Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
Two of them had their hoods off, which exposed their faces, but Gedo was dead and the guards were probably guilty of death because there was evidence of a large number of crimes being covered up in this room.
There were a lot of miscalculations, but we weren’t exposed, so I’d say we’d achieved our goal.
We can still go back to our normal lives because the blood of the innocent is not flowing through our veins.
Somehow I have to convince the three of them in a way that’s calm and doesn’t frustrate them…..
“You both fought well for the first time. Iris did a fine job of drafting too.”
First of all, I would like to congratulate the three of you.
I’ll make up some kind of creative magic reward for them later, because not rewarding them for their achievements would mean the end of the organisation, and that would be against my will.
I don’t know that I find myself thinking that they don’t need a reward because they smile so happy when I just praise them
“Well, I have something I want to tell the three of you ……. but we better get out first.”
“Yes, soon the uprising people will be avalanching into this lord’s house. If they think we are on Gedo’s side, it will be troublesome.”
That would certainly be troublesome. ……
It is not surprising that the people are now aggressive due to the extreme tension and anxiety of an unfamiliar battle.
It’s not like we can’t get away with it, but it’s an extra hassle and we might get into a situation where we have to slay someone
“All right. Then, let’s talk slowly, starting with the escape first. I’m not in a hurry to talk about anything.”
“Yes. We have an escape route. Please look here.”
Iris took out a map of this lord’s mansion.
On the map, the shortest route to the back door you just came through is written in red ink, and I instantly put it in my head.
The map is essential to life as an adventurer and can be memorised in as little as ten seconds.
“When we entered, we took the path with the fewest guards, but now the guards are out to deal with the coup, so please flee in the shortest possible distance.”
“Understood.”
Hmm ……?
I finally realised the little bit of discomfort that was left in my mind when she told me that much.
Even if there’s no explanation on the map, it’s just a matter of Iris showing me the way like when we invade.
In addition, please run away is a word you should never use when running away together.
“Why doesn’t Iris run away?”
“I have a few more things to do here, so I will run over as soon as that is done.”
I don’t think she has that kind hope of living like she did when he was a slave…so she probably won’t commit suicide.
Maybe a toilet or something like that.
“All right, but make sure you come back”
“Of course. Because everything I have belongs to Rex sama.”
…………………….
I feel a little uneasy about her saying something like this without hesitation, but I guess it’s okay as long as she doesn’t have any intention of dying.
I nodded and threw away all my worries.
The place to meet is in a small village to the west, so let’s go there.
“I understand. I think Rex-sama’s magic is powerful, so I think we’ll be able to find it with search magic without problems.”
“Yeah, leave it to me. Roger, Anastasia. We’ll leave at once.”
They nodded at my words at the same time.
I decided to run with Anastasia in my arms because I hadn’t taught her physical strengthening, which is a low priority in this battle.
Originally, I should have left it to Iris, who is the same gender, rather than me, but Iris isn’t here and it would be impossible for Roger, who is still a child, to move at high speed while carrying it.
“Eh, um …… Rex sama, aren’t I….. heavy ……?”
When I pick Anastasia up in a so-called princess hug, Anastasia blushes a little and asks me anxiously.
She’s a girl, so I guess that’s something to be concerned about.
“Anastasia is light. I can barely feel the weight.”
“…….Fufufu, Thank you.”
When I said that, Anastasia smiled happily.
In fact, Anastasia is light, and I have the strength to defeat monsters many times bigger than myself, so I hardly feel any weight.
“Well then, let’s start running. Hold on tight.”
“Understood.”
Saying this, Anastasia puts her supple arms around my neck.
The closeness of our bodies was stronger than I expected, and my heart skipped a beat, but this was no time for such a thing.
Let’s ignore the issue of Anastasia’s voluptuous hills touching one side.
If I’m aware of it, I’ll lose.
“Roger, are you ready?”
“Yes, take care of my sister.”
“Yeah, I’ll take care of Anastasia.”
We nod to each other and start going through the information we’ve got in our heads.
I’ll keep it in my head just in case the information Iris has got might be wrong, but it’s probably correct because the fork in the road and even the location of the room are the same.
In my previous life, I wasn’t that smart, but now that I’m in this body, I’m strangely clear-headed, or rather, my memory is easier.
I wonder who Rex is, if he can do sword and magic and study too.
“We’re almost there. Can you hang on?”
“Haa…… haa…… I’m still …… okay. ……”
Roger’s voice comes back to me, not sounding too okay.
I was a little worried and glanced back, but even though he was breathing, his legs continued to turn without becoming unsteady.
I honestly thought this pace would be impossible to keep up with, but it was more tenacious than I expected and I got a bit of a bad feeling about it.
“We’ll slow down a bit when we leave the mansion.”
“No, no …… slowing down for me ……”
“There’s a mountain behind the mansion. There’s no need to force yourself to run away in a hurry since there won’t be any pursuers. That’s all.”
Thanks to Iris’s measures, the difficulty level of both breaking in and escaping has been lowered by several levels.
Normally, it would be natural that pursuers would come even outside the city, but now there is still no sign of pursuers even inside the mansion.
It could be said that this plan was successful because of that, the two of them ended joining us without any worries, and since they didn’t know who we were, it might have been the right thing to do.
“That’s why we have to get out of the house quickly.”
“Yes!”
We left the mansion and went into the mountains without incident.
I can rest assured that our presence will no longer be completely exposed.
I gently lower Anastasia from my arms to the ground.
“Was the ride okay? Did the shaking make you feel sick or anything?”
“Y-yes, it’s okay! Fu-fufu… Rex-sama’s body… was so strong… He held me easily too…”
“……? Did you say something?’
“N-no! Nothing!”
I couldn’t hear what she was saying at the end, and when I asked her back, she denied it in a very biting manner, so I flinched a little unintentionally.
Her face was a little red, but it didn’t seem like she was sick, so I decided to let her do as she pleased.
“Well, let’s slowly make our way to the village where we’re going to meet up. ……”
“That’s it!”
Suddenly I heard a voice behind me and turned to see a man standing in a tree.
I was aware of her, but I didn’t really know how to interact with her, so I pretended not to notice, but in such a secluded place, we might be his target.
I regret that I was a little careless even though I knew him.
“It’s been a long time, Rex. How have you been?”
A man, looking just barely handsome with a sword on his hip and good armour, jumps down from a tree.
I sigh.
“Rex sama,…… are you acquainted with this man?”
“……… well, in a manner of speaking, yes.”
“Oh dear, just that? that’s a bit of a misnomer. You and I have each other’s backs, aren’t we?”
When I see that face with that disgusting grin on my face, I get really irritated.
After all,……, Rex didn’t see the true nature of these guys for a long time.
It sounds good to say that he trusts his friends, but he turned away from their true nature.
(I’ll …… clear your regrets. ……)
Carlitz-Johnson.
This man standing in front of me was the name of a former colleague of mine who was in charge of the vanguard of the Sword of Heaven…
-Maiban