Chapter 8

(Lancelot POV)

There is a story that tells about a band of knights that follows the leadership of a single king, and those knights are well known for their name, the Knight of the Roundtable.

But of course the name of their group isn’t the only thing that makes them famous; the very knights themselves are known to be legends. And one of the most famous knights is Lancelot.

Hundreds of years a passed, but the name of those powerful knights is still living strongly, but there are two differences that stands out, and that is the knight’s names, must not be told to the public and the other is that the new Lancelot isn’t a man but a woman.

My name is Vistela Monrrow and I’m one of the Queen’s agents, or should I say one of her knights in the Roundtable.

Though I said Knight, it doesn’t mean that I wear eyes blinding armor and slay dragons. I, no we are more like the arms and legs of the Queen. With her Majesty staying in the throne, we, the Knights of the Roundtable go around the country and solve whatever, whenever problems occur.

Originally, the title of Lancelot belonged to my Grandmother. She was strict and very precise on whatever she does, and that of course includes my upbringing.

Being raised in a family where all the female members are elites, it could be very competitive. But as for me, the family head, my Grandmother said that I was the best amongst all of my generation.

So being taken in by my Grandmother at the age of 12, gave me more pressure than anyone in my family.

I was taught to do my best and always be the best, it doesn’t matter if its studies, sports, or arts, and with my Grandmother’s teachings, I eventually become the kind of person she envision me to be, to be the best in everything.

In the age of 15, I succeeded in skipping grades and I eventually graduated in a top class collage for geniuses.

I wasn’t sure that maybe it’s because of my Grandmother’s way of raising me, but at the very day I graduated, I felt nothing but boredom.

Everything was so easy that I didn’t struggle with anything, which of course was noticed by my Grandmother that I have more potential sleeping inside me.

And so I did what my Grandmother told me to do, I signed up to become a subordinate of a certain agent that works under the Queen herself.

Truth be told, I was actually very reluctant when I heard my Grandmother asked me to sign up to become a subordinate, after all what if I have to follow the orders of an incompetent superior?

But most of all, what if I become a subordinate of an incompetent MAN?

All my life, the men around me as well as the men of my family isn’t something I feel impressed about. Some of them may have some talent inside them, but all of them have limits and couldn’t reach for something higher.

That is why every time I see my female classmates back then giggling and shouting for some man in a sports club or some model in a magazine, I couldn’t help myself but think…

What is so good about them that would make the women around me act like that? I see nothing impressive about them.

I once thought that there might be male outside of my family that actually has something to show, but after spending my life in school and party gatherings, I might as well stop trying to understand or even look for something that could make the men look better.

So I guess I should also do the same to the superior I’ll be working under for, but then again, if my superior is a disappointment, it doesn’t really matter if it’s a he or a she.

After doing multiple series of tests and field operations, I easily become a subordinate of the top agent who is also an acquaintance of my Grandmother.

The name of my superior is Barnaby Callum, a man who is surprisingly active and quite childish even at age of 54, but that isn’t the name that the agency use, the title he goes by is Arthur, leader of the Knights of the Roundtable.

Though his attitude is still questionable, Sir Arthur does his job well and could act like a true leader, if the situation needed it.

Since I already graduated in both school as well as the agency’s training camp, I began going to real mission, as in missions that could destroy a city if we failed-kind of missions. Thus begins my life without boredom.

I was trained by my Grandmother how to shoot at the family’s personal firing range, so I’m accustomed on how to fire a few number of guns, I’ve even trained kickboxing as for my Grandmother’s request.

With all the training I did, I thought I’d make this job look easy.

But when I came along with Sir Arthur to have my first mission, my expertise and knowledge of the world grew wider than ever before.

My first mission was to protect some gaudy looking VIP, from what I heard is that the man was some sort of business tycoon. But I could care less about who he is, what I was concerned about was the creature that is coming after him.

At first it had the appearance on a normal woman wearing a white one piece dress, so it didn’t bother me much; the only thing I was surprised about was why only send one assassin? But as soon as the woman moves closer, I quickly noticed that her movements were strange.

