“Whoa… as expected of Bro Harold, I never thought you’d bring everyone along…!”
The morning of our departure to the Magic Tower in the Royal Capital.
Owen raised a voice of admiration as he looked at us gathered at the Royal Palace.
More like, since when did I become your “bro”… oh yeah, I guess I was that guy’s brother.
Even so.
“…………………”
Marion stood behind Owen without changing her expression as she looked at us.
In her hand, she carried the Battleaxe Skydrive.
It seemed that she really had become that guy’s personal maid, just as Owen had said.
“Owen.”
“What is it, Bro?”
“…As I warned you before, you’re not letting your guard down around Marion, are you?”
I beckoned Owen over and whispered that to him.
If I were Yuri or King Aival, I would surely try to pit me, the stepping stone, against him as the protagonist of EnHaza.
“I’m fine. Even when I told Marion that Bro and the others would be accompanying us, she didn’t react in particular.”
I felt a sense of discomfort at Owen’s slightly different attitude than before, but for now, I was relieved that he didn’t seem to be communicating with Marion much.
Come to think of it, he couldn’t even have a proper conversation with Liliana, so he was practically stalking her.
With this, he probably won’t have many opportunities to talk to Marion on a regular basis, so he won’t be easily deceived… no, no, on the contrary, Owen seems to have no immunity to women. There’s no guarantee that he won’t be easily charmed with seduction.
In any case, it seems better to keep an eye on him and continue to urge Owen to be careful at every opportunity.
“Alright, let’s go! Our destination is the Magic Tower on Manin Island!”
Owen shouted spiritedly, but neither we nor even his personal maid Marion tried to respond.
This is the pattern where only one person is super excited, but the surrounding tension is too far apart, and the person who said it ends up feeling really bad.
Look at that. Owen’s getting teary-eyed.
“O-oh!”
I reluctantly gave him a cue, even though I knew it was too late.
And what do you know? Owen’s gray eyes are sparkling like a boy’s. What a pitiful protagonist.
And so, the carriage carrying us set off for Manin Island.
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“So… what is Lord Hal’s true purpose in cooperating with Prince Owen?”
Inside the carriage heading to Manin Island, Sandra asked.
As expected of my wife. She sees right through what I’m thinking.
“Of course, it’s to crush King Aival’s schemes.”
“You mean?”
“Have you forgotten? King Aival wants to make Owen the next king.”
That’s right… considering what happened with Wilfred, King Aival wants to create a protagonist of EnHaza.
Yuri is the same, and she even tried to recruit me to “become the protagonist.”
So, there’s no doubt that King Aival, who ordered the strategy of this “Tower of the Broken Lovelorn Doll” scenario, has such intentions.
“However, what was a miscalculation for King Aival was that a connection was made between us and Owen, and we ended up acting together like this.”
“That’s certainly true.”
Sandra and I smiled at each other.
Since there were many people this time, we were riding in separate carriages, and only the usual members were here: me, Sandra, Monica, and Caz.
So, there’s no problem even if we have such a conversation, and even if someone from the kingdom sneaks into this carriage, Monica will immediately see through it.
“Anyway, there are three things to be aware of when we arrive at the Magic Tower. First, don’t touch any water or food provided by the Magic Tower.”
In the “Tower of the Broken Lovelorn Doll” scenario, some of the heroines are kidnapped after touching food laced with sleeping pills, which puts them at a numerical disadvantage in battle.
Of course, this is a forced scenario, but there’s no way I’m going to accept it easily when I know we’ll be in a pinch.
“Second, the Magic Tower Master’s four subordinates, called the ‘Four Cardinal Directions’.”
These are also event bosses that appear in the scenario, and they will surely bare their fangs as we get closer to the truth of the Magic Tower.
If we are constantly vigilant in preparation for that time, we can deal with them without any problems. After all, they are just event bosses.
“And finally, the third thing.”
I looked at the two people and one animal, took a deep breath, and said.
“Never approach the doll on the top floor of the Magic Tower.”
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