The prince asked me as he sat on the antique sofa in front of me. A few days ago, Prince Asher had received a letter from the capital saying that some of the royal family will come and visit them, but Prince Asher didn’t say who visited. So now, I am anxiously waiting for them with him in the guest room of the eastern mansion. I heaved a sigh, trying to calm myself.Who will come I wonder?Is it the King?Or is it the Prince? There is also a possibility that Cecilia is among one of them, but maybe she also won’t come, as she was afraid of me before.I sighed again. This time, it is also me who have to clean all of Lancelot’s mess. He was just a minor character in the novel but his actions were memorable in the novel, in addition that they were
(Cecilia’s POV)After awhile, the Baron still sniffles but he wasn’t sobbing like earlier.“Use this, although its kinda late now.” I handed him a handkerchief. Well, maybe too late because his whole sleeves were drenched with his tears. Moreover, his shirts all look new.“I’m sorry for suddenly crying in front of you.” He apologized.“Its okay. I know that it was scary being alone in a world that you are unfamiliar with.” I said, stating the fact. He chuckled while wiping the remaining tears on his face.“Tell me about it. Just when I was still confused with my surroundings, I have to solve problems that I didn’t even cause in the first place. That time was hard.” He ranted all his heart, and I chuckled. Maybe because the Baron is a completely different person on the inside, he don’t feel as scary and intimida
(Izana’s POV)"It's time."I informed the two humans near me; one is a lovely guy sitting on my lap and another one is also a lovely, comforting girl resting her head on my arm.They both glanced towards me."Has it been that late?" The girl, named Cecilia sat straight and brushed any invisible dust on the hem of her long light blue skirt. The guy named Lancelot—or Yuu—who was on my lap also tried to struggle free again after remaining docile before.I slowly let go of my arms that were occupying the entirety of his lower abdomen and allowed him to take some time to get up from my lap. Honestly, I really thought he fits perfectly in my arms, apart from my wife. Maybe because they have similar physique?A few seconds is taken for all of us to stand up, preparing to leave the balcony. I shot Yuu another glance while he straightened his slightly wrinkled white tunic.As the King's vassal, I was bestowed the ability to a
(Lancelot’s POV)A few days after their visit, the envoy returned back to the capital. Also, due to an unexpected event, the prince too had to return back to the palace, which in turn left me alone in the mansion.To guard me, he assigned a guard named Rokhan. He originated from the south, where the Queen is from, and was very quiet, just like the prince.The first few days with him was pretty peaceful, but I swear I was about to die from boredom. He only guarded me, standing in front of the door and occasionally entering my room to check on me, just to return back to standing still.A week after that uneventful cycle, Rokhan finally started a conversation, in a form of question to me, because lately he had been accompanying me to the library almost every day."I am studying." I answered simply.His eyebrows rose a little, maybe half believing my words. He must have thought of me as a sleazy type of person.I am THE Lancelot Ral
(Lancelot’s POV)“It was supposed to be like this...”“No no. It should be like this...”The discussion hall became noisy. All of these sounds were because the royals were discussing of how to return me safely to Isaiya without the knowledge of the Marquis Family. It all started a few hours ago...(A few hours ago...)“I heard my servants cries!”That came out of my mouth out of nowhere. Rokhan who was reading beside me gave me a judging glance before sighing. “What is it now? Before, you said you dreamed of Isaiya. Now, you said you heard their voices. Are you slowly going mad? Because I don’t want to take care of a crazy person.”He said sarcastically.I giggled at his crass remarks and apologized to him.As you can see, my relationship with Rokhan has improved!LANCELOT HAS OBTAINED ROKHAN!W
(Lancelot’s POV)What is wrong with him?I thought, while trying so hard to prevent my eyes from closing in front of him. If I did, I might look like I anticipated this kind of thing. However, other than just staring at me, the prince didn’t do anything beyond that.But well, you know I loved his face so of course, that shoujo like moment won a blush from me.I backed away frantically from him as I covered my mouth.“W-What are you doing?”Strangely enough, the prince stayed silent and even blushed a bit. He averted his gaze away from me and uttered ‘nothing’ beneath his breath before he brushed past me, one hand managed to pat my head gently for a brief moment.The prince left the room after that, and oh boy do I tell you I collapsed on the floor, with my fingers trembling and my heart booming against my chest. I guess that’s what I’ll get if the prince decided to get murderously
