episode_0265

It was raining.

The sound of horses’ hooves digging into the dirt spread.

The thick rain was slowly seeping through the hood and into the sleeves of my clothes.

I looked back carefully and saw that we were now so far away that I couldn’t even see the shape of the mansion.

But we must not stop.

At least I can take a breather from them by getting away from Ruiter.

“I’m sorry. Could you please do a little more”

“Blue”

As I pulled the string, the horse let out a short breath as if it thought this was ridiculous and started running forward at an even faster speed.

It is dawn now.

It was a time when Dania, Athena, and even Lily were still deep in sleep.

At this rate, we should be able to get out of Ruyter before sunrise.

After running like that for a while, the village of Ruyter began to come into view.

A city where it’s late and most of the lights should be turned off.

But strangely enough.

The town’s cityscape was infinitely bright.

“…What is it?”

I paused for a moment and pulled the hood further over my face.

Ruither, the heart of the empire.

The only way to get out of the city was through the city’s main gate.

I didn’t think it would be difficult.

Since I wasn’t a wanted person and I hadn’t committed any crimes, the guards thought they’d let me go without a hitch.

But let’s get off the horse and step carefully into the city area.

I realized that the situation was not normal.

“Why are there so many soldiers…?”

In an unknown atmosphere, I immediately hid behind a tree that I could see.

In the middle of a splendid city with lights on in the dark of dawn, quite a few soldiers were out on patrol.

Even though Ruiter is a heavily guarded city, it wouldn’t be this busy at dawn.

I wonder if something happened.

I carefully put both hands together, brought them to my mouth, and breathed into them.

Then, a pink magical power swirled around his hand, and soon he took the shape of a crow with red eyes.

As I raised my hand, the crow flying high in the sky immediately began flying into the city.

After that, I slowly closed my eyes and focused my consciousness in the direction the crow had flown away. I was able to hear the crow’s sight and the voices coming from inside the city.

“Ha..What kind of trouble is this at this early hour? I can’t even sleep because it’s the first shift tomorrow, so what’s going on..”

A man’s voice was heard, full of complaints.

He wasn’t alone, so another soldier walking alongside him spoke up.

“What can I do? This is a warrant issued by His Majesty the Emperor himself. I heard that His Majesty also woke up in a hurry.”

“Wow..who the hell are you to do this.”

“Even the Demon King has been resurrected?”

I opened my eyes again with a complicated mind after overhearing their conversation and muttered.

“…wanted.”

Listening to the story, the reason the soldiers are so busy scouting right now seems to be because a wanted criminal is on the run.

If it’s a wanted notice issued by the Emperor himself…he must be a vicious and ruthless person who must be caught at all costs.

‘Why does it have to coincide with the time I ran away?’

Now, a vicious wanted criminal is on the loose.

Why today of all days?

I tried to go out as quietly as possible, but I couldn’t help but get stares.

But it wasn’t all bad.

It might seem a little suspicious that it was late, but there was no reason for them to stop me.

I walked back to where the horse was sitting, grabbed his reins, and walked confidently into the city.

‘Just leave, Louis.’

Outside this city there were many towns, and beyond them countless continents.

First, we’ll take a rest in the outskirts of the town, and then head out to the continent.

And I guess I’ll have to start by looking for the Master.

They must be eagerly waiting for me on the Eastern Continent.

Before I knew it, I was walking in the middle of the city.

Up until this point, I thought everything would be resolved smoothly without any problems.

Until I saw the face on the wanted poster the size of a door.

“….Huh?”

I was blankly staring at the wanted poster in front of me.

Pure white skin, the opposite of black hair.

And above all, bright red eyes.

For some reason, it was a face I felt like I had seen often.

No, I guess I’ll have to see it often.

Because anyone could tell that the face on the wanted poster was mine.

“Why me?”

“Who are you?”

As I was mumbling absentmindedly, a stern voice came from behind me.

I hurriedly covered my face with my hood as much as possible and turned around to see a large-looking soldier looking down at me.

“That’s quite suspicious. Take off your hood.”

His words made my heart start to beat faster.

The owner of the wanted poster, who was thought to be a vicious criminal, was none other than himself.

Why on earth…?

Did Athena notice that I ran away?

But Alina said that she was probably sleeping right now..?

“If you do not cooperate, you will be arrested.”

A soldier approaches me and sticks his face out through his hood.

I lifted the hood slightly with my hand and looked directly into his eyes.

His face becomes blank for a moment when his eyes meet mine.

I whispered to him without taking my eyes off him for even a moment.

“Please pretend you didn’t see it and act as usual.”

“…….Okay, I understand.”

