ROYALLY YOURS

Chapter Four | On the Loose

CHAPTER FOUR | ON THE LOOSE

"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

— KIM TAEHYUNG —

Taehyung was bamboozled by the goddamn fate. The woman was beautiful, gorgeous even for a commoner or a peasant in this fantasy kingdom.

And... not to mention, she was obviously in disguise or not? She seems so familiar... but maybe it was some sort of magic that made her face unrecognizable, he was still skeptical if there is magic in this world like the typical isekai animes that he watches sometimes.

Lily, her name she told him, was sleeping on the other bed beside him with just a small cabinet and a lamp in the middle of the two single-sized bed with a century-old carpet in the wooden floors.

He couldn't sleep- as well the thoughts of his mother, whose name he didn't even know, and his father, Baekhyun, and thousands of guards in that palace was now obviously searching for him. Ser Jimin is probably gritting his teeth while searching the places he might be in.

Staring at the ceiling, he didn't bother to take a bath since he'll be putting this disguise until the morning. It was mere luck that he escaped the palace walls and exchanging the chips and food he bought in the convenience store to a gardener for his clothes. His phone was broken when he jumped on the walls down to the city, making his clothes more ragged.

And he fucking regrets it. That phone is the only way to his world, and even though it has no signal or wifi connection, he can still watch some videos.

Speaking of the events happened yesterday... the merchant accused him of stealing but in reality, well, he stole it to give to a young girl blocks away. It was pure bad luck that he happens to be caught and he didn't even fight back when the merchant hit him and he fell unconscious.

He just wanted to wake up if it's a damn nightmare. But here he was, saved by a woman, and lying in an inn or a motel?

In this era of medieval times, it is called an inn. But they call it a motel here... strange.

And strangely, he was now sleeping with a woman. In his whole life, this is the first time because to a matter of fact, Taehyung was kind of a loner. No friends, just going to the university to learn and go home. He didn't even find a job or anything that spares his time.

Sitting upright, he could hear the creaking of the bed. It was now 2:58 AM, as stated on the clock on the wall. There was electricity, but there's no technology in this world. He was confused about how this world works. Truly... strange. He groaned and stood up as he walked towards the nearest bathroom. There were a light bulb and a switch too... It has a modest wooden tub, a modern-style wood toilet, and a mirror with a wooden sink.

He can smell some fragrances but he just finds it weird that there is a modern-style toilet. How strange this world is? Is this some mixture of our timeline and them?

Looking at his face in the mirror, he sure looks shit. His face was clean but his clothes aren't. It was a reek of dirt and some smelly shit he can't pinpoint where he did get the smell. Closing the door, he wanted to bathe but there is no... change of clothes.

Well, he'll endure the disguise until morning. Opening the door and turning off the lights, he came out and lied on the bed again.

He sure needs to sleep.

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"Hey. We should venture to the palace now," not opening his eyes, her voice is surely familiar. He did hear her voice from a K-Drama...