Gonna go start a chapter of No Fatigue after this. I plan to do at least 3 chapters per teaser project and then see how it goes (because I haven’t actually read the projects).

Cleaned this up a bit but will probably come back and improve it later.

What might you be doing?

I feel like an extremely hard-to-talk atmosphere was currently hanging between Aura and I.

With Aura having said such a thing, she seemed to have difficulty facing me.

Being as I was, I was also tense about whether I would be scolded after this.

“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

“H-heal.”

There was no progress so I decide to finish healing myself first.

“&h.e.l.lip;Th-the things I said just now.. y-you heard it all, right&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?

The things just now, probably referred to the ‘I like you’s from not long ago.

“Y-you heard everything.. f-from the beginning, right&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?”

“Ah, yeah. I heard it all.”

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I had ended up hearing everything from start to finish.

“I-is that so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; So you heard it&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;S-sorry?”

Originally, it was Weiss’s betrayal at fault so I don’t think I was to blame.

Nevertheless, I’m sure that I was also wrong for continuing to play dead for so long, so I still apologise.

“”&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;””

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;However, we can’t just stay like this forever.

All joking aside, it’ll be bad if I don’t catch up to Weiss soon.

“W-well I have to get going soon&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

When I start, Aura suddenly starts moving from her spot.

“U-um, Aura-san, what might you be doing&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?”

“Nothing.”

??Then why were you picking up the fallen sword?

And why were you coming here whilst holding that sword?

“C-calm down for now, okay&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?”

“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I am calm though?”

??If that’s the case, why did you have teary eyes and a flushed face?

And why were you trembling?

“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Nest should just shut up and stand there silently.”

“R-right.”

I unintentionally obey the command of my own slave, Aura.

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Approaching me with the sword in her hand, Aura once again stabbed me in the place I just healed, her face bright red.

“”&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;””

Aura and I both just stay silent.

And then a short while pa.s.sed, Aura gently releases the hilt of the sword and separated from that spot without a word.

I thought she might be in danger by herself, but the place Aura headed to was near the town so I suppose she will be fine.

Since Aura is smart, she ought to be well-informed of the dangerous locations.

“Heal”

After Aura left, I extract the sword that Aura stabbed into my body and heal myself.

I don’t know what the h.e.l.l she was thinking for a slave to stab her master, but from my point of view, I think it was nicely settled with just this.

I thought she might do something even more violent because it was Aura, so I was honestly relieved.

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Well, I can’t stay here forever.

I reaffixed the cloak that had various holes everywhere, and ran to the town where Weiss was.

??????[King POV]??????????????????????????

I was in the guild.

Apparently some dangerous monster had appeared, and as the king, I was requested to stay in a room of what was known as the safest place in town ? the guild.

Incidentally, one of the receptionists who was a former adventurer was left behind to guard me just in case.

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I actually wanted to watch the gallant figures of the adventurers fighting for the sake of the town, but it couldn’t be helped with my position as the king.

Nevertheless, I wonder if the [Jet-black Saviour]-sama was also fighting.

If I learn that my true target for coming to this town was there, I plan to head there even if it’s unreasonable.

In that case, I will ignore my position.

If my admired person was there then who on earth would be able to stop me. No, I suppose no one would be able to, or rather I won’t let them.

The time ticked away, little by little.

I didn’t know how long it continued for, but then there was a knock on the door.

“Yes, who might it be?”

The receptionist responds to the knock.

“I came to report about the subjugation, but is that okay?”

&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;A fair amount of time pa.s.sed so I suppose the subjugation should be over soon.

“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

However, the receptionist’s reaction wasn’t very favourable. She was making a sour face.

While I was thinking that, she turns to me and whispers into my ear.

“If it’s a report, usually they make it to the guild master instead of here&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; It’s possible it might be an enemy targeting you, your majesty, so please be on your guard&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

I was told to be on guard but in this room, I could only run from place to place&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

The receptionist gently opens the door.

There, was a man with clothes stained with blood??

“!!”

Seeing that, the receptionist immediately attacks but that man lightly parries and stabs with a knife he had hidden in a pocket, and flings her away behind him just like that.

“Kukuku&h.e.l.lip;. Good grief, everyone is just too weak. The ones I heard from my superiors didn’t give me much trouble either.”

“Y-your aim is&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”

“Sigh&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; That again? All I can tell you is it’s an [Order from Above].”

Saying that, the man approaches while pointing the knife towards me.

I know I must escape, but my body doesn’t listen to me.

“Now, it ends here.”

The man says that and swings down his knife??

“&h.e.l.lip;“

I shut my eyes, preparing myself for the pain to come.

However, there was no matter how long I waited. I timidly open my eyes.

Wrapped in a tattered black cloak, was [him]??