episode_0365

“Gasp, gasp…”

A gasp of breath bursts out from her tiny body.

Flora ran and ran, trying to get out of the villa as quickly as possible after tricking the soldiers.

“Ugh. It’s hard…”

Flora, who was breathing heavily while supporting her knees with both palms.

Just running away with this weak body made my laziness level go up. Because of that, I felt like resting right away.

Actually, it’s not strange to think that way.

Who is around? There is no one.

I think it’s time to take a break.

Pursuing soldiers? None.

It’s been quite some time since I left the villa, so it’ll take quite some time to find it.

Wasn’t the distance wide enough? Since I ran that much, I got further.

The search may be delayed because we have fooled a lot of the soldiers in the villa.

It’s so hard, can’t we rest here a little longer?

Such thoughts were growing rapidly in Flora.

But Flora shakes her head and takes her hands off her knees.

“No. You can’t be at ease.”

All that was left was a villa.

Even if I managed to escape from the villa, I was unable to leave the land that occupied the Shiren villa itself.

You never know when or where soldiers might chase you.

Even at the moment when you think you have gained enough distance, it may be revealed that you have left the villa where you should be staying.

Once they know you’ve left your post, the chase will begin.

No matter how much you hate being bothered, you have to move.

No matter how much you hate being hard, you have to move now.

I want to eat a snack on the couch without having to worry about my dress getting ruined or sweating.

If we stop here and get caught, everything will be ruined.

If they wanted to save Carcein, they had to move as fast as possible.

“I have to go…!”

Flora steps forward, her trembling, delicate legs pushing her forward again.

How much did it move like that?

By the time my dress was ruined and I had wiped the sweat from my forehead several times.

Flora tripped over a rock and fell.

My knee is scraped. It’s bleeding. I want to whine at the aching pain right now, but I can’t scream loudly right now.

‘So, what the heck?’

Flora, who tried hard to hold back her tears, checked what she had tripped over.

however.

“…What is this?”

What was lying on the floor was a sword that no one had yet been able to pull out.

“…”

Why is this here?

There are knights with swords in the Shiren Villa… but they are scattered everywhere like this?

Looking closely, that’s not all.

There was also a cut of something strange and hard that I couldn’t identify.

‘Did something happen here…?’

At that time, I was having a really strange feeling.

“Miss Flora. Over here! Over here!”

A welcome person appeared nearby, calling her in a low voice.

Flora’s expression brightens up quickly.

That maid is the one who had asked Flora to come out of the mansion where she was serving and prepare a carriage for her.

Anyway, if you want to leave the Shiren Villa area, there’s no way you can get out with just your body.

Flora glanced around and approached the maid without being noticed.

“Are you nearby? Did you get caught or anything?”

“No one caught me.”

“Anyone suspicious or anything? Anyone chasing after them?”

“Don’t worry. I was just doing my job, so no one noticed. Oh, of course, the suspicions were all gone because the young lady told me to do it.”

It was fortunate. Since I could hear the knights’ voices whenever I had a chance nearby, I was worried that they might be caught while preparing this carriage.

The voices of knights begin to be heard nearby.

‘Those people…’

Flora flinched and hid inside the carriage.

“Thank you for your hard work…”

“Huh? You’re… the maid who was next to Miss Flora, right?”

“What are you doing here? Isn’t there a girl here to take you to the carriage?”

“Oh, that’s it!”

Judging by their attire, they are not knights of Bagrand Territory.

It was fortunate that I didn’t get caught, but… it was difficult.

Normally, I would just pass by him because he was the Duke of Bagrand, but now the Bagrand family is holding me back.

“An errand for Miss Flora?”

“Yes. I told you there was something you wanted to eat. That donut shop you know! Here, here, do you see what I’m holding?”

“…”

The maid explained it once, but the knights came out with a distinctly strange attitude.

Whoosh.

“Ouch!”

The man who had snatched the box of donuts from the maid continued speaking.

“If it’s that important, let us do it for you.”

“Yes? Instead… this?”

“Why are you so wary? We’re running your errands for you.”

“You said it was an errand. Yes. We also want to be a little pretty from Miss Flora.”

“Uh… Uh…”

“Oh no. The donut box is getting cold. I better hurry up and move.”

“It would be faster for us to deliver it on horseback than by carriage.”

They constantly try to appeal to the maid.

“Ha. I didn’t mean to go this far.”

Iron Man.

It sounded like a fairly heavy weight.

The three knights handed the maid money from their bosoms.

“Uh, huh? Why are you doing this?”

“Please keep our passing through here a secret. Okay?”

“Isn’t this a bit better for the errand fee?”

“Give me a chance. Huh?”

Please leave this errand to me.

I want to gain Miss Flora’s trust.

Keep persuading and persuading.

The maid was dumbfounded by the rush and was covered in cold sweat, unable to respond.

‘what…?’

It was really weird.

The direction of the conversation keeps getting lost.

There was no reason for them to be tied down to a box of donuts, and there seemed no reason for them to do it for her. Flora could not understand why they would ask her to tacitly consent to doing errands for them or even hand them money.

Then, the last conversation sends goosebumps down my entire body.

“So, where is Miss Flora now?”

“P, Miss Flora? That’s right… She’s at the villa now.”

“Are you talking about the Shiren Villa?”

