Chapter 248 - 77 - Mio Bad Feelings
While thinking of another plan that was in line with the precautions on my horse's saddle, a small, wild idea suddenly entered my mind.
A dirty idea to create a conflict between the nobles who would be suspicious of each other even though they were in the same faction.
The situation that had been happening around me had exhausted me mentally and emotionally. All the actions that were interconnected with the same red thread seemed to be directed at the same person.
A movement that happened behind the scenes while Princess Anastasia was not in the Royal Palace.
The leniency given by the royal family caused several small incidents that caused great losses.
The movements of the cursed sect caused some great damage.
All of it led to one point that made me worried about this.
In this case, it seemed like I would have to rely on Princess Anastasia to solve the same problems inside the Royal Palace while I solved the problems that were happening on the field like this.
Two major incidents have been thwarted by me, two of them is their plans that will continue to move based on the direction given by the noble family that is currently receiving my full attention.
"People who reincarnated from another world, huh?"
"After enemies who are under the same blanket, now people from another world with memories of another world brought to this world?"
"My Goddess never stops giving me a trial and a difficult task like this, huh?"
Wuuusshhh...
The breeze that hit my body on this horse saddle made me aware of my position which was walking along a large street that was crowded with merchant carriages.
It seemed that I was almost approaching the main city of Earl Timoti with the horse running at full speed like this.
My hand tightly gripped the handle of my cursed Odachi which was silent casually without caring about every mutter I said earlier.
My worry about a noble who betrayed the Royal Capital of Aurora and allowed the cult of the Goddess of Destruction to move freely would become Princess Anastasia's responsibility.
I'm sure Princess Anastasia has already discovered some oddities that occurred in the loosening of security that occurred at the borders between the noble families.
With such great oddities, the possibility of the movement of the cult that could move freely could be suppressed well by Princess Anastasia.
Before my thoughts drifted to other things, I immediately received a whistle code from Evelyn to slow down the speed of this fast-running horse.
I immediately pulled the reins of my horse and slowed down its running speed on a street filled with merchant carriages and passenger carriages that looked full from the outside.
The whistle given by Evelyn also signaled me to prepare to receive a sharp gaze from people who knew me in the main city of Earl Timoti.
From a distance, I saw the remains of a duel that occurred between me and one of the female soldiers who was forced to give a duel by an old fart who did not know me well.
The remnants of the duel I was referring to were the slashes that split the sky red and black that had damaged Earl Timoti's residence and seemed to have been making headlines lately.
Seeing the slash marks of the cursed Odachi that were still above the sky of Earl Timoti's main city, I immediately hid the cursed Odachi by holding it beside my galloping horse.
"You don't mind being carried like this, right, Momo?" I asked Momo.
"My Monarch, if you want, I can disappear and appear anytime when you call me like before," Momo replied, making me realize Momo's abilities were different from ordinary weapons.
"Ah, that's right, why didn't I think of this before."
"Maybe it's because my Monarch is used to carrying physical weapons that can't be summoned when you need them."
"Well, that's right, can you do that, Momo?"
"Of course, my Monarch."
With a seemingly happy answer like that, Momo immediately disappeared from my grasp.
Unlike physical weapons that had to be carried around at all times, I felt it would be more efficient to have an invisible weapon ready to be summoned at any time.
My cursed Odachi immediately disappeared as if it had entered the magic core that held the power of the Goddess of Destruction.
"Ugh, what kind of empty feeling is this?"
"Not having a weapon around feels uncomfortable like this."
Like losing something that was already attached to my life, I felt strange with my grip that did not touch a handle of the cursed Odachi which was my main weapon.
"Momo..." With an uncomfortable feeling like this, I called Momo and felt a thin vibration of air in my grip.
"Yes, my Monarch..." Momo answered while placing her physical body in my grip.
"I think I'm more comfortable this way," I said while tightly gripping the handle of the cursed Odachi.
"My Monarch seems to have gotten used to my new body shape like this."
"Maybe..."
In this short conversation, I could see the gate of the main city of Earl Timoti which was more crowded than usual. The day that was almost dark by night made us immediately rush towards the main city entrance which was specifically for military routes.
Our horse's pace immediately changed lanes towards the city entrance gate which was tightly guarded by gate guards.
