So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

Especially servant A who shared delicious jerky with me every day.

And I can't forget the consideration of servant B who put flowers in my sleeping basket.

Still, if a fight had broken out, I would have had to deal with everyone for our sake.

With my mental strength of 20, I would have overcome the sadness and stolen everyone's minds.

'We will cooperate completely. If you promise to remove our curse.'

After hearing the situation, Rahan and Dana promised to cooperate with us fully.

Actually, their loyalty to the Margrave wasn't from voluntary devotion.

They were just professionals acting as they were trained.

'In fact, we probably hate the Margrave more than anyone.'

And the shocking fact that they would die if the Margrave died was the problem.

What a terrible curse isn't it?

They had no choice but to protect the Margrave.

Because if he died, they would die, and their most beloved spouse would die too.

Since Rahan told me that, I had no choice but to scold the person responsible.

'Hey! Magan!'

I asked the Margrave through the Crown of Connection.

'Why did you do such a bad thing!'

"Don't know what you mean..."

But the Margrave just sucked his finger while looking depressed.

Not metaphorically, he really sucked his right thumb like a baby bottle.

Plus his posture was curled up like a baby.

"The Margrave has gone mad."

Dana said quietly.

Margrave Sareb's mental state was clearly not normal at all.

Whether due to brain hemorrhage from concussion (probably not),

Getting his head zapped with electricity (certainly not that),

Or fever from poisoning (definitely this).

What was certain was that the Margrave's intelligence had regressed to a child's level.

He could probably happily play all day if given just a stick shaped like a sword.

"Serves him right, the bastard."

She was more aggressive than Rahan.

How aggressive? When she found out the Margrave had lost his mind, she slapped him without hesitation.

Smack!

"Uiiiii..."

The Margrave really had become a child it seems.

He pouted and then started wailing loudly.

And since watching someone hit a child wasn't a pleasant sight, I stopped Dana.

Fortunately Rahan stopped his wife too.

'Now first I'll try removing your curse.'

That seemed the logical first step.

I was worried they might kill the Margrave as soon as their curse was removed, but they firmly promised not to.

'Magan.'

"Mmm."

After his intelligence regressed, the Margrave had trouble understanding others' words.

But he properly understood what I said using the Crown of Connection.

Maybe because I can communicate with magical beasts that can't speak.

'See your wrist?'

"Yeah."

'This wrist is connected to the tattoos on their necks. You need to release them now, understand?'

"Don't really know..."

Dana raised her hand sharply.

The Margrave let out an "eek" and shrank his neck.

"Don't know..."

His vocabulary seems similar to Madam Gorilla's, but I understood.

He really meant he didn't understand.

'Try to remember and do it.'

"Okay."

He's quite obedient.

I patted the Margrave's head.

The Margrave grinned and flexed his wrist.

Though just flexing shouldn't do anything, surprisingly magic started pouring out from the mark on his wrist.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Rahan and Dana watched expectantly.

"Guaaah!"

They suddenly started convulsing.

I quickly hit the back of the Margrave's head.

"Huk, heok, huk!"

"Keu..."

They groaned in pain.

I could tell what happened.

Instead of removing their curse, the Margrave had used magic to cause them pain.

A truly terrible curse magic.

As soon as Dana came to her senses, she started beating the Margrave.

The Margrave cried making sounds like a squealing pig.

"Augh!"

The current Margrave clearly can't handle the curse.

Then trying to force him to remove it might end up blowing up Rahan and Dana's necks instead.

The couple despaired at this chilling realization.

'For now we need to get to the capital.'

The relatively calm Rahan said so.

That's right.

'While the Margrave is out of his mind, we need to remove our curse. And you all must have things to do too.'

Our goals are different.

But we agreed on needing to go to the capital.

The two guards needed to remove the Margrave's curse, and we needed to escape the crime of turning the Imperial ambassador into an idiot.

'There must be a way.'

Rahan seemed reliable.

'First option is to find a way to return the Margrave to his senses.'

Rahan and Dana said so despite seeming to have a grudge against the Margrave.

'Or somehow manage the situation with him in this state.'

We could claim the Margrave went mad from an accident.

That's a tempting option too.

However, Phili and Obern's faces instantly darkened.

Actually, Phili and Obern had a complex relationship with the Margrave who was both Imperial ambassador and external minister.

The Margrave was supposed to become a powerful patron for Phili and Obern.

Because that would benefit both sides.

But if such a shield disappeared, Phili and Obern would become like kites with cut strings.

'Let's try the first option for now.'

"Honey!"

Dana was flustered.

Having the Margrave regain his senses would be worst for the two of them.

They had planned to remove their curse and escape.

But Rahan had a reason for suggesting it.

'We need to find the villagers, Dana.'

"..."

What?

Don't tell me they were legendary minority tribe warriors.

And the Margrave imprisoned their villagers, and used threats to make the two strongest man and woman his guard warriors.

Was there such a villainous secret?

When I excitedly asked, though not exactly the same, something similar had happened.

The actual story seemed even more sticky, cruel and brutal.

"We have a week until the audience with His Majesty the Emperor. If we skip all the cities we're supposed to visit, we can secure about 3 days of spare time."

Dana said so.

"For now, let's get to the capital as quickly as possible."

'Good!'

That's what we did.

Traveling day and night.

We arrived at the Imperial Capital, the largest city on the continent.