I took out my pistol instantly and ready myself to shot if the need arises, I then told the woman to back off but she continued to walk closer to us, no to the VIP without a shred of fear on the gun I’m holding.

Her mouth then slowly opens to an abnormal degree, I could even hear a bit of her jaw making cracking noises along with a putrid smell coming out of her. Her eyes then turned completely black and black liquid started to flow out of her sockets.

I’ve never seen anything like this before, my hand, my legs, everything in my body is shaking in fear, but I can’t let this get to me.

I then fired my pistol, aiming at body and head. Its body then got pushed back, but even so, she still straightens its limp body and continues to walk closer.

Since this is my first serious mission, I wasn’t able to do anything. Luckily, Sir Arthur came and took care of it, but what he said after made me tremble.

He said that ‘The La Llorona is gone yet, it just ran away’.

Of course anyone would be sacred if they see something like that, but I’m part of the Monrrow family and as a Monrrow, I need to figure out how to beat it and win.

The next day, my guard duty is now given to someone else, and since I now have the time, I went to the Windsor Castle’s secret library.

Since I heard the word ‘La Llorona’ from Sir Arthur, I use that as my first lead, and with the library’s vast knowledge, I was able to find what I was looking for.

With the information I got, La Llorona is corps that died due to being betrayed. With another key word ‘Betrayed’, I took the VIP’s files from the agency’s computer and did my own investigation.

But since I got the key word, I already had a feeling that it’s the VIP’s fault, but just to make sure, I continued on.

Though I’m not really surprised, it really was the VIP’s fault that the woman died, and honestly I could just let the La Llorona get her rightful revenge, but it wouldn’t look good in my carrier papers.

But since the VIP himself said that he wants to be protected, I put him somewhere he could feel secured, inside a jail cell.

With my investigation, I got proof of his wrong doings not only to her but as well as other innocent people he tricked and hurt.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still doing my job, I’m protecting him by putting him somewhere secured, and he is now surrounded by security and even some tough looking people.

I guess the La Llorona finally passed since it didn’t attack him in prison, so I guess this is what one would call a happy ending.

After my first encounter of the supernatural, I continue to study more about the world that I never knew existed.

I wasn’t really surprised about it, but my Grandmother already knew about the supernatural beings, and with her help, I was able to surpass my old self.

By using my newly learned knowledge and my harsher training with my Grandmother, I rose to the top in only half a year, and eventually my actions were noticed by her Majesty the Queens herself and I was given the Title that used to belong to my Grandmother.

But the Title wasn’t the only thing that was given to me that day, as soon as we got home after my Title Ceremony, my Grandmother gave me her most prized possession, the twin flintlock firearms called ‘Artemis’.

As a title holder, I received numerous subordinates that follow under my instructions, but honestly I wish to have more capable followers, but at least they could do non-major jobs like taking care of a single ghoul.

Though I’m happy that nothing too dangerous is happening, I had nothing to do when I send my subordinates on a job.

Fortunately for me, the Knight of the Roundtable’s base is under Windsor Castle, so getting to the library is only a walking distance away.

And the other plus side for me to have the library close by is that I can read as much I want, and with so much to read, I couldn’t get bored.

If I have the time, I tend to read stories about adventures and other genres I could find. As for the reason why I like read is because unlike the real world, the men in the story books are people you could count on.

Regrettably though, these kinds of men in the stories will always stay in the book, nothing more.

But of course there are times when I’m needed on a job, I wouldn’t be a leading knight is I did nothing but read all day.

With Artemis on my hands, I finish my jobs in amazing speed, and because of that I once again got the Queen’s attention.

While I was on my way to her highness’s office, I noticed a little girl running and shouting around the Castle’s backyard, but she wasn’t any other girl, she was the Queen’s daughter, Ortessa Avis Rohesia.

But besides Princess Ortessa, I noticed someone chasing after her. It was a man with raven black hair, a man I have never seen nor met before.

I had no idea how he got inside the Castle’s defenses, but I didn’t had the time to ponder and dashed towards the unknown man to apprehend him.

I already thought of 6 different ways to take him down, and of course I chose the most effective. I would most definitely seize him easily with the option I picked.

