I Became a Tyrant’s Maid - Chapter 68

This was crap.

‘Really, they’re just doing everything, aren’t they?’

Awooo-! The wolf’s howl echoed all around, and soon, black, giant wolf-shaped spirit beasts began to emerge from the ground, writhing.

They were very similar in form to the demon beasts I saw before.

“Step back!”

Ruel shouted as he drew his sword, and I swallowed hard, frantically searching for Calix.

“Your Highness!”

Is he really the main character, always attracting trouble?

Honestly, there’s no other explanation.

“Rose, evacuate to the imperial palace. The tamer must not be exposed crossing into Desart.”

“What about Your Highness, what about you!”

“His Highness is strong anyway, so he’ll be fine. Now, hurry and escape!”

It made sense. I bit my lip hard and ran towards where the Desart soldiers were guiding people.

Even if someone were to accuse me of abandoning my lord and fleeing alone, I was confident.

‘I’d be useless there anyway, so why should I go?’

A terrorist attack.

And so soon after the festival started.

Of course, all the nobles of Desart were gathered here, making it perfect for an attack, but still, this is too much!

“Kyaaaa!”

Screams could be heard from all directions.

I thought we were really done for.

I had no idea what went wrong or where it all started.

It seemed impossible to enter the imperial palace like this.

The Desart soldiers were busy fighting against the black spirit beasts that had emerged from the ground.

My mind went blank.

“No! Aaagh! Aurodike!”

“Father!”

Crunch, crack.

I heard unpleasant screams and the sound of bones being crushed.

I covered my ears and moved forward.

I can’t hear anything, I can’t see anything. Those screams have nothing to do with me…!

“Help, help me! Please!”

“Aow-!”

I drew Calix’s dagger from my waist.

And gritting my teeth, I immediately plunged it into the nape of the black, tar-like doggy.

Whoosh! A golden light flickered at the tip of the dagger. Soon, as if its vital point had been struck, the corrupted spirit beast melted like a liquid slime, losing its form.

I shouted urgently.

“Are you alright?”

“Ugh, ughh, ugh!”

I reached out to the woman who had collapsed on the ground.

But the woman, with a pale face, pointed behind me. Reflexively looking back, I couldn’t help but shout out loud.

“F*ck…”

Is this a wolf or a giant boar?

“Grrrrrr.”

This time, it wasn’t some sticky tar-like mob.

Vividly matted dirty fur and black eyes with no whites.

And drool dripping onto the ground.

Even a bright blue tongue.

“Help, aaaaah!”

The woman screamed and ran away alone, and I awkwardly smiled as I looked at the giant spirit beast approaching.

‘Ah s**t, even the male lead ignores injustice sometimes, but what am I, an extra, trying to do by meddling!’

I felt like I might cry.

Was I raised too well?

‘I should have just ignored it and run away!’

Why did I jump in, why! Now I can’t even get help from the diary! I firmly gripped the dagger, my only weapon, and slowly stepped back, one step at a time.

They say the moment you show your back to a wild animal is the moment of death.

“Easy, friend, now, calm down…”

“Grrrrrrrr.”

Logically, there was no way I could handle this house-sized spirit beast that had lost its mind with just this dagger.

“Rose?”

That’s when I heard it. A familiar voice calling me from afar.

“Damn it, no!”

Calix shouted, somehow spotting me in this chaos.

The spirit beast, startled by his voice, flexed its muscles and lunged at me.

Should I thank him for worrying about me, or should I scold him for causing trouble?

“Aah! Get away, you crazy mutt!”

I screamed and ran.

But how could a mere human outrun a beast?

A giant shadow quickly loomed over my head, and I had a feeling that I would die at this rate.

‘If I die, can I go home…?’

For a moment, I had a silly thought, but it didn’t seem like I would die so easily.

How did I even get this far? I absolutely refused to die with just my head eaten in this foreign land, not even the main stage of the original story.

I squeezed my eyes shut.

‘Someone, anyone, please save me!’

That’s when it happened. Suddenly, the watch in my pocket vibrated furiously.

And someone snatched me up in their arms.

When I opened my eyes wide, all I could see was white hair fluttering all around.

“You are…?”

“Shh.”

It was that elf from the slave auction.

It was clear.

There’s no way I could forget this gorgeous face.

I absentmindedly reached into my pocket, grasped the old tree clock, and asked.

“What are you?”

The elf leaped high into the sky like a game character, stepping on rooftops as he moved forward.

Below our feet, I could see the chaotic square in front of the imperial palace at a glance.

It was dizzying. If this guy were to drop me now, it would be instant death from the fall.

Should I shut up and stay still?

‘But where is he taking me?’

For now, I decided to be relieved that I was still alive at this moment.

“Wait.”

The elf from the auction put me down on some roof and spoke as if giving instructions.

Does he think I’m a dog? Telling me to wait out of the blue, does he expect me to just obey?

“Wait for what? Who are you?”

I grabbed the elf’s white robe-like garment and pulled it towards me.

Then I took out the old tree clock from my pocket and asked.

“You know this, right?”

When I held the clock up to his face, the elf just stared at me blankly with an expressionless face.

“I’m grateful that you saved me, but why did you save me?”

To my question, the elf stood motionless, then snatched the old tree clock and spoke.

“This is our mistake. Repaying a debt.”

At that moment, a loud noise came from the direction of the square.

Screams and the sounds of battle erupting here and there.

“What mistake?”

I firmly grabbed the wrist of the elf who was about to turn away.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Calix had clearly said.

That due to the strange state of the demon beasts after the birthday celebration, the responsibility for the current terrorist attack might be directed towards Posnia.

But the elf clearly said ‘our mistake’.

What does this mean?

“What do you mean by mistake? Do you know something?”

To my question, the elf continued to look down at me with an emotionless face.

“Say something! What’s going on here?”

When I raised my voice, the elf finally frowned slightly and answered.

“Experiment. Malfunction. Our responsibility. Secret from the Crown Prince.”

And suddenly, he reached out and shoved his hand into my bag.

I froze at the sudden action and stared at the elf.

What he pulled out of my bag was none other than my diary.

“Hey! What are you doing? Give that back!”

I hurriedly reached for the diary, but the elf was so tall that I couldn’t reach it.

“Chosen human.”

The elf tossed the book, and at that moment, the diary floated in the air.

As the elf’s hand circled above the book cover, soon red Arabic numerals 0 and 1 formed a circular band around the diary, spinning round and round, then suddenly shattered with a ‘poof’.

‘What is this?’

I received the diary as it fell from the air with my mouth half open.

Chosen human? And a malfunction of an experiment?

And what was that band that looked like computer binary code that just appeared?

Regardless of my confusion, the elf in front of me smiled at me.

Then he came closer, looked into my eyes, and continued speaking.

“This is repayment.”

A long, white hand covered my eyes.

Soon after, a strange sensation touched my lips.

And then,

“How dare you.”

A familiar voice.

“Your Highness?”

It was Calix.