第１０掘：面倒事はまとめてやってくる (Part2)
But Yuki was pushing this theory the most. He found it suspicious that the location where the carriage was attacked was near a battlefield. Yuki said that if the place Elju happened to pass through became a battlefield by chance, that would be fine, but he suspected she was intentionally directed to pass through there.
If this is true, I will absolutely kill that rebel.
"Here, it's delicious. Elju, you drink too."
"Seraria, you don't have to rush so much."
"Drink quickly... *cough*... *cough*... *cough*."
"Seraria!?"
The sound of a breaking cup brought me back to my senses. Seraria was clutching her throat, looking pained!? As I approached to help Seraria, the room door burst open with a loud bang.
"Seraria!? Oh... I was too late!! Guards, guards!! Seraria is about to be killed by an impostor wearing Elju's skin!! A healer!!"
Standing there was Loire, the minister of this country.
Side: Seraria von Roschur
That damn minister, saying this Elju is a fake!?
Her scent, her gestures, and even her underwear—everything is a perfect 100 points, it has to be Elju!!
"*Gasp*... *gasp*..."
But I couldn't speak, damn it, that minister set this up!!
I understood it instinctively.
Even though Elju's smile had shone even brighter since she became a Saintess.
Lately, she had been down about something. It was probably about that village. That damn father praised her without reservation, but there's no way Elju would torment people!!
Elju herself said that she had been made a banner without her knowledge.
...I see, so I, who was investigating, became a hindrance. And to make matters worse, they're framing my precious Elju!!
"Seraria!! Sister!!"
"Elju, please calm down!! If you use your power, the misunderstanding will be cleared, and Seraria can be saved!!"
"*Gasp*...!!"
Nice, Oriel!! Elju, come on, use your power to neutralize my poison, and then I'll deal with this damn minister!!
"I, I understand!!"
Saying that, her beloved hand approached, but...
"Don't move!! You intend to kill Seraria like that, don't you!! Guards, we've called a healer, so don't worry and seize that impostor!!"
Damn it, they plan to leave me like this, finish me off, and somehow pin the crime on Elju.
Ah, it can't be helped. Neither of us will be saved like this... In that case.
"El...ju... *gasp*... run..."
You can do it if you try.
Even poisoned, my feelings for Elju cannot be stopped, it seems.
"Don't move!!"
"Oriel, no!! Let go, Seraria is!! Seraria is!!"
"Elju!! Seraria!! Excuse me!!"
Oriel slammed something onto the floor, and light burst forth, dyeing everything white before my eyes.
Side: Raiya
"Oh, so Yuki's prediction was correct after all."
"Indeed. Though I didn't want it to be."
Curse and I were scouting the royal castle when suddenly light burst from a window, and someone jumped out.
"As expected, it's the princess and that attendant."
"It seems she's carrying someone? Will they be able to get out safely?"
"I don't know. But we were asked to help them if they managed to get out this far."
"However, about Yuki's plan... if he could predict this much, he should have helped them from beginning to end."
"Don't ask for the impossible. If it's revealed that a Dungeon Master is carelessly involved, the royal guards will rush to that dungeon."
"I understand that. But then he wouldn't have asked us to help them from the start. What on earth is Yuki thinking? If we shelter them like this, at worst, it'll be goodbye to the entire dungeon."
As we were talking, Oriel came running towards us, carrying the princess and another person.
She probably has no intention of stopping. She plans to flee all the way back to the dungeon.
"Go."
"My apologies."
A short while after she ran off, soldiers rushed over.
"Did someone carrying two women come this way!?"
"Ah, if it was that, they went that way."
Saying that, I pointed to a different alley.
"Did something happen?"
Curse naturally spoke to the soldier.
"My apologies!! Now is not the time for that!!"
The soldier cut off his words and ran off.
Pattern 4: Even worse, a takeover of this country. Elju was made a banner... or rather, targeted to lower the country's reputation. It's fine for now, but if the war drags on, the Saintess who caused it will be in a bad position. At an opportune moment, the Saintess would pass away, and then there would be an outcry, both domestically and internationally, about using the Saintess in a conflict!!
Then, the surrounding countries would form an alliance, creating an anti-Roschur coalition. If that happens, the King will lose his influence. And then the mastermind behind this plan would appear, saying, "You cannot entrust the people to the current King, follow me!!" ...How terrible.
At this point, it's a kind of delusion, but just keep it in mind. We don't have enough information to know who the mastermind is, but if they're going to make a move, it'll be right after Elju returns. I don't know how, but they'll probably dispose of Elju legally.
After all, the Saintess they thought was dead has returned. If it were me, I'd take this opportunity to eliminate one or two more people. Who? Royals.
I remembered Yuki saying that.
"In that case, was that unfamiliar face earlier one of the royals?"
"Who knows?"
The person who should have answered that question had already run far away.