Chapter 145 – Episode 144. Being Stupid Makes You Sick
What the hell was that
Why was the headlight visible?
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t come up with a sharp answer.
Why did the headlights appear without any context and without a front and back,
Why were those headlights coming straight for me?
“Are you going to flirt, you?”
“Oh, no… It’s not like that… “
Whether Asti had such thoughts or not, Astrid had no way of knowing that, so she was contemplating what to do with Akhemilla in front of her to get her to confess.
According to Veracien’s testimony, it was also Akemilla who gave away the wagon so that Astain and Veracien could head north, she said.
Not only that, she said that it was Akemilla who had saved all the materials and things that Astain needed.
Akemilla is the daughter of the Yu Raid Merchant, so her wealth is overwhelming.
Of course, even though she was not a big fan of the imperial family, the imperial family was not a target for comparison in the first place, so the place with the most wealth in this country was probably the top of the U-Raid.
Why did Akemilla, the daughter of such a place, hold her hand with Astein?
Of course, there is no evidence that she cooperated with Astain, but she should be able to secure such a thing.
“So tell me. Why did you prepare the carriage to the north, and did you allow the traitor named Astain to head north? I mean, explain it in a way that makes sense.”
From this point on, Astrid had to make good judgment.
It is safe to say that the entire Einthofen area was the area that the Ureid Merchant Corps was taking.
Based on the distribution industry, the power of the Urade upper house cannot be said to be small in enabling smooth commercial activities in every corner of Einhafen.
If it was possible to treat a young lady in such a place carelessly, it wasn’t like that.
If he made a mistake and the upper ranks of Ureid had even a crush on the imperial family.
There’s no way that would be the case, but if the Ureid Merchants had a bad heart, Eindhafen would get pretty tired.
That’s why Astrid is saying good things to Akhemilla right now.
If it weren’t for that, by now Akemilla would be…
【Is it okay to trust Berashien’s words in the first place?】
No matter how much he thought about it, Asti asked Astrid, putting aside her worries about the headlights, which didn’t come out with an answer.
After all, Veracien is likely to be an ally, based on his actions so far—
Aren’t they demons?
‘You can believe it. At least on this part Verathien didn’t lie.’
【How can you be sure of that?】
‘Akemilla can’t look me in the eye.’
Astrid is evidence, but she believed in her own strength more.
At least in this situation, the fact that Akhemilla can’t bear to look at Astrid head-on is the same as saying that Akhemilla is being stabbed.
“Verasien, is there a single lie in what you said to me?”
Chimi didn’t even hide her annoyance at Akemilla, Astrid glanced at Vera Shien.
Vera Shien also received her gaze directly, but her smiley face remained the same.
“I didn’t mix a single lie. Akemilla provided her wagon, so Astein and I were able to make our way to the North in comfort.”
“I say so. Cadet Akemilla, why don’t she confess soon?”
Akemilla’s face was white.
At first, I thought it was fortunate that Astrid and Veracien came alone.
I thought it was a relief that she wasn’t Violet, the immovable proof.
Astrid asked why she provided the carriage.
Only then did Akemilla remember that she had provided the wagon.
To be honest, I had even forgotten about that fact.
She said, “You are asking why she provided a carriage. Speaking of Astain, he is a traitor to the world who plotted the collapse of this academy and the death of the knights who will become the national power of Einhafen, including His Highness the Crown Prince. Don’t you see what a huge mistake Cadet Akhemilla made in cooperating with it?”
Astrid deliberately used the word mistake.
Let Akemilla cling to it.
That it was a mistake, a mistake
In any case, since it is one of the four pillars that hold up Einhafen, it was only right to avoid getting involved in rebellion as much as possible.
Of course, Astrid wouldn’t make that judgment, but it would be nice to throw at least one lifeline.
And as she thought, Akemilla’s eyes twinkled at the word mistake.
“Poem, mistake. Yes, a mistake… It was a mistake! That, so As, that, that traitor… I didn’t know that I was a traitor! Anyway, I have to go to the north… A carriage, yes! Between cadets… Are you… It’s just that I lent you a carriage… !”
