ushernet Chapter 298
Chapter 298
Chapter 298
Chapter 298
Side Story – Memories of a Princess (49)
#65 Their Circumstances: The Circumstances of a Certain Villain
Why are you looking at me like that?
I heard they received a report about an evil being, but looking at me like that...
“Is it you?”
Hey, you’re misunderstanding, Saint.
So I’d appreciate it if you could remove that gaze quickly.
“It’s not?”
I answer quickly.
Getting involved with an organization like Religion is out of the question.
As it is, evil organizations don’t get along well with Religions, so I’m extremely uncomfortable around Saints. If I have to endure that chilling gaze, I really feel like running away.
“Then what is the reason why Her Highness the Princess and Sir Knight over there are looking at you like that?”
I glance away slightly.
The gazes of the Princess and lady Renia are like they know I’m the culprit but can’t say it because I’m an acquaintance.
Like I said before, why are you looking at me like that? You keep misunderstanding!
“They’re joking around. Her Highness and lady Renia are mischievous people who often tease me.”
“Good heavens.”
Lady Renia let out an exasperated gasp.
What, why?
“Don’t you think there’s a problem with that, Sir Ast?”
“I don’t think there’s a problem, what kind of problem do you think there is, Lady Renia?”
I smirk at Lady Renia’s chilling gaze.
“Your Highness?”
The Saint looks slightly flustered at the situation and glances at the princess, but the princess answers nonchalantly.
“Well, we have that kind of relationship.”
“It seems like a relationship that requires a lot of explanation. Can you explain it to me?”
“Umm... It’s hard to explain in words but that kind of relationship?”
“Is that so?”
Perhaps because she is the Empire’s princess, the Saint couldn’t just ignore her.
The Saint, who looks like she wants to sigh, forces a cramped smile.
“So you mean that person is not an evil being?”
As the Saint points at me, the Princess of course nods her hea–
“Umm... uh umm... ummm....”
“Isn’t this the timing where you should be nodding, Your Highness?”
“But it’s Ast...”
“This is not the time for joking around, Your Highness! If you get caught by the Religion like this, what will you do?!”
“But he’s Ast...”
“Is my name the name of some evil god?! Isn’t this too cruel?!”
There are things I can and cannot say in front of the Saint.
The Princess just called me an evil being itself.
“Put your hand on your chest and think about it. Can you feel anything prickling you?”
Bam!
I put my hand on my chest and shouted confidently.
“I don’t feel anything!”
“I think this guy really is an evil being.”
“It seems that way, Your Highness.”
Despite my confident shout, chilling gazes gather.
“Should we catch him then?”
The Saint, who had been holding her forehead with a look of distress on her face, points at me and says.
Ah, no...
I’m going to get caught. If I’m caught and tortured like this, I’m confident I’ll readily spill all the information about the Howling within 3 minutes.
I’ve received torture training in the organization, but back then I knew they would absolutely not kill me and that I would be dealt with if I spilled, so I endured it.
But outside, I could die on the other hand, and if I spill, I might be able to live, so the moment the torture starts, I’m confident I’ll spill all the information.
Then I’ll get marked by the imperial family as well as the organization.
I don’t think I’d be killed by the Religion that carries the name Peace, but what happens after is the problem.
So,
“Oh no! For the peace-loving Religion of Peace that pursues peace, isn’t it damaging to the Religion’s reputation to be catching innocent people? As someone who follows the will of the god of Peace more than anyone else and hates evil gods, fxxk those evil gods!”
I decided to take the initiative.
“....”
The Saint was at a loss for words as she watched me.
“And inflicting suffering beyond human endurance with an evil magic? There’s no way something like that exists...”
“I found it, Saint!”
Found? What?
A holy knight who suddenly appeared shouts while holding up something.
“The shape perfectly matches the reported information!”
“Wha...”
It was a wooden stick that looked like something you could find anywhere.
It’s something I had hidden away to use on enemy spies I captured recently, though I haven’t been using it much lately!
“Where did you find that?”
“I found it in the officer’s quarters. It’s an item that came from the room of someone named Ast...”
At that moment, the Saint looked at me with cold eyes.
It was an expression that said ‘What is this? Care to explain?’.
Don’t panic. Believe in the words of our ancestors who said that if you keep a level head, you can survive even in a tiger’s den.
Though I don’t know if the people who said that actually went into a tiger’s den and came out alive!
“That’s a training wooden weapon I use.”
“Wooden weapon?”
“Yes. It’s a weapon made of wood. As you know, knights must always be ready to train. It’s just an item I keep on hand so I can train indoors. Doesn’t it look like an ordinary wooden stick?”
The situation is serious now.
So Lady Renia, could you please wipe that expression off your face that looks like you’re about to hear an insult to knights? If this keeps up, I’ll be dragged off to the Religion’s underground torture chamber!
“That’s right. Something that inflicts suffering beyond human endurance just by hitting someone? How could the imperial army have something like that evil magic?”
I nonchalantly pick up the wooden stick in the holy knight’s hand.
“Look, see this. Suffering beyond human endurance? What is that?”
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
I swing the wooden bat around hitting various parts of my body. As if recognizing its owner, it didn’t inflict any pain on me.
It just felt like I was getting hit by a wooden stick I guess?
I can’t say it didn’t hurt but I didn’t feel any suffering beyond human endurance.
“See, nothing to it. Just an ordinary wooden stick, right?”
As the Saint looked at the holy knight, he bowed his head and apologized.
“I’m sorry. Since it looked the same as what was reported...”
“While it’s not something you see often in a battlefield, it’s just an ordinary wooden stick you can easily find in any village. There’s no way something like this could be evil magic.”
The previously intimidating Saint’s expression was gradually loosening up.
For a wooden stick to be an evil magic... Anyone could tell it was clearly false at a glance.
“Ah... I’ve been rude again. I feel like I’ve been quite impolite today.”
The Saint also seems to have thought so as she sighs and...
“So please bear it for a moment longer.”
“Huh?”
I thought she was apologizing but in a flash she came up to my side and snatched away the wooden stick I was holding.
And then,
Thwack!
“Ughaa!”
She struck her own thigh with the wooden stick then slumped to the floor with a groan.
“....”
“....”
“....”
“....”
It felt like time had stopped for a moment.
Me, the princess, lady Renia, and even the holy knights.
We all stared at the Saint who had let out a weird groan and collapsed.
“....”
The Saint lowered her head for a while, trembling violently, then glared at me with eyes full of tears.
And,
“Now, seize him! He is an evil being!”
The moment I heard that voice full of resentment, my body automatically attempted to flee.
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