After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Laughed out loud

“…Hehehe…Hehehehe…Hahahahahahahahahahahaha——”

As if he couldn't bear the blow and had completely gone mad, he laughed loudly and danced with joy.

It's a bit funny that one of the most powerful people in the world has turned into such a horrible appearance.

The remaining Duke Brian's guards lost their will to resist and laid down their weapons in surrender.

Aize arrived at the scene on horseback, frowned, glanced at Brian, and waved his hand with disgust.

Constantine immediately rushed up, pinned him to the ground, and dragged him into the house like a dead dog.

Prepare to lock him up in the basement and wait for his fate.

"Haha ...

His condition seemed to be getting worse until the moment he was dragged out of sight.

But Aize's attention is not there at all now.

He jumped off his horse and rushed towards Alicia who was lying on the ground at the fastest speed.

He squatted down, picked her up from the ground, and shook her almost panic-strickenly:

"Hey! What's going on? Why are you being so disobedient?!"

In Aize's plan, Alicia came here to lure the enemy.

The reason why he was not assassinated directly was that Brian was still useful for the time being and would live for a few more days.

On the other hand, it was because Aize believed that he must have kept a trump card in his hand to guard against Alicia's assassination.

Without such a trump card, he would not even have had the courage to order Alicia around before.

It turned out that the pendant was a trump card, prepared specifically to deal with Alicia, so she was not aware of its existence at all.

Therefore, the goal is to assassinate rather than lure the enemy.

But luring the enemy does not mean making such a big fuss, nor does it mean doing such a dangerous thing.

As planned, Alicia's mission was completed after she lured Brian into realizing her identity.

Next, all you have to do is turn into some small creature - any flying insect or ant that can hide in the house without being discovered.

It can also buy time.

However, Alicia did not follow the plan completely.

In order to make a bigger noise and attract more attention, she chose to transform into a dragon and directly confront Brian's guards.

Facing Aize's worried expression, Alicia just forced a smile:

"I want to... help Aize. If I can help, even if I can't be a human... at least I can be considered useful, not a monster, right?"

Chapter 141 Certainty in Confusion

In her rather long life, what Alicia felt most was confusion.

What are you?

Such a simple question, but the answer was so far away from her.

Whether it is walking around the world in various identities, or pretending to be a mixed-race person and playing house with a compatriot who plays the so-called sister.

The motives behind these actions were vague and could not withstand further scrutiny, so she did not dare to delve into them.

I just feel that if I don’t do this, my confusion will only deepen, and eventually one day, even the only remaining self will disappear.

But what that meant, Alicia didn't know.

Just like a person who falls into the water, he will grab anything that floats to his eyes without hesitation.

Alicia would also grab whatever was left in the confusion regardless of the consequences.

I don't even think about what it is.

In this sense, even a headless fly is more purposeful than her.

But this time, the situation has changed.

Now she dares to say very clearly that she has no confusion about helping Aize.

No matter the cost or the consequences, his plan must succeed.

As for what the strange emotions left after this confusion were, Alicia herself had no idea.

like?

Alicia, who is neither human nor human, does not understand the meaning of this.

Anna has done some popular science research, but she always feels that it is not the case.

——After all, isn’t this still confusion?

It's ridiculous.

Alicia smiled self-deprecatingly and shook her head.

Aize, who didn't understand the reason, was of course even angrier:

"What are you still laughing at? How far do you have to go to humiliate yourself?"

Angry?

Oh no, he seems really angry.

All the emotions Alicia felt were rooted in her understanding of her own identity.

From this point of view, there is a fundamental difference from human emotions.

So she didn't know whether her anger was the same as Aize's.

But in short, facing Aize's current attitude, Alicia did not feel disgusted from her own perspective.

That's it.

I’ll think about the details later.

With this thought in mind, Alicia's consciousness suddenly came to a standstill, like an appliance with a power outage.

