novelraw Chapter 150 : Chapter 150
Chapter 150 : Chapter 150
Chapter 150. For the Kingdom (2)
Closing the door.
In this situation, closing the door held exactly two meanings.
It was a declaration of not fleeing, and a resolve that no one would leave this room.
“What are you doing, lad?”
Naturally, Jorzan expressed his displeasure at Evan’s action of closing the door.
It was a door that, if anyone were to close it, should have been closed by him, yet Evan had done it instead.
“What is this nonsense, Duke?”
“I’m sorry, but for the sake of the Princess, I must commit this discourtesy.”
“Does that mean…?”
The worst possibility that Jorzan hesitated to even voice—
a physical confrontation.
But for Evan, in this moment, that action was the best course.
To turn the situation around, he had to move without a shred of hesitation.
“Princess! Head!”
Evan tapped his forehead as he shouted a single word.
Only Anna understood the precise meaning of that word.
It was a gesture she had used when she placed a spell of control on the Head Maid.
He’s telling me to use mind control!
Understanding his intent, Anna prepared to seize the opportunity to act against Jorzan while readying herself to cast the control spell.
Meanwhile, Mei, who had spent half her life in the underworld of mercenaries, had an unrivaled knack for reading situations.
Noticing the tense atmosphere between the two and the flow of mana emanating from Anna, she quickly grasped their plan.
These people are out of their minds. Then again, I, who infiltrated the royal palace, am hardly one to talk!
Floating in midair, Mei deftly moved her fingers, drawing a hidden dagger from her waistband.
Without hesitation, she hurled it toward Jorzan.
—Swish!
But the dagger didn’t hit Jorzan; it embedded itself in the floor.
Still, it was enough to momentarily draw his attention.
Seizing that fleeting gap, Evan and Anna moved simultaneously.
“Princess!”
“I understand!”
As Evan charged forward fiercely, Anna swiftly raised both arms, conjuring a magic circle.
The golden magic circle rapidly spread across the ceiling and walls, soon enveloping the entire room in a dome-like barrier.
—Wooong.
Realizing it was a spell to cut off all contact with the outside, Jorzan reacted immediately.
To break the barrier before it fully formed, he began casting a powerful spell.
But at that moment, Evan, closing in swiftly, threw a quill pen from the table, disrupting Jorzan’s spellcasting.
The brief seconds Evan bought were enough for Anna’s barrier to completely encase the room.
“It’s complete! Now no one outside will know what we’re doing! But it won’t last long, so we need to hurry!”
The barrier instantly surrounded the entire room, creating a perfectly isolated space.
Seeing this, Jorzan’s expression turned icy, and he immediately directed his fury at Evan.
“Duke Lafard! Do you dare attack me?!”
“I’m sorry, but this is the only way for now!”
“I’ll never forget this!”
“Well, I suspect you’ll forget it soon enough.”
As Evan threw out those words, Anna reached toward Jorzan, preparing to cast another spell.
Instantly grasping her intent, Jorzan’s gaze sharpened.
She’s trying to control my mind? I can no longer show leniency just because she’s the Princess!
Until now, Jorzan had refrained from using magic against Anna because she was the kingdom’s princess.
But now that she had clearly marked him as an enemy, there was no longer any reason for him to hold back.
I must subdue the Princess first to stop her movements!
Jorzan attempted to bind Anna with the same telekinetic force he had used to restrain Mei.
But each time, Evan disrupted him by throwing objects from the room.
“Ugh!”
“Looks like you’re trying to cast a spell, but I can’t let that happen!”
Evan didn’t draw his sword.
Instead, he used nearby objects as weapons to keep Jorzan’s attention occupied.
If I draw my sword, things will escalate too far. I’ll subdue him with bare hands and whatever’s around.
Evan grabbed a book Anna had brought for reading and swung it at Jorzan.
The book, thick as a dictionary, served as more than just a blunt weapon.
“Don’t interfere!”
Anything in Evan’s hands could become a threatening weapon.
Having witnessed Evan’s prowess in his battle with Bakan, Jorzan had no intention of engaging him in close combat.
But if I unleash attack magic freely here, it could harm the Princess. Yet, mere suppression won’t stop this man.
In this confined space, where using his specialty—fire-based magic—was difficult, Jorzan had no choice but to select a specific spell suited for these limited conditions.
—Whooosh.
In a room with tightly shut windows and a fully sealed barrier, an impossible breeze began to blow.
What started as a gentle gust soon turned into a fierce gale, rushing toward Evan.
“Ugh!”
Among elemental magic, Jorzan chose wind magic—low in destructive power but perfect for subduing opponents in this tight space.
—Fwoooosh!!!
The resulting powerful gale pushed Evan and Anna back against the wall.
“Princess! Release the barrier now! Evan, you stop this instant!”
Jorzan’s resolute shout echoed through the room.
“The wind won’t stop until the Princess lifts her barrier!”
As he pressured the two, Mei, floating in the corner, didn’t remain idle.
In this situation, I need to create an opening.
