Running Away From The Hero!

# 22 Their Reason: A Villain's Reason

“Huh-huh-huh-huh-huh!”

I feel bad going to work again today.

As I was walking down the imperial corridor, I met Sir Leah who was singing with a light step.

“You're looking well these days? ”

Well, we spend most of the day together, so we don't say goodbye, and we just say it out loud.

“W-well, that's what happened. ”

It is spring when I see Sir Leah accepting my words with a shy expression that has not been well seen in the imperial life for many years. 'I thought.

Haha! Lord Leah is in love!

It's been decades since I entered the Imperial Court, and it's now a little over three years since Lord Leah's love affair made me feel like the world has changed.

Hahaha!

“How's the family reaction? ”

“Yes? Why? Ser Ast... Are you foolish? ”

Wow, does it change people when I have some spare time?

Lord Leah wants to mock me. The sun rises from the west tomorrow.

“Yes.”

So let's accept Lord Leah's prank as is.

“Huh? Hmm? Tsk?”

It's cute to be embarrassed for a moment.

It wouldn't have made a difference until now if I had just shown you that.

“Oh my! Lord Ast!”

As soon as I thought…

The wind sounds strange as I swing my arm with a shy smile.

Father.

As soon as I heard the sudden sound of the wind breaking, I leaned down and avoided Lord Leah's hands.

Puck.

“Excuse me?"

I saw fragments of the wall falling off my larynx, and I felt a threat to my life.

No, is the sodmaster average credit?

“Excuse me?"

“Oh, I'm sorry. ”

She looks at the falling piece of stone and apologizes as if apologizing.

“No, thanks. ”

To the Imperial Guards around me.

“Excuse me? Sir Leah? ”

Lord Leah, you've been acting a little harsh lately. Is it because of your feelings?

I couldn't bring it up in my surprised heart, but I was stuttering, and seeing myself like that, Lord Leah laughed as if it was no big deal.

Dammit, Sir Leah has changed! I could have killed a man, and you just laughed and walked away!

“Sir Ast, did you just say that to make fun of me? ”

It was a lot, unlike the first time, I noticed it at once.

“Yes. And Lord Leah tried to kill me. ”

And it was clear that the boss had also become too violent, and that the current attack would have crushed at least a few ribs, and would have had a maximum win.

“Oh, this is my loving chatter. ”

Wow, if that's affection, I'm not going to live with it forever.

By the way, that Foreign Ministry kid, how well would Sir Leah say that?

“I'm guessing she's not a person of this world. ”

On my feet, I mourned Lord Leah's lover, Ferret Whatever-there, with 10 percent prank and 90 percent sincerity.

Bird of Ferret, you are judging by the way you fought the other day, but once struck by Lord Leah's affection, you will be sure to die.

“Sir Ast? No matter how jealous you are, you shouldn't say that. To someone who is still traveling abroad on a diplomatic mission... ”

I told him the truth, but Lord Leah seems a little sick. However, it made me think, ’This is a great time!'.

For a couple like this,

“Die! Fuckin 'Foreign Ministry tip I don't even remember his name. ”

“Sir Ast! ”

Evil is the best.

“Hey, Lord Leah! ”

It was then that one of the maids called Lord Leah from afar in haste.

“You know, this is not in line with imperial etiquette.... ”

And thanks to her, I also realized one thing.

“Ah, urgent call from the Arrays! ”

That the drip has to be adequate.

“Th... th...! ”

“Huh?"

“Huh?"

And that day, I was able to realize that the drip also had a timing.

* * *

What? I tilted my head too differently than usual.

“What is this atmosphere? ”

I got up in the morning and finished the activity with the help of the maids, and headed to my room where Leah and Ast were waiting, but the atmosphere is so depressing.

“Ast, what have you done? ”

Well, it's a place where people live, and things can get a little hectic.

Unlike usual, the silent asts catch my eye.

“That……. ”

“It's all right. It's not Ser Ast's fault. ”

Leah's words make an adult smile that doesn't suit her, and Ast lowers his head even more.

What? Ast doesn't look like much, but Leah doesn't look like much, does she?

Adult Leah? What kind of a combination is this?

“What the hell did you do? ”

“That……. ”

“Ser Ast has done nothing wrong. It was just a prank. ”

“What the hell did you say to me that Ast was keeping his mouth shut like a sinner? ”

He used to be so good at talking about imperial blasphemy that he wouldn't be weird.What kind of mistake would he have to make to act like such a sinner?

“Well... Lord Leah kept bringing up the love story, telling me to stop dying. ”

“Huh? That's your usual asthma? ”

I didn't understand for a moment. It's the same evil tale as usual in Ast.

Rather tell me the exact year and date, and I won't be weird to be specific.

“Huh? No way... ”

I silenced myself for a moment.

