Chris's Faith of Fire

"It's so rare that you actually took the initiative to call me by my name."

"You don't like it?"

He shook his head slightly again.

"I am very happy……"

It feels good to be high up, but also lonely.

There is no companion, and no one is willing to get too close to you, because it is not allowed by the rules.

It wasn't until his life was in danger that he realized how powerless he was.

There's nothing I can do if I'm not protected. Monsters don't care whether I'm a princess or not...

"Your Highness?"

"Why did you change back?"

"Because...because, calling His Highness this way will probably make you feel a little better."

She reached up and wiped away the tears that were about to fall on my eyelids.

"Wuwu, it's nothing...Sophie, will I die?"

"How could it be possible? Everyone is trying their best to protect His Highness."

I am very afraid of death. Having experienced death once, I know very well the horror of death.The temperature of the body gradually disappears, the consciousness becomes blurred, and when I wake up again, I am in a completely different place.But if you die again this time, no one can guarantee that you will wake up again next time.

"So what do everyone do?"

I spoke softly, and Sophie looked at me as if she didn't hear clearly.

"...We are all excellent people. I am the one who is willful. If you try your best to protect me, it means that your life will be included."

Silence echoed around us, and the knight outside tapped his fingers on the wooden table, making a clicking sound.

After a while, it seemed to me that it was almost half a century.

"Of course, although I can't fight, I can't use any great magic. But if you encounter a fatal attack, I will definitely block it for you. I am just a maid, without honor or identity. But I am also willing Swear on my soul and on the name of my family."

There was no lie in Sophie's determined eyes.

I was so scared, and her firm statement made me even more uneasy.

It was already late at night, and I wanted to just pretend to be asleep.

"Don't die..."

But this sentence was still conveyed at a volume so low that only he could hear it.

In the second half of the night, my eyes really started to feel a little unbearable.

He accidentally fell into sleep.

Had an incredible dream.

In the dream, I was a girl who abandoned her identity as a princess and became a witch for the sake of strength. I was driven to a monastery on the border by my father who already knew about it. Unfortunately, everyone there finally realized that I was a witch and took me away. Kicked out there.

Later, I met my sworn sisters who cherished me, and I lived a simple life. Although it was very hard, I was happy every day.

Later, I became a maid in a big mansion, met a cute boy and fell in love with him.

After all kinds of adventures, he met his love rival and ran away with evil intentions.

In the end, just like reality, the demons invaded our country and everyone died.

Together with that boy and my love rival, I tried our best to defeat the demons and lived a peaceful life.

woohoo.

I cried, uncontrollably...

Everything is so real, as if I have really lived my whole life.

When I woke up, there were still tears on my face, which was wet and sticky and uncomfortable.

"..."

It turns out it was really just a dream.

What time is it now?

The sky outside is still dark, and in this world with few clocks, we don’t know how long it will be until dawn.

hateful.

If only I were as powerful as myself in the dream.

The monsters were easily beaten away, and the flames summoned by reaching out could ignite the sky and dye the earth red.

I don’t want to be protected, but I want to be the powerful person to protect everyone.

Stretching out his hand, the ring on his right hand was still firmly on his ring finger.

An engagement gift from Noelle.

Speaking of which, Noelle looks similar to the young master I fell in love with in my dream.

But unlike in the dream, I don't have as much power as the girl who looks similar to me.

Strength...I should have it too.

I tried to secretly call out to the beast lurking in my heart.

(Salamander, can you hear me.)

(Hey, answer me, you are probably just sleeping.)

(Hey, hey! Respond to me quickly, you should have had enough sleep after sleeping for a whole year! Show up, the rent for living in my body is very high!)

(Wake up quickly! Appear here now!)

(Appear! Salamander! Salamander! Salamander...)

"Show up..."

There is no response. In fact, I have tried it many times this year. The flame elf seems to have disappeared instead of temporarily living in my body.

There is no such thing as sudden power.

