The Duke's Daughter Is A Villainess (23)

[Good morning, Host! Would you like to hear today's tasks?]

~Sure.

[Task A is to save a child from a burning building, this task is worth 200 points. Task B is to kiss Noah, this task is worth 100 points. Task C is to gain the king's favour, this task is worth 250 points.]

~.....What??? Why are all the tasks so hard today????

[Don't ask me, Host!!!! I don't choose them!!! They just get randomised every morning!!]

~...So... how am I even supposed to save a child from a burning building?? Is there just a random burning building I can find?

[Don't worry, Host! There's a fire happening at one of the shops in the town centre at three in the afternoon today!!]

~...You had everything planned already?

[Yes!]

~Hm... I think I might know a way to complete all those tasks in one go.

[You do????]

~Yes, but first I'm going to need that 'Attractor' laser.

[Purchase completed. 80 points have been deducted from your points collection, rendering the total amount of points you have to 10. The 'Attractor' laser can now be found in your dress pocket.]

Dahlia only let the duke know that she was going out of town before she left, not wanting to disturb Stella as she continued her studies.

She walked around town for a bit first, buying a few things here and there and stopping to have a snack. Once the clock struck three, the streets were suddenly filled with screams. Dahlia dropped everything and ran to the commotion. Immediately she could see smoke and fire, and pushed her way through the crowd to the front.

Turning her head, she could see a mother beside her, distraught, screaming for her child that was still inside the building. Sneakily, while nobody was watching, Dahlia fished out her 'Attractor' laser and pointed it inside the burning building. If all went to plan, Noah would appear in there soon.

Deciding not to waste any time, Dahlia told the mother that she would go and try and bring her child back, and then ran into the building.

With the help of Buddy, she located the child pretty quickly, and held him to her chest as she attempted to make her way back out. She wasn't super worried about herself, but she had to make sure to protect the child now, too.

Unfortunately, the entrance was now blocked by the wooden pillars that fell from the ceiling, so now there was no real way to get out. Dahlia cursed under her breath, and was about to just jump out one of the windows, when she noticed someone approaching.

She squinted, not recognising who it was, but then he suddenly picked her and the child up and was about to bring them through the entrance.

At this moment, Dahlia caught a glimpse of Noah's blonde hair buried under some of the rubble in the corner, and told the mysterious man holding her to try and save him too. The man at first looked as if he was just going to leave Noah there, but then seemed to change his mind and brought Dahlia, Noah and the child all out with him.

With a surprising amount of strength, the man was able to remove the pillars blocking them from the entrance and all of them eventually made it out.

Dahlia gasped as she stumbled out, though she made sure not to drop the young boy in her arms. The boy's mother then came up to her, crying, thanking her profusely, as Dahlia handed the child away.

[Task A has been completed! 200 points have been added to your point collection.]

"It's fine, I wasn't even the one who-" Dahlia was just about to look for the strange man, but he had disappeared, and so everyone thought that Dahlia was the one who managed to save them all.

Seeing as the man was gone, Dahlia simply shrugged and accepted the thanks.

"Oh my! Is that the first prince?" Someone suddenly exclaimed.

Oh. Right.

Dahlia then turned to look at Noah, who was unconscious on the ground. In the heat of the moment she'd completely forgotten about him...