The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 599

Chapter 599: Her Big Burden

With shaking hands, Nina pulled her terminal close and tapped at the holoscreen. Her bright eyes welled with tears as she whispered to the glowing interface, "Brother... save me..."

She waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Nothing.

"..."

Her lip trembled. She shook the terminal like a broken toy. "Brother! Why won’t you answer me?!"

Mr. Quackers waddled over and pecked at the screen, producing a pathetic tap tap tap.

But unbeknownst to the little princess, her big brother could not answer. He was currently submerged inside a medical tank after one of Duke Leander’s so-called "private training sessions" that he had finally been able to participate in. However, that was a tale for another day, when the little girl could not have known that outside her bathroom hideout, the Empire itself was drowning in panic and alarm.

Still, unlike everyone else who could only cry in despair, didn’t Princess Gianina have the advantage of two brothers now?

Therefore, when nothing worked and her plea to run away was left unanswered, she did what any sensible child would do.

Nina sniffled loudly. "It’s okay... if Brother won’t answer me... then I must call him..."

With pitiful determination, she selected Brother Chipmunk.

There was a bit of a wait. Nina’s hope began to flicker out... until the call actually connected. She jolted, eyes wide.

"Brother Chipmunk... It’s me... Nina..." she whispered dramatically into the terminal.

On the other end, Luca had been smiling absentmindedly, thinking that maybe she would be calling to report about a new favorite. But when her tiny face appeared on his screen, all red-eyed and blotchy, his smile fell. He blinked, startled. "Nina? What’s wrong?"

The little girl hiccupped and then burst into her confession.

"Brother Chipmunk, I am so sorry! I am in grave danger! Mother has found out about the ice cream! If I don’t figure something out, I will... I will... surely end up living in the forests with Mr. Quackers and Snowy! Possibly forever! We would likely end up eating grass and drinking pond water and... and... I will never get to see you again!"

The imagery was so intense that Luca almost dropped his terminal. In his mind’s eye, he could already see it: his little sister-in-law wandering the wilderness, Mr. Quackers waddling behind with a tragic quack, Snowy gnawing bitter weeds, and Nina herself gnawing on leaves like a white rabbit who had lost everything.

She hiccuped again, wiping her cheeks with her sleeve.

Mr. Quackers flapped his wings furiously, as if to say absolutely not. Snowy thumped his foot with the air of someone despairing at the end of civilization.

"..."

Even Luca was at a loss for words.

For a moment, Luca froze with her. The dramatic little girl’s words about eating grass and drinking pond water might have sounded ridiculous to anyone else... but not to him.

Because unlike most people, he actually knew it was possible. He had lived like that once, surviving in the wild before he could even build a proper cottage inside his space. For a second, his chest tightened with panic, too.

"N-Nina," he stammered, eyes wide, "don’t cry! I’ll... I’ll help you somehow! Tell me—what should I do?"

The little princess sniffled, tears shining in her eyes. "I already packed a bag. I’m ready to leave!" She lifted her bulging backpack into view, the straps straining, a duck feather sticking out of the side like a warning flag.

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