I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 50
CHAPTER 50
“Success, we made it, arrived.”
“Thank you.”
I cautiously extended my legs and descended to the ground.
Looking around, I could hear a distant rumbling sound.
Could that be where the teleportation magic circle is?
“Rest, self.”
Before returning to the tribe’s location, Oakle opened his mouth.
“We won’t forget, you. Kindness. Helped, our tribe.”
I nodded.
“No, it’s because of me.”
If I hadn’t come to the Tower, Marquis Floyd wouldn’t have thought about meddling with the orc tribe.
Feeling a tightness in my chest, I sighed softly, and Oakle shouted.
“No!”
Oakle said firmly.
“Bad guy, separate. Success, victim, wanderer too.”
“…That’s true.”
“Success! Don’t say it, blame yourself!”
A determined expression.
Somehow, the heavy feeling in my chest lightened a bit.
“Yeah.”
I smiled and nodded.
Oh, right.
“As the condition of the injured improves, head north. There’s a forest there where you can hide for a while.”
“Success! Th-thank you.”
Oakle, who lightly greeted in the orc way, quickly disappeared into the forest.
I stretched and headed towards the voices of people chatting.
‘Oh.’
When I peeked my head out from behind a tree, I saw the situation.
“Clear this stone!”
“Restoration on this side is almost done.”
“This side is also nearing completion!”
They were busy repairing a heavily damaged magic circle.
Indeed, it would take too long to return without using the teleportation magic circle.
Waiting for the magic circle to be restored was a much faster option.
Moreover, the damage didn’t seem severe when I saw it earlier.
‘Hmm.’
As I withdrew my head a bit, the me sitting next to the carriage under the tree came into view.
Beside her, Betty, who was still unconscious.
“….”
Our eyes met, and I smiled, gesturing for her to come here.
Approaching stealthily behind the tree, I disappeared as if I had completed my task.
‘Is illusion magic her specialty?’
I sat where my illusion had been sitting and took a deep breath.
Shoo.
In early summer, a refreshing breeze blew.
Just a short break.
Leaning my head against the tree, I closed my eyes for a moment.
“Your Highness!”
After how long, a knight approached.
“You’ve waited a long time. The Archmage and His Highness have finished checking the magic circle now.”
Fordell and Leonard were standing by the magic circle.
They must have come while I was resting.
“Would you be able to move right now?”
“Yes, let’s go quickly.”
I missed my bed.
“By the way, how about the orc group?”
“The mages are currently in pursuit. It seems they went east.”
East.
The place where I was earlier was in the southwest.
In other words, they went in a completely different direction.
This must have been handled by Lionel too.
Suddenly, a candle lit up in my mind.
‘Wait a moment, could this be a countermeasure?’
The guys I dealt with earlier were skilled individuals. They probably tried to erase their traces as much as possible.
But this was the Tower.
A place where even the smallest overlooked traces could be found.
‘Hmm.’
I chuckled wickedly. But soon, I covered it up with an innocent laugh.
“Thank you for letting me know.”
“Not at all, Your Highness. It’s the least I could do.”
The knight smiled.
“Also, instead of the carriage you were originally riding, a new carriage has been prepared at the Tower.”
Right, didn’t an axe mark the roof of the carriage earlier?
“You can board the carriage at the back.”
I nodded and got up.
The knight effortlessly picked up Betty, who had fainted, wrapped in a blanket.
“Your Highness.”
As I approached the carriage, Fordell came over.
His face was grim.
Well, considering the aristocrats were attacked in front of the Tower.
“I deeply apologize for what happened at the Tower.”
Fordell bowed. Leonard did the same.
“I’m sorry for bringing you and the Tower into this.”
Saying that, Leonard gritted his teeth.
“But let me make one promise. I will personally deal with those who caused this.”
Leonard was sincere.
If we don’t calm his anger quickly, the orc tribe will truly be annihilated.
“No!”
I waved my hand with a smile.
“This incident was like a disaster. Who would have imagined a sudden attack by an orc horde?”
“But…”
“However, it’s quite strange, isn’t it?”
