Chapter 39: Imprisoned!
And so, the first day of Lonis serving as the Princess of the Kingdom Ming finally came to an end.
Even though she was exhausted, and pretending to be someone else wasn’t an easy feat, Lonis felt a sense of accomplishment after it. After all, it was the most “meaningful” thing she had done since her resurrection! What could make a hero happier than helping people stabilize their confidence and saving humanity from war?
“Princess Cécile, please rest here.”
“Mhm, thank you.”
Following the maid’s steps, Lonis prepared to have dinner. Elus, to avoid suspicion, did not accompany Lonis, so in the empty long corridor, there were only Lonis and the maid. This kind of treatment was undoubtedly very noble. After all, as a princess, you could stride forward with your head held high, and no one would obstruct your path.
However…
Lonis vaguely sensed something was wrong.
(This isn’t the way to the dining hall.)
Although she hadn’t been in the Kingdom Ming for long, Lonis noticed that this path wasn’t leading to the dining hall. Furthermore, there wasn’t even a single guard in the corridor.
Just as Lonis was about to exclaim, the maid who had been attending to her suddenly dashed forward.
And then…
…
And then, Lonis knew no more. She only felt a dizzying sensation, and before she could even react to fight back, she was directly knocked unconscious by the maid.
And when she woke up…
She was already in a small, lacquer-black room. It seemed to be a storage room, with brooms, mops, and other cleaning supplies all around. And her hands? They were bound to hanging chains, rendering her completely immobile. Moreover, her mouth was stuffed with a dirty pair of stockings, filling her tongue with the odor of rotten fish. The maid from earlier stood opposite her, glaring at her menacingly with a feather duster.
“Hmph, you guy, you’re really not Princess Cécile.”
“!”
“Princess Cécile is really critically ill, so they’re using a fake to impersonate her… Oh, you impersonated her quite well?”
After speaking, the maid poked Lonis’s chest forcefully with the feather duster. This caused the silver-haired girl to feel pain. Her breasts were already bound within a too-small inner garment, and now they felt incredibly swollen, almost bursting out.
…
“Hmph, originally, a fake like you should have died immediately, but I can give you a chance to live.”
“Uh?”
The maid stepped forward and pulled the stockings out of Lonis’s mouth. Her own saliva flowed shamelessly from the corners of her mouth, dripping pathetically onto her chest. However, before Lonis could even catch her breath, a pill was forcibly shoved into her mouth… The maid’s actions were very rough, giving her no time to chew.
“Wuwu, wh-what is this?”
“Haha, this is… poison?”
“Eek?”
“And this poison, as long as I have the antidote… If you are willing to announce at tomorrow’s court session that you are a fake princess, I will give you the antidote and let you live.”
“!!!”
“Otherwise, I will kill you right now… Don’t try any tricks. If you don’t cooperate, you’ll die tomorrow without the antidote.”
Lonis suddenly understood the maid’s identity. She was likely a spy who had infiltrated from the enemy side, with the purpose of destroying the princess that Lonis was impersonating. If Lonis were an ordinary person, she would have been terrified to the point of losing her wits by now. But she wasn’t an ordinary person, nor was she afraid of “death,” so Lonis’s mind was only focused on what to do now.
Should she refuse to yield to the death? But even if she didn’t die, wouldn’t having her head cut off hurt a lot? But if she agreed, what would she do next?
And just as Lonis was at a loss for what to do… the door to this storage room was pushed open! Then, a little black-haired loli slowly walked in. She had crimson eyes and wore a gothic dress. Although her figure was petite and cute, her expression was like a little devil’s, full of unruly arrogance.
“!”
Noticing someone entering, the maid was stunned. Just as she was about to pull out the dagger hidden in her怀 and stab Lonis… the little loli’s words stopped her movement: “Low-level Blood Race, you did well. Next, I will personally interrogate this guy.”
“!”
“What’s the matter? Don’t you even recognize me, Queen Candelle?”
After speaking, a surging magic power emanated from around the black-haired little loli. This made the maid’s eyes widen, and she subconsciously knelt on the ground: “Q-Queen Candelle?! Why are you here at the Royal Palace… This place is dangerous, you…”
“Hmph, I was originally the Princess of the Kingdom Ming, so why shouldn’t I be here?”
“But, Your Highness…”
“I told you, get out of here!”
“Your subordinate dares not! Your subordinate obeys!”
The maid, as if startled, scrambled out of there.
…
…
In the messy storage room, only the silver-haired princess and the black-haired little loli were left. Candelle walked towards Lonis with an aggressive smile, her gaze lewdly fixed on her large breasts, as if wanting to bury her head in them. Any normal person would be very scared in this situation. But Lonis wasn’t afraid; instead, she said:
“Elus, what are you playing at!”
“Hah? Who is Elus? Lonis, I am the great boss of the Demon Race, Candelle of the Night Moon Bloodline! I am the Blood Princess who commands the darkness, an extremely evil existence who will make you humans all die.”
The little loli said arrogantly, and there was indeed some of the terror of a great demon in her expression. However, Lonis was already very familiar with this scene… because Elus had the same expression when they played Monopoly in the past.
“Elus, stop messing around. What’s going on? Are you deliberately tying me up to scare me and bully me?”
“Hmph, I, a commoner human, am not worth imprisoning. I only drink the supreme blood, especially the sweet white blood of white silk dairy cows.”
After speaking, Elus, with a mischievous smile, unfastened Lonis’s clothing in the chest area. The girl’s plump slime-like breasts popped out. At this, Lonis was both ashamed and annoyed, so embarrassed she didn’t know what to say: “Elus, really, stop messing around! I’m so tired after being tied up all day.”
“Hmph, what does it matter to me if you’re tired, you idiot maid, call me Master.”
Elus still had some concern for Lonis. Seeing her beg like this, she didn’t continue.
“M-Master…”
“That’s more like it. In short, you are safe now. I deliberately let you get captured just now, with the purpose of luring out the hidden demon race in the Royal Palace?”
Flicking Lonis’s chest with her finger, Elus said happily.
