Evade The Hero and Flee!

Chapter 169

Chapter 169

< Evade the Hero and Flee! 169 #19. Life is a continuous escape (10)>

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Youve arrived.

Indeed

A young man with radiant golden locks and a face that anyone wouldve found handsome was princess-carrying a beauty with pink hair.

Theres nothing to see here, though!

This man, who would have easily passed as a male lead in a movie, was none other than the damn cat that always wandered around my daughter. And the beauty in his embrace was none other than my dear daughter!

Dammit! Only I am allowed to carry my daughter like that, you know!

This damn cat bastard

I will overlook it this time due to the current situation being what it is but next time, I shall punish you with execution by the metal bat!

Euh-euk!

The cat punk started shuddering out of nowhere but that mustve been because my warning had gotten through to him.

-Wuiiing? But master, you havent said anything to him, tho?

-The thing is, your instinct will be the first to pick up any whiff of misfortune about to hit you.

-Hey, what are you implying about my metal bat state?!

What do you mean, what Im implying? Youre basically the worst imaginable calamity to every lifeform in existence, excluding me.

Well, now. Shall we get going, then?

Hold on Will it really be possible? To outwit a whole kingdom, I mean. Is such a thing really doable?

The cat punk made a cramped face as if he was feeling a bit worried.

While looking at him, I made a confident expression and declared, Its just the security network of some backwater rural kingdom! Of course I cant break through it!

Eh?

The cat began tilting his head this way and that just then. He began frowning a little, his expression showing how confused he was. He mustve been wondering if his hearing played a trick on him.

Wait, you Did you just say that you cant break through this countrys security?

That I did.

Obviously. No matter how small, we were still talking about a kingdom here.

Even a dog would eat half in front of its home before going back inside, so how much would a ruler of a kingdom eat before going back in? [1]

Just one word from said ruler could bring out countless combat personnel. Traps both physical and magical in nature were hidden everywhere, too. Yet you want me to break through them all?

Well, if it was me alone, then yes, I couldve done it but, with my daughter and other sundry dead weight weighing me down, itd be almost impossible.

What are you even talking about?! Didnt you say we will run away? But if you cant even break through their security network, how are we supposed to do that?!

The decibel of the cats voice grew louder and louder. But he had to come down from his agitated state and lower his voice when my daughter, still being carried in his arms, murmured in her sleep and squirmed around a little.

Were you trying to escape when you didnt have any means to do so?

Of course not. Were still escaping, alright. However, its not against who you think.

Say what?

The cat now looked like he couldnt understand it at all.

Uh-huh, would you look at this idiot?

Since time immemorial, the most important thing to remember when trying to escape was making sure to differentiate between the one you were trying to escape from, and the one you didnt have to worry about.

Thinking that even those harmless folks were your enemies while trying to escape would only result in decreasing the range of your escape options!

Thats why you needed to strictly differentiate between your enemies and non-enemies.

Non-enemies were important existences that could potentially turn into your allies, after all.

Yes, were fleeing from this place, but we are not fleeing from this kingdom.

Huh?

Indeed, the ones Im trying to get away from are the agents of the empire and also the hero punk, not this kingdom.

Seeing that dazed look on the cats face, it seemed that he had not even considered the simple fact of this kingdom not being our enemy.

Actually, this kingdom is our ally. Their goal is to capture and tie down the hero to them, after all.

I wanted to escape from the clutches of the evil hero. And this kingdoms princess wanted to make said evil hero as hers.

Our end goals were different, but our relationship was still what youd call symbiotic. Thats because the hero getting captured by the princess was the best outcome for both her and for me.

In that case, why did you even escape in this manner?

Its to ensure that the hero punk doesnt suspect anything.

From what I had observed from the heros behaviour until now, he seemed to be under the impression that I was trying to escape from this country, not him.

Thats why he could even yap about escaping together with him or something earlier.

Rather than trying to evade him and flee, itll be far better to create an environment where he cant escape himself.

Despite trying to run away several times, I had experienced getting caught every single time. Still, those experiences helped me realise something.

This hero punk wasnt tracking me, but my daughters location, instead!

And after arriving in this kingdom, I watched him openly monitoring my daughter. Thats when I had an epiphany that this punk was using her to keep an eye on me.

Thats why it was time to use that against him.

Alright. All of you, use that hole to get to the other side. I addressed the cat while pointing at the doghole dug out ahead of time.

What about you?

I still have something to do.

The bait to lure the hero had been cast, so now was time to prepare a suitable rod to reel the fish in.

