"This is my pass."
"...Keima Evans? A businessman from Kruchin Province?"
"What, what's the problem?"
"……No."
At the same moment, at the city gate of Redcar City in the free world, a man driving a carriage lined up in front of the guards, took off his hat, and faced the man who was checking his procedures with aristocratic etiquette.
Guards of the empire. Buildings full of imperial style are also arranged in a sea of red behind the two people. The still old style now shows an unconcealable messy scene. Imperial soldiers and adventurers are constantly coming in and out of this place.
Just like the imperial soldier in front of him, the seriousness and anxiety on their faces hinted at the chaos in the city to every visiting outsider: "Sorry, Redkar is in an emergency period now, so we must treat everyone
People entering and leaving the city will be strictly scrutinized to prevent any weird people from sneaking into the city."
"We're sorry for the trouble, sir." He returned the pass to the noble gentleman in front of him, and the tired look on his face was later replaced by apology: "But this is our duty, so..."
"Can you tell me what is happening in the Imperial Capital now?"
Another woman's voice came from the carriage behind the carriage, accompanied by a wheat-colored face peeking out of the carriage curtain: "Why did it suddenly become like this?"
"……Who is this?"
"This is my wife."
Signing to the back of the carriage, Kima Evans, who was sitting in the driver's seat, then introduced with an elegant smile: "We made an appointment to travel along the empire after our wedding. We came here after a long detour. I wanted to
I took this opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the imperial capital, but I didn’t expect that something like this would happen..."
"That's really a pity." So the imperial guard who withdrew his gaze shook his head lightly: "The security in the imperial capital is now much higher than usual, and I can't bring you a good sightseeing experience for the time being, and"
"If possible, I hope you will not ask other people the question you just asked."
The rumble of the gate opening followed the passing of the ruts and echoed inside and outside the imperial capital. Accompanied by this was the figure of several other imperial soldiers letting the ordinary carriage into the city. The man who maintained the image of an aristocratic gentleman
Then, after driving smoothly for a period of time, he calmly lowered his voice: "Okay, we're in."
"Acting is really tiring." Then the unique sound of a girl stretching her waist and complaining came from the carriage: "I don't know how on earth you can maintain so many masks and survive."
"It's just some survival instincts developed in Tania." She shook her head with a smile, and the Queen of Darkness, who transformed into Kima again, replied in a low voice: "And if it weren't for your nod of agreement, I would
There is no way to enter this place."
"Don't worry, we traveling merchants can have as many passes as we want." The girl in the carriage replied slightly excitedly: "Remember to pay your share, and patronize us more next time."
Just the Chamber of Commerce!”
"……hehe."
Maggie couldn't help but let out two wry smiles. Maggie, who touched her face, still maintained her disguised male voice: "You are really a strange person. If the head of the Roland family doesn't do it, you have to do it."
Run out to run a business..."
"Because I have a burning soul of a businessman!" The girl's cheering roar sounded in the carriage, and then it deflated like a punctured balloon: "And the things in the family are really too troublesome.
, I don’t want to show a false smile to these imperial nobles and His Majesty the Emperor every day..."
"But you are still back now, taking me with you." Maggie shook her head: "If you hadn't picked me up in Faris, I don't know what my fate would have been."
"It's just easy, it's easy." The girl in the carriage cheered up and replied casually: "I just heard some rumors, so I hurried back to my hometown. I met you who was in trouble on the way, so I
I took advantage of the situation and picked you up...Eh, that's not right."
"Didn't you say that you also wanted to come here to have a look?" She opened the door curtain of the carriage and at the same time looked at the back of Maggie, who was dressed as a male gentleman, with surprise: "I remember it because
You happened to have made such a wish, so I brought you here with me. Did I remember it wrong?"
"That is indeed the case." Maggie answered her and shook her head: "But... my purpose is just to find someone, and I came to the Imperial Capital just to get more clues."
"I know, I know, it's the guy in the gray robe magician, right?" The wheat-colored girl who poked her head showed a teasing smile again: "The story of Tanzania City is very exciting, and it sounds very interesting.
Charming...Well, since you want to see that savior so much, why don't you go to Tanzania City to look for clues first?"
"Because I'm afraid that those who covet me will catch me again." Ignoring the cunning look in the other person's eyes, Maggie looked up at the sky above the imperial capital: "Of course, I still feel anxious about returning to that place again.
It’s a bit contradictory.”
"The poor little guy has actually suffered so much." Shaking her head slightly, the girl who shrank back into the carriage said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter, we have the final say on the territory of the Imperial Capital.
.”
"Because this is my hometown."
The noisy sounds of chaos in the imperial capital suddenly began to move away following the order given by the girl. The ordinary carriage then deviated from the main road of the imperial capital, carefully passing by the wall next to the alley, and heading towards the north.
Heading straight for the central neighborhood of Redcar: "How about this shortcut? Just turn right ahead and head north along Salis Street and oops!"
After walking out of the next alley, the carriage staggered slightly amid the chaotic crowd that appeared in front of them again. The unexpected bump turned into an emergency brake at the next moment, accompanied by several Imperials who rushed to the street.
He stopped when someone yelled: "Romney! Traitor of the empire! Get out of here!"
"It's you again! Do you still want to mess around here?"
"Don't forget your identity. You are the prime minister's number one favorite! Do you dare to say that you have nothing to do with last night's rebellion? Your smug days are over!"
