Who Stole The Empress

nately, there were the Duke of Gertium and his knights nearby, so they were able to kill them without difficulty.”

 

Anna, who was drinking tea, flinched in surprise at the name Gertium.

 

“They say that most of them quickly annihilated the zagmas without any major injuries, except Gertium.
He hurt his leg.”

 

Unknowingly, Anna grabbed the teacup tightly and looked towards the Imperial Palace.

 

“How bad is it?”

 

Asha, who knew Anna’s mind, first asked about Perso’s condition.

 

The knight of Ronasso answered immediately.

 

“He got a stab wound in his thigh while covering for a knight.
It’s not a big wound, but I heard there was a little bit of poison.”

 

Asha nodded her head as if that was enough.

 

Anna’s gaze was not falling from the window.

 

“Still, that’s amazing.
12 knights could kill 9 monsters in an instant.”

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As if in admiration, Tamon let out a brief impression.

 

Even if there were nine small ones, it was a number that would be difficult to kill even if a big group of knights attacked them at once.

 

“Well, of course, if it were me, I would have taken care of everything by myself.”

 

Tamon spoke arrogantly and appealed to Asha.

 

But Asha didn’t pay attention to him because she was busy checking Anna’s complexion.

 

“Anna.”

 

“Uh, huh?”

 

Anna looked at Asha in surprise at Asha’s call.

 

“Are you worried?”

 

“Worry? Oh no! Why do I care, who am I? There’s no one to worry about.
No, absolutely.”

 

Anna waved her hands in denial.
It seemed that she did not know that the fierce denial was rather suspicious.

 

“Ugh, it’s hot.
I’ll go out for a walk and come back.
Oh, you’re leaving now?” (Anna)

 

“Yeah.
I think we’d better go when it’s busy there.” (Asha)

 

“… be careful, Rosie.
Don’t overdo it.”

 

Anna anxiously hugged Asha and went outside. 

 

“There was a commotion… it’s rather good for us.” 

 

Tamon, who had changed into comfortable clothes for activities, said lightly.
Asha also agreed with Tamon.

 

Since the palace was in turmoil, the security would have been rather lax.

 

Moreover, there was a high possibility that the guards were concentrated in the main palace where the incident took place.
If so, the attention paid to the west tower where Hartz was would have been reduced.

 

“But there is a possibility that the security will be tighter from tomorrow because of this.
So today is just the right time.”

 

After Asha also changed into her comfortable clothes, she neatly tied her hair up.
The orange sunlight was turning into a twilight purple.
Now it was time to leave.

 

Tamon and Asha looked around and came out.

 

She had already done it once, so the second time was much easier.

 

Asha led Tamon out of the dark and headed towards the West Tower.

 

As expected, the boundaries of the tower were broken to the point of ridiculousness.

 

Even the remaining guards were distracted by talking about what happened today, so it was very easy to break in.

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The two easily entered the tower, muffled the sound of footsteps, and climbed to the top.

 

There were two guards guarding the tightly closed door.

 

Tamon lit the incense burner he had brought.

 

It took only about 5 minutes for the smoke to climb up the stairs and hit the guards.

 

The two guards fell down with a crashing sound.

 

The tightly closed door opened.

 

“……You are here.”

 

As soon as the door opened, Hartz smiled at the two as if he had been waiting.

 

“Did you know we would come?”

 

“Isn’t that enough to be called a prophet?”

 

Hartz greeted them with a joke and stood face to face in front of them.

 

“Thank you for coming to my rescue.
However…… you’ve come a long way for nothing.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

Hearing Hartz’s words, Asha asked with a firm face.

 

“I’m not going out.
Please tell Hana and Mana to wait a little longer.”

 

“I think I need a more detailed explanation…”

 

At Tamon’s urging, Hartz sat down on the chair in front of the window and said,

 

“There is still work to be done.
A licorice-like role in this gigantic play.
Actually, it’s going to happen even if it’s not me, but…… Still, I want to do my best if possible.”

 

The west tower was built on the highest point in the imperial palace.

 

It was a place where you could see the capital and the Imperial Palace.
He also watched the zagmas appear from here.

 

People poured out to escape the monsters.

 

The image of the future that Hartz saw and the image of those people overlapped.

 

Fortunately, in the future he saw, no one had that kind of face because of the monsters pouring out of the gap.

 

“…Now that I’ve come this far, I don’t want to be an audience watching from behind.”

 

Hartz smiled and looked at Asha and Tamon.

 

The two main characters of this huge play.

 

Seeing the two of them standing firmly, his heart trembled as if the future he had seen was so near.

 

“I want to be a good supporting actor and join the stage the two of you will show.
So I’ll watch Gillotti Tanatos fall from the nearest point.”