Chapter 41 What do you call protection?
Luther felt that the most failed moment in his life was probably the last few minutes before he left Ankh in a carriage.
The city is gradually recovering from the trauma caused by natural disasters and wars. The citizens have smiles on their faces and are all celebrating these good things.
This good thing included not only victory in the war, but also his "death".
Perhaps except for his own relatives who really cried for him, most people in the entire city had been looking forward to his death.
Luther clenched his fists, wishing he could rush back and stand in front of these untouchables to show off his noble status, and then let the soldiers use spears to execute all those who dared to defy him.
But he knew that he had lost the qualification to do all this. If he didn't listen to Nalia's method of pretending to die, he would still be killed by Engri.
At least he is still alive now. Although he must live under the supervision of Nalia's subordinates, he can still breathe the air of Xilin.
Luther knew that after Nalia finished dealing with matters in the Imperial City, she would definitely come to him again to ask about Sirius' whereabouts. If you continue talking until then, he still doesn’t know? He didn't think Nalia would let him go so easily.
In fact, both parties understood that Luther's words meant that only he knew where Sirius was, but only after he was sure that he was completely safe, he would accidentally "remember" some details that he had missed.
The reason why he didn't tell Nalia that the second prince, Sirius, was actually not incapable of awakening was because he wanted the clever princess to take the initiative to guess in this regard.
How could a person without the ability to awaken escape alone and disappear without a trace? Can you even find Anka and meet his dignified lord at any time?
These insulting words to the royal family cannot be said openly, and can only be left to both parties to understand.
Otherwise, if the negotiation fails, even the final room for maneuver will be completely lost, which is not Luther's way of doing things.
But... when that time comes, how should I continue to work for His Highness the Second Prince?
Otherwise, just betray it?
"Sir, are you going to Grendel to meet your relatives?"
"Ah..." Seeing the carriage driver asking him questions, Luther, who had changed his identity, nodded awkwardly, "Yes, after all. ...The war is over."
"Indeed, and not only did we defeat the lizardmen this time, but that damn Luther also died suddenly. Let me tell you...you really should have stayed a day later. There is a large-scale thanksgiving event held inside, and everyone can go and enjoy the food for free."
"...I'd better forget it." "
Tsk, tsk, that's a pity, otherwise there would be a competition on the spot to see who can insult Luther the most creatively and the most. Be artistic and get the final large gold coin reward."
"..." "
Sir, why didn't you say anything? Oh, I understand... You feel like it's a pity that you didn't make it to the event, right? Sorry, I shouldn't have irritated you like this."
"So can you go? I... feel a little homesick, haha..."
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Inside the New Delhi Manor.
Sirius already felt that his body had almost recovered, which could be seen from the calm weather outside.
In fact, it was because his body was too useless before, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get out of bed after competing with Nalia.
So these days he has been practicing swordsmanship. Although he was wielding the sword mechanically by himself from beginning to end without anyone giving him guidance, Sirius also unexpectedly discovered that this body did not seem to be completely perfect. loser.
At least his memory is good.
He really couldn't copy Nalia's movements that day because he didn't have the physical conditions to complete those movements, but the problem was that so long had passed... He hadn't forgotten those movements yet? Because of the advantages beyond this button, Sirius spent the past few days strengthening his physical fitness in the manor when Nalia was away. Anyway, his current identity in front of ordinary people is that of a prince who is good at magic and not proficient in physical skills, so there will be no doubt about adding physical training to the daily compulsory courses.
Of course, the premise is that he can get through Nalia first.
He naturally knew that Earl Luther was dead, after all, the whole city was cheering for it. Although Sirius didn't know exactly what these people were cheering for?
Why, if Earl Luther dies, will the next successor be very kind to them?
Although the Paul family behind Luther was temporarily in chaos due to the sudden death of the family leader, after all, it was also the largest noble in Anka. Wouldn't this family continue to nominate new lord candidates?
Nalia will definitely not stay in Anka for a long time. After she chooses a new lord, and then comes back to deal with herself, there is a high probability that the city of Anka will continue to return to its former state.
The exploiters are like a paddle on a waterwheel. After one paddle is knocked over by the current of the masses, the next paddle will reappear above their heads, and the same thing will happen again.
"No...I should think about how to confront that evil woman now."
There is no chance of winning in a direct fight with his life, although Sirius no longer wants to continue to be Nalia's slave, nor does he want to play master with her. He is a slave to the game, but this does not mean that he needs to die.
There is no shame in escaping. Of course, the prerequisite for choosing this path is that he can escape successfully.
But the problem was that when he opened the bedroom window and looked into the manor, he found that there were already many of Nalia's men patrolling around.
Seeing the vigilance on these people's faces, as if they were protecting the owner of the manor, Sirius felt a little want to laugh.
How can he know if others don't know? These people are obviously afraid that he will run away, so they are monitoring him here. Even when he is practicing his sword, someone will come up and watch.
He didn't say a word, and he didn't know what the fuss was about. Anyway, the other party didn't interfere with him, so Sirius just pretended that he didn't see it these days.
Of course, even if he gave up escaping, he still had other countermeasures in mind to deal with that woman Nalia.
"Lord Sirius, where are you going?"
"..."
Sirius had just walked to the lobby on the first floor and was about to put on his shoes and start running around the manor when he was stopped by Hannah as usual.
"Run."
"Her Royal Highness has told me that you may be in danger during this period, so I need to protect you every step of the way. Please forgive me." "
It's up to you."
No, are you sure it's protection?
Sirius couldn't say anything. He could only helplessly laugh twice, and then started today's basic training after doing a simple modern warm-up exercise that people in this world couldn't understand.
But before he could start jogging, he heard a familiar voice calling from another direction.
"Lord Sirius!"
"...Hetty?"
Sirius glanced at Hannah and found that the other person seemed to be on guard at first, and then relaxed his guard, but his eyes were still fixed on Hetty, as if to eliminate any possibility of him and others discussing how to escape.
But Sirius really didn't expect an ordinary maid to help him.
"Lord Sirius, I...I went to see Liz today."
(End of Chapter)