But even before I got to touch him, he quickly turns around and…well…did something.

There is a good reason for me as to why I said that he did something, and that is because I didn’t even get to see what he did, the only thing I saw back then was the clear blue sky.

I, who was trained how to fight by my Grandmother and even learned a few things to Sir Arthur, was no lying down on the grassy ground.

But I don’t have the time to be shocked; I quickly go myself up, fix my glasses and once again pounced at him, but this time I’ll use the 2nd best option.

But even that didn’t had any effect, just like the first time I tried, I’m once again looking up at the sky, but the only difference is that I am now lying down on the a bush.

My mind then kept thinking…

[Lancelot] (Th—this can’t be happening.)

While trying to get that thought out of my head, I got up again and ran towards him, but that time I used the 3rd option as well as increased my speed and watched him carefully.

But I failed to apprehend him again…

I then used 4th…

I failed…

Then what about 5th?

I still failed…

How about the 6th option?

Just like my other options, they all failed and the man still stood while doing nothing but look at me as I lay at the ground.

After looking down at me for a few seconds, he turns around and walks closer to Princess Otressa.

[Lancelot] “W—wait, stop or I’ll—“

I was about to take Artemis out from its holster and shoot him, but my hand was stopped by even bore I aimed at him.

[Lancelot] “S—Sir Arthur!?”

[Arthur] “It’s fine Vistela.”

Though I was still confused and reluctant, I put down Artemis since Sir Arthur himself said so. But my curiosity still got the best of me and asked.

And the answer I got from Sir Arthur is that this man is the Princess Ortessa’s personal bodyguard.

It wasn’t strange for a royalty to have their own personal guard, so that didn’t bother me; the thing that bothered me so much is how could I lose to a man?

To be honest, I didn’t even know what I did to the mission that the Queens asked me to do, though my subordinates told me that I succeeded with flying colors, I couldn’t remember anything since my mind was on something else.

That man who was with the princess, how was he able to beat me without even making a single effort, and what kind of martial art did he use on me?

Those thoughts kept hunting me for about a week.

It was rare for me to feel this, but I was actually frustrated, I was frustrated for the first time in my life.

Just thinking about him makes my head spin and my body hotter that it’s normal temperature, if this keeps up I might not be able to do my job properly, so if I want to make this strange feeling disappear, I need to beat him in a sparring match.

But before I challenge him, I need to know more about him.

The first person asked about him is Sir Arthur, but as soon as I asked, he quickly found out what I was planning. I thought that Sir Arthur would refuse, but he still told me a bit about him with a big grin on his face.

While I listed to his child like banter, I found out that he was named after a villain in a book, though I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, his name and looks actually suit each other.

He then told me about the missions he did with him for the past half a year. But the more I listen the more I couldn’t believe his words. So I couldn’t help myself from thinking that Sir Arthur is getting senile.

I then asked one of my equals when it comes to rankings, she was younger than me and a bit of an airhead, but when it comes to information gathering, even I couldn’t match up with her.

And when I say the same ranking, I mean that she too has a title of a knight, Percival.

Someone with such amazing ability in info gathering, I was sure to have good lead on him. Unfortunately my hopes got crushed, as soon as I asked about him; she wouldn’t stop talking about how he is in school.

Well, at least I found out about him going to the same school as Percival.

I then asked the other Knights and even the subordinates of others, but they too have nothing I could use against him.

As I think of other ways to get more information, I was called by the Queen. Since getting information about him is simply second to my real duty, I walk towards the Queen’s office room without a second thought.

As I open the door, I quickly took noticed of someone other than her Highness.

It was the man I wished to beat, and next to him is the Queen’s daughter Princess Ortessa, clenching to the hem of his shirt.

Though I’m somewhat bothered by him being here, I was more bothered by the fact that he didn’t even look back when I opened the door.

I mean everyone else looked to my direction, but he didn’t even bother and just stood straight, looking at where the Queen sat.

But I shouldn’t let that get to me; I gave the Queen my greetings and walked in her office.

After a few exchanges between myself and the Queen, I was then given a Mission to find out the sudden disappearance of patients in a hospital in Glasgow.