I blinked.
“Monsters don’t usually live near the Tower. Not just one or two, but several, how did they get here?”
“….”
“And they avoided people’s eyes too.”
I laughed heartily.
“It’s as if someone deliberately brought them all the way here!”
At my words, Leonard and Fordell, as well as the nearby mages, had dark expressions.
Their faces seemed to say, ‘Now that you mention it…’
“Indeed, it’s strange. There are protective magic circles around the Tower against intruders, aren’t there?”
“Moreover, judging by the number of orc hordes that appeared earlier, it seems like an entire tribe moved.”
“It’s rare for an entire tribe to move together…”
Leonard and Fordell exchanged serious looks.
‘Those guys I saw earlier looked familiar.’
The guys I dealt with earlier were skilled individuals.
So they must have tried to erase traces while herding the orcs.
But the mages weren’t fools either.
They just hadn’t thought about the orc horde appearing and the restoration of the teleportation magic circle right away.
When they go later, someone will surely notice that someone has intervened.
And didn’t I give a blatant hint just now?
No matter how small the clue, they’ll scrutinize it so as not to miss it.
‘Alright, alright.’
Hurry up and figure it out, hurry up and restrain me instead!
‘I’d rather have the First Prince and the Mage keep an eye on things than an incompetent princess.’
I’ll roll around and lick the honey.
Besides, I advised the Orc tribe to go beyond the tower’s territory earlier.
There’s no chance the Teckon tribe will be ensnared by mages.
Kya kya kya!
“…Yes, you’re right, Lottie.”
Leonard opened his mouth with a much more stern expression than before.
“If it’s something a person did, we should put in more effort to choke them.”
With each word, a strong anger seeped out.
‘Alright.’
“I’ll make sure to inform His Majesty the Emperor so that something unfortunate doesn’t happen in the tower’s territory.”
“… Princess Lottie!”
“I never thought you would care for us to this extent.”
The mages shed tears as if moved by my words.
Soon after, they shook their heads in dismay.
“How have we been thinking of such a kind person all this time?”
“We need to reflect, we need to repent.”
Let each person do that in their place without me present.
Don’t say it to my face.
“Well then, I’ll take my leave now.”
I slightly bowed my waist while holding the hem of my dress.
Fordell followed suit and bowed again.
“Your Highness.”
Fordell said as he held out his hand to help me onto the carriage.
“I’ve mentioned it several times, but it seems the meaning is getting diluted.”
“Is it about me owing a favor to the towers?”
I smiled and when I joked, Fordell’s dark expression brightened slightly.
“Yes. And we are also indebted. It’s shameful to endanger guests as one’s responsibility.”
“His Highness Leonard promised, didn’t he? That he will catch the culprit.”
Fordell nodded heavily at my words.
Yes, that’ll do.
‘I might not be able to directly get Marquis Floyd, but suspicion can be directed towards him.’
And when the time comes, the towers will be my reliable reinforcements.
A temple, and a tower, all on my side.
‘Isn’t that great?’
I inwardly lifted the corners of my mouth.
“Oh, Mage Fordell.”
“Yes?”
“Do you know about the herb Dandelcho?”
Fordell tilted his head at my words.
“It’s an herb that helps train muscles. Boil it lightly and drink it twice a day.”
Fordell’s face lit up completely at my words.
He nodded lightly.
“Thank you, I’ll follow your advice.”
He looks good when he smiles.
I got onto the carriage.
Betty, who was just regaining consciousness, got on the carriage mumbling, ‘Um, where are we Lady Lottie, I had a strange dream.’
The carriage creaked as it started moving.
‘There’s been a lot going on.’
I thought it would be enough to just interpret the Runter lightly.
In my diary, about hitting Leonard on the head.
And even information about the Orc tribe and the awakening of that friend.
‘And Lionel and the gods.’
Hm.
I took a short breath and slowly closed my eyes.
‘I already knew that something was related to my death anyway.’
But still, it wouldn’t hurt to be prepared.
I stared at the blue sky.
Beyond that sky, where there might be gods and deities.