After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"Very good, very good. Lord Aize is indeed a smart man."

As he spoke, he winked at the guards behind Aize, asking them to control Aize.

But then he ordered:

"Be polite and be gentle. Lord Aize is now our companion."

"and many more."

Aize waved his hand.

"What you just said is quite correct, but there is only one thing I want to correct."

"All ears."

"You said that I was on Heidi's side before, but now I have to switch to Duke Brian's side, right?"

The butler nodded.

"Yes, what's wrong with that?"

"wrong."

Aize smiled and shook his head:

"I've never been on her side. I've always been on my own side!"

Before he finished speaking, Aize suddenly raised his hand, and a flying knife that had been hidden in his palm was thrown out, hitting Rufus in the chest.

"Well--"

The butler was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a bang.

And at this moment, Aize stood on tiptoe, kicked the broadsword thrown at his feet, grabbed it, turned around, and knocked the two guards to the ground in one fell swoop.

As the personal guards of the great nobles, these guards were no ordinary people either.

The remaining few people reacted immediately and fought with Aize.

But after all, there were not many people, and Aize did not want to fight any longer, and planned to rush out directly - Heidi definitely could not take care of her now, and as long as he left, she would not have any problems in the short term after entering stasis.

He had reached the window while fighting and retreating.

Just as he was about to rush out, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to shake.

"What's wrong—"

I realized something, but it was too late.

The ground cracked and deformed, turning into a giant hand that slammed Aize heavily against the wall.

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"Pfft-"

The huge force and violent impact caused the armor worn by Aize to deform instantly, and he himself spat out a mouthful of blood.

He wanted to struggle, but the hand that suddenly appeared was extremely powerful and strong.

"What's this……"

There is no need to ask this question.

Because Aize watched the other end of the big hand slowly rise up, taking the shape of a human, with half of the body exposed and the other half buried in the ground.

There is no doubt that this is a puppet.

A puppet made of earth and stone.

They were the same type of puppets that Violet released to cause trouble in Tafia.

In shock, Rufus, who was knocked down by Aize's flying knife, also got up from the ground. After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he looked at Aize and said with a smile:

"I underestimated you, Lord Aize. Unfortunately, if I hadn't hidden some cards, you might have succeeded."

"Trump card, puppet..."

Aize endured the pain and his eyes moved back and forth between Rufus and the puppet.

A sudden inference popped into his mind, causing the usually calm Ai Ze's expression to twist.

"You...you're not human, you're a witch!? A witch who used a gender-changing potion!?"

In this incident, in addition to Villian, there was another witch who was deeply involved.

The leader of the deserters who attacked the hybrids was resurrected by witch technology.

When her mansion exploded, Villian sensed the presence of the witch.

Even Sheen was probably replaced by a well-made puppet.

This witch participated in every important link of this plan. She was omnipresent like a shadow, but she never really showed up.

Aize tried many times to infer the other party's identity, but always failed due to insufficient evidence. He even doubted whether this witch really existed.

Until now.

When various fragmented pieces of information were combined together, combined with his previous experience of taking medicine, Aize finally came up with the answer to this question.

Facing the exposure of his identity, Rufus simply put his hands on his hips and smiled:

"As expected of Lord Aize, you even know about the gender-changing potion. That's right, I'm not human, but a witch who has been assisting Duke Brian for several years."

Miscalculated.

I thought that the flying knife could kill him directly, so I aimed at his chest.

But the position of the witch's heart is opposite to that of most normal people, so this attack did not hit the vital point at all.

This is a big trouble.

Aize began to assess the current situation and wanted to find a solution.

however--

"Are you still thinking of something evil? This won't do—"

Rufus snapped his fingers.

"Uhhhhhhhh-"

The puppet that was pressing down on Aize suddenly began to exert force, trying to crush Aize to death against the wall.

This time, not only the armor was deformed, but also the bones all over the body were crackling. The intense pressure made Aize's body scream.

"The opportunity has been given to this extent, but Lord Aize did not cherish it. Then you can't blame me. For the sake of future plans, you will die here."

Under the heavy pressure, Aize squeezed out a mocking expression:

"You...you're also a fairly high-level witch. Why are you helping that guy? It can't be...an order from the witch clan, right?"

