The Teddy Bear Sends the Insomniac Villain to Dreamland - Chapter 37

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 37
Pretty pink hair fluttered before my eyes with a gentle sway.
He was a striking man with an adorable color that seemed at odds with the grave atmosphere.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince. A demonic beast.”
“…Ah, I see.”
So that man was the Crown Prince.
I recalled what the servants at the Leblanc Mansion had once said about the Crown Prince.
They’d called him something like a benevolent and beautiful angel descended from the heavens, if I remembered correctly.
I found myself admiring the servants’ description and offering my silent praise.
What a perfectly apt expression, you all.
A handsome man dressed in pristine white military dress adorned with gold trim approached on a white horse.
Despite the considerable distance, his appearance radiated brilliance.
A different kind of handsome than Blake Leblanc…but this wasn’t the time for such observations.
The situation was far too urgent to be admiring the Crown Prince’s face.
The fortunate part was that the Crown Prince hadn’t come alone—he’d brought his Guard Unit with him.
They must serve as his guard because they’re skilled enough to handle that demonic beast, right?
Go, Guard Unit!
Save that child quickly.
I sent endless encouragement toward the Crown Prince’s Guard Unit as I huddled among the scattered debris.
Yet contrary to my expectations, upon spotting the demonic beast, the Crown Prince made no further movement.
The Guard Unit was the same. Even as they watched the trembling boy squeeze his eyes shut, they only looked to the Crown Prince, uncertain what to do.
“What should we do?”
Frustrated by what I could only call a question, I mouthed words at the Crown Prince.
‘Deal with it now!’
Of course, my silent cry went unheard. Meanwhile, the demonic beast drew ever closer to the boy.
Upon spotting the child, the demonic beast spat out the corpse it had been carrying in its mouth onto the ground with a wet thud.
The Crown Prince simply stared silently at the boy and the demonic beast.
He seemed like a person existing in another world entirely.
The child’s scream pierced through that strange atmosphere.
“P-please, save me, save me!”
Yet despite the child’s desperate cries, he didn’t move an inch.
It was I who grew anxious instead.
What if that child dies like this?
I clenched and unclenched my small fists repeatedly, lost in deliberation.
That Crown Prince and his Guard Unit seemed to have no intention of helping, no matter how charitably I viewed it.
There was no one but me to step in here. Otherwise, that child would die.
‘Ah, please don’t meddle, Vivian! You know you should stay out of dangerous situations!’
‘I find troublesome and dangerous things tedious. I don’t even glance at them.’
‘Sure you don’t. Last time you secretly cared for that young dragon who was losing in a fight with the dragon clan!’
‘I couldn’t ignore it because it resembled you too much!’
‘That’s overstepping! If the dragons took offense, how much trouble would that cause!’
If Max were here, he’d have launched into another lecture.
Yet my small frame slipped deftly between the clutter.
‘This body has its advantages, after all.’
Moving like this, my pitiful appearance meant little risk of discovery—a blessing in disguise.
If I survived to return, I could boast about this heroic tale despite Max’s incessant nagging.
As I crept closer to the small frame trembling like aspen leaves, the Crown Prince came into clearer view.
Fortunately, hidden behind the boy’s back, my form remained invisible.
…Heartless bastards!
I cursed at the Crown Prince visible less than ten of Blake’s paces away.
I gathered my remaining mana.
I had to succeed on the first attempt. A spell that could save the boy and kill that beast—
“Ugh!”
But I could think no further. My body burned with searing pain. A groan escaped before I could stifle it.
In an instant, powerful mana enveloped the surroundings, and vertigo crashed over me.
“…Oh! Look there! A woman has suddenly appeared!”
“M-magic?”
What? A woman?
I wondered if it was another form of beast, but my body wouldn’t move—I couldn’t verify anything.
“Your Highness! For safety’s sake, you should move away…!”
They weren’t even helping, yet they still stood there making a commotion.
Ugh, my head.
Fortunately, the intensifying headache began to subside. As the unfamiliar sensation gradually faded—
“Huh?”
I looked down at my body and gasped in shock.
Around my waist, I felt the shimmer of grapefruit-colored hair.
