Chapter 1155 – Ep.1153 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
“Therefore…”
I knelt under the bed and calmed down the situation by gently stroking Nuit’s slightly matted hair as she put her head where my arms were resting.
“I heard that Nuit stabbed me because I told her to, but I didn’t think Ardel and Lihina would leave her alone, so I punched her?”
“Yes.”
I calmly nodded her head, and she did not fault my judgment because I was somewhat positive about this part.
“… The problem is, did Ardel and Rihina drag Nuit away even though she was hit once?”
“Yes.”
“Somehow… “When I opened my eyes yesterday, I thought I couldn’t see the three of us.”
I lightly patted Nuit’s head, which I was stroking, and said.
“Stop crying because my head hurts.”
“Hmm, yes…”
Nuit answered with a slightly leaky pronunciation and pursed her lips.
“Well, what is it? First, take off the bandage.”
First, I felt the need to check the condition of Nuit’s face to see how badly she had been beaten and that she was even wearing bandages. Considering what Nuit has done so far, it is true that she doesn’t even care if her entire body, not just her face, is completely destroyed, but what needs to be pointed out here is that that body is not Nuit’s own, but that of Le Pinel, her first princess. The problem was that
Slurp.
Nuit carefully lifted her body and removed the bandage covering her face, except for her left eye. As her pure white bandage flowed down, the man’s face, which had been covered, finally came into view.
“Wow, it’s almost doubled.”
“…”
Of course, she exaggerated a little, but Nuit’s face with her bandages removed was not enough to make her tremble even with her empty words.
Her right eye had a large, bluish bruise on it, as if it had been damaged in the future, and her lips and both cheeks were swollen, like someone who had neglected cavities for a year, and she made sure to take a bun. It looked like it was pasted.
“Oh, try it.”
“Ah…”
Nuit slightly opened her mouth without letting the crusts fall out, and I used her fire whip to take a closer look inside.
“How can the teeth be still intact when it looks like this?”
“Because you both know that it’s about that much.”
Gienna answered calmly, and I blinked for a moment and then lay down comfortably on the bed again.
“How is it that you are not dead?”
“… Yes.”
As if it wasn’t the reaction she was expecting, Nuit lowered her head in despair. I watched him for a moment and then touched the fallen bandage with my finger.
“I will give you two separate attention. Geena? If you have any herbs, apply some. If you don’t like it, just give it to you to apply it yourself.”
“I understand.”
“Did you hear?”
“…”
Nuit nodded and picked up the bandage again.
“So, what about Ardel and Rihina?”
“He is calling.”
When I asked about the whereabouts of the two, Gienna stepped aside and looked at the slightly open door.
Squeak.
Then the door moved gently, and Ardel and Rihina secretly revealed their faces.
Their facial expressions were the same as I usually know, but judging from the way they avoided eye contact, it seemed like they were aware that they had gone a little too far.
“Nuit. “Go over there and apply some medicine.”
“Yes…”
Nuit squirmed and stepped away, and I patted the bed with her hand, glancing at Ardel and Lihina. Then, the two who had been avoiding eye contact glanced in this direction and moved from where they had stopped at an awkward distance to the side of the bed.
“It’s hard to look up.”
“”…””
When I said a word, the two of them went from where they had been standing without saying anything to just a moment ago, and followed Nuit and knelt down on her knees to make eye level with me.
“I know that they both did it because they were worried about me, but I feel a little uncomfortable as the person who entrusted the job to Nuit, who brought it to that point even though I knew the whole situation.”
“… “I’m sorry.”
“I am reflecting.”
Naturally, there was no sincerity in their voices at all. Just because I was displeased, I had a strong feeling that even though he had something to say, he just reluctantly apologized to suit my mood.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
I also didn’t want to offend the two of them over something like this. Even if it’s just this much, if something similar happens in the future, the two of you will be careful.
“I’ll think about it when my physical condition gets better.”
Upright──!!
The moment the word ‘punishment’ was uttered, Ardel and Rihina’s long, pointed ears perked up.
If I were to say that I would just think about it and put it into action only after this incident was resolved, what kind of expression would the two of them make?
‘… There doesn’t seem to be anything good to say now, so it might be better to hold on.’
As for Nuit’s matter, fortunately, the sticky bond I had with Ardella was easily covered up, so I didn’t have any intention of scratching it and making a mess.
“Is today the second day since I fainted?”
“Okay.”
Ardel, whose pricked ears slightly lowered again, answered.
“I don’t know if I can afford it, but I’m sure I’ve heard the situation from Nuit, but I’ll tell you one more time.”