"Hmm..." from a distance, I could see the entrance gate slowly opening as if knowing that we were in a hurry to return to Earl Timoti's city.
Kllaapp...
Kllaappp...
As we were riding fast on our horses, I could see several gate guards giving us a military salute.
The wide-open entrance gate allowed us to dash inside quickly without stopping to confirm our identities.
I think dark skin like mine is more useful at times like this.
Kllaappp...
Kllaaappp...
Without stopping and continuing to spur our horses into the main city gate of Earl Timoti, I also started to pull my military cap hat to cover my face which was visible with my light brown skin.
After passing through the main city entrance gate, Evelyn immediately gave a whistling signal to form a straight line that did not fill the busy main street in the evening twilight like this.
Before the sunset made me blend into the darkness of the night that matched my skin color, some people who were lucky enough to see me uttered a scream that called my name hysterically.
"Kyaaaa!! Lily-sama!!"
"Lily-samaaa!! Please look at me!"
"Ah, I'm so lucky to be able to see Lily-sama on a bright day like this!"
While keeping my face covered by my military cap, I continued to spur my horse to Earl Timoti's residence.
This crowded street immediately made me realize how famous I was in this main city. Even on a busy street like this, there were several horse-drawn carriages that deliberately stopped to see my presence.
My face covered by this military cap could not stop their curiosity about me, coupled with the remnants of the duel that were still clearly visible in the sky.
By taking a route that shortened the distance and made a twist, we managed to approach Earl Timoti's residence from an entrance that was undergoing repairs after its thick walls were destroyed by my cursed Odachi attack.
Several people who knew Evelyn immediately made way for them to pass through quickly.
Luckily for me, this was an entrance that was undergoing repairs and was properly guarded by Earl Timoti's military.
After we entered Earl Timoti's residence, something big seemed to be happening.
Various horse-drawn carriages were parked at the main entrance of Earl Timoti's residence and some of the horse-drawn carriages showed a symbol of nobility from the royal family.
"Oh, it seems like something big has happened in Earl Timoti's family," I muttered as I directed my horse-drawn carriage to a stable with Evelyn's group.
Before I entered the stable and made my final preparations before going home, I found Mio walking towards me.
"Lily-sama, it seems like something important is happening at Earl Timoti's residence. It would be better if we just say goodbye to Evelyn," Mio said while giving me a suggestion.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Mio?" I understood very well, like what Mio bad feeling at this moment, a feeling of dread when several horse-drawn carriages were neatly parked at the residence of a noble family, especially with a symbol that brought fear.
"It can be said that something troublesome will happen when Lily-sama meets the trash who embarrassed Lily-sama in the past," Mio said in an anxious tone as if remembering something.
"Ahhh..." Just by listening to Mio's words, I already understood what she was afraid of at that moment.
"Do we need to make sure before we go home?" I continued by giving another suggestion.
"Aiko..." By calling Aiko's name like this, I could already feel her presence getting closer.
"Yes, Supreme Commander? Is there a task for me regarding this?" Aiko asked, suddenly appearing beside me after removing her stealth ability.
Aiko's sudden appearance made Mio nod her head at me.
"Aiko, I need your help with something important that is happening inside Earl Timoti's residence. Can you sneak into Earl Timoti's residence and find out what is going on inside?" I said while giving Aiko a simple task.
"By the way, this task is different from your usual task than before. I don't want you to get caught and leave a trace, can you do this challenge?" I continued my words while giving Aiko a challenge about herself who had to sneak without leaving a trace in Earl Timoti's residence.
"Supreme Commander, it will be a little difficult but I will try my best not to get caught."
Swwiiissshhh...
Along with Aiko's words agreeing to this task, I also saw her body becoming transparent little by little and felt her presence disappear as if blown away by the wind.
Along with Aiko's departure who disappeared quickly to infiltrate Earl Timoti's residence, it seemed that it triggered Mio's worry about something bad that would happening in here.
I don't want to doubt Mio's instincts about this.
Her bad instincts when feel somethings odds, who would bother me, would be right on target.
Mio looked restless with her hand movements occasionally taking her throwing knife which was starting to become blunt.
Mio... what are you worried about?
What do you think?
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