Chapter 184: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (48)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (48) ༻

The words that poured forth from Mitram were as brutal as they were direct.

“Your sister’s company will soon be engulfed by a flood of debt! Do you honestly believe Percus Viscounty will emerge unscathed? No, it will not. And it won’t just be your territory that will suffer, but also your family and the lands of your closest friends!”

The princess’ eyes sank deeper into despair as Mitram’s words pierced her conscience like arrows

Then, in a display of her frustration and grievance, Mitram pounded on her chest, and ultimately unable to contain her rage, she lifted her foot and repeatedly kicked the princess.

The princess could only curl up and endure as her pained coughs and sounds of heavy impact reverberated through the tunnel.

“…Yet, will you still try to save her? I’ll give you one last chance. If you choose to turn a blind eye and go back, I will pretend we never met.”

A few more tears trickled down the princess’s cheeks.

Even she likely doubted my resolve to save her.

After all, as Mitram had said, it seemed the princess had already given out irreversible orders that couldn’t be undone even if I were to save her now.

And not only were my sacrifices disregarded and unacknowledged, but she had inflicted a lot of suffering by instigating unbridled hostility towards both me and those dear to me within the academy. I even had to shed more blood to protect them.

Looking back, only a cycle of resentment existed between us.

A sigh involuntarily escaped my lips, and my sword arm faltered.

Observing me closely from the ground, the female knight grew utterly despondent, while the princess merely cried silently… as if she hadn’t held even a glimmer of hope from the beginning.

“…Right.”

It was a short response, yet almost immediately, a grin instantly spread across Mitram’s face, as though that single word was all she had been waiting for.

With another sigh, I loosened the grip on my sword and let it fall to the ground as I slowly raised my hands in surrender.

Witnessing my actions, the female knight, who had been barely managing to lift her head, let it fall in despair, while Mitram’s twisted grin grew wider.

“I knew you would understand. Now, let’s-.”

-Swoosh!