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On the grand entrance towards the Everine castle.

"Chris.... I'm scared." Said the young girl with a strand of gold falling from her waist.

Her moist pink eyes overflowed with a pitiful atmosphere as her soft and fair arms were linked with the second most powerful person in the kingdom of Arcana.

His cold and stoic green eyes stares at such lovable retinas that he can't help but brushed his hand onto her cheeks.

"It's okay, my sweet angel. If the Everine's royal wouldn't treat you well means that they bersmich the name of our kingdom....."

And he continued with a chilling tone.

""

'YOU WANT TO START A FUCKING WAR?!!?!' Is probably what my master and I thought at the same time.

Machiru and master, standing far away from the target to kept mum's safety but ended up hearing something outrageous with our heightened sense technique.

'But wait a minute.....' I starting to have this big brain stuff.

If the two country would go to war, there would be chaos right?

Though it would be a pity that Everine would never emerge victorious despite having an idiot as a prince as the opposing enemy since the plot armour won't let the one on heroine's side lose no matter what.

Because I can assure everyone that the phenomena called the 'plot armour' and the 'main character luck' literally exist with no coincidence involved.

But what romance plot that has no drama, no struggle, and no angst?

Meaning that even if they would win, the heroine would definitely struggle just for a bit just to make the plot armour looks more realistic(Even though it'd never be a realistic thing in the first place).

In that midst of confusion, I can just pulled mum out and settle on the far-away country!

"Mm-hmm! I can actually support that stupid prince idea for on- Wachaa?!" Before I can finish my sentence a blow was dealt on top of my head, making my teeth sink into my tounge brutally.

And using heightened sense would make one's body sensitivy increase several times, to the point that my tounge felt like falling off.

Crouching down while holding my poor tounge, I glared my master with a teary eyes.

"Mmgh- Maghh(What the fuck are you doing, old man?!"

The old man glared at me with his balled fist.

"Fool! If you intend to support these normalfag's love, you better spend that energy to find me some girlfriend!"

I opened my eyes, amazed. "Such a shameless and honest wish to convey! Instead of lecturing me about some morals or life-cherising advice, you're lecturing me to hook you with some girl... But as expected from a virgin old men like you!!"

After I especially mention the 'virgin' part, his face were flushed in red while he talk with his tounge tied.

"I- I'm not a virgin, quit making this accusation!"

"There it is! Look at the mirror and say it again, your current existence scream 'I still have my cherries intact', do you intend to switch your job from Ninja into a priest or a monk?!"

Facing my blatant burn, he just laugh while point at me.

"Speak for yourself, the only lover you have in this live is only that prince fiancee who dumped you in the end right?"

*Twitch*

Before we know it, our forehead butted with each other agressively.

"It's not like he dumped me in the end, not atttttt all~ In fact, do you think he even deserve such a beautiful and lovely girl like me?

"Bullshit, without your 'slightly-better-than-average' look everyone in the world would say that you're a guy, do you think that personality of yours would let other man to see you as a woman?!"

S-S-S-slighty better than average look?!

"You've gone and done it old ey- Wachaa?!"

After biting my tounge for the second time, I look up to find the source of my misery.

A small tubby bird with red feather like a bright flame.

"Alexandre Icarues la Phenex the VII!" I exclaimed.

"Wut?"

"Alexandre Icarues la Phenex the VII!" I repeat.

"You don't need to repeat that!" My master tsukomi'd me yet again.

What is he doing here?

Hmm? Did he raise his one wing?

Did he point at something?

I turns my head, while my master turn his.

Two couple and one single maid coming inside the gates while being accompanied by guards.

""EHHHHH?!""

×××

"...That was pretty close." I said while calming down my beating heart.

"A little more and we would not make it." My master said while doing the same action that I did.

why are we in a hurry? It's simple.

There's a barrier that restrict outsider surrounding the castle.

Basically if you're not permitted or not a part of this castle's staff the barrier would naturally repel you from entering.

So we enter at the exact same time when the barrier gate opened for the quest of the Arcana kingdom.

It's quite unnatural that the castle have such difficult entrance but quite a little guard inside, maybe they trust the barrier too much?

.... Or maybe I'm thinking too deeply into it.

And now, me and my master waltzed behinf the lovey dovey duo and mum infront of us without the care of the world.

Is an ultimate stealth technique that blends your existence with your surrounding.

Basically you use qi to mask your pressence, smell, and voice, how convenient is that?

And somehow, we could see and speak with each other even though it should be 'absolute stealth'. Is it because we used the same skill?

Yeah, I will give up on logic here.

"Some skill are illogically overpowered huh?" I said in wonder.

"Not really, you would get caught if you do some extreme thing like, shouting, rampaging, bloodlust overleak, and..... Waving a middle finger infront of someone's face." My master massage the bridge of his eyes.

"Ah sorry, I'll stop." I immediately retract my hand from the prince's face.

"Seriously, this kind of technique need to be done responsibly!" He scold.

"Said the guy who used it to peep on the girl's bathroom."

I saw him stealthed his way onto public baths, and when I decide to follow him, I can see his excited face from the side.

I can definitely guess what he would do next and decide to buy some meat since there's a discount hour in nearby butchery.

Now explain yourself, criminal.

"Hmmph, you think I would done such a low class stuff." He object to his crime.

"What's more erotic is the sight of many girls went out from the steaming bath with a wet hair and flushed cheeks, going inside to peep them plainly naked is simply an uncultural vulgarity!!!!!!"

MASTERRRRR I WAS WRONG!!!!!!

Once again I shed tears for this gentleman that I can't help but admire.

