The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 28 Part 1

Escape

 Early in the morning, two days after I spoke to Astor, I am set to depart the mansion in a carriage.

It seems that not a single person sees off my departure. I have not seen Lily, Alma, or Mion since the day I came of age, not even once. Will this end up becoming our final farewell?

I am alone in the carriage. There is one coachman, but he seems to be a knight. In addition to us, there are only four escort knights, who are mounted on horses. I think they, who most likely have received an assassination mission, have been chosen more for the tightness of their lips and the degree of their loyalty than for their ability. Will I be able to outwit them and escape successfully?

When I take a look at the entrance to the mansion for the last time, I see that despite the fact that it is early in the morning, Alma and Mion are looking in this direction with sad expressions. It seems that they, too, have realized that I would never come back. I stare at the two in silence.

It is at that moment that, to my surprise, Astor, the chamberlain, comes into the carriage. That fact leaves me with astonishment. Astor never leaves the noble district unless it is for a matter of great importance. Which means seeing me off to Sakuto Village this time is such a great importance of a matter. He is going to assassinate me for sure, and he is not even trying to hide that fact any longer, huh.

As if Astor is not there, I silently follow Alma and Mion with my eyes until I can no longer see them. I guess this would truly be our final farewell in this life. Even if I were to escape the assassination and survive, I would never appear before them.

The two have given birth to the children of the current head of the family. I doubt they will be treated badly. O God who reincarnated me, I wish those two happiness.

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 Four hours have passed since our departure, and I haven’t exchanged even a single word with Astor or the escort knights since the morning. I am getting hungry, but what are they going to do for lunch, I wonder? Well, I don’t intend to eat lunch. That is because of all assassination techniques, the most probable one would be killing by poison. If there is a cut on the corpse, it might be troublesome, after all. As expected, I would like to believe that they would not stab me to death in the mountains. If push came to shove, all I would have to do would be to jump out of the carriage and flee into the woods using full-power body enhancement. Even if there is a difference in level, I don’t think the armor-clad knights will be able to move swiftly in the forest.

「Astor, I have to take a leak. I can’t stand it.」

「…..」

In order to relieve the tension and to check the knights’ proficiency, I stop the carriage. As a matter of fact, I truly have the urge to urinate. After Astor instructs the knights, they stick closely to my sides as I head to the side of the road to pee. What should I do? Should I try to escape as it is, despite the risk? Once we reach the mansion, I might end up being killed right then and there.

「Ugh!」

At that moment, the knights on both sides activate body enhancement. Since they are right next to me, I can sense their magical energy accurately. They are infusing magical energy into their lower body, so it seems that they are preparing to use instant step. On top of that, I can also sense the signs of body enhancement activation from Astor who is behind me. I can feel murderous intent-like chilly something on my neck. I can’t escape. They are completely out to kill me.

「Are you sure, Kars-sama?」

「Shut up.」

As I get exposed to murderous intent, I completely lose the urge to urinate. I get on the wagon as it is without peeing. Damn it, I guess I have no choice but to take advantage of the moment they relax their mind just before arriving at the Sakuto village and escape as fast as I can, huh. I have some low grade blue potion that I got in the labyrinth, so as long as I catch them by surprise, I feel like I will be able to pull it off.

After that, as we cross a pass and are halfway to the Sakuto village, the carriage suddenly stops. I guess it is finally time for lunch, huh.

「Astor-sama, the road is blocked.」

「What did you say?!」

At the place the knight points to, cut trees are piled up on top of each other and blocking the road, which clearly tells that it is man-made. The location, too, is superb. It is right at the end of a curve, so the knights didn’t notice it until they were right in front of it. On top of that, the road is extremely narrow with mountain slopes on both sides, forming a place akin to the bottom of a valley. It is impossible to go around by carriage.

When I hear a sound akin to someone’s shouting, logs and stones come tumbling down from the mountains on both sides, which ends up denying us of our path of retreat completely.

「Alright, surround them.」

「「「Oh!」」」

At the cue of the assailant, a large number of men surround the carriage and knights. Oioi, boy, there must be no less than fifty of them.

Orban emerges from the mountain. Wonderful, I never thought it would go so far as planned. As they get into a melee battle as it is, I, who have a level 1 non-combatant job, flee to the mountain out of fear. If I go missing as it is, I bet my father and Astor would have no choice but to fake my death. Even if they don’t fake my death, perhaps they would set it as me continuing to recuperate in Sakuto due to illness. And then, I will change my name and never return to Amberlius territory. In this world, where there are no significant means of communication, the territories of other counts and marquises would be no different from foreign lands, so my whereabouts should be forever unknown. My face will also probably change a little as I grow up, and even in the unlikely event that they do find me, they will pass me off as someone else who looks a lot like me.

「Oi, how’s it, as long as you leave the carriage and the horses behind, I won’t take your life.」

「Are you bandits? There is nothing in the carriage that you want, you know? If you don’t want to die, you’d do well to go away.」

「Don’t play dumb with me! I know all too well what’s in that carriage. Well, you’ve seen my face, so I guess I can’t let you live, huh. Alright, boys, one small gold coin for each wound you inflict on the knights. One large gold coin for each serious wound. If you kill a high-level knight, your level will also go up, so it’s first come, first served!」

「「「Oooooh~」」」

Orban’s gang is coming at us from all directions. Damn it, with this, I don’t think I can make my escape. I might end up dying if I take even a single blow, so first I will stay inside the carriage and wait for an opportunity. From inside the carriage, there are manually-operated doors on the left, right, and front, and Astor is checking the situation. If it is now, I might be able to do it. Appraisal!

 

Astor Markias, Age 56, Level 22

Job: Knight

 

The one I have to be on guard against right now is Astor. Astor is equipped with a short sword about 40 centimeters long, so if he feels like killing me, he could do so at any time.

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