How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 62
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Episode 62. The Smug Sisters (1)
“What on earth are you talking about! Princess Orleia has escaped!”
The Marquis de Dubuie screamed loudly.
Unable to contain his anger, he struck the innocent subordinate who had brought him the news.
The man with red cheeks bowed his head as if he was ashamed, along with the sound of a slap.
Marquis Dubuie bit his lips at the sight, barely suppressing his anger as he was about to strike again.
“What’s the situation?”
“That is… … .”
“Stop beating around the bush and speak straight!”
“The plan went as planned. However, one troubleshooter got involved and everything was ruined… … .”
“What? A problem solver?”
The Marquis de Dubuie had an expression on his face as if he had heard something difficult to understand.
At the same time, I asked just in case.
“Who is that problem solver?”
“Your Majesty, you will remember. Isn’t there a black-haired swordsman in a black coat?”
The Marquis de Dubuie’s eyes opened wide.
Wasn’t he a man who, even though he was a nobleman to the core, was intimidated when he first met someone he thought was a nobleman of a higher rank?
‘But he helped Princess Orlea escape?’
The Marquis de Dubuie began to worry that there might be some other conspiracy going on here.
His subordinate, seeing his expression become serious, hurriedly spoke to reassure him.
“Well, it’ll be okay since the military will step in and take care of it. Just wait a little bit… … .”
“It happened because the military made a mistake! And you want me to believe you? Don’t you know how important this matter is?”
The subordinate’s mouth fell silent at the Marquis de Dubuie’s rebuke.
The angry Marquis still seemed to be upset and shouted.
“Using this incident as an excuse, the home country was able to supplement its military and receive support from neighboring countries to circulate more funds! It was not just hundreds of millions, it was trillions of dollars! Now that it’s become useless, so what? Wait?!”
The Marquis de Dubuie, who decided that now was not the time, took action.
“We will also step forward.”
“Yes, yes?”
“The princess has been kidnapped by the troubleshooter. Of course, we have to go rescue her.”
I wondered what kind of nonsense this was, but the quick-witted subordinate immediately bent down.
“Yes. I will mobilize the entire escort.”
“You have to find it faster than anyone else. It hasn’t been that long since the incident, but the mayor of Tirna must have heard about it.”
If that happens, there is a high probability that they will also send a rescue team for Princess Orlea.
If you’re not careful, the assassination of Princess Orlea will end in failure.
If she survives, there will be no war.
If that happens, everything we’ve prepared so far will go down the drain.
‘All the money and time I invested will disappear. Along with my family.’
The Marquis de Dubuie had no intention of letting that happen.
*
As the military and the Marquis de Dubuie had feared, the news of the attempted assassination of Princess Orleans reached the leading figures in Tirna.
In particular, District 33, where this incident occurred, was in complete chaos.
“Ugh. I guess I’ll go back. Why does this have to happen to me… … .”
Alberto Lorenzo, the mayor of Ward 33, had to endure a throbbing headache as he put his finger between his eyebrows.
From his long blond hair slicked back to his beard extending from his sideburns to his chin.
Although he looked quite manly and solid for a politician, his true feelings were the complete opposite.
“If something goes wrong, I’ll be the one to blame.”
The position of district governor refers to the highest position in the district.
But that doesn’t mean he could wield all the power he wanted.
When something happens, the first person to get covered in dirt is the governor.
“What would you like to do?”
When his assistant asked, Alberto slumped back in his chair and said,
“What should we do? First, we need to handle this incident as quietly as possible. Put pressure on the media. Tell them to stop reporting now.”
“There are too many witnesses. They are not the kind of people who would stop just because you tell them to.”
“I’m not saying to hide it completely. I’m saying to postpone it as much as possible. We’ll have about three days, right? We’ll have to do something during that time.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Whew. I guess I’ll have to think about that now.”
Alberto wiggled his fingers.
Although he was as big as a lion, his actions were those of a timid, anxious person.
But the secretary did not find the old governor funny.
He is a person who became a governor at a young age.
He rose to the top of a region not simply through political lobbying, but purely through practical ability.
Even though he is complaining and lamenting like that, his head is probably working faster than anyone else’s right now.
“I would like to declare a state of emergency, but… … I guess that won’t work.”
“Are you going to call the old guard?”
“No. The military was involved in this from the beginning. We can’t let information about their activities leak out.”
“then…….”
“This incident is a serious matter that could easily escalate into war if handled incorrectly.”
The princess of a neighboring country was almost assassinated.
The Kingdom of Karleang was not on good terms to begin with, and the moment they sent a peace envoy, an assassination occurred?
If so, the relationship between Tirna and the Kingdom of Charles would be irreparably damaged.
“No. Maybe that’s what you were aiming for.”
“What I meant was… … .”
“The military must have intervened. They were supposed to be in charge of the escort. But then, as expected, the incident happened.”
“… … They are intentionally causing war to strengthen their position.”
“Well, it happens a lot in Tirna. The important thing is that it happened in my place, and I have to stop it somehow. What’s the situation now?”
“It is said that one of the troubleshooters rescued Princess Orlea and is currently on the run.”
“The problem solver?”
Alberto opened his eyes wide in surprise for the first time.
Since Princess Orlea had said that she was not dead for the time being, I thought that her faithful guard was protecting her.
But a problem solver?
That’s one too?
“Who is that?”
“I didn’t know either, so I checked right away. They said he’s a new problem solver who recently joined.”
“… … Newbie? Did I mishear something just now?”
Although the problem solver is a freelance job, the barrier to entry is not that high, so there were many people who were in a rut.
More than a hundred new troubleshooters appear in this city every day.
That was how common it was.
Alberto Gujisa could not believe that such a new troubleshooter had accomplished such a great feat in rescuing Princess Orlea.
