A few luggage stood at the entrance. Frozen Milk stared at them and couldn't figure out anything until Oppoa suddenly emerged out of it and cheerfully said,
"Do you think it's enough? His highness needs to maintain his smooth skin, isn't it as smooth as a baby butt? But I know you already know this, right? Right?"
Oppoa grinned mischievously and Frozen Milk had his hand in the air, wishing to have a power miraculously shoot out and beam Oppoa into the sky to fly into the toxic ocean.
"Just joking! Just joking! Don't take it seriously, but you know I know, so-"
Oppoa laughed as Frozen Milk kicked him onto the ground, "Let's fight!"
Oppoa jumped up and looked with expectant eyes at Frozen Milk, sure enough like master, like servant. M's! All M's!
"What you even doing here?"
"Oh, I'm going with you!"
"Why?" Frozen Milk's sixth sense appeared again and warned him before the bad feeling even had a chance to grip his body.
"Well, the main castle could provide trou- let's say some fun for me!"
The only thing Oppoa would find fun was fighting.
Damn! Was this what it was going to be? Would they need to fight? Why would they? Were they hostile against Vil?
Frozen Milk didn't understand. He prayed he was wrong.
"Don't worry about it!" Oppoa slapped Frozen Milk's on the back and laughed.
"I'm not worried," Frozen Milk needed to maintain face.
"Oppoa, I don't need all of this," Vil appeared with Prota behind him.
"But your highness, your skin-!"
"Oppoa, how many times do I have to tell you not to talk about that?"
It was clear that Oppoa loved to take the piss out of Vil and Vil didn't even notice it. Blimey.
"Ok, Ok, I'll put them back!" and with that Oppoa disappeared.
In his stead Glimpse Water and Holbe came.
"Are we setting out?" Holbe walked next to Frozen Milk's side, "I need to stay with hubby or else you know."
Holbe was happy about her healing powers.
The other three cursed in their hearts.
Frozen Milk had doubts he needed to clear before they set out to this unknown adventure, "How do we get there?"
"How else? By foot," Vil stated as normal as possible a person who didn't knew about mankind's invention could.
"I miss cars," Glimpse Water sighed.
"Me too," Frozen Milk joined him.
"What? What?" Prota didn't want to be left out again. There those two went again, always talking about things no one else had a clue. Did they invent a secret language to mock them?
Prota almost despaired in his heart. He was the first one to get to know Frozen Milk why was he left out like this? He was and would be always the first!
"It's not too far by foot. It would take us only a day," Oppoa finally arrived and they left Vil's mansion.
Of course, the main castle couldn't be too far away from where the crown prince lived. After all, shouldn't the prince live with the king?
Vil and his father had by no means a bad relationship and Vil wasn't the type to neglect the throne but at the same time, he wasn't too crazy for it. If he had to ascend then he would, if not that was also fine for him.
Frozen Milk was once again reminded just how dangerous the forest was and was glad they could use the tree streets. Just looking down at the vicious ground, Frozen Milk's intestines sunk further into his body hoping not to be ripped out.
He was also once again reminded just how average he was. The others were all OP and powerful but he was the only cannon fodder and walking for so long was almost tearing his legs out of his body expecting his hands to pull him forwards by crawling on the ground.
Holbe looked at Frozen Milk and softly said, "Hubby do you need a rest?"
Frozen Milk shook his head, they couldn't waste more time. They were walking non-stop for hours because Frozen Milk requested it, he didn't want to be a burden and drag everyone down.
"It's alright to rest, take it easy," Holbe instantly read Frozen Milk and took his hand. Her smile gave him more strength that vanished in an instant again.
Frozen Milk's legs were buttery and would be heated into sticky liquid the more his feet touched the ground. Just when Frozen Milk thought he couldn't go on anymore, he felt himself being swept in the air and Prota's dazzling smile and face came into his vision.
Not only was Frozen Milk's body swept away but his heart also. Frozen Milk turned red and instantly covered his face. Why was his heart beating so fast all of a sudden? He had nothing but fatherly feelings for his protagonist.
It was just a saving complex. The victim being saved would obviously fall for the hero, their rescuer. This was nothing else than that. Nothing more.
Frozen Milk calmed his beating heart down and refused to look at Prota.
"If you're tired just say it, it's nothing to carry you like this!"
It was everything to him! Bridal style! Everything but bridal style!
