episode_0473

The work of recovering Laura and Neris was handled by their colleague Lydia, who took care of everything from washing their dirty bodies to dressing them and preparing new rooms for them to stay in.

You might ask why it was necessary to go through all that trouble to wash and change their clothes, but there was no choice. The knights had cut the tendons in their ankles to make it easier to handle the two.

Although it was possible to sit down and eat with one’s hands, whenever they moved somewhere, someone had to be helped, and naturally, that role fell to Lydia, who was the closest of the two.

“I’m sorry, Miss Release. Because of me, I’m causing trouble for you… .”

“What are you talking about, Miss Lydia? At times like these, you need to rely on your colleagues even more. Especially now, you two need Miss Lydia’s protection the most, so don’t worry about me and focus on helping Miss Laura and Miss Neris.”

“… Thank you for saying so, Miss Release.”

So naturally, I had no choice but to take over the role of general maid who takes care of other people’s business.

In the original, Lilith was a character who took care of the convenience of the warrior party first, so my role didn’t really change.

‘Even if Lydia is gone, Ethan is still there, and the warrior guy is a pretty good player to begin with, so it won’t matter.’

There was no way Queen Veronica would stop at just this.

They will continue to attempt to assassinate me until they know for sure that Princess Raini is dead.

The fact that she sent the knights of the kingdom to attempt the assassination was not a problem in itself, but the problem was something else. Because Queen Veronica had stirred up a fuss for no reason, the special constitution of Princess Raini had reached the ears of the demon tribe.

Her ability to live the rest of her life on good luck after suffering misfortune until the age of 20 was bound to be irritating to the demons, so they invade unprepared to kill Princess Raini before her unique magic can fully manifest.

In other words, Princess Raini’s ‘salvation event’ was to simultaneously deal with the Kingdom Knights approaching from the capital and the Demon Army approaching from the northern Demon Territory.

‘It’s tough… but still, this is the last event.’

Once I finish this, my involvement with the Academy, the warrior party, and the main characters will be over.

… In order to end on a high note, we must be sure to do it to the end.

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Two days have passed since we arrived at Princess Raini’s palace.

There wasn’t anything special about what I did for two days. I was Lydia’s errand boy, and Lydia took care of Laura and Neris, who had trouble moving.

In Laura’s case, her condition wasn’t too bad, so she greeted the other people in the warrior party once in a while, but the problem was Neris.

“Ahhh! Oh! Aaaah …

“Yes, Neris! Why are you suddenly like that?!”

“Okay, I made a mistake!! Please forgive me!! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!!”

“What did I do wrong?!”

“No, it’s not Mr. Thomas’s fault… . I, I’ll explain later… .”

Because Neris happened to run into Thomas in the hallway once and screamed so loudly that she called everyone in the villa.

She had suffered from extreme androphobia due to the events of the past few days, so naturally, Ethan, the warrior, and Thomas stopped entering the floor where Laura and Neris were staying.

And in the process… Princess Raini also had no choice but to naturally learn of what had happened to them while she was away.

“… … .”

Although there was no direct mention of what happened, it wasn’t hard to guess the reason, seeing as Neris seemed to be particularly afraid of men.

I wanted to keep it a secret until the very end if possible, but it was eventually revealed this way. Not only to Princess Raini, but also to the others waiting downstairs that day.

“Be careful next time, Thomas. Miss Neris, you seem to have been afraid of men from the beginning.”

“… If you were scared from the beginning, how could you have worked as a maid until now?”

“Huh? What do you mean? Then is there another reason?”

“… No, now that I think about it, Natalie, you’re right. I’ll be careful from now on. ”

…except for Natalie, who blurts out things like that without any sense.

Except for that one incident, everything else was just a normal day. The hero took charge of the cooking, I was in charge of managing the bathing order and running errands, and the night watch was done by the hero, me, and the three other maids, taking turns.

“Today’s menu is potato soup and French fries.”

“… Haa, potatoes again.”

“There’s nothing we can do, Miss Agnes. This is the only food left in the villa’s warehouse.”

Normally, Laura and Neris would have periodically gone to a nearby town to stock up on food supplies or gotten supplies from the garden and farm behind the villa, but unfortunately, they were unable to do either at the moment.

