The Seventh Prince Wants to Bail — Chapter 20

A RICH NOBLE YOUNG MASTER, ALL ALONE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS...

WHAT KIND OF LUCK IS THIS?

AND THOSE CLOTHES...

JUST ONE OUTFIT LIKE THAT...

...COULD FEED ALL OF US FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH!

N-NO WAY... WITH THAT...?!

THEY DON'T EXACTLY SEEM HAPPY TO SEE ME...

ARE THEY WARY BECAUSE I'M FROM THE FEEDUS FAMILY?

...OH, RIGHT. I STILL HAVE THAT!

YOU DROPPED SOMETHING EARLIER. I WAS GOING TO RETURN IT=

HYAAAH!!!

?!

W-WAIT A MOMENT...!!!

LIKE HELL I'LL WAIT...!

DON'T RESIST AND CLOSE YOUR EYES!

JUST FALL...

...AND HAND OVER EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!!!

TH-THAT'S...!

...DO YOU UNDERSTAND, LORD FLYN?

EVERY BATTLE BEGINS...

...WITH READING YOUR OPPONENT.

COMPARED TO JACK DURING TRAINING...

...HIS MOVEMENTS HAVE FAR TOO MANY OPENINGS.

HE'S LACKING IN STRENGTH AND SPEED, AND ON TOP OF THAT...

...HIS BALANCE IS SLOPPY, TOO!!

GUHH...!

SEYA!!!

WAKE UP! SEYA!!

NO WAY... IS HE DEAD?!

GASP, WHAT DO I DO?!

I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HIM, BUT MY BODY MOVED ON ITS OWN...

WAAAHHH!!! I'M SORRY!! I'M SORRY!!!

IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE NASTY LITTLE BUGS...!!

WE'RE ALWAYS DOING TRASHY THINGS, SO THIS MUST BE DIVINE PUNISHMENT!!!

N-NO, THIS IS...

...I'M SORRY.

FOR NOW, COVER HIM WITH THIS.

I'VE HEARD IT'S BAD IF THE BODY GETS COLD.

WH-WHAT IS THIS...?

WAIT HERE FOR JUST A MOMENT.

I'LL BRING PEOPLE TO HELP RIGHT AWAY.

...SO YOU NEEDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH.

I WILL NEVER LET THAT CHILD DIE.

...SEYA.

YOU CAN GET UP NOW.

WE...

WE DID IT!

I WONDERED IF HE WOULD, BUT HE REALLY DOES SEEM DETERMINED TO FOLLOW ME AROUND ALL DAY.

WELL, I SUPPOSE KEEPING AN EYE ON AN OUTSIDER IS ONLY NATURAL.

COME TO THINK OF IT, I HAVEN'T SEEN A LIBRARY ANYWHERE AROUND HERE.

THERE IS NO SEPARATE PLACE LIKE THAT IN AMICA'S DOMAIN.

IF YOU MEAN SOMEWHERE DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT, THE ONLY PLACE IS BENEATH THE TEMPLE.

...CAN SOMEONE WHO ISN'T A PRIEST ENTER?

WELL, ANYONE CAN, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE ELDER'S PERMISSION.

STILL, WOULDN'T AN OUTSIDER LIKE ME BE FORBIDDEN FROM ENTERING?

...I'M NOT SURE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CASE OF ANYONE BEING REFUSED.

THE ELDER'S PERMISSION IS REALLY JUST A FORMALITY ANYWAY.

THE BOOKS THERE ARE PROBABLY...

...THE LAST REMAINING DOCUMENTS ABOUT AMICA.

...AND THAT'S HOW WE DISCOVERED THE HIDDEN ATTIC DOOR.

INSIDE THE ATTIC, COUNTLESS HERETICAL BOOKS HAD BEEN PILED UP.

THANKS TO THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO UNCOVER THE HERETICS HIDING IN THE ABIRAN EMPIRE.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THOSE HERETICAL BOOKS WERE ABOUT?

FATHER, DID YOU PERHAPS READ THEM?

HAHAHAHA! WHAT AN AMUSING THOUGHT!

MERELY LOOKING AT SUCH SUBVERSIVE BOOKS IS ENOUGH TO WARRANT EXECUTION.

BECAUSE THEY SICKEN A HEALTHY MIND AS WELL AS ONE'S LOYALTY...

HUU...

...DAMN IT.

...WHAT SHOULD I DO?!

HURRY...

I HAVE TO HURRY BACK AND SAVE THAT CHILD...!

NO WAY...

IT CAN'T BE...

LIKE A FOOL, I...

HAVE I GOTTEN LOST?

I NEED TO GET BACK TO THE CARRIAGE... BACK TO PALE...

HEY THERE, LITTLE YOUNG MASTER.

ARE YOU LOST?

WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING, ISN'T IT?

A NOBLE CHILD IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

WH-WHO ARE YOU...?!

NO NEED TO TELL YOU!

YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO TO THE NEXT WORLD!!

?!

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?

...I WASN'T TOLD THERE WOULD BE ANYONE ELSE.

WH-WHO ARE YOU...?

I'VE ONLY EVER SEEN HIM WHILE I WAS A CROW...

...BUT HE'S REALLY JUST A KID.

YOUNG DUKE FLYN FEEDUS,

IF YOU WANT TO LIVE, HURRY THROUGH THAT HOLE.

TH-THROUGH THERE...?

THAT'S THE WAY.

JUST KEEP GOING.

YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU RUN?!

THERE'S NO TIME TO HESITATE!

GO, NOW!!!!

...U-UNDERSTOOD!

IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU!

I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS, BUT...

PLEASE...

PLEASE BE SAFE...!

USING A CROSSBOW IN A CRAMPED PLACE LIKE THIS? WHAT A STUPID MOVE...!

YOU WON'T HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO RELOAD!!

YOU'RE NOT IN MY WEIGHT CLASS!!

RIGHT... THIS WON'T EVEN BE A CONTEST.

BECAUSE OUR "WEIGHT CLASSES" ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

BUT SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID IS ODD...

WH-WHAT IS THIS...?!

SURELY YOU DIDN'T THINK...

...YOU WERE THE ONE ON TOP, DID YOU?