Maybe I too, should use the technique responsibly instead of using it for such childish action.

"Chrisss~ the palace is beautiful." My thought were interrupted by some shrill and high voice of the heroine.

Wow, that voice alone woke me from my thought immediately.

It is quite irritating to be on the same agreement of that bitch but you can't deny that the inside of the palace is as grand and beautiful as the outside.

And a bunch of seemingly expensive gold ornaments just sitting there to be stole- admired.

"It's fine if you're happy." The prince said while patting her head.

And then he said with a tone full of confidence. "But to remind you that the Arcana's palace is grander than this."

Pfffftttttttttttttttt!!!!!

Did he just say that clearly right behind the escort?!

Ah damn, now I felt really awkward on behalf of the escort.

Even master make a 'You can't be serious' kind of face beside me.

"Is he suppose to be the genius and stoic kind of person? I mean, you can see by looks." Master said in disbelief.

It seems like master can guess his character on Otome Games quite accurately based on his looks.

"Sometimes, it is unfortunately tragic to realize that looks can be deceiving." I put on my master's shoulder.

".... It can be really tragic indeed." He looks quite dissapointed when he stare deeply onto my face.

Whaddya lookin at, punk?!

Speaking of which, I wonder how mum deal with all thi-

**

That's the last of my thought before my whole being were enveloped in black fog.

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"Nggh..."

"You're awake?" Master asked, looking like he's just awake himself.

I look at the surrounding.

An enclosed hallway with a completely straight passage.

Both side has a dark end that you can't see what's the end of the passage.

The passage were cold, and the surrounding were lighted up with only a tiny candle on the side.

#$ this place gives me goosebumps.

"Master, are we even in the same place as the Everine castle?" I said while settling down the rising hair on my body.

"I don't know, the air here were different. It's like we're in a different space altogether."

..... Yeah, I can guess.

Let's see, we follow mum and the duo but suddenly there's a darkness surrounding us. Is that mean that we're caught?

No, it's unlikely.

That technique supposed to blend ourself with the surrounding, it's quite hard to spot us even more when the place is quite lax with guards.

Unless....

"We might triggered some kind of traps..."

"AAAAAAARGHHHHH........."

A mortifying scream echoing from one of the side of corridor.

Upon hearing it, an intense chill suddenly strike over and a bad feeling only grew every second.

"Hey master....."

"Yes."

"You know that I'm kinda slow, but I know what to do when the time's matter."

"Haha... Your head's working only for such a crucial time, even I quite admire your instinct from time to time." Master scratch his beard, looking quite helpless.

"Is this the crucial time?"

"...Yes." He admitted

......

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"... Let's run."

×××

"HAHH- HAHHHHH-"

Machiru here, breathing and running in a quite inelegant way but who cares at this point.

Sometimes life took priority.

"SHITTTTT, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LIGHTHEARTED FANTASY ROMCOM, NOT A THRILLING HORROR FICTION!!!!"

I scream while running away for my dear life.

"DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH! THEY'RE COMING CLOSER."

What's behind is a legion of black massed body that wore a servant's clothes.

They have an eerie white glowing eyes, and wrinkles with a decaying tooth.

All of then were crazily run after us with their head spinning and cracking.

What's worse that it screams stuff like-

"I don't want to die die die die dieeee."

"

""

From many loud cracks and unfinished words and sentence, I can guess that most of them got stomped in.

Ah mum, I'm fucking scared especially when they said it in a psychopatic tone.

The worst part is, there's no ending in this straight corridor, not even a turn or anything!

"MASTERRRRR, IS THERE ANY KIND OF TECHNIQUE THAT COULD BLOW THEM AWAY?!" I said, worried that my stamina and mental strenght would end soon.

"THERE IS THIS BOMBING TECHNIQUE BUT WHO WANT TO DO THAT SUICIDAL MOVE ON A CLOSED SPAC- AWAWAWA DON'T PULL MY FUCKING HAIR YOU DAMN BIRD!!!"

A tiny bird with red feather came out from his hair, and start to look around.

"AH RIGHT! I FORGOT HE CAME ALSO." I suddenly remeber the tiny bird who slept inside master's thick hair.

But I know that our increased allies can't change the tide of such situation.

Icarues spread his tiny red wing and flew, going inside of master's pouch.

"Wait, Icarues what are yo-" When I were about to ask, he pulled something out.

A medium sized glass container.

Me and master were quickly panicked after realizing what he took out.

Icarues then quickly flew farther infront of us while holding the container with his claw.

"Oi OI! that stuff is expensive, be careful!" Master immediately took his chain out to take back the glass container that got stolen.

"Wait, Icarue-"

*PRANGGG*

Before the chain could even reach the bottle. The bird just release his hold while flying that resulted some sound of shattering, leaving a wet stain on the carpet.

"WHHYYYYY!!!!" I scream in tragedy and despair.

"GYAAAAAA!!!!! THAT'S MY MONTHLY SAVING YOU WASTE THERE YOU DAMN LIVESTOCK, I WILL FRY YO-" My master immediately closed his mouth, realizing something.

The stain's colour deepened, creating a black hole in an instant.

"Wait! I smelled the outside air from that hole, JUMP!" He immediately jumped towards the hole.

"Hey, don't get a headstar-" I tried to push my leg to jump but-

""

A hand came from the crowd of of mass bodies, grabbing my hair that's pulling me inside the crowd.

"MACHIRU!!" My master quickly panicked after realize that I didn't follow suit.

It was sudden, it was really random.

To the point I have no time to react as I were enveloped by a thousand hands in darkness.

"Mas-" I were unconcious before I could called out to him.