The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 5: To the Solus Empire (7)

“… This makes me very cumbersome.”

After a while, Mina appeared at the location I mentioned, grumbling lightly.

I called Mina to go to the place the princess told me about. Because her teleportation cannot be tracked.

“You don’t have to move the whole house, right? Her Highness, the princess, would be more comfortable just going alone.”

“You mean you want to have a private conversation with Her Highness that much?”

“… Actually, I have something to offer you.”

At her unexpected answer, Mina hesitated for a moment while trying to teleport.

“No way, look at me and betray Her Highness, the princess. What is this?”

“That can’t be. Rather, it is something that will benefit you if you do well. Maybe it’s something that can overturn the Noir Magic Tower in one fell swoop.”

“… What do you want from me instead?”

“Your teleportation ability. I want to use it.”

“You mean to enter your wizard harem until your revenge is over?”

Mina snorted her snort.

“So, are you saying no?”

“… Let’s talk about it later. Her Highness, the princess, will wait for you.”

But apart from the kun-dung response of her poetry, she seemed seriously contemplating.

I moved with a slight smile to the princess’ estate with Mina.

We arrived at a small island.

It was small enough that you could go around the island in 30 minutes, but it still had everything you needed, including houses and trees.

And the color of the sea was especially artistic.

“Isn’t it beautiful? I sometimes come here for a vacation when I need to cool my head.”

As I was looking at the sea for a while, I heard the princess’s voice.

Is it because we only talked about crystal balls? I was eating again.

How overbearing is the aura unique to the princess.

Seeing the princess staring at me with her red eyes made her kneel down for no reason.

“Your Highness, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you.”

“… You don’t have to kneel like that.”

The princess approaches me without any hostility. Her eyes softened more than usual.

“You look much thinner than the last time I saw you.”

“… Her Highness, the princess, is still beautiful.”

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re alive.”

The princess lightly blushes. But even that look made me feel a bit out of place.

Because I could no longer be called the hero of the empire.

“Then, shall we get to the point?”

The princess said as she pulled out her absolute mask from her subspace.

Unlike the imitations Mina showed her, this one was real.

The key here is the condition of the princess…….

“There are three conditions I propose in exchange for lending this. First, make a pact not to attack me no matter what. Second, never destroy the tracking device on this mask. Finally third. Please consult with me when planning your revenge.”

Unexpectedly, what the princess wanted was not as big as I expected.

I’m not attacking the princess. To be honest, I don’t think so either. It was already expected that the mask had a tracking device attached. As long as I didn’t share that information with Iris or the saintess, there wouldn’t be much of a problem.

The problem is the third condition, which was to interfere with my revenge plan.

“I would like you to explain more about the third condition.”

“The reason I allow your private sanctions is because Iris or the saintess are people who have committed serious sins. But I can’t just watch innocent people get caught up in the process.”

“Iris is the head of the Rossier family, and the saintess is the head of the Etoile Church. Their influence is great, so how can only the two of them get caught up in it?”

“… All I ask is that there are no deaths other than those two.”

As expected, in the last battle, there were several deaths, including two mage tower owners. If that’s the case, then I understand.

“I will do my best.”

I could accept that much. Because there won’t be an urgent battle now.

Although I can’t guarantee it.

After negotiating all the detailed conditions, I signed a contract with the princess.

When the seal of the contract magic soaked into her palm, the princess handed me the absolute mask.

“… And you will need this too.”

In addition to this, the princess handed me a pass and a fake ID. I received it gratefully because I may need it when I go around town.

“So, what are you going to do now?”

“For now, I plan to infiltrate Roswell and gather information. I plan to make a concrete plan after that.”

“… Okay. Then, when you have a detailed plan, please tell me again at that time.”

Fortunately, the princess wasn’t so polished. As she instructed, Mina, who had been hiding in her shadow, reappeared and came behind me.

And in the blink of an eye, I was already moving to the forest where I met Mina.

“Wait a minute here.”

She said as Mina teleported away again. In the meantime, I gave Marion my location.

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After a while, Mina appeared behind me.

“So, what is your answer?”

“First of all, I wonder what the plan is. What kind of wind blew and you’re thinking of overthrowing the Noir Magic Tower? And what are you going to do with it?”

Mina with a dubious expression.

“Sooner or later, I will join hands with Noir Magic Tower in Etoile Bridge.”

“Nonsense. Those hypocrites who are at odds with us can’t be like that.”

“… That’s not a normal reaction. But will the Etoiles get sick of it? Because they can’t catch me with their power. But the rogue magic tower and the blue magic tower have already been broken by me, and the magic tower given to me… They won’t expect too much.”

“Even so, in the Noir Magic Tower….”

“I think you know better? Etoile has a lot of money now. I will buy it with money.”

“What kind of crazy money do you see our mages right now?”

“If you think about it, you became Her Highness’s right-hand man because of money.”

“… It’s because I need research expenses. Because that old mage master gives me a small amount of support money.”

Mina put on an angry expression, but she immediately agreed.

“But actually, the important thing is to start now. Etoile will try to catch you too.”

