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★ SHORT LISTED - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024ˎˊ˗
Yueting has always had a lousy life. She was already an adult. She used to study her ass off in school, yet she ended up on the streets, spending her money only on alcohol. One night, like...
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After speaking with the librarian, Yueting went back outside. Saying goodbye to the guards, she walked back towards the castle. On the way, she met Meiyang. "Good afternoon. Where are you headed?" Meiyang greeted."Just to Daiki's room," Yueting replied."I see," Meiyang responded, smiling softly. "You must be busy, so I'll take my leave now," she said before leaving. Glancing back, Yueting had that feeling once again. It was as if Meiyang was smirking. Ignoring that, Yueting continued on.Upon arriving at the room, she knocked, but no matter how many times she knocked, she got no answer, so she just went inside. In the room, Daiki's wife was laying on the bed, and Daiki was passed out with his head on her stomach. Daiki was wearing clothes, but Yueting could see a big red circle drawn on his shirt. It wasn't on his stomach but on his shirt. The same with his wife; there was a big red circle on her stomach once again.
This meant they were after his wife once again, but this time not only her but he himself too. Getting closer, Yueting notices a note next to them. The note looked like any other note, but Yueting could directly tell that the note wasn't a normal one.
𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 4 𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈 𝑜𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓉.
A death threat, but 4 hours for what exactly? Sighing, Yueting begins to speak to the system. "System, are you done with the antidote?" she asks.
⌞System message: Master, I've finished the antidote, though it is an improvised version, which means it is not as perfect as the original.⌝
"I see. Can you mass produce it?" Yueting asks.
⌞System message: I can, though it's limited.⌝
Sighing, Yueting stands up. "Find a way to tell the king that I wish to speak with him," she says as she begins to walk out, not giving another glance back.
⌞System message: Understood.⌝
Barging into the king's study, Yueting begins to speak. "I must ask to speak alone with you for a moment." Walking forward, the butler and the other person talking to the king instantly leave the room. "I was expecting you, but certainly I wasn't expecting you to barge in. What must be important enough to warrant this impoliteness?" the king remarks as he puts down the papers he was holding.
"To put it briefly, the red circle marks a person and poisons them. Those marked will be murdered within 3 days by a person. I found the antidote, though I can't mass produce it alone," Yueting explains while sitting down in front of the king.
"I want you to gather all the skilled mages to mass produce the antidote so I can take the time to identify the person behind this. This is not a sickness," Yueting states, her expression serious."That's a lot of information to process. I will organize that, though it will take some time," the king responds.
"We don't have much time," Yueting insists, causing the king's expression to become more serious. "What do you mean by that?" he asks.
"We have 4 hours. We need the Xing mages and possibly more," Yueting declares, standing up. The king then walks towards a large glass ball on a stand.
