Evade The Hero and Flee!

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

RATH 29

TL: Eevee

TN: Important news about the future of this project: see Release Notes for details.

4. The others stories (3)

#5 Their story: Sia nel Karuans story.

Can you hear me?

Ah.

What I saw as I opened my eyes to my familiar subordinates voice was a black ceiling.

Thats right. I came. I came

That thought kept circulating around my head.

-Once you wake up you will already be at your house.

Hes still as bad as ever.

To think hed say that to me, an orphan without a home or a place to go back to.

Theres only one place I want to go back to.

By any chance, he wasnt caught by the princess, was he?

Indeed. The person that defeated the Sword Star was deduced as Sir Ast I mean Instructor Naruan and was pursued, but was revealed as captains peer Rein.

Ha? Rein beat the Sword Saint? He was the weakest of all of us?

That was what was reported to us.

Since theyd already gotten that far, Master will already have defeated the Sword Star. Since she was unconscious enough for even Rein to carry the Sword Star probably wasnt in her most optimal condition. But shes still the Sword Star.

Since the Sword Stars an opponent that would be impossible for Rein to beat if she as awake.

In that case

He must have handed over the bat.

Huh?

It exists. Humanitys strongest weapon.

Then that makes sense.

He could probably neutralise the Sword Saint in one strike with that.

I had the help of my own secretly trained forces and the emperors direct shadows, as well as the princesss help.

The numbers were over 200.

I even had them hide their bodies in the dark and used less torches to have him underestimate our numbers.

But master was always one step ahead of me. And the unfortunate truth was that he was one step ahead of me in the critical moment as well.

To be honest I was uneasy.Finndd the newest novels on

Our Master who wasnt more outstanding than anyone, became the most outstanding for that reason, and our Master that was careless, became more careful than anyone because of that.

He would use any method to erase his weaknesses, and always develop new strengths.

Master always did the things that sounded easy, yet hard to actually realize.

Because of that, in all honesty this operation made me uneasy, and in some aspects it went as expected.

Casualties?

Amazingly, none. Even our allies that were hit by friendly fire in the confusion were treated. To be honest I still dont know what it was that we fought against.

Then again, that sounds about right.

Firstly, it hurts when youre hit.

Even I who endured during all sorts of training couldnt avoid that pain.

But funnily enough that was also treatment.

Once, just once when Maren suffered a critical wound during training, Master brought out the metal bat.

Ah, now that I think about it that was also the first time I saw the metal bat.

-In, instructor! Even so thats too far!

-Sending him off comfortably would be huh?

-Is he hurting him because he didnt finish training eh?

We all had to look at that scene with both our eyes wide open.

He was screaming and despairing as he hysterically laughed in pain as his sides were torn and his guts were spilling out, but we were stupefied as we saw the injury miraculously heal itself in front of our eyes as it was hit.

-Kill, kill me just, kill me

-Now, my disciples. You can get injured. Theres even a way to heal you. So rest assured.

And later, when I happened to come across something as I investigated Master, the secret of my own birth that was not at all funny.

When I realised the existence of my father that was absent since my birth.

And the things that happened after that were all unimaginable.

But I felt that I understood myself better after that. But, I still dont understand Master.

-Do you not know?

What broke my thoughts were the instructors relaxed voice.

I scrambled to answer.

-Because, because I wasnt used to it?

To be honest, I didnt fall because he said that. To be honest my love for master then was the same, but I couldnt understand back then. But Master nodded.

-Yes, its because you are not used to it. People want love thats flash, elegant, that kind of love. And so they try to gain young and beautiful people in their hands, or try to make brilliant people theirs no matter their means or methods to do so. To raise your own value is the same as loving yourself. And thats why you get quickly bored, or think your partner doesnt fit with you, or find someone else then you naturally go your separate ways.

-Then is it different if you get used to love?

To my question, amazingly enough the instructor smiled gently and stroked my head.

-Indeed. Rather than getting used to it, maturing. When a person matures, they see depth in what they originally thought was simple or plain, and love what they didnt spare a glance for in the past. Even if there is no flashiness or elegance, they find the best worth in people in their own way.

-Its hard.

-Ho, and now who was the one that asked me that difficult question?

-Ma, Master?

-Instructor.

And Master who ruffled my hair was different to normal Master.

Later when I surveyed people that worked together with Master on missions, they said his personality on missions were completely different.

And although the Master I knew then was attractive, this Master was attractive in his own way.

And so I heard many stories from Master, the me back then didnt fully understand what he was saying.

Just, I really like this person as I talk with him.

Aside from realising that.

Ah, just one, these words I always kept to heart.

-Love is allowed. You are allowed to be selfish for the sake of love.

Urgent report! Instructor Naruans goal is a farmers life in a village at the end of the continent. And it seems that Her Highness herself has moved personally on this matter.

Ahh, for once in a long time.

I was remembering fond memories, but, that princess has begun to make her move.

A person who has led a life completely different to mine, but with the same end goal.

It seems like she, too, has decided to move herself.

But the instructor, a farmer. What is this feeling that it doesnt suit him yet suits him at the same time?

What will we do?

Aside from the princesss forces, each of us are to act on our own. The princesss forces are to return, tell His Majesty that Im going on holiday.

We dont have holidays.

Hm? I have lot of spare holidays saved up. The empires a place with really good social security.

Were unofficial.

Pfft. Then again. You guys dont officially exist after all. Alright. Then let me do the talking.

They were the imperial familys shadows yet their jobs were all unofficial.

I smiled brightly as I thought such things.

Your first holiday is a continent tour. The goal is the village at the end of the world.

I think our holidays will be tougher than our work.

Thats not my problem.

You just gotta do what you gotta do.

That was why His Majesty gave you guys to me.

My loving Master said this.

Love is allowed. You are allowed to be selfish for the sake of love.

So then let me be a bit selfish as well.

If you think you can run, then try to run.

Because I, in my selfishness, will capture Master.