However, Frozen Milk just nodded and Prota felt this was very cute and obedient of Frozen Milk. Usually, Frozen Milk would refuse any advantages of Prota, so Prota took this chance and sneakily kissed Frozen Milk on the forehead.
No one witnessed this and FM didn't know how to feel. His heart... was about to burst any minute!
Wasn't this bad? Wasn't it?
"Don't walk so fast," Holbe held Prota back, "Don't forget, I have to take care of him."
Prota slowed down his pace but looked at Frozen Milk the whole time.
How uncomfortable! Did Frozen Milk anger any love gods? Why was his luck so bad? Or maybe it was good?
Frozen Milk peeked at Prota's face and he gave Frozen Milk another sweet smile.
Frozen Milk's eyes widened and he instantly covered his face in his hands. Prota couldn't help but feel this was too cute and wanted to give Frozen Milk another kiss when the other two rivals joined them. Oppoa was walking in the front, humming without any care in the world.
Prota had to hold back. For Frozen Milk's sake he couldn't start a fight with the others. Frozen Milk was too tired.
Frozen Milk on the other side, even though he didn't want to admit, he felt strangely comfortable in Prota's arm, to the extent he wanted to fall asleep.
And just like this half of the journey went by and the happy six people unknowingly continued to march to the castle as they reached the centre of the nature side.
The centre of the nature side was unlike anyone would've expected it. There was no capital and no people lived in the centre. It was completely empty apart from the only thing that magnificently and proudly stuck out was the castle.
The reason was because of the previous and current king's secret of kidnapping the water sides' people to use them to transform the water. In order to maintain this secret from leaking out, the whole surrounding of at least 30 kilometres which was the centre was devoid of any lifeform except the main castle and the army.
That was why the minute they arrived in the centre, all soldiers were alert. How could anyone barge into the centre and avoid the soldiers?
How useless were the soldiers? They didn't even realise intruders came in?
Although Frozen Milk and the others only just arrived at the centre and still had 30 km to go, they were already surrounded by the soldiers who hid in the trees and watched them.
They indeed saw the crown prince however their intentions weren't good.
Frozen Milk was carried by Prota and didn't realise anything that was going, however, his OP characters immediately became aware of the soldiers.
Glimpse Water walked to Oppoa and Vil and whispered, "Hey, hey, what's going on? Ain't you the crown prince? Why they being so hostile?"
Vil was also confused if he was honest but he kept a straight face, he couldn't lose his reputation like this. But he still wondered if he did anything wrong, the last time he was in the main castle he definitely parted on good terms with everyone, so what did he do?
Oppoa on the other side was way too excited, "This is good. Fabulous! Exactly what I wanted!"
This fighting maniac had his brain divided up in his hands.
However, as they continued through the jungle towards the castle, the soldiers just followed them jumping from tree to tree without taking any actions, yet there was something wrong.
Even Frozen Milk sensed it and looked at Prota and the others, "What's wrong?"
The atmosphere turned tense all of a sudden, how could he not recognise? He just closed his eyes for a bit and whoops, sinister sensations tried to enter his pores.
Were they fighting again? It didn't seem so but they were all alert. Frozen Milk might be stupid but he was sharp when it came to reading other people, so he immediately knew they were acting strange.
"Nothing's wrong, go back to sleep," Prota coaxed Frozen Milk.
Frozen Milk almost believed him and almost fell for Prota's gentle face. Frozen Milk shook his head, no he was straight. As straight as a 90-degree angle would be... wasn't he just digging his own grave deeper at this point?
Frozen Milk was really a sucker for beauty. His characters were too attractive, too attractive! He shouted that a hundred times but he still couldn't believe people like this existed, especially not coming from his own hands!
"Host."
Frozen Milk already wondered why his system didn't give its two cents.
"What?"
"Host might have noticed already the hiding people in the trees following you since you have entered the centre."
Frozen Milk gulped. He didn't! He absolutely didn't! Screw this! How was he this weak? He was above average!
So, this was what his characters were worrying about. This was why they all turned solemn.
Frozen Milk looked around, up in the trees but for the love of his own belief for his strength, he couldn't sense or see anyone.
Frozen Milk curled up into a ball in Prota's arms and wanted to cry out all of his pain. This was not fair...
"It's ok, it's ok," Prota thought Frozen Milk was too tired and threw a tantrum.
If Frozen Milk could read Prota's thought, he would've taken him by the ears and beat the coaxing out of him. He was treating Frozen Milk as a kid? This old man here?
