Translator: SFBaka
Editor: Thors Stone
Oi, its kind of noisy out there. Is it already ti for lunch? We just ate a little bit earlier though?
Leader seems to have noticed the commotion the three of us caused outside.
Sir Enders, please keep silent and listen to my question first. Are the other two prisoners held in this dungeon your enemies?
I boldly called Leader by his surna. Leader opened his mouth, let out a gasp, and did not move for about thirty seconds or so, as if he was frozen in shock. My other teammates reacted in much the sa way.
No, they are not our enemies. If I had to say, they are actually our allies.
Good. If they were allies, it would not be a problem for them to hear our conversation and my na for the ti being.
The two of you over there. Please be quiet and listen. I shall hold off on deciding how to deal with you two for the ti being. If you let out even a sliver of a scream for help, we shall kill you imdiately.
There was no response from the other two prisoners. I heard so soft noises, but they did not talk just as I instructed.
It has been so long, Leader.
Is that you, Da Norian?
Thats right. I have co to fetch you all.
Selena and Sharon brought out their bladeknives and sliced the hinges of the iron door. They then cut the door in two and carefully removed the resulting halves.
Ah, what an awful sll! And they had to endure this kind of filthy environnt for months.
The three of us split up and proceeded to take off the blindfolds and manacles of my imprisoned teammates. The ones who were freed of their bonds first watched us work in a daze.
It really is you, right, Da Norian?
Yes. I am undoubtedly Elna Norian, my comrades.
Ah, thank the Goddess! I thought Id finally broken down and was rely hallucinating. How did you co here? No, you must hurry and escape from here first. You might still make it if you run away now.
Elna, lets get them out of this cell first for the ti being. This isnt sowhere a person should be in.
Yes, youre right. Lets do so. Leader, well talk later.
I helped him stand up, but he could barely manage to, and could not walk by himself. Of course, we had already anticipated such a situation. With this, it was now ti to proceed with step two of the plan.
We lent each person our shoulders one by one and moved them all to the guard station. In here, the other two prisoners should not be able to hear our exchanges unless we talk particularly loudly.
Da Norian, please tell one thing first. Did you manage to find her?
Yes, of course. I managed to find Cleria-sama in the city of Gotania. I, no, our team had managed to find her first. This is a great honor for us.
Ah Thank you, rciful Goddess. I see. So she is alive and well. So she really was in this Belta kingdom.
Currently, Cleria-sama is also here in the royal capital.
What did you say!? Why would you allow her to co to such a dangerous place? Why did you not stop her?
Leader, how about we listen to the rest of the story first? There seem to be various circumstances that have happened while we were languishing inside here.
Ah, yes, youre right, Bruno. My apologies, Da Norian. It seems I am still a little out of it.
Its fine. I think thats just natural.
Sharon and Selena then proceeded to cast healing magic on all nine people. Torrents of light poured out from both of them and enveloped my teammates bodies completely.
I-Is this healing magic by any chance?
Thats right. Next, please go ahead and drink these.
I handed over small phial bottles to each of my teammates. When I urged them to drink the contents, they downed them in one go without any hesitation. Everyone seed to be frowning at the taste though.
Da Norian, its not like Im complaining, but just what is this concoction? Frankly, it tastes pretty terrible.
What you just drank are panaceas. We need you all up and about as soon as possible so we can escape from here so we resorted to letting you drink so.
Panaceas!?
After a short while, everyones pale faces began to have so color gradually return to them.
Is what we had really panaceas? The pain in my body has all but disappeared, and it even seems my strength is rapidly recovering.
Leader exclaid in surprise and finally stood up on his own. However, it looks like itll take a bit more ti for him to regain the ability to walk by himself.
Of course. Theres no mistake. Those are genuine panaceas. Each bottle costs 300,000 Guineas Ill have you know.
What do you an by this? Those were not items you should have used on louts like us. What a damn waste. In any case, Da Norian, would you kindly introduce us to the two lovely ladies now?
Ah, Im sorry. Let introduce you then. This is Selena Conrad. And this is Sharon Conrad. They are both my dear comrades.
Are they sisters? First, let express my gratitude for rescuing us. The healing magic you ladies cast on us earlier completely cured the aches and pains in my body. My utmost thanks to both noble ladies from House Conrad.
By the way, these two are not nobles you know.
But they No, this is not the ti to be talking about these things. The three of you need to hurry and escape from here. Im sorry for saying this after all the trouble you went through to rescue us, but as you can see, we are in no shape to attempt an escape ourselves. We do not know when other guards might show up.
The guards have just changed shifts a little while ago. We have plenty of ti until the next shift arrives, and we have already arranged a plan for all of us to escape the castle.
But how? It looks like we have to talk in detail about your plan.
Let confirm one thing first. Just who are the two people imprisoned in the other cells?
One is Lord Leister, the forr pri minister of this kingdom. The other one is his son.
The forr pri minister? Just why is soone like him imprisoned here?
It looks like he was caught in a trap orchestrated by the current pri minister. It seems he has been languishing in this prison for close to three years already.
Just why is soone of his status still being kept alive here. Wouldnt it be better to kill him if they were really so keen to get rid of him?
It seems he is being kept as a sort of consultant to the current pri minister. Hes being forced to cooperate by threatening him with the life of his son, and is sotis asked for advice regarding various governnt policies.
Are the guards here unaware that they are imprisoning the forr pri minister?
No, it seems they truly have no idea. The two of them have been keeping silent because if the guards were to find out, their captors threatened to kill them. Only a nobleman nad Sir Lucilia ever cos in contact with the forr pri minister to ask for advice.
Do you think its safe for us to bring them out of prison as well? Would it pose a problem if they get to know of Cleria-samas whereabouts?
I personally do not think so. All the forr pri ministers family mbers have been killed except for his son. He would probably never throw his lot in with the current pri minister at the very least.
Well then, we can also bring them out with us if theyd like. In the anti, please take a rest here for a while, everyone.
Honestly, I really did not want to take such a risk, but Alan said that if the prisoners were not our enemies and if they wished to escape as well, then we should lend them a hand.
I went with Sharon and Selena back to the innermost cells. Unlike the other cells, the ones the other two prisoners were held in didnt have any opening on their iron doors, making it impossible to peer from the outside.
We are the ones who ca here to help our comrades. We might consider taking you both with us if you wish, so how about it?
Will you also bring my son along?
I heard a hoarse voice reply from one of the special cells.
Of course. Well rescue you both.
Well then, by all ans, please help us. I swear upon my familys honor that we will never be burdens to you all.
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