“… Because I am the right hand of Her Highness?”

“There is that, and I already know that you signed a contract with me. Since he is a magician who owes me grace, he could be called suspicious.”

“Are you trying to kill me with just that kind of heart?”

“You already tried to do that to me.”

When I said this with a serious face, Mina was speechless. She turned around for a moment, took a few steps, and then came back.

“Yes, thank you for worrying about me. Your revenge game… When I have time, I’ll help you from time to time. Is that okay?”

“You still don’t believe me.”

“… In order for things to come true as you have already assumed, all low-probability variables must be applied. In addition, even our old mage master has to accept that. But that won’t happen.”

“Wasn’t it bad between you?”

“… Hey, it’s true that I don’t like that person. Not quite like that! Just… ….”

“I see what you mean. But you know what? I thought I was like that with Calia.”

“Oh, Mr. Stop! I know you’ve been betrayed, but don’t apply that to me! No matter how old our mage lord is, that rotten dragon love is different!”

Mina raises her voice and denies it. I also made it this far. She didn’t have to provoke her.

“This is just my opinion. It’s best if you don’t find yourself in a situation like mine. Sorry if I offended you.”

“… Damn. You made things more complicated in her head.”

“Just know that. That if you fall into danger, I can go to rescue you.”

Mina pressed her forehead to see if her head hurt. Then, when she calmed down again, she slowly prepared to leave.

“Oh, by the way, Rafaela. Did he follow you?”

“… Why?”

“I was curious what choice you made.”

“Oh, you came with me.”

Then Mina kicked and laughed and disappeared from her sight. I stared at her place for a long time after she disappeared.

Raphaella didn’t seem to like it very much, but she was a coveted talent nonetheless.

Her unique strength is being able to teleport without being tracked. Being able to hide in the shadows of others here is a bonus.

So please, I hope she makes a wise choice.

***

A few days later.

The princess left for Speth with her royal guard. At this time, the saintess made a special request, and Auguste, her chief priest, also followed them.

– Mina Yun is also with us.

The saintess, who checked her message from Auguste, decided to take this opportunity to go to the Noir Magic Tower.

She led a few priests and paladins to the Noir Tower.

“What is it?”

“I came to see Orcus, the owner of the Noir Mage Tower.”

At the saintess’s words, a dark-haired man with narrow eyes opened the door of the magic tower.

“Did the Church of Etoile come to ask for help from our Noir Magic Tower? This is very interesting.”

The narrow-eyed wizard laughed evilly.

The priests and paladins who came with the saintess were furious and wanted to say something, but the saintess stopped them.

“Is Orcus-sama still inside?”

“… Please follow me.”

The saintess and the others followed him into the mage tower.

“Saintess, no matter how much I think about it, this is not the case. Are you collaborating with a noir magic tower that handles black magic?”

“It’s a desperate situation, so I’m just taking the necessary measures.”

“However, those people are black inside and do not know what tricks they will do.”

“Don’t worry, the goddess will guide us.”

Even as they entered, the priests tried to dissuade the saintess with whispers, but each time the saintess spoke resolutely without changing her expression.

Kiyiyi….

After a while, the saintess and the others arrived at the laboratory of Orcus, the lord of the Mage Tower, on the lowest floor of the Noir Mage Tower.

Since there is no window, sunlight does not come in, and the brightness of the scattered torches is too low, creating a dark and gloomy atmosphere like a dungeon.

The priests are trembling again with such a visual.

At the end of the large room, they greeted Orcus, who was sitting and reading.

Orcus, who has a typical vassal beard and long slanted eyes, closed the book he was reading and smiled as the saintess approached.

“What is the saintess who criticized the Noir Magic Tower like that?”

He asked sarcastically.

The priests and paladins looked at her saintess with eyes that it was not too late.

But the saintess spoke in a calm voice.

“I came because I wanted to trade with the Noir Magic Tower.”

“Let’s guess, it must be because of that alien. Because now there is no one to stop him but us. But what about this? We don’t even want to see blood. The way that hypocritical face is stained with despair and fear is quite something to see.”

“… I will pay you generously.”

When the saintess gave her signal, she opened the box held by the priest standing to her left.

It contained 300 gold bars.

“Ha, are you going to buy us with money now? Do you think we will join hands with you for that few gold bars?”

This time, the priest standing to the right of the saintess opened the box.

The box he opened contained 600 gold bars.

Unlike a moment ago, Orcus hesitated for a moment, but the result was still the same.

“Stop! Get out of here! If you intend to bribe us with money, you are very mistaken!”

But the saintess did not back down. Because she still had her last shot.

“In addition to this, we will give you 30% of the money we get from donations and issuance of indulgences from believers over the next three years.”

“… ….”

Now, Orcus’s pupils shook greatly. He stared into the saintess’ eyes, then burst into laughter.

“hahahaha!!! It’s fun. Are you really going to invest this much in our mage tower?”

“How would you like to do it?”

After hesitating for a moment, Orcus stood up.

Then he held out his hand to the saintess and said,

“… Ok, make a deal So, what do you want?”