Dungeon Defense (WN)

The palace was unusually noisy that day.

If the servants move faster than usual, the maids gather together and whisper.

The whole palace is full of tension. Whisper in this hallway. Gone in that corridor. The Habsburg Imperial Palace, which always boasts of dead, quiet things like rats, was different today.

And there was one person who never missed an atmosphere like this.

“Sebastian, is something wrong? ”

“Oh, Lord Johanna……. ”

The elderly man hesitated. The man has been working in the imperial palace for decades, so emotions do not appear on his face. Even the first mate had to sweat on her forehead about the little princess in front of him.

“Oh, what's that look on your face? ”

A silver-haired girl jumped up and down.

“Absolutely! A hundred for a hundred, a thousand for a thousand! ”

“What a disappointment. What expression did the plaintiff make that must have been? ”

“Heh heh. I've already spilled my glass of water, Sebastian. ”

The girl wags her index finger sideways.

“Even though Sebastian is one of the servants who has served here for thirty-seven years, he has a small habit. Sebastian has a habit of bending his lower back a little bit forward every time he lies. ”

“Huh, really? ”

The man was colourful. Isn't that a big deal?

Palace veteran servants were often moved not only by formal work but also informal work, namely by the confinement of the emperor or the prince. His emotions should not be exposed. If only there was such a habit as the little princess pointed out...... I didn't know how many nobles would reveal information without her knowing it!

“Of course I'm lying. Stupid idiot Sebastian. Did you believe that?”

“ ……. ”

“Of course, the imperial ministry wouldn't have promoted a man with such deadly habits to a first class acolyte. Savannah from the fickle baron, Sebastian, because he's from there, without a proper connection. ”

The girl laughed.

“In other words, Sebastian grew up this far on his own. There is no other man in the imperial court who is as selfless as Sebastian. Amazing, really great. ”

“Go, thank you... Your Majesty. ”

“Right? Thank you, right? ”

The man was anxious and couldn't stand it.

“Yes.”

“Are you thankful that death would be immortal for the last time? Right?"

“Yes, yes… of course. The Sage is always ready to devote itself to the Wasteland. ”

Then the girl was amazed.

“Yes. I knew Sebastian's loyalty as soon as I saw it. I mean, the bragging of the Habsburg Home Office, Sebastian, the conscience. It would have been better if Sebastian had succeeded in his job with his unrivalled sincerity and vigor. ”

The girl grabs a man twice his height and smiles like a man.

“So tell me what happened last night. I won't tell the High Priestess how awkward Sebastian was in front of the Empress today. Huhu.”

“ ……. ”

Johanna von Habsburg.

The Frank Empire in the west, the Anatolian Empire in the east, and a 14-year-old girl, called the Ruler of Terror, to the second Empress of the Habsburg Empire and hundreds of servants and maids serving in the Imperial Court, who accompanied the human race.

Eventually, Sebastian, the veteran's acolyte, surrenders.

“Phew, got it. I'll tell you everything.”

“Wow! You did it! You defeated Sebastian! ”

Princess Johanna raises her arms.

Sebastian grins bitterly. The Empress Johanna was certainly a dead ringer, but there was so much cuteness that she couldn't be hated. The charm of unarmed opponents.

That's why the servants and maids say it's a long day away and suffer from the Empress Johanna and don't have any problems. In this regard, the Empress Johanna was very different from her sister, Elizabeth III. Elizabeth was named a genius, but somehow it was hard to get close...

“Don't you ever tell anyone else, Your Grace? ”

“Yes, good. I swear on Sebastian's conscience and honor! ”

“…… I dare ask why your conscience and honor are not your own, but the conscience and honor of your servant. ”

“Tsk, don't worry about what the blacksmith says. ”

Sebastian sighs deeply.

“Last night, a man was found trespassing in the imperial palace. ”

“What, here!? ”

The princess was surprised and opened her eyes wide like a frog. As expected, Sebastian smiles as he reacts.

“Hmph. Hmph. Yesterday at dawn, something fell out of the pond west of the Imperial Palace. Just as I was walking by, I heard a maid's voice. She called the guards and went to the pond, and there was a young man in the pond. ”

“Phew... Did you break through the Imperial Palace walls by yourself? Avoiding thousands of guards and hundreds of guards? ”

Sebastian nods.

“Yes, that's why we're in a commotion. Maybe the imperial palace has a hole in its absolute barrier. Besides, this is a secret that has not yet spread among the maids... ”

He whispered in the princess's ear.

“Surprisingly, the man who fell into the pond is neither the owner of the sword, nor the wizard, nor the assassin. She said it was completely inadequate. He has crossed the absolute walls of the Habsburg Imperial Palace without any force or magic! ”

Princess Johanna trembles.

Sebastian nods, "It's worth being afraid of." Even though she was a 'ruler of fear', her essence was a 14-year-old girl raised in a greenhouse. It must have been quite shocking that neither power nor magic could have threatened the life of an ordinary human being.

