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“Ta-da, what do you think?”
Maybella was in disguise, wearing a wig, different makeup, and a dress.
Incidentally, she wore a knife on her thigh for self-defense, but I didn’t recommend it because she would be discovered if she was physically searched.
The strategy Maybella came up with was this.
Since it was impractical for her to be replaced, she decided to exchange herself as a hostage for her cute little sister, saying that she, her cousin, would take her place and that they should let her go.
The reason why I chose “cousin sister” was because I thought that the other party had already investigated the fact that the lord had only one daughter, so I decided to make her a slightly distant relative.
Maybella is already at level 34. To be honest, even if she were handcuffed, it would be easy to destroy her. That’s how good she is. So, unless she is attacked by a powerful attack in a very defenseless state, it is unlikely that she will be killed.
“Oh ……, she looks like my daughter …….”
Lord Arquez looked at Maybella and was impressed.
I didn’t realize they looked that much alike,…… I wonder if Maybella is actually related to this man?
“Then that settles it. Is everyone okay?”
“Maybella…… I’m still worried.”
“I’m the same way. I’m not sure we’re going to be able to do this.”
Estelle and Atria are not enthusiastic about the hostage exchange operation.
I’m honestly not worried. The difference in level is almost always irreversible.
“If we see any danger. We will go straight in. Maybella won’t be killed before we get there.”
“Yes, yes. Castor is right. …… I mean, don’t you have any thoughts when you see me like this?~”
“Well, I think you look particularly girly and pretty today.”
“~Very frank”
The wig she wears is long and long, and the waist is long and long.
The wig she wore was long, reaching around her waist. That alone gives a completely different impression of Maybella. If she just corrects her behavior, she is already a noble lady.
“Estelle, Atria. Don’t worry. I have my own skills. Even among the demons, I don’t think there’s anyone who can handle it from the looks of it.”
“Castor-sama ……”
In the end, with my persuasion, Maybella’s hostage exchange operation was carried out.
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“Kashira,……, will they come properly,……?”
“If not, that’s fine. We’ll just enjoy her body.”
Inside the Lazarus Cave. The iron grille is placed in one corner. The girl in the dress of the red hair was in it.
The man who was looking at the girl from the outside with a vile look was the leader of a band of thieves.
The man called Kashira – Laivaro, along with his men, was waiting impatiently for the large sum of money, 10 million gals, to be brought in.
If they could not come up with the money by the due date in two days, they were going to do whatever they wanted with the girl.
They are a band of thieves.
They steal and kill as they please and live freely. They were a bunch of unforgivable scum.
“When I get a lot of money, I might as well move out of here and build a house. ……”
Livaro was smoking a cigarette in the cave, thinking about the future.
“Kashira! Someone has come! Probably an emissary of the lord!”
“Oh. How fast! Not even a day has passed yet. ……”
Upon hearing from his subordinate, Livaro puts out his cigarette and stands up from the chair he was sitting on. With that, he headed out of the cave, carrying a worn out and dull sword.
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“–There”
We were now at a small hill in front of the Lasalas cave, looking at the cave from a distance.
And now we were all dressed in suits. We decided to approach, assuming that we were servants.
It would be a fool’s errand for an unarmed person to approach with gold, but they would be wary of us going out together as adventurers.
So, at the very least, we did so in order not to appear too strong.
Of course, each of us had a dagger. Estelle and Atria could use magic, so they could do well without weapons.
“Maybella, are you ready?”
“Ready.”
Perhaps it was because she had gained so much confidence from her level-up, but she had no illusions that she would lose.
Once in the cave, we had to leave it up to Maybella.
“Let’s go then.”
I took the lead and led the next three on foot.
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“–a messenger of the lord?”
When I went to the front of the cave, I was approached by a bearded man who appeared to be a lowly servant.
I could tell from a distance that someone was surely in front of the cave, watching it.
“Oh, yes. I have one more thing to negotiate. Can you bring the man in charge?”
“….. yeah.”
After a short pause, the underling went deeper into the cave and returned a short time later.
Out came dozens of men and a man with long hair leading them.
The man’s hair was shaggy, as if he had not bathed, and the sword sheath he carried at his waist had many scratches on it.
“What are you, …… a servant? Tell me your purpose.”
The man speaks.
“I want to exchange hostages. Can’t you do me a favor? Maribel, the cousin of the lord’s daughter, wants to do so. She wants to return the favor for the help she received in the past.”
I told him the lines I had prepared beforehand.
“Well,……, that’s quite a fine piece of work, isn’t it? You certainly look a lot like her,……, but where’s the money? As long as we have the money, we don’t need to exchange hostages.”
“It’s taking a long time to gather it. Please understand that. However, I don’t want the daughter to be touched in the meantime. That is why Maribel came forward like this.”
The man stares at me quizzically. he thinks for a while,
“Well, that’s all right. Hey, you guys, go get the girl.”
“Yes!”
The negotiation seems to have been concluded.
After a while, one of his men brought Kuruha, the lord’s daughter.
She was gagged and handcuffed, but seemed to be in good spirits.
Then the hostages began to walk slowly toward each other.
“Kuruha chan, I’ll take care of the rest,”
We said to her, and her eyes widened.
She wondered why a stranger who looked like her would help her.
“Okay, hostage exchange is over.”
“Yeah, thanks for the help.”
We went back to the shade of the tree at once, and I released Kuruha’s restraints.
“Thank you! I was really wondering what was going on ……”
“Kuruha san, I’ll take care of the rest!”
Kuruha showed her relief.
Estelle makes a brave remark with a smile.
“But! I’m worried about that man! That person who was called Kashira–”
“What is it?”
‘–he is going to use paralyzing poison! she will be temporarily immobilized as well. ……”
“What?!”
The plan was to retrieve the weapons hidden in the trees, change clothes, and then shoot hard with Maybella, but now there was a possibility of something going wrong.
Can Maybella break free of her restraints alone before she eats the paralyzing poison ……?
“Estelle, Atria. Maybella will not die easily. I’m going to go help her right now.”
“”Yes!””
We changed as per the plan and headed for the cave.
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