"Father!!! Mother!!!"
Seeing her parents suddenly struck down by "Oz," Fischl rushed forward to check their condition, only to find that they had already lost consciousness and were on the verge of death…
Unable to comprehend what just happened, Fischl turned to Oz and cried out, "Oz, what do you mean by this? These are my father and mother!"
"Milady, you are the noble Prinzessin der Verurteilung. Your true father and mother are the King and Queen of the Evernight Kingdom. How could they possibly be such lowly, discourteous mortals?"
"They dared to impersonate Your Highness's royal parents—this alone is a crime worthy of death. Please do not allow yourself to be deceived by their honeyed lies…"
"Oz, what nonsense are you spouting? These are my father and mother!" Fischl protested in anguish.
Everyone present was stunned.
Wasn't it supposed to be Fischl who had fallen under eerie corruption?
Why did it now seem as if Oz was the one corrupted instead?
"Milady, as your most loyal attendant, I must correct your words and conduct."
"Oz" continued coldly:
"Please refrain from speaking in such a crude, common manner. It diminishes the glory of the Evernight Kingdom…"
Su Yuan, watching this unfold, thought: I don't know why it's Oz who has fallen under eerie corruption, but at least this version of Oz doesn't seem like he's going to indiscriminately slaughter people…
Taking a deep breath to steady himself, Su Yuan stepped forward and said:
"Esteemed Prinzessin der Verurteilung, and Lord Oz, it is truly fortunate to see that you both managed to survive the catastrophe of the avalanche and landslide…"
"How could mere avalanches and landslides ever hope to bury the radiance of the Evernight Kingdom?"
Hearing these words of praise, "Oz" nodded with satisfaction and replied:
"Indeed, an avalanche or landslide is nothing more than a trifling natural disaster, one that could never pose a threat to me or Her Highness of the Evernight Kingdom."
"Not just avalanches or landslides—even floods, lightning, or the collapse of this false firmament itself could never threaten me or my princess!"
Su Yuan nodded, then turned to Fischl and said:
"Esteemed Prinzessin der Verurteilung, Oz is your loyal servant, devoted solely to your well-being. So, when you consider matters, please take his judgment into account."
Afterward, Su Yuan gave a deep bow to Fischl and "Oz," then returned to the group.
"I've already tested it out—you all saw it too, right?" Su Yuan said thoughtfully.
"The one currently under eerie state isn't Fischl, but Oz…"
"And furthermore, as long as we continue using that special, respectful manner of speech when addressing Fischl and Oz, we won't be attacked…"
"In that case, I have a plan. We should first find a way to separate Oz and Fischl, then speak to Fischl alone to figure out what's really going on with Oz…"
No sooner said than done, Aether volunteered.
He stepped forward and addressed Oz:
"Respected Lord Oz, I have obtained some special intelligence. I discovered a group of vile villains plotting against Her Highness the Prinzessin. Please come with me to eradicate these threats and safeguard Her Highness's safety!"
"But… if I leave Her Highness's side, who will remain to guard her so closely?"
"Oz" glanced at Fischl, his tone hesitant.
"Lord Oz, entrust the duty of protecting Her Highness to me for now!" At that moment, Su Yuan boldly stepped forward.
Seeing that the one volunteering was Su Yuan, "Oz" nodded in satisfaction, for Su Yuan's earlier behavior had left a favorable impression on him.
"Very well, Traveler. Then let us depart at once to eradicate these threats, and let those wretches learn the fate of those who dare to affront Her Highness and the dignity of the Evernight Kingdom!!!"
With that, Aether successfully lured Oz away, giving Su Yuan the long-awaited chance to speak to Fischl alone…
The first thing Su Yuan did was summon medical personnel to urgently tend to Fischl's gravely injured parents.
Then, turning to Fischl, he asked:
"Fi—cough, cough… Esteemed Prinzessin, what exactly is going on with Oz?"
Su Yuan nearly blurted out the name "Fischl," but to be safe, he continued using the special respectful tone when addressing her.
At this moment, Fischl's expression was somewhat dazed and pained as she spoke:
"I… I don't know what happened either…"
"At the time, I was with those adventurers, heading up the snowy mountain. Then Oz, who was scouting from high above, spotted traces of Albetwo at the summit…"
"After that, I think one of the adventurers behind me suddenly called my name… and then I lost my memory…"
Hearing Fischl's account, Su Yuan felt puzzled.
Based on this, Fischl should have already fallen into a state of eerie corruption, shouldn't she?
So why did she suddenly return to normal now?
"Afterwards, I heard my parents' voices, heard them calling me home for dinner, and that's when I regained consciousness again…"
"But in the next instant, I saw Oz… cruelly hurting my parents…"
Su Yuan was stunned.
What was this supposed to mean?
Just from hearing her parents call her home for dinner, Fischl managed to recover from eerie state?
After thinking it over, Su Yuan concluded that if this was truly the case, it would mean that outside, Fischl was forced to uphold her identity as the Prinzessin der Verurteilung.
But the moment her parents called her, drawing her "home," she would break free from the eerie state?
Still, even if Fischl escaping eerie state made sense, why would Oz suddenly fall into it instead?
What exactly was the condition for Oz's corruption?
Looking at the deeply sorrowful and exhausted Fischl, Su Yuan didn't know how to comfort her…
Fischl must really be worn out right now.
After all, everything she had just said to him was in her normal tone, not her usual grandiose persona as the Prinzessin, which showed she didn't even have the energy left to maintain that façade…
"All right, Fischl, don't grieve any longer…" Su Yuan sighed softly and said, "Your parents are only injured and unconscious right now, nothing worse will happen to them!"
But the moment those words left his mouth, Su Yuan regretted them…
He must have been too caught up in Fischl's emotions and slipped up—he had carelessly called her by her real name…
And sure enough, Su Yuan could clearly see Fischl's expression begin to distort, and an aura of eerie power began to emanate from her once again…
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