The Inner Palace Tale of a Villainess Noble Girl

Deanna, who was granted permission by Yuri to go out at night (also said to have taken it away), managed to continue her unfamiliar 'trip' with an itinerary that made her want to say when she was asleep when she saw it from the edge: playing 'Red Rose' in the carriage by day, dressed immediately when she arrived at the inn and looked around town. The road the carriage takes is where Deanna has never been before, and the town that inevitably descends every day is just the first place. I decide to be happy with that, and I don't dare think about daytime things that I can't move freely.

The journey was going well and today, on the fourth day. At the end of the tea break earlier, the carriage is now pounding down a cut path into the woods. The winding road seems to be quite difficult for a large queue to pass through and the speed is slower than usual.

"Tomorrow evening, we will arrive at the Temple of Mist. Please cut it up early this evening."

"I know. But even they're listening to Wagamama, so I'm not going to bother you any more."

I can't thank Yuri and Lurie for continuing to delude me into good health about the Lord's absence. I'm going down to town today, and I'll buy you two some souvenirs to go home to.

Sneaking determination, Deanna breathed -, then.

The carriage made a noise and swayed.

A carriage is a shake. It is a natural reason, because the horse is pulling and moving.

but now Deanna is on board is the highest quality carriage prepared by the royal family. Horses, crooks, and of course the body, use the finest. The shake is always kept to a minimum so that the person on board doesn't feel as uncomfortable as possible. Now, during this journey, Deanna was often enough to forget that she was in the carriage.

The carriage, now. The more the rider's body tilted, the louder it rocked. That's not all. Before the samurai questioned the situation, there were signs that the connected horse would be slightly upset... and the carriage would stop completely.

"What is it?

Yuri opened the window slightly and asked the Knight of Kondo Komiya, who was walking with me.

"I don't know, but the queue itself seems to be stopping"

"So, in the front, is there a problem?

"Perhaps… Ah, here comes the decree"

Footsteps rush. approaching to roll. That was so wolfish that even Deanna could tell. An ominous hunch spreads from the corner of my head.

"I say to the Red Rose!

He stopped in front of the carriage and didn't wait to catch up.

"Earlier, His Majesty's carriage, which runs the lead, was raided. We are currently engaged!

The ambient air changes dramatically. I can't believe what I just heard, the amazement of doubting my own ears...

A great deal is happening, that tension with reality swelled to its fullest in an instant.

"- Royal Palace Kingsguards, please turn to help immediately."

In an emergency, Deanna's head switches to the 'Red Rose' specification. Words emanating from inside the carriage swayed deliberately around the carriage.

"But then, Master Red Rose, this guard is easy..."

"This one has a rear palace Kingsguard knight for me. Priority should now be given to the life of His Majesty the King. - Go now."

"- Ha!"

Many horses run away. It was only the sound that conveyed the rear palace Kingsguards disembarked from their horses and moved to an arrangement that would protect Deanna's carriage.

"Such as a line going to the divinity of the descent festival gets raided..."

"I can't help but say that. If it happened in real life, you should figure out how to get through it."

Deanna exchanged her gaze with Rita while forgiving two royal palace samurai who couldn't hide the shock.

- Something, I have a bad feeling. The back of my neck feels chilly, all my hair poppy, and I can't stop feeling bad.

"- Huh!"

It was almost at the same time that Rita turned her sharp eyes out and screamed outside.

"Who is it!

"This carriage belongs to the royal family, is it a wolf after knowing yes!

I can see multiple footsteps creeping closer together, as if to match the screaming rear palace Kingsguard. The sound alone made Deanna realize.

(Tastes bad. These guys... I'm used to them)

It is unclear whether they have been specially trained, but they are probably also accustomed to these occasions, to combat. The Gomiya Kingsguards, although women with swordsmanship training, have little practical experience. Overall, this one's at a disadvantage.

When she glanced back at Rita properly, she nodded back with only her eyes. Laugh and watch Yuri.

"Mr. Yuri, Deanna, please"

"-Rita!?

Yuri didn't even have time to stop it. Rita opened the carriage door, either quickly or outside - precisely because now the battle is about to begin and she let herself dance.

"Dear Deanna, what about Rita!?

"It's okay, calm down"

Rita popped up, apparently, as a trigger, signaling the start of the fight. I wonder if I heard the metallic sound of swords and swords colliding, footsteps kicking the ground, and occasionally around the carriage, filled with the sound of struggle.

"Dear Di, Deanna..."

"It's okay, Lurie. This struggle, it won't last long. It'll all be over soon."

"Dear Deanna, this way. I'll protect you with me and Lurie.

Yuri shows us to sit back between ourselves, but Deanna shakes her neck loosely to the side.

"I'll stay like this. Better yet, you stay away from the windows."

Considering from the sudden scream of the rear palace Kingsguard, at least one of them should have a bowman. Though the windows are closed now, you should keep in mind.

She refrained from taking a direct peek at what was going on outside, but thought Deanna would settle for less than Rita had left. Rita is an ordinary samurai on the face, but also a fighting-guide, who received direct combat guidance from Sirius. It was hard to imagine her struggling opponent outside.

... but.

