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Save the Sunfish Princess! — Chapter 3

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Dialogue Transcript Save the Sunfish Princess! — Chapter 3 69

UGH...

AAAH...!

DAMN IT, THIS IS HOPELESS!

TO HELL WITH THE SUCCESSION WAR! EVERYTHING'S RUINED!!

SO THIS IS WHAT THEY MEANT...

WHEN THOSE MONSTERS IN THE MOAT SAID MY SECOND LIFE WOULD BE A CURSE.

AFTER THAT, I WENT TO FIND NENYA AGAIN.

OH MY!

THIS TIME, I MANAGED TO CATCH HER BEFORE SHE FELL.

I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE END OF IT.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A TAVERN TO TALK WHEN...

BUT THAT WASN'T EVEN THE END OF IT.

SHE DIED AFTER EATING STEW MADE WITH POISONOUS MUSHROOMS.

SHE WAS KILLED BY A MUGGER.

It's a fruit blossom!

SHE WENT OUT TO GATHER WILD GREENS...

AND WAS KILLED BY A STRAY ARROW FROM A HUNTER.

SHE JUST KEEPS DYING IN SUCH RIDICULOUS WAYS.

IT'S AS IF THE ENTIRE WORLD...

WANTS NENYA PADORIN DEAD.

DAMN IT, FORGET THE SUCCESSION WAR.

AT THIS RATE, I CAN'T EVEN GET THE REAL GAME STARTED.

THE MONSTERS IN THE MOAT SAID

THERE WAS A LIMIT TO HOW MANY TIMES I COULD GO BACK.

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY SAY, BUT I DOUBT THEY WERE LYING ABOUT THAT.

IF THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE NENYA PADORIN THE EMPEROR,

THEN THOSE MONSTERS AND I ARE PRACTICALLY ALLIES.

CHANGE OF PLANS.

I'LL NEED SOMEONE TO PROTECT NENYA WHEN I'M NOT AROUND ANYWAY, WON'T I?

I WAS PLANNING TO HIRE A BODYGUARD WHEN WE LEFT RUTEL,

BUT I'LL HAVE TO MOVE THAT UP.

WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW...

IS A KNIGHT TO SAVE THE PRINCESS!

A FEW KNIGHTS COME TO MIND,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AROUND THIS TIME.

TO BE FAIR, I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO THEM BACK THEN.

I ONLY EVER SAW THEM AS CHESS PIECES.

I GUESS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO THIS.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!!!

LISTEN UP!!!

LOOKING FOR A KNIGHT TO ESCORT US TO HOUSE PADORIN!!!

JUST ONE REQUIREMENT!

YOU MUST BE AS SKILLED AS A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN GREAT HOUSES

OR EVEN BETTER!

THE SEVEN GREAT HOUSES?

MISS, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW THE WORLD WORKS, DO YOU?

EXACTLY. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE THAT SKILLED?

AND EVEN IF YOU DID, COULD YOU RECOGNIZE A KNIGHT OF THAT CALIBER?

400 RUSO UP FRONT.

I'LL PAY YOU TWICE THAT ONCE WE REACH HOUSE PADORIN.

AND YOU ASKED HOW I'LL JUDGE YOUR SKILLS?

BEAT ME,

AND YOU'RE HIRED, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

IF YOU'RE SERIOUS, I'LL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT.

BUT IF YOU'RE LYING, YOU'LL PAY FOR IT.

WE'LL START WHEN THE COIN HITS THE GROUND.

NEXT.

RUTEL'S MERCENARIES ARE NOTHING SPECIAL.

SHOULD I LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE?

NO NEED FOR THAT.

OH? SO THERE WAS SOMEONE WORTH HIRING AFTER ALL.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN...

BUT IN RETURN,

IF YOU LOSE, YOU'LL BECOME MY SLAVE.

THAT BELL EMBLEM ENGRAVED ON THE POMMEL.

THERE'S NO MISTAKING IT.

WHY ARE YOU HERE, OF ALL PLACES, AT THIS MOMENT?

THE EMPEROR'S FIRST SWORD.

THE KNIGHT OF RUIN, NOXIUS LAZAREN.

Chapter Summary

In Save the Sunfish Princess! Chapter 3, the narrator falls into despair as Nenya Padorin dies in a series of absurd deaths and fears being unable to start the throne war. Remembering the monsters in the pit's cursed warning and the limit on returns, he changes his plan and decides to hire a knight to protect Nenya before leaving Rutel. In the square, he declares a duel to escort House Padorin, defeats the mercenaries, and finally faces Noxius Lazaren, the Emperor's First Sword.

Chapter Analysis: Save the Sunfish Princess! — Chapter 3

Chapter Analysis Save the Sunfish Princess! — Chapter 3
Save the Sunfish Princess! Chapter 3 opens in the middle of the narrator's growing despair as Nenya Padorin keeps dying in almost comically cruel ways. From a fatal fall to poisoned stew, a robber attack, and even a stray arrow, each death resets the fragile plan and reinforces how vulnerable she is. The repetition is not played for shock alone, but to establish the stakes of the contract, where Nenya's survival is directly tied to Bambieta's chance to move forward and ignite the throne war. The turning point comes from remembering the monsters' cursed warning and the limit on returns, which forces a shift in strategy rather than another blind retry. Instead of rushing out of Rutel, the narrator decides to secure protection for Nenya first by hiring a knight. That choice leads to a public declaration in the square, offering 400 Ruso in advance to anyone who can defeat him in a duel to become House Padorin's escort. Save the Sunfish Princess! Chapter 3 uses this recruitment duel to raise the tension, as the narrator cuts through a line of mercenaries with confidence before the mood suddenly changes. The cliffhanger lands with the arrival of a final challenger who offers to fight in exchange for enslavement if he loses, only to be identified as Noxius Lazaren, the Emperor's First Sword. What began as a desperate hiring scheme now becomes a high-risk confrontation with an overwhelming opponent, and the immediate consequence is clear: without winning this duel, there is no escort, no safe departure, and no path to keep Nenya alive. Save the Sunfish Princess! Chapter 3 therefore works as both a comedy of repeated failure and a pivot into serious political danger, leaving fans wondering how cunning can overcome sheer swordsmanship.