"Sorry, little lady, but things will be easier if you don't resist," Psycho #2 said with a smile.

"No...No! Please...no! No! I don't want to...Please...Someone...Help!" I screamed through my fake tears while I pretended to struggle.

Psycho #2 gripped his hands around my arms and pinned me to the floor.

It hurt, but I was okay.

"No one will be able to hear you here...we're too far away from everyone..." Psycho #2 whispered into my ears.

I shuddered.

Gross.

Anyway, you may be wondering why I am letting myself be captured like this.

I'm currently in the process of saving a young kid my age from assassins.

I'm not doing anything to stop them from capturing me because I have confidence that I can kill these jerks even if they have the upper hand.

Besides, the other kid that I am rescuing won't die too easily. After all, even though he was heavily injured, he obviously still had the will to live.

If he wanted to die, he could've already.

Hehehe...HEHEHEHE. Once I save this kid from these psychopaths, I bet all of the male leads will finally treat me with the respect I deserve!!!

"Just stay still, okay? It'll be over in a few hours," Psycho #2 said with a creepy voice.

Yeah...how about no?

"Please...stop...Please...no! No! Please! Someone help! I can't!" I begged him as I continually struggled to escape.

Seriously, I think I deserve an Oscar. I'm actually an amazing actor.

After a little bit, Psycho #1 came back while carrying the other kid over his shoulder.

The kid was still breathing, which was a good sign I guess(?)

"I caught the kid...I was thinking that we could kill him together...We could have some quality bonding time...right?" Psycho #1 said with a shy glance towards Psycho #2.

"Aww...You're so sweet. I'm glad that we are partners. I wouldn't trade you for anyone in the world," Psycho #2 replied with heartfelt words.

Is it bad that I almost...ship these two psychopaths together...?

They are both disgusting...so they seem like a good pair...

In one quick motion, Psycho #1 tossed the injured kid onto the ground near me. I could hear the wind being knocked out of the kid when he hit the floor.

Then, Psycho #2 did something that I absolutely did not expect.

"I'm sorry about this, but I'm going to have to make sure you don't run away while we do our work..." Psycho #2 said quietly.

He gently grabbed one of my legs while reaching for my foot. Then he...snapped my knee.

I didn't even realize what was happening until it was too late. I only understood what actually happened when I saw the state of my leg.

And I'm pretty sure my leg doesn't normally bend like that...

Then, after a moment, I felt it.

Pain.

It hurts...It hurts...It...HURTS!

The pain radiated throughout my leg and it slowly became worse. It slowly grew to become like a fire in my leg.

I couldn't contain my composure anymore.

I screamed a blood-curdling scream and, this time, I was crying real tears.

"Look...I'm sorry, but I needed to do that...What if you ran away?" Psycho #2 said while rubbing my back gently.

"Stop screaming! You're giving me a headache and no one else can hear you anyway," Psycho #1 said with annoyance.

I continued to scream, disregarding what they had to say.

This was bad.

I struggled to sit up, and once I did, I regretted it.

My leg did not like being moved at all.

I groaned in pain as I sat up.

Tears stung my eyes.

In case you were wondering, I am the pampered Duke's daughter. I haven't been injured for a long time. So when they broke my leg, my body reacted strongly to it.

But...I couldn't let myself completely break down. I needed to do something to stop them from killing the kid.

As I was coming up with a new plan, the psychopaths began to walk over to the other kid while completely ignoring my existence.

In my suffering, I decided to use some of my ice magic.

Since the two psychopaths were right next to each other, it was easier to get rid of both of them at the same time.

With the wave of my hand, I surrounded the two of them with a little of my magic.

Floating in the air, there were numerous pieces of ice shards each pointing at them. If I wanted to, I could kill the two of them off.

I don't plan on killing them myself though. I just need to capture them...and hand them over to my personal assistant, Grey. I'm sure Grey will have fun with them before they die.

"Y-You have magic?!" Psycho #2 exclaimed in shock.

"Y-You're a noble?!" Psycho #1 squeaked.

In case you've forgotten, except the heroine, only nobles can use magic. Obviously, because I am using magic, I am revealing my aristocratic identity.

"I am a noble...more specifically...I am...the Duke's...daughter..." I growled.

Ugh...I could barely talk properly thanks to my injury. It was annoying.

"No way...what were the odds of this?!" Psycho #1 yelled.

I felt a little triumphant. Now they know that I have the upper hand, they'll have to be more carefu-

"We are probably the luckiest people alive, aren't we?" Psycho #2 laughed.

...What?

"Yeah...she's probably worth a lot of money! After we're done playing with her, we can sell her to some rich, perverted old guys!" Psycho #1 celebrated.

Wait...Why aren't they scared?! I have M. A. G. I. C.

They don't have any magic.

WHY ARE THEY STILL SO CONFIDENT?!

"Pfft. Sorry, little lady, but we're not scared of magic," Psycho #2 chuckled.

"Yeah, we're professionally trained to deal with magic. We even have anti-magic amulets with us right now," Psycho #1 explained slowly to me.

...How...?! One anti-magic amulet is worth as much as half of the dukedom. There was no way that both of them had one.

Just to make sure they weren't bluffing about the anti-magic amulets, I shot my ice magic at them. As expected, my magic was absorbed on impact.

Shoot...

This is bad.

Why can't I ever do anything by myself?!

"It's alright. After a few years of serving some older men, you'll get used to it! In fact, you might even learn to enjoy it!" Psycho #1 tried to convince me.

"Yeah! You might live a slightly more uncomfortable life since you won't be a noble anymore, but you'll still be alive," Psycho #2 exclaimed.

