The Protagonists Of The Novel Escaped – Chapter 43

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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Edanant thought that if Elizaveta ordered, the Luinongs who were cooped up in paradise like mushrooms blooming on damp wallpaper might obediently come out.

It seemed too easy.

He felt foolish for having worried and agonized so much.

To think such a difficult problem could be solved so easily.

He even felt that something was not quite right.

‘Even if the Luinongs have simple and naive personalities… how can they be so enthusiastic about outsiders?’

It’s natural for innocent children to be captivated by a beautiful woman.

He had heard somewhere that the prettier and more beautiful one’s appearance, the less wary people become.

However,

The behavior of the Luinongs who fervently admired the Platinum Princess was somewhat suspicious.

It was beyond mere fascination, more like falling into a trance.

There was no sign of the Luinongs who had been wary of outsiders, screaming and foaming at the mouth.

They just worshiped Elizaveta like a god and cheered.

“Can you still feel the presence of a god now?”

“I-I’m not sure. I can feel it, but also not…”

So it’s ambiguous, he thought.

He nodded at Rue’s trembling answer.

First, he approached Elizaveta, who was surrounded by Luinongs, to check up close.

As he drew near, Elizaveta welcomed him with a bright smile.

“Edanant, you’re back?”

Her voice was no different than usual.

He couldn’t find anything suspicious in her appearance either.

It was just a gut feeling.

So he decided to put aside his doubts for now.

“Your Highness, it seems Saintess Beatrice visited the fairies’ paradise.”

“What? Beatrice…! That damn woman came here?!”

As soon as he conveyed the news of the cat thief who had stolen her fiancé, Elizaveta burst into anger, raging as if she had transformed into a white-haired witch.

Her emerald eyes were tinged with hatred.

It was a moment when the benevolent princess instantly transformed into a cranky villainous princess.

At that, the Luinongs who had been following the Platinum Princess with giggles let out screams.

They showed signs of immediately distancing themselves like an ebbing tide, as if they might be swept up in the aftermath of hatred.

Hmm.

Judging by her raging reaction, it was certainly Elizaveta.

Elizaveta stomped the ground so violently that her skirt fluttered.

Still not satisfied, she exhaled rough breaths while panting.

“Eek!”

“The princess suddenly got angry!”

Could this be what a disaster movie scene is like?

The Luinongs trembled with pale faces.

The villainous princess’s violent pressure instantly overwhelmed the atmosphere.

Through this, the Luinongs realized that the benevolent princess had a violent side.

-We must never offend the princess!

The little fairies whispered among themselves, immediately designating a taboo.

“I found the Scepter of White Night while searching the outskirts of the village guided by the Luinongs. It’s the divine weapon of the Holy Kingdom that Beatrice used.”

“…The Scepter of White Night.”

The divine punishment of the Earth Mother that had put the immortal Demon King into eternal rest.

Elizaveta couldn’t possibly not know about it.

Elizaveta’s expression changed meaningfully at the fact that Beatrice had left the divine weapon in the fairies’ paradise.

She must have begun to think that the disappearance of the Saintess Party might not be a simple midnight escape.

“Even I, who am ignorant about war, know about the Scepter of White Night. It’s the divine weapon that finished off the immortal Demon King! Unless she suddenly went mad, how could Beatrice…”

Elizaveta muttered while biting her nails hard.

He spoke again to her, who had fallen into bewilderment.

“And it seems a man accompanied Beatrice to paradise. I’ll have to ask the Luinongs who that was…”

“……”

It was most probably Maximilian.

He deliberately swallowed those words.

Even without saying it, she would have probably expected that answer.

But for some reason, Elizaveta showed no reaction at all.

He even thought she might not have understood the meaning of his words.

It was quite different from her appearance moments ago when she had raged at the news of Beatrice.

Elizaveta maintained an expressionless face as if hearing about someone she had never met.

Her calm appearance like a peaceful lake was bewildering and even chilling.

“I’ve decided to forget about Maximilian now. I said I have no lingering attachments left. I’m not a bothersome woman who would cling desperately to a man who left irresponsibly.”

“…I see.”

“Anyway, it’s fortunate. We’ve accidentally found traces of the missing Saintess’ Party.”

“……”

Elizaveta spoke with a brightening expression.

There was not even a hint of lingering attachment or sadness on her beautiful face.

Through this, he came to realize.

Elizaveta was currently being controlled by an unidentified spiritual entity.

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You might suddenly wonder how day and night are distinguished in a paradise full of crystals emitting pure white radiance,

The answer became clear as time passed.

As the outside world’s time approached evening, the brilliant radiance of the crystals gradually faded.

As it rapidly darkened, the Luinongs entered huts hidden by vines and leaves one by one.

“This is my home!”

Rue kindly guided him to her hut.

