The Runaway Heroine is Too Good at Escaping

TRHITGAE 69

 

 

 

 

I reflected once again on the people I knew.

 

 

“Arkhangelo, use it by yourself, you fussy brat. I’ll use it together with Ghieuspe and Simone.”

 

“Hmph, I won’t hold back, then.”

 

 

When I first met Arkhangelo, his personality was absolutely the worst. Of course, that opinion hasn’t changed even now… No, that’s not what I meant.

 

 

“Even if I had any other opportunities, I would have sung anyway.”

 

“Sigh, I definitely told you not to scare the kid.”

 

 

After I gave Arkhangelo some advice, he started treating me somewhat better.

 

Even though he still seemed picky and rough-tempered, he was, in his own way, a person with a deep sense of affection.

 

Sometimes it was so amusing and comfortable to tease Arkhangelo that I began to trust him.

 

Moreover, considering how transparent Arkhangelo is, it didn’t seem like he would ever betray me.

 

And then there’s Ghieuspe…

 

 

“……..…”

 

“…….…!”

 

“………?”

 

 

At first, I only thought of him as a person with a very strong character.

 

 

“I will drive Elisabetta out and reform the Mage Tower. I will train hard to become a mage strong enough to defeat Elisabetta on my own.”

 

“…It seems like we’ve become friends.”

 

 

I realized the pain hidden behind Ghieuspe’s silence.

 

He wasn’t just a character written for comic relief. Before me stood a complex, three-dimensional human being who breathed and lived like anyone else.

 

Ghieuspe was striving to walk the path of righteousness. Considering this, it was unlikely that he would ever align himself with Princess Eva.

 

After all, Princess Eva, who had no regard for ethics and focused solely on magical engineering to the extent of creating artificial humans, stood on the opposite side of the ideals Ghieuspe was pursuing.

 

Ghieuspe and I had also agreed to help each other when needed.

 

Now, let’s think about Raffaelo.

 

 

“But it’s not like there’s absolutely no way to survive. As I said, I’m going to help Lady Viviana.”

 

 

At first, I misunderstood Raffaelo because of his appearance. But unexpectedly, he turned out to be the most cheerful and kind-hearted person of all.

 

Honestly, Raffaelo might have the most ordinary personality among our group…

 

 

“You don’t look it, but you’re actually a warm-hearted person, huh?”

 

“I’ll definitely repay you later.”

 

 

Given Raffaelo’s loyal nature, it didn’t seem likely that he would betray me.

 

Raffaelo was also someone with strong principles and a firm will, so it was hard to imagine him submitting to others. There was no way he would suddenly side with Princess Eva.

 

Finally, there’s Simone…

 

 

“But I also have to capture Aurora, so first, I plan to capture her and then hand you over to Princess Eva.”

 

“You’d better give up on running away. I’ll chase you down myself.”

 

 

What a lunatic. Just thinking back on his actions at the beginning makes me angry.

 

I was genuinely terrified because of Simone!

 

Anyway, at first, he seemed like someone who only cared about his own gain and looked like a hidden villain…

 

 

“I’m not going to hand you over to Princess Eva. In fact, I’m even considering cooperating with you.”

 

“If you want, I can swear on everything I have that I won’t hand you over to Princess Eva. I’ll also apologize for scaring you earlier.”

 

 

At some point, he suddenly changed his attitude.

 

What is this? Did his heart open up just because I helped him a few times?

 

I still had no understanding of Simone’s emotions. Among our companions, he was the one whose true intentions were the hardest to grasp.

 

However, I did know that Simone was someone who kept his word once he said something.

 

Even when I was locked up in the Mage Tower, he fought against the Tower Master to save me. And to this day, he still hadn’t handed me over to Princess Eva.

 

Besides, Simone was aware of the relationship between me and Princess Eva to a certain extent.

 

Strangely enough, I also felt a sense of trust toward Simone. It was really an inexplicable trust.

 

Anyway, after much deliberation, I finally reached a conclusion.

 

‘I don’t think they’re going to side with Princess Eva.’

 

They didn’t seem like people who would betray me and hand me over to Princess Eva.

 

‘Alright, I’ll tell them.’

 

I finally gathered the courage to trust them.

 

I glanced around to make sure no one was nearby and quietly entered Raffaelo’s room. My overly cautious behavior only seemed to make them even more suspicious.

 

After finally entering the room and closing the door, I opened my mouth with a cautious tone.

 

“I think it’s time I tell all of you. You’ve all been curious about why I’ve been so afraid of Princess Eva, haven’t you?”

 

“Yeah, it was definitely strange. After all, you originally followed Princess Eva.”

 

It was probably better not to reveal that I was originally a different soul who had possessed Seraphina’s body.

 

So, I decided to mix in an appropriate lie and started to explain.

 

“I had an unusually strong devotion to Princess Eva. To me, Princess Eva felt like a god. Looking back, it was an unnatural level of obsession, but at the time, I didn’t realize it. I think I was mentally manipulated and controlled by Princess Eva.”

 

“Princess Eva has that kind of power?”

 

“One day, as I grew closer to Princess Eva, I discovered her true nature. It was so shocking that I lost my memory of that day. So, I don’t know what Princess Eva really is.”

 

“What are you talking about? How can you say her true nature was shocking if you don’t even remember that day?”

 

In response to Arkhangelo’s question, I pulled out an item I had retrieved from my room before coming to Raffaelo’s room.

 

It was none other than my diary.

 

 

– June 1st 

 

Run, run, I have to run.

 

I can’t handle it.

 

Where to? Where do I run to?

 

But I have to run.

 

You know the truth now.

 

She’s going to kill you. You have to run.

 

That’s no god.

 

Run, run, run.

 

 

“What… what is this?!”

 

Arkhangelo pointed at the diary with a trembling finger. The faces of the other male leads were equally stiff.

 

This was because an indescribable sense of terror emanated from the diary.

 

The handwriting was a mess, scrawled in shaky letters, and the ink had smeared. But the intensity with which the words were pressed into the page made it clear just how deeply the writer had been affected when they wrote it.

 

“As a result, I was somewhat successful in escaping. But I lost my memory of that day… However, when I read my diary the next day, I realized that Princess Eva was a terrifying being.”

 

“This… is really strange.”

 

Ghieuspe opened his mouth with a serious expression.

 

“A being so terrifying that it made you lose your memory… I have no idea what it could be.”

 

“Now I get it. I finally understand why you were so afraid of Princess Eva.”

 

Raffaelo nodded as well.

 

“If I saw something like this, I’d run away too.”

 

“And while searching the room, I found a note I had written to myself. It said that Princess Eva could not leave the capital. On the same day I found that note, Princess Eva sent a letter saying she would visit my house. That’s why I hurriedly fled to search for Aurora.”

 

“Ah, so that’s why… No wonder you were acting so strange that day.”

 

“I’m convinced that Princess Eva will continue to cause strange incidents in the Kingdom of Boleno. She’s a frightening being.”

 

The atmosphere in the room had become heavy and oppressive.

 

Up until then, they had been half-jokingly chasing after Aurora, but now they realized that they were actually facing a serious and genuine threat.

 

 

 

 

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