When I was ready to accept my Mission Files from the Queen, I was told to bring Him along with me.

I was baffled, why do I need to bring him along to my mission?

On one of my past missions, my subordinates asked me to if they can come along, as their superior I needed to see if their good enough, but to my expectations they didn’t do well. More accurately they were in my way.

I was about to politely refuse, but then I remembered the time he easily beat me.

This might be a good chance for me to not only to know more about him while doing my job. So this could be call ‘killing two birds with one stone’ kind of thing.

When I told my acceptance on my Mission as well as bringing him along, we suddenly heard a load shout.

[Ortessa] “No! No! Noooooo! I don’t want James to go! NOOOOO!!!”

The Princess shouts aloud while throwing a tantrum. I could clearly say that this isn’t how a Princess should act, but of course I only thought of it and nothing else.

After a whole hour of persuasion, she finally let go of his leg while sniffling.

Going by helicopter, he and I quietly sat on our seat quietly.

I then thought of something, this was the first time I seen his weapon of choice and I might be able to get something from it.

Seating opposite to me, he looks out of the helicopter’s window with arms across, and placed beside him is a Katana with a pure white handle with red diamonds in the middle, sheathed in a snow white scabbard. On his right armpit is a holster, though it might not be as old as my Artemis, it held an old looking pistol.

So he can both fight in far and close range. He might be the well-rounded type.

I then remembered that I was the only one that read the Mission File, so I took out the file from my suitcase and held it out and call out to him.

He then turns look away from the window and looks at the folder on my hand silently, seconds later he looks out the window again and simply said…

[James] “No need.”

[Lancelot] “………………….”

I was speechless; could he really be that confident in his abilities?

He might have beaten me at the Caste’s garden, but he better not pull me back just because of his arrogance.

[Lancelot] “I see…”

Though I was dissatisfied with his attitude, I didn’t show it on my face and simply put the folder back in my small suitcase.

As soon as we landed in Glasgow, we quickly head towards the designated hospital to start our investigation.

As we both head towards the Director’s office, I noticed him staring at the nurses we pass by, he even looks back intently.

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What a typical man thing to do, he could have at least make it look like he isn’t ogling at them.

I was about reprimand him but as soon as I look back, he disappeared.

I wasn’t sure where he ran off to, he must be after those nurses we passed by.

While I try to throw away those perverted thoughts, I eventually made it to the Director’s office.

I thought that he would at least ask the Director some questions about the mysterious disappearances, but he simply left without saying anything.

So at the end, I was the only one investigating.

A few hours later, at the end of my questioning, he suddenly barged inside the Director’s office without even knocking.

Though I was surprised on his sudden actions, what he was about to do next shocked me.

Throwing out a sharp glare at the Director, she suddenly pulls out his pistol and aims it at the director herself.

The Director quickly shouts in confusion while looking back and forth towards myself and him.

[Lancelot] “What are you doing, why are you pulling out your gun at someone innocent!?”

The Director then runs to the edge while having her arms raised straight up in the air as she trembles and fall to her knees. And of course his pistol followed.

[Director] “Tha—that’s right, I’m just a simple doctor—“

[James] “Quit acting, you’re no Doctor.”

[Lancelot] “Not a Doctor, what do you mean?”

I don’t get it, no matter how you look at her, she’s a real doctor.

And without look away from the director, she started to explain.

[James] “First is your make up, it’s too thick. A doctor supposed to show an example that one must not use too much makeup, and you lady uses too much.

Second is that you use too much perfume, a doctor’s job is to help the patient relax, not to make them nauseous.

Third is your shoes, though I’ve seen there are female doctors who uses high heels, yours is too high and pointed. A female doctor couldn’t run to a surgery if they’re wearing the same shoes as yours.”

H—his right!

Though I haven’t read a doctor’s rulebook, I could still see where he is going about this. This woman might look like a real doctor, but all the flaws that he just exposed make her Doctor-act of her shatter.

With my suspicions growing bigger, I looked at the director with a glare.

[Director] “I—I can’t believe this! I’m calling the police!”