(Lancelot’s POV)“You guys, Lancelot. Lancelot, you guys.” Izana introduced me to the others. And Izana, that is not the correct way to introduce a person to others.I nodded at them awkwardly after the inefficient introduction.Even if it’s hidden, I know very well that all the capture targets didn’t like me. Except for the second prince who harbored a slightly less hatred to me and Cecilia whose face brightened upon seeing me, all of them, if possible, wanted to threw a scorn if they can.“Greetings, my name is Lancelot Ral Constance.” I properly introduced myself. Well now that I am here might as well just go on with it, while also looking for a way to escape.“Sir Lancelot, I heard that you are prominent in sword fight.” The knight captain suddenly spoke and unsheathed his sword. “Let’s have a duel.”I fluttered my eyes....Excuse me what?“I-I am
(Lancelot’s POV)I didn’t know how grateful I was when I opened my eyes to a dimly lit surrounding. Upon longer dithering, I assumed that I was laying down on a bed, and that its barely dawn. I laboriously pulled myself up to sit; wanting to take a proper look at the rising sun, through the glass window across me.“…Lancelot?”I halted, upon hearing a voice to my side.It took me some time to register whose voice it was, but when I turned beside me, I saw a figure towering me. The little sunlight from the rising sun made his raven hair glimmery, and I saw those silver eyes looked directly into mine.“Ash-” I wasn’t able to finish that word, before getting wrapped up in an embrace. That caused me to flinch a bit. In that moment, a distinct amount of warmth usurped within, causing me to blush.Asher…That was the only thing I could think of. I slipped both of my arms behind his back and clung tightly onto him, as I enjoyed the radiating warmth of his body. And as if knowing my intention
Lancelot’s POV“Phew…” I heaved out a long sigh.Never have I ever imagined that I could be bruised and battered even in the land beneath my consciousness. I thought so as I looked at myself. Approximately some time ago, I got stabbed by the original Lancelot, and was fading away quite fast, but somehow my body is okay now and I don’t feel that pain anymore.“But…” I gazed towards my surroundings. There’s nothing but white all around me. And because I’m here, I don’t think my body outside is conscious. Maybe. I did feel like I had almost grasped the string of consciousness within me, but it was only for a brief time, and only happened once in a while. How do I get out from this situation?“So, you’re the one Izana has been talking frequently about.” A voice suddenly appeared, snapping me from my pondering, and rendering me to flinch in surprise.“Wha-”
Asher’s POVI was even more surprised and confused compared to Louis, who was trying to calm her down. The three of us decided to change our spot further away from Lancelot, by sitting on the sofa set nearby.While I turned on the lamp on the coffee table, Louis guided Cecilia to one of the empty spots of the sofa. Cecilia tried to stop her own sobs. Both me and Louis then gazed at her until she had calmed down for the most of it.“…I’m sorry.” Cecilia started, wiping the tears on her cheeks with a handkerchief Louis handed to her. “But you can’t be with the Count, Your Highness. You mustn’t.”I felt the surge of air in my lungs as I rapidly inhaled. Pausing, my slightly parted lips moved as I mouthed, “Why?” In an exasperated breath.Cecilia had her gaze lowered on the ground. Waiting for her answers, I tried to calm the seething annoyance within me. I know Cecilia as someone who doesn’t do something without reason. With that being said, I still couldn’t fathom why she was so against
…A pair of eyes were staring blankly at the marching of the black ants. Some ants greeted the other on its way, but they never really stopped on their tracks to idle about. However, not too far from the corner of those eyes, is a black ant that was standing idly on its feet, while looking up. As if, for some time, it has noticed of the presence of the seemingly alien looking eyes inspecting it from above.Avery smiled.As if satisfied with what she saw, she lifted her gaze. Her eyelids immediately squinted, hiding her irises from the blazing sun above her head. The sun is already high above the sky, and the temperature is rising.Avery then stood up from the ground, a sitting spot that she chose to ease her fatigue from walking for some time. She then quickly readjusted her knee length cloak around her body, before resuming her steps; destination unknown.Even so, once in a while, the flora and fauna witnessed Avery fiddling with the air just above her waist. Her index finger twisting
