“Are you alright!?”
We returned to the Royal Capital, but nothing seemed particularly different. However, something might have happened in the center of the city. Thinking so, I immediately headed to the Royal Castle.
On the way, I found Paulo.
“Yo, Kaine…”
“Paulo!? Long time no see. Sorry, but I don’t have time right now.”
“Come on, don’t say that. Just hang out with me for a bit…”
“Paulo, I really don’t have time right now…”
“Just come with me!”
I sensed something was off about his behavior. It was like when Paulo was being controlled before…
“You’re being controlled by Tect, aren’t you?”
“You guessed it! I swore loyalty to Tect-sama! I’ll make you one of us soon~”
Paulo started talking like Tect.
Troublesome!
“Erna! Go get the Knights Order!”
Neutralizing Paulo wouldn’t require the Knights Order’s help, but I’d need their assistance in dealing with the aftermath.
Orto-san and Kuuga are from the 6th Knight Order, and they aren’t here, so the 3rd Knight Order is the only one available.
“No, that won’t be necessary.”
The voice came from behind me.
When I turned around, there were several people in Knights Order uniforms.
“That’s great… I’m sorry, it seems my friend is being controlled by Tect who escaped. I’d like you to restrain him…”
Then, the knights said without changing their expressions.
“More importantly, how about you guys… join Tect-sama’s ranks?”
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“Won’t you submit to Tect-sama as well?”
“Hey, you haven’t joined Tect-sama’s ranks yet!?”
“Catch him! Catch him and brainwash him!”
We are now being chased by everyone in the Royal Capital.
Including the members of the Royal Family…
“Kaine-san! What should we do in this situation?”
“We have no choice but to run… Seriously, how many people did he brainwash!?”
“Wait for me, you two~”
Cliff was lagging behind, so I carried him while running.
“U-Um, this is a bit much… Being carried by a girl is…”
“This is an emergency, so be quiet!”
“Y-Yes…”
Cliff was being carried with a red face.
What is this surreal scene?
However… Erna, unlike me, seems to be moving slowly because she used up her stamina in the previous battle.
It’s not to the point where she’d be caught by ordinary people, but it’s dangerous if things continue like this…
“Damn it! A dead end.”
“What should we do?”
There’s no time to hesitate. Our only option is to charge into that group and escape…
“Come over here!”
Listening carefully, the voice seemed to be coming from underground. There’s a sewer entrance in a place like this.
“Who is it!?”
“Just come on!”
Reluctantly, we went into the sewer where the voice was coming from.