It has been exactly one day since the finals of the martial contest.

Orent, whose father took all the blame, was not only made a deposed prince but also demoted to the status of a criminal.

Originally destined for a monastery, he was instead sent to the western tower, a prison for criminals.

I must have been quite tired from yesterday’s events, as I slept in a lot.

It was understandable.

While keeping an eye on Orent’s situation, I had to devise a strategy and focus all my energy to defeat Klaus, who was of a higher level than me.

‘But I never expected to suddenly fight a battle against the erosion fluid.’

Recalling the moment of battling the erosion fluid sent a shiver down my spine.

Had Klaus and I not been trapped in that space together, things might have gone terribly wrong.

―Piya was really worried, thinking something was wrong with Lu-Lu!

Since yesterday, Piya has been clinging to me, not leaving my side for a moment.

It must have been quite a shock when our connection was lost.

“Even without you, system notifications kept coming, right?”

―That’s what made it more dangerous! The system and scenario were progressing as usual, but the player’s privileges couldn’t be used!

“True. It would have been much better if I could have just used my skills or inventory.”

The blue windows starting with [SYSTEM] were not sent by Piya, but by the system itself.

The system, thus, continued the scenario even when Piya and I were apart, as long as there was a system connection.

However, various functions of the interface could only be used when connected with Piya.

That’s why Piya emphasized that the most dangerous situation is when the system progresses without her. Sometimes, the system presents challenges that are difficult to solve without the player’s privileges.

While I was nodding to Piya’s words,

“Princess, Prince Anselot has come to see you.”

Seira entered with a knock.

“Anselot?”

“Yes, I’ve led him to the drawing-room for now… Oh! Princess, you’re still in your pajamas!”

Seira, realizing I was still in my pajamas, exclaimed in surprise.

I was quickly pulled by Seira to the dressing table to get ready.

“Just do it roughly, it’s fine.”

“Roughly? Prince Anselot is here, you need to look your prettiest.”

Seira seemed to have a firm misunderstanding about my relationship with Anselot.

“No, really, just do it roughly!”

I barely managed to dissuade Seira and quickly put on a light dress and shawl before heading to the drawing-room where Anselot was waiting.

Anselot, elegantly sipping tea, smiled faintly when he saw me.

“You should have changed your clothes before coming today.”

“Huh?”

Out of the blue, he told me to change my clothes, then spoke to Piya, clinging tightly to my shoulder.

“Ah, and bird. You should help too.”

Squeak?

And that’s how this situation came about.

Boom!

“Wait, Ansel, lot, just a, bit more, slowly…”

I gasped for breath, barely dodging his attacks.

The training ground was in chaos, with large cracks and pits everywhere from his strikes.

“How can it be ‘a bit more slowly’? Princess, try to dodge a bit faster.”

Anselot launched his attacks with white orbs floating in the air.

His expressionless face as he ruthlessly attacked was terrifying.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

―Fight! Fight! Fight!

Instead of helping me, Piya was flapping around, taking Anselot’s side.

Even creating a side quest.

Squeak! Let’s become stronger by dodging Anselot’s tremendous attacks! ദ്ദി>ω<)

▶Reward for Success: Experience +5000, Piya’s Cuteness♡

Boom! Bang! Boom!

After dodging three consecutive attacks, three quest notification windows popped up in a row.

“What the heck is this bizarre quest?”

―Main quests are given by the almighty system, but I can create these small side quests too!

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier, ahh!”

Boom!

―You never asked, Lu-Lu!

Piya responded with a sly voice and laughed cheekily.

‘Come to think of it, when Hezen was a player, the system window also arbitrarily created quests…’

Boom! Bang! Bang! Boom!

However, Anselot’s continuing attacks gave me no time to think.

―Be more diligent, Lu-Lu! Piya even split her tiny salary to buy experience points for you!

I resented Piya for laughing gleefully at something that wasn’t her problem.

―Once we complete Chapter 1 of the scenario, I’ll get a performance bonus and create better side quests for you!

As Piya said this, another attack from Anselot came flying.

The continuous quest progress notification windows were making me dizzy.

“I’m fine without the quest, ahh!”

I barely managed to roll on the ground to dodge the next attack.

Squeak?

―Aaah?

Piya, who was fluttering about foolishly, suddenly froze and started fidgeting nervously.