CHAPTER 26: THE MOST HERETICAL PRINCESS SMEARED WITH MUD
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Edited/Proofread by Para Translated by Eunie
Translated by Eunie
Edited/Proofread by Para “So this...is where the Captain was last seen…” It had been roughly an hour since the knights left the palace. Now they were arriving at the wreckage that was located a few feet from the battlefield. The cliff where the snipers were camping was no longer recognizable since it had collapsed miserably, and all the usable passages were currently blocked by the rubble. With no open path, we couldn’t expect any aid from the neighbouring country. “Yes, sir…! The Captain, whose foot was stuck in the rubble, wasn’t able to move...To allow us to run away...he stayed there by himself to stall the enemies…” With unsteady footsteps, a knight, who suffered some minor injuries and was currently being supported by another knight, showed the reinforcements the way to the Captain’s last known location. His hand trembled, and with a tear-stricken face, he pointed with his index finger to where he last saw the Captain. The gravely injured knights were carried and taken back to the palace with the help of special ability users while the others were being treated by knights with healing abilities, so things seemed to be alright for now. Upon seeing the devastating wreckage, it was a miracle that there were no casualties on our side. The place where the newly recruited knights were positioned was where the wreckage was the worst. Since it was right below the cliff, the focal point of the damage was concentrated right there. Right at the place where the Captain’s foot was stuck, a mountainous pile of rubble was piled up. Even though the Captain was known as the ‘Unscathed Knight’, after seeing this amount of rubble, no one could survive this. I couldn't help but grit my teeth at the enormous amount of vexation welling up inside me right now for not being able to arrive a few minutes earlier. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com Would there ever be a knight who could fill the void that the Captain’s death left? At this moment, feelings of immense pain and frustration crushed my chest. I continued to dig through the rubble that was piled up. I should at least find a keepsake for the family of the late Captain. And then suddenly… “ Taichou** (Commanding Officer**)!! I can hear something over here!!” Said one of the knights, who was frantically waving his hands. After hearing what he just said, the others immediately gathered around him and hastily continued searching through the rubble. We dug and dug, but we didn’t find anyone there. However, something caught our attention. It was the communication device that was currently connected to the war room. “Vice-Captain!!” Everyone exclaimed in surprise. From the looks of it, there was only a video of him with no sound playing. It seemed like he had been continuously mouthing the words, “To anyone who can see this, immediately connect us!!” So without wasting any more time, we called over the person in charge of communications and connected with the Vice-Captain. As soon as we were able to establish a connection, Vice-Captain Clark gave us a quick briefing of what happened. First, this communication device was the one used by Captain Roderick. This means, just like what the rookie knight said, the Captain was buried somewhere around here. An hour earlier, the Captain was using one of the new recruits’ special ability to contact them. From their viewpoint...the estimated area where the Captain’s foot was stuck seemed to have changed. Although it might have been because of the cliff collapse. In any case, he wasn’t able to determine the Captain’s current location. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com Our only job at the moment was to remove the piled up rubble and find the body of Captain Roderick. Lastly, I could just barely hear the Vice-Captain saying, “Something...sama…” but his words suddenly sounded quiet. In the end, everyone was in a hurry as they dug around the wreckage. The knights who were currently here right now called the others over. And before we knew it, the digging and recovery of the Captain’s body became a large-scale job for everyone. The mountainous piles of rubble were probably due to the accumulated cracks around the walls that caused the cliff to cave in. The more we dug, the deeper we went. A few moments later, the knights realized there was a giant piece of rubble around the size of two to three people. It was stuck snugly between two huge boulders that the others postponed working on. Now that I was looking at it, it’s starting to resemble a dome. We started removing the nearby rubble and established a safe place we could use as a foothold. I looked around, and from the looks of it, it was about 2 metres in diameter and a few feet high. The knights started to surround the thin-like dome, and I used the hilt of my sword to hit it. A hollow sound seemed to echo. “This is…” “I heard a while ago that just before the communication was cut between here and the war room, there was a possibility that a man with a special ability was together with Captain Roderick...Could it be they’re inside? Could it be….? The Captain’s alive…? Thinking about such a possibility along with Vice-Captain Clark’s words a while ago, the present knights could feel their hearts beating furiously. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com We could hear Vice-Captain Clark’s voice telling us to act cautiously, and then more knights started to gather around the dome. “Is anyone there?” “Captain!!” The others chorused as they called out, and then suddenly, the dome… *crack*... Just when we thought we heard another splitting sound, the dome-like structure made out of rubble started to crumble. Upon witnessing the sudden change, everyone slowly distanced themselves away from the dome. And with a *ga-ra, ga-ra* breaking-like sound, the dome started to completely cave in. But upon taking a closer look, rather than caving in...it looked like it was breaking from the inside. “Ah...it’s the sky, the sky!!” Everyone was suddenly on guard when they heard a high-pitched voice that definitely did not belong to the Captain. The 10 feet high dome started to shrink as the rubble completely crumbled away, and everyone tensed up when they saw a silhouette. As the dust settled down a bit, everyone’s eyes widened... " Captain ‼ ︎ ‼ ︎ " Everyone who was there called out, while the new recruits who were there fell onto their knees in relief. Even the Vice-Captain and the knights from across the screen expressed the same reaction. “Captain, please don’t let go of that man yet.” Read only on eunietl.weebly.com Finally, the dust settled down, and everyone could now clearly see the Captain. They saw him restraining a man who seemed to be one of the ambushers. It was clear from the way he glared at everyone that he was extremely frustrated and enraged at the current situation he was in. “No way...to think he’d really survive…” The others hadn’t seemed to fully grasp reality at the moment and the fact that their Captain was still alive after going through such an ordeal. They started raising their voices, and some could be heard saying, “Thank the gods that you’re safe. I’m really, really glad," and, “If you aren’t here, then the Knight’s Order can no longer…” Some were clenching their fists while others were clinging to him as they cried tears of joy upon seeing that the Captain was alive and well. After trembling in happiness for a while, the knights, who have finally recovered their wits, started asking the same question. If the voice earlier wasn’t the Captain, who was the person with the high-pitched voice?? As the dome completely disappeared, they could finally see a small lady as tall as the Captain’s waist. Even though the knights were still celebrating inside, they looked over at the girl in front of them. Just who in the world was this girl…?? Their attention was thoroughly captivated by the unknown girl in front of them. Then suddenly, her mouth opened and said: “First of all, can someone please administer first-aid to the Captain. Those who are free, please find a pair of hand-cuffs specifically for a special ability user. If there isn't one readily available, please request for one as soon as possible and have Stayle send it here.” This girl, who was completely covered in mud from head to toe with only her silhouette and tattered dress visible, was for some reason haughtily ordering the knights around. “And lastly, I would like to contact the people in the war room…” Finally, the young girl noticed the weird looks that the other knights were giving her. Read only on eunietl.weebly.com Then one of the knights asked, “Captain Roderick…just who in the world is this girl…?” After hearing that question, the Captain, with a defeated look on his face, sighed. After sighing for a long time, he answered with, “She is the First Princess of our Country...Her Highness, Pryde Royale Ivy.” Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh?!!! Of course, it wasn’t only the knights that were absolutely astonished but also the surprise attacker, Val —the one who was captured by the Captain. They were all baffled upon hearing it to the point that they were all shocked into silence. Even the knights who ignored Pryde’s instructions earlier knelt down right then and there amidst the mayhem. In a flustered manner, they hastily contacted the Vice-Captain, and it only took him two seconds to answer. A rebel group from the neighbouring country, who were against the alliance, ambushed the Knight's Order, as well as the incident of the cliff collapsing: The number of injured: All of the new recruits and the Captain of the Knights sustained either minor or major injuries. The number of casualties on our side: Zero. **Took me 2 and a half days to translate THIS PART. It’s so hard TO TL WITH A BARELY FUNCTIONING BRAIN CELLS. The kanji and my own english translation gave me migraine. So it took me that long. I feel so unproductive with this chapter. UGH.
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