If that were the case, Villian should have told Aize long ago, but in fact she didn't.

Excluding the small possibility that Villian deliberately concealed the truth, the only explanation is her personal behavior.

Rufus shrugged.

"What? Curiosity before death? It's okay to tell you, but time may not be enough. Goodbye, brave Aize, you-"

Boom!!!!!

The huge sofa in the living room suddenly flew up and hit Rufus hard.

He...she was caught off guard and was thrown against the wall. His control over the puppet loosened at that moment, and Aize took the opportunity to break free.

The sofa was thrown over here.

Heidi threw it over.

While Rufus and the guards were focused on Aize, Heidi endured the excruciating pain and propped herself up. Using the strength she squeezed out from nowhere, she lifted the sofa in front of her and slammed it hard at Rufus.

Then, his strength was exhausted and he collapsed to the ground again.

"Heidi, you..."

Aize stared at her blankly, while the princess, who couldn't even lift her head, shouted with all her might, almost screaming:

"Walk!!!!!"

For Heidi now, things like love, engagement, even her life and future no longer matter.

There was only one thought in my mind - I must help Aize get out.

Now that he has become a disabled person, this is his last hope to change the current situation.

He must be taken away from here at any cost.

Aize nodded without saying anything more. He took the opportunity to smash the window and jumped out, ready to leave.

"Ahem—damn it, don't even think about leaving!!"

Rufus stumbled to his feet, aimed at Aize's back, raised his hand and began to gather magic power, wanting to kill him before he left.

However, just as the light symbolizing magic appeared in his palm, Rufus was knocked away again and hit the dying Heidi directly.

This time, she was beaten by the puppet she created.

She was dizzy and struggled to get up, but was surprised to see the puppet she had created waving its big hands and hitting the guards of the house.

It seems to be covering Aize's evacuation.

He wanted to order the puppet to stop, but the magic power he output was bounced back and he couldn't control it at all.

Rufus gritted his teeth.

"How did this happen... Control of the puppet was taken away!? Who did this?!"

Of course it was Villian who did it.

Before sneaking in, Villian injected a large amount of magic power into a piece of clay used exclusively by the witch clan, and even preset instructions.

As long as Aize throws it to the ground, the magic power will immediately flow into the land, creating puppets that indiscriminately attack everyone except Aize.

It was originally intended for him to escape in an emergency.

Just now, when Aize was caught by the puppet, he secretly took out the clay from his pocket and stuck it on Rufus' puppet with the mentality of giving it a try.

Although it took a little longer, Villian's magic easily expelled Rufus's magic and used the puppet for her own benefit.

So theoretically, even without Heidi's move, Aize could still escape.

But this did not prevent Heidi from paying the price for this.

Rufus was a little exasperated.

The witch clan, excluding the fake witch Villian, all have a bit of scholarly air. They like to study, fight, and create various works.

Although this puppet was just an emergency product, the fact that it was taken away so easily still broke Rufus's defenses.

"Who did it... Who did it? I'm going to kill him... Don't run, stop! Ahhhh——"

The butler took a step forward and tried to chase Aize again, but his footing was unstable and he fell face down on the ground.

Turning around, I saw Heidi, breathless and clutching her ankle.

"You useless princess, you're still struggling like a dying woman! Let go! Let go! Quickly let go of your hand!"

Throwing all his years of professional ethics as a butler out of the window, Rufus kicked Heidi in the face regardless, trying to get her to let him go.

But it didn't work.

This attack couldn't break through the defense at all, and the pain it caused was nothing compared to the current pain.

Heidi just smiled in silence and dusty face.

Then, as Aize walked away, my mind fell silent again, feeling in a good mood that I hadn't felt in the past few days.

The direct consequence of this was that Rufus, whose ankle was still being grabbed, despairingly discovered that he, like the damned princess, had entered a state where he could no longer move.

Taking advantage of the chaos and dust, Aize ran to the edge of the courtyard wall.

Taking the opportunity to take off the deformed armor on his body, Aize also took a breath.

"Huh—it's going pretty well. I wonder how Villian is doing... What?"