It's a very bad feeling, Henriette thought.
　But there was no way she could be comfortable traveling while she was a prisoner.

It's just a matter of how to handle it. I don't want to run away, so can you take this off me, please?

　As she lifted it up, Henriette's hands were bound tightly with rope.
　And it's not just your hands, but your feet as well.

　It's a situation where you can't do anything by yourself, even before you can't do anything.
　I thought it was a new kind of torture to have someone to take care of you to eat or even to defecate.

　Of course, I am not going to say that this is the wrong way to treat criminals.
　Considering what he was arrested for, Henriette has no right to complain about being treated worse.

　But aside from that, Henriette has obediently obeyed all these years and has no intention of running away.
　You will be able to find out the best way to get the most out of this article.

　But.

You can't. It's what they do with all the criminals they catch.

　I'm not saying that you should smile, but you're too stiff to even look at me.
　I'm not asking you to smile, but it's a bit too stiff to not even look at you.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.
　You'll be able to see a few of them at meals, but most of them even look pretty light.
　The fact that you don't pay attention to it means that Lisette is the only one who is exceptionally uptight.

　This has been brought home to me so much over the past three days that Henriette gave up on continuing and lay back down on the spot.

I'm afraid that I'll fall off. It's a good idea to take it off at least when you sleep, eat or go to the bathroom.
So no. It's settled.

　But where you give up, the complaining comes out.
　Hearing the expected words, he made another half-turn.
　I let out another sigh, taking a stance to turn my back to Lysette.

You're really uptight. I'm the one exposing myself to this kind of defenselessness.
It's just that it's easier to sleep that way. Don't be fooled if you sound like you trust us.

　The words were true, so I just let out a small breath in reply.
　It's actually no different than being defenseless, but when I say that, my hands and feet are tied.
　At that point, I could say that I was no different than defenseless and that's why I was able to expose myself like this.

　It's a good idea to have a little bit of compliments from your friends and family.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.　Normally you can't lie down like that.
You know, if you say so, you've had your share of that.

　The reason there are only Henriette and Lysette in this carriage is certainly because Lysette arranged it for me.
　We can lie down like this and have more space on one side of the carriage, and so can Lisette.
　Considering that there are about ten other people in the same size carriage, Lysette should have been quite spacious.

The most important thing is that you have an important role to play.
"I know you want to call it watching Henriette, but I'm obedient, so it's not that hard.
"No, it's not?　I can't even sleep peacefully, because I don't know when I'm going to lose my temper.

　You know as well as I'm sure you know that's not true. ...... In fact, he may not only be uptight, but he may have a nice personality as well.

I'm sure the others will be offended if you say such a thing.　You haven't done it either,
"It's not a problem because everyone understands you well. And it's not really that hard to be you.　Theoretically, it's not a problem for one person, but we're using a two-person rotation system, and since we're on duty, it's actually only once every five days for half a day.
It's only possible for one person to do this ...... and that's really only in theory.

　Indeed, it was actually possible, although I have heard that it was not usually even possible to travel through the night.
　Unless you are at war or in a great hurry, you are supposed to take a good night's rest, and then three or four people are supposed to turn it in.
　Even if it was only once every five days, half a day would be a lot of work.

　If you really had to do it all day, it would be nothing more than a punishment.

Oh, as I recall from the punishment, there was that guy you handed off to you guys.
"Huh?　Yes, there was, but what about ...... him?
No, I mean, he said something about being punished, but I just wondered why he didn't want to be seen.
Oh ...... I see. But that's just as well. I left it behind to be punished for that.
"Oh, really?

　I'm not sure what to do with the man as long as Henriette is caught.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going to be the best way to get the most out of this new product.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about the fact that you'll be able to get a good deal more information about the company.
　The members of the Kuro Wolf Order do not belong to the order instead of being executed.
　Just because they won't be executed while working for the Kuro Wolf Order, they are effectively still on death row.

　That's why their lives are so light, so I thought that although it's called punishment, it's actually 'punishment'.
　I didn't think that they were really just going to punish you.

　No, in fact, he may have simply said that he left it behind after the punishment had already taken place, but--

"I vaguely know what you're thinking, but I'll tell you that's not true.
Is that so?　I thought you guys were going to get rid of it immediately if something went wrong: ......

