177 – [Side Story] Study Abroad Student from the East Continent – 36
“Queu…Queu…”
In a dark hallway, three men were lying writhing on the cold stone floor.
The woman in the maid uniform who seemed to have defeated them looked down at them with cold eyes and put her dagger into her waist.
“Hmph, nothing special.”
“Well…Well…Your highness…”
Looking at that scene, the girl behind the bars let out a trembling voice.
Literally, in an instant, as many as three men were subdued.
Originally, they are not that weak.
In terms of strength, they are among the ten strongest within this academy.
But this time, the environment and the opponent were bad.
This is a narrow, solitary hallway.
This hallway is wide enough for two to three people to stand side by side.
In such a place, these three people all use long swords as weapons.
An environment where you can’t attack freely because every time you pull out a weapon and swing it, it hits the hallway wall or the iron bars.
It is so limited that even a person who is good at magic cannot use magic to its fullest potential.
On the other hand, the maid attacked the three people to her heart’s content using a short dagger.
That’s not all.
They didn’t know it, but this maid was an elf, especially a warrior from the Arma clan, a warrior clan.
Among the Arma clan, she is a person with outstanding skills who accepted and performed the duties that had been entrusted to the clan for generations until the very end.
That strength has already surpassed those of these three men, who are still children.
In addition, she was given her own blessings.
There is no way that three people who are younger than her can win in a situation where even her surroundings do not support her.
“This…This b*tch…!!”
“Wow, it looks like you still have the energy to talk about the intruder topic.”
Among the three, the one with blonde hair and a handsome face frowned and glared at the elf maid.
She looked down at her cold eyes, her eyes glaring at her, and waved her hand.
Wow!!
Sounds as if a fork gets stuck in a chunk of cheese.
The sound rang out, and the surrounding area became eerily quiet.
After a while, the man who had been scowling with a crumpled expression just moments ago screamed with an expression full of pain.
“Quaaa!! aaa!!”
Blood began to flow from his lower body.
A man screaming with tears and snot streaming down his face.
Seeing that, the woman in the cage, her face turning white, screamed.
“Da…What are you doing?! Do you even know who that person is?!”
“…Aren’t you an intruder? Trying to sneak out a criminal.”
“He is the crown prince of this empire!! He is not someone you can touch! Do you want to be executed?”
Hearing the cries of the woman in the cage, the elf maid laughed and laughed.
“The crown prince? This intruder? Stop joking. What prince in the world would assault a woman and try to sneak out a criminal?”
“So that’s…!!”
“And I have been commanded to repel anyone who trespasses here without mercy, save his life, so it doesn’t matter who the opponent is.”
Command? Who on earth?
Can anyone fearlessly place the condition of not having a relationship with ‘no matter who the other person is’?
In this empire, in this island.
That is the answer that comes to mind if you think about it a little.
But the fake woman behind the bars, Alyssa… Didn’t have the luxury of thinking about such things.
“I don’t know who you are, but you will regret it!! Go see it then!!”
An elf maid grabs the necks of three people who have lost consciousness from so much pain and drags them away.
To the back of Lilu Arma’s head, she screamed loudly.
After passing through a narrow and dark hallway, Lilu came out into the wide academy hallway and threw the three men who were dragging her behind.
They were thrown to the floor with a loud thud, but they made no sound as they were already unconscious.
Fortis, Nord, and Prince Joshua.
The elf maid, who easily threw away people who would never even touch her, let alone hurt her, helped a female student who was lying on the floor.
I was watching from the other side of the door, but it was a girl from the leader club that they beat and knocked out.
“Ugh…”
“Are you okay?”
“Uh…?”
Upon seeing that the girl had opened her eyes, Lilu let out a sigh of relief.
I had no idea those idiots would attack academy students.
Fortunately, it seems like it was controlled to only cause fainting, but if another student got involved and ended up getting hurt, it would have been a shame for Lilu.
“I…I…”
“It’s okay. I defeated the thugs who attacked you.”
“Yes…? Huh…? E…Elf…??”
The female student in the leadership team, who was surprised to see Lilu’s sticking out ears, looked surprised for a moment.
Then, she looked back in the direction Lilu had pointed at her and she screamed in surprise.
“Huh?! Um…Who are they?!”
“These are the people who ambushed you and tried to enter your cell without permission. Oh, the cell key they took is here.”
“Thank you…?”
A girl who still doesn’t fully understand the situation.
The three fallen men are famous in the academy.
