Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 158.1
Road to Escape
Six men and women were meeting in a mansion in the desert town of Cutlass.
On one side were three Cruzians. Facing them were three others, cloaked and concealed.
“–Then, as arranged.”
“How far has your main army come? If we wait too long…”
“Don’t worry. But it depends.”
“Hey, we’ve got to take your word for it…”
“We have our next move. You don’t want to squander an opportunity like this.”
“You’ll keep your word, won’t you?”
“Yes, of course we’ll keep our word. But you know as well, right?”
“I know that, but what about that guy? And the kid with him?”
“Don’t ask questions. The kid with him has nothing to do with us. Do what you want.”
“And what about the girl with the peach-blonde hair?”
“About that…”
***
“Oh, you’re back.”
Camille, who had come down the stairs from the upper floor of the crumbling watchtower, smiled faintly in relief when she saw me back.
This watchtower was Camille and Ron’s hideout. Although we are not completely on the same side, we decided to team up in order to survive this situation.
Sometimes we don’t talk to each other. There were things we couldn’t tell each other, like Elena’s and my position. I doubt they would do us any harm now, but that information could be a hindrance.
If it becomes known that Elena was the princess of Cleydale, Jesha, who was now my business partner, may move to take Elena into custody if the situation warranted it.
Although it was known that I was “Ash-Crowned,” it would still take time to make the connection with the “missing princess,” so there was no need to carelessly divulge any information.
In the same way, we would not ask about the identities of Ron and Camille. Knowing their identities could have the effect of constraining our actions.
“I bought some food, I’ll give it to Chaco.”
“Sorry…that helps.”
“Thank you, Aria.”
As Camille bowed his head, Chaco, a cat-and-beast girl, appeared from behind him and apologetically accepted the food I had taken out.
They managed to get Chaco back from the Munza Group in the shadow of my fight, but even Camille and the others, who have been hostile to the Munza Group, many times, have not been able to reconcile with them and have hidden Chaco and the children here to shelter them.
I think Camille could get food secretly, but considering the distance to here and the extra food supplies, it would be more efficient for me, who has [Shadow Storage], to carry the food to them.
Besides, they have other priorities.
“Camille, have you gathered the materials?”
“Yes, we have a fair amount. But we’re running low on targets around here, so we’ll have to go farther out…”
“I’ll take that into consideration, should I give the Magic Stone to Ron?”
“I’ll be upstairs, and while I’m at it, show him your face. And… don’t take it too hard. Just having food and Rena here is a big help.”
“I know.”
I lightly tapped Camille’s shoulder with my fist, who looked like he wanted to say something but was still unable to say anything, and I climbed the stairs past him.
I ascend the spiral staircase that runs along the inner wall of the tower. From the outside, the watchtower looked as if it would collapse at any moment, but inside, the collapsed stairs and cracked walls had been reinforced with plaster and logs.
They had been fixing “something” here for more than a year.
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