Chapter 93: Chapter 1. Great job

Is it a joke that I have encountered unexpected twists of fate with enviable regularity?

In the end, my whole plan to escape from the main villain and establish a peaceful life later went to waste, and all because of this guy! The appearance of my older brother at the most inopportune moment, in fact, as well as his very existence, turned out to be completely inappropriate.

The guy with the beautiful face, curly blue hair and brown eyes was the one I hoped to never meet again in this life. However, ironically, it was he who ruined my plans. Yufil de Walt appeared out of nowhere and forced me to go with him.

And, in fact, it was a situation where I had no other choice. After all, if I had continued to resist, Yufil would most likely have just knocked me out, and in the end they would have taken me away from here anyway. Therefore, since the circumstances have turned out that way, I decided that it would be better to go on my own two feet.

Of course, I didn’t scream or call for help. No, seriously. The Crown Princess was still unconscious in her office, and I was the only person who was here with her. Even the last idiot would have no trouble guessing what had happened. And if any of the Knights of the Dark Host had come running here...

No, I’d rather go with my asshole brother.

Together with Yufil, we went down to the dungeon in the office of the main villain, where there was a secret exit from the Heilos residence. Hunched over, I had to crawl after my brother for a while through a low tunnel, and looking at his back in front of me, I couldn’t stop thinking about one thing.

How did Yufilu manage to survive? On that fateful night at the de Walt estate, not even a midge escaped unscathed.

No, of course, I already guessed that something was wrong when I didn’t see the young man that night. But still. How did it even happen? Was it really the duke’s doing when he helped his beloved heir escape?

While I was thinking about it, we had already finished crawling through the damp and cold tunnel under the castle, and soon I finally felt a breath of fresh air. Since it was already night by this time, the only illumination in the pitch-black darkness was the moonlight.

Yufil was the first to reach the end and climbed up the stairs, where a trapdoor was hidden among the unremarkable landscape of the earth. I followed him up the stairs. To be honest, considering that I was wearing a long dress and high heels, it wasn’t that easy for me to climb the stairs. However, as expected, Yufil did not reach out to help me.

«....»

At least now I was sure that it was definitely my brother, and not some dark magician under his guise.

Having safely got out of the residence of the main villain, Yufil continued to lead me. At that moment, I finally dared to open my mouth to speak:

— Brother, it’s been a long time. You’ve looked so much prettier since our last meeting!

«.....»

In fact, my words could be interpreted more as a mockery than a compliment. After all, after all that had happened over the past couple of months, even the face of such a handsome man as the eldest son of the Duchy of de Walt had become much more haggard and haggard. It seemed that the guy had aged several years at once.

«Are you saying that I didn’t turn into a piece of minced meat at the whim of that crazy woman?» The guy snorted.

«No, brother. I mean, this uniform really suits you...»

After we left the dungeon, I could finally make out the clothes hiding under the guy’s dark cloak. And, to be honest, I was quite surprised. After all, Yufil was wearing nothing but the dark armor that the knights of the Dark Host usually wore! I think I was starting to figure out how this guy got here in the first place.

Yufil, however, did not like my words. Especially when I mentioned his uniform.

— Damn it! — He hissed irritably, — Shut up already!

— But why? We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so don’t we have something to talk about?

After my words, the heir to the dukedom exhaled for a long time and ruffled his hair.

— I can’t believe you’re still in the mood for useless conversations...

— Brother.

— I just told you to shut up.

— But... I just wanted to ask. Where are we going now?

Nevertheless, the guy did not answer my question and continued to ignore all my subsequent attempts to talk to him. In the end, I accepted it and just continued to follow him. At this time, the anxiety in my soul continued to grow.

Since I hadn’t been able to send a signal to the second Princess’ army because of everything that had happened, I now didn’t know what was going on with our plan. Did they engage in battle even without my signal, or are they still waiting in ambush? Has the main villain regained consciousness yet? I shuddered at the thought that the Crown Princess might have already recovered from the sleeping pills and was now in a rage. Anyway, I dug my own grave.

By that time, we had already entered the dark forest, and I had no idea why Yufil had brought me here. However, all my possible guesses were soon dispelled. After wandering through the forest for a while, we soon came to a clearing where my older brother finally stopped. A little late, I almost ran into his back.

Nevertheless, after a few seconds, my attention was attracted by dark figures that began to appear one by one from the forest. Soon, we were surrounded by a small group of people in dark clothes who looked more like mercenaries. One man, who seemed to be their leader, stepped forward.

When his gaze slid over me the next moment, a chill ran down my spine.

«Excellent work, heir of de Walt,» he said in a hoarse voice, «Her Majesty will certainly reward you for your services.»

«...»

Wait a minute. I didn’t hear wrong, did I?

«Her Majesty?»

I looked at my older brother, who was standing in front of me, with bewilderment and anger.

Yufil, that son of a bitch!

Don’t tell me he made a deal with the Empress to kidnap me!

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