It is a dangerous time for us, Princess Raini’s party, to enter the village at this most unfortunate time, and the gardens and farms have been completely destroyed by the knights who invaded a few weeks before our arrival.

Most of the ingredients that were left in the pantry had either been eaten by the knights or had spoiled due to improper storage. The only things left were potatoes, which were unpopular and could be stored for a long time, so naturally, most of our meals were potato dishes for several days.

It’s a good thing the warrior has a recipe so he can make french fries without oil. If it weren’t for this, I and everyone else would have given up on eating long ago.

“Hold on a little longer, Agnes. In just one day, Princess Raini’s misfortune will be over.”

“… Can we go to the town restaurant after we’re done? I’m not dissatisfied with your cooking skills, but I don’t want to eat potatoes anymore.”

“There’s no need to go down to the village. If we can just return to the palace, Princess Raini will formally invite us to the Kingdom of Deprin. Isn’t that right, Princess Raini?”

“… … .”

-Nod, nod.

He was the type of person who never forgot the favors he received, so the hardships he was going through now would soon come back to him as help in the future.

-Crispy.

I continued eating a reluctant meal as I prepared for the final battle that would take place tonight.

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“Haa, haa… Release, this way!”

“Confirmed, Master Ethan!”

A large, black demon with two large horns on its head.

He fired three vision arrows in succession, taking advantage of the gap Ethan had created, and struck the guy in the right eye.

-Phew!

‘Ghhh!!’

Two of the three shots were blocked by the Minotaur’s nervously swinging arm, but one of them entered the creature’s eye, causing a groan of pain to escape from the mortally wounded creature.

-Crunch!

“Release, where to go next!”

“After the Minotaur, you must first kill the Cyclops over there! Be careful, it can attack with its eye beam!”

“Okay, I got it!”

Ethan nodded to my advice and approached the one-eyed giant, holding the sword he had used to cut off the Minotaur’s head. I also quickly followed behind him, holding the dagger tightly in my hand.

The third battle with the Knights of the Kingdom that appeared around evening time, and the attacks by the Demons that continued until midnight.

Unlike the nobles who could definitely be dealt with if they just kept their guard up, the Demon Army was definitely strong. Even for someone as strong as me and Ethan, it was difficult to deal with them unless two of us took charge of one.

Of course, if it were me and Ethan in the usual way, we could have fought each other one-on-one to some extent, but now we had to completely block out the variables. Princess Raini’s misfortune could have interfered with our battle regardless of her will.

Knowing that, I too am killing enemies one by one without leaving Ethan, and the warrior is also sticking close to Silena and killing enemies one by one and moving forward. The rest of the people are still dealing with the remaining knights on the other side, so they are not in a position to provide support.

“Aim for the ankles, Master Ethan! Big eyes don’t mean weakness!”

“Confirmed, release!”

Ethan, hearing my words, flies towards the Cyclops’ left ankle and swings his sword.

At the same time that the ankle of the relatively weak demon, despite its large body, was wounded, my magical chains were tied around its calves.

“Keuuuk?!”

While the man was unconscious from the pain, he tied the other end of the chain to the ankle of another Cyclops who was fighting the Gecko.

As the body of the guy who was looking elsewhere rose into the sky, the ankle of our Cyclops was severed, and the guy who was trying to jump up also had his ankle tied, so he was not able to exert as much propulsion as expected.

The two Cyclops fell to the battlefield along with the giant, as the windpipe of the one who showed an opening was cut off with a sharp blow.

“Haa, haaa… .”

“… Are you okay, Lilith?”

“Yes. I did use up a bit of magic power, but… I’m still okay.”

The magical power chain was strong enough to support the weight of two Cyclops, so the amount consumed was no joke. The attack just now had consumed almost half of the remaining magical power.

Still, it was enough to kill the most threatening enemy in this raid.

Even though these large giants weren’t the leaders of these guys, in the original, whether or not the salvation event was successful or failed depended on whether or not these guys could be stopped.

… just a few minutes until Princess Raini’s ‘birthday’.

In just a few minutes, ‘luck’ will be on our side.