CH 248

And so we headed straight for them, not through the regular gates, but through the unexplored forests, trying to run as fast as we could. I heard a conversation in the back that said, “It went well”, “Yes, now the Empire will be Kaisar’s…” and “The current Emperor and His Highness have already spoken to…” 

I was so scared that I didn’t dare to ask Bridgette and Karendoll what they were talking about.

A warning rang loudly in my head to deal with it as soon as possible, but it’s probably just another new slave story anyway.

Now that they’ve enslaved even the royal family, it wouldn’t surprise me if they added one more person or enslaved a noble now.

For now, what I have to do now is to save Sufia, then get Princess Claude’s slave contract with her consent, and have it terminated with a contract that keeps our affairs secret from others.

At this point, it would be better to postpone the talk about whether or not there will be more new slaves.

“For now, Princess Claude, please change into this and put on this black mask.”

“If Sufia finds out that Princess Claude is a member of the Black Rose and us, there could be a lot of trouble later on.”

“Oh, ou, thank you for… It’s very exciting and tickles a man’s heart, in a way!”

“Eh? You are a woman now, aren’t you? Please answer yes or no.”

“What was attached is not there anymore, so it’s a lie to say you have a man’s heart. Can I ask you to stop lying?”

Why is that? I felt sorry for Princess Claude, but I knew that if I lent a hand at this point, I would be in trouble, so I decided that it was retribution for all the trouble she had caused me up to this point and endured it.

Princess Claude. You will only grow stronger with each tear.

Five minutes later, we were on our way to our destination.

As expected, the three men who kidnapped Sufia and Sufia were there.

“Damn… I thought it was perfect, but I can’t believe they sniffed us out so fast. Man… this is some bad luck.”

The man, probably the leader of the three bandits, looked like he had given up on the whole thing when he saw us and slumped down.

To be honest, I was expecting some resistance, but I was disappointed.

“I know about you guys. You’re pretty well known in this business. There’s a dark organization going around crushing all the bandits and underground organizations that are kidnapping people for a living. I’ve never actually seen it with my own eyes before, but I recognized it at first glance. It’s you, right?”

“Eh? Wait, what? What does this mean!? The Black-Masked One! Who are they? Who are those three lowly women by your side, Lord in the Black Mask? Are you cheating on me? In spite of the fact that you have me…? Tell me!”