CH 81

Chapter 81: It’s not right to overlook the abduction…

I was supposed to ride Lars-sama’s carriage home.

After talking to Albert, Lars-sama will borrow the Grand Marquis’s carriage and go home.

The Duke’s mansion is not far away.

As I was lost in thought, recalling the painting of the sacred flowers, I suddenly saw something strange.

That’s the Academy’s servant’s uniform.

With golden hair, isn’t that Michelia?

She is having a scuffle around the corner.

Her opponent is multiple men. There is a carriage nearby, the door is open, and the man inside is waving at the man near Michelia.

Is she being taken away?

“…Please stop it.”

It took a few seconds to think.

The carriage stopped and Marc opened the door a little to check.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling…?”

“I’m sorry. I just saw someone who seems to be being taken away. I know the person.”

This person is not a good person for me. She’s the kind of guy you wish would go away.

But even so, I couldn’t just ignore and leave someone suffering from a crime in front of me.

Above all, I have a skill.

“I want you to help me, but I’ll go with you just in case.”

It is easier to grasp the other party’s situation and deal with it when they are nearby rather than far away in case something happens.

Marc seemed to hesitate a little, but finally nodded.

I got off the carriage and headed towards Michelia, whom I had just seen with Marc.

I could hear her voice immediately because the carriage was nearby.

“Somebody help me! No, don’t touch me!”

When I got to the place where I could see her, she was about to be pushed into a nearby carriage.

Marc approached and called out in a calm voice.

“Miss, come over here.”

“Huh.”

Michelia was slow to react because she didn’t know Marc.

But in the meantime, she was grabbed by the man next to her and dragged away.

Marc had no choice but to knock out the man holding Michelia in an instant.

Michelia, who was freed, sat down on the spot.

The men naturally attack Marc.

Marc is stronger than I thought and can’t bring him down, but it seems difficult to move while protecting Michelia.

I think.

This skill cannot be used with others as the starting point. The starting point is me.

“Make sure the three people furthest from me in my field of vision don’t approach us.”

When I mutter this, the man in the other party’s carriage and the two people near him seem to try to approach Marc, but they seem to be blocked by a wall.

Meanwhile, Marc knocks down the men nearby and leads Michelia away.

“If you want to run away, stand up.”

“Y-Yes.”

When Michelia stood up, bewildered, the men who were about to take her away were pushed back.

Since there was no dialogue or anything, I don’t know what the purpose was. It would be better to ask Michelia.

“My Lady.”

Marc brings Michelia over to me, who was a little away.

“Linea Elvasti…”

Michelia’s expression becomes fierce. Or rather, I’m not Elvasti anymore… I think.

“Those men might come back. If you want to ensure safety, I’ll let you ride in the carriage together.”

It’s no good if we keep getting hung up on Michelia’s actions. I tell her this and ask Marc to bring the carriage closer.

“If you don’t want to go, then you can go home alone.”

I don’t know where she was planning to go, and I don’t know if she was planning to return to the Academy.

In any case, I helped once. After that, it’s up to Michelia to decide whether to choose a dangerous path or to endure and stay with me.

Even I, of course, don’t feel like forcing someone to help against their will.

Michelia seemed to be struggling. She was silent and hanging her head.

And then, at that moment.

The neighing of a horse, the panicked voice of a messenger.

When I turned around, the horse was running wild and the messenger was frantically getting off the carriage.

Marc and I were also distracted by that.

A pungent smell spreads.

Suddenly, my limbs go numb and I can only crouch down on the spot. Michelia is the same.

“Wh-Why?! Why me too?!”

Michelia also seemed unexpected and was looking around in confusion. But before long, she fell asleep as if she had run out of strength.

I realized that it was some kind of drug when my numbness started to wear off.

I didn’t know if my skill would activate with rough instructions, but I try to keep the drug from touching me.

It didn’t work well and I didn’t fall asleep, but I was numb from the amount I had inhaled and couldn’t move.

Turning my head, I looked at Marc who was in a distant place.

If I gave instructions with words, the enemy nearby would surely be aware of my movements.

So I moved my fingertips to give instructions and hoped that Marc would move away from here.

Marc’s feet move as if they are being pushed.

It looks like the skill has been activated and he is being pushed. He is not approaching me.

Thanks to this, Marc seems to have understood my true intentions.

He quickly leaves the place. I was relieved when his figure disappeared and pretended to fall asleep like Michelia after a little thought.