You clearly said you are not allowed to betray me, I need your strength!Salamander!

"Huh? What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Sophie rubbed her eyes, seemingly awakened by my call just now.

"No... nothing."

I still haven’t told her about Salamander. Only me, Noelle and Sylvie know about it.

Tell her, will Salamander be willing to respond to me?

No one knows this kind of thing.

The elf's character is unpredictable, but what's even more unclear is his own mood.

"Well, Sophie..."

"Your Highness!"

I was just about to speak when the deputy leader ran in from outside.

"what happened?"

Standing up and looking back, I saw him running in in a hurry. His expression didn't look like he had seen a monster, but rather he was a little happy.

"Ah, I'm so sorry! Please put your clothes on quickly."

It turns out that I'm still wearing my underwear, but I don't feel any shame at all.

Sophie hurriedly wrapped the cloak around me and quickly put on her clothes.

"It's okay, just tell me what happened?"

The knight in full plate and gold armor took a breath and looked at me with wide eyes.

"Your Highness! Look who is here."

He made an inviting gesture, and three figures wearing linen cloaks appeared in front of me.

Who is it? I wanted to ask, but the man walking at the front raised his hood.

Ah, this is indeed something to be happy about.

"K-Master Crow!"

Sophie rushed into the arms of the spectacled bachelor before me, and he carefully hugged Sophie's shoulders as if holding a fragile object.

Really good.

I feel a little disappointed, but Crow must be a more trustworthy person than me at this time.

So what follows?

The two men also lifted their cloaks one after another.

"Sister Angela! Mr. Free!"

It's incredible that they would appear here together.

I felt at ease instantly.

But in the end I can only rely on the strength of others.

◆ ◇

After getting dressed, I went to the outside room and the three of them sat there and smiled at me.

"Your Highness Crystal, it's great to meet you here."

The knight who had been resting outside just now had gone to watch outside the house, and six people were crowded in the small outside room.

"I feel the same way, so at least Sophie can feel at ease."

"No...well, although that's the case, it's not special..."

It's hard not to stop being arrogant when you see the one you love, but everyone just smiled slightly when they saw her red cheeks.

"Speaking of which, how did Mr. Crowe find this place? By the way, how did you get together? Speaking of, what is going on in the capital now? Is there any news about my sister? I heard that she was responsible for the whole thing. Yes. Now, aren’t Ollie and you guys together?”

Questions flew out of my mouth one after another.

Crowe didn't seem to be impatient. He frowned, his face full of sadness.

Not only him, but also Free and Miss Angela's expressions darkened.

"What's wrong? Could it be..."

"Miss Chris, I will explain everything in detail, but first I have to apologize for Ollie. His whereabouts are still unknown."

Mr. Free bent his tall body and shook his head with great regret.

Ollie's whereabouts are unknown?Fami would probably give Mr. Free a good beating if he found out.

I have not been in the shoes of those involved, so I cannot understand their grief.

"It's not Mr. Free's fault. It's because we got separated. I'm wrong too..." Crowe comforted Mr. Free.

"But if I hadn't kept him out of my sight."

"Don't talk about this yet, gentlemen."

Miss Angela of the Forest Fairy spoke.

"Now explain everything to Her Royal Highness Crystal and then act quickly."

Everyone nodded.

According to Miss Angela, the royal capital is indeed in chaos now, with monsters and demons flooding the streets. Everyone is eager to escape, but the fate of most people is to be massacred by the monsters.

No resistance, just killed in an instant.

Mr. Crowe met Miss Angela because he happened to be conducting official business in the city. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two fled towards Mr. Free's workshop. Originally, Ollie should have been with them, but because of Miss Angela and Free Mr. Lee was overwhelmed with the monsters, so he let him go.

They fled towards the south and saw an abandoned house and wanted to rest here. Unexpectedly, they happened to see the knights on sentry duty who belonged to the Salamander Regiment.

"What's the news in the city?"