I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 8, Fourth Approach
Suya secretly glanced at Meryl out of the corner of her eye.

When I saw her willingly put on the mask of pain, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself.

He didn't lie to this woman; he told her the whole truth.

As for what Meryl thought because of his honest words...
Suya didn't know,
The timing of this guy's appearance was too coincidental, and he even set a trap for himself in his oath, making it seem like he was there to freeload.
She doesn't look like a good woman.

If we allow ourselves to be driven by the other party, we might be treated as slaves without any human rights.

Moreover, on this chaotic battlefield, a king's double who killed the king, and the true heir to the kingdom...
Clearly, the latter's status is more advantageous within the allied forces!

It would also make it easier for Suya to escape from her current perilous situation.

Therefore,
Even if he had absolutely no interest in becoming the King of Britain,

But under the pressure of reality,

Sua also had to make Meryl, who knew better than him how to escape, see him as the real king, not the fake one she initially thought he was!
And at this moment,
Seeing that the blow had been delivered to the right point, Suya let out a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at the Flower Magician in front of her with a serious expression.

"The palace steward, is it Mary?"

"Ah, yes!" Mary snapped out of her daze, looking at Suya with suspicion.

Then she saw it.

The blond boy in front of him raised his hand and vigorously wiped the black mud and bloodstains from his face. He took a deep breath, stared intently at him with his clear, emerald-green eyes, and then slowly spoke.
“I don’t mind sharing the king’s treasure with you, even though I have nothing now.”

“I don’t mind becoming your wife, but all I can offer you now is this empty piece of paper.”

"You, who manipulate the oath, should know better than I how to use me."

At this point, Suya gave a wry smile.
Then,
His eyes darkened, and he spoke in a deep voice:

"If, in any way, I still have any use in saving this country—"

"I, Sua Pendragon, hereby grant you permission to share in the King's treasury, to become the King's friend, and to assist in the King's great undertaking!"

“Merry!” Suya shouted in a deep voice.

"Huh? Ah—I'm here!"

Suddenly exposed as a trick in the vow, Mary couldn't help but tense up. Then, she looked incredulously at Suya, who had given her almost everything.

then,

She then heard the boy ask her solemnly in a voice even clearer and more melodious than that of a bard:
"Can I trust you?"

Mary swallowed hard.

When the kingdom's noblest man opened his heart to her,

Even though this guy is covered in blood and looks like a dog,
Mary's heart suddenly started pounding.

Now, she was almost completely convinced that Sua was the real King of Britain!
And now,
A true king actually extended an olive branch to a gambling addict like her who had failed in life!

In a flash, Mary's thoughts raced wildly.

She had to consider whether this might be her only chance in her life, and completely suppressed her doubts about Suya's identity.

Then she saw—

Suya stripped the knight's leather armor from the corpse on the ground and put it on herself. Then, she flipped herself up onto the horse in the stirrups as if it were her own right. She then held out her hand to the horse and said in a serious tone:

“I understand that this is a difficult choice for you.”

"But now, there's no time to explain,"

"Hurry up and mount!"

"Ah? Ah, good!"

Meili, looking somewhat dazed, offered her small hand, and Suya pulled her onto the saddle. Then, Suya, who had absolutely no experience riding a horse, handed her the reins.

In a daze, he took on the responsibility of riding the horse.

However, she didn't seem to feel anything was amiss, even though her plan had just been to ride the horse herself and have the slave, Suya, run behind it.

right now,

The two men were crammed together on one horse, their bodies almost touching. He could clearly feel Suya's warm breath on his ear, and his heart pounded in unison with his own, as if reflecting the equally turbulent emotions of the boy behind him. "Let's get out of here first, just like you said. If we delay any longer, we might be caught by the captain of the scouts."

Sua frowned, just as Meryl believed his lie.
Cluck, cluck, cluck!

In my ears, I could hear the sound of a skull being struck by dice again.

The fourth, and currently the last legendary path he can rely on, has been triggered.

Before she could even look, Meryl, gradually regaining her senses, froze and asked blankly:

"My King, what do you think we should do?"

"Listen to you."

“But I followed you when you escaped from Sir Hector’s manor; you were the one who decided the route.”

"I believe you."

"But... I..."

"There are no 'buts'," Suya said earnestly, taking a deep breath.

“Even kings make mistakes, let alone someone like me who hasn’t even inherited the throne yet. I need to think carefully about the next plan. Meryl, let’s act according to your idea for now!”

Mary nodded blankly.

I felt like I was having so many thoughts running through my head in just a short time, it was almost not enough.

However, there was nothing wrong with what Suya said.
Their immediate priority is to leave, especially now that Arthur Pendragon is dead.

Previously,

After Arthur led his men out of the manor and, under the banner of Sir Hector, gathered a portion of the routed soldiers, then headed straight for the capital.

but,

However, they unfortunately encountered the army of the conqueror king during this process.

The other troops that Arthur brought from the manor were left behind in the rear by the defeated soldiers, the same troops that had just been overwhelmed by the Macedonian army led by Seleucus, and were now mostly in dire straits.

Arthur, who possessed the highest combat strength in the team, was unfortunately ambushed and severely injured while observing the enemy's situation, and subsequently died.

Regardless of whether Arthur's chosen plan was correct or not, perhaps even if he hadn't been ambushed, he would have been an incredibly powerful man, capable of leading his troops to survive the onslaught of the even more formidable Seleucus and the Macedonian phalanx and escape back to the capital, Winchester.

But now, with Arthur replaced by Sua, Meryl understands that with their current abilities, they simply cannot confront the hero-level unit Seleucus head-on, let alone face his phalanx legions, companion cavalry, or even the lower-ranking scouts.

They had no choice but to flee.

With that thought, Meili fixed her gaze, gripped the reins of her warhorse, and squeezed her legs together!
"drive!"

The brown warhorse leaped out of the trench, carrying the two men as it charged down the hills, which were facing away from the Conqueror King's army.

"My king, I will continue to explain the situation to you as I move, so please pay close attention—"

"it is good!"

Suya nodded solemnly.

While Meryl was focused on riding the horse, he glanced at the subtitles that were appearing in front of him.

[Talent: Legendary Heart, triggered.]

[Triggering the Legendary Path: King (Ex)]

[Achieved F-rank job: Scammer.]

[Note: Ordinary scams use falsehood to conceal falsehood; excellent scams use truth to conceal falsehood; but masterful scams are truth itself! Through a clever fraud, you resolved your own crisis. Therefore, it's time to embark on this path from fraudster to instigator, and ultimately to overturn everything and become the ultimate master of the Dao—farewell, prison!]

[Gained Ability: Develops the ability to read people and slightly improves reaction time and deceptive communication skills.]

[Method: Continue using your most convincing lies to deceive 100 people (1/100), hold a rally-style fraud ritual, and obtain the next job level: Fraudster, and job-specific expertise.]

You've taken another step on the path to legend!

[Current Legendary Path: 4/4.]

(End of this chapter)