Vol 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Regis did not return to his room
The brown door of ‘Atlas’ room was opened
”Too slow!”
The one who had pointed at Regis was Altina, who had changed
She wore her usual clothes that e Grand Tonnerre Quatre
Because of the way she acted and dressed, the people of the Empire used to call her ‘the Arrow-sparrow princess’
However, it seemed that no one ever called her that now
Other than Altina, Eddie was the only one that used his plain military uniform as ceremonial clothes
The difference between Eddie and Altina was that he was carrying Defendre Sept
Standing beside Altina was Auguste as still in his ceremonial clothes-- Of course, it was actually Felicia
Although Regis’ military uniform was in the room, but… …
Regis took a watch out and checked it
“Looks like there’s no tie”
“Still, you should at least wash your face”
Altina took her handkerchief out and wiped Regis’ face
“Waah~”
“Keep still!”
Although Altina sounded cal
This was how she wiped Regis’ cheek strongly
“Ouch, o,ouch…”
“What? So you don’t want to clean this off?”
“No, it’s not painful at all, please continue”
“That’s right”
After all this, the mark left by Eleanor was finally wiped off
Altina who had an unhappy face all this tiis
“Regis, do you like girls that are older than you?”
“ … What are you saying? I never once considered such things before”
“But, what about the girls in stories? Regis, you like the older type, right?”
“Eh?! You can’t really say that; in Count Rudsel’s work ‘Messenger fro and fantastic misty heroine”
”Is Misty her name?”
“No, it’s a creature made of mist Do not mind the sonist, is a tortoise”
“At the least the characters should be human”
“Then, after renting a roohost decided to host used pankration to break the protagonist’s arm”
“In hosts aren’t human”
They chatted happily as they drew topics from books
However, there was no more time for such leisure
Regis and the rest moved deeper into of the room
Eddie lowered his head and said
“That, Regis, is it really fine even if we don’t escape?”
Not knohen, Eddie began to speak to Regis like a friend Eddie was not only older than Regis, he was also a duke By right, he should be speaking to Regis in a loftier manner
No is to feel troubled because of this
The plan has been proceeding suste has been liberated froained most of the nobles’ support
“ Norate However, due to the incident earlier, it’s better to be cautious- let’s not exit from the front”
Auguste— To be accurate, Felicia- cast her eyes doard
“About that, seems like I overdid it”
“ That’s also normal No matter what, it’s impossible to predict the development of an event that s to go according to our prediction is soic… However, we also cannot just stand aside and let things develop… Til the very end, e can do is to adapt to the situation, it’s the saht now…”
Noises could be heard from the corridor
Those were the sounds of people running in their armour
Hearing this familiar sound, both Altina and Eddie stiffened
“Wearing heavy armour in the palace?”
“Hey! Could it be that they are here to arrest us?!”
“I’m not sure either… Do you want me to ask them?”
Eddie shook his head at Regis' question
“Then let’s not do that, instead we should focus on escaping first We could make an excuse for Latreille like 'ent back because of a stomach problem'”
Altinathis
“Eddie, you always use having a sto excuses”
“It’s easier to be exposed if I said I had a cold”
“Ah, I see Rather, I feel that getting deceived by such an excuse will surprise me more”
“Eh, really?”
Aware of his past is pushed the curtain aside and opened the s
The wind blew in
The sun was slowly setting in the west
Although it was still clear, black clouds quickly sweeping over the sky
It ht
“ It should be possible to go the courtyard directly froements to join our comrades”
Felicia slowly ht her face close
Their shoulders touched
As she earing a old trinkets made a sound
Regis slowly moved ahile Felicia slowly closed in
It resulted in Felicia’s chest touching Regis’ body
Although Felicia was in , upon closer inspection, she was actually a beauty
They were obviously siblings, yet Altina was totally different from her
Altina was healthy and full of vitality On the other hand, Felicia was like a lake deep in the forest, like a flower bloo that would likely disappear
Felicia looked out of theand said hesitantly:
“J, jump down… f, from here?”
“Yes, but…”
Years ago, there was a popular book in the palace titled “The Lost Pearl Necklace is in ”, the author was Florien Jean du Weiyaller
There was a scene in which the princess jumped down to the courtyard from the ‘Atlas Room’
Although the rooht was the sah
——Master Florien~ That’s impossible?!?!
I suppose that in the novel, the princess had a foothold like a footrest below the ever, the situation right now is that there is a narrow foothold that not even ait's a foothold, it’s better to describe it as art carved on the wall
The slight protrusion from the wall seemed impossible to climb
There were no portrayals of the princess slowly clih the ith sheer force in the book
“What’s going on… Was I not thorough enough in ation? Or is it that the popular book did not conduct any research about this place…”
Altina who heard this also looked down
“Eh? What, is everything that ritten down fake?”
“N, no, there’s no lies Accurate reporting isn’t everything, rather, isn’t conjecture the first step to entertainment?”
“Why are you crying? Although I’ht?”
“ … That was my plan”
“The faster we go down, the better?”
“Well, yes”
Regis nodded
Eddie then opened all the s
The strong wind blew in
“I’ ahead”
Beside Regis, Eddie held the waist of Felicia as looking down
“Hyaa!?”