However, the hallway was dark and she was so confused that she could not see the fallen people clearly.
Above all, she couldn’t look straight at the sight of her lying down covered in blood with injuries all over her body.
Lilu smiled at her and spoke to her.
“I will consult with Lady Martina later, so please return first. There may still be remnants hiding.”
“I…I see! I understand…Martina…”
I still don’t understand everything.
Still, the smile of this elf maid who helps her in the midst of confusion.
And, hearing the name of the academy student council president, Martina, come out of her mouth, I felt relieved.
The girl interpreted in her head that this elf maid was an acquaintance of Martina.
“Um…Thank you for helping me. Then, I’ll ask you to take care of the rest!!”
The horror of being attacked, the hideous-looking attackers in front of me.
Feeling like she wanted to run away from them, the girl hurriedly lowered her head and left the place.
After seeing the girl leave, Lilu turned her head.
“Okay… Then…”
Of course, half of what I said to the girl was a lie.
There are no remnants, and there is even no need to consult with Lady Martina.
Martina Wilthard says she knows he will be guarding this place, but she doesn’t need to consult with her.
“Now what should we do with those wastes…”
Lilu looked at the people squirming on the floor again with cold eyes.
She said earlier that she couldn’t be the crown prince, that she was a ruthless person, and that she was killing all the intruders, but she knew that Lilu was not a fool and already knew who they were.
However, she was a little selfish and suppressed him rather violently.
It was that time.
Lilu’s senses detected the presence of several people.
“Who is it?”
“…Please put away that sword. We have no intention of opposing you.”
People dressed in black, wearing masks.
Hearing their words, Lilu quietly sheathed the dagger.
It was because I trusted their words.
With their skills, they should be able to use stealth techniques that can fool Rilu’s sensitivity to some extent.
However, they made their presence known and approached, as if they were openly appealing their presence.
I guess it’s true that I have no intention of being hostile.
“We are a secret unit directly under His Majesty the Emperor. We have heard the situation from His Majesty.”
Lilu nodded to their words.
Indeed, with this level of skill, he is worthy of working directly under the emperor.
The masked person in the lead, who even took out a golden plaque indicating that he was under the emperor’s direct control, probably prepared for fear that Lilu might be suspicious, continued speaking.
“Could you leave it to us to handle these people? We plan to handle them appropriately after receiving appropriate treatment.”
“…It doesn’t matter. I also promised His Majesty that I would leave it to him after he was subdued.”
“Thank you very much for your cooperation.”
Before class ends.
Lilu, who heard from Letia that Prince Joshua was violently protesting against the disposition of fake Alyssa, immediately took action.
Lilu knew well.
With the authority of the crown prince, it is now impossible to cover up that fake Alyssa’s crime.
In that case, the only action left for them to take is to let that fake Alyssa escape and run away from here.
It was difficult.
Her body is the real Alyssa Leifert’s body.
If she disappears somewhere, it would be difficult if she couldn’t get her body back.
Lilu immediately contacted Martina, the academy’s student council president, and accompanied her as she went to report the incident directly to the emperor.
If a problem related to the crown prince arises, Sir Martina, who is in her fiancé’s place, will immediately report to the emperor.
She therefore accompanied him, pretending to be Martina’s attendant, so that she could interview the emperor.
After hearing Martina’s report, the emperor was furious.
How could he hurt a guest who came as a state guest, especially a child, by stabbing him with his hand?
It would not be strange if it developed into an international problem, and it was a big problem that not only the empire but the entire Western Continent could become embroiled in.
Of course, Alyssa Leifert would be severely punished.
Of course, because he was still a student, he might be severely punished, but it was certain that he would be severely punished.
The problem was that the crown prince was openly opposing Alyssa’s disposition.
So, Lilu made a proposal to the emperor.
She said that if her crown prince tried to rescue her, she would stop him.
The emperor was surprised by Leelu’s sudden appearance, but seeing Martina not saying anything, she seemed to have roughly figured out Leelu’s identity.
Then, she readily accepted Leelu’s offer.
He even put a condition on it that it doesn’t matter what he does as long as he puts her life on the line.
Lilu was rather surprised by that, but it seemed like the emperor had already made up his mind about the crown prince.
Currently, Alyssa has caused a big problem. It is a big problem that can go beyond the empire and shake this western continent.
As long as the prince stops protecting her and just observes her situation, it will be okay.
But, if you don’t understand her situation and she goes crazy trying to rescue her…
The emperor was now going to completely give up on the crown prince.