I Will Become the Queen of the Enemy Country

“Do you, do you know the future?”

Kram lowered his voice. Whether Elise’s words were true or false, it was something that needed to be hidden.

If it’s true, those who want to use Elise’s ability would swarm in like a swarm of bees, so it must not be revealed.

‘I should be the only one to get along with her.’

Monopolizing information is the quickest way to become rich and the easiest way to gain power.

And if it’s the latter.

‘Oh dear, you looked fine, but you seem to have a problem with your head.’

If the rumor spreads, Elise might lose her position as the prospective princess. If that happens, Kram’s plan will be disrupted.

He had hoped to secure at least one position in the count’s family in Elise’s favor!

For a short time, Kram’s face became thoughtful, complicated, and brightened up more than a dozen times.

“Pfft!”

Elise burst into laughter at his sight.

‘It seems… the latter is correct.’

“I will be the only one to know, Miss Elise.”

Kram declared quite solemnly.

“Miss Ellis’s secret, until I die…”

“Besti.”

“Yes?”

“Besti told me.”

“Really? The shaman of Bronze District?”

“Shamans read the heavens. They also divine.”

“Not Miss Elise?”

“Because I’m not a shaman.”

Kram sighed in relief. Ellis wasn’t crazy!

“Why? Are you disappointed that I’m not a prophet?”

“No way! I’m so glad!”

“That I’m not a prophet?”

That you’re not crazy, Kram couldn’t honestly say. Instead, he laughed and took the words.

“Haha, the shaman also divines the future… Did she really teach you? This situation?”

Kram was a person who revered science and reason. He believed that science would rule the world someday.

The talk of divination or reading the heavens was just a fiction made by those who liked to make up stories with rich imagination.

But Besti foresaw this? His belief was shaken.

“That’s right. Besti told me.”

Elise said without a twitch of her eyebrows. In fact, her words were false.

In the future, Ellis was planning to prepare and handle many things ahead of time, enough to be suspected of being a prophet.

‘Only then can I control the passage before Ragnaros fully awakens.’

It was an indispensable task.

But she wanted to hide the fact that she knew the future.

If that fact was known, there would be a lot to explain.

‘His Highness Karan will doubt me.’

He would say that she was using him. Of course, that was true, but it wasn’t all.

To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and confusion, Elise asked Besti.

[Can I borrow your name?]

She chose Besti as the answer to be given every time she was asked how she knew.

She was a shaman, and it was a fairly well-known fact that shamans divine the future.

Besti seemed to hesitate, but she accepted Elise’s request.

“Have your questions been answered? Then I’ll go. Please take care of the rest, Lord Kram.”

Elise moved her steps vigorously.

“Where are you going?”

Kram followed her with surprised eyes.

“To His Highness Karan.”

To that dangerous place?

Those around Elise were shocked.

“You can’t!”

Then Kram, who had come to his senses, immediately stopped her.

“If you want to save His Highness, if you want to protect your lord, follow me.”

There was an undeniable dignity in Elise’s command.

****

“Go ahead, ugh.”

Rosh finally knelt on one knee. She leaned against the sheath with her sword stuck in the ground, panting.

Karan looked down at her forehead with an unknowable gaze.

“Go back and, huff, after reorganizing…”

“Are you asking me to bring the stragglers?”

Rosh raised her head. There was a hurt emotion in her eyes. But it was momentary.

Rosh realized how cumbersome she was on the battlefield.

She had followed him to stand side by side with Karan, but she became a burden in the situation where monsters were pouring out.

“Your Highness, please protect Dex.”

Rosha drained the strength from her legs and slumped down. She leaned against the cave wall, barely avoiding her body.

Spending two days with Karan, Rosh realized that he was an excellent warrior and leader.

Karan never backed down in dangerous situations.

He just enjoyed the battle, but to his subordinates, he looked like a true leader who took the lead in danger for them.

Rosh had no successor, and if she died here, the Dex County was likely to be torn apart by the nobles.

‘Before that, His Majesty might take over.’

The possibility of Dex County turning into Lysandro County could not be ruled out.

At present, it was the most likely.

She wanted to protect the territory and the castle somehow.

