Chapter 8 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter 8. I came to end it all. (2)
When I pa.s.sed by Yugrasia with the members of the administration group, I stopped for a second. The person who seemed to be their leader looked at me.
”Is there a problem?”
”I have the files necessary to explain the situation back in Yugrasia… may I go get them?”
”Mm… I don't think you'll need them. Let's just go.”
I smiled brightly at the leader who told me this.
”That's right, I wouldn't need them, especially when we're going to meet the princess. Right, Miss Lia?”
Several members of the group froze immediately. Lia, however, simply smiled at me.
”You remember me?”
”I did work under her at some point, after all. Why wouldn't I know of her favorite shadow? By the way, you crossdress really well.”
”Mm… are you making fun of my b.r.e.a.s.t.s?”
”Aah, that is not the case. I am simply stating that you have the great ability to embrace the appearance of either a man or a woman when necessary.”
We both took out our weapons with smiling faces. Dangerous, dangerous. Really, super dangerous.
”Would you mind if I run here?”
”It would be better for you to just walk.”
”Ahh… you know as well as I do that you won't be able to capture me with just this. The princess must be working hard in the shadows right now.”
I thought of my former boss who had sent me a congratulation letter for me losing my job, and shook my head.
That person definitely wouldn't have just planned this far. Especially seeing that the rest of the group seemed to be confused as to what was going on. This meant that the princess used real members of the committee for legitimacy, which would make it so that there were only five people here to catch me. This can't be everything.
”Well, you're right. Her majesty seemed to have something else in plan, but… could you just get caught here?”
”You should know as well as me what would happen to me if I got caught?”
”Even so, the princess is… Mm… Mmm…”
Lia's face began to stiffen.
”You should just stop if you don't have anything good to say about her.”
”…I'm sorry. I don't have anything.”
Thankfully, Lia shut her mouth. If she was anyone more unreasonable, she'd say something ridiculous, but thankfully, she wasn't.
”Then could you just let go of me?”
”I've spoken too much. Sir Aast. No, is it Sir Nicerwin now?”
”You can call me by whatever.”
”Right. Then, Sir Aast, you must've prepared something. Are you ready?”
My grin turned wider when I heard the girl say this to me. I lifted my hands.
”Ahh… it's just a simple.”
Tick.
”Smoke bomb.”
”So simp… cough?”
Coughs began to come out of the people around me. Although it looked like a normal smoke bomb, it actually emits chemical gas. This wasn't a poison gas or anything, but it was very, very spicy.
”W-wait… Cough… coughkek?”
I ran like h.e.l.l after putting on a gas mask. The traps that I installed to stop the students from getting out also worked very well for fending off attackers. Of course, the princess might've put subordinates in the school, but it was easier to fight them in the school than at a place like this.
And after I prepared myself for the upcoming battle in Yugrasia.
-There's no one here.
”You're right?”
It was too silent. But there was nothing around. Strange. Too strange. Strange… The princess would definitely gather enough knights in one room according to the number of desks in the cla.s.s, and make them go, ”Stand! All attack the teacher!” and attempt to capture me. Having things be this silent was just too weird.
Plus.
Bang bang!
”Sir Aast! I'm a woman, you know! Don't you think this was too much?! Don't you think it's too much to make a woman get snot and tears all over her face?!”
Lia was being quite scary at the door. I didn't think the bomb would be that effective.
”Open the door! Open the d.a.m.n door!”
She was a prestigious shadow knight of the princess, but unfortunately the dwarven prison didn't grant her her wish.