Chapter 209 – Escape Route
I opened my eyes, frowning at the sunlight penetrating between my eyelids.
“Here…”
This is the basement that Margaret entered yesterday.
I think I closed my eyes for a moment and then woke up, but it seems I fell asleep.
Sitting in a chair, probably because of my sleep, I looked around.
They didn’t show it, but they all seemed to be tired, and they were all asleep on the sofa, leaning on each other.
“Ugh… I’m suffocating…”
While listening to Dorothea cuddled in Camilla’s chest and talking in her sleep with a distressed expression, I covered myself with a blanket and approached the only window in this semi-basement.
“#@!@#$%”
Even though it is early in the morning, soldiers from the police force are running around busily in the alley.
I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but he seemed to be knocking on door after door, looking for someone.
And there was a high probability that someone was us who ran away from the inn last night.
‘I think it’s only a matter of time before we get caught.’
Beyond the interrogation investigation, if you go into the house investigation, the fact that we are hiding here will soon be revealed.
‘If I have to, I have no choice but to escape by force.’
It was crazy to come as an envoy to a foreign country and cause a fight, but since the other side had already drawn the sword first, there was no need to hesitate.
You just have to be careful not to get caught up in civilians.
After checking the situation outside, I fell from the window and looked around the basement to see if there was anything to eat.
“Oh, it’s chocolate.”
And I found a pile of chocolates in a box in the corner of the basement.
I was craving something sweet, but it turned out well.
Bass Rock! Bass Rock!
Peel off the paper covering the outer part of the chocolate and take a big bite.
The sugar content was quite high, so the rich sweetness spread in my mouth.
I sat down on my chair, chewing on chocolate, and decided to meditate to pass the time from when I opened my eyes until the invisible Margaret and Glinda returned.
Rattle!
However, it seems that the two of them can’t be nobles either.
Just before I closed my eyes, two people came into the basement holding a paper bag full of bread, vegetables, and fruits in their arms.
“Female.”
“Are you awake?”
When I raised my hand to greet her, Glinda bowed her head slightly to accept her greeting.
“Where are you going?”
Then Glinda answered as she set her shopping items down on the table.
“I came to meet the collaborator I mentioned yesterday. I had to hurry to meet the soldiers before they left for work. And while I was there, I bought some food for you guys to eat.”
Glinda said so and threw an apple at me.
“Five.”
Just like Elven Wood, which is famous for its delicious fruits, it is a bright red ripe apple.
Taking a big bite of an apple with a shiny surface like a ruby, I was amazed at the rich juice.
The two of them quickly prepare breakfast while eating an apple as if they were hiding their eyes.
Looking sideways, there was no meat at all, but bread, cereal, and fruit were the mainstays.
‘Well, I ate a lot of meat yesterday, so it’s okay.’
After checking the breakfast menu like that, I decided to wake up the others who were still sleeping.
“Eh… What is it?”
“It’s time to eat.”
Perhaps it was because I wasn’t awake yet, I sent Dorothea, who was whining like a baby, to the table, and then woke up Camilla and Sophia in succession.
And finally, I was about to wake up Master, but as soon as I approached, Master opened his eyes and said,
“I’m not sleeping.”
Fuck! It’s a surprise!
I swallowed the nutmeg that almost jumped out of my throat and told Master, who calmly got up from the sofa, to eat.
Then Master said yes and straightened his disheveled hair.
***
Breakfast was served in a quiet atmosphere.
“So, did you go well?”
“Yes. Fortunately, they recognized my face. They said they were willing to cooperate, so this afternoon we decided to hide in a wagon that was being taken out of the castle and get out.”
“Is the head of the security guard at the West Gate trustworthy?”
Glinda nodded her head in response to my question.
“Unless I’m mistaken about people. Even Margaret’s mother, who cannot move fast enough, he agreed to hide for a while in his lodgings, so only we returned.”
“Good idea.”
So, have all of the factors that could have hindered this been resolved?