“Yes. Today, the weather was a bit nicer, so I suggested we go for a walk… but Miss Arina kept getting mad at me in the room, saying I was stupid and idiotic…”

“Hmm. That’s right.”

“Then can I go right now?”

“Right. Take the carriage and come back a little later. It wouldn’t be bad to have some fun with that money, right?”

Iron Man.

This time it wasn’t the sound of currency rubbing together in a purse.

A strange rustling sound. A sound that is far removed from Flora. Still, it sounds familiar.

As soon as I hear this rubbing sound, my knees start to hurt.

The right knee, which had a blood clot, was trembling in warning.

Yes, that’s right.

I just heard this a few minutes ago.

It was the sound I heard when I fell and hurt my knee, and the sound I heard when I tripped over that thing.

This knee, the thing there.

It was telling me their purpose.

As soon as Flora heard those words, she became terrified and hugged herself inside the carriage.

‘Those, those people… me…’

It’s creepy.

There is only one door between the fire and the carriage.

I was scared.

I was scared.

I felt like tears would burst out at any moment at the thought of death approaching.

The fear deepened with each clanking sound, each sound of the knights fiddled with their swords.

Right then.

A loud roar echoes out, seeming to drown out the eerie sound of metal.

“Hey. Over there, that thing…!”

“Oh, shit. This is annoying!”

“It’s difficult to fall behind like that, hey. Let’s go quickly!”

“Ouch!”

Crunch!

The box of donuts crashed to the ground and the three knights quickly moved away.

‘What? What’s going on…?’

At that time, I was feeling confused.

There are faint sounds of something falling.

Bam! Bam.

Bam! Bam.

Bam! Bam.

It was heard from far away, and I couldn’t hear it perfectly because I was in a carriage…

thrice.

Flora came to her senses at these three sounds in succession.

“Whew. Why are those people like this… Oh my!”

-widely!

“Miss. Why did you come out all of a sudden! It’s dangerous. Those people are suspicious. If we get caught, we’ll be in big trouble, so get back in quickly!”

The maid’s words are not heard.

“No way…”

When we opened the window, we saw that the villa, where the loud noise was presumed to have come from, was engulfed in a huge flame.

Looking at the black smoke rising from there, Flora couldn’t help but ask.

“Hey, isn’t there anyone here?”

“Yes?”

“Who’s not here?─”

Flora suddenly cut off the conversation and approached the maid.

This time something caught her feet.

What lay beneath my shoes was neither a heavy sword nor some strange piece of wood.

“Band-Aid and medicine? Why is this in a place like this…”

“…Let’s go.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s go there. We’re in a hurry.”

“Oh, yes! I’ll get it to you right away.”

I’ve missed it every time.

I couldn’t understand what was being said.

Because I was just a stupid, dull, and ignorant little kid.

But… this time, I didn’t miss it.

Burning cottage.

A three-year-old boy who was hit repeatedly and fell down.

A band-aid and medicine lying in front of your eyes.

As soon as Flora saw them, she felt like tears were about to burst out.

‘Carcein Brother…’

He saved me.

He watched this situation and helped.

Otherwise, there would be no explanation.

***

Flora quickly left in her carriage.

When he saw the fire and the villa burning, he left right away without a single doubt.

For now, it was a success.

-Tiring!

▶Episode I. Escort Target I has been cleared.◀

▶You have successfully escorted the designated person at the Shiren Villa.◀

Because it was confirmed that Flora escaped safely in the carriage.

but…

That’s not all.

-Tiring!

The entire Shiren Villa was filled with knights that Belian had hidden.

With each step we took, enemies appeared.

The roads leading nearby were all in their hands, and they were hiding here and there.

Given that… if we wanted to cause further confusion in Belian’s plans, we definitely needed more information.

▶Emergency Mission!◀

▶Fake Flora’s death to fool your enemies.◀

▶The camouflage rate is displayed as a number in proportion to the remaining time limit.◀

▶Depending on the camouflage rate, it may cause incorrect information to be delivered.◀

An urgent mission to fake Flora’s death.

There is no choice, but there should be no choice not to proceed. Right now, every single card in your hand is precious.

That’s why it was a very difficult condition.

It was like that from the beginning, starting with the place called Shiren Villa, and although I continued to reduce the number of killers, in the end, it was not something that was in my hands.

The plan was to make Flora get out of there quickly, which meant she had to figure out what I was going to do.

Otherwise, I might have been in danger.

I could go out there and fight the assassins to protect Flora, and in the worst case scenario, a chase event could start and I could be chased again.

It’s an absurdly bad condition, but…

All of those adverse conditions have been resolved.

▶The timer ends.◀

[ 5: 59 ]

The time limit was 6 minutes.

Flora had to get back into the carriage within a time limit of six minutes from the time the timer started.

Not only that, but the camouflage rate also changes depending on when you move while thinking on the carriage. It was a situation where you had to head to your original destination as quickly as possible.

but.

The time that has passed is only one second.

…you thought of me in just one second.

Look at that band-aid and the medicine.

“…ha. right.”

It was a really strange feeling.

In many ways.

▶No time delay due to Flora Bagrand’s changes!◀

▶Enemies become more certain of Flora’s death!◀

▶Camouflage rate: 100%◀

▶With the success of the emergency mission, information on level 8 is released.◀

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