‘It was my greed.’

Rosh let go of a lot.

The thought that it wouldn’t be bad if Karan took over Dex, even if it turned into Lysandro County, greatly influenced her giving up.

It was a tremendous decision for Rosh.

“Such a weak sound.”

But Karan flatly refused her request.

A feeling of disappointment surged up. It was a different disappointment than when he said he wouldn’t come to save her, who was impaled on her limbs.

“This is my last request, Your Highness. Can’t you at least check if Dex County is running well?”

“This is not your place.”

There was a roar outside the cave. A snow leopard, Karan muttered.

“Hold your sword straight. Your life is not the only one hanging on your sword.”

Only then did Rosh look back at those standing behind her.

The warriors who saw her back, although bleeding, did not lose their determination in their eyes.

“If you give up, they will also give up. Are you going to let them all die?”

Karan’s words weighed heavily on Rosh. She wanted to ask him, looking at his huge back.

Can we survive here? Isn’t it the same as being already dead?

In front of her, monsters were pouring in endlessly, and behind her was a blocked wall.

“I’ll break through. You cover my back.”

Rosh was about to cry and bit her lower lip. It was the first time since she injured her leg. Being recognized as a warrior.

But at this crucial moment, she also realized that she could not exert her ability as a warrior.

Rosh realized at the moment of facing death that it was time to let go of the sword.

Foolish.

“Your Highness, we will break through. Please leave first with Countess Dex!”

Karan’s warrior stepped forward. His condition, with blood oozing out between his torn clothes and his hair disheveled, was clearly not good.

“Don’t lose your way and follow. There won’t be any coming to pick up the stragglers.”

Karan gripped his sword. He, who was covered in blood, glared at the front of the cave.

Woooooooo.

The monster that felt Karan’s killing intent went wild. They smelled the blood of their comrades and got more excited.

Karan’s eyes shone clear and sharp.

The smell of blood did not only excite the monsters. Karan’s blood was also boiling.

[Don’t get hurt.]

He heard a hallucination. It was Elise’s voice.

“I’ll get scolded a lot if I go.”

There was no trick to get out of here without getting hurt. It was fortunate to just survive.

Karan clenched and unclenched his fist that was not holding a sword.

Every time, he missed magic. If his body was normal…

Karan shook his head.

‘Useless thoughts. You can’t ask for what you don’t have.’

Instead of regretting, he had to cut one more guy.

Karan took a deep breath. His chest swelled greatly.

Then, the cave shook.

Could it be that monsters are popping out from behind? The back was definitely a wall.

“Lord, Your Highness! The cave, the cave wall is moving!”

Karan pushed past the warriors guarding his back and headed towards the inside of the cave.

Light began to seep into the cave that had been completely sealed. Then, a pounding sound was heard.

“Everyone, step back.”

Karan made the warriors stand behind him and raised his sword high.

He thought the cave was completely blocked, but it seemed there was space inside as well.

Karan didn’t think the things inside were allies.

Karan swallowed his saliva.

Perhaps,

‘I might not be able to survive.’

He always lived a life close to death, but he had never felt death so close at hand.

There was only one thing Karan regretted at this moment.

Elise.

To hold her as much as he wanted. To make her unable to forget him.

He was selfish to the end.

It was when he was laughing at his own selfishness.

“…Highness Karan? Your Highness Karan? Are you there?”

Was it a hallucination?

Was he so longing for her that he was going crazy? Or maybe a phantom monster that shows an illusion and takes life appeared.

It wouldn’t be bad to die dreaming of Elise.

Karan chuckled.

“Your Highness Karan! If you’re there, please say something! Your Highness, it’s Elise! Your Highness!”

The voice became clearer and clearer. Just as much, a gap appeared in the cave wall.

“Your Highness, it’s Miss Elise’s voice.”

A warrior cautiously touched the hem of Karan’s clothes. Karan looked at him, startled as if he had just woken up from sleep.

“Do you also hear Elise’s voice?”

“Yes.”

“Really Elise?”

Karan, who was looking at the pounding cave wall, raised his sword high.

“Your Highness, what are you doing!”

Haltbin ran up in surprise.