While we had breakfast, we discussed how to safely get to the security guard’s post at the west gate through the heavy security.
It’s an area on the opposite side of the current commercial district, so it’s quite a long way there, but according to the testimony of the two, the soldiers seem to be walking around with lights on to find us.
“They checked passes through random inspections in various areas of the outer city. Not only that, but they also conduct house investigations.
Well, it’s not an assassination, it’s not an ambush, if I were the person who ordered this, I’d be impatient in many ways.
Maybe he made a judgment that there was a traitor in this.
“But it’s safe here, right? They say they’re in the middle of a house search outside.”
“That’s fine. I’ve cast a deterrence spell on it. A normal person won’t find the entrance to this crypt, nor will they find it.”
After hearing Glinda’s words, Master suddenly intervened in the conversation.
“Oh, I’m quite curious about the principle of cognition-damping magic.”
“It’s simpler than you think. You just need to add a few conditions to the illusionary magic.”
“If it’s fantasy magic, which school are you talking about?”
A story of going well and then suddenly falling into Samcheonpo.
Maybe it’s because both of them are people who have formed families in the field of magic, so they get along better than expected in this area.
But it was clear that this would never end, so I hurriedly intervened between the two of them.
“Wait, wait. You two?”
“Yes?”
“What?”
“It’s nice to chat with each other, but why don’t we talk after we’ve finished talking?”
Then, as if belatedly realizing that they were in a meeting, Glinda cleared her throat and was ashamed.
“I’m sorry. It’s been a while since I’ve met someone I can talk to so well.”
“Chit, in the past, the guy who couldn’t even step on my shadow has grown up a lot.”
“When was that story?”
When I let out a deep sigh and mumbled, Master retorted, “If you twist it, you’re a teacher.”
“So what time are you planning to start moving?”
Then Glinda looked at the clock hanging on the basement wall.
The current time is 10 AM.
I don’t know what time the wagon will start moving this afternoon, but I don’t think it was given that much time.
But, as if mocking my expectations, Glinda said, “Oh my god,” Elegantly surprised.
“What about this? I told you to come by 1:00 PM, but it’s already 10:00.”
No s-
***
Rattle!
“Let’s go.”
With only three hours left until the time Glinda promised, we had no choice but to pack up and leave.
However, if they continued to walk like this, it was obvious that they would be caught by the patrolling security forces before they could walk a few steps and sent to prison, so they borrowed the help of Margaret, a former assassin, and each dressed up as a prisoner.
“…Fuck.”
For now, Dorothea, disguised as a cat beastman, wore a dress with frills that children would wear.
Although it was very different from her taste for wearing revealing clothes, she couldn’t help it because she was looking for clothes that didn’t match her usual image.
And in the case of Camilla and Sophia, who are disguised as dogs and foxes, she takes off her maid uniform and wears commoner clothes.
It was fresh to see the two of them wearing normal clothes, who usually don’t take off their maid clothes unless there’s a special occasion, but Camilla was secretly shy, perhaps because it was a subtropical outfit that showed off her shoulders.
And the clothes that Master, disguised as a raccoon man, chose were the leather armor that Margaret wore when she worked as an assassin when she was young.
Even at a glance, it seemed comfortable when moving the body, but Master was swinging his arms around, probably liking the fit of the armor.
“Everybody seems to look better with animal ears than I thought.”
This was what Hild, who was watching the disguises from the side, said.
Well, isn’t that proof that Margaret’s disguise is excellent?
It is said that most humans and demons in this country are slaves, so they had no choice but to disguise themselves.
After checking her attire by looking in the mirror for the last time, she cautiously opens the basement door and comes outside.
“Whoa-“
The outside air I breathed in after only one day was refreshing.
‘Are you saying I can just cross the commercial district and go to the police post at the west gate to avoid the soldiers?’
Before leaving, it was time to revisit the escape route Glinda had explained in her head and try to close the open door.
“Excuse me. I’ll check it for a while.”
Just in time, soldiers passing by the door were caught like ghosts.
