The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 48

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 48

 

Jacad glanced back behind him.

 

Since they couldn’t leave him alone as the Crown Prince, not only guard knights but also several nobles who had connections with him had followed along.

 

Among them were nobles who supported him, as well as those who supported the 2nd Prince Yuriel.

 

Jacad looked particularly closely at the 2nd Prince’s faction nobles.

 

“Your Highness, is there something you wish to say?”

 

“…It’s nothing.”

 

Jacad turned his head back around.

 

Just then, someone approached his side. Turning his head, Jacad met the brightly smiling face of the man.

 

It was Howard from the Tullan Family, known to support Jacad.

 

“Your Highness, aren’t you thirsty? Shall I give you something to drink?”

 

Howard asked while holding out a water pouch.

 

Jacad lightly nodded at the kind gesture and extended his hand.

 

‘The Tullan Family should be fine…’

 

‘If anyone offers Your Highness a drink, please don’t drink it.’

 

Jacad’s hand stopped mid-air.

 

Howard looked at him with puzzled eyes.

 

“Your Highness? What’s wrong?”

 

“…What’s in it, by any chance?”

 

“Pardon? Oh, well… I prepared a lightly sweetened drink to give Your Highness energy.”

 

Seemingly flustered by the sudden question, Howard answered with an awkward smile.

 

Jacad looked closely at the water pouch before answering.

 

“I see.”

 

And he turned away from the water pouch.

 

“Oh, don’t you need the drink?”

 

“I’m not particularly thirsty. I’ll let you know if I need it later.”

 

“I see. Understood.”

 

Howard said this and stepped back.

 

Jacad briefly glanced at Howard before turning his head back around.

 

‘I don’t completely trust the Holy Lady’s ability, but… there’s no harm in being careful.’

 

He was convincing himself of this when it happened.

 

Thud-

 

“Oh…! What’s this trembling in the ground…”

 

Jacad’s group stopped in their tracks.

 

The trembling didn’t stop, and it even seemed to be getting closer. Jacad’s brow furrowed at the ominous presence.

 

‘A monster? Was there still a monster left?’

 

“O, over there!”

 

One nobleman suddenly pointed upward.

 

Jacad also raised his head. At that moment, he met eyes that were poking out above the trees.

 

The giant eyes that had been quietly looking down at Jacad’s group slowly blinked, then a deafening cry spread in all directions.

 

“Grooooar!”

 

“Eek!”

 

“E, everyone hurry and run!”

 

The nobles who had followed Jacad began frantically spurring their horses.

 

Jacad also clicked his tongue and tried to retreat following them.

 

But then the giant monster suddenly stomped its foot.

 

Boom!

 

“Neighhh!”

 

Startled by this, Jacad’s horse became excited and began rearing wildly.

 

“Calm down… Ugh!”

 

Jacad, who had been trying to somehow calm his horse, ended up falling from it.

 

And the horse began running away, leaving Jacad behind in the forest.

 

“Your Highness!”

 

A guard knight who had jumped down from his horse and rushed over urgently stood in front of Jacad, pointing his sword at the monster.

 

“Your Highness, take my horse and go!”

 

“What about you…”

 

“Don’t worry about me, hurry!”

 

Jacad was hesitating while looking at the guard knight’s back.

 

“Groo!”

 

Thud, thud-

 

Heavy rocks that had been attached to the monster’s hide came flying.

 

The guard knight who had been trying to block them with his sword was eventually hit in the head by one of them and lost his stance.

 

“Ugh!”

 

“Knight!”

 

Jacad hurriedly supported the knight.

 

The impact to his head must have been severe, as the knight fainted on the spot.

 

Jacad moved the knight behind a tree and then turned his gaze to the monster.

 

“Grooo.”

 

“…Damn.”

 

Cursing under his breath, Jacad stood up. At the same time, he drew his sword from his waist and aimed it at the monster.

 

‘Can I do this?’

 

The monster’s rank was at least high-grade. No matter how skilled Jacad was as a swordsman who could use aura, it wasn’t an easy opponent.

 

‘Besides, its hide looks quite tough.’

 

Jacad let out a groan. Even so, his grip on the sword hilt tightened.

 

‘I have no choice but to succeed.’

 

Because I can’t die here.

 

Making this resolve internally, Jacad kicked off the ground.

 

Since the monster’s body was covered in tough hide, there was only one place he could aim for.

 

‘The eyes.’

 

Of course, those eyes were currently tracking Jacad, but if he was going to face the monster alone, it was the part he had no choice but to target.

 

Jacad barely dodged the poison the monster exhaled and leaped into the air.

 

‘Hit it!’

 

He pointed his sword downward and charged rapidly.

 

But the fact that the monster’s eyes were tracking him was a bigger risk than expected.