The soldier answered in a voice that sounded like he had lost his soul, then immediately turned around and started walking away from me.

After confirming that he was gone, I hastily tied the horse’s reins to a post.

“I’m sorry. If I bring you along, you’ll stand out too much.”

“Phuhhh.”

A word of reply given while exhaling calmly.

For some reason, I felt a sense of awe at the sight of that peculiar horse.

“I will never treat you carelessly because you have Athena’s symbol on you.”

I left a quick kiss on the horse’s forehead and then jumped high into the sky.

I landed on the roof of a house and looked at the soldiers moving busily around me.

He had to get through all those soldiers and get out of the city, but he didn’t have a choice anyway.

And since I had the skills I learned from Sephir, I didn’t think it would be that difficult.

I ran straight to the front door, climbing from roof to roof.

Certainly, as a city that was called the heart of the empire, its size was enormous, but before I knew it, I was able to run all the way to the main gate guarded by guards.

Looking down from the high rooftop, I could see that there were about ten guards sternly guarding the entrance.

Now all that remains is transportation.

Even a nation with a body filled with dragon’s mana could not run across the vast continent on foot.

I was in a situation where I needed some means of transport that would not strain my physical strength.

Could it be that God has taken care of his situation?

Early morning.

I could spot a carriage approaching the main gate.

A carriage with no special features, seemingly filled with luggage in the back compartment.

It seemed like a carriage managed by a single merchant.

I didn’t miss the opportunity, immediately got down from the roof and quickly ran to the carriage.

There were a couple of soldiers who approached me suspiciously as I ran. Every time they did, I looked into their eyes and charmed them.

Having safely reached the carriage, I immediately went into the luggage compartment and disappeared.

After taking a deep breath, I looked at the situation.

‘..Fortunately, it seems like I wasn’t caught.’

Okay. If I just get on the carriage and go out…

“…Who are you?”

“Hyak?!”

I was so surprised that a high-pitched voice came out of my mouth.

Let’s immediately cover our mouths and look in the direction of the voice.

An old man with a lot of white hair came into view.

“Who…who are you?”

When I asked, the old man raised one eyebrow and gave me the answer.

“Isn’t that what I should be saying? This carriage is mine.”

I had no answer to his reasonable remarks.

‘But does the owner usually ride in the cargo hold?’

Well, looking at the condition of the carriage, it didn’t look that spacious.

One coachman leads from the front.

And behind there is only a cargo space.

In reality, the only place worth riding was this cargo hold.

I looked at the embarrassed old man, put my hands together, and spoke to him.

“I’m in a hurry right now..Can you give me a ride just once?”

“Huh?”

“I’ll definitely give you an example. It’s not much, but I do have some money…”

I looked at the old man who was beginning to think deeply about something and thought to myself.

‘If that doesn’t work, I’ll have to resort to charm-‘

“Good. Rest comfortably.”

“Uh..really?”

A surprisingly cheerful acceptance.

The old man looked at me and laughed heartily.

“He doesn’t seem like a bad person. But is it okay if the destination is different?”

“Yes..! Anywhere outside the empire is fine!”

The old man nodded calmly at my words.

“Good. Judging from your behavior, you look very tired. Why don’t you rest in the corner for a bit? ”

“….Thank you for your consideration. I will definitely repay this favor.”

“Hehe. Okay. Just give me a little chat on the way. ”

After his words put my mind at ease, I leaned against the corner bench and asked to rest.

– Stop.

Before I knew it, the carriage had arrived at the main gate of Ruyter, and the voices of the guards stopping the carriage could be heard.

There is currently a warrant issued by the Emperor himself. I have prepared myself to charm him at any time in case they search the hold.

– Search the luggage compartment..- Huh..gasp.. Ah–nim?!

The soldier’s panicked voice is heard at that moment.

I was curious about what was going on, so I put my ear against the wall to try to hear.

“By the way, I didn’t ask who you were. Could you tell me your name?”

I couldn’t hear the conversations outside because the old man was calling me.

“Uh..well..my name is Sarah.”

“….Serara. What a pretty name, hehe.”

The old man paused for a moment before answering, smiling kindly and extending his hand to me.

“This must be fate. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes.. Nice to meet you too.”

I shook his hand, and just then the carriage started moving again.

The carriage left the main gate of Ruyter and started heading somewhere.

‘Did you get through security…?’

I thought they would at least do a minimal amount of checking, but surprisingly, the soldiers let the carriage go easily.

It seems like the search isn’t as thorough as expected.

“Hmm…I guess it’s good.”

Yeah. It’s been hard so far. But there should be good things like this too.

I felt relieved inside, then leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed my tired eyes.

Without seeing the old man looking at me calmly.