Chapter 151 – Episode 150. I’ll Go Now, Just Tell Me (3)
The atmosphere in the wagon quickly became awkward.
Neither Asti nor Astrid had any idea that Leopold had such an active personality.
In fact, even though we were engaged, the time we spent together was not that long.
Most of all, it was because they were busy growling at each other, so there was nothing that made them bond.
‘Do you want to change the bar?’
【I refuse. Please don’t try to leave this awkward atmosphere on me.]
It was only at times like this that Astrid was unnecessarily quick-witted.
Now that Leopold is actively daring, Asti, who has to accept this, is extremely embarrassed.
“You have to do everything you haven’t been able to do before.”
“I didn’t… “
If you’re going to say something like that, I’d like you to let go of my hand.
Leopold held onto Astrid’s hand.
The way her eyes looked at her profoundly was so gentle and soft that Asti couldn’t even dare to look at them.
“Am I not right? In the meantime, how many things have we not done together?”
“Anyway, if you get married, you’ll do everything… “
Asti couldn’t bear to look at Leopold’s face.
He didn’t even remove her hand.
She left her hand to Leopold, who was kneading it like a rice cake, while Asti thought that her face must have turned red.
“Asti, think carefully. The act of affection between couples after marriage and the act of affection between lovers before marriage, whether these two are the same. It could never be the same.”
【Isn’t that convincing?!】
Even without Astrid’s words, Asti thought it was quite plausible.
Even after you get married and become a couple, you can do any number of acts of love,
After passing the notice of marriage, which can be said to be a kind of first gateway.
Are acts of affection in such a state the same as acts of affection in a state of lovers—
If you do, it won’t.
“It is like that. It looks like you understand.”
“Ugh, yes. Understanding… I did… “
“Yes, then there is no problem. Yes?”
“I see… “
Although it is.
But it feels like something is being cheated on.
*
“So how do you find out where it went?”
“What is that? Ruler… Let’s see.”
Emily closed her eyes as if it was no big deal at Violet’s question.
Coincidentally, her familiar is a bird.
It was not difficult to ask her birds for directions, where Astain had come from, and where she was headed.
Even when Leopold was looking for Astrid, she was helped by her familiar, but now she has to use her familiar to find Astein.
“That… Really, if I offered Astain’s head, would I be forgiven?”
Akemilla looked like she was not confident.
She hadn’t even thought that her work would grow to this extent.
Even when Astain approached her,
She had said that she would let Leopold look at her if she would help her with her work.
She wasn’t really a big help, and she said that she could cooperate with her financially.
I don’t know anything else, but when it comes to money, there is no other person who is as free as Akemilla.
Because of this, she didn’t worry too much either, and she didn’t hesitate to say that she could bring out the best efficiency, as her father always said, with the least amount of investment, and she made a promise. .
In reality, Astain didn’t ask for anything too big.
I used to ask for things like animal blood, consecrated religious symbols, raw meat, etc., With absolutely no consistency.
Of course, there was a question as to where the hell they were going to use it, but when I asked about it, Astain only gave his signature smirk and didn’t answer.
“Yeah, sure. You didn’t know that I was a traitor and you helped me, right? Besides, given that you made up for your mistakes with your own hands, His Majesty is sure to overlook your sins for once.”
Is it really so?
Akemilla was not confident.
But when Violet said this confidently, I had no choice but to believe it.
“Tsk… “
But even with such a Violet right next to me, I couldn’t get used to this giant’s eyes glaring at me.
“Well, since Miss Violet asks for help, she has no choice but to do so, but know that she has no good feelings for you.”
Ashley’s harsh words made Akemilla’s throat crawl like a turtle.
It’s incredibly large, and it’s frowning, so the sense of intimidation is great.
Violet and Ashley, Emily and Akemilla.
Now, a few hours have passed since the four-member chase team secretly escaped.
Emily, who had closed her eyes for a while and asked her familiars whereabouts of Astein, suddenly opened her eyes.
“That way. It’s north They say they even saw them go to the garbage dump and then move north. Guess I’ll have to keep checking as I go… Huh? What’s the mood like?”
