Life is so wonderful that you never know what you'll face in the next second. ——by the author
What a wonderful fart, now I'm thrown into a dungeon!
"Is anyone there? Guard brother? No one? If anyone is here, please make a sound!"
Two hands tightly grasped the rusty iron bars of the prison, and Ye Yu's bitter face pressed against the bars, as if he wanted to squeeze his head through the gap.
However, if he wanted to get through the gap that was only as wide as the palm of his hand, he would have to break Ye Yu's skull first.
"…"
There seemed to be no one in this dungeon.
Ye Yu had been shouting for a long time, his throat sore, yet no one, let alone a prisoner, even a single guard in this prison had appeared.
On the right-hand corner, he could barely see an old wooden table with a dim yellow oil lamp flickering on it.
There was also a spiral stone staircase leading up.
It could be imagined that he was thrown into an underground prison cell.
Thinking about how yesterday he was lamenting his hometown over wine, now he's in prison, which is such a devastating event.
"Alas, maybe the guard uncle has gone to find a wife."
Sitting on the straw, his back against the wall, which was already full of cracks, but still very sturdy, Ye Yu had kicked it a few times but failed to collapse it. Some pieces of dirt fell off due to the vibration.
There was nothing like a secret passage under the straw or in the corners of the cell he was in, so escaping from prison was not very possible.
"I fainted in the morning, and I didn't expect it to be night already." Looking at the surroundings, Ye Yu felt even more exhausted, both mentally and physically.
"And the worst thing is being thrown into prison, and I'm so hungry."
Fainting from morning to night, there was no food or even water to be had all day, his mouth was nearly parched.
Ye Yu curled up in the corner, staring blankly at the flickering dim oil lamp.
"Aren't they going to starve me to death here?"
Speaking of which, it was very possible, why else would there be no one here?
Lelia must have been a noblewoman, otherwise, she would not have been treated like this.
"Speaking of which, where did that girl go? Her plan to capture Lelia seemed to have completely failed now, and I'm captured. No matter how I think about it, it's the worst situation imaginable."
It's getting worse and worse - in the end, Ye Yu curled up in the corner with his hands over his head.
If he could, he'd rather not have had that one-night stand with no feelings involved. This situation now seemed like he might lose his life.
"Ah, I don't want to die yet, I'm only seventeen, I still have a great future to waste, I haven't had a love story full of sparkles and smokes, nor have I stepped onto the Milky Way's journey or challenged the gods, and I haven't…"
Chattering endlessly, Ye Yu babbled on and on, banging his head against the wall time and time again, but it was all in vain because there was only him.
There wasn't even a guard on hand to listen to his grievances.
The exploding dirt and debris from the walls fell off one by one, and Ye Yu's iron head, which could break bricks, began to swell.
If he kept going, he would probably bleed.
For the sake of his safety, Ye Yu stopped his suicidal wall-hitting attack, laid down on the dry straw using his arm as a pillow.
For three hours, Ye Yu didn't move.
An hour passed.
And another hour.
And another hour.
As the oil lamp was about to go out, Ye Yu suddenly opened his eyes, flashing a look of despair.
I'm going to escape from prison!
How can I die in such an inexplicable place?
The first step to escaping from prison is to see the current situation.
"This step can be ignored, as it's completely confirmed that I'm the only one in this dungeon. So, the second step -"
The second step to escaping from prison is to find if there's any secret passage left by a former prison friend.
Although he had checked it not long ago, as a precaution, Ye Yu decided to have another look, in case he missed something due to carelessness.So, ears pressed against the wall, little by little, tapping with hands. If it's not on the wall, then search for hidden pathways on the ground, even though the floor was damp and cold outside the straw stack. But for the sake of survival, I didn't mind lying on the ground.
Bang bang, bang bang--
Carefully tapping on each side, comparing the differences, hoping to find a secret passage. However, the outcome was--
As cruel as Ye Yu lying half-dead on the floor at this moment. "Damn it, there's nothing! Is there really no one who ever thought about escaping from prison? You're all criminals, but you're just too content with your punishment, damn it."
I couldn't find any passages at all, and I went crazy checking every corner, not even letting go of the spider webs in the corners, but I couldn't find anything that could be used to escape from prison. Is this the rhythm of 'Heaven wants to destroy me, and I cannot help but be destroyed'?
Ye Yu almost cried his eyes out.
It's not fair to play like this. I'm the 'victim' here. I'm the one who was defiled. Why am I locked up? And then another three hours passed.
Ye Yu curled up in the corner, holding his knees, looking as desolate as a prisoner on his way to execution. Just as he was about to fall asleep, there was finally a change in the prison cell.
Pa--
"Damn it! Who threw a stone at my head?!" Holding the stone that had hit him, Ye Yu angrily looked for the culprit, only to find an unexpected figure.
A person dressed in black, wearing a black mask, black tight clothes, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes.
"Holy shit, you're from the Dark Brotherhood!"
Seeing such an iconic costume, Ye Yu immediately tensed up, wanting to pull out the sword at his waist. However, he forgot that he was in a dungeon and didn't have any weapons on him.
He broke out in a cold sweat. Was this a plan to kill a witness?
