175 Allen Cell and Political Marriage [26]





 The main residence of Numero-Doran, a great nobleman of the Holy Ronerian Empire.

 The five-story mansion, which looks like a castle or a palace, is truly worthy of the richest man in the Empire.
 The elegant whitewashed exterior walls, the soothing blue roof tiles, and the rounded tower rising in the center.
 The garden is filled with colorful flowers, and a world-famous statue dominates the center of the garden.

 In one of the rooms of the mansion, Shih Arxtria had a sorrowful expression on her face.

"Haha ......

 She lies on her back on the bed and sighs for the unknowable number of times.

I never thought I'd end up marrying a guy like that. ......

 She had heard of Numero's bad reputation, of course.

 He has ten wives at any given time, and they are numbered from 'one' to 'ten'.
 Today is number five, tomorrow is number seven, the day after tomorrow is number eight, and so on.

 Shih will be in number ten, which became vacant about a month ago.

 It is said that Numero has taken in more than a hundred wives and destroyed more than a thousand.

 He is truly the worst man in the Empire.

Ahhh ....... I was sure that one day the Shiro Prince would come for me. ......

 She-Archestoria has a dream.
 It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your wedding.
 Someday, a prince on a white horse will surely appear and free her from the burden of being an Arcturian.

 He will make you forget your position, family, and mission, and make you his only wife.

 The pure-hearted Shi has always dreamed of finding such an ideal man.

 Once, when she told this story to Lilim and Ferris, they laughed out loud with their stomachs.

I'm sure you've heard of it. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

"Shh, shh ....... I think that's too much ...... for a girl. ......

"Mmm. ....... You don't have to laugh so much!

 After that, Shi did not tell anyone about the prince on the white horse, and kept it quietly in her heart.

 But even after all these years, she still believed in her pure and innocent heart.

 She believed that one day the man of her dreams, the prince of the white horse, would come for her.  

 But the reality was cruel.

 Fearing the power of the powerful demon tribe, she was easily sold to her home country, and from here on out, she would be at the mercy of Numero, and someday, somewhere, she would be abandoned.

 There are no dreams, no hope, no salvation, just a horrible future waiting for you.

Huh. ......

 In such a desperate situation, Shi tries to escape from the harsh reality and thinks about the friends she left behind in the Lean Guard Empire.

I wonder what they're all doing now. ....... I wonder if they noticed my letter. ......?

 The letter that she hid in her desk in the student council room - the one she wrote the day before she left the empire - was the best she could do to say goodbye.

 For her, the time when she was writing that letter was the hardest.
 She couldn't stop crying as her happy memories of everyone overflowed like a dam.

"Should I have said goodbye to ...... in person, after all?

 I asked myself the same question I had asked myself many times before.

............ No, you can't.

 I'm not sure I'd be able to look at Allen and the others and go to the Empire with a smile on my face.

 I'm sure I'll cry like a baby and leave the country in disgrace.
 If that happened, it would only hurt everyone's feelings unnecessarily.
 She knew this, and that is why she took the indirect method of leaving a letter.

"I wonder what they thought when they read that letter.

 Did they cry?

 Would they have been sad?

 I wonder if they were angry.

 And most of all, would they remember me?

 As I thought about this, I felt something hot welling up in the corners of my eyes.

Lirim, Ferris, Leah, Rose, ...... and Allen, ....... I wish I could see you all again: ......

 There was no one left to hear her heart's cry.

 The wedding with Numero is only a few hours away.

I can't believe it.

 When we discovered the "spot" in the hidden room of the Phantom Research Institute, we jumped into it all at once, breathing in unison.

 Inside the spot, there was blackness as far as the eye could see.
 There was no sense of up, down, left, or right, and a very strange space spread out.

(This is ...... Dodriel's "World of Shadows," or ......)

 A cold, dark, and somewhat lonely closed world.

 We let ourselves be carried along by the flow of shadows, and quietly waited for the right moment.

 A little while later, we saw a dazzling light ahead of us.

(Is that the exit? ......?)

 Immediately after that - the shadow world suddenly disappeared and we were spat out into a large white room.

 I don't really feel it, but I guess we're already in the Holy Roneria Empire.

 Then, the next moment.

"This is a rare ...... intruder!

 A huge man standing behind me swung his huge sword down with great force.

(This is a very rough welcome again,.......)

 (This is a very rough welcome, isn't it?) He immediately put on a dark robe and caught the incoming blow with his bare hands.

 In the same vein, he grabbed the blade of the greatsword and crushed it.

"Oh, ......! Good, good ......! The power output is even higher than it was (・・・・) back then!

 For some reason, the man who shouted this with great joy was an enemy with whom I had fought fierce battles twice before.

You are ......?

"Hahahahaha! It's been a long time since I've seen Allen-Rhoddle, the rare glitterati!



 Zaku Bombar, a member of the Kuro Organization, was there.