Chapter 486 – Escape
I secretly tracked the Cyrus convoy from afar, unnoticed.
The convoy was made up of Terra religion priests.
The only paladin was Hestia.
Just having Hestia attached to something like Cyrus is too much.
As I expected, the convict convoy was not that fast.
Hestia was riding a war horse, but the rest of the priests were walking, so of course they couldn’t go fast.
There was a cart in the center of the moving priests. It seems to be a carriage for transporting criminals.
The flag, a symbol of Terraism, fluttered at the corner of the cart, and Cyrus’ face was not visible.
The prisoner convoy was a rectangular, enclosed space with a small window only at the top, and was structured so that the faces of the people inside could not be seen.
It seemed like a fairly relaxed atmosphere for escorting a criminal, but it was natural since it was escorting a lowly guy like Cyrus.
The boring chase has begun.
It felt like it was fun to jump up to this point.
It was a bit annoying to have to do this boring thing because of Cyrus, but I couldn’t go back after coming this far.
As the day fell, we settled down on one side of the convoy and prepared for camping.
I took a seat on high ground with a clear view of the convoy and watched them.
I didn’t know I would do something to help Cyrus escape, but… It was something I could take on if I could get a 5th circle beautiful wizard named Biancar as my woman.
As I pass the time in a daze in the dark, my conversation with Bianca comes to mind.
“Are you going to help Cyrus escape alone?”
“Yeah. You know that if Cyrus escapes, suspicion will turn to you, right?
It’s not just Bianca.
In that case, I, who had a close relationship with her, was no longer her safety.
“Yes…”
“I plan to eliminate that possibility.”
“How…”
“We’re going to accuse them of being the warlocks who let Cyrus escape. That way, we can avoid suspicion on us.”
“… A warlock?”
I am shocked to hear that Bianca is a warlock.
To be exact, they are demons.
It was too shocking for her to handle, so she said it smoothly.
And that is…
“It’s a way to make sure we’re no longer suspects.”
“That’s it… But…”
“Without this condition, I can’t let Cyrus escape. If a warlock lets Cyrus escape, your son’s guilt will be even more severe. Do you still think about rescuing Cyrus?”
The reason for imposing such conditions on Bianca was not simply to clear the charges.
The problem was that Hestia was in charge of Cyrus’ convoy.
If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have made this choice.
No matter how much I can use the power of thought.
It was difficult to deal with Hestia, who had been upgraded once, without using magical power with this avatar.
In the end, Bianca accepted my conditions.
Why did Bianca make such an unreasonable request?
As she said, is it true motherly love?
Or… A trap?
… If you wanted to trap me, now was the right time.
What if Bianca informed Hestia that I was trying to save her Cyrus?
It looks like it could be a pretty big mess for me.
But what benefit will she gain by doing so?
None.
Even if I get caught by Hestia, Bianca’s power won’t come back.
If I had to find a reason, it would be a little revenge on me?
Bianca didn’t seem like the kind of woman who would ask such a dangerous request for such a trivial reason.
Even as I was thinking about this and that, time passed, and the night became deeper.
After a moderate dinner, the guards wrap themselves in blankets one by one and go to sleep.
Hestia seemed to be sleeping in a separate tent or something. When she gets to her level and her status, she doesn’t stay on guard.
That’s good news for me.
I soon felt that it was time, so I took out the mask from my pocket and put it on her face.
It was a black mask with narrow eyes and an eerie smile.
This mask, which appealed to everyone that he was a suspicious person, was an artifact made by Bianca that covered not only the face but also the voice.
I approached the Cyrus convoy’s campsite without Hestia noticing… Using her intention to erase any signs of the surroundings.
The night was dark without any city lights.
But that wasn’t an obstacle for me.
Priests were seen keeping watch.
Their guard was not strict, and there was no tension.
It could have been because I didn’t think there would be a human who would interfere with Terraism.
There was a small bonfire burning at the campsite, but it was difficult to light up the entire surroundings.
Rather, the small bonfire made dark places look darker.
