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Chapter 6 Episode 24 – Reception

An unexpected problem occurred. The imperial army had blocked the national road leading to the capital and was checking those entering.

If you think about it, it was natural for the military to be deployed in such an extreme situation. However, I overlooked it because it was a free pass until entering the capital.

‘It looks like the military is short on manpower. If you look at the fact that only the capital is being guarded.’

The capital may have already fallen into Patricia’s hands. And she needed me, so it’s no wonder a wanted order was issued.

In the meantime, brazenly being searched is no different from sticking your head into the tiger’s jaw and telling him to just catch you.

Of course, my goal is to meet Patricia, so being obsessed could be one way. It is not a good idea as there is a high probability that your belongings will be taken away and your body will be arrested.

‘I can’t help it. ‘There is no choice but to skip the inspection.’

It was a good thing I abandoned Ryuka. Because he is so big and stands out in many ways.

Come to think of it, I think Patricia’s subordinate and Ryuka would have met by now. Do you think you can run away? You won’t be able to catch Ryuka unless you’re a very skilled person, so there’s no need to worry too much.

Anyway, the problem now is getting through the inspection safely.

‘Of course, in times like this, it’s a diversionary operation.’

“Pomade. How far can you be loyal to me?”

“Yes, yes?”

Pomade, who was taken aback by the sudden question, quickly answered with a stern expression.

“Well, of course you can sacrifice your life!”

“Damn.”

Sigh!

I hit Pomade’s head with the handle of a pistol. You’re making nonsense that doesn’t work anywhere.

They tied the unconscious Pomade’s head to the car seat, had Kerr raise the rear wheel of the car, and fixed a brick to the accelerator.

If you leave the car like this, it will rush straight into the checkpoint. In the meantime, we have a perfect diversionary operation to secretly climb over the wall.

I motioned for Ker to put the car down. The rear wheel, which was floating, met the ground again.

The car just stopped.

“…Huh?”

Confused by the engine suddenly turning off, I checked the dashboard.

“Ah fuck, oil.”

Come to think of it, I said the pomade was breathtaking. Since he’s such a talkative guy, I just heard it with one ear and passed it on, but I can’t believe it came back like this.

While I was scratching my head and thinking about what to do, I made eye contact with Ker. As I watched Ker tilt his head and wag his tail, a good idea occurred to me.

*

A leisurely checkpoint. Inside the guard post, Imperial Army Sergeant Reese is joking around.

She, who had been reading a book at her guard post after telling her subordinates to do guard duty, sighed at the tiresome sound of her entire body’s alarm.

“Ugh… . What kind of bullshit order was given again?~.”

As soon as the message was printed from the telegraph, Reese snatched it up and read it roughly.

What was written in the order was simple. If a man named Siegfried appears, safely capture him alive and transport him to headquarters.

“Let’s see… . Appears to be a young man in his early 20s, with black hair and dark eyes. Exotic appearance… . Is this the end?”

Reese snorts as if he is shocked. Black hair and black eyes are not common, but they are not rare either. In addition, although it has an exotic appearance, it is not written exactly how it came to be.

“Ha… . Looking for someone like this.”

The last part of the order, which did not contain any useful information, contained special details. Yeah, this can’t be the end. Reese thought so and read the special information.

“Special notes… . A beautiful appearance that seems not to exist in this world… . What the… !”

north-! Boo!

The torn paper was mercilessly thrown into the trash can.

It was an order with more than one or two things to point out, but I couldn’t bear this particular point.

No matter how much of a mess there was due to the Mine incident and the coup, I never expected such a rubbish order to come down.

Although he had already felt this often, Reese once again felt skeptical about the military.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have just taken over my dad’s store.”

Sergeant Reese originally wanted to be a knight. However, the barrier to becoming a knight was too high to overcome with poor talent, and in the end, he failed to achieve sufficient results at the knight training school and failed.

Although she was already an adult, she had nothing better to do and eventually chose to enlist, and thanks to her title as a graduate of the Knight Training Center, she was able to become a non-commissioned officer right away.

I shouldn’t have made that choice.

Reese regretted his past foolishness.

“Ha… . It’s my friend.”

