My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending

Yunho changes the topic as if to wipe out the air that has become a little heavier than expected.

“By the way, Erica, what are you going to do tomorrow’s date?”

“Of course I will go. It’s a great opportunity. “

Erica squeezes both fists around her chest and shows her spirit.

When I was told not to approach immediately after meeting my face, I was impatient about what to do, but Hayden’s remarks gave me a chance. Erica doesn’t feel good about Hayden’s speculation, but he can’t miss it.

“Then you have to dress up ~. How about clothes that you don’t have many chances to wear ~?”

“I don’t have to be so enthusiastic about it …”

Yuno whispers that it’s a date, but the other party is that Harold. I don’t think it will be such a romantic atmosphere.

Actually, it will be just a simple tour of the city center. The word inspection seems to be more appropriate than a date.

“It shouldn’t be that way ~. The maiden must be cute at any time ~”

Like an older sister Yuno preaches the maiden’s knowledge, but the lines are rather Erica’s.

Even if it can’t be helped during work, I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to spend a holiday in Kappogi as a young girl. The figure of Yuno in Erica’s memory is wearing a kappogi without exception.

There was no persuasive power when she gave me what a maiden was.

“Why don’t you try fashion once in a while? It’s a waste because it’s beautiful”

“Fufufu ~, that’s a bargain That’s why ~. When it’s time to come, I’ll appeal to myself differently and grab the heart of the opposite sex ~ “

I’ll leave it. “

” Well, it’s your first date ~? If all goes well, you might be able to get rid of Harold ~? “

“I don’t think I’m the kind of person who can be a fashionable person to that extent.” could not. It’s easy to imagine Harold, who mercilessly curses himself when he appears.

“I found such a cute dress yesterday ~. Please wear it, Erica ~!”

“I bought such a dress before I knew it.” Was it … “

Yuno takes out a dress with frills from her luggage and begs for it. The complaint was a personal desire to see Erica in a dress, passing through the maiden’s pride and Harold’s entanglement.

“Yuno, we didn’t come here to play. You understand that too?”

“Mmm, sorry ~”

Judging that there was no room for negotiation, Yuno returned the dress to his luggage.

Of course, it’s not a serious exchange. Yunho intentionally made the air crushed in an attempt to release Erica’s tension.

Erica doesn’t like it strongly because he knows it, but he can’t relax his shoulders forever.

“Let’s get back to the main subject ~. I will tell you the points to keep in mind when contacting Harold ~”

“Yes. , Please “

Under one roof, both thoughts intersect. The underwater battle, exploring each other’s belly, was cut off.

鈼?

Ichiki was forced to act as a guide for Erica, but he was a big player in carrying out this mission. There were drawbacks.

It means that you know little about the city to guide.

Originally, the Stokes territory was drawn only in conversational sentences and event scenes, and in the actual game it is not shown on the map, so if Norman does not bring a map, the exact location will be found. You won’t be able to figure it out.

And Kazuki, who has spent the last three months avoiding the flag, only needs one finger to go to the city. I have never visited for shopping or sightseeing just by stopping by while traveling.

Rather, it was a level I wanted you to guide.

However, Kazuki decided to take this as an opportunity.

Kazuki doesn’t know anything about the city, but he doesn’t know how Harold was. If you don’t know the places you used to go to, you will be suspicious.

But only this time, there is an indulgence that says “I will guide you to Erica”. If you have a stance of wanting to know a place that is suitable for taking people, not for your own enjoyment, it should not be unnatural to ask.

The hypothesis seemed to be correct, and Kazuki succeeded in procuring information from a human in the house.

(Well, I can’t make use of it, but …)

Because I don’t want to increase the favorability from Erica from the beginning. I’m not going to guide you properly. It’s just that they have secured a chance to get information that may be available in the future.

Still, this situation was a little unexpected.

“Oh, that Harold-sama …”

Erica looks awkward Kazuki Call out to 銆?/rp> Harold 銆? .

There was pure confusion there.

“What?”

“… No, nothing”

Tired Erica keeps silent in response to Harold’s reaction. Awkward air dominated the carriage.

The cause is outside the carriage and the inhabitants of the city.

I first noticed their anomaly when I got off the carriage.

No, the change probably happened from the moment Kazuki and his friends entered the city.

There was so much silence that my ears hurt.

