Tensei saki de suterareta no de, mofumofu tachi to oryouri shimasu ~okazari ouhi wa my pace ni saikyou desu~

"Lena's gone from the detachment?

"Yes, thank you."

The butler, Mr. Borgan, is lying in the dog's ear with regret.

"I couldn't see her when it was time for the job I was asking for, so I searched and found this in Lena's room."

I read through the piece of paper Mr. Borgan gave me.

Because of Melanie, I ran away. I'm really sorry for taking care of you. I'd like to go out with Melanie so I don't cause any more trouble. "

The contents are written in distorted handwriting everywhere.

It was a handwriting that conveyed Lena's hunted heart.

"Lena, why are you doing this...."

I don't think it's Melanie's fault she ran away.

I should have told Lena many times.

But there may still be something missing.

Serious Lena seems to have been cornered and has left the palace.

"It is my responsibility not to take care of my servants. I was going to be careful about guarding the detachment, but I'm sorry I lost Lena."

"There's nothing we can do about security. Even if we have adequate measures against intruders from outside, it is impossible to completely prevent them from escaping from the inside."

Lena has a memorable and diligent personality.

As a maid apprentice, she may have found patterns and gaps in her security as she rushed around the palace.

"We need to review the security perimeter soon, so we need to find Lena first. Is the search going on?

"I'm looking for an empty servant, but I've been able to find it so far..."

Retichea!

One of the servants rushed in in a hurry.

"Look at this! It fell in the woods near the Away Palace!

"... a maid's hair ornament?

A piece of the maid's uniform, a white cloth hair ornament.

Smaller than regular hair decorations, it was made for the child, Lena.

"It must belong to Lena. There was this piece of paper together."

"This is...."

I realized my gaze was getting steep,

The paper has a simple style.

Lena gave it to me. If you want to give it back, I'll let you drink my request! "

It was written that.

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"It's not a good time...."

Sitting on my room chair, I exhaled a deep sigh.

I was kidnapped by Lena and gave all the instructions, but the prospect of a solution remains elusive.

"Lena escaped with all her thoughts. If that's all, it's still good...."

Lena was smart, but she was still a child.

It is difficult to get out of the royal castle even if you pass through the guards of the Away Palace.

We couldn't get so far from the detachment, and we should have found it sooner.

... but unfortunately, the person who was after Lena happened to have found Lena, who had left the house alone.

"The kidnapper is probably someone close to Dears....."

Mr. Dears is now a prisoner with many sins.

But Dears' friends are alive and resent Krona and Lena.

As expected, he never stepped into this detachment, but from time to time he appeared to have come to look around the detachment.

"... the request is' to publicly express its intention not to hold any tea party in the out-of-house with the participation of both beasts and humans in the future '..."

Dears' friends look down on the Beast.

It seemed disgusting for me to have beasts and humans.

"What do you want to do, Leticia?

Lucian asks if the kidnapper wants to drink.

"... I don't want to leave Lena alone..."

It was unlikely that Lena would return safely, as requested.

Instead, they would be breaking up and pushing even worse demands in exchange for Lena's life.

"... Lena probably isn't outside the castle."

If you are a nobleman, there are guards standing at the gates, although you are free to enter and exit the castle to some extent.

It must be difficult to get out of the castle with Lena the unknown.

The grounds in the royal castle are vast, but there are still limited potential places for imprisonment.

I only had to wait and see tonight, hoping we'd find a clue.

◇ ◇ ◇

The day after dawn.

As I was having lunch, the cutlets and footsteps approached.

Looks like we found a lead on Lena's kidnapping.

When I put down the fork I had, I looked back at Mr. Borgan.

"Please tell me. What kind of clues?

"I asked Leticia to find one of the candidates for a place of detention."

"Is Lena there?

"Unfortunately, I lost my shell. There were signs of use, but it appears to have moved somewhere else."

"That's right....."

It doesn't seem like a one-shot solution, but it's an important clue.

"Have you found anything that could lead to the identification of the perpetrator or any leads to the next place of detention?

"We didn't have a decisive clue, but we are transporting the embarrassing items that were left on the scene. I'm spreading it out in the vestibule right now, but can you see Leticia?

"Of course."

Let's head to the vestibule.

Leaving the entrance to the detached courtyard, I saw a crowd in the vestibule.

The knights of the Separated Palace are also helping us find the kidnapping.

I saw Keith with a spear inside.

"This will be the embarrassing item on site."

Mr. Borgan pointed to a cloth spread out on the lawn.

A variety of things are arranged on top of the cloth, including chairs, tree branches, and cloth cutouts.

Looking in turn, there was one thing that caught me.

"This feather....."

It's a light blue, bird-like feather. Quite large and longer than my palm.

This color and size may be

"Mr. Lidius' walnut bird feathers....?

"Lydius Nokyu"

Keith picked up my murmur.

"That guy! Are you helping the kidnappers?"

Keith is screaming loudly.

I can't suppress my suspicions and anger against Lydius, who was more unfamiliar with her than ever.

"I thought you were a sorcerer I didn't like, but you couldn't possibly imitate such a cowardly..."

"Lady Leticia, excuse me."

Keith's voice was blocked, and Mr. Borgan spoke aloud.

The gaze is serious and seems to be a serious matter.

"Mr. Reticcia, we have a customer."

Who is it?

When I asked Mr. Borgan, he said...

"My name is Lidius."

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