Chapter 4. Andso their story begins.(8)

So this is the power of the legendary metal bat.

Rein said this ashe trembled onthe ground.

Sorry. Cia came to me saying the same thing inthe escape path.

Whatd she want?

She wanted to elope.

You were lucky to come back alive.

Looks like he knows something. Hoho, Cia, you scary girl.

-She was a total yandere

[I guess so.]

She probably recovered by now, solets finish this quick.

I collected all the heirlooms. The one with the flowers probably the one from the Nermia family.

Probably arent you being too irresponsible?

I wasnt the one whostole it, soI wouldnt know.

There isnt proof, right? Theres no material proof atthe scene, soits all good.

Is thatit?

Lets just erase his suspicious gaze by showing him the metal bat again

Go.

What about you?

You dont have to worry about me.

No, Im worried about myself

You dont have to worry. The one whos behind all this is the princess.

That worries me evenmore.

This was the kid whowas trying to become the best host inthe capital. He probably heard a few rumors about the princess already. Thats probably whyhes scared, but.

I worked with the princess inthe past.

You seem to have done a lot of strange things.

It was becauseof the rumors thatthe metal Mistein was there. I was there forabout 2 years? I think thats whythe generation beforeCia became sorebellious.

The legendary generation. They took half of the organization with them andmade a new organization of their own, didnt they?

The organization needed the metal to make the device thatrestricts energy, soI was needed outside despite having to leave my disciples. Butin the end, we failed to secure the metal.

No need to tell him about how I smuggled it away.

So the point is, the princess isnt really like the rumors say?

Well, the rumors are actually pretty downsized.

Thats evenworse!

I sighed asI looked atRein scream inpain.

She doesnt care about whereyoure from, aslongasyou have talent. She is confident thatshe would be able to reform anyone. Andin reality, she actually can do that.

So its fine aslongasshe thinks Im useful?

Yes.

Rein began to think afterhearing this. Becauseof the princess face, it went without saying thatthe males treated her nicely. Onthe other hand, she got a lot of hate andjealousy from the females, eventhoughit wasnt really shown outright.

Butshe knows thatalready. Butwhat ifRein was there?

Eventhoughhe looks like this, he could potentially rank himself atfirst place inthe capitals host club. No, he is probably better thanthat. Andthe host club is a place wherethe nobles go to inthe first place.

Rein, whocan seduce all kinds of noble women into his stead, could probably look favorable towards the princess.

Then what is she like?

What, you planning onseducing her?

Not planning ondying any soon. No, inthe first place, being inlove with someone inthis job would get you killed inan instant.

Yeah, it wouldnt be strange ifhe actually died.

Well, shes like Cia.

Grab.

The moment the words left my mouth, Rein grabbed onmy leg.

T, take me! I dont want to die!

Just what does Cia look like to you

A yandere! A total yandere! I could see the madness inher! Sowhat ifshes pretty, what ifshes talented? No, her beauty andtalent is what actually scares me the most!

His accurate observations rendered me speechless. But

Then there is no one whowould deliver this forme.

Y, youre trying to kill off your disciple becauseof a simple delivery?!

I sighed whenI looked atRein clinging onto me with tears inhis eyes. Then, I spoke a few words to him.

Will you just leave, orwill you get beat andleave?

Of course, I said this asI raised the metal bat inmy hand.

I, instructor Dont Im gonna die

Im telling you, shes not gonna kill you.

But shes like Cia!

If you dont run fast, thatCias going to come here.

Uhh.

I poked the now-delirious disciple with the metal bat, andspoke.

Stupid child Wheredo you think youre taking this package to?

That kid, obviousl

Where is thatkid from?

The Nermia

Yeah. The Nermia family. Its a family thateventhe emperor cant touch easily.

Well, its supposed to be like that, anyway. From what Ive heard, the emperor seems like a person whos willing to screw anyone ifhe feels like it. Butthen again, hes not stupid, soI dont think hed actually do that.

Also, sincethese are the heirlooms of multiple noble families, you should actually be rewarded forreturning them. No, they may actually want to silence you. Afterall, some families still do not realize thattheir family heirlooms are fake.

Thatsilencing part may be an assassination, butthats unlikely ashe would bring inquite a lot of heirlooms with him. No, beforethat, no one would touch him, ashe would become quite close to the princess andthe Nermia family.

Youll be safe just by bringing this with you.

Then Cant you come with me?

Ill give you this, sojust go.

The mans face began to turn greedy whenI handed him the final gift.

Y youre giving this to me?

As long asyou have this, you wont die. Butagain, the princess doesnt kill anyone whois useful to her.

He began to think ashe stared atthe object thatI gave him.

Ill do it.

Good choice.

The guy did do a lot of work, to be honest. He worked hard sofar.

Take this.

Thank you!

Perhaps this was what the scene from old martial arts novels were like. The scene of a Pope from the Demon Church handing down orders to his faithful subordinate Rein held out his hands whilst kneeling infront of me.

Well things would get troublesome ifthis thing gets out into the world, butwho cares? Its not like people would use this thing, anyway. Maybe itd get used ina torture chamber atthe worst?

I handed the wooden bat to Rein, andput my hand onhis shoulder.

Work hard.

Thank you!

I briefly looked athim shout, andbegan thinking about my hideouts.

-You arent gonna use thatfrom now?

[It looks strange, whichmight draw too much attention.]

-What about me tho?

[You can shapeshift, soits fine.]

-Hng its tiresome though

[I wont ask you to turn into something difficult. Mm a bracelet is enough?]

-Turning to something smaller thanthis is hard Becoming two bracelets foreach arm is harder too

[Ill let you move freely.]

-For real? Holy shit! What the heck?!

I smiled, andanswered its question.

[I need thatability of yours atthe place whereI will run to.]

-Where are you going to run to?

I took a look atthe burning Organization. IfI go a little further over thatplace, I should be able to run to a different country. Normally, Id run there, but

[Were going to the capital.]

-Where exactly?

[Yugrasia.]

One of the four great schools inthe Empire.