I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

8 – Even a princess can’t act with power

Isabelle.

Isabelle de Aurelia—

What more explanation do you need?

As the name suggests, she is a princess who inherited the blood of the Kingdom of Aurelia.

When she was 4 years old, her mother, the queen, fell ill and died, and the king refused to take in a second wife.

Isabelle, who had no brothers, was naturally singled out as the successor.

In the kingdom of Aurelia, men basically had priority in succession, but there was a special provision that women could also ascend to the throne in exceptional cases.

If you apply that, Isabelle can ascend without a problem. The birth of Queen Isabella was inevitable.

Moreover, since her mother died, Isabelle naturally took over the role of the queen who assisted the king.

In other words, Isabella is the king’s daughter, the next number one in the line of succession, and a queen.

Its actual power is unparalleled in the kingdom. Even the prime minister, the number one political figure, is threatened by Isabelle’s words, as well as the safety of the clan.

In fact, the former chancellor, who was evaluated as quite competent at home and abroad, advised Isabel, saying, “You mustn’t wield power as if a princess has already become a king.” It happened only two hours after he posted his direct words to the princess.

Even in this situation, the king did not discipline his beloved daughter at all like a father because he had a bean pod. Whenever Isabelle said one word, “I hate you, Daddy!” the king would raise the white flag and the fight would end.

Even the king, the only power that can keep her in check, is cheap, so it would not be strange if Isabelle’s nose, which has only walked the royal road since birth, stabs the sky.

Even to the same royal family, a commoner who disobeyed the king’s order could not look good in the eyes of a princess who showed off her rank and prestige.

——Faust.

The more cheeky of the two men summoned from Earth.

The guy hadn’t liked Isabelle since he first came.

“Oh, His Highness the King! Isabelle! Yes~Yes~ My name is Dongsoo Kwak. I may not know the world, but I will definitely protect the royal family~”

“What is the purpose of summoning us? We are just ordinary students. Oh, of course, Kwak Dong-soo is his phone pal. I wonder what criteria we were chosen for.”

Unlike Lucy von Letlea, who recognized her noble lineage and bowed down to show her courtesy, Faust stiffened her head and dared to speak with the royal family as equals. The reason why Kwak Dong-soo was chosen as a hero was right there.

That’s why I chose the one that was more likely to be listened to.

“Oh, Your Highness. Just trust this guy. I’m the demon king or something with a holy sword! I will cut it. But I… Aren’t there any bars here? I like shops where a lot of cute girls come.”

“Kwak Dong-soo is a warrior. Then I must wander the world like a bard and explore this place on my own. It will be a meaningful time too. Rather, it is good to be free.”

Even after being pushed out of the selection of a warrior, he didn’t seem to be very discouraged.

I didn’t like that imposing attitude.

‘I’m sorry I didn’t know the princess! Please appoint me as a hero!’

upstart.

Are you openly disobeying Obama’s orders?

“Faust… I was still waiting for it. That rude commoner might need the stinging whip of royalty.”

“Hey, hey, Her Highness the Princess. I’ll say it again, Faust is very heartbroken right now, so he’ll be sensitive to irritation. Wouldn’t it be better to say good things?”

“Shut up, Serena! You just need to follow the directions straight. Why should I, as a princess, care about the feelings of commoners? I really don’t understand!”

Caring is not giving, it is receiving.

That was Isabelle’s common sense.

“Yeah, but the opponent is a person who will soon become a hero, so shouldn’t we pay attention to some extent. It would be better not to upset you, but… ”

“Serena. What was your father doing?”

“Yes? Go, why is my father suddenly… ”

“I was wondering who you inherited that servile way of thinking from! Those of low status are in trouble in every way they behave!”

His father was once a duke who commanded the country… Well, it should be, but now it has become a family hated by the whole country. Because of that damn brother.

Now, the fact that my father is being insulted by the princess is all because of my brother who went over to the demon king’s army. When Serena thought of her father, who was a proud aristocrat, tears welled up in her eyes.

She no longer gave Isabelle advice, but guided her like a robot.

Faust, who was shunned by the people, built a house by collecting mud in a wetland some distance from the village. It was a house built by someone who was not an expert after reading a book, so the shape was not pretty and it was clumsy.

In Isabelle’s eyes, it was a haunted house that couldn’t even be used as a dog house. I couldn’t believe that people live here.

“Do commoners live in houses like this… I really don’t understand.”

“I-I’ll knock first, princess.”

Serena, whose dark circles reached down to her cheekbones, knocked on the door with a face that had half given up on life. The holy sword was still being used by Isabelle to wield it like a toy sword.

The Holy Sword is a sacred Noble Phantasm.

There is an unwritten rule that a person who is not a hero should never wield it, but Serena did not have the courage to offer advice. The same was true of the accompanying guards.

“Yes~~Who are you?”

“Oh my goodness. What dirty elf is there? no way… Faust, did you touch the elf because you couldn’t overcome your lust? Wow, disgusting!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the owner is sleeping right now, so please be quiet.”

