Volume 11 Chapter 5 Part 10
I can move there via 「Warp」 even if they have shield cement applied to the walls.
Even if they have trap devices set up around the emblem, there will be no problem if I just enter from somewhere else.
「That might be for the best, but…」
When I suggested to go on the reconnaissance mission alone, the Duke’s expression
turned bitter.
Even Gozer didn’t have complete information regarding the operation and that it was going to be carried out today, not to mention that even the person who would become the next Earl of Selmar wasn’t told anything about the plan until just now, just so as not to let the information leak to the current Earl of Selmar. How can he allow only us to have our way?
If I were intending to betray him, it would be precisely at the moment when I move to the emblem with the Adventurers. It would just be a matter of me warping away at the right time.
This is something that the Duke, who isn’t an Adventurer himself, cannot do.
「It will be fine to initiate the operation the way you intended immediately after we return. And, if we don’t, you can abandon the operation as it would mean that we failed and were either captured or killed.」
「It will be dangerous.」
「The level of danger was the same from the very beginning. Besides, if we fail, you will be able to walk away without losing any of the Adventurers from the Knight Order.」
I explain the merits of my plan to the Duke.
「I don’t plan on using Lord Michio as bait and then throwing you away.」
「I know that.」
「There is a possibility that there will be guards on the lookout.」
「It may be possible for us to take care of them. Also, it won’t take much time to go back after I come back. Even if the Earl of Selmar found us, he wouldn’t have the time to prepare in order to intercept us.」
It means that I will be making three round trips instead of two round trips though. Won’t it take more time then?
Looks like I have no choice but cheat my way through it then.
「If the guards find you, they will remove the emblem from the wall for sure.」
The Duke points out something which I didn’t think about. Because I was intending to use 「Warp」, I didn’t plan on moving to the curtain with the emblem on it at all. However, since the Duke doesn’t know that, he probably believes that I will enter the castle through the emblem.
If the guards were on lookout and they saw someone appearing out of the Hartz Duchy emblem, their first action would probably be to remove it from the wall.
「Then, I will be the only one to come back.」
「It is alright. If we go on reconnaissance first, I will be safe, too.」
Roxanne, nice cover.
「I won’t have the time to betray you or plot anything since I am just going to go there and come right back here. And, if I do betray you or we don’t return, you can simply abandon the operation, right?」
He must be concerned about the possibility of me betraying him, so I have to nip those concerns of his in the bud.
「You are right. Then, I will send someone with you. It is just in case since we don’t know as to what is going on at the other side.」
The Duke seems to be inclined toward preliminary reconnaissance mission, too.
However, we have no other choice but to go alone, since I won’t be able to use 「Warp」 with someone else breathing down my neck.
「If something really were there, more people going there wouldn’t be a good idea. It would also put constraints on us. Therefore, it would be best for us to go alone. It would also be easier for us to cooperate if we did.
If more people, are going to go with us, the bigger the negative impact on our mobility would be. We wouldn’t be able to do our best if we were to worry about others; especially, if the others were the Duke’s capable people. It would be putting the cart before the horse.”
「I see. Un, very well. Then, I will have Lord Michio and his Party alone go on the reconnaissance mission.」
I have received the Duke’s permission for my Party’s solo infiltration mission.
What a relief. We will now be able to go ahead safely, without anyone bothering us.
After giving us the permission, the Duke leaves without issuing any other instructions to us
Since it will only be us, I pass Roxanne and the rest their equipment, since Roxanne and the others’ equipment is inside of my Item Box.
Have I expected something like this would happen? No way, because the Leather Jackets and Plate Mail are not inside of my Item Box. Roxanne and the girls had taken them for maintenance after we left the Labyrinth, so they are still in the room back at our house.
I didn’t expect something like this would happen.
Although the swords and helmets are in my Item Box, the other equipment is very scarce.
As for the body equipment, there is only Alba inside of it. I cannot put it on, though, since it is an equipment meant for Mages and Wizards to wear.
Roxanne is also currently a Shrine Maiden, isn’t she? So maybe I should borrow the equipment from the members of the Knight Order after all?
Well, Roxanne and the girls will most likely be fine even without their usual equipment, so I don’t need to worry about them.
The Duke is concerned about the danger; however, I am not that worried about it, all the more so because we won’t entering the castle through the emblem on the wall.
Besides, it is equally possible for us to not get found by the guards, isn’t it? If the room were lit with braziers like the ones here and there were a lot of people on lookout, we would most likely be discovered; however, I cannot bring myself to entertain this possibility.
I could believe it if he knew about the day when the operation would be executed; however,
if he had capable people at his disposal at all times, he would send them to the Labyrinth rather than having them stand guard at the castle every night.
If they were too focused on guarding the emblem on the wall, they would miss when someone could have appeared out of a dark corner.
Even if the guards were on lookout, they wouldn’t necessarily be inside but keeping watch inside from the entrance, so it might be better for me to 「Warp」 to the wall opposite of the entrance.
The problem with that approach is what to report to the Duke when I return. Should I report hat there were guards around but I managed to slip past them when they were looking the other way?
If there were to be a trap like a sword pointing at the emblem, I could just kick it away and then return, saying that I have disarmed the trap.
The problem would be when there are going to be guards on lookout along with the traps in the throne room itself. I would have no choice but to deal with the guards then.
However, the trap is supposed to be a substitute for the guards, so the likelihood of both of them being set at once should not be all that high.
The problem is, what would I do if the emblem really were to be removed? It would put me in quite a pinch, for although I can move via 「Warp」, the same thing would not be possible with just 「Field Walker」.
If I moved the first time, it wouldn’t be possible for me to say that I cannot move again.
How would I cheat my way through that then?
One solution would be to flee, never to see the Duke and the others again. If it went well, they could just come to the conclusion that we were defeated. However, it would differ from the testimony of the Earl of Selmar’s side.
If it would differ anyway, shouldn’t it be better to just scurry away if we were found by the guards?
Even if they removed the emblem after that, there would be no problem. The problem is, how would I falsify the conflict in the testimony afterwards?
Because someone may visit during the day, they will most likely not remove the emblem which is a symbol of trust between the two territories.
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I don’t see the point of MC’s reasoning. I mean you’re only being used as a guide, why stress about Warp. And yet he’s already thinking about fleeing the region….