Chapter 4. Andso their story begins.(1)

Were running.

Aftertaking the bat back from Rein, andafter listening more about what had happened, I decided to run. Eventhoughthis place was the strongest evil organization onthe continent, it was all becauseit was the biggest evil organization inthe Empire.

Inother words, Howling was treated asthe strongest evil organization becausethe Empire was the strongest inthe continent. Ifthe Empire decides to attack Howling, it would mean thatHowling would be done for!

The only reason whythey were alive tillnow was becauseof the villages I set up onthe outskirts. Without those, wed have been dead already.

No!

I have something to find.

Butthere were people whoopposed my proposition. Whowere they? My disciples. Hoho, whyare all my disciples sostrange? I thought I tried to raise them all normally.

Do you children have two lives orsomething?

I lowered my voice asI said this. Well, I didnt think it would really work, though.

Its more important thanmy life!

Me too.

AsI thought, girls are more stubborn thanboys. 102 simply glared atme, butdidnt say anything. The girls, onthe other hand, wouldnt back down.

What are you trying to find?

The family heirloom.

Vengeance formy parents.

Hmm, is it just me, ordo these sound like something thatwould come out of a novel?

Explain.

This organization stole our familys heirloom.

My parents were taken away.

Mm 46 is talking asifher parents had died, butthe organization wouldnt do something aswasteful asthat, sowe might be able to find them inone of the outskirt villages Mm Andthat heirloom Did I steal it? Im listening to the girl tell me what it looks like, andit feels like I saw something like it inthe past? To be more specific, I feel like I saw it inthe secret safe of mine?

So it has a lily carved out of white gold onit

Mmm I think I stole something like thatbefore Was it a lily, though? No, all flowers pretty much look the same, butI do feel like I took something from the Nermia family before Mm

D, do you know about it?

Wow, those expectant eyes really are pressuring. Sorry, I think I was the one whostole it.

Do you really need it?

Yes!

Ill think a bit beforeanswering. Should I just force her to leave, orshould I just give it to her? I should give it to her, right? IfI get caught not giving it to her by the troops outside, I might die, right?

Mm Ill look forit.

Stop looking atme like that ugh, somuch guilt

46, your parents are probably still alive.

Really?

I think this was the first time I saw her reply this past? Inany case, I nodded, andturned to Rein.

Did the organization kill anyone recently?

Mm, our members died a lot recently, butwhen it comes to civilians, only 5 died. We wouldnt really touch country folk. There are bad rumors sometimes whena beautiful woman comes, butwe arent low enough to touch a normal family.

I have heard something about you going formarried women nowadays, though?

Reins face turned red wheneveryone looked athim with cold eyes.

T, those are just false rumors spread by my senior, sothatI wouldnt be able to become No. 1 inthe club!

Ah, come to think of it, hes not too far from becoming No. 1, huh. Ifhe keeps doing his job well, he might actually become like Swal wait, does thatkind of a knight actually exist here?

In any case Run fornow. Ill sort out a few things andleave.

What about that, then?

Rein pointed to the Sword Saint andasked this. What do you think, dear Rein? What do you think well do with her?

Throw her away.

Shes the Sword Saint, though?

Yeah, she probably wouldnt die evenifwe leave her like this. No, ifshe goes serious, wed all die.

Where shall we put her?

I nodded towards the fellow, whopaled immediately. Good, you learned well. You havent forgotten thatsurvival is your ultimate objective.

Just leave her. It would be annoying ifshe were to wake.

I moved the desk away, andopened the floor under it.

Go through this path. Ifthe path splits, just go left.

What about you?

Im going to sort out a few things. You just take the kids.

You arent going to run, are you?

Being near the children is the safest way to escape from the Empires attack.

Ah, right.

Rein nodded afterhearing my words, andI nodded back. Yup, Im running. I beat the kids of a noble family to oblivion, theres no way Id get out safely. Ill just leave Rein to be the scapegoat, andrun secretly.

Leaven, then.

Afterwatching the kids all leave one by one, I approached my secret safe andbegan trying to open it.

Its just the two of us now, huh?

W, what the BeforeI was evenable to turn, some kind of a cold metal touched my neck.

-Youre screwed.

D, dont say that.