“I’ve been looking into your recent activities, and it seems like you’re no ordinary rookie.”
“Isn’t that normal?”
“First of all, the past is too clean. There are no traces.”
“Ha. No trace? Then what? Did it suddenly pop up out of the ground?”
Alberto raised both hands as the secretary stared at him with a cold gaze.
“Okay, I’ll stop joking.”
“It is admirable to not lose your wit even in such situations, but please be mindful of the time and place.”
“So, if the past is clean enough, what else is there?”
“According to eyewitness accounts, he exuded a very noble air.”
“… … Hmm. Could it be that you are from some noble family?”
“That’s probably the case. There are many nobles who are pushed out of their families and enter Tirna. And because they have natural bloodlines, they also have great power.”
“Hmm. Whatever the case, this is a good situation for us right now. Since you saved Princess Orleia, it means you have the same intention as us.”
Alberto rested his chin on his hand.
“But I’m worried. The military might have moved faster than us. I wonder if we can hold out until then.”
“So what are you going to do?”
“Have you tried contacting the tea party?”
“I already did it.”
“What do they say over there?”
“They said that if it wasn’t related to witches, they had nothing to do with it.”
“Damn it. Send the guards first. Is there an executor nearby? Contact them too. Who is the executor nearby?”
“This is Alencia Hair.”
“Alencia. Yes, if she’s the White Beast’s Scorpion, I can trust her. Pass it on. If the situation doesn’t allow it, I’ll allow the [Archparts] to be released.”
“But then the city would be damaged… … .”
“If we don’t do it, it’ll be war. It would be cheaper if we just let some areas fly.”
“……All right.”
At that moment, a loud commotion was heard from outside the room.
“What? What’s going on?”
“It looks like someone has come looking for me.”
“Who is at this hour… … .”
As Alberto was wondering, the door opened with a loud noise.
At the same time, the secretary ran towards the opponent at a fast pace.
This place boasts tight security. Naturally, there are guards lined up at every entrance to this place.
But then the other person opened the door and came in.
The secretary grabbed the fountain pen that was stuck between the files she was holding in her hand and swung it at the other person’s carotid artery.
“stop.”
Before the sharp tip of the pen could touch her skin, the secretary’s movements stopped as soon as Alberto gave the order.
Even though it rushed forward like a raging storm, there was no stiffness in stopping it. It seemed as if it was all one motion.
“Whew. I was wondering who the hell came looking for me, and then I found out why you came here.”
“Have I come to a place I shouldn’t be?”
“That’s not it… … .”
Alberto tried to say something, then shook his head.
The visitor was a difficult person to deal with. Even he, who held a very high position in this city called Tirna, could not dare to treat him lightly.
“I heard some interesting news.”
Clothes, hair, skin.
Everything was pure white. The only thing that wasn’t white were the golden eyes.
A beautiful woman who could be called the embodiment of beauty among humans smiled brightly.
“I think I can help you. What do you think?”
With that smile, Alberto felt like he was the prey before his natural enemy.
All he could do was scream inwardly.
Why on earth is that monster here?
*
“Hmm. It’s all laid out here too.”
Ossian, who was moving quietly with Princess Orlea, narrowed his eyes at the people wandering around the road.
They were already spread out around here.
I thought about running across the rooftops like before, but my opponents aren’t stupid, so they probably placed all their main forces on the rooftops.
But disguise doesn’t work either.
Not only were they unable to find clothes, but Ossian and Orlea had an aura that could not be hidden from their appearances.
‘If escape is impossible, then all we can do is stall for as long as possible.’
The military may have done something, but that is not the intention of Tirna as a whole.
Of course, there will be those who take action to prevent war.
All Ossian had to do was keep Princess Orlea safe until reinforcements arrived.
‘Then wouldn’t it be better to move to a place with as few people as possible?’
The moment he thought that, Ossian turned his head with a creepy feeling.
“Why are you doing that?”
Princess Orlea asked in puzzlement when Ossian suddenly stopped walking.
“… … followed me.”
“You got caught? Could it be a pursuer?”
“Besides, the guys that came this time are no ordinary ones. They are few in number, but that is why they are dangerous.”
How on earth do you know that?
Princess Orlea was amazed at Ossian’s strangely sharp senses.
Even the guards, magicians, and captains of the guards working in the palace did not display skills that outstanding.
Of course, even if you ask that, Ossian has no proper answer.
It was a kind of instinct, or intuition.
Ossian also had no idea how he had been tracked and discovered.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
“It moves.”
“Oh, huh?”
Ossian took Princess Orlea’s hand and led her.
Princess Orlean’s face turned red. The thought of how she dared touch the body of a royal family member did not even cross her mind.
All I can say is that this man’s hands are really big and warm.
Maybe I felt that way even more because I was trying to protect myself.
Ossian and Orlea moved through the alley, turning several times.
But the pursuers were much more capable than expected.
A vacant lot in an undeveloped area.
There, someone was waiting for Ossian and Orlea.
“Huh? Did we find it first?”
She was a woman with sharp eyes and short, boyish green hair.
He was tall and slender, with a muscular body. He was about the same height as Ossian, who was quite tall.
As she smiled as if she had been waiting, her sharp teeth like shark teeth were revealed.
Ossian looked back.
A woman appeared at the entrance to the vacant lot.
In complete contrast to the woman before, she was a gloomy and gloomy woman.
With her Prussian blue bangs that look like she’s looking into the deep sea and her downcast eyes with dark circles under them.
The woman with short green hair said.
“What are you doing? Swallow it.”
As soon as he finished speaking,
The woman with the bushy hair lifted the hem of the billowy navy blue dress skirt with both hands.
Before you even ask what you’re doing.
Phew!
Countless suckers poured out as if a dam had been opened.