“Felicia… Hold tight, don’t speak and close your eyes”
“O, okay, thanks”
“There’s no need to thank me”
Eddie used his hand to lightly support Felicia’s legs and waist, carrying her in a princess-style
Then he ju the stairs to go down
“Yot~to”
——Almost effortlessly
Regis stared at the pair who had landed safely after ju out of the
Even if Eddie was fine with it, this should be shocking to Felicia
However, Eddie kicked the wall about 15Co (7round
What sorcery is this? They were falling at a very slow speed
Thus, they successfully landed
Felicia who had just descended was full of spirit and waved back at Regis
Regis began doubting his own eyes
“ What just happened?”
“He applied a little strength on the foothold slightly below the , did you not see it?”
“ By foothold, you ??”
“Yes, if it has th of space, you can use it to reduce the landing speed”
“To do that during the fast journey down? It’s i froet the time I spent with you… Ahh, if I‘et, it’s just a few days after all… Eh, that, wait, Altina~? What are you doing?”
Altina removed the Grand Tonnerre Quatre from her back, kept it in the scabbard and tossed it out of the
A loud sound could be heard froround
“Okay, now it’s your turn, Regis”
“W,what are you planning to do? I can’t, I'o down, no~”
Altina carried Regis fro both of her hands to support his back and knees
“Don’t speak and close your eyes… Ah, that… that, hugging htly is fine”
“No!~”
Altina also princess-carried Regis and jumped out of the
Huu~~, The sound of the wind rushi+ng by reached his ears
It felt as if he was floating
Soon, they reached the ground
Regis experienced two impacts
The last i was forced out, causing hiround
“ … …”
“Regis, did so happen? Is it painful?”
“ I thought that I was going to die”
“You're alive, right?”
“ To think that you guys dare to do such outrageous things”
Altina, who had recovered from the fall, went and picked up her sword
“I’ the foothold is fine for ent?”
“ Ahh, I knew this would happen”
This was all because I thought of Altina as a normal person
Eddie stretched his hand out to help Regis up
Regis’ knee was shaking, not due to the impact, but due to the terror of his near-death experience
“ Haah… …Let's hurry up to the courtyard”
“This way! Let me lead the way, I’m very familiar with the area here”
The temporary fence that was used as a blockade was smashed by Altina’s sword
After reaching the courtyard, three horses were prepared there
Regis and the rest reunited with Eric there
“It’s great that you are fine”
Regis nodded towards Eric who expressed his peace of mind
“I bet that they did not think that ould jump down from the third floor, which is e are not discovered We will be too eye-catching if alked through the streets”
“The journey begins here”
Altina s one of the horses in the line
“Ara, isn’t this child the one that Latreille gave ain”
It was a olden tail and hind legs that hite at the front
“I thought so too, but Iin the stables”
“Is that so, that’s great!”
When Altina’s subordinate requested three horses, someone must have comprehended the dire situation they were in
Frois worried that the enemy deliberately did not control the movements of the horses
Before leaving the capital, everything seemed smooth
“ Let’s hurry and set off”
“That, Regis”
Eric spoke hesitantly
“Yes?”
“Actually, I did not e Instead, there’s only the slow luxurious carriage”
“ I see, that’s inevitable anyway I’ either”
See to part here
I hope I don’t need to escape on foot
Perhaps I should hide at my friends’ house while Altina and the rest escape
At this point, Felicia also lowered her head and said
“Actually… I do not kno to ride a horse”
“What, it’s just that? Ride with me then”
Eddie supported Felicia's waist and helped her onto the horse
“Hyaa!~”
“The horse will kick rando around”
“Eh~~~~~”
Felicia sed her cries
That was how Felicia got on top of the horse while Eddie sat behind her
Even though it was carrying two people, the horse did not move about as it was trained
“Th~ere there, what a good child Be it the horse or Felicia, you need to behave”
Regis suddenly felt so to happen
He felt so his belt
“W, wait, Altina… C, calht, there’s still the sword”
“Don’t say such foolish words, Regis If I have to leave one behind, I will absolutely choose the sword
“ … Anything but that”
“Then stop being so long-winded, learn from Felicia and just sit still quietly”
“ … I,I understand”
Regis gradually gave in
With the help of Altina, Regis climbed onto the maroon horse
He did not fall off and sat steadily
If it was the past Regis, he would have shouted while cli onto the horse back Any horse would hate that and attempt to shake him off
“ Eh, I did not fall off?”
“Could it be that you always ride a horse with a dreadful mood?”
“Because falling doill be painful”
“It feels good while riding, hence it’s nor down”
“ Because I have never ridden one before, I’m wasn't aware of that”
“In that case, you should try to enjoy it now”
The arrangeis and Altina, Felicia and Eddie, and Eric alone
Altina pulled the reins to change the direction the horse was going Ah, no, it’s accurate to say that the horse changed to the correct direction himself
“What a smart horse”
“It seems that way”
“Have you not named him?”
“ I will name him once we returned safely”
Regis and the rest walked along the palace’s wall
Even if it was just the courtyard, it was still big Altina increased the speed of the horse, Eddie and Eric also did the same and maintained the same speed as Altina
Be it the palace’s wall, railings, lawns, flowerbeds or even the patrolling soldiers, the surrounding scenery flew past them
Felicia’s expression was as if she was about to cry
Regis who had a similar expression looked at Felicia
Although the situation now did not allow the
At this moment, Eddie moved his horse closer to Altina's
“Ahh, that reis~”
“W, hat!?”
Not only was it shaky on top of the horse, the clatter of hoofs was loud, hence Eddie shouted
“Clarisse and Lilim, they were escorted out by Abidal Evra”
“Ahh, okay”