 

Swish-

 

Because the monster brought out its hidden tail and swung it toward him.

 

“…! Damn!”

 

Thwack-

 

He hastily raised his sword to block, but because he was leaping through the air, Jacad was hit directly by the tail.

 

After crashing into a wooden pillar, he spat out the blood that had pooled in his mouth.

 

At the same time, the mask that had been covering his cursed eye fell off with a thud.

 

‘The flaw is that this damned curse doesn’t work on monsters.’

 

The thought that it was indeed a cursed eye made him laugh inappropriately for the situation.

 

Meanwhile, the monster was slowly approaching him.

 

‘Is this as far as I go?’

 

Jacad’s pupils wavered. But he didn’t stop glaring at the monster.

 

Then a voice was heard from somewhere.

 

“Found him!”

 

‘This voice is…’

 

It was when Jacad was about to raise his eyes and turn his head.

 

Bang!

 

With a thunderous roar, an attack flew toward the monster’s back.

 

***

 

“Your High— I mean, Your Highness! Are you safe?”

 

I hurriedly approached Jacad, who was slumped against the base of a tree.

 

Jacad, who had been staring blankly at the monster, quickly covered one eye with his hand and shouted when I approached.

 

“Don’t come closer!”

 

“Your Highness?”

 

I stopped mid-step at his urgent cry.

 

Jacad pointed to the fragments of his mask scattered on the ground and spoke in a serious voice.

 

“The mask is broken. If you look into my eyes now, you’ll also fall under the curse.”

 

“Ah.”

 

Only then realizing the cause of his urgency, I let out a small gasp.

 

‘Would covering it with his hand like now not work? Or maybe with some other cloth…’

 

That’s when it happened. A handkerchief descended above Jacad.

 

Both Jacad and I looked up at the owner of the handkerchief with surprised eyes.

 

Robelina, who had arrived at some point, was calmly wrapping the handkerchief around one of Jacad’s eyes.

 

“Then this should work. You’re fine now, right?”

 

“…Aren’t you afraid of my curse?”

 

“When Your Highness is worrying about us and being so careful, what is there to fear?”

 

Robelina said with a gentle smile.

 

Jacad couldn’t take his eyes off Robelina.

 

“…I see.”

 

‘Ooh.’

 

I covered my mouth as I watched the scene.

 

My heart raced uncontrollably at the first original romance line I’d encountered since coming to this world.

 

‘I’m finally seeing this. It’s truly moving. Sob sob.’

 

“More importantly, how did you two get here?”

 

At Jacad’s question as he returned to reality, my emotional moment quickly shattered.

 

But given the situation, I put aside my regret for now and answered Jacad’s question.

 

“The Sacred Relic told me. That something unusual was going to happen. The Sacred Relic also told me where Your Highness was.”

 

“The Sacred Relic?”

 

“Yes. Will you believe in my abilities now?”

 

When I asked with my hands firmly planted on my hips, Jacad looked up at me with a reluctant expression before turning his head away sharply.

 

“If you couldn’t sense something unusual with such a large monster roaming around, that would also be a problem, wouldn’t it?”

 

“No, this Crown Prince really!”

 

“Ria, now isn’t the time for this.”

 

Robelina’s firm words brought me back to my senses.

 

I took a deep breath to calm my excitement, then spoke to the two with a serious expression.

 

“Let’s get far away from here first. We shouldn’t interfere with those two.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“Over there.”

 

Instead of a detailed answer, I pointed at the monster with my finger.

 

More precisely, at Nein and Lucian who were facing the monster.

 

“Hey, Holy Knight Captain. You seem weaker than before?”

 

“You’re one to talk.”

 

“How about it? Want to try again this time?”

 

“…As you can see, those two will take care of the monster themselves.”

 

When I shrugged and spoke, Jacad looked back and forth between me and the two men with a strange gaze.

 

“How did you bring those two as well… No, never mind. I don’t want to know.”

 

“I just brought them because we’re close, you know?”

 

I don’t know what he was thinking, but I shouted because I felt inexplicably annoyed.

 

“Ria.”

 

Then Robelina looked at me and urged. Her eyes said we should quickly get out of here.

 

I nodded, then stood beside Jacad and supported him.

 

“Let’s get out of here first. Lean on me.”

 

“But my knight…”

 

“Count Lucian will take care of the unconscious knight later. So hurry!”

 

When I grabbed his arm and pulled him urgently, Jacad let out a groan.

 

“I can walk by myself.”

 

“Listen here, Your Highness. I’m also uncomfortable, but now isn’t the time to be picky about likes and dislikes, you know?”

 

“It’s not that.”

 

Jacad hesitated, then sighed deeply and said.

 

“Your height is too short… It’s actually more uncomfortable.”

 

“…”

 

I seriously considered kicking Jacad in the butt.

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