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- Guess who's back?
- Chapter 61
- Persuasion
- "Wow......"
- I muttered unintentionally while looking around the checkpoints at the border to the north east.
- The reason I muttered is due to the enormous amount of knights patrolling the border.
- Did they bring a while army for this?
- What're you going to do if another country attacks. That trash......
- Well, I was certainly expecting soldiers, but this amount is ridiculous.
- "The devil of the shield will surely escape to Silt Welt! Do not miss him!"
- "Roger!"
- So insufferably annoying......
- They are being strict enough with the border patrol that not even ants can escape.
- If it were just Raphtalia, Firo, and I we may be able to break through the front, but now we have to worry about the second princess.
- It is probably impossible.
- Even If we do charge in from the front the other Heroes may also be here......
- Well they shouldn't have recovered completely from the last wave yet though.
- Me charging in alone while they try to sneak past is also not going to work......
- However, how did they find out I was going to Silt Welt?
- They probably figured that would be the most disadvantageous country for them.
- Either way, my imagination is running wild.
- "What do we do?...... We can't pass the barricade, should we change roads?"
- "Impossible......"
- The second princess mutters.
- "Why would it be impossible?"
- "This seems to be an emergency deployment. Warnings will resound once people cross national borders, and soldiers will rush there."
- "That's pretty severe......"
- I imagine something like an infra-red alarm system. These guys probably have something like this set up along the border.
- Even if we just camp a mountain it will only be a matter of time before we are discovered.
- "Firo can you evade them while pulling the wagon?"
- "They were warned. It is impossible to get away since they have the warning line."
- "Hmm...... They are strangely detailed."
- "This is my mother's emergency plan, no expenses were spared since it will be used in emergencies after all."
- "It's quite elaborate......"
- My Killing intent rises.
- Though there is nothing I can do to release it.
- "Can't we escape to Silt Welt through another country?"
- The closest border is here, and we cannot choose any others.
- We ended up bumping to a villager from the neighbouring village.
- Since we are in disguise it should be fine. The second princess and I are hiding within the straw.
- "Ah......"
- Raphtalia and the villager makes eye contact and there is a mysterious silence.
- "Hero of the shield-sama. It is dangerous here. I recommend you take a detour."
- We were found out immediately?
- I must reconsider Raphtalia's disguise.
- "Ah, our country has improved a lot thanks to the seed Hero-sama gave us. Thank you."
- Now that I look carefully. This guy is from the neighbouring country.
- Moreover, this guy looks like he's been peddling.
- "I think your disguise will be fine if you add a little more dirt. I only recognized you since she is such a beautiful Raccoon Demi-human.
- This is my fault. As expected, Raphtalia seems to be one of the better looking raccoon demi-humans.
- Or did she become a celebrity when we were peddling?
- In the first place when I bought Raphtalia the slave trader said that the raccoon class's appearance is slightly bad.
- Since they are very wary, they are able to disguise themselves.
- "I'm sorry for everything."
- "Don't even think about it. Compared to what Hero of the Shield-sama has done for us, this much is nothing."
- I give him some silver in exchange for food.
- Our food problem is quite serious due to Firo.
- During our fugitive life-style her stomach rumbled non-stop.
- I'm afraid she'll drop in speed.
- Our only advantages are Firo's speed and disguise ability.
- It is practically our life line against bounty hunters and adventurers on the road.
- "Oh a peddler? I want to buy something....."
- Oh shit!
- A soldier approaches the guy from the neighbouring country.
- "......Hero of the shield-sama?"
- Shit, we've been discovered by a soldier! Just as I was about to order firo to silence him and run-
- "It's me. I co-operated with Hero-sama during the wave."
- Ah now that I look carefully he's one of the volunteer soldiers.
- That reminds me, after parting with trash I couldn't follow up on any of the others that came with me to the castle.
- I was a little worried, but it seems like they're co-operating with us?
- Though at that time I did not know about the story of the Devil of the shield.
- It must have been a considerably hard decision to go through with.
- They might even have been demoted.
- "......Did you get demoted?"
- "No, for some reason there was no blame."
- "I see, then you're on border patrol without getting demoted?"
- "It's not like that. the majority of the knights are concentrated here."
- Just for me!?
- Hey hey. Just how much does trash hate me? It seems they really don't want me to go to Silt Welt.
- Catching me might not even be their true purpose here though.
- There must be something I don't know concerning the country called Silt Welt.