It looked similar to the other huts.

The only distinguishing feature was the nameplate that read “Rue Luinong’s House” in crooked letters.

Despite spending 3 years outside, Rue’s hut was very neat.

The other Luinongs must have carefully maintained the hut.

It was truly excellent family love.

“Edan, use the bed!”

“…It’s too small for me.”

Unfortunately, the giant mushroom bed was ridiculously small for an adult male.

It was originally made for Luinongs after all.

The other furniture was the same.

Everything was cute and tiny as if they had arrived in a dwarf kingdom.

It must surely be the work of the “God” being that the Luinongs worship.

Like an overprotective mother, they had built a near-perfect paradise for the Luinongs who worshiped them.

“You go to sleep first. I’ll be back shortly.”

Rue, who had been sitting on the bed, got up and tried to accompany him.

He shook his head with a bitter smile.

The situation could become dangerous.

He set out alone, leaving Rue, who was insistent on following, in the hut.

His destination was the place where Saintess Beatrice’s divine weapon had been abandoned.

As he approached, the Scepter of White Night emitting a brilliant radiance greeted him.

Even though the paradise had darkened with the arrival of night, the sacred object left behind by the saintess was shamelessly shining alone.

“Edanant.”

There was already a visitor.

It was Elizaveta.

More precisely, it was ‘something’ that had taken root in Elizaveta.

“Now that it’s dark, the paradise that was so noisy has become quiet.”

“Night is adults’ time. It’s time for children to sleep now.”

The beautiful princess with golden hair flowing down smiled softly.

What could she be thinking?

Elizaveta turned her head as she took a step.

He quietly watched her back as she approached the Scepter of White Night, clenching his fist.

It was to be ready to respond to any sudden situation.

“You’re quite a cautious character. You noticed from the beginning.”

“……”

“Humans are so difficult to deceive. They’re annoyingly complex.”

“You were just clumsy.”

-That might be so.

The goddess of the Luinongs answered with a chuckle.

His brow furrowed at her excited, childlike voice.

“Anyway, welcome to the fairies’ paradise. Ever since that Earth Mother’s wench visited arbitrarily, fun things keep happening.”

“It’s not fun at all.”

The goddess who created the fairies’ paradise had possessed Elizaveta’s body.

The princess’s eyes, which had turned a vivid purple, proved it.

An overwhelming divinity was felt.

It was a great divine status befitting the creator god who had given birth to the race and paradise.

The reason Meiros and the cult followers had tried to kidnap her by extreme methods was because Elizaveta was the optimal vessel for manifesting divine status.

As if to prove this, the goddess’s divinity and Elizaveta’s body boasted a high degree of assimilation.

“Why did you take the princess’s body?”

“That’s quite rude. It was the princess who called me while I was continuing my eternal sleep.”

He asked in a sharp tone.

At that, the goddess spoke with a sulky expression, as if throwing a tantrum.

“It’s not that the divinity used the vessel. The vessel absorbed the divinity.”

“…Is that possible?”

“I don’t know either. This is the first time, so I’m perplexed.”

“……”

Anyway, it seems she had no intention of forcibly taking Elizaveta’s body.

It’s fortunate anyway.

He had been worried about what would happen if the goddess possessing the body took control.

It was a problem that could be resolved if the goddess of the Luinongs, who had been inadvertently involved, quietly ceded control to Elizaveta and withdrew.

Thinking that, he let out a sigh of relief.

“But, why should I give it back?”

“What?”

“This is the first time I’ve had such a perfect vessel. I should use it thoroughly until the vessel eventually ages. Besides, all the children of paradise like it too.”

“Sigh… So you’ve finally revealed your true intentions.”

All these beings called gods are the same.

Arrogant and greedy to the absolute extreme.

They only regard the humans who worship them as consumables.

It was a result he had roughly expected.

He regretted having felt relieved even for a moment.

While staring at the goddess boasting overwhelming divinity, he released the control of his blessing.

He had lured her to this deserted place intending to retrieve Elizaveta through any means necessary.

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Creators always mold their creations in imitation of themselves.

Broyan was no exception.

Using herself as a mold, she created the race named Luinong.

Like the mischievous and troublemaking Luinongs, Broyan, who was their originator and creator, was also full of playfulness.

So she deliberately spoke harshly to perplex the guest who had visited the fairies’ paradise.

“Wh-What…?”

However, to her surprise, a black torrent began to rage.

At the same time, the man’s eyes turned black.

It was a manifestation of his will to retrieve Elizaveta even by force if necessary.

The black that had been fluttering like a mirage eventually surrounded the area, blocking off the space.

“Y-You, why are you appearing…!”

Broyan cried out in a terrified voice.

It was because she had seen something she should never have encountered throughout her eternal life.

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