The Mythical Hero's Otherworld Chronicles: Volume 6 by Tatematsuri

Author:Tatematsuri [TATEMATSURI]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

“What’s wrong?”

Aura gave no reply, but she was trembling, and her face had gone white as a sheet. Scáthach, too, seemed to have realized something. Her shoulders shuddered as she ground her teeth in chagrin.

“Lady Celia Estrella, I fear those letters were lies.”

Liz turned slowly back to see Beto wearing a crafty smile. “Excuse me?”

“They were mistruths. Fabrications. We have already come to an agreement with Steissen.”

For a moment, she was stunned. Her eyes flew wide in disbelief, and her hands shook as she held back a burning anger. She had to consciously tell herself to calm down.

“But then...why did you ask for reinforcements? You wrote so many letters...” The terrible notion surfaced in her mind that he might be collaborating with Six Kingdoms. She called Lævateinn to her hand and assumed a combat stance, ready to fight at the slightest notice. “You have to know that Six Kingdoms is invading as we speak. This isn’t the time to be playing games. If this is a joke, you’ve gone too far.”

“No joke, Your Highness. A request. From a certain party.”

“‘A certain party’? You wouldn’t happen to mean Six Kingdoms, would you?”

That was the end of her tether. Fury surged from her, striking Beto like a wave of blades. An ordinary man would have passed out on the spot, but Beto was no stranger to peril.

“I mean Lord Hiro Schwartz.”

“What?” Liz’s anger dissipated instantly, replaced by incredulity. “What are you saying? This was on Hiro’s orders? Why would he do that?”

The corners of her eyes creased with sadness. She looked ready to scream into Beto’s face that he was lying. Questions swirled inside her head, adding to her confusion as she struggled for words.

“I can empathize with your astonishment. I, too, was shocked when Lord Hiro asked me to pen falsehoods.” Beto’s voice held genuine sympathy, but his words did not seem to reach Liz’s ears.

“Why?” she murmured. “I don’t understand...”

Her words were not for him, but for the black-haired boy in her mind. Nonetheless, he took it as an answer and opened his mouth to respond.

The one who got there first, however, was Selvia.

“What if he was trying to keep you out of danger?”

“What? Me?”

“With the central territories fallen into disorder, it would not be prudent to have you stay. It only makes sense to send you south in search of allies. But Six Kingdoms will not be content to lay waste only to the west, don’t you agree? I expect his intention was to relocate you somewhere safe in case the worst came to pass.”

“But sending me away won’t stop Six Kingdoms,” Liz protested. “If the central territories fall, they’ll march right on through to the south. If we fought them together...”

“Don’t you see? He is offering himself as bait to buy you time to mount a defense.” Selvia’s long eyelashes fluttered sorrowfully as she spoke. “He hid the truth because he knew that you would try to stop him from going to his death.”

“That can’t be. Rosa would never allow it.

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