Yes, indeed it is unfortunate. Since Sir Hero emerged from the hole I have created, I wanted to believe that you wished to see me. Was I wrong, Sir Hero?

Heop!

I thought the instructor was responsible for that hole since the traces of the spirit lingered around it, but to think that the princess was responsible for the holes creation?!

In that case could it be?!

Is my instructor nearby, Your Highness?

Sir Naruan? He needed to attend to another matter and has left already, at least for the time being, Sir Hero.

That meant he was here until not too long ago.

Dammit! I never imagined that hed join forces with the princess even in the middle of his own escape attempt!

It made sense, though, since the princess didnt know about the empire hotly pursuing the instructor even as we speak. It wouldve been a simple matter to scam her in that respect.

Dammit! How could I have failed to consider this possibility?!

Unfortunately, it seems that we will have to delay our stroll to another day as you said, Sir Hero. Well, then. Shall we return to the castle?

The pair of blue eyes gleaming under the moonlight was staring straight at me.

I was now basically a frog trapped in front of a snake. I desperately thought about, What should I do to escape from here? but no useful solutions popped up in my head.

The nights in the north can get very cold, so its very inadvisable to stay outdoors for too long, Sir Hero. Especially more so when were in the middle of winter. Your comrades are waiting for you, so shall we return now?

The princess smiled demurely while extending her hand towards me, but my feet didnt want to budge an inch. My whole body had become paralysed from a pair of eyes even chillier than the cold winter winds of the north.

Goodness me. Really now, Sir Hero. Youre unexpectedly high maintenance, arent you?

The princess demurely raised her hand, prompting the knights surrounding us to slowly close in on me.

Dammit! Do I need to abandon Hill and Selena and make my escape from here alone?

But where should I even escape to?

I could use my power to fight back but the bitter truth was, a hero fighting against a kingdom for no logical reason would never be accepted by anyone.

Wait! Wasnt this, like, a justifiable act of self-defence?

N-no, that wouldnt work. Because of my instructors scheme, the news of the princess marrying me has already spread to the rest of the continent as if its an undeniable fact, hasnt it?!

The current me basically looked like a hero trying to flee in the middle of the night after not wanting to take responsibility for his actions, after all!

So, if I resort to violence here Id be no different than a dead man walking, socially speaking.

Its over. My life its over!

But this happened right at that moment.

You want my help?

A voice of salvation reaching my ears, that was.

Eh?

Want my help or not?

I couldnt see her yet, but that voice was still way too familiar to my ears nonetheless.

Y-yeah!

Yeah what?

She replied in a displeased voice, prompting me to plead in a desperate cry. N-no, thats not it. Please help me, dear Lady Mirua!

Alright, then. However you gotta help me track down the instructor, got that?

Yessir!

Right then, a black shadow suddenly popped out between Hill and Selena and enveloped them in the blink of an eye.

Uh? Huh?!

The soldiers next to them were getting flustered after their hostages were taken away. In the meantime, the shadow that had swallowed up Hill and Selena popped up right next to me before spitting both of them out.

W-what was that?!

S-Sir Hero?

While Hill and Selena were panicking from how they suddenly ended up next to me, Mirua finally revealed herself in the open and stared straight at me. It was as if the army of thousands didnt even exist in her eyes.

Where is the instructor?

Sir Hero, may I ask who that woman is?

Was she curious about the identity of Mirua who suddenly appearing out of nowhere? Or was she curious about an unknown woman suddenly choosing to appear in front of me? Whatever it was, the princess in the distance spoke with a voice filled with skin-pricking coldness.

Instructor, where?

Sir Hero!

The quiet little voice coming from right next to me, and the chilling voice coming from some distance away Duuuude, both of them were so bloody scary!

Mirua, it might be a better idea to get out of here first, dont you agree?

No, our instructor first.

Hes already gone! And we need to hurry after him! Thats why we gotta get out of here first and then talk!

Tch Thats why I came first, but hes not here Mirua grumbled unhappily while pulling something small from her inner pocket. Then, she brought it close to her lips. Transfer.

That one word from her caused the surrounding space to distort and soon, the surrounding scenery also rapidly changed. Thats how I got to successfully escape from that deadly situation.

Slap, clack.

Eh?

Its only until we catch the instructor. You will be working under me until then.

Even though I got caught by someone else right afterwards!

[1]: This is an old Korean idiom, and it means that youd feel braver or have an upper hand while inside your home turf.