I don’t want to be dragged between gods and transcendents who are trying to kill each other.
“I thought that if I looked at the situation and acted as passively as possible, at least there would be no harm to you. But Ardel… And then I realized that Ardella had been kidnapped. Even if I don’t actively intervene, those two are trying to take advantage of me and the surrounding situation in some way.”
The alliance already knows that each side is trying to stab the other. But at least I believed that if I kept the line, the other side would also stick to the line I drew first.
“If you’re going to use this place anyway, I’m going to try to be a little more proactive now.”
“… “If I’m just two more active, I’ll be on the verge of death.”
“It was necessary.”
I caressed Ardel’s cheek, trying hard to suppress the pain of the throbbing wound. Ardel, who was glaring at me, lowered his ears and gently rubbed his cheek against my palm.
“You know the plan, but you don’t have to do anything right now.”
The point of this plan was to inform the Alliance and Ravel of my death, so there is nothing they can do.
“If either the Alliance or the adventurers following Ravel catch that damn Damon, they won’t be able to deny that I’m in big trouble, at least even if they don’t completely believe in my death.”
For that purpose, the guy who was intentionally wearing a toy that didn’t even look like a pepper was stabbed by Nuit in front of his eyes.
If Lafitera isn’t an idiot, then of course he won’t believe anything Damon says, and will definitely resort to brainwashing or other tricks to forcibly retrieve his memories.
If I do that, what Lafitera will see will be me lying on the floor with a knife stuck in her back near her heart.
And the pure white shirt was stained with blood oozing out.
If another woman had done something like that, Lafitera might have been suspicious. But what if Nuit, who was damaged in her godhood and stripped of most of her divinity, was the culprit who did what she did?
It would be enough to think that she did this impulsively because she lost her mind and was shocked by the fact that she could no longer go back to the way she was, as she had suffered damage to her divinity that she had built up all her life.
On the other hand, even if he is caught by Ravel and his party before contacting the Alliance, it won’t be a big problem.
I sent him the handle of a dagger soaked in my blood, so if even one member of Ravel’s group smells it, I can guarantee that regardless of whether it’s true or not, someone will definitely come here and check the facts for themselves. It will.
“So from now on, you must act as if I am dead.”
“… What does that mean?”
Ardel, who was gently rubbing her cheek against my hand and happily flapping her ears, raised her head and glared at me.
“That’s literally it. I will be entering the Mimic from now on, and you will need to postpone my death for at least four days.”
This was a necessary action in case someone from Ravel’s group secretly infiltrated, not the alliance.
“If Ravel and his party find out about me, there is a high probability that Siran will come here.”
“… It’s because of the blood.”
“Yes.”
Among the blood sharks, or more precisely, the blood of this species that Siran consumed, there is blood that has the ability to heal wounds. And in the past, I had experience soaking Siran’s blood to heal his wounds and at the same time making Siran a mess by making my body hot.
“Siran has a sign. No, not only to Siran but also to Ravel…”
The presence or absence of a mark was actually not very important. In this place… Everyone except Nuit had the mark, so hiding was possible.
The problem is that even if it is possible to deal with hiding, the skill gap between Ravel and the others present here is at an absurd level.
The elves everywhere are of no help at all due to their hiding, so if Siran and Ravel decide to hide here, there is no way for us to find them.
So, the only way to reveal the two people who visited this place was to make them appear there in person.
“Of course, this is not a request.”
“”…””
In addition to the facial expressions of Ardel and Rihina, Ardella, who was lying right next to me, held my hand tightly under the blanket.
“So, where is Mimic?”
Naturally, Mimic, who was expected to be held in someone’s arms, was nowhere to be seen even though everyone was gathered.
Bleep… ?
“… ?”
And I immediately blinked at the trivial sound of a chick coming from my bedside.
Rattling.
For a moment, I blinked, and the pillow shook, and the pillow that felt a little high fell down.
Beep?
Mimic came up to her bedside and opened her muzzle as if she was looking for me.
“… “You were sleeping?”
Bpii~
He rattled his body and slapped the leather on my forehead! And uploaded it.
“Okay.”
I said, moving his stiff arm and stroking the thing on his forehead.
“Then three days… Please take it out then.”
“”…””
They didn’t answer. Just quietly looking at me.
‘It’s not me who wants to go in…’
To be honest, I doubted whether I could last three days in there, but as I said with my own mouth, this was a necessary action, so I asked Mimic once again.
“Dad, please swallow it. Listen carefully to what moms say.”