- It might not impossible to proceed after all.
- My best hand = Whatever the enemy hates.
- I don't know what, but there is certainly something I can exploit here.
- "Anyway, It's dangerous here. Please escape as soon as possible."
- "I am grateful."
- "Don't mention it...... Hero-sama, are you troubled by the fact that we bumped into each other here, and that I recognize you as the Hero of the Shield-sama?"
- ......Certainly.
- At the time of the last wave, the other Heroes may have contributed to Glass's withdrawal.
- They may consider my abilities above them but......
- I would be murdered if we encounter again.
- In any case, we change Raphtalia's clothes for some even worse ones and plaster her face with mud.
- "For the time being let's get out of here."
- "I pray that your suspicions will be cleared up."
- After parting with the villager from the neighbouring country and the volunteer, we headed south to take a detour.
- We had only advanced a little.
- According to the volunteer's story Motoyasu and Itsuki were on their way in a carriage.
- .....I barely steal a glance.
- One of their magicians seems to be chanting something.
- "There! That cart of straw!"
- I seriously hope that was not us. Immediately I have a very bad feeling.
- Motoyasu and Itsuki rush up to our cart.
- Shit! Why are you guys heading here?
- It's probably that bastard that used magic.
- I suppose it's some analysis magic.
- I brush off the straw and jump off the wagon. Firo sensed the situation and returned to her Philo Rial · Queen form.
- "So it was you after all!"
- To they they were so close. Ren also appears.
- Shit...... Can this situation get any worse?
- "We found you! Free princess Melty!"
- Itsuki points at me like he's some messenger of justice and makes a provoking face.
- "Release what, I'm not restraining the second princess."
- "Stop playing dumb, we have evidence!"
- "That's right. You have no justice."
- "Justice......huh?"
- Are the knights acting based on justice during the wave?
- The reality is, everyone has their own sense of justice.
- Wait...... If I think carefully this guy's sense of justice is very straight forward.
- Back in the castle town Ren was worried about the village of plague, while Itsuki just wasted my time on his useless justice impression.
- Can I use this?
- Well, there is no way they will believe me but I might as well try.
- It will still be worth it trying to explain it once and the matter gets settled.
- In other words, If I can turn their sense of justice against each other we may get out of this yet.
- An evil plot is hatched.
- It is one of the situations that game enthusiasts long for.
- If it works this will make them doubt the country......
- "Are you guys saying that what you believe in is truly justice?"
- "What are you saying?"
- "The second princess is here without any injuries."
- I show the heroes the second princess while maintaining readiness to defend from any attacks.
- The second princess looks at me anxiously, and nods.
- "Hero of the sword-sama, Hero of the spear-sama, Hero of the bow-sama. The Hero of the Shield-sama is innocent. Rather he has saved my life."
- the second princess is not speaking with her usual childish tone, but rather with the authority of an authentic princess.
- The expressions of those 3 visibly change.
- In fact, they are just finding out they were used for evil.
- Since these guys are basically lumps of justice, this will be extraordinarily disgraceful.
- "Please believe me. There is a big conspiracy hidden behind this."
- "But why did princess Melty go to this guy?"
- "I just asked him to protect my life."
- The second princess explains what happened to them.
- "Isn't it unnatural? Who would profit if the Hero of the Shield-sama kidnaps me?"
- "Th-Thats......
- Are you trying to look for a reason?
- Your eyes are swimming.
- "But, this guy is-"
- "Did the country Merlot Mark not give the Hero of the Sheild-sama different treatment?"
- "Certainly......"
- "In the first place Mother was saying. When the time of misfortune comes, the people must join hands and unite to repel it...... There is no room for Hero-samas to be fighting each other. Please lower your weapons."
- The 3 heroes weaken their grips on their weapons and stood down.
- Though they are still wary.
- They were defeated in the last fight after all.
- As the second princess said, we need to train together and get stronger.
- If we are going to fulfil our missions as Heroes, we cannot just increase our levels. Both our weapons and levels must be sufficient.
- "Do you understand? This is a conspiracy. I will tell you everything that I know. Whether or not you decide to fight will be up to you."
- After I say so the bitch steps forward.
- "Do not listen to the words of the Devil of the shield!"
- Shit! You bitch, I was just about to explain our circumstances.
- What should I say.
- In the first place is she even worried about her younger sister?
- "The latest incident is already solved! the devil of the shield used powerful brainwashing on the second princess!"
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