Honestly, Leeds was prepared to die when the carriage overturned.

　Not that he was willing to die.
　Leeds is royalty.
　I immediately understood what Beatrice had in mind, and I knew that I would have to survive despite what I thought of it.

　But that was only if we could survive.
　Your only means of escape, the door, seems to have been knocked over by the impact of the rollover, and it doesn't budge, no matter how much you push or pull it.
　Although Leeds' level is 2, it's impossible to break it with your bare hands because it has zero power.

　And if you stay still, there was almost no chance of survival.
　If Beatrice could fight that thing and win, she would have done so from the start.
　There was no other way to survive but to run, and that means of escape was blocked.
　The situation was too much for you to be prepared to die.

　I don't want to die.
　I can't die here without being able to accomplish something after all.
　Above all, simply and simply, Leeds did not want to die.

　Still, he'd been educated as a royal, and he couldn't cry out.
　All he could do was hug his knees and wait for his death, which was probably not far off.

　Perhaps it was because he had been in his thoughts earlier that he had been on his mind at that moment.
　It's a really good tone of voice, and even at ......

"For the last time, just one more time--
"-- Mr. Rees: ......!
"e ...... Beatrice ......?

　Rees reflexively looked up, thinking he heard a voice he wasn't supposed to hear.
　Out of the corner of his eye, the door clattered, shook violently, and blew open, revealing a face that was undoubtedly Beatrice.

　You are not sure of the situation, and you are still puzzled, but Beatrice grabs you by the arm and pulls you out.
　And there, all confusion is blown away.

　What came instead was astonishment: ...... I honestly thought that I was already dead, because it was too convenient.
　Because it was just too good to be true.

　It didn't take long for me to realize that it was him in the corner of my eye.
　He's grown taller and more mature than he was back then, but there's no way he could be mistaken for someone else.

　Your former fiancé, Allen, stood there with the same smile on his face as he did back then.












You're going to be able to find out what's going to be the reason why ...... is here?

　The only thing in Leeds' eyes as she stared at me was pure doubt.
　There is not a trace of mockery in them, and apparently she is the same as always.

　Yes, she's also one of the people who knew what was going on with Allen, but treated him normally.
　Or the first, and in a sense the only one, but that's okay for now.

　Anyway, the first thing Allen thought when he saw Leeds was actually a surprise.
　It's not so surprising that Beatrice's attitude hadn't changed since she was already an adult at the time, but the last time Allen saw Leeds was when she was ten years old.
　You may have heard a lot of stories from the people around you since then, and it's an impressionable time after all.
　It was impossible to be unaffected by ......, but at least in Allen's eyes, she didn't look any different.

　Of course, it's possible that she's just pretending because she just met him.
　As I mentioned earlier, she's royalty.
　It's no wonder that such a trick was possible without Allen's knowledge.

　But even so, in this life, Allen was called a hero in a previous life and in this life he was a trueborn son of a duke.
　He has met countless noblemen and women, and he is confident that he can recognize such masks.

　And from Allen's point of view, there was no such deception from Leeds.
　Although his appearance is more mature than it was back then, his inner self seems to be the same as it was back then.

　It's a good thing that you're not happy about that ...... and that's probably the reason why the mischievousness suddenly reared its head.

"Why are you here, or ...... to help out with Leeds, well, I guess?
"--What?
It's still my ex-fiancee. If you're in danger, he'll be here to help you.
Oh, uh, you know what ...... is, you know, what kind of ...... is that?

　The reason why Leeds looked flustered by our words, but then turned around and pouted as if in a sulk, is probably because he noticed the smile on Allen's mouth.

　I should say, that was half a joke.
　It's true that he came to help, but he didn't realize it was Leeds and his team until after he went to help.

　I guess that's not what Leeds wanted to hear in the first place, and--

Allen, you're teasing me again.
"It's a shame you're making fun of me. It's not true, but it's true what I think.
"And so it is.
"Yes, yes, I know it's been a while since we've seen each other, and I understand that you guys want to flirt, but right now we have some things to do first, don't we?
"I'm flirting. ......!　No, no, we don't mean that.
"Oh, it wasn't?　I thought that's what I was going to do--
"--hello.