Nevertheless, Sebastian's conjecture was purely a wild conjecture.

“Amazing!" ”

The princess shouts with a fierce fist. I heard how loud his voice sounded in the halls of the palace. The servant girl who was passing the end of the hall was surprised and looked at this side.

Regardless, the girl seemed to have forgotten all about the imperial court. Sebastian panicked and dried the girl.

“I, Your Majesty? Your voice is too loud Why on earth……. ”

“Marvellous! What a marvelous, truly ordinary man who can't write or memorize his own spells! It's just like old times! You almost became a hero! It's amazing!”

“Your Majesty, the voice...... Please speak. ”

Empress Johanna stopped shouting in excitement. She slowly turns her head to look at Sebastian. At that time, he briefly touched Sebastian's back. The girl stared at the servant horribly as if she had acted like a child.

The blood of a king. Only those who rule over Humans were born there in majesty.

Sebastian sweats on his forehead in a different way than before. Are you -- are you giving me too much advice? The girl in front of me is the noblest person in the world. Did you disobey the man's instincts?

Sebastian's heart tightened with a predator's gaze, and the princess opened her lips.

“Spit it out, Sebastian. ”

“…… Yes? ”

“The hero of the pond. You'd be in jail somewhere. Be quiet and tell me where it is. ”

Sebastian's mouth is flooded with awe.

“Stop, Your Highness. You're not going to meet the intruders, are you? ”

“No way. Of course I'm up to it. What, you think I'm just gonna ignore a funny case like this and pass it on? I must meet him.”

“Remind me, Your Majesty! ”

Sebastian does not hesitate to kneel on the marble floor of the palace.

“Now the intruder is the bomb of the palace. ”

“And it just became my bomb. ”

The princess said without losing.

“If you don't see him, I'll blow him up first. Sebastian, you think the day I explode will be the day Habsburg falls. ”

“Your Majesty, the Emperor is furious with this case! If the Queen Dowager approaches with only curiosity, this will cause the palace officials to lose their trust, and the Emperor's wrath will be great! ”

Princess Johanna was silent. She looks at Sebastian silently for a moment. Then I lift my mouth up slowly.

“My faithful and loyal Sebastian. I'm sorry, but this is about me, not anyone else. ”

“…… Yes? ”

“Hmph. I can't think of two things to think about. ”

The princess smiles with her nose.

“Look, Sebastian said, The first person to discover the hero of the pond was a servant girl. The servant immediately summoned the guards. ”

“Yes, but what's the problem? ”

“Listen more. Someone's broken into the imperial palace. That's an incredibly incompetent commoner...... Who do you think is responsible? ”

Princess Johanna unfolds her left fingers and folds them one by one.

“Security Guard in the Islands (24093; )? It was the work of a lone perpetrator, not a collective offender. It's hard to blame the guards for the deterioration. Fallen. 3680 Guard Tower carved into the Imperial Palace? Then we must announce that the noble wizards are no better than the incompetent commoners, and we cannot cause such a troublesome conflict. Dropped.”

Oh my, a 14-year-old princess said in a play circle.

“There's no problem on the outside, so what's the problem? ”

Oh, and Sebastian shouted.

“Inside...... I'll take you with me, Your Majesty! ”

“Exactly. Stupid idiot Sebastian. ”

Princess Johanna nods.

“From now on, there's a blood spatter between the internal guard and the imperial guard. The first maid I saw didn't report it to her supervisor, but she found the guards first and got into trouble. If the maids on my list took care of it, I could have handled the guards with ease. But……. ”

“The men of the pond have half the resources of the internal workforce and guards… that means no one can take responsibility on one side! ”

“Heh. If I'm wrong, the head of the servant or the head of the guard will snap. ”

Sebastian realizes just how serious the situation is. The emperor must be furious. I didn't even know there was so much blood...

“I bet by now the hero of the pond would be dead by now. My men and guards would've been torturing them all night. You told me to vomit out who was the inside man. Tsk, tsk...... I didn't see the Commander of the Hersh Guard this morning. Well, I'm gonna have to give it to you. Who else is gonna give it to you? ”

Princess Johanna shakes her head.

“What are you going to do, Your Majesty? ”

“Yeah, you want to know? ”

“Yay.”

The princess laughed.

“Just in case you're wondering, where is my hero?" The ruler of terror will take care of everything. ”

“Hah, I can't believe I'm getting caught up in this mess after thirty-seven years.... ”

The devoted acolyte made a face.

The princess did not mind pushing the servant's back. Sebastian starts walking down the hallway in a panic.

“By the way, what's the name of our hero? ”

“You're not my hero anymore... I see. Well, that's a pretty unusual name. I don't even know the name of the country. ”

“Huh? What's your name? ”

Sebastian replies, remembering the map of the dungeon in his head.

“It's called Lorita. Your Majesty."