While Akhemilla stuttered her words with her white face, Vera Shien looked at Akhemilla like that.
Akemilla.
Akemilla Ureid.
There was no problem at all in figuring out what the demon Berashien and Akhemilla were really thinking.
But even so, I couldn’t understand why she acted like that.
If you ask if she ever seduced Leopold, she doesn’t.
She said yes, she acted smart, she wasn’t
Astain had never really succeeded in a plan he had set up for himself, but he couldn’t understand what the hell he was looking at and following him.
The result is this.
Isn’t that like digging my own grave?
“Astrid, stop it.”
“Stay still, Berathien. Thanks for reporting, but this is a problem we need to address.”
“There is no point in asking further questions here. In the first place, even Akemilla said he needed us, so he said all he borrowed was for us.”
Of course, Astrid wasn’t going to go this far.
Combining various circumstances, it was a very clear fact that Akhemilla cooperated with Astein, and it was absolutely impossible to ignore it without a valid reason.
“And, since Akhemilla won’t be able to escape from here anyway. Wouldn’t it be nice to think that she’ll keep it in debt until there’s more convincing evidence?”
Berathien whispered in Astrid’s ear.
The fact that she created a debt is also a good story.
It’s because Arkemilla’s a bit stupid, she said, and she didn’t try to help here either, but because she was a friend, because her friend seemed to be in trouble.
“… Hmm.”
Astrid agreed with him on that point, so he shut his mouth.
*
New luck plays a role in making you bizarrely lucky in trying to do something.
In other words, it only brings good luck to the owner, but it also means that it does not do anything for itself.
It was a rather dark night now.
Inside the converted prison, Astein pretends to sleep, then slowly opens her eyes.
Blinking for a moment until her eyes got used to the darkness, Astain slowly writhed.
I constantly put my main effort into the sealing mouth that sealed my mouth so that I could not cast a spell, and now I should be able to break the sealing mouth with just a little more.
Then, slowly, he started munching his hands that were tied behind his back.
As I twitched and moved my fingers, a strand of rope touched one of my fingers.
Slowly grab the strand of the string and pull it.
Pull, pull…
Freedom returns to your hands with the feeling of finally untying the knot.
Now that freedom has returned to his hands, all he has to do is break the seal.
But the guard guarding the front of this prison is the problem.
If the seal is broken, the spell can be cast, but it is unknown whether it will be faster to cast the spell or the jailer to come into the prison and subdue him.
That’s why I couldn’t be hasty.
And then it was.
– Kung!
There was the sound of something heavy falling from the back of the prison.
That wind drew the guard’s nerves to that spot, and the guard looked at Astein carefully before leaving his seat to look around the place where the sound came from.
‘Shinwoon is Shinwoon.’
Astain felt grateful for the first time since absorbing Shinwoon, one of the blessings she had gathered.
While the jailer is away.
Between them is enough.
As soon as he pushed his main force and the bong population was cut off, Astain, who found freedom, also untied the ropes that bound his feet with both hands.
When it comes to ropes used to tie prisoners, they are supposed to use ropes that have undergone some sort of magical process called unraveling knots, but in the current situation, it can be said that it was not possible thanks to Shinwoon.
Untying even the ropes that bound his feet, Astain let out a long, but low sigh.
It’s been hard being tied down all day—
However, it was time to go back.
Making small handshakes, Astain cast a spell.
The return department that has designated a place to return to.
The return book was attached to the inn room, so if you can make a hand sign, you can go back right away.
And as soon as the spell ended, Astain’s figure disappeared from inside the prison.
She returned, but the place that greeted Astain was not a comfortable inn room.
Upon returning, there is a stinky, stinking pile of garbage all around.
“This… What… ?”
Astein’s clothes were already soaked with filthy water from her trash heap, and she soon began to emit the same stench.
After barely coming to his senses, he climbed through the garbage and looked around, seeing a wide expanse of—
It was such a place, like a garbage dump.
“… Pestilence.”
It seemed that new luck did not guarantee this kind of luck.
Astein gnashed his teeth as he roughly removed a piece of unidentifiable trash from the corner of her mouth and threw it on the floor.
