“Lady Seraphina, it’s time to move.”
“Oh, yes!”
Since Simone said so, I quickly followed him.
At that moment, we spotted someone secretly moving between the tents.
It was a woman hiding with a terrified look on her face.
“Oh, madam.”
“Ah, yes? Who are you?”
The woman was startled and looked at him. Of course, she wouldn’t have imagined meeting such a high-ranking nobleman in the middle of a place bandit’s hideout.
Simone explained to the woman in a gentle tone that could win anyone’s trust.
“We are here to clear out the bandits and rescue the captives. Do you know where the others might be?”
“Oh, thank you! Oh my goodness….”
The woman clasped her hands together in prayer several times, then pointed us to one side with a relieved look on her face.
“If you follow me, you will meet the kidnapped’s people.”
We arrived at an old tent guided by her. As we lifted the curtain and went in, the people inside widened their eyes upon seeing us.
One of them exclaimed with a face full of hope.
“Could it be that you have come to rescue us?”
“Yes, that’s right. Don’t worry anymore.”
“Oh my, an angel has descended from heaven….”
The people sighed in relief and sat down as if their tension had been released. Some even called Simone an angel, but it seemed they were just mesmerized by his face rather than actually grateful.
There appeared to be about ten kidnapped people.
They said they were kidnapped by bandits while crossing a mountain pass and had been doing all sorts of chores.
“Those heinous scoundrels! I begged them to at least release my wife, but….”
“Oh honey….”
“These people are relying solely on their leader. Their leader is very strong, so you need to be careful.”
“The leader?”
At Simone’s question, the man snorted and answered.
“Yes, these people were originally just local thugs causing trouble in the village, but after meeting their leader, they became open criminals.”
“What does this leader look like?”
“He’s huge and intimidating, easy to recognize as the leader at a glance. He’s so strong that he can break logs with his bare hands and always carries a fearsome axe. Be careful; he’s really strong.”
“I see. Thank you for telling us.”
Some of them had their legs tied with ropes. It was punishment for those who had tried to escape.
Simone untied the ropes without even a knife.
“How do you know how to untie these?”
“To untie such knots made by mere bandits are not difficult.”
Simone smiled meaningfully at me as he answered, and I decided not to press him for the reason. After all, he was one of the male lead in a tragic regret novel.
But what was most important to me was something else. After all, I….
“Do you know where they kept the luggage they took from us?”
“The luggage….”
At that moment, the woman who had guided us spoke up.
“I know where they keep the luggage. They gathered it all in one place to sell at the black market.”
“Can you tell me where it is?”
“It’s not hard. It’s right behind this tent.”
“Simone, let’s go quickly!”
Feeling impatient at the thought that the answer was close, I urged Simone. He calmly replied while untying another person’s ropes.
“Lady Seraphina, would you like to go ahead and search it first? It’s just behind here, and all the bandits have gone to where Raffaelo and Ghieuspe are, so it will be safe for you even if you go there alone.”
“Oh, okay.”
“Hmph, do you need my help? If so, I’ll….”
“Arkhangelo, quickly help me here, and then we’ll go together to find the items.”
“Hmm, well, let’s do it that way.”
Arkhangelo… whether he was there or not didn’t seem to matter much, so I was fine on my own.
Just as the woman said, there was indeed a large tent right behind. Inside, it was full of luggage bags gathered from people.
“Where’s mine?”
The sturdy luggage bag I had packed at Count Viviana’s house…
Ah, there it is!
“It’s safe!”
With a face more touched than ever, I ran to my luggage bag and hugged it.
All the clues about the original Seraphina were in here!
Fortunately, all the books, including the most important diary, were still in place.
“Thank goodness….”
And Aurora’s belongings….
“Oh, is this it?”
In the corner of the warehouse was a very suspicious-looking gold box. It looked sturdy, like a safe.
“Alright, I need to show this to the others to confirm if it’s Aurora’s.”
Just as I was about to stand up, I noticed a shadow looming over my head and froze.
…Something feels off. This shadow is too big. It’s not Simone or Arkhangelo…
“Ahhh!”
As soon as I turned around, I faced a gigantic man and let out a loud scream.
Even among several rough-looking people, you could easily tell, ‘Is this the boss? Is it him? …Oh, it’s him!’ because of his massive build and fierce impression.
However, just as I screamed, a scream full of shock came from the man too.
“Aargh!”
“Ahhh!”
“Ugh!”
“…What, what’s going on?”
“Damn, what did you see that scared you? Did a bug appear or something?”
“No, it was you who scared me….”
“Oh, it’s me.”
Finally grasping the situation, the man returned to his fierce expression and spun the axe he was holding in front of me.
“An intruder, huh? It’s been a while since I’ve seen such foolish people….”
“Eek!”
“Damn it, I’ll just kill them all first.”
My face turned pale upon hearing his words.
No, I’m alone here. Somehow, I have to defeat him.
But can I do it? How can I defeat someone who looks this strong all by myself?
Just as the thought of giving up flashed through my mind, the man swung his axe at me.
“Ahhh!”
Instinctively, my head and body moved first. I quickly grabbed a nearby box and threw it while dodging.
Crash-
The box shattered under the boss’s axe instead of me.
“Heokkk, heukk….”
I had saved my life for now, but what next?
There’s no way I can beat the boss with my physical skills alone, and I still can’t naturally use spatial magic to attack!
In my fear, as I retreated, my foot hit something.
Thud. The sound was from a book that fell out of my luggage.
It was the space magic book.
– Random Spatial Magic
When you are in danger and don’t know what magic to use, use ‘Random Spatial Magic.’
This will draw on your innate magical talent to automatically implement the most suitable magic for the situation.
The method is very simple. Release all the magic within your body, rotate it, and shout the keyword you have set.
However, this magic is not omnipotent, as you need to prove the random request for the magic to be implemented.
If you fail to prove it, there may be side effects that deteriorate your health.
‘This is…!’
The content of the magic book I had read before flashed through my mind, and I quickly thought it over.
Release the magic, rotate it, and set the keyword.
The keyword is…
“Focus!”
As soon as I shouted it, it felt like the world slowed down.
I could see the boss’s fist coming at me slowly, and at the same time, a spear floated in the air.
‘Now that I think about it, I have to prove the random request…!’
『Prove that ‘the number of prime numbers is infinite.’』
‘Oh, this is…!’
Fortunately, the difficulty wasn’t too high. It was something I could prove.
The world seemed to slow down as if giving me time to prove it, and a number 60:00 appeared in the air.
Does it mean I have 60 seconds to slow down time?
Indeed, the boss’s fist seemed to be moving very slowly. It didn’t look like it would reach me within 60 seconds.
Alright, let’s start the proof now.
In this case, I’ll use the method of contradiction. The method of contradiction assumes that the opposite of what we want to prove is true.
If the opposite is shown to be false, then the original statement must be true.
‘The number of prime numbers is finite.’
Let’s assume this is true.
If the number of prime numbers is finite, we can list them as P1, P2, P3, P4, …, Pn.
To disprove this claim, we need to find a prime number not included in this list.
If P = P1P2P3P4…Pn + 1, P is not included in our list of primes.
But P leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by any prime number in our list, meaning it is not divisible by any prime number!
Therefore, P must be a prime, creating a contradiction, as we assumed we had listed all primes.
Hence, the number of prime numbers is infinite!
As soon as I uttered this statement, the magic truly activated.
Please, I hope the readers haven’t left by now. They should have developed a skill for skimming through by this point, right?
Flash-!
The blinding light made me instinctively close my eyes.
When I opened them again, what I saw was a barrier surrounding me.