I didn't think that would be true, but if you look at Ast's reaction, it's quite possible.

“Yes, that's right. ”

And Leah nods, as if my guess was right.

“Perez del Fuques of the Foreign Ministry was dispatched to the Imperial headquarters to determine the war in the central region that began with the war between the Kingdom of Madesen and the Kingdom of Helkas and died. ”

I was afraid to say something with a grave expression that was not as laid-back as usual.

If I had cried like usual, I would have comforted them, but it's so serious that I can hardly say anything.

That's why Ast was silent.

“Well, I see. ”

“Yes, that's it. ”

For the first time, I kept my mouth shut because of the strange pressure I felt.

Thanks to you, Ast can't help but stare at the floor with a sinner's heart.

“Regarding that, the military called an emergency meeting. not just because of the Ferreis, but because all the other diplomats and the troops escorting them died. ”

“I see.”

Leah's appearance was still heterogeneous, but that was not the problem.

“The Empire will join the war. ”

“That's right.”

A single Ferrace could have been a tragedy for the individual, but it was purposefully declared war on the Empire that other diplomats were also destroyed.

It's because they sent diplomats to the most fundamental causes, the Kingdom of Madessen and the Kingdom of Helkas, to one place.

“You didn't send an investigator, did you? ”

“Yes. The bodies were supposed to be sent from nearby allies, but they've probably been tampered with." ”

The diplomat and his group have already been killed.

Sending additional people in such situations is like increasing the death toll.

I will not suffer unnecessary harm because of the nature of my father, the current emperor of the empire.

“Yes, it's war. ”

He crashed into it. He wasn't just a patient person.

“Yes, it is. ”

I sigh a little as I look at Leah nodding.

Trying to avoid grief as a business. Leah is a Leah thing, but it doesn't change the nature of a loser.

“Yes... So when did the bodies come back? ”

“We don't have an exact date yet, but we should be able to get there as soon as possible. ”

“Really?"

5 days is fast...

“Do you want to go? ”

“I'm fine.”

I knew that she was going to proceed with the engagement because she had a good family story.

Leah refuses to take a short vacation.

“I'm fine, so you don't have to worry. Even if the war starts, our troops will be in charge of imperial security. ”

I can't go out in the world anyway.

A body that is cherished like a plant in a greenhouse in the Imperial Court. And my men, who are in charge of such security, will not leave the Imperial Court after the war.

So it's okay for Leah to take comfort in collecting her lover's body, but she doesn't want that.

“I'll go! ”

“Ast, you? ”

“Yep!"

Ast raises his hand in a dazzling manner, like a newbie in the military.

“Ser Ast, it's not your fault. You don't have to. ”

“No! Please let me go. Your Grace, I can't live with my conscience. ”

Leah and I said at the same time with our eyes wide open.

“Ast, did you have a conscience? ”

“Sir Ast, did you have a conscience? ”

“I didn't tell you... haven't I been treating you too much lately? ”

I told Ast that I was rarely hurt in the face, and I looked into it.

“Ast, there's a saying in the world. ”

“What is it?”

“Come on. Up. Come on, now! ”

You don't even think about what you've done. You think you're too much.

To be honest, if he had been a butler to another royal family, he would have been executed 12 times per week for imperial insults. I'm about as patient as he gets.

“Well, yeah, fine. It's a good picture to send people on our side anyway. If Leah says she won't go, I think Ast will be fine. We fought over a woman once. What do you say, Leah? ”

Leah gives you a slight glance, but she shakes her head with a bitter smile.

I stabbed him to say it was okay to go with Ast, but he was rejected.

“Where did you say you'd move the body for me? ”

“The Kingdom of Peleros is bordering us. As an alliance with us, the threat will be minimal. ”

Leah said I nodded and told Ast.

“I will speak to the Imperial Court. Prepare yourself now. The Foreign Ministry will also dispatch troops, so Leah can arrange escorts for them. ”

“Yes.”

“And, Leah, for the last time, don't you regret it? ”

“I'm fine.”

“I'm not okay. You're too different now. ”

“Your Grace... It's a bit unfair to say something like Sir Ast... but I've been treating you so harshly lately, haven't I? ”

“No. Leah's been treated like that for a long time. ”

“Your Grace?"

Leah smiles slightly, whether it was a joke or not.

“I am your sword. Keeping you safe is my top priority, and my personal situation is after that. So it's really okay. ”

When my two eyes filled with trust looked at me, I had to nod my head.

Interfering with more than this is going to make Leah uncomfortable.

“Okay, okay. Leah, I'll just send Ast. ”

“Yes, Your Grace, I will... let him rest in peace." Don't worry too much. Can't someone that size have another relationship? ”

Leah's last words of self-smiling silence ended this case.

And then I couldn't even imagine Leah and Ast. I really didn't think this was going to be Leah's last love.