Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are Are So Dangerous! [BL]-Chapter 314: The Vessel Plan

After that, Rocco headed to the royal palace to escort Deimos.

Along the way, he met up with the crown prince, who had been tasked with handling the commotion in the underground prison.

Apparently, the prince had already heard a report from Georgio, so explaining the situation regarding Deimos went smoothly.

However, after that, the prince suddenly voiced an idea that made everyone freeze in realization.

"What if we transfer his soul into another vessel?"

The crown prince looked down at Laxus, who was bound in chains, as he spoke.

Everyone else immediately reacted as if they had just been hit with a stroke of genius.

Meanwhile, Rocco fidgeted while glancing around in confusion.

Wait... what? Why is everyone on the same page? Is this some kind of amazing plan?

Rocco was usually incredibly cool and composed, but occasionally—just very rarely—he had moments where his brain lagged behind.

And this was definitely one of those moments.

He had no idea why everyone was so taken aback by the prince’s suggestion.

Hmm... judging by everyone’s reactions, it looks like I’m the only one who doesn’t get it.

Fweh...

"True, sealing his soul in another vessel is a clever plan... but how exactly do you intend to extract it?"

As Sylas questioned the prince, Rocco clung to the wall while trying to stay out of the way of the "smart adults." At the same time, he hugged his Mr. Bunny that Georgio and Ragar had hurriedly retrieved from the estate.

Sylas’s words helped Rocco catch up—just a little.

Ohhh, I see now.

If they only extracted the soul, there was a chance it could escape.

But if they transferred it into another body and sealed it inside, then it couldn’t run away.

Sylas seemed to support the plan but was asking how they were supposed to extract the soul in the first place.

Hmm... I think I’ve finally got it now.

Rocco squeezed his Mr. Bunny while flapping its long ears while continuing to eavesdrop.

Alright, what’s the crown prince gonna say to that?

"If it’s me or my uncle, we should be able to do it. I’ve heard that the souls born from the ritual of the demon react to the blood and magic of their descendants. With two direct members of the royal bloodline, we might be able to draw his soul out."

Rocco hugged his Mr. Bunny tighter.

It seemed like the plan was set.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with the prince’s idea, meaning they were going with this "substitute vessel" strategy.

That meant Rocco had to do his part too.

He toddled forward, still clutching the Mr. Bunny and approached Laxus, who was lying motionless on the ground.

Without hesitation, he threw himself onto Laxus and wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug.

"...Rocco? What are you doing? Stop touching that filth. You’ll get dirty."

"Mmmh! Laxus isn’t filth! Laxus is kind and gentle! That’s a big mistake!"

He turned to his father and gave him a firm scolding and shaking his head disapprovingly.

Even as the others tried to stop him, Rocco ignored them and continued clinging tightly to Laxus.

Everyone stared at him like he had completely lost it, but he didn’t care.

Then, still hugging Laxus, he lifted his head with a bright expression.

"I’ll hold on to Laxus real tight! While I do that, you guys can chase Deimos out!"

With a smug look, as if saying, Leave this to me and go ahead!

Rocco made his declaration.

However, instead of immediately agreeing, everyone exchanged glances and began an unspoken conference.

What’s with those faces? Like, ’Oh dear, what do we do with this child?’ and ’There’s nothing to be done, is there?’

"...It can’t be helped. Rocco is just that kind of adorable child. Let’s move forward with the plan."

"Indeed. It can’t be helped. Rocco is simply too endearing."

Hmph, hmmmph! Rocco puffed up his cheeks in protest.

Why does this feel like they’re making fun of me...?

Feeling disgruntled, he lightly smacked Laxus with his Mr. Bunny as a form of venting.

Smack, smack.

Hmph! I disapprove.

I strongly disapprove.

Frowning, he watched as everyone began to move into action.

Rocco wiggled slightly in place, as if to say, I’m the one saving Laxus here!

Then, he tightened his hug around Laxus even more.

...

"I did nothing! I was deceived by Deimos! He is the one responsible for all these crimes!"

After some time, Ares was brought in from the underground prison.

Dragging his tattered body along, the once-elegant prince now looked nothing like his former self.

He was just another prisoner now.

Without Deimos as his shield, he had lost any remaining composure.

Looking at him like this, Rocco couldn’t help but think—Wow, he really is just a cowardly, pathetic excuse of a prince.

If he was going to tremble in fear now that he’d been caught, then he never should have done anything bad in the first place!

Hmph, hmph!

"Shut up. If you don’t want to die, then at least try to make yourself useful."

Makarov forcefully dragged Ares forward and made him kneel in front of Laxus, who was still collapsed on the ground.

Ares is totally going to cry at this rate.

Oh, look, he’s already tearing up...

For a brief moment, Rocco felt just a little bit sorry for Ares.

However, in the end, Laxus was far more important to him.

So, after hardening his heart, he quickly shook off any sympathy.

Puffing up his cheeks in anger, he glared at Ares with a sharp look.

"Rocco, can you hold Laxus down firmly?"

"Understood! Leave it to me!"

At Makarov’s request, Rocco nodded his head eagerly.

He locked his arms tightly around Laxus and puffed out his chest as if to say, Ready when you are!

"If we release our magic at the same time, the soul should be drawn into one of our bodies. Your Highness, I’ll leave it to you."