episode_0331

-Sweep. Sweep.

“Hey, are you all tied up?”

“Uh. If we just deal with this guy, it’s over.”

The soldiers at the checkpoint were all tied up with ropes and passed out.

It is a truly strange sight. Instead of soldiers oppressing the residents at the checkpoint, soldiers are being tied up unconscious by the residents.

And judging by the way he was even gagged, it seemed like he had really planned it.

-Whoaah.

“Ugh, it hurts! Tie it up gently!”

“What, what is this guy…!”

“Freak. Get off the gag! Quickly!”

“I know!”

One man, I don’t know if he passed out all the way or if he woke up after passing out, made a sound when the rope was tied tightly.

In this situation, if you even scream, there’s no other disaster than this. Dyke and Freakt quickly tried to take the gag off.

“Tsk. I understand that you want to tie it up quickly, but please tie it up gently.”

“What?”

“We couldn’t resist either, so we did this. We knew everything and did this.”

It wouldn’t have been strange if he had immediately shouted to attract attention, but he responded in a calm voice, asking her to tie him up a little more gently. Everyone there was taken aback.

“What does that mean?”

“You know everything and you’re doing this…”

“The command received such an order, huh.”

Among the residents and guards, the words of the checkpoint soldier are questioned.

Regardless, the soldier indifferently asks for restraint with his own mouth.

“Ah, tie me up quickly. I don’t feel like resisting, so just make it less painful.”

“…”

Dyke and Freakt asked each other silent questions with puzzled expressions. They shook their heads, not knowing anything, even if they had heard anything, and simply tied the rope and gagged him again.

but…

It looked different to my eyes.

‘That soldier wasn’t originally drafted to be in charge of the inspection here.’

At first glance, the outfits they wore looked similar, but upon closer inspection, differences could be found.

That person was not originally in charge of the inspection work, but was a knight of the Bagrand Duke’s family.

Any knight of the Duke’s family would be chasing me without exception. Now that I’ve established contact with the Kingdom of Wederos, they’ll be chasing me even harder.

But why?

Why is a knight from the Bagrand Dukes’ House in charge of the inspection?

And why on earth doesn’t the Knight of Bagrand try to capture me?

As we delve into that contradiction, a sense of foreboding suddenly arises from events that have passed.

‘…This, this is the second time.’

If you think about it carefully, it makes no sense. To begin with, it was just a carriage ride from Rusmeyer that made it through without a hitch.

From the moment the search was conducted, it would have been strange to search the carriage thoroughly, and even if the carriage had passed deep into the territory, it would have been impossible for it to have just passed by, or for it to have passed quietly without calling anyone even though the wanted person was right in front of it, like now.

Once may be a coincidence, but twice is not.

Unless something is thoroughly planned.

Need to figure it out.

What the hell is going on?

‘…Now that I think about it. This guy said something strange.’

-We couldn’t resist either, so we did this. We knew it all and that’s why we did this.

-I received such an order from the beginning, ugh.

Did you know everything?

Was the order like that from the beginning?

Are you saying that instead of the order to arrest me from the Duke’s house, some other order was given?

It’s a contradiction.

If the Duke’s family were trying to capture me, there’s no way they would give any other orders.

Everyone except me had a strong relationship.

I was the only one left out there.

How on earth can there be friction between mother and daughter in a place where there is only impurities…

-Oh, and thanks to Miss Claire lowering the level of intensity on the security checkpoint side, this side will be fine too.

There is no way that there will be any internal strife over the opinions aimed at arresting me.

There is absolutely no way that the family relationship between them will be broken.

I was seeing zero chance of that.

Until I remembered Tasha’s voice again.

…That something like that could happen?

That’s why the intensity of the security checks is so lax.

You don’t scream even though you were caught by the residents?

This strangely low-intensity check itself was ordered by Claire?

It’s confusing.

I couldn’t believe it.

But, sadly, all I could do was quietly enter the Chatren estate.

-Tiring!

▶You have entered the Chatren Field.◀

▶The risk level of this field is .◀

▶The effects of Kelvia allergy are alleviated.◀

[ Kelvia Allergy : Stage 2 ]

[Some stats will be lowered, and action power and stamina will be slightly reduced. Normal activities are possible, but the full power of the abilities cannot be fully demonstrated during battle.]

‘…Is it normal?’

A field that poses no threat and is classified as having the lowest risk level.

To be sure, it was not a field that could be had in the territory called Chatren.

Even the influence of Kelvia allergy was like that.

In the midst of all the 5-step paths being covered and places that couldn’t be walked on, there was a strange debuff called 2-step.

weird.

really.

“…There will be a guest at Chatelen, Your Majesty.”

At that moment, when I had no choice but to step away.

A soldier spoke to me quietly from behind.

“What?”

“Please meet me once, I am the one who neutralized the Kelvia fruit.”

Another contradiction.

It was about to happen to me.

***

Flora knows.

The reality that we have ignored until now and the actions of the plants in the greenhouse were life-threatening actions for someone.

Flora knows.