"Ha, don't think that I don't know who sent you here. Your Keyan family is also half-assed! Do you dare not to admit that you have secret transactions with the Ida family? You even secretly bought two of their properties recently!
"
"You, what did you say?"
The noise arose in the nearby streets and alleys as the two groups clashed. The group of people who suddenly rushed to the street pushed each other with another group of guards guarding a mansion on the street.
The scene of being pushed together became independent from the surrounding crowd. The people on both sides, already in high spirits, then ignored the other passers-by and carriages that were crowded on the street, and just kept to themselves, yelling and confronting each other: "You guys
Do you want to take advantage of the situation?"
"You don't want to admit it, do you? Come here, call Captain Campas. I want to report them on the spot!"
"You want the villain to complain first? Captain Campas is originally the second prince's man, do you think I don't know?"
"Now I will be honored as the prince! Now that His Majesty the Emperor has passed away, he will be the future emperor of the empire!"
"……well."
Above the carriage that had to stop due to the traffic jam, Laura poked her head out again, shook her head and retracted her gaze: "A group of real imperial nobles, before they got the exact news, have already started pretending to be powerful and proclaiming themselves princes.
.”
"If this were in the Free City, I'm afraid the other people on the Throne would be executed on the spot for rebellion." Maggie also showed a mocking look: "You haven't stabilized your position yet, so you are so anxious to kill yourself.
The position was put forward..."
"I'm sorry for pointing you this way. I originally wanted to take a shortcut." The wheat-colored girl, who had already hid in the carriage, muttered, "I didn't expect to encounter something like this."
What about... why don’t we fight over it?”
"Considering the current situation in the Imperial Capital, it's better for us not to cause trouble." Maggie covered half of her face with her hands: "There is no road, so we can just find another way to go around. In short, we just rush to the center.
neighborhood, and then just find the old house your family left there, right? We"
A louder commotion then came from the depths of the street in front, accompanied by a few small waves caused by the two groups of people pushing each other. A woman who was pushed out of the crowd then
It appeared in the eyes of passers-by who were stuck watching the farce, and at the same time there was a shout from one of the parties: "Get out of here!"
"..."
She staggered and fell to the ground. The white-haired woman, whose body was stained with mud and dried blood, did not argue as hard as others expected. Her scarred body then wiped away the stains caused by the mess.
The unrecognizable face silently climbed up from the muddy and messy ground. It seemed that he did not expect that the other party would react like this. The noble general who just pushed the woman to the ground also took it back.
He grabbed the weapon he was about to raise just now, and then the sound of piercing the air appeared in front of this member of the noble family, sending his figure flying away who was trying to cause trouble.
"Shadow Strike!"
boom!
Discordant screams then rose at the end of the block. The noble who had just raised his weapon disappeared behind the chaotic scene with splashes of blood. The speed was too fast.
His companions were a little unable to react in time, and the movements that they just wanted to look back for the assailant were also accompanied by deliberately pretending to be fierce, and they were raised among the chaotic crowd behind them: "Who? Who dares to attack us?"
They stared at the retreating figures of passers-by. For a long time, they could not find any suspicious people. Their eyes with indignation then moved to the ground, but they could no longer find the figure of the white-haired woman. Deliberately expanded
The tense situation later became a stumbling block for them, making the possibility of them continuing to search for the attacker completely disappear. The carriage that was crowded to the back by the crowd then silently turned around and staggered away on the other side of the street.
One side: "Is she Miss Xue Ling Huan Bing?"
"……Who are you?"
"Oh, I forgot that I am still in disguise."
Nodding slightly, Maggie, who was sitting in the driver's seat, pulled her masculine face: "I am Maggie. I was sent to the altar by you in the Zaraha City and Sky City incidents, and then again in
The man you saved in Tanzania."
"..."
His eyes gradually widened a little, and Xue Ling Huan Bing lowered his head again: "Yes... like this..."
"Miss, you look a little tired."
After glancing around the white-haired woman's miserable body again, Maggie's voice then contained a hint of questioning: "And it looks like there are still a lot of unhealed wounds...did you just go through some kind of battle?
?”
"That's right."
Knowing who he had been rescued just now, Xue Ling Huan Bing carefully huddled up to the front of the carriage: "There was a big chaos in the Imperial Capital last night, and there were a lot of battles. Since you are here too, I guess you should be too.
knew."
"No, we are people who have just entered this city." Pointing to the carriage behind her, Maggie, who maintained the appearance of a male noble from the empire, smiled and shook her head: "So please be sure to introduce us, especially the introduction.
The current situation in the city... huh?"
She frowned, and then her eyes fell on the back of Xueling Huanbing while she was speaking. Her narrowed eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the void, and they kept patrolling diagonally above the white-haired woman's back.
Saying: "You..."
"……What's wrong with me?"
Also discovering the other party's abnormality, Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes that had never relaxed became alert again: "What did you see?"
"I saw your wound when I rescued you just now."
Silence occupied the carriage for a moment as Maggie's voice paused, and then left again with her low laugh. She pointed at the other person's back and then put on an innocent look,
As if using another suitable excuse to divert attention: "Although you used a cloak as a cover, you have a huge scratch on your back, right? How did you get hurt so badly?"
"Well..."
Her eyes flickered slightly, and Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice became hesitant. After hesitating for a while, her fingers followed her turn and pointed in the direction of the hill where the palace is located not far away:
"Of course it fell like this."
"If you fell from such a high place, you would become what I am now."
This chapter has been completed!