Avalon’s Dungeon

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　Vincent, the giant, speaks to everyone in a roaring voice in a friendly manner.

　Alexis nodded as he regained his composure.

「Yes, I hear you're an excellent blacksmith.
I'm looking forward to working with you.」

「Of course! Please leave your weapons with me immediately.
I'll take good care of it for you!」

「Yeah.
I'll bring it to the workshop later.」

　Vincent nodded as he heard Alexis' words.

「I'll be waiting for you.
Now, if you'll excuse me!」

　Vincent turned to leave with these words, but was followed by Dorothea who said, “I-I'm going to the workshop too!”.

　However, Alexis quickly grabbed Dorothea's arm to hold her back.

「Ah, yes, Dorothea—」

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　”What's the matter?” Dorothea turned around, but at the same time, the giant turned around and gave Alexis a shushing look.

「Oh—」

　Alexis spoke panickly and, after a cough, regained his composure and whispered.

「Ah, well, thank you.
For covering for me…」

「Oh, that's?」

　Dorothea looks somewhat itchy and embarrassed while saying that.

「Well, it's normal, everyone afraid of him.
After all, Grandpa is the kind of person who bends iron bars to put in the melting furnace with his bare hands…
Even the prince probably won't be safe…」

　Alexis paled when he heard Dorothea's awkward, hushed voice.

「…Well, even if you are the worst perverted idiot prince, it would be worse than being dead, wouldn't it? And It would be a bad wake-up call to have my grandpa as a murderer.」

　What followed was a line filled with malice, which made Alexis feel even more out of place.

「H-Hey…
are you still bending the navel?」

「Bending the navel, it's not that easy, you know?」

　Dorothea looked at Alexis with cold eyes and an embarrassed look on her face, and immediately lifted her mouth in a smile.

「…Well, if you've learned your lesson from this, promise me you'll treat me a little better, “Idiot Prince Idiot”?」

　Hearing the somewhat softer way of calling him, Alexis gave a small groan.

「Ugh…ah, yes.
I'll take care of it…」

　Hearing Alexis' reply, Dorothea nodded her head in satisfaction and turned to run toward her grandfather.

「What were you discussing with the prince-dono?」

「Eh, it's a secret!」

　Seeing his granddaughter leaving with these words, Alexis felt relieved.

「Really…
I've seen something amazing.
Is he really related to her?」

　No matter how they look, they don't seem to be related to each other in any way, whether it's their physique or facial features.

　Then, Fransisca and Valencia spoke to Alexis from both sides.

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　”I'm glad you're okay, Alexis-sama,” said Fransisca.

　”It's not good to be so careless after all.
It's possible that something like that could happen, so you should leave the Sagrado people alone!” said Valencia.

「…If you could get a little tougher by being told like that, you wouldn't be in this situation in the first place…」

　This was Sara's opinion as she looked at Alexis from a distance.

「Haah…
that's true.」

　Fransisca's sighing attitude makes Alexis irritated.

「You know…
I'm telling you, you're the only one I've willingly taken as a slave.
The rest of the time, it just happened, okay?」

「Is that so?」

　Looking at Fransisca's eyes blinking in surprise, Alexis felt like letting out a sigh.

「That's right! Damn…
you guys always act like I'm some kind of a villain.
I've told you again and again that I'm not a common royalty, okay?」

「Alexis-sama…
I've learned that in the last few days, with Sagrado's perception, you are playing too much, aren't you?」

　Alexis thought that Valencia was a fool, but she made good points at every point.

「I don't know anything about foreign cultures…
Really, I'm tired and I'm going to bed!」

　Alexis leaves the carriage with a nearby soldier and quickly leaves the place as if to run away.

「Ah, Alexis-sama escaped!」

　Valencia's lips twitched in frustration, then she said “Hey, don't you think so, Your Highness?” and she turns to Fransisca to get her agreement.

　Fransisca, however, was not offended but rather her face was smiling.

「Fufu.
I'm the only one he willingly made a slave of…」

　Valencia was startled when she accidentally overheard Fransisca's happy muttering.

「What…
is that supposed to make you happy…!?」

「…Valencia-chan.
Leave her alone about that, okay? You know, Her Highness, it's already too late for many things…
so many things.」

　Sara muttered in a fading voice.

　Valencia looked puzzled, “What do you mean?”.