That I had lived my life the way I wanted to, doing what I wanted, and that I knew nothing.

That’s why Flora knows.

Even if you neutralize the Kelvia berries and open a path through Rusmeyer and Chatren, you can still move.

I know full well that it is impossible to be forgiven for doing this.

I received none of the luxurious clothes, the warm and comfortable home, or the delicious food to fill my stomach.

He was not even able to use the Duke’s surname properly, and was stripped of all his rights, even receiving derogatory nicknames such as “commoner” or “parasite” instead of “lord.”

and.

In the end, even his family turned their backs on him.

All that happened…

This happened by my own hands, and no one else’s.

The reason Karsain really wanted to leave the dukedom was none other than the reckless actions of Flora Bagrand.

So, this is the last one.

Nothing will stop him from leaving.

I know for sure that I have no right to hold on, and that I cannot hold on.

That’s why I pray.

Because it’s the last one.

Because I knew we would break up.

I just wanted to call you once.

I just wanted to say it once.

Just before we break up. I wanted to tell you just this once.

-Click.

In a prayer full of earnest desire.

The door opens, breaking the silence.

The girl, who was ready for a breakup, spoke in a very polite voice.

I told him.

“…are you here?”

Familiar black hair and eyes.

A silhouette reflected in the sun.

Even then, I had encountered him in this dark cabin.

The last time with my brother, whom I would never see again, began.

***

The people of Chatren were unperturbed.

The soldier at the checkpoint mentioned that he had someone to meet, but he did not deny it.

“…As the soldier said earlier, someone who wants to meet you has come to our Chatren.”

“The Chatrens were also covered in Kelvia berries. Naturally, the concentration was higher because the young master could reach them.”

“But now, if only they could block the respiratory tract a bit, it would be comfortable enough to step foot in. This… was actually an order given to us by the previous guest.”

From the fact that they had someone to meet to the neutralization of the Kelvia fruit, they did not hide the fact that they knew this fact in advance and were honest with Karsain.

“…The guest has already been seated. He also wants to talk to the lord.”

Then, Carcein immediately moves forward.

A sense of discomfort that could not be erased.

A sense of awkwardness that was unfortunately just passed over.

That’s how the two met.

“…are you here?”

Inside a dark cabin where no light enters.

A person who would not have been surprised to hear someone grumbling and shouting there cautiously turned his head and asked.

It’s the kind of voice that makes you think you have golden pigtails.

It’s a voice that sounds like she’s trying to be hugged by her sisters and mother, acting cute and receiving lots of love.

It was the voice of a mischievous little boy who kept trying to get something more even though he was holding a teddy bear in one hand.

But there are no golden pigtails.

My older sister. Among them, Claire had her hair completely down.

Of course, since they are the other person, they won’t act cute or make sounds like they want to be loved, but at least they won’t whine, get angry, or act like they want to.

There is no teddy bear. Her hands are empty.

It was a clearly different appearance from the past.

“…Ha. I can’t believe it.”

but.

Flora Bagrand. She is the youngest daughter of the Bagrand Dukes.

“Yeah. You’ve been interested in medicine since Shayden. I overlooked that. The one who spread the neutralizer here and there… You can do it.”

Hit the back of the head several times.

They manipulate people and put endless, heavy false accusations on them.

He is the one who completely isolated people without any rights.

From Carcein’s point of view, he could not help but be a suspect.

That is, this situation is a contradiction.

“I can’t understand it at all. You, of all people, would use the neutralizer to make a path to Rusmeyer or Chatren. Your purpose is not to capture me, but to make a path to meet me here.”

“…”

“What on earth were you trying to do?”

The mere fact that the disinfectant was sprinkled here and there does not justify it.

But eventually, the Chinese made its way here.

It was as if Karsine was being guided to come here easily.

For this purpose, Carcein asked directly.

Flora mutters in a trembling voice.

“…Because it’s the last one.”

“What?”

“Lastly, I just wanted you to trust me this one time.”

A blonde girl raising her head.

Tears were welling up in her eyes.

“I’m sorry for tormenting you all this time. I’m sorry for being bad. I… was stupid and realized it too late. I hurt you every day, tormented you, and stopped you from eating… I’m such a bad kid…”

“…”

“That’s why I tried to make medicine. I learned from Shayden, studied hard, and tried to make medicine. Now, I hope you don’t get sick…”

Flora handed over the medicine she was holding tightly with both hands.

“This is a medicine I made myself. If you drink this, you won’t get sick because of the Kelvia allergy. So…”

-Tiring!

▶You can obtain items.◀

[Kelvia Allergy Treatment]

“I’m sorry, brother. I’m sorry for bothering you all this time, brother. So… can’t you trust me just this once…?”

-Thump, thump.

The moisture that had formed in the air flowed down in drops.

◆Kelvia Allergy Treatment

[ When taken, the body adapts to the Kelvia allergy. ]

[ The level of allergies drops by 3 levels . ]

“…”

Karsine doubted his eyes.

But no matter how many times I look at it,

The phrase has not changed.