　This is also why the Kuro Wolf Knights were able to keep up a minimum order.
　You will find that there are no fools who actively go to die, even though they hate death and chose to join the Kuro Wolf Order on the off chance that they might be killed.

　That's why everyone took the mission seriously and that should have led to discipline.
　Although they seem to be somewhat relaxed now, perhaps because they were able to finish their mission successfully, it is still not a place where failure is allowed.

　At least that's what Henriette recognized, but is it different?



Well, that's basically what it is, but in this case, it's the main mission that counts.
...... You mean, because Henriette was caught, she was allowed to have mercy on you?
It's not a nice thing to say, but that's about it. If I hadn't caught Miss Henriette up there, I would have cut off my own head.

　In the meantime, I'm sure that ...... is right for Lysette, as if it were nothing at all.
　I'm sure she would do it in a daze if she was really in that situation.
　I'm not sure what expression she has on her face now, because I can't see her face, but I can easily imagine that she's probably looking nonchalant.

　And it is a testament to what kind of life Lisette has been leading.
　Even Henriette could not imagine what it would be like to live a life where death is always next to you.

　The only thing that is certain is that it must have been unspeakably difficult to express in words.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

(-- a violation of the prohibition of death, right?)

　I was very sorry when I heard the story, and it's still the same today, but after what I've become ...... I can't afford to feel sorry for you.

　And now, there are other things on your mind as well.
　Will the words of Lysette be true?

　It's probably true that the man is alive.
　But that's why it's suspicious.

　The Kuro Wolf Order is not such a sweet place that a successful mission is enough to make up for the failure.
　Depending on the situation, even if the mission is successful, the Kuro Wolf Knights will have a few heads cut off to make up for the inconvenience that occurred in the process.
　I don't know what kind of punishment he gave them, but ...... still, I honestly couldn't believe that it was only a punishment.

　It's a matter of what we did in the first place.
　You can make a pretense of confirming Henriette's guilt, but the attack on the elven forest was not something that should be allowed.
　It is only natural that he should be subject to punishment to remove the inconvenient facts.

　And there are other things that I'm curious about.
　How, for example, did that man get into the elven forest?

　Percival was mistaken, but the man does not have the authority to enter the elven forest.
　If he doesn't have the authority, he'll be played no matter who he's following.
　The exception would be for Henriette to give permission, as she did to Allen and his friends, but at ......, that's who gave permission.

　As far as Henriette knows, no one else would have come to that place that day to make it possible for her to do so. .......
　Well, the bottom line is that the man is very suspicious.

　Moreover, there is definitely someone behind it.
　It's honestly hard to identify ...... when it comes to influencing the Kuro Wolf Knights.
　There are too many people in the empire right now.

　In addition to those who aspire to the throne, these suckers.
　There are plenty of people who would benefit from exposing that man and fabricating the main culprit who assassinated the emperor.

　But, frankly, that's not important to Henriette.
　You will be able to find out what you can do with it.

　What Henriette was concerned about was how much of an impact it would have on Allen, or not.
　Other minutiae were not worth worrying about.

　We'll be out of the empire by now, and even if Henriette does become known around the world, it will probably be after all is said and done.
　I'm sure you don't need to worry about ...... but I'm still wondering if it's because it's Allen.
　It's no wonder that Allen did what he did.

I'm not sure if I'm being too biased to say .......
"What did you say?
"It's nothing. I'm just talking to myself. Anyway, Henriette is going to bed. It's pretty tiring to be active in this outfit.
"I see. Good night. Well, I'll be asleep soon.

　I was not supposed to be on the lookout, and I closed my eyes with a wry smile on my lips.

　Well, no matter what you think, there's nothing Henriette can do about it anymore.
　I just pray that the best of my ability will not stand in the way of the future that Allen wants.

　If possible, let's hope that Allen doesn't find out about me.
　And even if he does, I hope that it won't cause a stir in Allen's mind.

　Such a thought, a thought that is not on your mind, while your heart sinks deep inside.
　As she tried not to think about anything else, Henriette's consciousness sank into the darkness.