"Yep! You'll just need to act like a little kitten to every guy you get sent to. Sometimes, you'll be lucky and get some handsome guys."

"The only problem would be if the client enjoys abuse...but you still might learn enjoy it."

Are these two kidding me?! Do they not have a soul?!

How dare they?! Do they think that I would just allow them to sell me like this?!

I'm not going to let them.

...If they have anti-magic amulets...I'll just need to deal with them without directly using magic...

"You two fools are getting on my nerves...Do you know what happens to people who make me upset?" I asked them seriously.

"You're just a little girl. Just let the adults plan out the rest of your life quietly, okay?" Psycho #2 told me with a sneer.

"Sorry...But I plan on planning my own life," I replied in a curt manner.

Do you remember the "power of the mind" that the gods gave to me when I became four?

Thanks to this gift, I have a visible status, storage, library, and room in my head.

At this very moment, I opened the library in my head and immediately researched how to create explosives. It was a very important step for what I was about to do next.

Using my creation magic, I created an explosive.

More specifically, I made a grenade.

In order to use creation magic, you must know how something works. For example, to make a bomb, I needed to know why a bomb blows up in technical terms.

In this otome-game world, bombs don't exist since we have magic and explosives aren't necessary. Therefore, I doubt that these guys will expect me to have a weapon that doesn't even exist here.

I bet their "anti-magic amulets" won't be able to protect them from the explosive I have in my hand.

"Look, we're a little busy right now. We'll deal with you after we finish off this other kid," Psycho #1 sighed.

"Yeah, please make yourself comfortable as you wait," Psycho #2 said politely(?)

I clenched the grenade that I had in my hand.

All I needed to do was to activate it and to throw it.

"I'm sorry, but I won't be here long," I said with a smile.

At this point, I could barely feel the pain in my leg. The adrenaline in my body was literally numbing my whole body.

In one quick movement, I powered the grenade and threw it at the psychos.

...3...2...1...

I covered my eyes and ears before it could land.

Then it exploded.

Small pieces of stone from the pavement shot through the air and some scratched my face, causing me to bleed.

The explosion ended sooner than I expected and, when I opened my eyes, I could see a small hole in the ground and scattered pieces of stone.

Then, I saw something disgusting that nearly made me throw up.

Unlike me, who had a dislocated leg, the psychopaths had missing legs.

Both of them were still breathing, but they were definitely unconscious. Their lower legs were detached from their body and blood could be seen splattered on the sidewalk.

I gagged.

Wait...what happened to the kid I was rescuing?!

He didn't die from my explosion...did he?!

I turned my head to look in the direction of the kid. I was shocked to see the kid standing and moving.

He was searching through the pockets of the psychopaths. After a little bit of time, he found their anti-magic amulets and pocketed them.

Then, he turned to face me.

His face was covered with a mask that covered the lower half of his face and he was wearing a hood, so I couldn't see who he was.

"Are you okay?!" I asked him.

"..."

He didn't reply.

After a brief silence, he began to walk towards me. Surprisingly, he was able to walk normally, even though he was heavily injured.

"Wait...Let me stand up too," I said as I began to get myself off of the ground.

"..."

The boy didn't reply again and silently watched me struggle up from the ground.

I managed to get my butt off of the ground and almost stood up properly, but halfway through, sharp pain from my leg caused me to stumble forward.

But before I could slam headfirst into the ground, the boy caught me and leaned me against his shoulder.

"Don't move," the boy said sharply.

Huh.

I guess this guy is a man of few words.

"Are you kidding me?! YOU shouldn't be moving. You're literally on the brink of death!" I shot back at him.

"..."

The boy remained silent again and began to slowly place me back to the floor.

After he managed to get me to sit down, he sat down too.

"I'll call some people here, okay?" I told him.

I was about to touch the dragon's mark on my ankle before the boy stopped me.

"...Why not? We could get some people to rescue us..." I asked him.

"..."

"Is...there someone after you...?"

"..."

The boy silently nodded his head in response to my question.

I was at a loss for words. I felt like I needed to say something, but no words could come out of my mouth.

"H-Here...Let me treat some of your wounds," I told him after a bit of time.

"Not necessary," he replied curtly.

"No...I am going to treat your wounds, so shut up. Besides, I think that you'll die if I don't," I said sharply.

"..."

The boy stayed silent again as he waited for me to continue.

"To treat you, I need to see your wound. Where is it?" I asked.

The boy didn't say anything again, but he pointed at the side of his chest slightly above his hip.

"So...uh...are you going to lay down...or...?" I asked.

Slowly, the boy lied down on the ground. His body was extremely stiff and I could see a small amount of blood leak onto the ground.

I slowly lifted up his shirt to locate the problem.

Then, I gasped.

There were two things under his shirt that shocked me.

The first thing that surprised me was his giant wound. How the heck was he still alive?!

He had a giant burn that covered the entire left side of his body. Blood could be seen leaking through his damaged flesh and I nearly threw up at the sight of it.

The second thing that almost surprised me more than his wound...

...was his abs.

I have never seen a more perfect set of six-packs on anyone in my life. If he didn't have such a bad wound on his body, I would've drooled all over him.

"Hehehe..." I giggled out loud by accident.

Whoops.

I think that I sound like a pervert...

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A/N: I'm updating a lot earlier today, everyone! I'm going on a trip over this weekend, so I decided to update sooner than usual than to not update at all.

Anyway, I always try to reply back to every single person who comments on my story. But, this week, I had some big exams and a trip to prepare for, so I wasn't able to reply properly this week...sorry if you were expecting a reply!!

I'll definitely do my best next week!

Thank you, everyone, who read/voted/commented on my story! It always makes me happy to see my notifications build up~

Okie byeee!

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