Emily, who had been concentrating on interacting with her familiar with her eyes closed, couldn’t hear Ashley’s words, and this sudden change of atmosphere was strange.
Ashley was glaring at Akemilla, and Akhemilla was downcast, unable to bear looking at Ashley, with her gaze downcast.
“No, nothing. Lord Ashley, don’t be too hard on yourself. Akemilla doesn’t even know that, right?”
Violet smiled brightly and walked over to Ashley, hugging his arm without hesitation.
The voluptuous breasts looked as if Ashley’s arm was sandwiched between them.
As if he couldn’t bear to ignore the feel of Ashley’s thick forearm, which was buried in a mass of flesh that boasted a sense of weight, Ashley’s gaze automatically turned to Violet’s chest.
“That, Bar, Miss Violet. Wave, arm… “
“Ah, that’s not important right now, is it? Akemilla. Will you cooperate as much as you can?”
Akemilla, who had been unable to even raise her head with her gaze down, raised her head abruptly at Violet’s sudden words.
Violet’s words were, in a way, a lifeline.
“Oh, yes. Yes, we must cooperate! Huh!”
“Okay, then shall we go?”
“Why did you go to the garbage dump?”
“That’s it, I don’t know.”
“I don’t know why it’s a garbage dump.”
Even when Violet asked Emily, Emily didn’t know either.
I only saw the familiar, and I don’t know the specific reason.
“So you headed north?”
“Huh. Which… What did he say, that… She’s the girl elf, he There is an elf who is very talkative about her.”
“Are you talking about Eranya sister?”
“Ah, that was her name. It looks like he and the nun are also staying nearby.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. I heard that Haran and Astrid said that she had gone right north, and Sister Eranya and Sister were staying at an inn near her.”
“Hmm… “
Violet was lost in thought.
There, I couldn’t figure out why the party was divided into two.
Astrid is overwhelming in terms of powerlessness, but unfortunately, her head rotation isn’t so, so to compensate for that, it’s clear that four of them move at the same time in terms of efficiency.
“Let’s go there first.”
“A garbage dump?”
“What are you going to do there? That’s where Erana-nee and Veracien are staying.”
“Hmm. I don’t know what I’m going to do by stopping by, but is there a need for that?”
She thought there was no need for that for Emily.
It wasn’t that difficult to chase Astain’s traces through familiars.
Of course, there’s no guarantee that it will be seamless, but it’s much better than a zero-start chase.
The only way to finish this job in the shortest time is to chase it so quickly and catch and kill Astain, so I don’t see why they would stop there.
“We’re not the only ones who think that way. Not only us, but everyone thinks that the wisest thing to do is to quickly catch Astain and kill him. But if you split the party into two, there must be a reason. It would be good to find out.”
“I don’t think that’s really necessary… Well, it doesn’t matter. Did you do that?”
Anyway, speaking of time attack, this one has an overwhelming advantage.
It is also true that Emily, who could at least be able to pursue people more precisely than Leopold, had the advantage over Leopold, who would have mobilized her powers to find Astain, so it wouldn’t be a problem if she wasted a few hours listening to the story.
The carriage turned slightly and headed for the outskirts of the city.
*
“Your Highness, isn’t it time to spend leisurely like this?”
“But what else do you mean by hurry? Wouldn’t it be essential to stay overnight to review the data on Astein?”
Seeing Leopold smirking, Astrid was stunned.
How on earth did Prince Leopold, who was as cold as ice and unfeeling, come to be like this?
“Astrid, don’t you like it? Do you really hate spending the night with me?”
“… Doesn’t that mean it, Your Highness?”
“Then what does it mean? You’d better spend the night with me too, that’s what you mean, right?”
Strictly speaking, that makes sense.
It also means that something else is more urgent.
“Catching Astain is only a matter of time anyway. Astrid, since you’re here and I’m chasing you, it’s easy to catch Astain as long as you know where he is. So… “
Leopold squeezed Astrid’s hand tightly again.
“Would you like to spend some time with me, young lady?”
Having said that, I can’t deny it.
Shamefully, really.
“… Gladly.”
Yeah, really mean