Asher’s POV My memory—between me preparing to leave the palace to arriving at the Great Kingdom of Sand in the South—was blurry. I heard the tap of my heels on the ground, which instantly brought my senses back to reality. It seems while I was in a daze, I have already arrived. Some attendants were escorting the horses away, while some others tended to me, along with Louis and Cecilia, who decided to tag along with me. “Her Highness is inside the guest room. Please follow us.” An attendant said. The three of us then followed from behind. We walked through a corridor. The subtle orange tinge of the sun ray that lit the marble arched corridor indicates the time. After some time walking, we arrived in front of a shiny two-leaf wooden door. A guard was situated at each leaf of the door. The attendant halted in front of the door. He briefly knocked on the wooden surface, and stepped back again. A soft, incomprehensible voice appeared from the other side of the door, before soon, the gua
Asher’s POV“There has been a report of sightings of several magenta auras located at the border of the kingdom. Albeit unsure of the source, the sentries placed there are alert.” Henry informed, while holding a piece of paper, presumably the report paper.He then sauntered closer and handed me the paper. I accepted the paper and skimmed through it, confirming Henry’s report. A sigh unconsciously escaped my lips.What does Avery want actually?After thinking of several reasons and causes for all the incidents, that occur in only within a day, I reached to that conclusion. What does Avery really want from Lancelot, that she even chased him to the ends of the world? Was the news of his death not enough for her? Was the display of the corpse not enough to make her stop?Then again, Avery was never the one to get attached to Lancelot. If that so, then why does she looked for him, and even proceeded to use a high-level dark magic
Lancelot’s POV“My Lord…” I heard my name being called. I turned behind me to see Taylor standing at a nearby distance, about a few steps away from me.I suddenly came to a realization.Ah, this dream again.I thought, while letting my body move on its own accord. It was one of those flashback dreams again, where I remembered my previous life. Though this time, I became the old Lancelot for the first time ever.How do I know that?“I told you to bring me a fancy attire, not this crappy one!” My hands moved on its own and slammed about three layers of clothing onto poor Taylor. The old butler trembled a bit due to the impact, but quickly picked himself up.I then fumed on my own while Taylor left.“Looking decent is not enough. I need to look even better when meeting my dear Avery! Should I put on more accessories on me?” Lancelot monologued loudly.As Lancelot was standing
LancelotThey probably noticed me freezing on my spot. With a slightly concerned tone, Princess Aisya said, “Are you alright, Count Constance?”I properly but quickly shot up, and met my eyes with her. “I am good. Apologies for making you worry.”The princess smiled. “I see. Thank goodness that you’re finally awake. You have been sleeping for almost two days, me and your friend here are starting to get worried of you.”I nodded my head. Then I dithered for a moment. “…How do you know my name, your highness?”Princess Aisya retained her smile. She then tossed a glance towards Suna beside her. “Master Suna has told me a little bit about you.”I fluttered my eyes. “Do you also call him ‘Master’, Your highness?”“Yes.” Princess Aisya suddenly chuckled, probably noticed my confusion and found it amusing. She then added, “He is
AsherAn hour after the incident, Taylor finally managed to disperse the crowd. While the workers returned to their routine, I asked Izana and the twins to follow me, along with Taylor, for a short discussion. Because of that, the five of us went to Lancelot’s office.“Obviously,” Izana spoke. “Obviously, this is Avery Ila Ronan’s doing. But I don’t remember her magic being this potent, and a teleportation magic like that can only work if one became a high-level mage. But Avery is not a high-level mage.”I heaved a long, low sigh. At the corner of my eyes, I saw Taylor diligently cleaned the room.“Fair enough.” I replied. “Still, there’s nothing that we can do now that both the Count and the Bivorak Company’s master disappeared. What matters the most is finding them, but right now, we don’t have any clue of their whereabouts.” I paused for a bit. “I just hope that n