Taking advantage of Jorzan’s focus on Evan and Anna, Mei subtly moved.
Twisting her body to break free from the telekinetic restraint, she lightly landed on the floor and immediately rushed toward the Head Maid.
“Sorry, Head Maid!”
Mei moved to subdue her, but astonishingly, the Head Maid deflected her hand with a nimble motion.
“Huh?”
“How dare you!”
Mei hadn’t used lethal force, but she hadn’t held back either.
So, for her hand to be brushed aside so easily was unexpected.
Moreover, the extraordinary aura emanating from the Head Maid sent a chill down Mei’s spine.
What is this? This isn’t the Head Maid I knew. She’s an entirely different person!
At that moment, Anna, struggling to keep her eyes open against the wind, shouted urgently.
“Be careful! The Head Maid was once an Iris Escort Knight!”
“Why are you only telling me this now?!”
The Iris Escort.
A group of female knights formed to protect the Queen.
Learning that the Head Maid was one of them, Mei was thrown into a panic.
Even if she’s aged, an Iris veteran is not someone to underestimate…!
Faced with this unexpected variable, Mei quickly revised her plan.
She decided to leave Jorzan to Evan and Anna and focus entirely on the Head Maid.
“Now that I know who you are, I won’t hold back, Head Maid!”
“You’re fired as of today!”
As Mei and the Head Maid clashed in a fierce struggle, Anna, battered by the wind, could barely keep her eyes open or her body steady.
Seeing this, Evan urgently proposed a plan.
“Princess, is it possible to use this gale to our advantage?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Turn this wind into a chaotic turbulence to break free from Advisor Jorzan’s control.”
Evan’s plan was to use Jorzan’s wind against him to create chaos.
Anna immediately understood his intent.
“Got it. I’ll try!”
“Be careful. You could get hurt by flying objects.”
“Don’t worry about that!”
Anna swiftly reached back, drawing a magic circle while chanting a spell.
A powerful wave of mana surged from the golden magic circle, swallowing the wind raging through the room in an instant.
“Hm?!”
Before a startled Jorzan could grasp the situation, the wind lost control, whipping chaotically in all directions.
—Whiiiir!
In an instant, every object in the room—candlesticks, books, even blankets and pillows from the bed—floated into the air, flying wildly.
Candlesticks grazed through the air, books fluttered, creating a storm of sharp paper, and even the bedding soared, slicing through the air.
Now’s my chance!
Evan swiftly grabbed both ends of a large blanket flapping in the air and hurled it toward Jorzan in its spread-out state.
“You think such petty tricks will work on me?!”
Jorzan immediately conjured a blade-like wind barrier to protect himself.
But Evan was already preparing his next move.
He skillfully twisted the center of the spread blanket, spinning it.
With the force of rotation, the blanket took on a spear-like shape, charging fiercely toward the center of Jorzan’s barrier.
—Pop!
“Ugh!”
Despite being soft fabric, the blanket’s tip, imbued with Evan’s Qi and powerful rotation, tore through the wind barrier and pierced inside.
Caught off guard by this unexpected attack, Jorzan stumbled back.
But Evan gave him no reprieve.
Leaping forward, he swung the blanket like a massive net, completely obscuring Jorzan’s vision.
“Tch! Such a cheap trick!”
“I’m sorry, but now’s not the time for honor!”
Evan wrapped Jorzan entirely in the blanket, restricting his movements.
His arm swiftly coiled around Jorzan’s waist, and with a powerful lift, he hoisted him into the air.
“Advisor, I’m truly sorry, but it’s time for a nap!”
With that, Evan arched backward, flipping Jorzan over
and slamming the blanket-wrapped figure forcefully to the ground.
—Thud!
The floor shook with a heavy impact, and Jorzan, stunned by the blow, lost consciousness and went limp.
—Whiiiir.
The chaotic turbulence gradually subsided.
Amidst it, Anna’s relieved voice rang out.
“We did it!”
“And it looks like things wrapped up over there too.”
Evan glanced toward Mei, leaving the unconscious Jorzan wrapped in the blanket.
There, the Head Maid was already down, and Mei, wiping blood from her mouth, was rubbing her jaw.
“Phew~ How did you finish so quickly? I had quite a tough time wrapping things up myself.”
“For a former Iris Escort Knight, she must’ve been formidable, but you’re no slouch either, Mei.”
“Well, I wouldn’t be the head of the Viper Organization if I couldn’t handle this much.”
Mei smiled, wiping the blood from her lips.
“Ouch… Still, if I’d known she was Iris from the start, I would’ve been more cautious.”
As their conversation ended, Evan and Mei naturally turned their gazes to Anna.
“Now it’s your turn, Princess.”
“Right. We went through all this trouble to subdue them, so please take care of things before they wake up, Princess.”
They meant for her to erase the memories of Jorzan and the Head Maid and place them under control.
Understanding their intent, Anna approached the unconscious Jorzan, wrapped in the blanket, with a troubled expression.
“I’m really sorry, Master…”
Though she apologized with her words, her hands moved swiftly without hesitation.