Power flowed through each finger, and I saw the familiar black dress.
“…What is this!”
“Krrgh?”
The beast’s gaze, fixed on the boy, shifted toward me.
But I couldn’t respond to its attention.
Sorry, but let me verify this first.
I immediately raised my pale hands and pinched both cheeks hard.
Ow.
The sharp pain that followed made it undeniably real.
Good heavens.
I… got my body back!
***
At that moment, Nix was drowning in despair.
“Because of me, because of me that Vivian….”
I couldn’t hold onto Vivian.
When the magic circle appeared, I sensed something had gone wrong and reached out my hand, but Vivian pushed me away.
Then, another beast approached from behind Nix, who had collapsed to the ground.
Tiresome creatures.
I didn’t know where they kept coming from, but they never seemed to end.
The beast, having spotted prey, lunged toward Nix, but the girl didn’t even look back as she hurled her dagger.
The blade struck true, piercing directly through its eye, and the beast let out a tremendous roar.
“I have to find her.”
Nix, who had been kneeling, sprang to her feet. There was no time for this.
What if the area where Vivian had gone was swarming with beasts?
Though Vivian had eliminated the beasts with a powerful spell in one strike, Nix felt uneasy.
It was because of Vivian’s pallid complexion the last time I saw her.
She was clearly exhausted. If she’d used such powerful magic all at once, she might be in no condition to face the beasts alone.
Where? Where should I go?
My confused footsteps stumbled forward without direction, aimless and unsteady.
“Grraaahhh.”
“This way, this way!”
First, I had to escape this chaotic plaza and find Vivian.
I would thank her when we met and hold her tight.
She was a precious bond I had only recently found. When I was with her, I could show my true self.
Not the dignified and cold demeanor I had to display while carrying out missions within the Cartel,
nor the childlike composure I had to maintain even before the beasts that had created that absurd prophecy which took away my entire family…
My true self.
Long claws came flying toward the crown of Nix’s head, but I didn’t turn around.
From our first meeting, I understood Vivian’s heart—she had given me a foolish command just to share a sandwich.
Watching the magical drawing she had traced across the sky, I couldn’t help but smile despite its childishness.
If I could never meet Vivian again….
Nix’s black eyes, now devoid of light, wavered aimlessly.
“Nix!”
A voice called out to Nix.
A sword aura so powerful it made the nape of my neck tingle.
The claws that had hung above my head vanished without a trace, and the dismembered beast collapsed to the ground.
“Snap out of it. Are you hurt?”
It was Blake Leblanc.
“…Commander?”
“Are you injured anywhere?”
His usually composed silver hair was disheveled from searching, hanging in disarray.
“I’m fine, but Vivian…,”
The moment Blake came into view, Nix’s large eyes trembled.
“Why is Vivian—what’s happened?”
Blake, surprisingly, remained composed. Like someone for whom demon beast warfare was routine, he showed no sign of panic.
In his wake lay the corpses of slain demon beasts, scattered in disarray.
Nix struggled to steady herself.
“I apologize. I failed to protect Vivian. She’s disappeared.”
“Where?”
“A magic circle was drawn on the ground, and she vanished beyond it. The location is… unknown.”
Even as I reported, an urge to bite my tongue overwhelmed me. Blake watched my bowed head in silence before turning away.
“You stay here. The Guard Unit will arrive soon—minimize damage until then.”
“I’m coming with you! This is my responsibility too!”
Nix protested tearfully at Blake’s words, but he was resolute.
“No. Don’t interfere.”
At his voice—barely ground out through clenched teeth—Nix’s head snapped up.
Blake’s violet eyes trembled with unease.
Fear? Anxiety?
Witnessing that strange, tangled emotion, Nix fell silent.
Blake glanced at the darkening sky, then clenched his fists.
The moment he heard that a magic circle had appeared and Vivian had vanished, his heart began pounding wildly.
The absurd thought that she might have returned to her original world made rational judgment impossible.
Blake didn’t know where Vivian was either, but that hardly mattered.
‘I have to find her.’
As if grasping at anything, he ran blindly toward a direction he didn’t know.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————