[James] “Go right ahead, both of us were sent her by the Queen herself, meaning this is Royal business. Who do you think the police would trust more, us or you?”

With no more escape, the director instantly stops trembling and stood.

[Director] “Haa~ you kids shouldn’t have gotten yourselves involved!”

Suddenly pouncing towards him, her form quickly changes. The clothes on her back bursts open and a big dark blue butterfly wings popped out of her back and her eye grew wide, shaping into a perfect circle.

Her already thin fingers grew longer and boney and with another layer of her clothes bursting open 4 more arms popped out of her sides.

I was about to bring out Artemis and shot her, but he did a straight upward kick, hitting the Director, I mean, hitting the monster on her chin.

While still about to fall from the sir, he unsheathed his blade, and with a flash, the monster’s arms and legs got sliced, he then stabs her on the chest and then bashes her into the wall.

[James] “You’re an Itzpapalotl right, which means that you have other companions not too far behind. So tell me, where are they?”

[Director] “Kyahahaha! Do you seriously think I’d tell you!? As soon as I get out of here, I’ll tear both of your organs out of you bodies!”

How could this monster still be so lively!? She is clearly stabbed to the heart, and let’s not mention about her limbs that are now lying motionlessly on the floor.

Could it be that he doesn’t know its weakness? I can’t really fell superior about it since even I don’t know what its weakness, this is the first time I’ve seen this creature.

As he continues interrogate the monster, the pistol on his hands suddenly breaks into small piece, but then the pistol’s floating piece forms back together, creating a whole new firearm.

With its new Shotgun form, he aims for her lower body and pokes the monster’s abdomen.

[James] “Do you seriously think I don’t know where your heart and brain are? Now let’s try this again, where is your colony, Bug?”

Though her former beautiful mature face is now that of a monstrous butterfly, I could still see fear fills her face.

With his shotgun pressing to her abdomen the creature spoke, spilling the location of their base or should I say hive.

But still, isn’t she a butterfly, why a hive?

Getting rid of the last line of thought, we heard the monster say that their butterfly hive is located underground somewhere out in the city.

No surprise there, you can’t really transport dozens of people out in the open after all, and since this hospital is pretty big, the entrance should be close by.

[Director] “You have what you want, now fulfill your end, let me go!”

[James] “I never said we had a deal.”

[Director] “What do yo—“

*Bang!*

With the lower half of the monster gone, he pulls out his katana and the deceased body of the director falls to the ground.

Merciless? Yes, it was.

But honestly I would have done the same thing, this creature called Itzpapalotl is too dangerous to leave alone, and considering for how long and how many people got killed by this thing, I’m slightly angry that I wasn’t the one who ended it.

I was about to tell him to start searching the hospital, but when I turn around he was already heading for the door.

He could have at least said something to me before he walked out.

As walk toward the door with haste, I accidentally bumped into something tough. As I look up, I found him standing still. I must have bumped onto his back.

I was about to ask him why he stopped, but I suddenly heard multiple screeching noises, echoing throughout the hospital hallways.

When I walk to his side, dozens of monster dressed in nurses and doctor outfits, are screeching at us with their claws ready to cut.

[James] “Remember, their heart and brain is at their abdomen.”

[Lancelot] “Understood.”

After replying to his words, I took out Artemis placed on my back and blew on their flints, releasing a light violet flame.

I noticed that these things could move in an amazing speed, so I need to hit them faster, so the element I chose to use is Electricity.

Screeching at us once again, but only this time it’s louder, charges at us with bloodlust.

This never happened before, even if I bring along 15 or even 20 of my subordinates. There were only the two of us, but we were able to defeat all of them in record time.

Even though we were fighting at the opposite direction, it was like he had eyes on me all the time and supported me by killing or shooting their legs or arms, enough time for me to finish them off.

[Lancelot] “Thank you for—“

[James] “……………………………”

I was about to thank him, but he merely ignored my words and walks pass me without even looking back.

I was about to say something about his rude behavior, but then I noticed something.

All this time when we were fighting those monsters, he supported me, but I could really say the same for me, not once did I back him up.