He secretly approached the priest who was on watch near the cart where Cyrus was imprisoned. And then I put a rear naked choke on him.
“Big… Big!”
As my forearm and biceps muscles tightened around his neck and blood flow to his head was cut off, the priest instantly lost consciousness.
It only made me faint.
Just because you let someone like Cyrus escape, you can’t take away the lives of the intact Terran priests.
Then I felt sorry to see Judith and Hestia’s faces.
He quietly laid the priest on the floor and quietly stunned the next target in the same manner.
The cart in which Cyrus was imprisoned was also locked with a padlock.
I cut the lock with a dagger with a bit of force.
Cyrus was seen sleeping inside the carriage.
Cyrus’ face was haggard.
Just before Ramona ascended to her lordship, she fell into the abyss and became a sinner, so it seems that she suffered greatly.
But that doesn’t mean I’m pitiful.
I had no sympathy for the guy who tried to assassinate me.
I covered Cyrus’ mouth and woke him up.
Then the guy gets startled and wakes up in a fit.
I put my index finger to my lips and gestured for Cyrus to be quiet, who was surprised to see me.
As if he wasn’t completely oblivious, he soon rolled his eyes and calmed down his trembling body.
When I gestured for him to leave, Cyrus’ eyes were full of joy.
This idiot doesn’t even know that his troubles are just beginning.
I quietly left the camp with Cyrus and headed north.
After walking in the forest for a while, I heard Cyrus panting behind me.
The guy walked for a while, showing off his poor stamina.
“Whoa, who are you? Uh, did your mother send you?”
Cyrus, who felt that something had happened at the Terra Church camp, could no longer bear it and opened his mouth.
I ignored it and handed Cyrus a small, round artifact with a magic symbol engraved on it.
“Take this and head north.”
“What is this?”
It was an artifact that Bianca asked Cyrus to hand over.
“Yes, life.”
“Mo, life?”
“This is the end of my work. Take it and head north. You’d better not rest just because it’s hard.”
“Are you saying I should go alone?”
“Okay.”
Cyrus hesitates, wondering if he’s scared to walk in the forest alone.
Unlike Earth, Panthera had a fairly narrow range of human life.
Unless it was a city or village, most of it was forest, and of course it was dangerous in the forest where monsters and wild animals lived.
“The Paladin will come soon. If you want to fight with me, I won’t stop you.”
“Hi!”
Cyrus was startled by my words and disappeared into the forest.
If you’re unlucky, you might run into a monster and become food, but don’t worry.
It wasn’t something I had to worry about.
Bianca asked him to rescue Cyrus and send him north.
He didn’t mention any specific place name, he just told them to send it to the north.
I wonder if she has prepared something special for Cyrus.
Perhaps the artifact I gave to Cyrus also has a special function.
Whether Cyrus is caught by the Terra Cult or not… He will have a difficult life.
Not long after sending Cyrus away, a wave of eerie power passed by.
Hestia seemed to be looking for Cyrus by spreading her energy. It seemed like the Terran priests I had knocked out had woken up and realized that Cyrus had escaped.
The aura she gave out contained an eerie anger.
He seemed very angry.
I could understand how she felt, since she probably didn’t know that a bastard like Cyrus would drink water.
Perhaps he sensed me through the current wave?
It seemed like Hestia would arrive soon.
I also have to prepare soon.
The reason I bother to stop Hestia instead of running away is not for the sake of Cyrus, but because I need to make sure that no one can suspect me and Bianca.
In order to do so, it was important to impress on Hestia the existence that helped Cyrus escape.
I broke the seal of magical power.
I felt a faint sense of elation from the magic that swept through my avatar.
My senses caught the sight of a being radiating enormous energy approaching at high speed.
And Hestia flew in from somewhere and fell in front of me.
Her eyes, which had raised her magical power, were shining with a soft golden light.
“You…?”
When Hestia saw me, her eyes were filled with astonishment.
It’s not because they recognize me wearing a mask.
It’s because of the energy flowing from my body.
“Demon!!”
