The Eight Princes of the Eri Kingdom
07. The war begins
시우민
"Yes, I will listen to everything Elysia says."
엘리시아
"Thank you, brother-"
시우민
"Knight Vernon, go and release Chanyeol quickly, excluding Prince Kihyun."
버논
"Yes, Your Majesty."
시우민
"Oh, I forgot this. Tell Prince Kihyun that he cannot be released because he is still under punishment for attacking our Elysia."
버논
"Yes, I will pass it on to you."
버논
"I have received an order from His Majesty the King to release Marquis Chanyeol."
찬열
"Really... did His Majesty the King say that...?"
버논
"Yes, Marquis."
찬열
"May I ask where His Majesty the King is now?"
버논
"His Majesty is in his study now. I will take you to his study-"
버논
"Ah, Prince Kihyun - His Majesty the King has said that Prince Kihyun cannot be released because of the punishment he received for attacking Princess Elysia."
Now I can finally escape from this stuffy prison.
I followed Knight Vernon out of the prison and walked to the study where Siu-min hyung was.
Chanyeol's point of view-)
When I went into Siu-min's study, Elicia was also there.
엘리시아
"Chanyeol, brother! Are you okay-?"
찬열
"Orabernin, are you okay? Is our Elysia okay?"
엘리시아
"Yes, I'm fine.."
Something happened, and the Esquire reporter suddenly burst into the study, slamming the door open.
에스쿱스
"Your Majesty, once again the Carat Kingdom has led its knights to invade the Eri Kingdom! It seems... that war has begun."
시우민
"Mobilize all the knights immediately and request support from the princes of txt village!"
에스쿱스
"Understood, Your Majesty!"
찬열
"Your Majesty, are you alright...?"
시우민
"It's okay. I will protect our Eri Kingdom with my own hands. And I will protect our Elysia with my own hands, too, so don't worry too much."
엘리시아
"Brother, don't push yourself too hard..."
시우민
"Okay, thank you."
Elysia's point of view-)
When he led the knights to the fountain, many people and knights were already dying.
백성들
"Gyaaaaaaaah-!!"
Phew-
Parshak-
As soon as they arrived at the fountain, the other brothers and knights dispersed.
Unable to stand by and watch our people and knights die, my brother gave orders to the knights.
시우민
"We can't just stand by and take this, attack!"
기사들
"Understood, Your Majesty!!"
I was walking while holding Siu-min's hand, but I lost it and ended up getting lost.
Although I can't use as much strength as Siu-min's older brother, I fought by maximizing the power of my freezing superpower.
Shak-
Push-
Phew-!
Elysia's point of view-)
But... after using so much at once, I felt like I was losing strength and I hid in an unseen corner to recover for a while.
캐럿 왕국, 기사
"Huh, you're here? Princess Elisa of the Kingdom of Eri?"
One of the knights of the Carat Kingdom who had been chasing me earlier discovered me.
엘리시아
"Who are you to speak so carelessly to me, the princess of the Eri Kingdom?"
캐럿 왕국, 기사
"Arrest Princess Elysia now!"
엘리시아
"Eun-gi! Gyaaaaaaaah-"
Eun-gi's point of view-)
I heard Elicia's voice from far away, and when I followed the voice to where Elicia was, she was already gone.
홍은기
"Elysia!!"
I ran with all my might to find Elysia and finally found her.
Elysia was being dragged away by a knight.
Shak-
Push-
Phew-!
Elysia's point of view-)
A sharp arrow was stuck in the middle of the torso of the knight who was taking me away.
The person who shot that arrow was none other than Eun-gi.
엘리시아
"Eun-gi....."
홍은기
" are you okay? "
엘리시아
"Yeah, I'm fine..."
홍은기
"Pick me up, you're hurt and it'll be hard to move. And don't try to use all your strength at once, it's dangerous. I'll do the attack, so just relax-"
엘리시아
"Ugh..."
홍은기
"You know I'm not on my brother's side."
I soon fell onto Eun-gi's back. Eun-gi's embrace was warm, and the warmth from when she had held me before still lingered.
홍은기
"If you're scared, don't look, close your eyes."
Shak-
Phew-
Eun-gi began shooting arrows using his main weapon, a crossbow.
In this way, the knights of the Carat Kingdom began to die one by one.
엘리시아
"Eun-gi....."
홍은기
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
엘리시아
"I feel like I'm losing more strength than before..."
홍은기
"Just hold on a little longer."
Eun-gi's point of view-)
I checked to see if there were any other knights, and if there were, I shot them dead with arrows.
As I walked along the road, the Elysian Fountain gradually came into view.
In front of the fountain were His Majesty King Xiumin and my older brother Joshua.
시우민
"Why is Elicia on your back? Did something happen?"
홍은기
"It seems like Princess Elicia has used a lot of strength at once. Earlier, I barely managed to save Princess Elicia from being captured and dragged away by the knights... but it seemed like it was already too late."
조슈아
"Shuaren, what kind of princess are you protecting?"
홍은기
"Haa, that princess? You might think so, brother. But not me. Princess Elysia is someone precious to me that I must protect. And she is also my old friend - even if you are the king of the Carat Kingdom, I cannot forgive this - "
조슈아
"What? A princess I have to protect?!"
Brother Joshua put his sword to my neck, and the long sword also reached Elicia's neck.
조슈아
"Shuaren, I will kill you and the princess you mentioned earlier."
홍은기
"If you're going to kill, then kill only me. Even if you act like that, I will protect Elysia until the end."
Elicia, who I thought had collapsed, started to move a little, then opened her eyes and opened her mouth.
엘리시아
"Eun-gi... Don't leave me... Please don't kill Prince Shuaren."
I heard Elicia's voice telling me not to kill her. I didn't want to leave her alone.
조슈아
"You're really crazy about that princess. You'll definitely regret it. From this moment on, you must leave our kingdom. We don't need a prince like you-"
홍은기
"Yes, I will leave. You will regret it, hyung - I have never regretted anything while traveling with Elicia."
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