With an awkward atmosphere that only I could feel, I follow him from behind. I wanted to ask on where we are going, but I felt that he would most likely just ignore my words, so I just stayed quiet.

After going down multiple stairs cases, we eventually made it into the morgue.

[Lancelot] “The morgue, what are we doing here?

Though I was really expecting a reply, I still voiced out my thoughts in hopes that he would at least say something.

[James] “You heard the Fake Director saying something about no suspicious act was done outside the hospital, right?”

[Lancelot] “Y—yeah, she did say that.”

But opposite to my thoughts, he actually said something and still about to continue.

[James] “Well, since the disappearances still happened even though nothing questionable happened on the outside, it could only mean that the entrance to their Hive is inside the building itself. And what better way to hide a secret passage way than a place where people mostly avoid?”

[Lancelot] “Thus the morgue…”

He is right again, why make the risk on being found out by going outside if you can just create a passageway yourself.

Understanding his deduction, we begin searching for any form of entrance we can find.

The first thing we did was open the cabinets where the dead bodies are placed. Unfortunate we found nothing; there was no secret entrance or even dead bodies to be found.

Thinking where to search next, he used the open cabinets to climb up. And since there is another one on the opposite side, I did the same thing and climb it.

But when I look to my left and right, I still found nothing, and when I look to his side, he looks back at me and swings his head, giving me a silent answer that says ‘Nothing’.

Seeing as there is nothing for us to find, we both climb back down.

But as soon as I did, I noticed a big amount of dust on my sleeves. I breathed through my nose in annoyance and was about to brush them off, but he suddenly grabs my arms and stares at the dust.

He then checks his own sleeves, only to find out that their not as dusty as mine. After that, climbs up the cabinet I climbed and wipes his fingers at its flat surface, collecting dust on his fingertips.

He then looks back at the cabinet he climbed first.

[James] “This morgue cabinet is being moved regularly.”

When I heard him say that, I also climb up and notice that there is less dust collected on this cabinet’s surface.

I then jump back down and quickly walk to its corner. And since the skin on the face is more sensitive than the skin on the hands, I press my cheek on the wall.

As I wait for my skin to feel something, o suddenly felt something pass by.

[Lancelot] “I could feel a slight drift.”

[James] “Good job finding it. Now let’s move this thing.”

Did I just hear him compliment me? I don’t know why but when he said that, it made me really happy inside.

Seeing him trying to move the big steel cabinet by himself, I quickly walk beside him and we both pulled it.

And just like what we thought, the entrance really was hidden behind the morgue cabinet.

We then both entered cautiously while readying our weapons in hand.

After walking for a few minutes, we eventually stumble upon what seems to be the center of their hive.

Again, why a hive? They’re butterflies.

Since we found their hive…you know what, let’s just call it their base, since we found their base, we decided to search for a possibilities of finding the missing people.

But of course while we’re searching for those missing people, we also meet more of those butterfly monsters. But since it’ll be give more trouble to use if we alert our presence while searching for their kidnapped victim, we decided to lay low as we move about.

Great fortune came to us because we found the missing patients wrapped up in cocoons, but the down said is there are some cocoons that contains shriveled up bodies that looks similar to a mummy.

Finally cutting open the last cocoon and helping the person inside to get out, we instructed the victims to stay close and never separate from us.

Leaving them no other choices, they silently nod their head while still carrying their tired and worried look.

Finishing instructing the last person on what to do, I notice him beckoning to me like a beckoning cat.

[Lancelot] “What is it?”

[James] “Listen, I think I found a way kill all of these things at once.”

Remembering the numbers of those monsters we fought at the hospital, I most defiantly think that there would be even greater numbers here in their base.

So after hearing what he just said really stunned on what he just said.

He calls for me again and told me to peek out of the entrance, he then points towards 5 pillars.

[James] “They maybe bugs, but they are no ants, their structure is faulty, this hive could easily fall as long as those pillars are destroyed.”

The plan he wants to recreate is a cave-in.

I too believe that this plan could work, but for now, our first priority is getting the people out of here.

And so jus as we planned, we quietly lead the people towards the hospital. But I guess not all missions would go to our favor, one of the monster nurses found us and made a very loud screech.