Reese took out his wallet from his pocket. Inside was a photo of Rupiah, one of her few treasures.

Lufia, the greatest hero of the empire, was the reason she wanted to become a knight in the past and saved her life. Even though he failed to become a knight, his admiration for Lufia did not subside. When I was having a hard time like I am now, I would gain strength by looking at photos.

“Beautiful appearance that seems not to exist in this world. That kind of description only suits Lupia. And you said he was a man? At least it means that he was created like a gisaeng brother.”

Perhaps the order he received was a bad joke from his immediate superior. It must be retaliation for ignoring my date request.

How on earth could such a scumbag be his superior? Reese sighed and returned the precious treasure to his wallet.

Then,

Kwaang–!

A sudden roar rang out.

Reese quickly grabbed his weapon and came out. Outside the door, black smoke was rising as if something had exploded.

“What’s going on?”

“Sergeant! The car flew out of the sky!”

“What kind of bullshit is that… .”

When I looked in the direction my subordinate was pointing, I saw a car with a truly bizarre appearance stuck against the barricade.

“Everyone, prepare for battle and stand by. I’ll look around and come back.”

“Sergeant, acting alone is dangerous!”

“Are you worried about me now?”

Reese refuses to dissuade his subordinates. As a former knight trainee, she was confident in combat.

I pull out my sword and concentrate. Then, a powerful presence was felt from the wall on the left side of the guard post.

I immediately kicked the ground and ran, and found a group trying to climb over the fence.

“Don’t move! If you move, I’ll cut you!”

Strangers visible beyond the pointed tip of the sword.

A girl with puppy ears and a tail and a very cute and lovely appearance, and a being riding on the girl’s back.

“Ma, that’s ridiculous… .”

As soon as he made eye contact with the being, Reese’s hands began to shake as if he had been electrocuted.

My mind went blank and I couldn’t think of anything.

And at the same time she understood clearly.

What is the beauty that seems not to exist in this world?

“Ah… . beautiful… .”

Reese embraced true beauty.

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Fuck, I got caught.

This is clearly my mistake. I was the idiot who told Ker to throw as hard as he could.

Originally, I was going to have Ker carry me over the fence while the car was flying, but the problem was that Ker was so strong that as soon as I threw the car, it got stuck in the barricade.

‘Will it just jump out?’

It would be easy to outwit the female soldier in front of you. The fact that he’s holding a sword rather than a gun is a bit of an issue, but no matter how strong he is, he won’t be able to keep up with Ker’s speed.

However, since I’ve already been caught, if I don’t deal with that female soldier, it will be known that I have infiltrated the capital, and a pursuit team will immediately follow.

‘Fuck, I should have covered my face.’

Forgetting even the most basic disguise. What a stupid guy.

‘Should I kill him? No, even if I kill it, it gets annoying.’

But I can’t save it. In the end, the situation is going to get worse either way, so you have to choose the less shitty one… .

Concerns about what to do with female soldiers did not last very long. This is because the female soldier was shaking her hands and lost her sword.

She seems to have no intention of picking it up again, but is just standing there blankly making eye contact with me.

Because it was a fairly familiar situation, I was able to quickly figure out why she froze.

‘Ah, this. I guess we had bad compatibility.’

Very occasionally, there are people who are so captivated by my appearance that they become defenseless. These are not people who attract attention simply because they are pretty or handsome, but who literally make you freeze.

What they have in common is that they have very high standards for beauty.

In this game, attractiveness is not something that changes your appearance to make you more handsome, but is a kind of cognitive manipulation that makes other people feel attractive when they see you.

Since the majority of people’s standards fall within the line of common sense, my appearance just feels very attractive within the line of common sense. Of course, even that is unrealistic, but it is not to the point where a brain freeze occurs in an urgent situation like now.

But what if you are a person whose standards are so high that they transcend common sense?

A human who has always seen only ugly orcs around him will experience the same shock as meeting a beautiful elf for the first time who far exceeds his standards of beauty.

To put it simply, the standards for beauty are high, but ironically, because of this, people have no tolerance for beauty, which overloads their brains.

And such people usually show similar behavior patterns.

Either hold a knife to capture me.

“God… .”

Either worship me.

Either way, it’s not sane.