I tried to memorize the track of this carriage while don't make any sound. I afraid the coachman will check us if that happens. He was David's man from the start.

I realized the carriages enter a narrow alley and make a lot of turns. I can't memorize everything perfectly because I never enter this city before.

I f.u.c.k.e.d up.

That's mean David already plan everything before we come to his mansion. Then the Royal Guard?

Ahh...

Could it be, they were told by David about our visit and become eyewitness if something happens?!

The Royal Guards already see us leaving David's mansion and he has an alibi now.

Could Olivia's aid find us now?

I need to write a message now. I take a magic letter from my sleeve. Now I need to take the Quill pen and the ink but before I take the quill pen and the ink from Sam, I feel the carriage stopped moving. The carriage shook a bit and I can hear footsteps from outside.

I immediately pretend to lost consciousness. I hear the sound of the door being opened and my body lifted from the carriage. I can feel the difference from the air. Inside the carriage is quite stuffy and the air is rather hotter from the outside.

I was carried on the waist like baggage. I notice Lady Sophia beside me with the same position as me. I can't see anything in front of me, because my head is hanging down and my view was reversed. I only can see what behind me.

I managed to peek and find our location now. We are currently on behind David Mansion. I can recognize his mansion because his mansion is stand out from the rest of noble estates. His mansion is comparable with the City Lord Mansion after all.

So the carriage just takes a detour and make us look like 'leave' David's mansion.

David is clever and he already traps us from the start. I don't write the letter yet to tell our situation to Olivia. Nah, I can write a letter later so I don't need to worry.

We brought into David's Mansion backyard. There are some statues that look like David but with some 'dignity'.His Fat belly was gone and his face was so refined.

I don't have time to analyze the statues. I hear a 'click' sound and a loud creaking sound near me. The man who carried me can't use his hand because his hand was full. (He holds me and Sophia).Then there is another person here. I can't see Sam behind me. Maybe the one who carrying Sam is in front of me.

The man who carried me moves again. We enter a secret passage and leading toward a bas.e.m.e.nt. The bas.e.m.e.nt is quite wide and illuminated by torches that hanging on the wall.

After stepping down the stairs, I heard another 'click' sound and the creaking noise again. Now I know that creaking noise comes from the 'entrance'.I can see the entrance closing as the creaking noise comes.

I was taken to the deepest layer of the bas.e.m.e.nt. I counted every stair that I saw. Now I was on 5 floors of the bas.e.m.e.nt and inside the iron cell. I and Sophia were locked inside the same cell, but I can't see Sam anywhere here. I don't see him too when I enter the bas.e.m.e.nt.

My plan was screwed up.

I can't write the magic letter without Quill Pen and the Ink because they're inside Sam's storage pouch. I never expect David will separate our cell.

Damn.

Damn.

Damn.

I've gambled my life here, and I CAN'T LOSE here. As if I will spend my life inside the cell. Lady Sophia probably will be rescued by her family but I don't have anyone to rescue me.

I still have the last hope.

The aids from Olivia, but they won't find me If I don't send my locations. Not to mention if David uses the Royal Guard as an eyewitness to prove his innocence, they can't inspect David for a long time.

David Wardenia, you will pay for this...

I think various scenarios inside my head. I need to get the best outcome in a short time.

My time is limited and I have just one chance. Tomorrow Olivia's aids will come here and that's will be the best time to act. If I delay the time, Olivia aids won't ever find us here and If that happens I will die.

No room for Failure.

I must Survive, No matter what happens!!

Yosh. I already have a good plan, but it's very risky. This is the second time for me being kidnapped with a little girl.

Back then with Olivia, we are lucky because we fight with a small group of Bandit. But now the situation is different. The enemy is a Noble and he might hire strong adventurers to guard the bas.e.m.e.nt.

The bas.e.m.e.nt itself is quite wide and I see a lot number of guards patrolling on every floor.

This is my plan...

'Tomorrow morning, I will try to escape from the bas.e.m.e.nt and meet with Olivia's aids.'

Olivia's aids will come here tomorrow, but I don't know the exact time. They may arrive in the morning, afternoon, or evening.

I need to make a big commotion to show our location. In order to that, I need to act in the morning before the guards wake up. If they are still sleeping, they aren't different from a baby. I can kill them easily.

I need to figure out the time. I don't have a watch or clock to determine the time. But I have something useful.

"Status."

The status window appears in front of my eyes.

[STATUS]

Name: Veigaz

Level: 25

Role: Support

Class: Paladin

Health: 500/500

Mana: 1150/1250

Agility: 100

Defense: 100 + (100)

Attack: 100

Magic

Advance Physical Strengthening LV4◇

Acceleration LVL 4◇

Heal LVL 2 ◇

Advanced Mana Shield LVL 3 ◇

Mana Thread LVL 2 ◇

Purify LVL 2 ◇

Debuff LVL 2◇

Unique Skill

Transformation LVL 1◇ (Dungeon)

Gift

Soul system LVL 2◇

My 'clock' is my status.

I can guess the time by looking at my mana. I use transformation for a whole day and the mana consumption is 20/hours.I use [Cure] to neutralize the drug and it's cost 40 mana. I use 100 mana until now.

(100-40) : 20 = 3

So roughly 3 hours passed since I wake up. Usually, I wake up at 6 a.m and now is 9 a.m. I never see a clock here, but I can make a simple explanation. I need to use transformation until tomorrow to determine the time.

I need to act earlier, so I will wake up around 5 a.m. So I need to wait for 20 hours. The mana consumption will be 400 if I used transformation for 20 hours. And my mana will be 750 at that time. Mana won't regenerate if I still using a skill so I can figure out the time without a problem.

I don't want to waste my mana, but this sacrifice is necessary.

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