　At the sound of Beatrice's voice, a mixture of dismay, heard in the middle of the words, Allen clammed up and shrugged.
　Then you look down at Leeds' face, it's bright red, and you realize that you've gone a little overboard.
　Even though she's royalty, she's not immune to this sort of thing, or so it seemed, this one was the same as always.

　Then, something that is neither a self-mockery nor a wry smile appears on his lips, as for a moment, he feels as if he is back in the past.
　But you quickly snuff it out and switch your mind.
　That's because there was definitely something you had to do first.

Well, we should certainly check in with each other first.

　Again, Leeds is royalty.
　Moreover, they are fifth in line of succession to the throne.
　Considering that there are currently only ten members of the royal family in the right of succession to the throne, it is not high, but it is not low either, at least not in a position to walk out casually.

　And the biggest problem is that Allen didn't know she was here.
　Although this is already a place that would be called a frontier, it is still inside the duke's territory.
　Although Allen was expelled from the duke's house just a few days ago and had been treated in a manner that could be called cold, there is no way that information would not reach him when the royal family comes to the territory.

　Moreover, the location is also a problem.
　As I said, this is already a frontier land.


　It's not a place you would wander into by accident, nor is it a place for royalty.

　In other words, there is no doubt that there is something going on, and as expected, the two of them stiffened for a moment.
　Nevertheless--

But first, should we do something about the carriage?　And wherever we go from here, we can't just let Rees walk around, let alone Beatrice.
"That's true, but isn't ...... out of control anymore?
"Well, I guess the ...... carriage itself is still available, but ......

　Then they turned their attention to the front of the overturned carriage.
　I know what they're going to say.
　You can't do anything without a person to pull it.

　But.

Hmm, we'll have to wait and see, but maybe we'll manage, okay?
"...... huh?

　The only one who voiced doubts about Allen's words was Leeds, but that does not mean that Beatrice did not have a reaction as well.
　You will be able to get a good deal more information about the company.

　You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for when you go to the front of the carriage.
　You're going to be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

　But while they were out of breath, they weren't dead.
　The reason why they're still alive even though they were attacked by the clay wolf is because that thing dared to avoid a critical point.

　Killing the horse would stop the carriage, but letting the horse go wild and roll over would take away more attention.
　From a distance, though, that was probably the intention.

　Anyway, if it's not dead, we'll figure it out.

　--A parallel paradox of reason: magic and healing light.

　As soon as I held out my hand, the two horses' entire bodies began to glow, just as they did with Beatrice.
　I knew that the two people who came later gasped at the sight, but I didn't care to continue.

　Eventually the light subsided, and there was a horse there, looking vaguely strange and cheerful.
　The two animals slowly rose to their feet and Allen watched with satisfaction ...... immediately after which a voice that sounded like a moan came from behind him.

............ impossible. Even using potions shouldn't be able to heal the wounds of non-humans.
"Yes, yes ...... heal wounds other than those who are ......
Can't even 'The Saint' do it?
"......?

　A moment later, as if played, two gazes pierced Allen's face.
　You will be able to see that you are not the only one who has the ability to make a good impression.

　The two of them, especially Beatrice, reacted in such a way that Allen smiled bitterly.
　You'll be able to find out why she reacted in such a way (・・・・・・・).

　That's why I thought it was a little bit too much of a bypass.
　I'm sure that Allen's words weren't so unnatural.
　If you react like that, it's like saying something is up.

　However, it would be a lie to say that Allen had no ulterior motive.
　I interjected to confirm that I was predictable, but not certain, so I interjected for a moment.
　I was going to find out by the reaction there, but I did not expect you to react so blatantly.

　But that's really all I intended to do, so I didn't intend to antagonize the two of them for nothing, and I thought about what to do about it.

"Oh, yeah, and by the way, I'm not going to change the subject, but I was actually expelled from the duke's house today or something. ...... Did you both know that?
"...... huh?
"......?

　The moment I said those words, the atmosphere of tension between the two of them instantly disappeared.

　And while watching them both make a stunned or stunned expression, Allen smiles again.
　It seems that his words were more effective than he had thought, and he shrugged his shoulders.