Pardon the Abduction, Holy Knight - It's an Emergency - Chapter 1.2

“Kekeke. I’ve brought Holy Knight Adriel as you ordered, master.”

What’s this now?

“Once we make him drink this potion, Adriel will become your slave. Kekeke.”

I blinked blankly.

The stopped carriage and the coachman and guard knights were thrown far away by some unknown force.

“Keke, why aren’t you taking it, master?”

A small, blonde fairy with a lovely appearance flickered before my eyes.

Even after rubbing my eyes, the fairy didn’t disappear and kept trying to hand me a bottle filled with pink liquid.

“…Rosemary Ferial.”

And behind that fairy, a silver-haired angel…

“What is the meaning of this?”

No, it was Holy Knight Adriel, kneeling in disheveled clothes, glaring at me with eyes full of hatred.

Holy Knight, Adriel.

Under the disheveled silver hair, his long nose bridge and jawline were sharp.

And those eyes, burning red like the sun.

His appearance was truly otherworldly.

My brain stopped functioning properly, and I was shocked once by Adriel’s appearance and again by this unbelievable reality.

“Keke. Master, you’re acting strange today. Did you eat something weird?”

Stiff as a board, I finally returned to reality at the fairy’s voice.

What’s so funny? The blonde fairy with delicate features was giggling, covering its small mouth with its hand.

I alternately looked at the fairy and Adriel with very slow movements.

I know this.

In the original novel, Rosemary had contracted with a love fairy to kidnap Adriel.

So, before I possessed her, the original Rosemary had already…

“I asked what you’re doing.”

“…!”

Adriel’s sharp voice once again awakened my fading consciousness.

His hateful gaze towards me was so fierce that I couldn’t part my lips.

“I’ve heard rumors about the lady, but I didn’t know you were this pathetic”

“…Sigh.”

At his continued questioning, I closed my eyes tightly.

Let’s release him first.

Then apologize, even kneeling if necessary, saying I must have been temporarily insane.

Having quickly reached a conclusion, I called out to the fairy.

“Hey, you.”

“Keke. Strange. Something’s strange?”

But then, the fairy flew closer, fluttering its small wings.

It looked closely at my face and tilted its head.

“You’re different from the usual master. The master didn’t have this kind of face in front of Adriel?”

“What…”

Tsk. This one’s quite perceptive, isn’t it?

I was momentarily flustered but quickly composed my expression.

“Strange. Strange. Keke. Isn’t Master strange?”

As the fairy’s suspicion deepened, the atmosphere became increasingly ominous.

I instinctively felt that suppressing this fairy’s suspicion was more important than releasing Adriel.

Something to divert the fairy’s attention…

Ah!

I extended my hand to the fairy.

“Give it to me.”

“Strange. Strange… huh?”

“I said give me the potion. We need to make Adriel drink it, don’t we?”

At my words, the fairy’s eyes widened, then immediately narrowed into a mischievous smile.

“Master is right. Let’s use it! Let’s use it right now!”

The giggling fairy snapped its fingers, and the potion floating in the air was placed in my hand.

“You… what are you trying to do to me?”

Turning my head at the sound of grinding teeth, I saw Adriel glaring at me with an even more ferocious face than before.

“Kekeke. Arrogant Adriel. Poor Adriel. Curious about what this is? Are you curious?”

“Answer me, fairy.”

“This is a love potion I made.”

At the fairy’s playful words, Adriel’s face, which had been blinking slowly, turned pale.

“What…”

“If you drink this, you’ll think about the master all day long. You won’t be able to do anything without the master, and you’ll become a slave who would offer your neck if the master tells you to die!”

I stuck out my tongue at the sight of the fairy laughing wickedly in front of the pale-faced Adriel.

That’s not a fairy, it’s more like a demon, isn’t it?

“How about it? Excited? Excited? Kekeke.”

“Damn it.”

Adriel, who had been frozen as if at a loss for words, urgently turned his head towards me.

“If you release me now, I’ll give you a chance for a trial.”

“…?”

Does that mean you were planning to execute me as soon as I released you?

Pop-!

I uncorked the bottle with a stiff face.

Adriel hurriedly continued, flustered.

“Five years in prison.”

“Tsk…”

“…A fine.”

That’s even worse?

“Kekeke. Master, I’ll help you. Put it in here.”

“Ugh!”

As the fairy snapped its fingers, Adriel’s head was forcibly lifted by an invisible power.

He seemed to be clenching his jaw, trying not to open his mouth, but Adriel’s mouth slowly opened against his will.

“Put it in! Put it in! Put it in!”

“Stop.”

Adriel’s red eyes, filled with despair, pain, fear, and anger, turned toward me.

I approached him without avoiding that gaze.

“Kek, keke! Fun! This is fun!”

“If he drinks this, he’ll obey me unconditionally, right?”

“That’s right! That’s right, master!”

Is that so?

Then…

“You drink it instead!”

Splash-!

I sprinkled the potion on the fairy.

“Put it in! Put… Aaaagh!”

The fairy, drenched in the potion, covered its face with its small hands, staggered, and then fell to the ground with a thud.

“Phew…”

Only then did I let out a sigh of relief.

I thought I was going to die from tension, worried that the fairy might notice.

I’m not sure if this potion will work on that fairy or not, but anything seemed better than Adriel drinking it.

I don’t want to die miserably like Rosemary in the novel.

“Huu…”

It was while I was catching my breath and observing the fairy’s condition.

“What are you plotting this time?”

Adriel’s voice came from beside the fairy writhing in pain on the ground.

As the fairy collapsed, it seemed the force holding Adriel had been released, and he was catching his breath with his head lowered.

Well, it’s understandable that he’d be suspicious, given that I suddenly attacked the fairy who was clearly my accomplice.

After briefly searching for an excuse, I decided to answer honestly.

“It’s not like that.”

Adriel sneered as if he’d heard something absurd.

“Then are you saying you’ve finally realized the gravity of the situation?”

“…Let’s say that’s the case.”

I put the bottle down on the ground and approached Adriel.

Adriel’s wrists were tightly bound with thick ropes.

As I reached for the ropes, Adriel flinched.

“I need to untie the ropes, so stay still. Hmm… I think I saw a video on how to easily untie these before…”

As I was fiddling with the ropes, a thought suddenly occurred to me, and I called out to Adriel.

“Ah, before that, Sir Knight.”

“…What is it?”

“Can you promise me something first? Promise that you won’t kill me even if I untie these ropes.”

I continued speaking, disregarding Adriel’s frowning reaction.

“I know I’m being shameless. But I don’t want to die here like this.”

Adriel remained silent for a long time.

He just quietly stared at me with an unreadable expression.

Because I had lowered my posture to untie the ropes on his wrists, our faces were close.

Just as Adriel’s gaze was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

“Alright.”

“…Swear to God?”

“Ha.”

At my timid question, he, who had maintained a stern expression throughout, twisted one corner of his mouth.