Mischa Greenwood put her index finger to her mouth and shh! It made a sound.

Isabelle was full of spirits, and she kept laughing. How dare an elf give me instructions?!

An elf, a lower creature with a lower status than a commoner, told the princess to be quiet?

“Go and wake Faust right now!! Otherwise, I will give you the experience of being buried alive in a slave grave!”

“Shh! Shh! be quiet. The master is sleeping!”

“this… !!!”

The princess’s patience snapped when Misha let out the sound of air escaping through her teeth like a child. She raised a fan and gave instructions to the palace guards who selected only the elite among the elite.

“Put out the eyes of this arrogant elf, cut off its tongue and put it in the prison of the palace. I will hold a trial myself and decide the sentence. After all, I have jurisdiction over Aurelia.”

“Yes! Her Highness the Princess!”

“I will follow your orders~”

“Ah~ Master said he was tired. If you keep making noise like this, Misha, will you get angry?”

“I can’t stand it any longer! Come on, shut up that arrogant mouth—”

“GREEN WOOD!!”

—I don’t know what happened.

In the eyes of the princess, she could barely see the moment when the elf, frowning, stretched out both hands. The next moment, a giant tree that was not supposed to exist appeared and stretched out its branches to wrap around the soldiers. Trained soldiers were helplessly kidnapped and hung on like pitiful fruits.

It took only 0.3 seconds for more than 50 soldiers to be subdued.

No, it wasn’t just suppressed.

“Uh uh uh… !”

“Sah, save me… ”

“mom… ”

“Mo, I’m thirsty… ”

The robustly built soldiers quickly became dry and skinny. like… The tree seemed to be deprived of nutrients.

“What are you guys doing! I must have ordered you to catch the elf! If you disobey my orders, you will be punished!!”

“Wow, Her Highness the Princess… save me… ”

“I’m scared… What is this… ”

“I don’t want to die… Majesty… please!”

“These idiots! Being a soldier, asking me to save my life as a princess! There is a limit to what is useless!”

Unlike Isabel, who gets angry blindly, Serena, who completed the academy up to the second year and has not neglected her studies since then, understands very well how dangerous and high-level the magic Misha cast after breaking the chant is.

“That… It’s a demonic tree that sucks in the life force of nearby humans and grows bigger and bigger. When fully grown, a radius of 10 kilometers will become uninhabitable for humans… ”

“At 10 kg? Then the palace is included too! Get rid of that tree right now, Serena!”

“Muh, it’s a bunch… That’s an S rank skill. Oh, there is no option for me to go to the academy for two years. Even if I use magic, the only thing I can do is water the flowers. Rather, the mana will be absorbed. Bo, we need a vengeful archmage. Even if the great sage comes, you won’t be able to get rid of that.”

“really! Why is everyone so incompetent!”

Isabel, who is completely ignorant of magic, was annoyed rather than recognizing the seriousness of the situation. On the other hand, Serena’s side had been trembling with fear from the unimaginable magic power emitted by an elf named Misha.

‘Even if the dimension is different, it’s so different… Even the Devil’s Tree is just one of the many skills that elf has. The escorts I brought today are actually not weak by any means… To think that the best swordsmen in the kingdom were suppressed like children. What the hell is that elf?’

“Her Highness the Princess… Cool! My, please save me.”

“This is how we become mummies and die… ”

“Family… A family waiting at home… ”

“Please save my life, Your Highness… .”

The soldiers with dry lips from absorbing moisture were desperately begging for their lives. The princess didn’t even look at them at all and tried to break through the door that Misha was blocking.

“Don’t be so mean to the point of getting yourself caught in a tree branch! After all, your mental strength is so weak! Get out of the way, you’re an insignificant elf! Faust I must say something to him!”

“Master is sleeping.”

“Wake me up because I am here! Are you telling me to wait?!”

“Why can’t you wait?”

“I am a princess! I’ve never waited for anyone in my life! much less! It is absurd to keep the royal family waiting for the absurd reason that they are sleeping!”

“Then you can sleep there too. Don’t be noisy.”

“What if I’m not sleepy! Besides, why am I under the direction of an elf like you… Road… ”

The princess’s high-pitched voice dies down powerlessly. I feel like my eyesight is spinning and my body is floating.

No, it was actually open.

“Something… Yo. Stay strong… I’m out… Why… Is the land receding… ”

The devil’s tree stretched out tentacle-like branches and wrapped around the princess’s body. Isabelle hung her head like a corpse and was carried helplessly among the leaves to become a fruit.

“… … … … … … … .”

No words.

It just looks like a corpse.

“Hang there until Master wakes up.”

“… … … … … .”

Isabelle waited patiently there for over 10 hours. It is said that Faust slept soundly and came out yawning only at dawn the next day, rubbed his eyes when he saw a tree with human fruits on it, went back in, and went back to sleep.