"Dark Brotherhood? What is that?"
"Uh, you don't even know your own organization's name? It's a notorious organization in Skyrim, known for performing rituals to target and kill individuals by sending a mythical child of a madwoman after them." Ye Yu was speechless at the sight of the assassin, who had no idea what their own organization was.
There was even such an idiot in the Dark Brotherhood. Joining the Empire and annihilating them instead was indeed the right choice; otherwise, his already low IQ would have fallen even lower.
"I don't know that organization, and I didn't join it."
"Nani, then it turns out we're both in the same boat. Did you join the Stormcloaks or the Imperial Army? By the way, I joined the Stormcloaks since my chosen race was Nord." Ye Yu babbled about it.
Oh, those days were indeed interesting.
He had been playing that game for more than three years. However, it was ridiculous that people in the game were too petty - even stealing a bucket or killing a chicken was enough to make them want to kill you.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Sighing, the Dark Brotherhood cosplayer lowered the mask and revealed his true face.
"But it seems like you had a great time. I guess I worried for nothing."
The newcomer had a pair of sapphire blue eyes, as blue as the sky, and a cascade of pale golden hair.
"Lelia?" Ye Yu asked uncertainly.
"Yes, it's me."
As soon as the blonde beauty in black responded, Ye Yu's eyes widened, his nose sniffed, and his eyes turned red. He pounced over her.
"Woah, Lelia, have you come to save me? I guess the first time's partner isn't something you can just give up on." Grasping the iron bars of the prison cell, Ye Yu was overwhelmed with tears, trying to push his head through.
Lelia didn't say anything.
"By the way, did you bring any food? I'm starving." Having not eaten for a day, Ye Yu was somewhat relieved now that his savior had arrived.
"Sorry, I snuck out without bringing any food." Lelia shook her head apologetically.
"Snuck out?" Ye Yu caught on to the key words.
"My father locked me up, and there are many guards and maids watching me in my room."
"I see, that's really something." Ye Yu sat cross-legged, hands crossed over his chest, nodding, seemingly sympathizing.
"Come to think of it, how did you manage to escape when the security was so tight?"
"Knocked out the maid and the guard and slipped out."
"Don't say such terrifying things with a proud face! If discovered, it will definitely cause a big disturbance!" Night Rain was scared silly, her heart beating uncontrollably, and she couldn't calm down.
How wilful this person is!
"Uh, that's not the point!!!"
Night Rain suddenly stood up, her hands tightly gripping the iron bars, her fear-filled eyes widened, filled with bloody streaks.
"What will happen to me, will I die, will I die, will I die?" Is this really the execution rhythm for me?
Lelia waved her hand with a bit of embarrassment and said,
"There's no need to repeat it so many times."
"The important things should be said three times, it's a custom in my hometown."
"…Fine."
Lelia glanced at the stairs, confirming that no one would appear there before telling Night Rain, but her expression was a little embarrassed.
"Well, Night Rain, my father may want to see you tomorrow."
"To execute me?" Night Rain said with her mouth open in amazement.
"Uh, no, it should…"
Lelia sweat a bit and said stiffly,
"But, maybe my two younger sisters and older sister also want to meet you."
"To execute me?"
"Not to execute, just how obsessed are you with executions?!"
Night Rain stared at Lelia with her terrifying eyes full of bloody streaks, making Lelia shudder.
"It's not an execution, so why do your family members want to see me? To collectively denounce me, scold me, hit me, and then execute me?"
"I said it's not an execution!"
Lelia couldn't take it anymore, her fist swinging and hitting Night Rain on the head.
Thud!
With a blow to the head, Night Rain's mind seemed to return to normal, looking speechlessly at the fist-swinging Lelia.
"If it's not an execution, why are they looking for me?"
"Don't ask me, my father didn't tell me."
"Then it must be an execution after all."
Thud!
Night Rain lay on the ground, her head smoking, as Lelia's iron fist punished this half-brain damage.
"…Forget it, I'd better leave first. Just tell the truth when you meet my father and those meddlesome guys tomorrow. My family won't persecute ordinary people for no reason, so I'll bring you some food later, just wait a while."
"Oh."
Night Rain's face stuck to the cold floor, and she answered sullenly.
As if she thought of something, when Lelia stepped on the stairs, Night Rain suddenly propped herself up and climbed up.
"Lelia?"
"What?" Lelia turned around, her face puzzled.
"Do you need to bring anything else?"
Night Rain grasped the two rusty iron bars of the cell, looking out and asking.
"I've been wondering since just now, the father you mentioned is your father, right? So you are-"
"Didn't you know already?"
"Know what?" Night Rain was clueless.
"…"
Seeing the confusion in Night Rain's eyes, Lelia opened her mouth and finally sighed as if she was out of options.
"Let me introduce myself then."
Then, under Night Rain's gaze, she became full of spirit, her whole temperament changed, and her sharp eyes were like the eyes of an eagle in the sky looking for prey.
"My name is Lelia Penderagon, the second princess of the non-Arlyx Kingdom, and the one who will become the queen in the future."
Night Rain rolled her eyes and laid back down.
Her last thought was-
I'm done for, I got involved with a princess of a country!