After making the loud screech, it charges towards a civilian, but he quickly unsheathes his katana and charges towards it and cut its whole body vertically.

[James] “Tch, shit. Everyone, follow this tunnel, and don’t look back and just run! Don’t worry about getting lost; I’ve marked the walls so just follow it!”

Now that I think about it he did do that while we were heading here, at first I thought it was for us, but I guess he was already planning ahead and cuts the wall with his katana for them.

Hearing more and more of those screeching, the butterfly monsters charges at us. But while the people run towards the tunnel, he and I brought out our firearms and shoot the monsters to the ground.

But even after the last person got in the tunnel, he told me to wait for 10 more minutes. And when 10 minutes passed, he told me to fire at the pillars.

With the ceiling falling over us, we quickly ran towards the tunnel.

While we continue to run for the exit, the walls started to make huge cracks. We then see the light coming out of the hospital lights, but with the ground also cracking, I stumbled down to the ground.

But he, though he was 5 meters away from me, still came back and grabs hold to my arm and ran towards the exit. And with the ceiling falling close to us, he hugs my body and jumps out of the tunnel.

With smoke slowly clearing, I stood up and look though the floating dust and see the tunnel completely covered in rocks and stone.

I then turn around and held out my hand towards him who is still on the ground, but then he swiped my hand away and stood up on his own.

[James] “Go call the Queen before the media comes.”

[Lancelot] “Y—Yeah, I’m on it.”

And thus ends our first mission together. But in the end, I thought that he was the one who will hold me back, but I guess I was the one in his way.

A week after our mission ended, he stops talking to me, whenever I say a simple greeting to him, he suddenly gives me a scowl and he ether ignores my words completely or not even notice me standing there.

I really wanted to know more about him, but my reason in doing so as changed. Before I wanted to know more about him to defeat him, but now I simply want to know more about him as a person.

Thinking that I would never be able to get anything from the person himself, I went to her Highness’s office and asks is she knows anything. She was the one who hired him after all.

The Queen then hands me 3 thick folders and told me that most of his achievements from now and before he was hired here, was written in the folder.

After saying my thanks, I quickly head home and start reading his file.

An hour later, I suddenly noticed that I was no longer reading the file like a report, but I was reading it like how I read a those novel I love.

His life before getting hired here was like it came out of a novel, his adventures, the thing he faced against were just amazing.

As I continue to read more, I suddenly noticed something about myself; my anger towards him is now gone and now some other feeling replaced it.

I’ve read enough books to know what it is, the feeling I’m getting is similar to how women describe their feeling towards men on some of the stories I’ve read.

I, Vitela Monrrow, am in love.

And with this new feeling I’ve decided to restart our meeting, and even though I know his name, I must hear it in his own mouth.

But then again, he looks like the stubborn type, so I doubt he’d answer me even if I ask.

Not being able to think of a way, I went to my Grandmother for advice. And with great luck, apparently my Grandfather was also stubborn and he too ignored her.

But not until she found away to make him talk, and with this advice, I shall also do the same as my Grandmother.

The next day, I was able to meet with him at the Castle’s back garden.

[Lancelot] “I think I haven’t introduced myself before, my name is Vitela Monrrow.”

I then held out my hand as a greeting to him.

But just like usual, he completely ignores me and walks pass me, but I won’t let you walk away without saying a word to me.

[Lancelot] “What’s this? Did you stop your evolution and just stayed as a rude, idiotic ape who couldn’t even understand words?”

Finishing my words, I look back and found him standing still while looking at me in shocked. But the shocked look quickly disappears and changes into something else.

He then gave me a sigh and finally…

[James] “The name’s James Moriarty.”

After saying his name, he then continues to walk away.

Honestly I was a little doubtful about this method, but even so, I was able to make him talk to me.

And with this method, I would continue to badmouth James Moriarty so I could keep talking to the man I fell for.

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Hey guys ZYLOS here! here it is, a very long POV of Lancelot. i hope you guys would like it and give me a long comment on what you guys think about her now that you know her. any way i'm still working on my comic, so please wait for it. well guys, see you next chapter!!!