Frozen Milk looked in front of him and saw how GLimpse Water walking with Vil and Oppoa. They were constantly whispering something.
Frozen Milk felt this sight was too funny and wished he would've had a camera so he could capture this moment and use it whenever they would start to bicker again.
However, not everything could be this easy and he didn't knew of the record function his system had and his system, who always loved to read Frozen Milk's mind, didn't mention anything because it truly lived off Frozen Milk's pain and embarrassment.
Frozen Milk thought it was unusually quiet around him and looked back, then he looked to the left and right, made a 180 degree and almost completed a 360 degree in Prota's arms, when Prota couldn't properly hold Frozen Milk anymore,
"What's wrong, Frozen Milk?"
Frozen Milk jumped off Prota's arm and froze.
Vil, Glimpse Water and Oppoa also turned around as Prota called out to them because Frozen Milk refused to move.
"Father?"
Frozen Milk turned to them and then finally choked out the words, "Where's Holbe?"
"Right-" Prota pointed next to him but stopped.
She wasn't.
She was nowhere to be found.
"Shit," Glimpse Water cursed.
"Did they take her?" Frozen Milk referred to the soldiers he couldn't sense but were apparently in the trees.
No one said anything. How could they be so careless? How could they not notice that Holbe disappeared? Were they this weak? Were the opponents this strong? How could they face Frozen Milk after this?
Holbe wasn't weak by any means, if she was kidnapped, she would've put up any resistance or at least made any noises but she just disappeared like that.
No sound. No fight. Nothing.
Only silence.
This frightened Frozen MIlk. He was so sure that his characters were the strongest. The existence of the presence was already unsettling but now there were others that were even stronger than his main characters?
Where did they come from? How did they appear and how was this possible?
No way, was this another one of Glimpse Water's creations?
"System?" Frozen Milk used his last resort.
"She was indeed captured, host."
"Then why didn't you tell me?"
System remained silence. Frozen Milk could swear he saw a flash of regret if the system had a face.
"You!" Frozen Milk was bursting with anger, "How often, how often should I tell you vile system to not fight with the other system! Everyone knows you're superior! Isn't this trope too overused now? Read the atmosphere!"
"I apologise, host."
Frozen Milk had no right to get angry at his system because he also didn't realise anything and just comfortably laid in Prota's arms.
"Your soldiers took them."
Frozen Milk's words switched a handle in Vil's mind.
No, if Frozen Milk said it like this then he was putting the blame on Vil and Vil didn't like this. He felt bad and guilty. He needed to get rid of this feeling. It wasn't his fault.
Frozen Milk obviously didn't mean it like this, he just wanted to clarify. He would never pin the fault onto anyone but himself but the words were already spoken and couldn't be taken back.
In an instant, Frozen Milk felt a murderous aura again. It was familiar and came from Vil. Frozen Milk gulped, did he say anything wrong? Was his demise near?
Yet the killing intent wasn't directed to Frozen Milk. Vil jumped into the trees and within a second he brought down the soldiers hiding and slammed them into the ground.
Frozen Milk was shocked at the sight. Vil showed no mercy to his soldiers. Blood dripped from their heads and they coughed violently.
"Where is she?" Vil had no patience and used even more force.
Oppoa wanted to join in on the fun but Glimpse Water held him back. Any more and the whole street would collapse and they'd fall into the jungle where the animals were just waiting to eat them.
Yet Vil didn't care and applied more pressure. The whole air surrounding them turned to a suffocating smoke and Prota shielded Frozen Milk to make it easier for him to breathe.
"Don't make me repeat again, where is she?"
"C-Castle," the soldiers were able to choke out and afterwards were thrown down.
"Let's go," Vil had an overbearing aura and marched forward.
Along the way, he and Oppoa tore down each soldier in the tree and they all landed down at the bottom of the jungle fending for their own lives.
Of course, they were strong enough not to die.
Meanwhile, at the castle, another handsome youth with honey blond hair and diamond eyes awaited the arrival of a messenger.
The messenger bowed before the youth and said, "The crown prince has indeed fallen for the trap. It seems like he's coming for the beauty."
The handsome youth took a glass of wine his servant poured him and smiled. The smile was blinding and too beautiful,
"Good. Let him come. I will await him eagerly. I've never thought my dear brother would one day protect someone. Especially not,"
he poured the wine over the female lying in front of him and then got out of his chair,
"A beauty like this."
He caressed Holbe's hair and chuckled.
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