Chapter 43 (2/2)

Skillfully using her magic with ease, in but a moment, her long rabbit ears and tail faded away .

Even with assistance from 『Illusion Magic Lv3』, performing chantless magic is many times more difficult; her ability is nothing to scoff at .

「………」

「Hya!? M-master!?」

From some time earlier, I realized I had been touching around the area where her rabbit ears were . I groped around until I began to feel a wonderfully soft and fluffy feeling in my hands .

「N~, ah-, no-, not in a place like this…」

「Ah, my bad . I was just curious . 」

I came to my senses and removed my hand due to Minnalis’ soft coquettish voice .

The first time I defeated the demons, the only thing I had in my mind was to kill the Demon Lord and return to my original world . Thinking back, it was quite a waste of time .

「Which reminds me, I haven’t talked about what we’ll be doing from now on . I plan to leave this town by the end of today . 」

「Huff~, huff~, today?」

Minnalis adjusted her breathing while looking at the sky, saying so in a dubious voice .

That reaction was to be expected . In an hour, the sun was going to set .

The town’s traffic management at the North, South, East, and West gates will all be closed at sundown, making it impossible to enter or exit town .

Furthermore, because it takes about half a day to the nearest town after exiting the gates, barely anyone leaves town after noon has passed .

「From my past experiences, my targets for revenge are numerous . This country’s Princess, the King, the Queen, and the Knight Company too, I think? Though, I already made light greetings with the princess and knights . Probably around this time tomorrow, those guys will be able to speak, so I want to be able to leave this town by the end of the day because I don’t have enough power yet and there is no time to relax . Ah, on that subject, what do you think of my last moments from my past?」

The Holy Sword of Vengeance doesn’t allow her to relive every memory, so she shouldn’t know about my memories ever since my second run-through started . But if that’s the case, then…

「Err, eh? Come to think of it, my lord, are you a ghost? Or a hero? A public menace?? What exactly is this memory…」

「Oh, so it ended at the part where you were killed as well? It’s that way for me too, only the important experiences are left . For the time being, there are still a lot of things that need to be explained, so for now, let’s go . 」

Listening to me, she just nodded in confusion .

「I see . So we just need to buy enough food and clothes to get out of town early . 」

「Hm? Oh, no, you don’t have to hurry because I’m not planning to leave until nightfall . More importantly, you accepted the royalty as our enemy more readily than I thought you would . 」

The Royal Family that is considered to be the absolute reigning body of this country has turned into the enemy . It is the same as making enemies with the entire nation .

「Well, certainly, it was a little surprising at first, but because of your past experiences, we know who the enemy is this time . It doesn’t matter who our enemy is as we’ve decided to get our revenge on all of them, right? Regardless, be it the King, the Princess, the Queen, or the knights, what we have to do hasn’t changed . 」

Seeming to become excited when it was said that we would be turning against the entire country, she ended up smiling .

「…Ah, you got me there . I said something unnecessary . Indeed, I’m pleased that I’ve got you as my accomplice . 」

It seems that somewhere inside me, I had still been making light of her . Her will had shown me that she was suitable as my accomplice .

「Ah! Yes, I’m also happy that I was selected by you, my lord, as an accomplice . 」

For a moment, Minnalis had an embarrassed expression, but she immediately glossed over it with a smile . Her MP drunkenness must have worn off .

「For now, we have to deal with clothing . Since the features of the beastkin can be hidden, then we need to prepare clothes, weapons, and of course, food . 」

「How will we leave in the evening, the gates will be closing soon, right?」

「Oh? You don’t have to worry about the gates closing because there is a small hole in the walls that we can escape from . 」

「There’s a hole in the ramparts? But…」

Minnalis asked in puzzlement .

Since the castle walls are meant to protect from demon invasions, it’s a big problem if there’s a hole . That’s why the walls have multiple layers of self-repair magic to prevent degradation; a hole that people can pass through wasn’t something someone would think of .

「Be at ease . At this point in time, all you need to do is poke the walls a little and they’ll collapse . I know that fully well . 」