Chapter 102 – Betrayal (1/2)
CHAPTER 102 – BETRAYAL
Inside the fortress, I walked around without a particular place to go.
「Kakeru」
A woman with the looks of a slave soldier came to me.
It’s an unfamiliar face.
She stood in front of me and chanted magic.
Her face changed. It was a disguise magic.
After the disguise was taken off, there was Melissa’s face.
Immortal Saint Melissa. She who has a high status even in the Solon Church is wearing the same clothes with the slave soldiers.
「We’re you alright?」
「Un, I’m fine! Rather, I feel better than usual」
「Is that so?」
「I didn’t get injured at all after all, it’s all thanks to Kakeru」
「Rica got hit directly by magic though?」
「That was just like receiving a flick of a finger」
「As expected of you huh」
「And so, what am I going to do now? Am I going to silently return to the first platoon again?」
I asked Melissa to secretly go to the first platoon.
It’s that first platoon that might throw their lives away for me.
Until I retrain them, I’m secretly letting Melissa go with them.
「No, can you go with Helen and the others for a while」
「Would you like me to protect everyone?」
「If it’s like that, wouldn’t it be a huge burden on you?」
「It’s alright, it’s alright. Also, I want to do something for Kakeru」
I looked at Melissa, her face was very lively.
Originally, she had a very open personality, but recently, she had changed again.
I can receive an image of her, as if she’s a young girl of age, far away to that of a Saint.
「Is it really alright? That would be very different you know. Compared to Helen, the others, and the first platoon」
「I’ll protect the queen and princesses completely and only protect the slave soldiers on mortal wounds right」
「Yeah」
In some meaning, it’s the slave soldiers who are completely protected though.
「I trust your powers. Even if 20 became 213, there’s not much difference」
「Kakeru……」
Melissa got happy with a red face.
「But, if you’re going to do separate things, it would be different. It’s like doing something with all that you have and holding back at the same time. From how I see it, it’s as difficult as like making a square with the left hand and making a circle with the right hand」
「Ah! Kakeru, that example is good」
Melissa was impressed.
I mean, it really has that much difficulty huh.
「It’s mostly like that. But it’s alright, I won’t push myself so」
「Hmm. Alright, I’ll count on you then」
「Un!」
「I’ll take care of you a lot after all ends」
「……un!」
Melissa left after using the disguise magic.
『She had completely become a maiden』
「I agree. Her impression has changed a lot」
『I like the Saint-dono from before though』
「He〜? That’s unexpected」
『That one has larger gaps in heart to exploit』
“Kukuku”, Eleanor laughed. I flicked her using a finger.
「Were the guys up until now like that too?」
『Umu. Especially those kind of humans called Heroes. Their hearts are overflowing with light, but all of them has condensed darkness deep within. Those were delicious』
“Kukuku”, she laughed again.
「What a bad taste!」
『In that meaning, you are very boring. What’s the problem with you? Having that much powers but all you are interested in is to make a harem and embrace women. You should create more darkness. You’re not worth taking over』
「What selfish words」
I walked around inside the fortress.
Under Nana’s command, the enemy soldiers who surrendered were dealt with, and the seizure process advanced.
「Kakeru-sama」
I heard a gentle voice.
I turned around and Helen was there.
Helen who was wearing light clothes for easier fighting was a little different from her usual image and it was lovely as well.
「What happened」
「There is a messenger there right now. Saying that they are under Delfina」
「Delfina?」
“Why in this place?” I thought.
「I got it, I’ll meet them」
I followed Helen.
We returned around the entrance of the fortress, there was one man there and two slave soldiers being on guard.
The two of them are girls from the first platoon. “Good job”, I said, and asked them to leave after kissing them.
I turned to the man.
「Delfina’s subordinate huh」
「Yes. I am called Adonis」
「What did you came for?」
「I have a message from Delfina-samaーー”Theo has betrayed”」
He said that and passed me one envelope.
「……tell Delfina I got it」
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In the fortress inside the most solid building.
Inside the commander’s room, I called Nana.
The envelope I got from DelfinaーーI showed her the proofs that Theo has betrayed.
There are two papers, one is Delfina’s letter explaining the situation.
The other one is Theo’s written letter for the barbarian army.
The contents saysーーhe shall soon find the two princesses and take their heads.
「Theo Customas. To think that he’d betray us」
「Yeah, it is unexpected. He reorganized the Siracuza remnant army at that time so I thought that he was someone who would die fighting until the end」
「I also thought as well」
「There shouldn’t be any merit in the remnant army at that time. Meaning, he is innocent at that time」
「That means, it was after that when he betrayed. ……it probably means, the barbarian army who knew Aruji’s threat started to break the army down from the inside」
「I see」
Nana’s analysis is convincing.
The barbarian army used a roundabout hand against the Siracuza Army that has revived momentum with my participation.
「Thinking about it right now, there are some clues. The night attack before, we were attacked easily, and the guys that were with him got easily lost」
「……that is true」
Nana heavily nodded.
「There is『The status of the Duke is promised』in the end of the letter……this must be the deciding factor」
「Duke huh」
「He must have been promised wealth rank and arrogant splendor. However, I wonder if this letter is really true」
Nana said while staring at Theo’s letter.
「There is no way that Delfina would lie to me. It would be either it’s true, or Delfina is being deceived」
「There is no way that that woman would get deceived」
Nana said asserted.
「Her eyes that distinguish the truth and lies in information should be the best. If not, she would not be able to earn that much」
「I agree」
It means that this letter is the truth.
It’s an information Delfina got in some kind of way.
「……Aruji, command me」