(Weird. Rita's position hasn't moved since just now)

I can't do it all, but Deanna can explore as many signs that Rita is fighting. Rita, supposedly getting out of the carriage and sweeping away the enemy as it were, seems to be fighting in the same place, long after the battle began.... that is.

(That there are users to the same extent as Rita, or as hard as Rita struggles......!?

- If so, this is... Extremely ungrateful.

Threatened by the signs outside, Yuri and Luli sat with their spines extended to their temperament, immobilized from the spot. They instinctively assume that non-combatants do the most unnecessary things to make the battlefield worse in such cases.

And - in times of need, it was also easily felt from the colour of their eyes that they were determined to protect the Lord as a shield.

(Rita......!

Deanna shifts her body slightly to avoid the two of them noticing and tries to see Rita fighting through a small window. Fortunately, Rita's appearance was right there, but the war situation was far tougher than Deanna thought.

Rita was confronted with one man with a weapon she was used to using in both hands. Rita is at a disadvantage in time because a man's weapon is a long sword. She's used to the battle of jumping in between opponents, but the man's movements don't give Rita the crevice to step in and vice versa.

Of course I haven't lost with Rita. He has slashed in multiple times with a gap that his opponent turns to attack. But apparently the man is wearing some kind of protective gear underneath his body, and Rita's attack hasn't reached the point of inflicting fatal injuries.

And Rita wasn't blessed with the tools she could instantly kill someone like that right now. What she has is a double-edged dark vessel, something that is good for application in any situation, but it doesn't make her specialized in combat. When you really want to kill someone, 'Darkness' uses this together with poison. This dark vessel is limited to a very small number of things, such as those capable of a monstrous struggle.

The result - the two of them had a five-minute, five-minute, unavailable struggle. And Rita was suppressed by the man, and the guards of the rear palace were also suppressed by the thieves who were accustomed to fighting, and the battle was twisted, and they were on their way to defeat.

(shouldn't...... eh)

As it is, someone loses their life, and it can be the worst. I am also concerned about the safety of the rear palace Kingsguard who screamed earlier.

The impatience swirled inside Deanna -,

That, moment.

"Rita!!

Before I thought about it, my body was moving. Jump off the carriage, almost by survey, and throw the dark vessel you had. The light that froze Deanna's spine flew through the universe, aiming straight at Rita's chest from the woods, and just before it stabbed Rita, it hit the ground with a dark vessel thrown by Deanna. Glowing in silver, cutting-edge sharp. It's - unmistakably made to take a man's life, bow and arrow.

If I had stabbed Rita like that, my life could have been in danger.

A noble daughter wrapped in a beautiful dress, not worthy of a place of slaughter and battle. Everyone on the spot was emptied for a moment by that presence that suddenly appeared in front of him -.

(- Huh!)

I felt the indisputable killing of those who attacked me turned to Deanna at the same time.

(The aim of these people is me)

No reason, no reason, I don't know. Deanna felt instantly that the cause of their attack on the carriage was herself, and that she would not sacrifice anything to kill herself.

- At the same time, there is a way to protect the people you care about, who are here.

It's only been about two seconds since Deanna got off the carriage, so far, if it's time. Even just that much time was enough for her to decide.

Flirting, defeating the body before. An enemy who was fighting right off the carriage waves up his sword convinced of victory.

"Stop!"

"Dear Red Rose!

"- You mustn't, Deana!!

As the screams of his enemy allies crossed, Deanna broke through the enclosure by cutting off the enemy's wrists in the second round of weapons she secretly hid, trying to replace him with a man who shouted. Without looking back as it was, he jumps into the forest opposite the arrow that flew in earlier and runs out to the back of the forest.

Their aim is Deanna. If the target is gone from there, then there will be no reason for them to attack the carriage. Now from behind, the grumpy groaning voices of men fled by prey can be heard in the wind, the rough shoe sounds that follow them.

Back in the woods, Deanna fled. She ran, choosing as many leaves as possible and where the footprints were hard to leave off, deliberately changing direction.

It's impossible to imitate like this if you're a regular warrant lady. They rarely even walk outside on their own feet. It's no different than a slow suicide, such as jumping yourself into the woods.

But for Deanna, the forest was a more secure place than any robust castle. Having spent her entire life surrounded by forests in the Crestor Zone since her birth, she was familiar with the fact that the forest would always protect herself if she didn't even make a mistake dating her.

The woman Deanna is no match for the men's trackers, compared to the simple leg speed alone. Nevertheless, the signs of the trackers were distant enough for Deanna to advance through the woods, and by the time she ran for less than an hour, she had succeeded in spreading them completely.

(For once, I managed to...?

I ran around dressed like this, in unfamiliar shoes. That's Deanna was exhausted, too.

I took off my dress, I also took off my corset, and the urge to be light brought my head, but I don't have any clothes to wear instead anyway. No matter how close it is to night, it is not extremely dangerous to continue to flee with such a prominent dress, but now there seems to be no other option.

And -, more than that, she had a big problem looming.

"Well...... Which one of us is Mist Lake?

Even though the ritual is the day after tomorrow, it has left the queue perfectly. Beyond what has happened, there is only one way to successfully complete the worship of the Sunday, if we manage to reach the Temple of Mist by tomorrow night on our own.

No, but...

"Map, I wish you had..."

I don't know the way to my destination.

Deanna was right and lost.