From Aize's perspective, the pink-haired girl in his arms almost suddenly went limp.

His empty eyes seemed to become even more lifeless than usual in an instant.

This scared him a lot.

"Hey! Wake up! Medic... No, what should we do?!"

On the way here, Aize witnessed the whole process through Villian's familiar.

The witch lady used her familiar to break the shield and used a long-range spell on the opponent, which saved her life.

But what about this now?

Alicia, who had transformed back into human form, was physically intact, and the injuries she suffered in dragon form had long since disappeared.

No matter what level of treatment or medicine, it will probably have no effect if the person's body is intact.

But there was something visibly wrong with Alicia's condition.

That can only be explained by the accumulation of damage in a part that is completely inaccessible to conventional cognition.

So what should we do?

When Aize had completely lost his mind, Villian rushed over and quickly output magic power to check the condition of the pink-haired girl.

Then she frowned seriously.

"There's nothing wrong with the body, but consciousness has ceased? In this case, ordinary treatments should be ineffective!"

The worst guess was confirmed, and Aize panicked:

“Then…then what should we do!?”

Of course, Alicia's current state was due to some of her own mistakes.

However, Aize, who assigned her a dangerous task without correctly judging her mental state, certainly cannot shirk responsibility for this matter.

Villian shook her head.

"...I'm sorry, I don't know now. But please give me some time and leave her to me. I will definitely find a solution, believe me!"

"……I see."

There is no better way.

And there are more things waiting for me to do.

Aize could only nod.

He waved his hand, signaling his knights to bring a stretcher, put Alicia, who had lost consciousness like a puppet, on it, and carried her into Sheen's house.

Violet followed and ran in.

Aize stood up, held his forehead, closed his eyes and remained silent.

This is about adjusting your mood so that you can recover.

Sheen and the others knew this very well, so they did not disturb them and just waited quietly.

Just like that, a minute passed, and Aize slowly exhaled and finally opened his eyes.

His expression returned to normal.

He looked at Sheen who was sitting in a wheelchair and said:

"Sorry, I lost my temper."

The blond young noble shook his head:

"Brother, you're too kind. Miss Alicia was injured while trying to recapture Tafia. If there's anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask."

"Well, we'll talk about this later. The most important thing right now is the problem of the orc army."

One of the thirteen leaders, the orc chieftain Tal Sarago, personally led an orc army of as many as 6.

The elite orcs were almost wiped out in Gerloth and were never able to recover.

This mobilization of the army was carried out under extremely tight time conditions, and it was foreseeable that the preparations, both in terms of supplies and personnel, were extremely inadequate.

But even so, it is a force that cannot be underestimated.

Once Brian's army is destroyed, it is almost foreseeable that the orcs will head straight for Tafia.

Even though this is not rational.

But orcs have never been a rational species.

"The orc army will reach Tafia today. Sheen, the situation is urgent, so..."

Xien waved his hand, cutting off Aize's words:

"Brother, you don't have to explain. I understand. From this moment on, all of Tafia's military, political, economic, and human resources will be under your command. Please feel free to deploy them at will without informing me in advance."

He called himself "big brother" in front of all the guards and made such a statement.

The weight is not light.

The situation was urgent, so Aize didn't hesitate. He nodded gently and said:

"Thank you. First of all, please send someone to bring in the mixed-race refugees waiting outside the city immediately. It's not safe there."

After taking control of the city gate, because time was extremely tight, Aize led the Knights into the city and temporarily placed them outside the city, leaving only a few knights for protection.

Over time, even if the orc army does not come, it is easy to conflict with the guards.

Xien nodded, then turned to the captain of the guards and said:

"Didn't you hear? My big brother, the brave Lord Aize has spoken, do it immediately!"

"Uh……"

"What are you standing there for? Don't you understand what I'm saying? Remember, tell your men to be more careful and not to be rude to them! Once we get into the city, take them to the new city area in the east. Got you?"

"……Yes!"