While I was being transferred, I tried desperately to plead my innocence.
　But no one would listen to me.

　If this was Horizon, or maybe the outcome would have been different.
　But this is King's Landing.
　No one knows me or who I am.

　On the contrary, Arios is a celebrity.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
　I have no memory of this, but I do have proof.

　I can't prove my innocence, but I have proof.
　I was separated from my comrades and thrown into a cell in the Order's headquarters in King's Landing.

　...and a week passed.

"d*mn.

　There was nothing I could do; time just passed.

　It's been a week since then.
　Will everyone be okay...?

　Kanade, Tania, and Luna have a lot of directness to them, so I'm worried that they're being reckless.
　Sora and Tina are calm, but I worry about them because they push themselves too hard sometimes.
　Nina is still very young and I hope that being put in jail doesn't remind her of what happened to her when Edgar was holding her.

'Though I suppose I should worry about myself first.

　A week in jail.
　Several times a day for a few hours of interviews at a time.
　Other than that, he never goes out, and he's been locked up for a long time.

　The prison seems to be built underground, so no sunlight can reach the prison.
　I've just managed to keep track of the number of days that have passed with two meals a day.

　But still........it's quite tough.
　Being squeezed into a place like this, being interrogated over and over again.......
　I feel exhausted, both physically and mentally.
　I can feel my mind being worn out.

　Even I'm like this.
　If everyone else is going through the same thing, it might be even tougher.

'I've got to do something about it but I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do at all.

　The only thing we know is that sitting around here is not going to make things worse.
　No, in fact, it will get worse.
　The evidence Arios has provided is perfect from the side.
　It's incontestable and should be enough to prove I've committed a murder.

　If this continues, I will definitely be tried as a murderer.
　Before that happens, I have to prove my innocence at all costs.

　But that's not going to happen when I'm in a place like this....

Would you rather break out of prison?

　A glancing, disturbing thought crosses my mind.
　There's nothing wrong with escaping itself.

　This place is only the headquarters of the Order, and it's pretty tightly constructed, but....
　Over the past week, I've figured out the knight's behavior patterns and so on.
　I don't think there's anything we can't do.

　But even if I escape, I can't take the next step.
　There's no ate to break the situation.
　Since there's no use in acting in the dark, I stayed put, but.......

I guess we'll just have to stay in this place as it is... after all, do we want to escape?　Then we'll meet up with the others...

　As I was thinking about what was to come, I heard footsteps.
　Multiple footsteps.

　Could it be a knight?
　However, only one person's footsteps were extremely light.

　As I was wondering, the footsteps stopped just before the prison.

'I'll be fine here,'
But he's a murderer. I can't leave you alone...
He's in jail. I don't see a problem with that, do you?
It's...
"You will stay here. That's an order.
... haha.

　I thought I heard you guys talking and then...
　There was a door that opened slightly.
　A face appeared from there........

Hello, Miss Lane.
Lady Sarya!

　Sarya-sama appeared with a somewhat mischievous look on her face.

'How did you end up here... what, a dream?
'Huh, it's real. We got to see Rain's surprise. It's precious. It was worth it to me to come all the way out here.

　I don't know what Lady Sarya wants, but....
　Isn't this an opportunity?

　If Sarya-sama is on our side, we may be able to create a situation that is not immediately and without charge, but close to it.
　Anyway, I was trying to talk...

Shh.

　Lady Sarya put a finger to her mouth and paused, quietly.

'We don't have time to discuss the details of the situation. Let's get out of here first.
But ... how?
First, please use this to unlock the magic lock.

　I don't know where she got it, but Sarya-sama gave me the key to the magic lock.
　She must have taken advantage of her position as a princess to get it on her way here. Probably.

　I unlocked the magic locks on my neck and legs.
　The things that were holding me down are released and my body becomes lighter.

　In this state, I can use the power I got from making a deal with everyone.
　It would be easy to just leave the prison.
　But this is the basement and, incidentally, the Knights' headquarters.
　I haven't checked it thoroughly, but there will be more knights than I can bear to count.

　It would be quite difficult to escape through all of them without being found by anyone...................even if they did, it would be quite difficult to escape safely.
　If it was the Knights' headquarters in the royal capital, it would be crawling with knights that were comparable to A-rank adventurers.
　It is indeed impossible to deal with all those people at once.

''Please take me as a hostage.
... what?
Take me hostage and get out of here.

　I didn't mishear that.

　It's true that if we take Sarya-sama as a hostage, we might be able to escape.
　But I won't have the disrespect to do so.

Mr. Lane, please hurry. We don't have time.
What's the...?
''Even as we speak, Arios-sama is planning to execute Lady Rain. In order to do so, he's lobbied everywhere...
Is that true!
'Yes, sir. I know this, and I am trying to stop it. Everyone says that he has sinned, but I don't believe them. Rain is not the kind of person who would do such a thing. I believe in the innocence of Lady Raine.
Dear Sarya...
"Your first priority must be to escape from here. You can't do anything while you are trapped here you will be forced to do what Alios-sama has in mind. So.........use me to get away from here.

　Lady Sarya's eyes were full of determination.
　No matter how much of a princess she was, there was no way she would get away with helping a criminal escape for free.
　And yet........without hesitation, Lady Sarya had already made up her mind.

　If she had shown that much determination and resolve, then she couldn't hesitate.

''I understand. I will use Sarya-sama.
Your boldness is very characteristic of you, Miss Lane.
...material creation.

　Using the power he gained from his contract with Nina, he created a key to the prison.
　I unlock it and get out.
　Then I create a pair of handcuffs and connect me and Sarya-sama.

''Uh ... shhhh, excuse me.''
Uh... yes.

　Gently, I held Sarya-sama in my arms.
　Since I can't pull around the handcuffed hands, I have no choice but to hold her like this, but....

　Even though she is a princess, she is a girl of her age.
　She is warm and soft.
　Occasionally, Sarya's breath touches you up close and personal.

　Don't think about it.
　Let's be serious.

Let's hold on tight.
Um ... am I not heavy?
You'll be fine. I'm a very powerful man, despite my appearance.
Mmmm ... that's not an answer.

　It can't be helped.
　There's no way I can say that I'm carrying an adult woman, so I can't say that I feel some weight.

'Well then ... here we go!
Okay.

　I walked out of the dungeon with Lady Sarya in my arms.
　The outside of the dungeon seems to be a surveillance room.
　Three knights who seemed to have accompanied Sarya-sama were waiting in line.

''Wha........who are you!
Lady Sarya!

　Suddenly, the knights revealed their agitation when they saw us jumping out of the room.
　I'm not going to miss that opportunity.
　I hit them in the jaw to shake their brains and knock them out with a concussion.

　I collect my stuff and equipment in the other room and move up the stairs leading to the ground.

'Huh...'

　Lady Sarya rolled her eyes.

''I'm sorry. I had to get through that place, even if I had to be a little rough around the edges... did I startle you?
''Yes, I was surprised in a different way.......I had heard about you, but Rain-san is very strong. No matter how much you were caught by surprise, to defeat a knight of the past in battle so easily.................such a thing is not something that an ordinary person can do.

　You weren't surprised, you were impressed.
　Sarya-sama might be a pretty big deal to be able to afford such feelings at a time like this.

''You're going to be more surprised now. Please continue to hold on tight!
Okay.

　Taking Lady Sarya as a hostage I escaped from the Order's headquarters without further ado.