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Chapter 172: The prince from foreign lands
Chapter 172: The prince from foreign lands
Chapter 172: The prince from foreign lands
Translated by SoundDestiny
Edited by SoundDestiny
His? heavy eyelids slowly open. What Neferthe saw was a wooden ceiling. It was a ceiling he had never seen before.
Apparently, Neferte was lying on a bed, asleep.
“I’m sure, I was at the sea…. that’s right! Everyone …!?”
“I see you’re awake.”
“…………?”
An unfamiliar voice jolted him awake.
He picked up the dagger that lay by his bedside and thrust the blade in the direction of the voice.
“Mmm……not bad, but too predictable.”
“Uu…!”
He grabbed him by his wrist and the dagger was dropped.
A large man is holding Neferte’s hand. From behind his glasses, his honest eyes look at Neferte.
“Who are you!”
“Who am I? Greetings, sir. I’m the one who saved your life when you were adrift…?”
It was then that Neferte finally realised the situation he was in.
Neferte had taken a ship to escape the clutches of the undead, and on his way to the kingdom of Zain, he was attacked by a storm and demons and had to escape in a small boat.
“I’m so sorry. You’ve helped me and I’ve been so rude ……!”
Neferte hurriedly puts away his dagger and calms down.
“My name is Neferte Athena. I am the crown prince of the kingdom of Athena.”
“Hou…I didn’t know you were a Crown Prince, I’m sorry. I’m Justy Oigist, Thousand Cavalry Chief of the Kingdom of Zain.”
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“The Kingdom of Zain……! So, I’ve arrived safely…!”
Neferthe shakes his head from side to side, buzzing with panic.
Neferte behaves like searching for something, and finds a big sword leaning against the wall next to him and strokes his chest.
“Thank goodness the sword is safe ……! What would I do if I lost it?……”
“It seems to be very important. I thought it was a national treasure because it had the royal coat of arms on it.”
“That’s……”
Neferthe opened his mouth and closed it again without uttering another word. For him, It’s not easy to decide whether to say what the sword is or not.
Justy sensed something in Neferte’s appearance and nodded hawkishly.
“Don’t force yourself to speak. There are some things a soldier can’t tell.”
“I am sorry. Thank you for your understanding. I would also like to ask you……if there is anyone else adrift here besides me? My escort was on the same boat. ……”
“No,only you. I’m yet to receive any reports.”
“I see….”
Neferte clenched the sheets of his bed with a somber expression.
Athena’s soldiers helped Neferte escape in a boat while confronting the Kraken that attacked the ship.
He was hoping that she would be alive and safe…..
Sir Oigist. You saved my life, but I’m afraid I have to ask you for more help…….I have something I really need to tell the King of Zain. Could you please act as an intermediary?”
“Of course. How can we say no to the crown prince of our friendly kingdom of Athena? I will inform His Highness Raidorll of your visit.”
“Raidorl….?”
Neferte tilted his neck.
He remembered that the king of this country was called “Granard”, but when was he replaced?
Neferte tries to ask a question, but before that, the door of the room is knocked.
“Captain Eugist, may I have a word with you?”
Without opening the door, a voice called out from the corridor.
Justy raises an eyebrow and responds without moving from Neferte’s presence.
“I’m talking to a guest. Stand back.”
“No…… I’d really like you to come. ……”
“I don’t mind. Just go to them.”
Neferte would have liked to have heard a bit more from Justy, but as a stranded prince, he couldn’t bother him too much.
“I was just thinking I’d like to lie down and rest.Please, get back to your own work and not worry about me.”
“…… I understand. Please take a good rest.”
At Neferte’s concern, Justy bowed deeply.
“I have a maid standing in the hallway. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact her.”
“Thank you for your concern. I’ll be sure to return the favour in due course.”
Justy got up from his chair and walked out into the corridor.
Neferte, left alone in the room, shook his shoulders and bit his lip, feeling uncomfortable in the silence of the room.
“… I survived. Only me….”
When a horde of immortals attacked the Royal Capital, he left his father to escape.
When a storm and demons attacked his ship, he escaped in a small boat.
“I, always the only one who survives.While others sacrifice themselves, I’m left alone in this world.”
“Father …… everyone……”
He had very little to take with him from the palace, and the sword that his father had given him as a guardian sword when he’s still a child was now the only thing he had left.
Neferte is not optimistic enough to believe that his father, King Ramdis, is still alive.
The capital of Athena must have fallen with Ramdis losing his life as well.
“Will the new king,Raidorl, really welcome me? An exiled prince?”
“What if they just take the holy sword and kill me?”
With such anxiety in his chest, Neferte? looked down at his body. He noticed something strange and blinked his eyes.
“My clothes…… changed……?”
It took a while for Neferte to realise his clothes had been changed.
His prince’s clothes, which were still soaked in seawater, were replaced by simple but fine silk.
“Don’t tell me, that guy was the one who changed my clothes?
Neferte thought of Justy’s serious face and his face flushed and twisted in shame.