If you want to extract a similar situation from Kazuki’s memory, all the students were afraid of spreading a substitute for school rules violation in the classroom after school in junior high school. It was close to the frozen feeling at the moment when I was found by the PE teacher.

And the PE teacher in this case is Harold.

When Harold appears, the people in the city stop moving, and if you walk, the people will break to avoid it. The shopkeeper’s face was turned pale with fear, and the eyes of the inhabitants looking at the situation from a distance contained clear hostility.

The city surrounded by strange tranquility was just uncomfortable. That attitude shave off Kazuki’s mentality.

(I wonder if the rumor that I killed Clara was abandoned …)

Nozomi was thinking of doing something. However, he wanted to avoid the troublesome situation of Clara and Colette’s safety and the conflict between his parents, but he couldn’t come up with a very effective measure.

This is the result.

Harold’s, and by extension, Erica, who witnessed the hatred of the Stokes family, was utterly disappointed.

Because they don’t know Erica, Kazuki 銆?/rp> Harold It is natural to have such a reaction if you are with >> . Well, Erica will soon be announced as Harold’s fianc茅e, which may turn into a merciful gaze directed by Stokes’ servants.

However, I felt that I lost more than I could get by walking around the city. Mainly in the spiritual part.

It was a little over an hour to go out to the city, and it was almost the limit for Kazuki.

“It’s enough. I’m going home.”

“… yes”

Where Erica nods as if she is depressed. There was not a thin fatigue on his face.

The cause was that the residents of Stokes continued to be exposed to the hostile gaze.

It was the first time in her life that she was loved by her parents and loved by her side and her own people.

I never thought it would endure so much.

Therefore, I don’t have the energy to oppose Harold’s words. Choose the return route as you are told.

Then there was no conversation between the two until they returned to Stokes’ mansion.

“It was a quick return ~”

Yunho calls out to Erica who came back with a dragonfly.

But why? It doesn’t matter.

Because Yunho has been observing from a distance. So I was able to grasp the general situation.

“I heard that the Stokes family has low support from the territory, but I didn’t think so.”

“> Erica spills with a tired voice.

To be honest, I felt a little dangerous.

“It’s certainly not unusual to be hated ~. Well, as far as I can hear the story ~”

Yunho The stories he heard from his servants and the rumors flowing in the streets were terrible. In particular, most of the profits of the territory are squeezed as taxes, and many people are forced to live a minimum life.

Even the riots have been deprived of their spare capacity, and the Stokes family is by far investing in armaments compared to aristocrats of similar territory and economic power. This makes the lives of the people even more difficult.

With this, it was obvious that I would die in vain when a riot occurred.

“It seems that it’s working well to find out what’s inside”

“It’s already”

If you talk to a person in the house, you will get 10 or 20 back. It seems that he is hated so much.

However, it contained information that could not be overlooked.

“There is only one story that interests me ~”

“Are you interested in the story?”

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“Yes ~”

That’s why Yuno doubts his ears and unintentionally asks “Isn’t it something wrong?” I couldn’t help but got enough testimony to believe.

I was disappointed to tell Erica, but Yunho couldn’t ignore the probability of putting her at risk.

“Actually, it seems that Harold recently magically burned his servant and his family ~”

“–Eh ? “

Unable to handle the meaning of the words Yuno told him, Erica stunned.

“It seems that the murderer was a woman named Clara who was a servant of the house and her daughter Colette ~”

“Well, wait, Yuno! Is that true? Just a rumor …” It seems that it is not a rumor without roots and teeth ~ “

” Such … “

Harold has a high-pressure attitude if he speaks badly. Erica herself feels that she looks down on others and avoids herself because she hates hair.

Still, Harold found hope to save the people of Sumeragi. Even if there is his own speculation there, that fact is unwavering.

So somewhere in my heart, Erica wondered if Harold was different from his parents.

That’s why Yuno’s words gave her a not-so-small shock. Erica’s hands covering her mouth quiver.

“The insider will continue, but please refrain from being alone with Harold from now on ~. I don’t know what’s going on ~”

“… Yes, be careful”

“A real man, Erica-sama ~. I’m here ~”

Yuno encourages Erica with a gentle voice that comforts the baby. Tell them that you are absolutely safe as long as you are.

Still, Erica’s trembling did not stop for a while.